The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

The Santa Clause 2
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $139,225,854Details
International Box Office $33,618,738Details
Worldwide Box Office $172,844,592
OpusData ID: 2220100
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Synopsis

Scott Calvin has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best one ever. But Scott’s got problems. His son Charlie has landed on this year's “naughty” list, and if Scott doesn't marry by Christmas Eve—one very, very short month away—he’ll stop being Santa forever.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,008,696 (20.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.80 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:80.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,350 opening theaters/3,352 max. theaters, 7.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $270,955,796

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 1st, 2002 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: November 18th, 2003 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G for General Audiences
Running Time: 105 minutes
Franchise: Santa Clause
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Keywords: Christmas in November, Christmas, Fat Suit, Family Movie, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Outlaw Productions, Boxing Cat
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Tuesday 19 $1,084,602 Dec 24, 2002 54
Biggest 8th Monday 21 $1,293,307 Dec 23, 2002 53
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 75 $12,133,257 Nov 29, 2002 31
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 134 $12,133,257 Nov 29, 2002 31
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 121 $24,454,461 Nov 29, 2002 31
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 130 $16,911,257 Nov 29, 2002 31
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 95 $26,662,149 Nov 29, 2002 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 96 $4,699,000 Nov 30, 2002 30
Biggest 5th Friday 26 $4,820,000 Nov 29, 2002 29
Biggest 4th Thursday 24 $2,798,000 Nov 28, 2002 28
Biggest 4th Wednesday 68 $1,980,000 Nov 27, 2002 27
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 37 $24,734,523 Nov 8, 2002 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $49,852,198 Nov 8, 2002 10
Top G Weekend Domestic 40 $29,008,696 Nov 1, 2002 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2002 1 $29,008,696   3,350 $8,659   $29,008,696 1
Nov 8, 2002 2 $24,734,523 -15% 3,352 $7,379   $60,038,513 2
Nov 15, 2002 3 $15,102,078 -39% 3,346 $4,513   $82,517,083 3
Nov 22, 2002 4 $10,210,369 -32% 3,251 $3,141   $94,944,099 4
Nov 29, 2002 3 $12,133,257 +19% 2,526 $4,803   $113,587,046 5
Dec 6, 2002 6 $5,327,205 -56% 2,356 $2,261   $120,141,388 6
Dec 13, 2002 8 $4,051,966 -24% 2,207 $1,836   $125,424,182 7
Dec 20, 2002 11 $3,204,145 -21% 1,701 $1,884   $129,836,982 8
Dec 27, 2002 14 $2,070,255 -35% 1,511 $1,370   $135,459,771 9
Jan 3, 2003 20 $816,138 -61% 1,202 $679   $138,277,797 10
Jan 10, 2003 31 $301,055 -63% 550 $547   $138,695,452 11
Jan 17, 2003 35 $180,629 -40% 296 $610   $139,016,718 12
Jan 24, 2003 41 $93,438 -48% 223 $419   $139,136,759 13
