Sony Pictures Animation: History and Key Facts

Sony Pictures Animation Inc., also referred to as Sony Animation, and abbreviated to SPA, is an American animation studio owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment through their Motion Picture Group division and founded on May 9, 2002. The studio is based in Los Angeles, California. Most of the studio's films — either theatrical or streaming-service exclusive — are distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing under Columbia Pictures or through Netflix, while direct-to-video releases are released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

The studio has produced 31 feature films, the first being Open Season, which was released on September 29, 2006, and the most recent being Goat, which was released on February 13, 2026. Their upcoming slate of films include Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse on June 18, 2027, Wish Dragon 2 in summer 2027, The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania on October 8, 2027, Buds on December 22, 2027, and an untitled KPop Demon Hunters sequel. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the studio's highest-grossing film, while KPop Demon Hunters is the most-watched title on Netflix which also became the first Netflix film to top the box office.

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