# List of Blue Sky Studios productions

This is a list of productions from Blue Sky Studios, a former American computer-animation film production company based in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, including feature films, shorts, specials, and television series. Blue Sky had produced 13 feature films, which were all released by 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) before its closure on April 10, 2021. The company produced its first feature-length film, Ice Age, in 2002. Their second production, Robots, was released in 2005, followed by their first sequel, Ice Age: The Meltdown, in 2006.
Blue Sky Studios was one of the Fox film studios that was acquired by Disney on March 20, 2019.
Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation's final film was Spies in Disguise, which was released on December 25, 2019. The studio's final production overall was the miniseries Ice Age: Scrat Tales, released on April 13, 2022.

## Feature films

All films are co-produced with 20th Century Fox Animation; with the exceptions of Ferdinand, which is a co-production with Davis Entertainment, and Spies in Disguise, which is a co-production with Chernin Entertainment.
| Film | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Executive Producer(s) | Editor(s) | Composer(s) | Co-production with |
| Film | Release date | Director(s) | Story | Screenplay | Producer(s) | Executive Producer(s) | Editor(s) | Composer(s) | Co-production with |
| Ice Age | March 15, 2002 | Chris WedgeCo-Director: Carlos Saldanha | Michael J. Wilson | Peter Ackerman, Michael Berg & Wilson | Lori Forte | Chris Meledandri | John Carnochan | David Newman | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Robots | March 11, 2005 | Chris WedgeCo-Director: Carlos Saldanha | David Lindsay-Abaire, Jim McClain & Ron Mita | Lowell Ganz, Lindsay-Abaire & Babaloo Mandel | Jerry Davis, John C. Donkin & William Joyce | Chris Meledandri | John Carnochan | John Powell | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | March 31, 2006 | Carlos Saldanha | Peter Gaulke & Gerry Swallow | Gaulke, Jim Hecht & Swallow | Lori Forte | Chris Meledandri & Chris Wedge | Harry Hitner | John Powell | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Horton Hears a Who! | March 14, 2008 | Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino | Based on Horton Hears a Who! by: Dr. Seuss | Based on Horton Hears a Who! by: Dr. Seuss | Bruce Anderson & Bob Gordon | Chris Meledandri, Chris Wedge & Audrey Geisel | Tim Nordquist | John Powell | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| 20th Century Fox Animation ||
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | July 1, 2009 | Carlos SaldanhaCo-Director: Mike Thurmeier | Jason Carter Eaton | Peter Ackerman, Michael Berg, Yoni Brenner & Mike Reiss | John C. Donkin & Lori Forte | Chris Wedge | Harry Hitner | John Powell | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Rio | April 15, 2011 | Carlos Saldanha | Earl Richey Jones, Todd Jones & Saldanha | Sam Harper, Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia | Bruce Anderson & John C. Donkin | Chris Wedge | Harry Hitner | John Powell | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Ice Age: Continental Drift | July 13, 2012 | Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier | Michael Berg & Lori Forte | Berg & Jason Fuchs | John C. Donkin & Forte | Carlos Saldanha & Chris Wedge | James M. Palumbo & David Ian Salter | John Powell | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Epic | May 24, 2013 | Chris Wedge | Based on The Leafmen and the Brave Good Bugs by: William Joyce | Based on The Leafmen and the Brave Good Bugs by: William Joyce | Jerry Davis & Lori Forte | Joyce & Hart | Andy Keir | Danny Elfman | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Epic | May 24, 2013 | Chris Wedge | James V. Hart, William Joyce & Wedge | Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember, Hart, Joyce & Daniel Shere | Jerry Davis & Lori Forte | Joyce & Hart | Andy Keir | Danny Elfman | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Rio 2 | April 11, 2014 | Carlos Saldanha | Carlos Saldanha | Jenny Bicks, Yoni Brenner, Carlos Kotkin & Don Rhymer | Bruce Anderson & John C. Donkin | Chris Wedge | Harry Hitner | John Powell | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| The Peanuts Movie | November 6, 2015 | Steve Martino | Based on Peanuts by: Charles M. Schulz | Based on Peanuts by: Charles M. Schulz | Paul Feig, C., B. Schulz, Michael J. Travers & Uliano | — | Randy Trager | Christophe Beck | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| 20th Century Fox Animation ||
| Ice Age: Collision Course | July 22, 2016 | Mike ThurmeierCo-Director: Galen T. Chu | Aubrey Solomon | Michael Berg, Yoni Brenner & Michael J. Wilson | Lori Forte | Carlos Saldanha & Chris Wedge | James M. Palumbo | John Debney | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Ferdinand | December 15, 2017 | Carlos Saldanha | Based on The Story of Ferdinand | Based on The Story of Ferdinand | Bruce Anderson, John Davis, Lori Forte & Lisa Marie Stetler | Chris Wedge | Harry Hitner | John Powell | 20th Century Fox Animation Davis Entertainment |
| Ferdinand | December 15, 2017 | Carlos Saldanha | Story by : Ron Burch, David Kidd & Don Rhymer Original story by : Munro Leaf | Robert L. Baird, Brad Copeland & Tim Federle | Bruce Anderson, John Davis, Lori Forte & Lisa Marie Stetler | Chris Wedge | Harry Hitner | John Powell | 20th Century Fox Animation Davis Entertainment |
| Spies in Disguise | December 25, 2019 | Nick Bruno and Troy Quane | Based on The Story of Pigeon Impossible | Based on The Story of Pigeon Impossible | Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping & Michael J. Travers | Chris Wedge & Kori Adelson | Randy Trager & Christopher Campbell | Theodore Shapiro | 20th Century Fox Animation Chernin Entertainment |
| Spies in Disguise | December 25, 2019 | Nick Bruno and Troy Quane | Story by : Cindy Davis Hewitt Original story by : Lucas Martell | Brad Copeland & Lloyd Taylor | Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping & Michael J. Travers | Chris Wedge & Kori Adelson | Randy Trager & Christopher Campbell | Theodore Shapiro | 20th Century Fox Animation Chernin Entertainment |

