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| Type | Private | 
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Genre | Animated films | 
| Founded | 1994 | 
| Founder | Ben Stassen | 
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium | 
Area served  | Worldwide | 
Key people  | Eric Dillens (CEO) | 
| Owner | MZM (majority stake) | 
| Website | www | 
nWave Pictures is an animation studio based in Brussels, Belgium with an office in Los Angeles, California.
History
nWave Pictures was founded on 28 October 1994 by Ben Stassen.[1]
In September 2018, Matthieu Zeller's production group MZM acquired a majority stake in nWave Pictures.[2]
Productions
Feature films
| 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  | 
$40.7 million | |
| The Queen's Corgi | 3 April 2019 | Belga Films | $36.1 million | |
| Bigfoot Family | 5 August 2020 | Octopolis | Charades Netflix  | 
$9 million | 
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | 16 February 2022[3] | Sony Pictures International Productions Netflix  | 
$8.7 million | |
| The Inseparables | 10 August 2023[4] | Belga Films A Contracorriente Films  | 
TBA | |
3D films
- 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)[5]
 - The Good, The Bad and a Horse (2013)
 - The House of Magic 4D (2013)
 - Sherlock Holmes (2013)
 - The Lost World (2013)[6]
 - 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)[7]
 - Theater of Dreams (2023)[8]
 
Reception
Box office grosses
| 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 | — | — | — | — | [9] | 
Critical and public response
| 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
- ↑ "nWave Studios – Profile (March 6, 2013)" (PDF).
 - ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (2018-09-20). "Ben Stassen's nWave Acquired by Production Group MZM (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
 - ↑ Coates, Charlotte (22 March 2022). "Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness: nWave's latest film shares universal message". BlooLoop. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
 - ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (12 May 2022). "'Toy Story' Writers, nWave Team on $25 Million Animated Feature 'The Inseparables' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
 - ↑ Rubin, Judith (2011-08-12). "nWave Pictures has a new home in Burbank; acquires distribution rights for "Deepo"". InPark Magazine.
 - ↑ 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.
 - ↑ Whittaker, Adam (2022-07-06). "Mack Animation presents Happy Family Next Level 4D". Blooloop.
 - ↑ "nWave launches 4D/3D attraction Theater of Dreams at IAAPA Expo in Orlando". Blooloop. November 27, 2023.
 - ↑ 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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