# NWave Studios

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

## History

nWave Studios was founded in 1994 by Ben Stassen.
In September 2018, Matthieu Zeller's production group MZM acquired a majority stake in nWave Pictures.

## 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 | StudioCanal | $70.6 million |
| A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | 15 August 2012 | StudioCanal | StudioCanal | $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 | Belga Films StudioCanal | $40 million |
| The Son of Bigfoot | 16 February 2018 | StudioCanal Belga Productions Illuminata Pictures Waterman Entertainment | Belga Films StudioCanal | $47 million |
| The Queen's Corgi | 3 April 2019 | Belga Films | Belga Films | $35.5 million |
| Bigfoot Family | 5 August 2020 | Octopolis | Charades Netflix | $11 million |
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | 16 February 2022 | Octopolis | Sony Pictures International Productions Netflix | $11 million |
| The Inseparables | 10 August 2023 | Octopolis | Belga Films A Contracorriente Films | $2.3 million |

### In development

| Title | Release date |
| Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog | 2025 |
| Untitled Jean-Paul Gaultier project | 2027 |
| Yugly | 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)
* The Good, The Bad and a Horse (2013)
* The House of Magic 4D (2013)
* Sherlock Holmes (2013)
* The Lost World (2013)
* 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)
* Theater of Dreams (2023)

## Reception
### Box office grosses

| Film | Budget | North America | North America | Overseas gross | Worldwide gross (unadjusted) | Ref(s) |
| Film | Budget | Opening | Gross (unadjusted) | Overseas gross | Worldwide gross (unadjusted) | Ref(s) |
| 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 | — | — | $35,515,687 | $35,515,687 | |
| Bigfoot Family | $25 million | | | | | |
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | $20 million | — | — | — | — | |

### Critical and public response

| Film | Critical | Critical | Public |
| Film | 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% | | |