## Related productions

| Film | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Executive Producer(s) | Studio | Notes |
| The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild | January 28, 2022 | John C. DonkinCo-Director: Marshall Fels Elliott | Jim Hecht (story)Jim Hecht William Schifrin Ray DeLaurentis (screenplay) | Denise L. Rottina | Lori Forte | Walt Disney Pictures 20th Century Animation | Spin-off of the Ice Age films. Originally produced by 20th Century Studios but was moved to Walt Disney Pictures during production. Animation produced by Bardel Entertainment |
| Nimona | June 30, 2023 | Nick Bruno & Troy Quane | Based on Nimona by: ND Stevenson | Karen Ryan Julie Zackary Roy Lee | Robert L. Baird Megan Ellison John Powers Middleton Andrew Millstein | Annapurna Pictures Netflix | Originally produced at Blue Sky for release in 2022 before cancellation due to closure. Revived and moved to Netflix and Annapurna Pictures in 2022. Animation produced by DNEG |
| Nimona | June 30, 2023 | Nick Bruno & Troy Quane | Robert L. Baird Lloyd Taylor Pamela Ribon Marc Haimes Nick Bruno Troy Quane Keith Bunin (story)Robert L. Baird Lloyd Taylor (screenplay) | Karen Ryan Julie Zackary Roy Lee | Robert L. Baird Megan Ellison John Powers Middleton Andrew Millstein | Annapurna Pictures Netflix | Originally produced at Blue Sky for release in 2022 before cancellation due to closure. Revived and moved to Netflix and Annapurna Pictures in 2022. Animation produced by DNEG |

