In the second Sponge Bob movie -- which comes nearly 11 years after the first, 2004's The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie -- things are status quo in SpongeBob’s hometown of Bikini Bottom.

62 Metascore 2015 1 hr 32 mins Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy PG Watchlist Where to Watch ...

The last theatrically released “SpongeBob” movie, “Sponge Out of Water,” opened to $55 million in February 2015. “Search for SquarePants” will release on Dec. 19.

The series has run for 14 seasons (and was renewed for a 15th in 2023), and has spawned three films, 2004’s “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie,” 2015’s “Sponge Out of Water” and 2020’s ...

Sponge Out of Water is executive produced by Stephen Hillenburg, and co-executive produced by Cale Boyter, Nan Morales, and Craig Sost.