The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released on November 19, 2004, to the public, but was released 5 days prior on November 14 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. The budget of the movie was $30 million, and it racked up $141.1 million at the box office. It ran for 87 minutes (1 hour and 27 minutes) and received an approval rating of 68% based on 124 reviews, with an average of 6.3/10 from Rotten Tomatoes.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was released on February 6, 2015, in the United States, but was released 9 days prior on January 28 in Belgium. The budget of this movie was nearly 2.5 times the budget of the 2004 film, being at $74 million, but also making about 2.3 times the box office count at $325.2 million. The movie ran 5 minutes longer than the previous movie, at 92 minutes (1 hour and 32 minutes), receiving an approval rating of 80% and an average rating of 6.5/10 from Rotten Tomatoes.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run was released on March 4, 2021, in the United States, but was released 4 months earlier internationally on November 5, 2020, where Canada had the earliest release of the movie on August 14, 2020. The budget of this movie was less than the 2015 film, going for $60 million; however, it made very little at the box office, with $4.8 million likely due to streaming platforms. The film ran for 91 minutes (1 hour and 31 minutes), and received an approval rating of 66%, with an average 6.1/10 from Rotten Tomatoes.