SpongeBob: Search for Squarepants
Animation & Family Paramount PG 1h 28m Released Dec 19, 2025 Discussed 2025–2026
Opening weekend
$15.6M
3,557 theaters
Per-theater average
$4,389
opening weekend
Domestic total
$71.1M
4.6× its opening
Worldwide total
$167.9M
42% domestic
Production budget
$64.0M
2.6× worldwide
RT critics
78%
RT audience
67%
-11 vs critics
Metacritic
65
Where it turns up
Friday, December 19, 2025 Third weekend of December 2025
On the chart SpongeBob: Search for Squarepants (opening): $15.6M
Expected About $20M, contingent on a Saturday bounce with only 8% of kids out Actual: $15.6M
Friday, January 2, 2026 First weekend of January 2026
Expected Down only 30%, mid/high single digits Actual: $8.3M, -25%