>>149336094Anon Sponge on the Run made 4.8 million dollars on a 60 mill budget. It was an objective disaster.
Hell, in general this series was never particularly a huge theater draw. The highest grossing film was Sponge out of Water, and even that was only 325 million. A decent amount of money mind you, considering its budget. But clearly not the box office juggernaut you're framing it as.