Jan 31, 2003 51 $57,272 -39% 145 $395   $139,225,854 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 1, 2002 1 $7,528,000     3,350 $2,247   $7,528,000 1
Nov 2, 2002 1 $12,860,000 +71%   3,350 $3,839   $20,388,000 2
Nov 3, 2002 1 $8,621,000 -33%   3,350 $2,573   $29,008,696 3
Nov 4, 2002 1 $1,501,000 -83%   3,350 $448   $30,510,000 4
Nov 5, 2002 1 $2,206,000 +47%   3,350 $659   $32,717,000 5
Nov 6, 2002 2 $1,131,000 -49%   3,350 $338   $33,848,000 6
Nov 7, 2002 1 $1,456,000 +29%   3,350 $435   $35,304,000 7
Nov 8, 2002 2 $5,968,000 +310% -21% 3,352 $1,780   $41,272,000 8
Nov 9, 2002 2 $10,757,000 +80% -16% 3,352 $3,209   $52,029,000 9
Nov 10, 2002 2 $8,011,000 -26% -7% 3,352 $2,390   $60,038,513 10
Nov 11, 2002 2 $4,874,000 -39% +225% 3,352 $1,454   $64,912,000 11
Nov 12, 2002 3 $878,000 -82% -60% 3,352 $262   $65,790,000 12
Nov 13, 2002 3 $781,000 -11% -31% 3,352 $233   $66,571,000 13
Nov 14, 2002 3 $844,000 +8% -42% 3,352 $252   $67,415,000 14
Nov 15, 2002 4 $3,566,459 +323% -40% 3,346 $1,066   $70,981,464 15
Nov 16, 2002 3 $7,125,221 +100% -34% 3,346 $2,129   $78,106,685 16
Nov 17, 2002 3 $4,410,398 -38% -45% 3,346 $1,318   $82,517,083 17
Nov 18, 2002 4 $528,000 -88% -89% 3,346 $158   $83,045,000 18
Nov 19, 2002 4 $569,000 +8% -35% 3,346 $170   $83,614,000 19
Nov 20, 2002 4 $530,000 -7% -32% 3,346 $158   $84,144,000 20
Nov 21, 2002 4 $590,000 +11% -30% 3,346 $176   $84,734,000 21
Nov 22, 2002 6 $2,380,000 +303% -33% 3,251 $732   $87,114,000 22
Nov 23, 2002 4 $4,766,000 +100% -33% 3,251 $1,466   $91,880,000 23
Nov 24, 2002 4 $2,969,556 -38% -33% 3,251 $913   $94,944,099 24
Nov 25, 2002 4 $702,000 -76% +33% 3,251 $216   $95,646,000 25
Nov 26, 2002 3 $1,060,000 +51% +86% 3,251 $326   $96,706,000 26
Nov 27, 2002 5 $1,980,000 +87% +274% 2,526 $784   $98,686,000 27
Nov 28, 2002 3 $2,798,000 +41% +374% 2,526 $1,108   $101,484,000 28
Nov 29, 2002 4 $4,820,000 +72% +103% 2,526 $1,908   $106,304,000 29
Nov 30, 2002 3 $4,699,000 -3% -1% 2,526 $1,860   $111,003,000 30
Dec 1, 2002 4 $2,430,759 -48% -18% 2,526 $962   $113,587,046 31
Dec 2, 2002 6 $351,000 -86% -50% 2,526 $139   $113,938,000 32
Dec 3, 2002 8 $282,000 -20% -73% 2,526 $112   $114,220,000 33
Dec 4, 2002 7 $274,000 -3% -86% 2,526 $108   $114,494,000 34
Dec 5, 2002 4 $320,000 +17% -89% 2,526 $127   $114,814,000 35
Dec 6, 2002 6 $1,310,000 +309% -73% 2,356 $556   $116,124,000 36
Dec 7, 2002 4 $2,488,000 +90% -47% 2,356 $1,056   $118,612,000 37
Dec 8, 2002 6 $1,549,000 -38% -36% 2,356 $657   $120,141,388 38
Dec 9, 2002 6 $274,000 -82% -22% 2,356 $116   $120,415,000 39
Dec 10, 2002 5 $312,000 +14% +11% 2,356 $132   $120,727,000 40
Dec 11, 2002 5 $311,000 n/c +14% 2,356 $132   $121,037,000 41
Dec 12, 2002 5 $335,000 +8% +5% 2,356 $142   $121,372,000 42
Dec 13, 2002 8 $997,000 +198% -24% 2,207 $452   $122,369,000 43
Dec 14, 2002 8 $1,857,530 +86% -25% 2,207 $842   $124,218,260 44
Dec 15, 2002 8 $1,205,922 -35% -22% 2,207 $546   $125,424,182 45
Dec 16, 2002 9 $248,000 -79% -9% 2,207 $112   $125,672,000 46
Dec 17, 2002 8 $286,000 +15% -8% 2,207 $130   $125,958,000 47
Dec 18, 2002 9 $291,458 +2% -6% 2,207 $132   $126,249,289 48
Dec 19, 2002 9 $384,000 +32% +15% 2,207 $174   $126,633,000 49
Dec 23, 2002 8 $1,293,307   +421% 1,701 $760   $131,130,289 53
Dec 24, 2002 4 $1,084,602 -16% +279% 1,701 $638   $132,214,891 54

