"The Emperor's New Groove" was released to theaters on December 15, 2000. It performed disappointingly at the box office compared to Disney films released in the 1990s, grossing $169.5 million on a $100 million budget. However, the film found larger success when it was released for home media, and became the best-selling DVD of 2001. It received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised it as one of the best films released during Disney's post-Renaissance era and the most comedic. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "My Funny Friend and Me", performed by Sting; that award went to "Things Have Changed" by Bob Dylan from "Wonder Boys". A direct-to-video sequel, "Kronk's New Groove", was released in 2005, and an animated spin-off, "The Emperor's New School", aired on the Disney Channel from 2006 to 2008.