Bento Box Entertainment
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| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Scott Greenberg Joel Kuwahara Mark McJimsey |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | Fox Entertainment |
| Website | www.bentoboxent.com |
Bento Box Entertainment (also known as Bento Box Animation) is an American animation studio located in North Hollywood, California.[1] It was founded in 2009 by executive producers Scott Greenberg, Joel Kuwahara, and Mark McJimsey. It is a subsidiary of Fox Corporation and operates under the Fox Entertainment division. The studio is best-known for producing Bob's Burgers for Fox prior to its acquisition in August 2019.
Bento Box Entertainment has four animation studios - in North Hollywood, Burbank, Bento Box Animation Studio Atlanta, in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bento Box Canada in Toronto, Ontario.[2][3][4]
History
On October 11, 2016, Bento Box launched a children's division called Sutikki.[5] Sutikki opened an office in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2017.[6]
On August 6, 2019, it was announced that Fox Corporation would acquire Bento Box, while still allowing it to operate as an independent production house.[7]
Productions
Television series
| Title | Year(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbors from Hell | 2010 | TBS | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television, DreamWorks Television and MoonBoy Animation |
| Bob's Burgers | 2011–present | FOX | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television, Wilo Productions and Buck & Millie Productions |
| Allen Gregory | 2011 | FOX | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television and Chernin Entertainment |
| Brickleberry | 2012–15 | Comedy Central | co-production with Fox 21, Damn! Show Productions and Black Heart Productions |
| Out There | 2013 | IFC | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television and Quincy Productions |
| Perfect Hair Forever | 2014 | Adult Swim | co-production with Williams Street; episodes 8 and 9 only |
| Future-Worm! | 2015 | Disney XD | shorts only; rest of series was later produced by Titmouse. |
| Bordertown | 2016 | FOX | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television, Fuzzy Door Productions and Hentemann Films |
| Legends of Chamberlain Heights | 2016–17 | Comedy Central | |
| Alien News Desk | 2019–present | Syfy | co-production with Broadway Video |
| Lazor Wulf | 2019–present | Adult Swim | season 1 only |
| Moon and Me[8] | 2019–present | CBeebies | 1st Sutikki production |
| Duncanville | 2020–present | FOX | co-production with Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television, FOX Entertainment, and Universal Television |
| The Great North | TBA | FOX | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television and FOX Entertainment |
| Housebroken | TBA | FOX | co-production with Kapital Entertainment and FOX Entertainment |
| The Pandas | TBA | co-production with Wumo | |
| The Blues Brothers[9] | TBA | ||
| Murder Police | Unreleased | FOX | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television; Pulled from schedule |
| Harold & Kumar[10] | Unreleased | Adult Swim | pilot; co-production with Lionsgate Television |
Internet series
| Title | Years | Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glove and Boots | 2010–present | YouTube | Show originally a local production in New York from 2004 until 2006. |
| The Awesomes | 2013–2015 | Hulu | Hulu web-series, co-production with Broadway Video and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions |
| The Who Was? Show[11] | 2018–present | Netflix | co-production with Penguin Random House, FremantleMedia and Matador Content |
| Kuroba | 2018–present | YouTube | co-production with WildBrain[12] |
| Paradise PD | 2018–present | Netflix | co-production with Damn! Show Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment |
| Central Park[13] | 2020 | Apple TV+ | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television |
| Hoops | TBA | Netflix | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television and Lord Miller Productions |
| Mulligan | TBA | Netflix | co-production with 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television |
| The Prince[14] | TBA | HBO Max | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television |
Direct-to-video animated films
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2014 | Achmed Saves America | direct-to-video; co-production with Levity Entertainment Group |
| January 20, 2015 | Madea's Tough Love | direct-to-video; co-production with Lionsgate and Tyler Perry Studios |
Specials
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2017 | The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special | co-production with Universal Television, SNL Studios and Broadway Video |
Theatrical films
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2020 | Bob's Burgers: The Movie | co-production with 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Studios Animation, Wilo Productions and Buck & Millie Productions |
Bento Box Interactive
Bento Box Interactive is an entertainment-based technology company launched in 2012 by Bento Box Entertainment. In October 2012, Bento Box Interactive partnered with Alicia Keys to create an education mobile application entitled "The Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee" for iOS devices.[15] The application tells the story of the relationship between a young New York City girl and her wise grandmother and features two original songs by Keys, "Follow the Moon" and "Unlock Yourself".[16]
References
- ^ "Bento Box Entertainment". bentoboxent.
- ^ "New Animation Studio Opens in Atlanta". ajc.com. 2012-09-28.
- ^ "Bento Box Canada launches in cahoots with Corus Entertainment".
- ^ "About Bento Box Entertainment". bentoboxent.
- ^ "Ex-Nelvana execs helm Bento Box's new kids division".
- ^ "Bento Box's Sutikki opens UK office".
- ^ Flint, Joe. "Fox to Buy Bento Box, the Animation House Behind 'Bob's Burgers'". WSJ.
- ^ "Andrew Davenport, Sutikki score CBeebies order".
- ^ "Bento Box Entertainment to Develop and Produce "The Blues Brothers" Primetime Animated Series". May 6, 2016.
- ^ "Bento Box Entertainment - 2016 Demo Reel". Vimeo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Penguin's Who Was? books inspire Netflix series".
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (October 21, 2018). "WildBrain to Unbox Sutikki's 'Kuroba!' for Global YT Audience".
- ^ "Bento Box Entertainment on Instagram: "👏👏👏 #Repost @joshgad ・・・ First look at #centralpark coming very soon to #appletv+ — honored to be teaming up with Loren Bouchard, the…"". Instagram.
- ^ "Another exciting announcement! Congrats to @garyjanetti and team! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #Repost ・・・ George is pleased."". Instagram.
- ^ "Alicia Keys Launches New Animated App". Rap-Up.com. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ "Alicia Keys Launches Interactive App for Kids | Music News". Rolling Stone. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
