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The Santa ClauseFollow

1994 • PG • 1h 37m • Comedy, Family, Fantasy • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

This Christmas, the snow hits the fan.

🍅 73% 66% MC 57 LB 3.26 IMDb 6.6

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$19.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$145.50M
All releases
Worldwide total
$190.50M
$45.00M international
Domestic legs7.5x
Budget$22M
1994 rank#4
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Cast & crew

Tim Allen Tim Allen Starring Judge Reinhold Judge Reinhold Starring Wendy Crewson Wendy Crewson Starring David Krumholtz David Krumholtz Starring Peter Boyle Peter Boyle Starring
ScreenplayLeo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick Produced byBrian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver, Robert Newmyer CinematographyWalt Lloyd Music byMichael Convertino StudioWalt Disney Studios SeriesThe Santa Clause

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 11-13 2 $19.3M — 2,183 $8,851 $19.3M
2 Nov 18-20 3 $17.1M −11.3% 2,201 $7,786 $40.6M
3 Nov 25-27 1 $20.4M +19.3% 2,269 $9,007 $70.3M
4 Dec 2-4 1 $11.4M −44.3% 2,333 $4,882 $84.6M
5 Dec 9-11 2 $8.9M −22.0% 2,381 $3,731 $96.0M
6 Dec 16-18 2 $8.9M +0.3% 2,388 $3,731 $107.1M
7 Dec 23-25 2 $9.8M +9.8% 2,352 $4,160 $123.2M
8 Dec 30-Jan 1 6 $8.2M −16.5% 2,295 $3,560 $137.8M
9 Jan 6-8 10 $2.1M −74.4% 2,002 $1,045 $140.8M
10 Jan 13-15 23 $627.4K −70.0% 806 $778 $141.8M
11 Jan 20-22 31 $166.9K −73.4% 302 $553 $142.1M
12 Jan 27-29 49 $52.4K −68.6% 117 $448 $142.2M
13 Feb 3-5 51 $28.4K −45.9% 72 $394 $142.2M
14 Feb 10-12 23 $503.4K +1674.3% 528 $953 $142.7M
15 Feb 17-19 22 $497.6K −1.2% 491 $1,013 $143.4M
16 Feb 24-26 24 $350.5K −29.6% 428 $819 $143.8M
17 Mar 3-5 28 $300.9K −14.1% 372 $809 $144.2M
18 Mar 10-12 32 $189.9K −36.9% 275 $690 $144.4M
19 Mar 17-19 42 $100.2K −47.2% 155 $647 $144.6M
20 Mar 24-26 44 $69.4K −30.8% 129 $538 $144.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $627.4K
$19.3M
$17.1M
$20.4M
$11.4M
$8.9M
$8.9M
$9.8M
$8.2M
$2.1M
$627.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −70.0%
−11.3%
W1→2
+19.3%
W2→3
−44.3%
W3→4
−22.0%
W4→5
+0.3%
W5→6
+9.8%
W6→7
−16.5%
W7→8
−74.4%
W8→9
−70.0%
W9→10
Steepest −74.4%Biggest gain +19.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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