List of Blue Sky Studios films

This is a list of films from Blue Sky Studios, a former American CGI film production company based in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. Blue Sky had released 13 feature films, which were all released by 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) before its closure on April 10, 2021. The company produced its first feature-length film, Ice Age, in 2002. Their second production, Robots, was released in 2005, followed by their first sequel, Ice Age: The Meltdown, in 2006.

Blue Sky Studios was one of the Fox film studios that was acquired by Disney on March 20, 2019.[1][2]

Blue Sky's final film was Spies in Disguise, which was released on December 25, 2019.[3]

Feature films

Released films
# Film Release date Director(s) Co-Director(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Executive Producer(s) Editor(s) Composer(s)
Story Screenplay
1 Ice Age March 15, 2002 Chris Wedge Carlos Saldanha Michael J. Wilson Peter Ackerman, Michael Berg & Wilson Lori Forte Chris Meledandri John Carnochan David Newman
2 Robots March 11, 2005 David Lindsay-Abaire, Jim McClain & Ron Mita Lowell Ganz, Lindsay-Abaire & Babaloo Mandel Jerry Davis, John C. Donkin & William Joyce John Powell
3 Ice Age: The Meltdown March 31, 2006 Carlos Saldanha N/A Peter Gaulke & Gerry Swallow Gaulke, Jim Hecht & Swallow Lori Forte Chris Meledandri & Chris Wedge Harry Hitner
4 Horton Hears a Who! March 14, 2008 Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino Dr. Seuss
Based on Horton Hears a Who!		 Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul Bruce Anderson & Bob Gordon Chris Meledandri, Chris Wedge & Audrey Geisel Tim Nordquist
5 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs July 1, 2009 Carlos Saldanha Mike Thurmeier Jason Carter Eaton Peter Ackerman, Michael Berg, Yoni Brenner & Mike Reiss John C. Donkin & Lori Forte Chris Wedge Harry Hitner
6 Rio April 15, 2011 N/A Earl Richey Jones, Saldanha & Todd Jones Sam Harper, Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia Bruce Anderson & John C. Donkin
7 Ice Age: Continental Drift July 13, 2012 Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier Michael Berg & Lori Forte Berg & Jason Fuchs John C. Donkin & Forte Carlos Saldanha & Chris Wedge James M. Palumbo & David Ian Salter
8 Epic May 24, 2013 Chris Wedge James V. Hart, William Joyce & Wedge
Based on The Leafmen and the Brave Good Bugs 		Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember, Hart, Joyce & Daniel Shere Jerry Davis & Lori Forte Joyce & Hart Andy Keir Danny Elfman
9 Rio 2 April 11, 2014 Carlos Saldanha Saldanha Jenny Bicks, Yoni Brenner, Carlos Kotkin & Don Rhymer Bruce Anderson & John C. Donkin Chris Wedge Harry Hitner John Powell
10 The Peanuts Movie November 6, 2015 Steve Martino Charles M. Schulz
Based on Peanuts 		Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz & Cornelius Uliano Paul Feig, C., B. Schulz, Michael J. Travers & Uliano Craig Schulz & Bryan Schulz Randy Trager Christophe Beck
11 Ice Age: Collision Course July 22, 2016 Mike Thurmeier Galen T. Chu Aubrey Solomon Michael Berg, Yoni Brenner & Michael J. Wilson Lori Forte Carlos Saldanha & Chris Wedge James M. Palumbo John Debney
12 Ferdinand December 15, 2017 Carlos Saldanha N/A Story by : Ron Burch, David Kidd & Don Rhymer
Original story by : Munro Leaf
Based on The Story of Ferdinand 		Robert L. Baird, Brad Copeland & Tim Federle Bruce Anderson, John Davis, Lori Forte & Lisa Marie Stetler Chris Wedge Harry Hitner John Powell
13 Spies in Disguise December 25, 2019 Nick Bruno & Troy Quane Story by : Cindy Davis Hewitt
Original story by : Lucas Martell
Based on Pigeon Impossible 		Brad Copeland & Lloyd Taylor Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping & Michael J. Travers Chris Wedge & Kori Adelson Randy Trager & Christopher Campbell Theodore Shapiro

Reception

Critical and public reception
Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Ice Age 77% 60[4] A[5]
Robots 64% 64[4] A[5]
Ice Age: The Meltdown 57% 58[4] A[5]
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! 79% 71[4] A-[5]
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 46% 50[4] A-[5]
Rio 72% 63[4] A[5]
Ice Age: Continental Drift 38% 49[4] A-[5]
Epic 65% 52[4] A[5]
Rio 2 47% 49[4] A[5]
The Peanuts Movie 87% 67[4] A[5]
Ice Age: Collision Course 18% 34[4] B+[5]
Ferdinand 71% 58[4] A[5]
Spies in Disguise 76% 54[4] A-[5]

Box office performance
Film Budget North America Overseas gross Worldwide gross
(unadjusted)		 Ref.
Opening Gross
(unadjusted)
Ice Age $59-65 million[6] $46.3 million $176.3 million $206.8 million $383.2 million [7]
Robots $75-80 million[6] $36 million $128.2 million $132.5 million $260.7 million [8]
Ice Age: The Meltdown $80 million $68 million $195.3 million $465.6 million $660.9 million [9]
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! $85 million $45 million $154.5 million $142.6 million $297.1 million [10]
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $90 million $41.6 million $196.5 million $690.1 million $886.6 million [11]
Rio $90 million $39.2 million $143.6 million $341 million $484.6 million [12]
Ice Age: Continental Drift $95 million $46.6 million $161.3 million $715.9 million $877.2 million [13]
Epic $93-100 million[6] $33.5 million $107.5 million $160.9 million $268.4 million [14]
Rio 2 $103-130 million[6] $39.5 million $131.5 million $367.2 million $497.1 million [15]
The Peanuts Movie $99 million $44.2 million $130.1 million $116 million $246.2 million [16]
Ice Age: Collision Course $105 million $21.3 million $64 million $344.5 million $408.5 million [17]
Ferdinand $111 million $13.4 million $84.4 million $211.6 million $296 million [18]
Spies in Disguise $100 million $13.2 million $66.7 million $104.8 million $171.6 million [19]

Academy Award wins and nominations
Film Animated Feature Original Song
Ice Age Nominated
Rio Nominated
Ferdinand Nominated

Golden Globes Award wins and nominations
Film Animated Feature Original Song
The Peanuts Movie Nominated
Ferdinand Nominated Nominated

See also

References
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