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 Illuminata PicturesuMediauFilm Kinepolis Film DistributionSummit Entertainment $46.6 million A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures StudioCanal $70.6 million A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise $49.2 million The House of Magic StudioCanalAnton Capital EntertainmentuMediaBelga FilmsStudioCanal $64.1 million Robinson Crusoe Illuminata PicturesuFilm $40 million The Son of Bigfoot StudioCanalBelga ProductionsIlluminata PicturesWaterman Entertainment $47 million The Queen's Corgi Belga Films Belga FilmsLionsgate Freestyle Releasing $35.5 million Bigfoot Family Octopolis CharadesNetflix $11 million Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness OctopolisDark Horse Entertainment Sony Pictures International ProductionsNetflix $11 million The Inseparables Octopolis Belga FilmsA Contracorriente FilmsViva Pictures $2.3 million Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog OctopolisDark Horse Entertainment SND Sony Pictures Angel Studios $9.6 million
Upcoming Title Release date ReferencesYugly October 14, 2026 Untitled Jean-Paul Gaultier project 2027 Yes, Chef! 2028
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 Scepter (2022) Happy Family: Next Level (2023) Theater of Dreams (2023) Meg and the Quest for the Holy Spork (2025) Yuglly, the King of the Show 4D (2026)
Reception Box office grosses FilmBudgetNorth AmericaOverseasgrossWorldwide gross(unadjusted)Ref(s)OpeningGross(unadjusted)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 $10,885,116 Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog $23 million $9,686,944
Critical and public response
Film Critical Rotten Tomatoes Fly Me to the Moon20% A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures44% A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise20% The House of Magic71% Robinson Crusoe17% The Son of Bigfoot74% The Queen's Corgi0%
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