Sony Pictures Animation
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Sony Pictures Animation is an American computer-animated movie production company. It is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The company was founded in June 1981. It is working closely with Sony Pictures Imageworks, which takes care of the digital production. Theatrical releases are distributed by Columbia Pictures, and direct-to-video releases are distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Their first movie Open Season was released on September 29, 2006, it's latest release was The Angry Birds Movie 2 on August 13, 2019, and it's next release being The Mitchells vs. The Machines on April 30, 2021, along with three direct-to-video sequels: Open Season 2 (released on September 24, 2008), Open Season 3 (released on October 21, 2010), and Open Season: Scared Silly (released on November 6, 2015). The studio's most successful movie to date is The Smurfs. However, its most critically acclaimed movie is Arthur Christmas, which was co-produced with Aardman Animations.
Feature Films[change | change source]
| Title | Release Date | Co-production with | Animation services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Season | November 3, 2006 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Surf's Up | July 13, 2007 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | October 23, 2009 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| The Smurfs | September 2, 2011 | The Kerner Entertainment Company | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Arthur Christmas | December 28, 2011 | Aardman Animations | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits | June 1, 2012 | Aardman Animations | Double Negative |
| Hotel Transylvania | November 2, 2012 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| The Smurfs 2 | September 4, 2013 | The Kerner Entertainment Company | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | November 1, 2013 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | October 30, 2015 | LStar Capital | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Goosebumps | November 20, 2015 | LStar Capital Village Roadshow Pictures Original Film Scholastic Entertainment | Moving Pictures Company |
| The Angry Birds Movie | June 24, 2016 | Rovio Animation | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Smurfs: The Lost Village | May 12, 2017 | The Kerner Entertainment Company Wanda Pictures LStar Capital | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| The Emoji Movie | September 1, 2017 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| The Star | December 22, 2017 | The Jim Henson Company Franklin Entertainment Walden Media Affirm Films | Cinesite Studios |
| Peter Rabbit | March 16, 2018 | Olive Bridge Entertainment 2.0 Entertainment Screen Australia Screen NSW | Animal Logic |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | August 17, 2018 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Goosebumps 2: Hunted Halloween | November 16, 2018 | Original Film Scholastic Entertainment Slivertongue Films | Double Negative |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | December 21, 2018 | Marvel Entertainment Arad Productions Pascal Pictures Lord Miller Productions | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 | August 13, 2019 | Rovio Animation | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| The Mitchells vs. The Machines | April 30, 2021 | Lord Miller Productions | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Vivo | August 6, 2021 | Laurence Mark Productions | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | August 6, 2021 | Olive Bridge Entertainment 2.0 Entertainment Screen Australia Screen NSW | Animal Logic |
| Hotel Transylvania 4 | October 29, 2021 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
Upcoming Films[change | change source]
| Title | Release Date | Co-production with | Animation services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 | November 11, 2022 | Marvel Entertainment | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Pippi & Equestria Girls | 2024 | Hasbro, Entertainment One, Nelvana, SF Studios | WildBrain |
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