nWave Studios
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nWave Studios is a Belgian animation studio based in Brussels, Belgium, with an American office in Los Angeles, California.
History
nWave Studios was founded in 1994 by Ben Stassen.
In September 2018, Matthieu Zeller's production group MZM acquired a majority stake in nWave Pictures.
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 | Belga Films Lionsgate (UK) Freestyle Releasing (USA) | $35.5 million |
| Bigfoot Family | 5 August 2020 | Octopolis | Charades Netflix | $11 million |
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | 16 February 2022 | Sony Pictures International Productions Netflix | $11 million | |
| The Inseparables | 10 August 2023 | Belga Films A Contracorriente Films Viva Pictures | $2.3 million | |
| Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog | 15 October 2025 | SND (France) Sony Pictures (International) | $919,182 |
In development
| Title | Release date | References |
|---|---|---|
| Untitled Jean-Paul Gaultier project | 2027 | |
| Yugly | TBA |
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)
- The Good, The Bad and a Horse (2013)
- The House of Magic 4D (2013)
- Sherlock Holmes (2013)
- The Lost World (2013)
- 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)
- Theater of Dreams (2023)
- Meg and the Quest for the Holy Spork (2025)
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 | —N/a | |||||
| A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | —N/a | |||||
| The House of Magic | $34 million | |||||
| Robinson Crusoe | $13 million | |||||
| The Son of Bigfoot | $20 million | |||||
| The Queen's Corgi | $25 million | —N/a | —N/a | $35,515,687 | $35,515,687 | |
| Bigfoot Family | $25 million | |||||
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | $20 million | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
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% | —N/a | —N/a |
| Bigfoot Family | 76% | ||
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | 60% |