Sony Pictures Animation
American computer-animated film production company
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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 May 2002. 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 Hotel Transylvania: Transformania on January 14, 2022, and it's next release being Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse on June 6, 2023. 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.
MoviesEdit
| Title | Release Date | Co-production with | Animation services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open Season | November 3, 2006 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 2 | Surf's Up | July 13, 2007 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 3 | Open Season 2 | September 24, 2008 | N/A | Reel FX Creative Studios |
| 4 | Open Season 3 | October 21, 2010 | N/A | Reel FX Creative Studios |
| 5 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | October 23, 2009 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 6 | The Smurfs | September 2, 2011 | The Kerner Entertainment Company | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 7 | Arthur Christmas | December 28, 2011 | Aardman Animations | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 8 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | June 1, 2012 | Aardman Animations | Aardman Animations |
| 9 | Hotel Transylvania | November 2, 2012 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 10 | The Smurfs 2 | September 4, 2013 | The Kerner Entertainment Company | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 11 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | November 1, 2013 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 12 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | October 30, 2015 | LStar Capital | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 13 | Open Season: Scared Silly | December 18, 2015 | N/A | Rainmaker Entertainment |
| 14 | The Angry Birds Movie | June 24, 2016 | Rovio Animation | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 15 | Surf's Up 2: Wavemania | March 1, 2016 | WWE Studios | Rainmaker Entertainment |
| 16 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | May 12, 2017 | The Kerner Entertainment Company Wanda Pictures LStar Capital | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 17 | The Emoji Movie | September 1, 2017 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 18 | The Star | December 22, 2017 | The Jim Henson Company Franklin Entertainment Walden Media Affirm Films | Cinesite |
| 19 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | August 17, 2018 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 20 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | December 21, 2018 | Marvel Entertainment Arad Productions Pascal Pictures Lord Miller Productions | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 21 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | August 13, 2019 | Rovio Animation | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 22 | The Mitchells vs. The Machines | April 30, 2021 | Lord Miller Productions | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 23 | Wish Dragon | June 11, 2021 | Tencent Pictures
Flagship Entertainment Group |
Titmouse |
| 24 | Vivo | August 6, 2021 | Laurence Mark Productions | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 25 | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | January 14, 2022 | N/A | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 26 | Tut | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 27 | Black Knight | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 28 | Fixed | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 29 | K-Pop: Demon Hunters | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 30 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | June 6, 2023 | Marvel Entertainment | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
TV SeriesEdit
| Title | Aired | Co-production with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 2017–2018 | Corus EntertainmentDHX Media |
| 2 | Hotel Transylvania: The Series | 2017–2020 | Corus Entertainment |
| 3 | Young Love | 2023 | Blue Key Entertainment
Lion Forge Animation |
| 4 | Agent Elvis | 2023–present | Titmouse, Inc. |
Short moviesEdit
| Title | Release Date | Animation Services | Franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ChubbChubbs! | July 3, 2002 | Sony Pictures Imageworks | The ChubbChubbs! |
| Early Bloomer | May 9, 2003 | Sony Pictures Imageworks | N/A |
| Boog & Elliot's Midnight Bun Run | October 30, 2006 | Sony Pictures Imageworks | Open Season |
| The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas | August 8, 2007 | Sony Pictures Imageworks | The ChubbChubbs! |
| The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol | December 2, 2011 | Sony Pictures Imageworks | The Smurfs |
| Goodnight Mr. Foot | October 26, 2012 | Rough Draft Studios | Hotel Translyvania |
| The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | September 10, 2013 | Duck Studios | The Smurfs |
| Puppy! | July 28, 2017 | Sony Pictures Imageworks | Hotel Translyvania |
| Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham | March 19, 2019 | Titmouse | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
| Hair Love | August 14, 2019 | Lion Forge Animation | N/A |
| Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short | April 3, 2021 | Sony Pictures Imageworks | Hotel Translyvania |
FranchisesEdit
| Titles | Movies | Release dates |
|---|---|---|
| Open Season | 4 | 2006–2016 |
| Surf's Up | 2 | 2007–2017 |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 2 | 2009–2018 |
| The Smurfs | 3 | 2011–2017 |
| Hotel Transylvania | 4 | 2012–2022 |
| The Angry Birds Movie | 2 | 2016–2019 |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 2 (1 coming soon) | 2018–present |