Paramount Animation

Paramount Animation
	Logo used since 2019
Company type	Division
Industry	Animation; Motion pictures;
Predecessors	Fleischer Studios; Paramount Cartoon Studios; Terrytoons;
Founded	July 6, 2011
Founder	Brad Grey
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people	Ramsey Ann Naito (president); Latifa Ouaou (EVP, Movies and Global Franchises);
Products	Animated films; Animated TV shows;
Number of employees	112 (2020)
Parent	Paramount Pictures
Website	Official website

Paramount Animation is an American animation studio, serving as the animation division and label of Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Paramount Global.^[4] The division was founded on July 6, 2011, following the box office success of Paramount's own Rango and the end of their distribution deal with DreamWorks Animation in 2012.

The studio's first film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was released on February 6, 2015, and its latest release was Transformers One on September 20, 2024, with their next release being The Smurfs Movie on July 18, 2025.^[5]

Films produced by Paramount Animation have grossed a total of $832 million at the box office. Its highest-grossing film to date is The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, which grossed $325.1 million.

^ "Mireille Soria Out as Paramount Animation President, Nickelodeon's Ramsey Naito to Run Both Units (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation Name Latifa Ouaou, Eryk Casemiro as Executive VPs (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^ Desowitz, Bill (March 18, 2020). "How Hollywood Animation Studios Are Coping with Coronavirus". IndieWire. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference Deadline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Galuppo, Mia (January 21, 2022). "Paramount Lands Animated 'Blazing Samurai' Starring Mel Brooks, Michael Cera (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[Variety_Sep2021-1] "Mireille Soria Out as Paramount Animation President, Nickelodeon's Ramsey Naito to Run Both Units (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[Variety_1235158637-2] "Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation Name Latifa Ouaou, Eryk Casemiro as Executive VPs (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

[3] Desowitz, Bill (March 18, 2020). "How Hollywood Animation Studios Are Coping with Coronavirus". IndieWire. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[Deadline-4] Cite error: The named reference Deadline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[BlazingSamurai-5] Galuppo, Mia (January 21, 2022). "Paramount Lands Animated 'Blazing Samurai' Starring Mel Brooks, Michael Cera (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

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