## Cancelled films

| Title | Notes |
| Alienology | In October 2012, it was reported that Carlos Saldanha, the director of the Ice Age and Rio films, was developing for 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios an animated feature film based on Alienology: The Complete Book of Extraterrestrials. In 2018, it was announced that Paramount Pictures will instead develop the live-action film franchise based on all 13 Ology books. |
| Anubis | A film adaptation of The Anubis Tapestry book series. The film was originally scheduled for release on July 15, 2016, but was delayed to March 23, 2018, and later removed from the schedule. |
| Bolivar | In March 2012, Warner Bros. announced they had optioned Sean Rubin's upcoming graphic novel Bolivar for an intended animated feature film. Irish filmmaker Kealan O'Rourke has been attached to write and direct the project. Akiva Goldsman and Kerry Foster were to produce the film through their Weed Road company. However, in April 2018, 20th Century Fox Animation announced they had acquired the rights to the book. |
| Confessions of an Imaginary Friend | In May 2018, it was reported that Martino would direct the animated film adaptation on Michelle Cuevas novel Confessions of an Imaginary Friend, for Blue Sky Studios with Tripper Clancy writing the script. |
| Escape from Hat | A film adaptation of Adam Kline's children's book of the same name. The film was moved over to Netflix Animation one year into development. |
| Foster | An animated fantasy musical. It would have been the studio's 15th feature film and the first to be co-directed by a woman (Karen Disher). The film was slated for a March 5, 2021 release, but was later removed from the film slate shortly after Disney's acquisition of Fox. |
| Frogkisser! | A live-action/animated musical film adaptation of the books of the same name by Garth Nix, which would have featured original songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. |
| Horton Hatches the Egg | While making their version of Horton Hears a Who!, Fox and Blue Sky also secured the rights to Horton Hatches the Egg. |
| The Iguana Brothers | A film adaptation of the Tony Johnson and Mark Teague children's book The Iguana Brothers: A Tale of Two Lizards. |
| Left Tern | An animated film pitched by studio veteran H.B. "Buck" Lewis; was described as "Home Alone with Birds". |
| Mutts | A film adaptation to the popular comic strip of the same name. |
| Santa Calls | One of the earliest films developed by the studio. Due to story and technical troubles, and disinterest from 20th Century Fox, the film was canceled and the team went to work on Ice Age instead. |
| Spore | A film adaptation of the popular Electronic Arts video game. |
| The Wainscott Weasel | A film adaption of Tor Seidler's children's book The Wainscott Weasel. |

## Television specials

| Title | Release date | Network |
| Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | November 24, 2011 | Fox |
| Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | March 20, 2016 | Fox |

## Short films

| Title | Release date |
| Bunny | November 2, 1998 |
| Gone Nutty | November 26, 2002 |
| Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty | September 27, 2005 |
| No Time for Nuts | November 21, 2006 |
| Surviving Sid | December 9, 2008 |
| Scrat's Continental Crack-Up | December 25, 2010 |
| Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 | December 16, 2011 |
| Umbrellacorn | July 26, 2013 |
| Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe | November 6, 2015 |
| Scrat: Spaced Out | October 11, 2016 |

## Television series

| Title | Release date | Network |
| Ice Age: Scrat Tales | April 13, 2022 | Disney+ |

## Contributions

* Joe's Apartment (1996) – dancing and singing cockroaches
* Alien Resurrection (1997) – the aliens
* A Simple Wish (1997) – numerous characters and special effects
* Mouse Hunt (1997) – several mice and household digital effects
* Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) – several alien creatures
* Jesus' Son (1999) – sacred heart, "liquid" glass, and laughing cotton ball effects
* Fight Club (1999) – the "sliding" penguin
* The Sopranos (2000) – the "talking fish" in the episode "Funhouse"
* Titan A.E. (2000) – 3D animation: creation of the new world in the final "Genesis" sequence
* Family Guy (2006) – Scrat's cameo in the episode "Sibling Rivalry"

