The original SpongeBob SquarePants television series, which inspired the movie, premiered on Nickelodeon starting the popularity of the franchise.
Production started on the feature film adaptation of the SpongeBob SquarePants series, marking the transition to a theatrical release.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released in theaters, expanding the franchise to the big screen and reaching a wide audience.
The movie was released on DVD, allowing fans to watch the film at home and broaden its commercial success.
Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.
This is the best action movie of all time!