The movie was meant to open in theaters on Aug. 7 after being pushed back from a May 22 theatrical release date, but it will now debut on VOD and on the streaming service in early 2021. The first two SpongeBob movies earned over $465 million at the global box office. The second film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, hit theaters in February 2015 and was directed by Paul The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is one of the launch titles for the newly rebranded Paramount Plus streaming service in the US, where you can watch it from Thursday, March 4. The series' third television movie, "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout," premiered on July 12, 2019 as part of season 12, to celebrate the show's 20-year anniversary. The series' third feature film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run , was released digitally on Paramount+ in the United States on March 4 , 2021 . Its the third “SpongeBob” film, after 2004’s “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” and 2015’s “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.” Those movies were commercially successful In Canada, the movie is understood to get a theatrical release and will then also be streaming on Netflix. The film had originally been scheduled to hit the big screen on Aug. 7 and was among the Paramount is expanding the Spongebob Squarepants franchise with a fourth theatrically released movie and three spin-off films coming to Paramount+. Created in 1999 by the late Stephen Hillenburg, Spongebob Squarepants is one of Nickelodeon's most successful franchises and has created an icon the world over in a series that has run for 13 seasons with over 200 episodes. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. 2004 | Maturity Rating: 7+ | 1h 27m | Kids. When Mr. Krabs is accused of stealing King Neptune's crown, SpongeBob and Patrick set out on a wild adventure to prove his innocence. Starring: Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass. 0VKWW.