## Commercials

| Title | Year | Commissioned for |
| The Last Word | 1992 | Braun |
| 3-D Laughing Boy Open | 1993 | Nicktoons |
| Complements / Weddings | 1993 | Chock full o'Nuts |
| Cookie Jar | 1993 | Nestlé |
| Recliner Boy | 1994 | Berry Berry Kix |
| Celebrity Campaign | 1994 | M&M's |
| Glitches | 1994 | Brother |
| Little O, Big Taste | 1995 | Honey Nut Cheerios |
| Skaters | 1995 | Clamato |
| | 1996 | Mopar |
| Crazy Craving | 1996 | Honey-Comb |
| The Big Deal | 1996 | Bell Atlantic |
| Christmas Swingers | 1996 | Pepsi |
| Fierce Creatures / Super Stomper | 1997 | Rayovac |
| Waterspout | 1997 | Capri Sun |
| Mosaics | 1997 | Mannington Floors |
| The Last Doughnut | 1998 | Hostess |
| Re-Incarnated | 1998 | Tennent's Lager |
| Fruitsations | 1998 | Mott's |
| Toys | 1998 | Target |
| St. John's Wort / Ginko / Echinacea | 1998 | Nature's Resource |
| | 1998 | Blockbuster Video |
| Tunnel | 1999 | Starburst |
| Proud Parent | 1999 | Rice Krispies |
| Ice Age: Frozen Fantasy Sweepstakes | 2002 | Cartoon Network |
| Scrat indents | 2002 | Fox |
| Robots Mobile Phone Policy | 2005 | |
| Sid Hosting Fox Animation Domination | 2006 | Fox |
| Sid Joins the NBA | 2006 | NBA |
| Horton THX trailer | 2008 | THX |
| Horton IHOP | 2008 | IHOP |
| Ice Age 3 / McDonald's "Nutty Trade" | 2009 | McDonald's |
| Ice Age 3 Door Busters | 2009 | McDonald's |
| Ice Age 3 Happy Meal | 2009 | McDonald's |
| | 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| Rio - McDonald's Happy Meal | 2011 | McDonald's |
| Rio - McDonald's "Fly" Happy Meal | 2011 | McDonald's |
| Rio - "3D Glasses Message" | 2011 | |
| Ice Age 4 - American Idol | 2012 | American Idol |
| Ice Age 4 Happy Meal | 2012 | McDonald's |
| Ice Age 4 Happy | 2012 | McDonald's |
| DANIMALS - EPIC PIRATE ADVENTURE | 2012 | Danimals |
| Ice Age Frooze Commercial | 2012 | Frooze |
| Peugeot 308 - Ice Age 4 | 2012 | Peugeot 308 |
| Ice Age: Continental Drift - AMC Policy Trailer | 2012 | AMC |
| Ice Age: Continental Drift - Soda Stream Promo | 2012 | Soda Stream |
| MovieTickets.com - Ice Age | 2012 | MovieTickets.com |
| Blu-ray 3D | 2012 | Blu-ray 3D |
| McDonald's Happy Meal: Epic Toys | 2013 | McDonald's |
| Rio 2 - Western Union Commercial | 2014 | Western Union |
| Bison Back to School met Rio 2 | 2014 | Bison |
| Trix Yogurt - "Rio 2" | 2014 | Trix |
| Fruitsnackia - Rio 2 | 2014 | Fruit Roll-ups |
| Rio 2 -Cinemode | 2014 | Cinemark |
| Rio 2 -UHU | 2014 | Cinemark |
| Rio 2 -Candy'Up | 2014 | Cinemark |
| RealD 3D - Rio 2: Co-Branded Glasses Trailer | 2014 | RealD 3D |
| The Peanuts Gang Auditions Themselves | 2015 | Target |
| The Peanuts Movie - Nestlé Crunch Commercial | 2015 | Nestlé Crunch |
| The Peanuts Movie - All Detergent | 2015 | All Detergent |
| The Peanuts Movie - McDonald’s Happy Meal | 2015 | McDonald’s |
| The Peanuts Movie - TOHO Cinemas | 2015 | TOHO Cinemas |
| The Peanuts Movie - Regal Cinemas | 2015 | Regal Cinemas |
| THE PEANUTS GANG discovers the Mercedes V-Class | 2015 | Mercedes V-Class |
| The Peanuts take over the FOX Sports set | 2015 | FOX Sports |
| Ice Age: Collision Course - Aquafina Commercial | 2016 | Aquafina |
| Rowenta x Ice Age: Collision Course | 2016 | Rowenta |
| UHU x Ice Age: Collision Course | 2016 | UHU |
| Ice Age Stickers | 2016 | Cheetos |
| Oasis x Ice Age : Collision Course | 2016 | Oasis |
| P'tit Louis x Ice Age: Collision Course | 2016 | P'tit Louis |
| Ferdinand Finger Puppets | 2017 | Chuck E. Cheese's |
| Audi Presents Lunch Break | 2019 | Audi |

