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

TitleRelease dateCo-production withDistributor(s)Gross
Fly Me to the Moon30 January 2008Illuminata Pictures uMedia uFilmKinepolis Film Distribution Summit Entertainment$46.6 million
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures4 August 2010StudioCanal$70.6 million
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise15 August 2012$49.2 million
The House of Magic25 December 2013StudioCanal Anton Capital Entertainment uMediaBelga Films StudioCanal$64.1 million
Robinson Crusoe30 March 2016Illuminata Pictures uFilm$40 million
The Son of Bigfoot16 February 2018StudioCanal Belga Productions Illuminata Pictures Waterman Entertainment$47 million
The Queen's Corgi3 April 2019Belga FilmsBelga Films Lionsgate (UK) Freestyle Releasing (USA)$35.5 million
Bigfoot Family5 August 2020OctopolisCharades Netflix$11 million
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness16 February 2022Sony Pictures International Productions Netflix$11 million
The Inseparables10 August 2023Belga Films A Contracorriente Films Viva Pictures$2.3 million
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog15 October 2025SND (France) Sony Pictures (International)$919,182

In development

TitleRelease dateReferences
Untitled Jean-Paul Gaultier project2027
YuglyTBA

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

FilmBudgetNorth AmericaOverseas grossWorldwide gross (unadjusted)Ref(s)
OpeningGross (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

FilmCriticalPublic
Rotten TomatoesMetacriticCinemaScore
Fly Me to the Moon20%
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures44%
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise20%
The House of Magic71%
Robinson Crusoe17%
The Son of Bigfoot76%
The Queen's Corgi0%—N/a—N/a
Bigfoot Family76%
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness60%

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