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But Paddington was only getting things started. It had been more than 10 years since SpongeBob SquarePants graced the big screen in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Based on a Nickelodeon animated series that began in 1999, the show was popular with kids, weirdos, and, er, people who enjoy a certain type of recreational substance. In 2016, it might have seemed like SpongeBob’s time should have been long past, but instead what we saw is that people who were preteens when the little yellow sponge was at the height of his popularity were now ready to introduce the character to their own kids. Also, it seems like countercultural icons may never go out of style. Under any circumstance, the first SpongeBob film made $88.4 million total, while the 2015 film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water opened with $55.4 million. Its final domestic tally was $163 million, proving that people were ready and willing to revisit Bikini Bottom. Women and girls of every possible demographic era have come to know and love Cinderella thanks to the 1950 animated film from Walt Disney. The princess’s castle is an iconic structure at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, and little girls wear Cinderella costumes every year at Halloween. Every girl who has ever dreamed of being a princess thinks of this fairy tale first and foremost. Since Disney has long understood the allure of this simple story, they decided to follow-up the massive success of 2014’s Maleficent with a similar live-action version of this beloved romance. It’s fair to say that the adaptation was a stunning success, bringing together princesses of all ages to propel the film to a $67.9 million debut. By the time it finished its run in domestic theaters, Cinderella would cross the $200 million mark. The nostalgia bug had bitten yet again.
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