NWave Studios
Studio of animated films
- CGI animation
- 4D films
Area served
Key people
nWave Studios is an animation studio based in Brussels, Belgium with an office in Los Angeles, California.
History
nWave Studios was founded on 28 October 1994 by Ben Stassen.[1]
In September 2018, Matthieu Zeller's production group MZM acquired a majority stake in nWave Pictures.[2]
Productions
Feature films
Title | Release date | Co-production with | Distributor(s) | Gross |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fly Me to the Moon | 30 January 2008 | Illuminata Pictures uMedia uFilm | Kinepolis Film Distribution Summit Entertainment | $46.6 million |
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | 4 August 2010 | StudioCanal | $70.6 million | |
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | 15 August 2012 | $49.2 million | ||
The House of Magic | 25 December 2013 | StudioCanal Anton Capital Entertainment uMedia | Belga Films StudioCanal | $64.1 million |
Robinson Crusoe | 30 March 2016 | Illuminata Pictures uFilm | $40 million | |
The Son of Bigfoot | 16 February 2018 | StudioCanal Belga Productions Illuminata Pictures Waterman Entertainment | $47 million | |
The Queen's Corgi | 3 April 2019 | Belga Films | $35.5 million | |
Bigfoot Family | 5 August 2020 | Octopolis | Charades Netflix | $11 million |
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | 16 February 2022[3] | Sony Pictures International Productions Netflix | $11 million | |
The Inseparables | 10 August 2023[4] | Belga Films A Contracorriente Films | $2.3 million |
In development
Title | Release date | References |
---|---|---|
Chickenhare and the Very Very (Very) Old Groundhog | 2025 | [5] [6] |
Yugly | TBA | [7] |
3D films
- Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997)
- Magic Carpet Adventure (1998)
- Encounter in the Third Dimension (1999)
- Alien Adventure (1999)
- Haunted Castle (2001)
- SOS Planet (2002)
- Misadventures in 3D (2003)
- Haunted House (2004)
- Wild Safari 3D (2005)
- Jett and Jin (2006)
- African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango (2007)
- Fly Me to the Moon 4D (2008)
- The Curse of Skull Rock (2009)
- Turtle Vision (2010)
- Pirate Story (2011)
- The Little Prince (2011)
- Castle Secret (2011)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2012)
- Deepo: A Fish Story (2012)[8]
- The Good, The Bad and a Horse (2013)
- The House of Magic 4D (2013)
- Sherlock Holmes (2013)
- The Lost World (2013)[9]
- Haunted Mansion (2014)
- Knights Quest (2014)
- Robinson Crusoe 3D (2016)
- Birds of a Feather (2016)
- Return to the Lost World (2017)
- The Son of Bigfoot 4D (2017)
- Jolly Roger (2018)
- Chaos in Wonderland (2019)
- Dog Games (2019)
- Rex: A Royal Topdog (2019)
- Bigfoot Family 4D (2020)
- Wanted Alive (2021)
- Trapper's Adventures (2022)
- Meg and the Lost Specter (2022)
- Happy Family: Next Level (2023)[10]
- Theater of Dreams (2023)[11]
Reception
Box office grosses
Film | Budget | North America | Overseas gross | Worldwide gross (unadjusted) | Ref(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opening | Gross (unadjusted) | |||||
Fly Me to the Moon | $25 million | |||||
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | — | |||||
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | — | |||||
The House of Magic | $34 million | |||||
Robinson Crusoe | $13 million | |||||
The Son of Bigfoot | $20 million | |||||
The Queen's Corgi | $25 million | |||||
Bigfoot Family | $25 million | |||||
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | $20 million | — | — | — | — | [12] |
Critical and public response
Film | Critical | Public | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | ||
Fly Me to the Moon | 20% | |||
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | 44% | |||
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | 20% | |||
The House of Magic | 71% | |||
Robinson Crusoe | 17% | |||
The Son of Bigfoot | 76% | |||
The Queen's Corgi | 0% | |||
Bigfoot Family | 76% | |||
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | 60% |
References
- ^ "nWave Studios – Profile (March 6, 2013)" (PDF).
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2018-09-20). "Ben Stassen's nWave Acquired by Production Group MZM (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Coates, Charlotte (22 March 2022). "Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness: nWave's latest film shares universal message". BlooLoop. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (12 May 2022). "'Toy Story' Writers, nWave Team on $25 Million Animated Feature 'The Inseparables' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Hardy, Rebecca (5 December 2023). "The Inseparables: new nWave title encourages audiences to dream big". Booloop. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "'Chickenhare' Animated Sequel Based on Dark Horse Comics Lures International Buyers". Variety. February 12, 2024.
- ^ "A new project on the way for nWave Studios! Stay tuned✨". Instagram. 13 March 2024.
- ^ Rubin, Judith (2011-08-12). "nWave Pictures has a new home in Burbank; acquires distribution rights for "Deepo"". InPark Magazine.
- ^ Kleiman, Joe (2013-11-19). "nWave Pictures Introduces Red Star's "The Lost World 4D" at IAAPA Attractions Expo". InPark Magazine. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ Whittaker, Adam (2022-07-06). "Mack Animation presents Happy Family Next Level 4D". Blooloop.
- ^ "nWave launches 4D/3D attraction Theater of Dreams at IAAPA Expo in Orlando". Blooloop. November 27, 2023.
- ^ Van Gils, Lieven (16 February 2022). ""Hopper & de hamster der duisternis": een Belgische haas met kippenpoten gaat de concurrentie aan met Disney en Pixar" ["Hopper & the Hamster of Darkness": A Belgian Chicken Feet Hare Takes on the Competition with Disney and Pixar]. VRT (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
External links
- Official website
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- Fly Me to the Moon (2008)
- A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
- A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise (2012)
- The House of Magic (2013)
- Robinson Crusoe (2016)
- The Son of Bigfoot (2017)
- The Queen's Corgi (2019)
- Bigfoot Family (2020)
- Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
- The Inseparables (2023)
- Sammy & Co.
- Presto! School of Magic
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