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2002 1 $35,303,990   3,350 $10,539   $35,303,990 1
Nov 8, 2002 2 $32,111,015 -9% 3,352 $9,580   $67,415,005 2
Nov 15, 2002 3 $17,318,725 -46% 3,346 $5,176   $84,733,730 3
Nov 22, 2002 4 $16,720,059 -3% 3,251 $5,143   $101,453,789 4
Nov 29, 2002 4 $13,360,394 -20% 2,526 $5,289   $114,814,183 5
Dec 6, 2002 6 $6,558,033 -51% 2,356 $2,784   $121,372,216 6
Dec 13, 2002 8 $5,260,621 -20% 2,207 $2,384   $126,632,837 7
Dec 20, 2002 11 $6,756,679 +28% 1,701 $3,972   $133,389,516 8
Dec 27, 2002 14 $4,072,143 -40% 1,511 $2,695   $137,461,659 9
Jan 3, 2003 22 $932,738 -77% 1,202 $776   $138,394,397 10
Jan 10, 2003 31 $441,692 -53% 550 $803   $138,836,089 11
Jan 17, 2003 39 $207,232 -53% 296 $700   $139,043,321 12
Jan 24, 2003 42 $125,261 -40% 223 $562   $139,168,582 13
Jan 31, 2003 53 $57,272 -54% 145 $395   $139,225,854 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Tim Allen    Scott Calvin/Santa Claus

Supporting Cast

Judge Reinhold    Neil
Wendy Crewson    Laura Miller
Elizabeth Mitchell    Carol Newman
David Krumholtz    Bernard
Eric Lloyd    Charlie Calvin
Spencer Breslin    Curtis
Bob Bergen    Comet
Bryce Hodgson    Engineer Elf #2
Peter Boyle    Father Time
Kath Soucie    Chet
Kevin Pollak    Cupid
Art LaFleur    Tooth Fairy
Michael Dorn    Sandman
Jay Thomas    Easter Bunny
Aisha Tyler    Mother Nature

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Lembeck    Director
Jeffrey Silver    Producer
George S. Clinton    Composer

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Synopsis

Scott Calvin has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best one ever. But Scott’s got problems. His son Charlie has landed on this year's “naughty” list, and if Scott doesn't marry by Christmas Eve—one very, very short month away—he’ll stop being Santa forever.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,008,696 (20.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.80 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:80.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,350 opening theaters/3,352 max. theaters, 7.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $270,955,796

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 1st, 2002 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: November 18th, 2003 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G for General Audiences
Running Time: 105 minutes
Franchise: Santa Clause
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Christmas in November, Christmas, Fat Suit, Family Movie, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Outlaw Productions, Boxing Cat
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Tuesday 19 $1,084,602 Dec 24, 2002 54
Biggest 8th Monday 21 $1,293,307 Dec 23, 2002 53
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 75 $12,133,257 Nov 29, 2002 31
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 134 $12,133,257 Nov 29, 2002 31
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 121 $24,454,461 Nov 29, 2002 31
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 130 $16,911,257 Nov 29, 2002 31
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 95 $26,662,149 Nov 29, 2002 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 96 $4,699,000 Nov 30, 2002 30
Biggest 5th Friday 26 $4,820,000 Nov 29, 2002 29
Biggest 4th Thursday 24 $2,798,000 Nov 28, 2002 28
Biggest 4th Wednesday 68 $1,980,000 Nov 27, 2002 27
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 37 $24,734,523 Nov 8, 2002 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $49,852,198 Nov 8, 2002 10
Top G Weekend Domestic 40 $29,008,696 Nov 1, 2002 3

Leading Cast

Tim Allen    Scott Calvin/Santa Claus

Supporting Cast

Judge Reinhold    Neil
Wendy Crewson    Laura Miller
Elizabeth Mitchell    Carol Newman
David Krumholtz    Bernard
Eric Lloyd    Charlie Calvin
Spencer Breslin    Curtis
Bob Bergen    Comet
Bryce Hodgson    Engineer Elf #2
Peter Boyle    Father Time
Kath Soucie    Chet
Kevin Pollak    Cupid
Art LaFleur    Tooth Fairy
Michael Dorn    Sandman
Jay Thomas    Easter Bunny
Aisha Tyler    Mother Nature

