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nWave Studios
Company typePrivate
Industry
Founded1994; 31 years ago (1994)
FounderBen Stassen
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Eric Dillens (CEO)
ProductsAnimated films
OwnerMZM (majority stake)
Websitewww.nwave.com

nWave Studios is a Belgian animation studio based in Brussels, Belgium, with an American office in Los Angeles, California.

History

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nWave Studios was founded in 1994 by Ben Stassen.[1]

In September 2018, Matthieu Zeller's production group MZM acquired a majority stake in nWave Pictures.[2]

Productions

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Feature films

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Title Release date Co-production with Distributor(s) Gross
Fly Me to the Moon 30 January 2008 Illuminata Pictures
uMedia
uFilm 		Kinepolis Film Distribution
Summit Entertainment 		$46.6 million
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures 4 August 2010 StudioCanal $70.6 million
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise 15 August 2012 $49.2 million
The House of Magic 25 December 2013 StudioCanal
Anton Capital Entertainment
uMedia 		Belga Films
StudioCanal 		$64.1 million
Robinson Crusoe 30 March 2016 Illuminata Pictures
uFilm 		$40 million
The Son of Bigfoot 16 February 2018 StudioCanal
Belga Productions
Illuminata Pictures
Waterman Entertainment 		$47 million
The Queen's Corgi 3 April 2019 Belga Films $35.5 million
Bigfoot Family 5 August 2020 Octopolis Charades
Netflix 		$11 million
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness 16 February 2022[3] Sony Pictures International Productions
Netflix 		$11 million
The Inseparables 10 August 2023[4] Belga Films
A Contracorriente Films 		$2.3 million

In development

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Title Release date References
Chickenhare and the Very Very (Very) Old Groundhog 2025 [5][6]
Untitled Jean-Paul Gaultier project 2027 [7]
Yugly TBA [8]

3D films

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  • 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)[9]
  • The Good, The Bad and a Horse (2013)
  • The House of Magic 4D (2013)
  • Sherlock Holmes (2013)
  • The Lost World (2013)[10]
  • 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)[11]
  • Theater of Dreams (2023)[12]

Reception

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Box office grosses

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Film Budget North America Overseas
gross 		Worldwide gross
(unadjusted) 		Ref(s)
Opening Gross
(unadjusted)
Fly Me to the Moon $25 million
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures —
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise —
The House of Magic $34 million
Robinson Crusoe $13 million
The Son of Bigfoot $20 million
The Queen's Corgi $25 million
Bigfoot Family $25 million
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness $20 million — — — — [13]

Critical and public response

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Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article
Film Critical Public
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Fly Me to the Moon 20%
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures 44%
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise 20%
The House of Magic 71%
Robinson Crusoe 17%
The Son of Bigfoot 76%
The Queen's Corgi 0%
Bigfoot Family 76%
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness 60%

References

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  1. ^ "nWave Studios – Profile (March 6, 2013)" (PDF).
  2. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2018-09-20). "Ben Stassen's nWave Acquired by Production Group MZM (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  3. ^ Coates, Charlotte (22 March 2022). "Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness: nWave's latest film shares universal message". BlooLoop. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (12 May 2022). "'Toy Story' Writers, nWave Team on $25 Million Animated Feature 'The Inseparables' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ Hardy, Rebecca (5 December 2023). "The Inseparables: new nWave title encourages audiences to dream big". Booloop. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ "'Chickenhare' Animated Sequel Based on Dark Horse Comics Lures International Buyers". Variety. February 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (13 June 2024). "Jean-Paul Gaultier & NWave Unveil First Images For Animated Movie About A Fashionista Moth Featuring Rossy De Palma In Voice Cast – Annecy". Deadline. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  8. ^ "A new project on the way for nWave Studios! Stay tuned✨". Instagram. 13 March 2024.
  9. ^ Rubin, Judith (2011-08-12). "nWave Pictures has a new home in Burbank; acquires distribution rights for "Deepo"". InPark Magazine.
  10. ^ Kleiman, Joe (2013-11-19). "nWave Pictures Introduces Red Star's "The Lost World 4D" at IAAPA Attractions Expo". InPark Magazine. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  11. ^ Whittaker, Adam (2022-07-06). "Mack Animation presents Happy Family Next Level 4D". Blooloop.
  12. ^ "nWave launches 4D/3D attraction Theater of Dreams at IAAPA Expo in Orlando". Blooloop. November 27, 2023.
  13. ^ Van Gils, Lieven (16 February 2022). ""Hopper & de hamster der duisternis": een Belgische haas met kippenpoten gaat de concurrentie aan met Disney en Pixar" ["Hopper & the Hamster of Darkness": A Belgian Chicken Feet Hare Takes on the Competition with Disney and Pixar]. VRT (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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