Fred Claus
“Everybody has that one relative who can't help but cause problems over the holidays. Even Santa.”
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Studio
Jessie Nelson Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Fred Claus performed
Budget
$100.0M
Worldwide Gross
$97.8M
Gross Profit
−$2.2M
Return
1.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$13M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Fred Claus
Vince Vaughn
Fred Claus
Nick (Santa) Claus
Paul Giamatti
Nick (Santa) Claus
Willie
John Michael Higgins
Willie
Annette Claus
Miranda Richardson
Annette Claus
Wanda Blinkowski
Rachel Weisz
Wanda Blinkowski
Mother Claus
Kathy Bates
Mother Claus
Papa Claus
Trevor Peacock
Papa Claus
DJ Donnie
Ludacris
DJ Donnie
Charlene
Elizabeth Banks
Charlene
Bob Elf
Jeremy Swift
Bob Elf
Linda Elf
Elizabeth Berrington
Linda Elf
Clyde Archibald Northcutt
Kevin Spacey
Clyde Archibald Northcutt
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