0 0 9 ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁four ▁An nie ▁Awards , ▁including ▁Best ▁Anim ated ▁Fe ature . ▁The ▁Sm ur fs ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁the ▁studio ' s ▁first ▁CG I / live - action ▁hy brid . ▁S PA ' s ▁parent ▁company ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁had ▁partner ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁with ▁A ard man ▁Anim ations ▁to ▁fin ance , ▁co - produ ce ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁feature ▁films . ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁produced ▁two ▁films : ▁Arthur ▁Christmas ▁( 2 0 1 1 ), ▁and ▁The ▁Pir ates ! ▁Band ▁of ▁M isf its ▁( 2 0 1 2 ), ▁which ▁was ▁S PA ' s ▁first ▁stop - m otion ▁film . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁S PA ▁released ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia , ▁which ▁gross ed ▁over ▁$ 3 5 0 ▁million ▁world wide ▁and ▁launched ▁a ▁successful ▁franch ise ▁with ▁two ▁sequ els ▁and ▁a ▁TV ▁series . ▁Two ▁sequ els ▁are ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 : ▁The ▁Sm ur fs ▁ 2 ▁and ▁Cloud y ▁with ▁a ▁Ch ance ▁of ▁Me at ball s ▁ 2 . ▁S PA ' s ▁latest ▁releases ▁are ▁Spider - Man : ▁In to ▁the ▁Spider - Ver se , ▁an ▁animated ▁super h ero ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Spider - Man ▁com ics ▁and ▁featuring ▁the ▁Mil es ▁Mor ales ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁character , ▁and ▁The ▁An gry ▁Bird