List of The Jim Henson Company films

This is a list of notable feature films produced by The Jim Henson Company.

Film releases

Released

Year	Film	Directed by	Distributor(s)	Budget	Gross
1979	The Muppet Movie	James Frawley	Associated Film Distribution	$8 million	$65.2 million
1981	The Great Muppet Caper	Jim Henson	Universal Pictures	$14 million	$31.2 million
1982	The Dark Crystal	Jim Henson Frank Oz	Universal Pictures Associated Film Distribution^[a] (United States) United International Pictures (United Kingdom)^[2]	$25 million	$41.4 million
1984	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Frank Oz	Tri-Star Pictures	$8 million	$25.5 million
1985	Follow That Bird	Ken Kwapis	Warner Bros.	—	$13.9 million
1986	Labyrinth	Jim Henson	Tri-Star Pictures (United States) Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors^[3] (United Kingdom)	$25 million	$34 million
1990	The Witches	Nicolas Roeg	Warner Bros.	$11 million	$15.3 million
1992	The Muppet Christmas Carol	Brian Henson	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$12 million	$27.2 million
1996	Muppet Treasure Island	Brian Henson	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	$31 million	$34.3 million
1997	Buddy	Caroline Thompson	Sony Pictures Releasing	$19 million	$10.1 million
1999	Muppets from Space	Tim Hill	Sony Pictures Releasing	$24 million	$22.3 million
1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland	Gary Halvorson	Columbia Pictures Industries Sony Pictures Releasing	$26 million	$12 million
2000	Rat	Steve Barron	Universal Focus	—	$2,630
2003	Good Boy!	John Hoffman	MGM Distribution Co. (United States) 20th Century Fox (Canada/International)^[4]	$18 million	$45.3 million
2004	Five Children and It	John Stephenson	Pathé Distribution (United Kingdom) Warner Home Video (United States) Metropolitan Filmexport (France) Capitol Films (international)	—	$1.5 million
2005	MirrorMask	Dave McKean	Samuel Goldwyn Films	$4 million	$973,613
2014	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Miguel Arteta	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	$28 million	$100.6 million
2017	The Star	Timothy Reckart	Sony Pictures Releasing	$20 million	$62.8 million
2018	The Happytime Murders	Brian Henson	STX Entertainment	$40-47 million	$27.5 million
2022	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio	Guillermo del Toro Mark Gustafson	Netflix	$35 million	$109,846
2023	The Portable Door	Jeffrey Walker	Madman Films Sky Cinema Stan MGM+	—	$801,082^[5]
2024	Jim Henson Idea Man	Ron Howard	Disney+

Upcoming

Year	Film	Directed by	Distributor(s)
TBA	Untitled Labyrinth spin-off sequel^[6]	TBA^[7]	Sony Pictures Releasing
	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip	Marvin Lemus	Disney+
	The Buried Giant	Guillermo del Toro	Netflix

Other productions

Muppet*Vision 3D (1991; with Walt Disney Imagineering)
Kermit's Swamp Years (2002; with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)

In development

Monster Safari
Lore Olympus^[8]
Grendel^[9]

Notes

^ The film's distribution rights were purchased by The Jim Henson Company from ITC Entertainment in August 1984.^[1] Currently, Universal Pictures handles theatrical distribution in the United States and internationally (including the United Kingdom^[2]) due to prior contractual obligations with the former Associated Film Distribution and ITC, but the film’s ownership and copyright are controlled by The Jim Henson Company.

References

^ Jay Jones, Brian (2013). "Chapter 12: Twists and Turns". Jim Henson: The Biography. Ballantine Books (Random House). pp. 374–375. ISBN 978-0345526113.
^ ^a ^b "The Dark Crystal". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
^ "Labyrinth". British Board of Film Classification. August 4, 2020. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
^ "Good Boy! (2003)". BBFC. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
^ "The Portable Door". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ Fleming, Mike (May 26, 2020). "Scott Derrickson Set To Direct 'Labyrinth' Sequel For TriStar Pictures; Maggie Levin To Write Script". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^ Burlingame, Ross (February 9, 2024). "Brian Henson Says Labyrinth Sequel Is a Project They Are Very Excited About (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "'Lore Olympus': Webtoon and the Jim Henson Company Will Partner for YA Animated Series". October 10, 2019.
^ https://collider.com/grendel-movie-brian-henson-bob-krzykowski/

[3] The film's distribution rights were purchased by The Jim Henson Company from ITC Entertainment in August 1984.^[1] Currently, Universal Pictures handles theatrical distribution in the United States and internationally (including the United Kingdom^[2]) due to prior contractual obligations with the former Associated Film Distribution and ITC, but the film’s ownership and copyright are controlled by The Jim Henson Company.

[HensonBio-1] Jay Jones, Brian (2013). "Chapter 12: Twists and Turns". Jim Henson: The Biography. Ballantine Books (Random House). pp. 374–375. ISBN 978-0345526113.

[bbfc-2] "The Dark Crystal". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[4] "Labyrinth". British Board of Film Classification. August 4, 2020. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[5] "Good Boy! (2003)". BBFC. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

[6] "The Portable Door". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[7] Fleming, Mike (May 26, 2020). "Scott Derrickson Set To Direct 'Labyrinth' Sequel For TriStar Pictures; Maggie Levin To Write Script". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[8] Burlingame, Ross (February 9, 2024). "Brian Henson Says Labyrinth Sequel Is a Project They Are Very Excited About (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[9] "'Lore Olympus': Webtoon and the Jim Henson Company Will Partner for YA Animated Series". October 10, 2019.

[10] ttps://collider.com/grendel-movie-brian-henson-bob-krzykowski/

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