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Top 25 Creature effects studios based in the United States

Name: Creature effects studios based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 98 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 98 creature effects studios headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,166 professional contacts across them, including 213 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers creature effects studios headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest creature effects studios based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 98 creature effects studios based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to creature effects studios: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Incessant Rain Studios	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	185 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Incessant Rain Studios is a state-of-the-art Animation, Games and Visual Effects studio that develops and produces digital animated properties for theatrical, television, home…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	The JIM Henson Company	Indirect evidence	Studio City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	162 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 70 years and is recognized as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Tippett Studio	Strong evidence	Berkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Tippett Studio - a Phantom Media Group Company - is a world-renowned visual effects and animation studio founded by two-time Academy Award winner and Emmy recipient Phil Tippett.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Legacy Effects	Partial evidence	San Fernando, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	43 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Oscar nominated, Emmy winning FX Studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Refuge Visual Effects	Strong evidence	Portland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Refuge is an animation and visual effects studio that specializes in building characters, creatures, and environments of all kinds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Counterpunch, A Virtuos Studio	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Located in Culver City, California, Counter Punch Studios (CPS), is a fully realized CG animation studio offering a full service pipeline.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	JIM Henson's Creature Shop	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™ provides digital puppetry, animatronic creatures, animation, and soft puppets to the international film, television, theater, live event and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Exaspice Media	Indirect evidence	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Spice Media is a creative powerhouse which constitutes some of the most talented visual artists in the VFX and Animation industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Brainstorm Digital	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Servicing all the major Hollywood studios and tackling the most challenging digital effects, Brainstorm Digital has quickly established itself as a premier visual effects studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	KNB EFX Group, INC	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Special Makeup Effects by Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero of KNB EFX Group inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Puppet Heap LLC	Partial evidence	Hoboken, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Puppet Heap is a unique design and production studio specializing in the creation of iconic characters for all sorts of media including film, television, advertising, theater, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Ataboy Studios	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Live Action \| Animation \| 2D \| 3D \| CG \| VFX \| Motion Design \| Illustration \| Paper Craft \| Augmented Reality Ataboy is a design driven production company with a strong emphasis…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Mammal Studios	Strong evidence	Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Based in Hollywood and focusing on film and television, with an emphasis in creating CG environments and realistic set extensions, the studio is headed up by Visual Effects…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Creative Character Engineering	Partial evidence	Sun Valley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Creative Character Engineering is an entertainment company that focuses on the following: PRACTICAL EFFECTS: Prosthetic Make-up, Animatronics, Actor Replicas, Animal Replicas…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Fairwinds Animation	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fairwinds Animation is a 3D, 2D, VFX, and Stop-Motion studio fueled by the decades of experience of its passionate teams.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Blue Whale Studios, INC	Strong evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a full service creative studio focused in Special Effects Makeup based in Atlanta Georgia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Romaire Studios, INC	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Los Angeles-based Romaire Studios, Inc.(RS) is one of the foremost providers of live-action creatures, characters and animated props for the entertainment industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	LEO Sanchez Studio	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in Los Angeles with over twenty years of experience in the 3D Animation Industry, Leo Sanchez Studio is a renowned reference in Character Development and a name…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	BIG Howl	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “An award winning director of films, advertising, and digital content with a specialty in puppets, miniatures, practical effects, and all forms of animation!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	HOT Buttered Elves, INC	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Axtell Expressions	Partial evidence	Columbia, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Axtell Expressions is a Creative Design Studio specializing in Characters, Animatronics & Puppets, AI, and Interactive Displays.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Composite Effects, LLC CFX	Partial evidence	Baton Rouge, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the team at Composite Effects (CFX) are a team of highly trained and specialized FX artists and technicians proud to produce masks that perform…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Kreaturekid INC	Indirect evidence	Arvada, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a Colorado based practical FX company striving to bring practical FX back in a new and original way.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Minimal Massive	Indirect evidence	Portland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are experts in hyper-real CGI, offering end-to-end capabilities from concept to creation of final assets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Workaholic Studios	Partial evidence	Altamonte Springs, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Workaholic Studio artists have been in the industry for more than a combined 14 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: creature effects studios. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names creature effects studios.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of creature effects studios, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name creature effects studios. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Creature effects studios based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

18.3%Verified-email coverage

11.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

18.4%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 98 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among creature effects studios, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “creature effects studios”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names creature effects studios), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among creature effects studios, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 213 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names creature effects studios, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many creature effects studios are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 98 creature effects studios headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Incessant Rain Studios, headquartered in Los Angeles, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most creature effects studios?

Los Angeles leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by New York (7) and Portland (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 213 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 98 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.