claim: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is only a TV show.
evidence: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants .. SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants ( film series ). animated. Animation. adventure. Adventure film. comedy film. comedy film. Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon. SpongeBob. SpongeBob SquarePants ( character ). The film was directed by series creator Stephen Hillenburg and starred the series ' cast of Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Clancy Brown , Rodger Bumpass and Mr. Lawrence , with guest performances by Scarlett Johansson , Jeffrey Tambor , Alec Baldwin and David Hasselhoff .. Stephen Hillenburg. Stephen Hillenburg. Tom Kenny. Tom Kenny. Bill Fagerbakke. Bill Fagerbakke. Clancy Brown. Clancy Brown. Rodger Bumpass. Rodger Bumpass. Mr. Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence. Alec Baldwin. Alec Baldwin. David Hasselhoff. David Hasselhoff. Scarlett Johansson. Scarlett Johansson. Jeffrey Tambor. Jeffrey Tambor. It was produced by Hillenburg 's production company United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies , it was distributed by Paramount Pictures and also it was first film in the SpongeBob SquarePants film series .. SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants ( film series ). Nickelodeon Movies. Nickelodeon Movies. United Plankton Pictures. United Plankton Pictures. Paramount Pictures. Paramount Pictures. Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon. Plankton. Plankton ( character ). SpongeBob. SpongeBob SquarePants ( character ). In the film , Plankton devises a plan to steal King Neptune 's crown and send it to Shell City , and SpongeBob and Patrick must retrieve the crown to save Mr. Krabs from King Neptune 's wrath and Bikini Bottom from Plankton 's plan .. Plankton. Plankton ( character ). King Neptune. Neptune ( mythology ). SpongeBob. SpongeBob SquarePants ( character ). Patrick. Patrick Star. Mr. Krabs. Mr. Krabs. Previous offers by Paramount Pictures for a film adaptation of SpongeBob SquarePants had been rejected by Stephen Hillenburg , but he eventually accepted one offer in 2002 .. Stephen Hillenburg. Stephen Hillenburg. SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants ( film series ). Paramount Pictures. Paramount Pictures. SpongeBob. SpongeBob SquarePants ( character ). A writing team consisting of Hillenburg , Paul Tibbitt , Derek Drymon , Aaron Springer , Kent Osborne and Tim Hill was assembled , conceiving the idea of a mythical hero 's quest and the search for a stolen crown , which would bring SpongeBob and Patrick to the surface .. Derek Drymon. Derek Drymon. Tim Hill. Tim Hill ( director ). Kent Osborne. Kent Osborne. Aaron Springer. Aaron Springer. Paul Tibbitt. Paul Tibbitt. SpongeBob. SpongeBob SquarePants ( character ). Patrick. Patrick Star. The film was originally intended as the series finale , but Nickelodeon ordered more episodes of the series as the series had become increasingly profitable , so Hillenburg resigned as showrunner , with Tibbitt taking Hillenburg 's place .. Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon. series finale. series finale. The film was promoted immensely by Paramount and Nickelodeon , with tie-in promotions made by 7-Eleven , the Cayman Islands and Burger King , which decorated various of its franchises with 9 ft SpongeBob inflatable figures .. Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon. SpongeBob. SpongeBob SquarePants ( character ). 7-Eleven. 7-Eleven. Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands. Burger King. Burger King. The film was a box office success and grossed $ 85 million in the United States and $ 140 million worldwide , and received generally positive reviews from critics .. A stand-alone sequel titled The SpongeBob Movie  : Sponge Out of Water was released on February 6 , 2015 , and a third film is scheduled for release on August 2 , 2019 .. SpongeBob. SpongeBob SquarePants ( character ). stand-alone sequel. Sequel#Stand-alone sequels