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Release Date:
Friday, December 19, 2025 Nationwide
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 VOD / Digital
rude humor, some thematic elements, and mild language
Plot: What's the story about?
SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t miss cinematic event ever…The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
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Who's making The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants: Crew List
A look at the The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Derek Drymon last directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. The film's writer Pam Brady last wrote Smurfs and The Bubble.
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Pam BradyAaron Dem
Lisa Stewart
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Production: What we know about The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants?
Key Facts
- Mark Hamill will lend his voice as, "The Flying Dutchman," a gruff and goofy ghost-pirate who will face off against SpongeBob in his newest underwater adventure (7/28/2024).
- Paramount said they have "a fourth SpongeBob release from Nickelodeon Animation is currently in development for theatrical release" (2/19/2022).
Filming Timeline
- 2025 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2025 - July: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2023 - October: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2022 - February: The film was set to Development status.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants Release Date: When was the film released?
Rent / BuyThe SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants was a nationwide release in 2025 on Friday, December 19, 2025. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including The Housemaid, David and Avatar: Fire and Ash.
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