Malach Entertainment

Malach Entertainment is an American-Canadian animation studio and a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures, itself a subsidiary of ViacomCBS. It was founded in 2022 as a joint venture between Karen Malach and ViacomCBS, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and produces 2D animated feature films for Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies.

History
In 2022, ViacomCBS and Karen Malach set up a joint venture animation studio known as Malach Entertainment, a Vancouver-based film company where Malach would produce 2D animated films based on Nickelodeon's animated television shows for Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies.

On February 14, 2025, Malach Entertainment released their first film, The Nicktoons, a superhero comedy film based on the characters created by Nickelodeon Animation Studio, starring Tom Kenny, Tara Strong, Debi Derryberry, Josh Peck, Janice Kawaye, JoJo Siwa and Richard Steven Horvitz. The film was critically acclaimed and was a box office success, grossing $1.8 billion worldwide, surpassing the 2019 remake of The Lion King to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time.

On May 16, 2025, the studio then released another film, The Angry Beavers Movie, an adventure comedy film based on the series The Angry Beavers, starring Richard Steven Horvitz, Nick Bakay, Tracy Morgan, Wally Wingert and Steve Carell. Despite receiving mixed reception from critics, it became financially successful, earning $278 million worldwide.

On October 3, 2025, the studio released their first and only computer-animated film, Aang, an action-adventure fantasy comedy film based on the series Avatar: The Last Airbender, starring JoJo Siwa, Jack De Sena, Dee Bradley Baker, Mae Whitman and Dante Basco. It received generally favorable reviews from critics and was commercially successful, earning $565 million worldwide.

On February 13, 2026, the studio released XJ-9, a superhero film based on the series My Life As a Teenage Robot, starring Janice Kawaye, Candi Milo and Cree Summer. It was met with critically acclaimed reviews and was financially successful, earning $320 million worldwide.

On May 15, 2026, the studio released The Fairly OddParents Movie, an adventure comedy film based on the series The Fairly OddParents, starring Tara Strong, Daran Norris, Susanne Blakeslee, Maddie Taylor and Kari Wahlgren. It received generally positive reviews and was a box office success, earning $516 million worldwide.

On October 16, 2026, the studio released The Honeybee Scouts, a spy action-comedy film based on the series The Mighty B!, starring Amy Poehler, Grey DeLisle, Jessica DiCicco, Dannah Feinglass Phirman, Tinashe, Jenny Slate, Bill Hader, Zac Efron, Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Drake Bell, Ryan Reynolds, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish and Paul Rudd. It was a critical and financial success, earning $243 million worldwide.

On February 12, 2027, the studio released The Rise of El Tigre, a superhero adventure comedy film based on the series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, starring Alanna Ubach, Grey DeLisle, Eric Bauza, Carlos Alazraqui, April Stewart, Jason Segel, Dwayne Johnson and Leslie Jones. The film met with critically acclaimed reviews and was financially successful, earning $354 million worldwide.

On May 14, 2027, the studio released their first and only PG-13 rated film, Invader Zim: The Doom Movie, a sci-fi film based on the series Invader Zim, starring Richard Steven Horvitz, Rosearik Simons, Andy Berman, Melissa Fahn, Kevin McDonald, Wally Wingert and Rodger Bumpass. It was critically acclaimed from critics and audiences and was a commercial success, earning $421 million worldwide.

On October 1, 2027, the studio released The ChalkZone Movie, an adventure comedy film based on the series ChalkZone, starring E.G. Daily, Candi Milo, Hynden Walch, Jim Cummings, Gilbert Gottfried, Mandy Patinkin, Patrick Warburton, Eric Idle and Jim Carrey. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, earning $272 million worldwide.

On May 12, 2028, the studio released Danny Phantom, a supernatural superhero film based on the series of the same name, starring Josh Peck, Amanda Seyfried, Rob Paulsen, Kath Soucie, Grey DeLisle, Rickey D'Shon Collins and Martin Mull. It received generally positive reviews and was financially successful, earning $385 million worldwide.