Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine
The old man PETTSON and his cat FINDUS live on a small farm way out in the countryside in Sweden. Christmas is approaching, and Pettson has given Findus the rash promise that THE TOMTE will come around with gifts for him at Christmas Eve. Pettson does not believe in the Tomte, but in order not to disappoint his cat, he decides to build an artificial Tomte - a mechanical TOMTE MACHINE. Pettson has a hard time keeping the project secret from Findus and getting the machine to actually work in due time. But somehow a mysterious magical force interferes...
DistributorMFA+ FilmDistribution
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Opening$371,227
280 theaters
280 theaters
Release DateNov 2, 2006
Running Time1 hr 19 min
GenresAnimation
Comedy
Family
In Release60 days/8 weeks
Widest Release297 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2-5 | 9 | $371,227 | - | 280 | - | $1,325 | $371,227 | 1 |
| Nov 9-12 | 12 | $234,393 | -36.9% | 281 | +1 | $834 | $646,692 | 2 |
| Nov 16-19 | 14 | $222,347 | -5.1% | 276 | -5 | $805 | $900,586 | 3 |
| Nov 23-26 | 11 | $179,139 | -19.4% | 290 | +14 | $617 | $1,144,139 | 4 |
| Nov 30-Dec 3 | 15 | $128,388 | -28.3% | 288 | -2 | $445 | $1,321,910 | 5 |
| Dec 7-10 | 10 | $159,037 | +23.9% | 294 | +6 | $540 | $1,516,882 | 6 |
| Dec 14-17 | 12 | $170,223 | +7% | 291 | -3 | $584 | $1,699,309 | 7 |
| Dec 21-24 | 12 | $145,751 | -14.4% | 297 | +6 | $490 | $2,066,879 | 8 |