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Lembeck    Director
Jeffrey Silver    Producer
George S. Clinton    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2002 1 $29,008,696   3,350 $8,659   $29,008,696 1
Nov 8, 2002 2 $24,734,523 -15% 3,352 $7,379   $60,038,513 2
Nov 15, 2002 3 $15,102,078 -39% 3,346 $4,513   $82,517,083 3
Nov 22, 2002 4 $10,210,369 -32% 3,251 $3,141   $94,944,099 4
Nov 29, 2002 3 $12,133,257 +19% 2,526 $4,803   $113,587,046 5
Dec 6, 2002 6 $5,327,205 -56% 2,356 $2,261   $120,141,388 6
Dec 13, 2002 8 $4,051,966 -24% 2,207 $1,836   $125,424,182 7
Dec 20, 2002 11 $3,204,145 -21% 1,701 $1,884   $129,836,982 8
Dec 27, 2002 14 $2,070,255 -35% 1,511 $1,370   $135,459,771 9
Jan 3, 2003 20 $816,138 -61% 1,202 $679   $138,277,797 10
Jan 10, 2003 31 $301,055 -63% 550 $547   $138,695,452 11
Jan 17, 2003 35 $180,629 -40% 296 $610   $139,016,718 12
Jan 24, 2003 41 $93,438 -48% 223 $419   $139,136,759 13
Jan 31, 2003 51 $57,272 -39% 145 $395   $139,225,854 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 1, 2002 1 $7,528,000     3,350 $2,247   $7,528,000 1
Nov 2, 2002 1 $12,860,000 +71%   3,350 $3,839   $20,388,000 2
Nov 3, 2002 1 $8,621,000 -33%   3,350 $2,573   $29,008,696 3
Nov 4, 2002 1 $1,501,000 -83%   3,350 $448   $30,510,000 4
Nov 5, 2002 1 $2,206,000 +47%   3,350 $659   $32,717,000 5
Nov 6, 2002 2 $1,131,000 -49%   3,350 $338   $33,848,000 6
Nov 7, 2002 1 $1,456,000 +29%   3,350 $435   $35,304,000 7
Nov 8, 2002 2 $5,968,000 +310% -21% 3,352 $1,780   $41,272,000 8
Nov 9, 2002 2 $10,757,000 +80% -16% 3,352 $3,209   $52,029,000 9
Nov 10, 2002 2 $8,011,000 -26% -7% 3,352 $2,390   $60,038,513 10
Nov 11, 2002 2 $4,874,000 -39% +225% 3,352 $1,454   $64,912,000 11
Nov 12, 2002 3 $878,000 -82% -60% 3,352 $262   $65,790,000 12
Nov 13, 2002 3 $781,000 -11% -31% 3,352 $233   $66,571,000 13
Nov 14, 2002 3 $844,000 +8% -42% 3,352 $252   $67,415,000 14
Nov 15, 2002 4 $3,566,459 +323% -40% 3,346 $1,066   $70,981,464 15
Nov 16, 2002 3 $7,125,221 +100% -34% 3,346 $2,129   $78,106,685 16
Nov 17, 2002 3 $4,410,398 -38% -45% 3,346 $1,318   $82,517,083 17
Nov 18, 2002 4 $528,000 -88% -89% 3,346 $158   $83,045,000 18
Nov 19, 2002 4 $569,000 +8% -35% 3,346 $170   $83,614,000 19
Nov 20, 2002 4 $530,000 -7% -32% 3,346 $158   $84,144,000 20
Nov 21, 2002 4 $590,000 +11% -30% 3,346 $176   $84,734,000 21
Nov 22, 2002 6 $2,380,000 +303% -33% 3,251 $732   $87,114,000 22
Nov 23, 2002 4 $4,766,000 +100% -33% 3,251 $1,466   $91,880,000 23
Nov 24, 2002 4 $2,969,556 -38% -33% 3,251 $913   $94,944,099 24
Nov 25, 2002 4 $702,000 -76% +33% 3,251 $216   $95,646,000 25
Nov 26, 2002 3 $1,060,000 +51% +86% 3,251 $326   $96,706,000 26
Nov 27, 2002 5 $1,980,000 +87% +274% 2,526 $784   $98,686,000 27
Nov 28, 2002 3 $2,798,000 +41% +374% 2,526 $1,108   $101,484,000 28
Nov 29, 2002 4 $4,820,000 +72% +103% 2,526 $1,908   $106,304,000 29
Nov 30, 2002 3 $4,699,000 -3% -1% 2,526 $1,860   $111,003,000 30
Dec 1, 2002 4 $2,430,759 -48% -18% 2,526 $962   $113,587,046 31
Dec 2, 2002 6 $351,000 -86% -50% 2,526 $139   $113,938,000 32
Dec 3, 2002 8 $282,000 -20% -73% 2,526 $112   $114,220,000 33
Dec 4, 2002 7 $274,000 -3% -86% 2,526 $108   $114,494,000 34
Dec 5, 2002 4 $320,000 +17% -89% 2,526 $127   $114,814,000 35
Dec 6, 2002 6 $1,310,000 +309% -73% 2,356 $556   $116,124,000 36
Dec 7, 2002 4 $2,488,000 +90% -47% 2,356 $1,056   $118,612,000 37
Dec 8, 2002 6 $1,549,000 -38% -36% 2,356 $657   $120,141,388 38
Dec 9, 2002 6 $274,000 -82% -22% 2,356 $116   $120,415,000 39
Dec 10, 2002 5 $312,000 +14% +11% 2,356 $132   $120,727,000 40
Dec 11, 2002 5 $311,000 n/c +14% 2,356 $132   $121,037,000 41
Dec 12, 2002 5 $335,000 +8% +5% 2,356 $142   $121,372,000 42
Dec 13, 2002 8 $997,000 +198% -24% 2,207 $452   $122,369,000 43
Dec 14, 2002 8 $1,857,530 +86% -25% 2,207 $842   $124,218,260 44
Dec 15, 2002 8 $1,205,922 -35% -22% 2,207 $546   $125,424,182 45
Dec 16, 2002 9 $248,000 -79% -9% 2,207 $112   $125,672,000 46
Dec 17, 2002 8 $286,000 +15% -8% 2,207 $130   $125,958,000 47
Dec 18, 2002 9 $291,458 +2% -6% 2,207 $132   $126,249,289 48
Dec 19, 2002 9 $384,000 +32% +15% 2,207 $174   $126,633,000 49
Dec 23, 2002 8 $1,293,307   +421% 1,701 $760   $131,130,289 53
Dec 24, 2002 4 $1,084,602 -16% +279% 1,701 $638   $132,214,891 54

