The film features the voices of Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Colm Meaney, Loretta Devine, Gabriel Iglesias, Michael McElhatton, and Bill Nighy, and is an international co-production of the United States, India, and Ireland.

After Vera is saved by Norm from an avalanche, Mr. Greene calls her to find a polar bear mascot for their commercial, campaigning to sell houses at the Arctic.

Meanwhile, Mr. Greene's reputation is ruined after his bribery is publicly revealed, Vera and Olympia are happy with Pablo as their new boss, and Norm and Elizabeth are allowed in New York City, having three cubs together.

[14] Anthony Bell, who previously co-directed Alpha and Omega, was originally set to direct the film, but ultimately left the project after Crest Animation Studios filed for bankruptcy and closed its doors in 2015.

The film sat in development hell for over four years, until Splash Entertainment took over production (as the studio's first project from its feature animation unit) with Good Universe handling international sales.

[15] That same year, the film added Bill Nighy, Gabriel Iglesias, Colm Meaney and Michael McElhatton to the cast,[16] and Trevor Wall was hired to direct.

It grossed $9.4 million from 2,411 theaters over its opening four-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, finishing 6th at the box office.

The site's critical consensus read: "A pioneering feat in the field of twerking polar bear animation but blearily retrograde in every other respect, Norm of the North should only be screened in case of parental emergency".

[24] Critic Mark Dujsik gave the film 1 out of 4 possible stars, writing that "Norm of the North doesn't care about the environment, the animals of the Arctic, or even kids for that matter.

[26] Mark Kermode of The Observer called the film a "dull ... below-par Ice Age-style tale in which the highlight is a group of vulgar lemmings".

[29] Geoff Berkshire of Variety called the film a "blandly executed pic" that "will quickly head south to an ancillary afterlife".

[31] Stephen Schaefer of The Boston Herald gave the film a grade of "B−", writing that, despite being "hardly original ... 'Norm' has oodles of charm, a razor-sharp wit, and pacing that should keep even preschoolers attentive".

[32] Edwin L. Carpenter of The Dove Foundation gave the film its Family-Approved seal, writing that "your kids will enjoy Norm's company–he's funny and a role model for doing the right thing".