The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
“Ship's about to go down.”
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 adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
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Part of SpongeBob Collection
4 films
Cast
32 people
Tom Kenny
SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary / Morning DJ (voice)
Known for
Adventure Time
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Mark Hamill
Flying Dutchman
Known for
Star Wars
Regular Show
Clancy Brown
Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator
Known for
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Shawshank Redemption
Bill Fagerbakke
Patrick Star (voice)
Known for
Unbelievable
The Stand
Rodger Bumpass
Squidward (voice)
Known for
SpongeBob SquarePants
Invader ZIM
Carolyn Lawrence
Sandy (voice)
Known for
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Moral Orel
Mr. Lawrence
Plankton (voice)
Known for
SpongeBob SquarePants
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
George López
JK Fishlips (voice)
Known for
Rio
Marmaduke
Ice Spice
Ticket Taker (voice)
Known for
Highest 2 Lowest
Arturo Castro
Ride Operator
Known for
Narcos
The Terminal List
Sherry Cola
Studio Spokesperson / Krusty Krab Patron (voice)
Known for
Nobody Wants This
Good Trouble
Regina Hall
Barb (voice)
Known for
Scary Movie
Girls Trip
Derek Drymon Director · Pam Brady Screenplay Matt Lieberman Screenplay
Director
Derek Drymon
Screenplay Story
Pam Brady
Screenplay
Matt Lieberman
Story
Kaz
Story
Marc Ceccarelli
Composer
John Debney
Cinematographer
Peter Lyons Collister
Cinematographer
Tom Bruno Jr.
Editor
Wyatt Jones
Production designer
Sean Haworth
Production designer
Pablo R. Mayer
Costume designer
Dayna Pink
Worldwide gross $163M · Budget $64M · United States release December 19, 2025
Box office
Budget
$64,000,000
Worldwide gross
$163,197,450
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Paramount Animation
Production
Nickelodeon Movies
Production
Domain Entertainment
Production
MRC
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
United Plankton Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
United States · October 26, 2025
Premiere · AFI Fest
United States · December 19, 2025
Theatrical
United States · January 20, 2026
Digital
United States
February 17, 2026 · Digital · Paramount+
March 31, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Albania
December 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Argentina
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Australia
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
April 8, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Austria
December 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Azerbaijan
December 24, 2025 · Theatrical
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical · 6+
Bahrain
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Bangladesh
December 19, 2025 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Bolivia
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 2025 · Limited theatrical
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Canada
December 19, 2025 · Theatrical
February 17, 2026 · Digital · Paramount+
Chile
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
China
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
April 18, 2026 · Digital
Colombia
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Croatia
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Cyprus
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
April 8, 2026 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Ecuador
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 24, 2025 · Theatrical
El Salvador
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Ethiopia
December 19, 2025 · Theatrical
Fiji
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Finland
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
France
December 24, 2025 · Theatrical
April 29, 2026 · Physical
July 3, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
July 10, 2026 · TV · Canal+
Georgia
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
February 23, 2026 · Digital
June 30, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray
Greece
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Guatemala
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 20, 2025 · Limited theatrical
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Iceland
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
India
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Indonesia
December 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Iraq
December 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 8, 2025 · Premiere · Point Square Dublin
December 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Israel
December 16, 2025 · Theatrical
February 23, 2026 · Digital · iTunes / Apple TV
Italy
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
April 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Jordan
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Lebanon
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Malaysia
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 19, 2025 · Theatrical
New Zealand
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Norway
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Oman
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Panama
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Paraguay
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Peru
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 14, 2026 · Theatrical
July 10, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Poland
January 2, 2026 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
December 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Qatar
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Romania
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
February 24, 2026 · Digital · Rakuten TV / TVOD
Saudi Arabia
December 5, 2025 · Premiere · Red Sea International Film Festival
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Slovenia
December 24, 2025 · Theatrical
South Africa
December 19, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Ukraine
December 20, 2025 · Limited theatrical
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 30, 2025 · Premiere · Gala Durham
December 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Uruguay
December 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Vietnam
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
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