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Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
107 minutes (1 hrs 47 mins)
CAST & DIRECTOR
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc
Starring
Dudley Moore
·
John Lithgow
· David Huddleston · Burgess Meredith · Judy Cornwell · Jeffrey Kramer
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
27th November 1985
Norway release
28th November 1985
Denmark release
29th November 1985
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
29th Nov '85
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £202.9 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 13
US box office
Box Office debut: 29th Nov '85
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $5.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 5
Chart position history
UK box office
29 Nov,
1985
2
6 Dec,
1985
1
13 Dec,
1985
1
20 Dec,
1985
2
27 Dec,
1985
1
3 Jan,
1986
5
10 Jan,
1986
6
17 Jan,
1986
8
24 Jan,
1986
11
31 Jan,
1986
12
7 Feb,
1986
12
US box office
29 Nov,
1985
2
6 Dec,
1985
4
13 Dec,
1985
5
20 Dec,
1985
5
27 Dec,
1985
13
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG
G
Tous Public
B
Livre
M/6
ZA
G
PG
7
L
U
U
S
Atp
T
G
Btl
P
Total grosses
UK total gross
£4.7 Million
US total gross
$23.7 Million
Global total gross
$30.5 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
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