Arthur Christmas
“Ever wonder how 2 Billion presents get delivered all in 1 night?”
For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.
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Cast
49 people
James McAvoy
Arthur (voice)
Known for
Split
X-Men: Apocalypse
Seeta Indrani
Elf (voice) / Indian Elf (voice, uncredited)
David Menkin
Elf (voice, uncredited)
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Hugh Laurie
Steve (voice)
Known for
House
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Bill Nighy
Grandsanta (voice)
Known for
About Time
Castlevania
Jim Broadbent
Santa (voice)
Known for
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Imelda Staunton
Mrs Santa (voice)
Known for
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Ashley Jensen
Bryony (voice)
Known for
After Life
Extras
Marc Wootton
Peter (voice)
Known for
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Laura Linney
North Pole Computer (voice)
Known for
The Truman Show
Ozark
Eva Longoria
Chief De Silva (voice)
Known for
Desperate Housewives
War of the Worlds
Ramona Marquez
Gwen (voice)
Known for
The King's Speech
Outnumbered
Sarah Smith Director · Peter Baynham Writer Harry Gregson-Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $151M · Budget $10M · United States release November 23, 2011
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$151,300,000
Gross vs. budget
15.1×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production
Sony Pictures Animation
Production
Aardman
Production
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Studio
Aardman Animations
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 10, 2011
Theatrical
United States · November 23, 2011
Theatrical
Australia
November 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Austria
November 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
November 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 8, 2011 · Digital
Denmark
November 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 2, 2011 · Theatrical
France
November 23, 2011 · Theatrical
November 21, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
December 23, 2014 · TV · France 4
March 31, 2020 · Digital · VOD
May 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
December 25, 2025 · TV · Gulli
Germany
November 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
December 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 24, 2011 · Digital
Ireland
November 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
December 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
November 23, 2011 · Digital
Mexico
November 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 30, 2011 · Theatrical
November 29, 2012 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
December 18, 2015 · TV · RTL 5
Portugal
November 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Romania
November 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 8, 2011 · Theatrical
December 26, 2014 · TV · Markíza
December 4, 2026 · Digital · VOYO
Slovenia
December 8, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Vietnam
December 9, 2011 · Theatrical
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