The film opens with a band of pirates finding a treasure chest containing tickets to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, and enthusiastically head to the theater to watch the film. See more

• Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants
• Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star and others
• Clancy Brown as Eugene Krabs
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Gregor Narholz composed the score for the film, conducting the recording sessions (in 5.1 surround sound) with the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios See more

Theatrical
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie premiered on November 14, 2004, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. It was … See more

Development
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was long-planned; Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures had approached series creator See more

Promotion
Julia Pistor, the film's co-producer, said that although Nickelodeon (which owns the SpongeBob … See more

Box office
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie earned $9,559,752 on its opening day in the United States, … See more