## Reception
### Critical and public reception

| Film | Critical | Critical | Public |
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
| Ice Age | 77% (168 reviews) | 61 (34 reviews) | A |
| Robots | 64% (184 reviews) | 64 (33 reviews) | A |
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | 56% (146 reviews) | 60 (33 reviews) | A |
| Horton Hears a Who! | 79% (136 reviews) | 71 (31 reviews) | A- |
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 46% (165 reviews) | 50 (25 reviews) | A- |
| Rio | 72% (152 reviews) | 63 (29 reviews) | A |
| Ice Age: Continental Drift | 37% (135 reviews) | 49 (29 reviews) | A- |
| Epic | 65% (127 reviews) | 52 (30 reviews) | A |
| Rio 2 | 48% (116 reviews) | 49 (34 reviews) | A |
| The Peanuts Movie | 87% (198 reviews) | 67 (31 reviews) | A |
| Ice Age: Collision Course | 18% (122 reviews) | 34 (27 reviews) | B+ |
| Ferdinand | 71% (121 reviews) | 58 (20 reviews) | A |
| Spies in Disguise | 77% (124 reviews) | 54 (22 reviews) | A- |

### Box office performance

| Film | Budget | North America | North America | Overseas gross | Worldwide gross (unadjusted) | Ref. |
| Film | Budget | Opening | Gross (unadjusted) | Overseas gross | Worldwide gross (unadjusted) | Ref. |
| Ice Age | $60 million | $46.3 million | $177.3 million | $206.9 million | $383.2 million | |
| Robots | $75 million | $36 million | $128.2 million | $134.3 million | $262.5 million | |
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | $80 million | $68 million | $195.3 million | $471.7 million | $667.0 million | |
| Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | $85 million | $45 million | $154.5 million | $144.0 million | $298.5 million | |
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $90 million | $41.6 million | $196.5 million | $690.1 million | $887.6 million | |
| Rio | $90 million | $39.2 million | $143.6 million | $340.2 million | $483.8 million | |
| Ice Age: Continental Drift | $95 million | $46.6 million | $161.3 million | $715.9 million | $877.2 million | |
| Epic | $93 million | $33.5 million | $107.5 million | $160.9 million | $268.4 million | |
| Rio 2 | $130 million | $39.5 million | $131.5 million | $367.2 million | $498.7 million | |
| The Peanuts Movie | $100 million | $44.2 million | $131.1 million | $116.1 million | $246.2 million | |
| Ice Age: Collision Course | $110 million | $21.3 million | $64.0 million | $344.7 million | $408.7 million | |
| Ferdinand | $125 million | $13.4 million | $84.4 million | $211.6 million | $296.0 million | |
| Spies in Disguise | $100 million | $13.2 million | $66.8 million | $104.8 million | $171.6 million | |

### Accolades
#### Academy Award wins and nominations

| Film | Animated Feature | Original Song | Animated Short Film |
| Bunny | | | Won |
| Ice Age | Nominated | | |
| Gone Nutty | | | Nominated |
| No Time for Nuts | | | Nominated |
| Rio | | Nominated | |
| Ferdinand | Nominated | | |

#### Annie Awards wins and nominations

| Year | Film | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 2002 | Ice Age | Best Animated Feature | 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios | Nominated |
| 2011 | Rio | Best Animated Feature | Blue Sky Studios | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | Best Animated Special Production | | Nominated |
| 2015 | The Peanuts Movie | Best Animated Feature | 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios | Nominated |

#### Golden Globes Award wins and nominations

| Film | Animated Feature | Original Song |
| The Peanuts Movie | Nominated | |
| Ferdinand | Nominated | Nominated |