Synopsis
Divorced dad Scott has custody of his son on Christmas Eve. After he accidentally kills a man in a Santa suit, they are magically transported to the North Pole, where an elf explains that Scott must take Santa’s place before the next Christmas arrives. Scott thinks he’s dreaming, but over the next several months he gains weight and grows an inexplicably white beard. Maybe that night at the North Pole wasn't a dream after all — and maybe Scott has a lot of work to do.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $22,000,000 |
| New Zealand Releases: |
December 2nd, 1994 (Wide) |
| Video Release: |
October 29th, 2002 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG for few crude moments |
| Running Time: |
97 minutes |
| Franchise: |
Santa Clause |
| Keywords: |
Christmas, Fat Suit, Christmas in November, Family Movie, Family Adventure, Dysfunctional Family, Single Parent |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Kids Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Walt Disney Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Outlaw Productions |
| Production Countries: |
United States |
| Languages: |
English |
October 16th, 2012
It's a mixed week on the home market. Granted, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is coming out, which made more than $200 million domestically and should sell quite well on the home market. On the other hand, the second biggest first run release is That's My Boy, which failed to make an impact at the box office. There is also a flood of weaker releases, secondary Blu-ray releases, and Christmas releases, much of which I would consider filler. The signal to noise ratio is a little off. As for the best releases of the week, there are some great TV on DVD releases like Mad Men: Season Five and Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2. There are also some limited releases, like Moonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray Combo Pack and even some Direct-to-DVD releases, like Excision on Blu-ray. All of these were contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Mad Men: Season Five for Pick of the week, while Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2 earned Puck of the Week.
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Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2020/12/04 |
- |
$18 |
|
2 |
$9 |
$18 |
1,358 |
| 2020/12/11 |
- |
$329 |
+1,728% |
1 |
$329 |
$329 |
1,359 |
| 2020/12/18 |
- |
$676 |
+105% |
6 |
$113 |
$1,014 |
1,360 |
| 2023/12/08 |
- |
$167 |
|
1 |
$167 |
$167 |
1,515 |
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Production and Technical Credits
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.
