The Hollywood Reporter

Box Office: ‘SpongeBob’ Capsizes ‘Jupiter Ascending,’ ‘Seventh Son’ With $56M

Paramount's sequel, combined with the wild success of 'The Lego Movie' on the same weekend in 2014, firmly establishes February as a home for animated fare. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Box Office: ‘SpongeBob’ Soars to $56M Debut, Topples ‘American Sniper’

Paramount's sequel, combined with the wild success of 'The Lego Movie' on the same weekend in 2014, firmly establishes February as a home for animated fare; 'Big Hero 6' crosses the $500 million mark ...
Los Angeles Times

‘SpongeBob’ to soak up box office, push ‘American Sniper’ out of top spot

“The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” is expected to make a splash at the box office weekend, pushing three-week box office champion “American Sniper” out of its top spot. The Paramount Pictures ...
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Box Office: SPONGEBOB Absorbs $56 Million in Debut

On the heels of American Sniper’s amazing three-week run on top of the domestic box office, audiences were clearly in the mood for some lighter fare. They got it courtesy of SpongeBob SquarePants: the ...
CBS News

"SpongeBob" unseats "American Sniper" at weekend box office

"The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" finally unseated Clint Eastwood's runaway hit "American Sniper" at the weekend box office, while a pair of high-priced fantasies flopped. Paramount Pictures' ...
Los Angeles Times

‘SpongeBob’ cleans up at box office; ‘American Sniper’ slips to No. 2

Sixteen years after SpongeBob SquarePants first appeared on television, the yellow animated character made a splash on the big screen this weekend with the release of “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out ...