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|  | In 1993, Nickelodeon looked at the audience most feature films were targeting and decided that there was a voice missing: KIDS! So, they took a natural step and extended their kid-centered philosophy to the big screen and created Nickelodeon Movies. Nickelodeon Movies develops and produces films for kids (and their families!) in association with its sister Viacom company, Paramount Pictures. The goal of Nick Movies is to create a variety of films, including star-driven family movies, kids-first movies and animated features, and thereby bring extraordinary events, characters, and situations into everyday life.
Nickelodeon Movies launched its first feature, "Harriet the Spy" starring Rosie O’Donnel, in July 1996. In November 1998, "The Rugrats Movie," based on the popular Nicktoon, earned over $100 million. In 2000, Nickelodeon released two movies, "Snow Day," starring Chevy Chase, Chris Elliot, and Pam Grier, and "Rugrats In Paris." The "Rugrats" sequel secured the #2 spot in box office profits for its opening weekend—a whopping $23.5 million!
 | | In 2001, "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" grossed over $77 million and received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Film. March 2002 featured "Clockstoppers," Nick Movies' third foray into live-action films. In December 2002, "The Wild Thornberrys Movie" received critical acclaim and both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for its original song, "Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon. "Rugrats Go Wild," an adventure in which the Rugrats meet The Wild Thornberrys, debuted in June 2003.
Premiering November 19, 2004 is the highly anticipated "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," based on the #1 kids' show and featuring the voice talents of Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Tambor and Alec Baldwin. In December, Nick Movies, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks are excited to present the feature "Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events," based on the best-selling books and starring Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep and Jude Law as the voice of Lemony Snicket.
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