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2002 1 $35,303,990   3,350 $10,539   $35,303,990 1
Nov 8, 2002 2 $32,111,015 -9% 3,352 $9,580   $67,415,005 2
Nov 15, 2002 3 $17,318,725 -46% 3,346 $5,176   $84,733,730 3
Nov 22, 2002 4 $16,720,059 -3% 3,251 $5,143   $101,453,789 4
Nov 29, 2002 4 $13,360,394 -20% 2,526 $5,289   $114,814,183 5
Dec 6, 2002 6 $6,558,033 -51% 2,356 $2,784   $121,372,216 6
Dec 13, 2002 8 $5,260,621 -20% 2,207 $2,384   $126,632,837 7
Dec 20, 2002 11 $6,756,679 +28% 1,701 $3,972   $133,389,516 8
Dec 27, 2002 14 $4,072,143 -40% 1,511 $2,695   $137,461,659 9
Jan 3, 2003 22 $932,738 -77% 1,202 $776   $138,394,397 10
Jan 10, 2003 31 $441,692 -53% 550 $803   $138,836,089 11
Jan 17, 2003 39 $207,232 -53% 296 $700   $139,043,321 12
Jan 24, 2003 42 $125,261 -40% 223 $562   $139,168,582 13
Jan 31, 2003 53 $57,272 -54% 145 $395   $139,225,854 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.