Cartoon Network Movies (British film studio)

Cartoon Network Movies, founded and formerly known as Cartoon Network Theatrical Studios until 2006, was a British motion picture production studio and the film division of Cartoon Network, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio was founded on May 18, 1998 by Russian-American animator Genndy Tartakovsky and was known for producing and releasing feature-length motion pictures based on existing Cartoon Network properties, with their film library including Dexter's Laboratory: Chemical Chaos (1999), The Marvelous Johnny Bravo Movie (2001), The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002), The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie (2004), The Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Movie (2006), The Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Movie (2007), The Powerpuff Girls (2008), The Amazing Movie of Gumball (2016), and much more.
On April 8, 2022, amidst the WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. merger, Cartoon Network Movies shut down, with Cartoon Network Studios succeeding for any further motion picture adaptations of their intellectual properties.
==History==
===1998-2000; Founding, initial success===
Coming soon!
===2001-2006; Box office plummets, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, comeback, company re-name===
In July 2001, The Marvelous Johnny Bravo Movie, a movie based on the animated series Johnny Bravo, was released in theatres. While it was positively received critically, it was a financial failure, with a box office return of $62.7 million against its budget of $20-30 million. The main aspect to why it underperformed was because of the poor marketing attempts by Warner Bros. Pictures, the distributor for the film. Reviewers criticized the marketing campaigns, with many calling it "unconvincing" and "misleading".
In July 2002, a year after The Marvelous Johnny Bravo Movie, Cartoon Network released its fourth theatrical motion picture titled The Powerpuff Girls Movie. Like the Johnny Bravo movie, it underperformed at the box office, with a return of $16.4 million against its budget of $11 million. While the marketing was at least an improvement over Johnny Bravo's marketing, critics gave criticism toward the film's plot and runtime, which made it drag. Cartoon Network Theatrical Studios was on the verge of going bankrupt, with the studio planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2004. But all of what happened changed with The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie, a 2004 adventure film based on the series Ed, Edd n Eddy. To positive reviews, the film became a smash hit at the box office, with a worldwide gross of $348 million against its budget of $18-22 million.
Coming soon!
===2007-2015; Continued success, expansion of business===
Coming soon!
===2016-2022; Last productions, WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. merger, closure===
Coming soon!
==Filmography==
Name 	Director(s) 	Release date 	Co-production with 	Distributor(s) 	Animation service(s)
As Cartoon Network Theatrical Studios 	As Cartoon Network Theatrical Studios 	As Cartoon Network Theatrical Studios	As Cartoon Network Theatrical Studios 	As Cartoon Network Theatrical Studios 	As Cartoon Network Theatrical Studios
Dexter's Laboratory: Chemical Chaos 	Genndy TartakovskyCraig McCracken 	April 23, 1999 	Warner Bros. PicturesHanna-Barbera 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Hanna-Barbera
The Marvelous Johnny Bravo Movie 	Van Pertible 	July 6, 2001 	Warner Bros. PicturesHanna-Barbera 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Hanna-Barbera
The Powerpuff Girls Movie 	Craig McCracken 	July 3, 2002 	Warner Bros. PicturesCartoon Network Studios 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Rough Draft KoreaMercury FilmworksSavage Frog!Virtual Magic Animation
The Stacey Movie 	Andy Heyward 	April 8, 2004 	20th Century FoxWarner Bros. PicturesNintendo FilmsNintendo Animation 	20th Century Fox (North America)Warner Bros. Pictures (International)	Rough Draft KoreaBardel Entertainment
The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie 	Danny Antonucci 	June 18, 2004 	Warner Bros. Picturesa.k.a. Cartoon 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	a.k.a. Cartoon
The Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Movie 	Darin McGowanScott O'Brien 	March 3, 2006 	Warner Bros. PicturesRenegade Animation 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Renegade Animation
As Cartoon Network Movies 	As Cartoon Network Movies 	As Cartoon Network Movies 	As Cartoon Network Movies 	As Cartoon Network Movies 	As Cartoon Network Movies
The Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Movie 	Craig McCracken 	May 18, 2007 	Warner Bros. PicturesVillage Roadshow PicturesAmblin Entertainment 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Boulder MediaMercury FilmworksSunwoo EntertainmentStarz AnimationRough Draft KoreaReel FX Creative StudiosBardel Entertainment
The Powerpuff Girls 	Craig McCracken 	July 4, 2008 	Warner Bros. PicturesVillage Roadshow PicturesAmblin EntertainmentLacey Productions 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Mercury FilmworksRough Draft KoreaMunich AnimationDuncan StudioWang Film ProductionsSunwoo Entertainment
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2: Tokyo Takedown 	Darin McGowanScott O'Brien 	March 6, 2009 	Warner Bros. PicturesRenegade Animation 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Renegade Animation
The Stacey Movie 2: Rise on Evil Peach's World 	Andy Heyward 	April 17, 2009 	20th Century FoxWarner Bros. PicturesNintendo FilmsNintendo AnimationLegendary Pictures 	20th Century Fox (North America)Warner Bros. Pictures (International)	Rough Draft Korea
Ben 10: Radioactive Madness 	Sam Register 	September 17, 2010 	Warner Bros. PicturesMan of Action Studios 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Sunmin Image PicturesDong Woo AnimationLotto Animation, Inc.
The Powerpuff Girls 2: The Battle for Townsville 	Craig McCracken 	July 29, 2011 	Warner Bros. PicturesVillage Roadshow PicturesAmblin EntertainmentLacey Productions 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Mercury FilmworksRough Draft KoreaMunich AnimationDuncan StudioWang Film ProductionsSunwoo Entertainment
Mystery Incorporated: A Scooby-Doo Movie 	Mitch WatsonSpike Brandt and Tony Cervone	October 26, 2012 	Warner Bros. PicturesNew Line CinemaJerry Bruckheimer Films
Skydance Productions 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Sony Pictures ImageworksWeta Digital
Kids Next Door - Codename: Glitches 	Mr. Warburton 	July 31, 2013 	Warner Animation GroupNew Line CinemaCurious Pictures 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Curious Pictures
The Stacey Movie 3: Killer of the Peaceful, Justice People	Andy Heyward 	May 3, 2015 	20th Century FoxWarner Bros. PicturesNew Line CinemaNintendo FilmsNintendo AnimationRatPac Entertainment 	20th Century Fox (North America)Warner Bros. Pictures (International)	Nintendo Animation facilitiesSony Pictures Imageworks
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake's Quest 	Larry LeichliterPatrick McHale 	April 22, 2016 	Warner Animation Group 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Rough Draft Korea
The Amazing Movie of Gumball 	Ben BocqueletMic Graves 	October 14, 2016 	Warner Animation GroupNew Line CinemaCartoon Network Development Studio Europe 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Studio SoiBoulder MediaDandelion Studios
Samurai Jack: The Ways of the Sensei 	Genndy Tartakovsky 	September 15, 2017 	Warner Bros. PicturesWilliams Street 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Mercury FilmworksSunwoo Entertainment
The Powerpuff Girls 	Craig McCracken 	July 5, 2019 	Warner Animation GroupVillage Roadshow PicturesAmblin Entertainment 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Sony Pictures Imageworks
Adventure Time II: Forgotten Universe 	Larry LeichliterPatrick McHale 	December 27, 2019 	Warner Animation Group 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Rough Draft Korea
The Smurfs Movie 	Mike Mitchell 	May 29, 2020 	Warner Animation GroupCartoon Network Studios EuropeDupuis Édition & AudiovisuelPeyo ProductionsIMPS Brussels	Warner Bros. PicturesHBO Max 	Sony Pictures Imageworks
The Powerpuff Girls 2: Through Generations 	Craig McCracken 	January 21, 2022 	Warner Animation GroupVillage Roadshow PicturesAmblin Entertainment 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Sony Pictures Imageworks
Toei Animation
Rough Draft Studios
Studio Ghibli
Mercury Filmworks