Cloudy_with_a_Chance_of_Meatballs_(franchise)

<i>Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs</i> (franchise)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (franchise)

Science fiction comedy media franchise

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a science fiction comedy media franchise produced by Sony Pictures Animation and loosely based on the book of the same name by Judi Barrett. The films have received generally positive reviews from critics. The series has grossed $517 million at the box office.

Quick Facts Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Created by ...

The franchise revolves around Flint Lockwood, a genius inventor who invents the FLDSMDFR, a device that creates food out of water. Despite its success, the device's power unintentionally creates havoc and natural disasters of which Flint and his friends have to stop.

Feature films

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Main article: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Main article: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Television series

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2017–2018)

Main article: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (TV series)

On October 9, 2014, DHX Media announced that it would develop and produce a television series based on the film franchise, titled Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, released on March 6, 2017 in the United States and April 6 of the same year in Canada.[1] The series is traditionally animated and consists of 26 22-minute episodes.[1] It takes place before the first film, showing Flint Lockwood as a high school student who dreams to become a serious scientist.[1] In his adventures, he is joined by Sam Sparks, a new girl in town and the school's "wannabe" reporter, along with Flint's dad Tim, Steve the Monkey, Manny as the head of the school's audiovisual club, Earl as a school gym teacher, Brent as a baby wear model, and mayor Shelbourne.[1] DHX Media handles the global television and non-US home entertainment distribution, along with worldwide merchandising rights, while Sony distributes home entertainment in the US.[1] Commissioned by Teletoon in Canada, the series airs on Cartoon Network in the United States,[2] and on the Boomerang channel in other territories.[3]

Short films

Super Manny

Super Manny is a short film, released in October 26, 2013.

Earl Scouts

Earl Scouts is a short film, released on October 26, 2013.

Steve's First Bath

Steve's First Bath was released on January 28, 2014.

Attack of the 50-Foot Gummi Bear

Attack of the 50-Foot Gummi Bear was released on January 28, 2014.

Cast and characters

List indicator
  • A dark gray cell indicates the character did not appear in that installment.
  • An A indicates an appearance through previously recorded material.
  • A Y indicates an actor or actress voiced a younger version of their character.
More information Characters, Films ...
  • A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear.

Crew

More information Role, Films ...

Reception

Box office performance

Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article
More information Film, U.S. release date ...

Critical response

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article
More information Film, Critical ...

References

  1. [1]
    "DHX MEDIA AND SONY PICTURES ANIMATION TAKING CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS TO TELEVISION" (Press release). DHX Media. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  2. [2]
    Sony Pictures Animation (June 20, 2016). "Sony Pictures Animation Announces 2017 & 2018 Slate" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. [3]
    DHX Media (October 5, 2015). "DHX Media and Sony Pictures Animation's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs TV Series Goes Global" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Franchises". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 6, 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. [8]
    "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  9. [9]
    Kaufman, Amy (September 29, 2013). "'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2' is No. 1 on crowded weekend". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022. Both installments received an average grade of A-, according to market research firm CinemaScore.
  10. [10]
    "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 5, 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. [11]
    "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (franchise).
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Cloudy_with_a_Chance_of_Meatballs_(franchise), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.