<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $110.8 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is a 2006 American Christmas fantasy comedy adventure film directed by Michael Lembeck . It is the third film in the Santa Clause film series following The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2 . </P> <P> The film stars Tim Allen returning as Scott Calvin / Santa Claus and Martin Short as Jack Frost . Allen and Short had previously worked together in the 1997 Disney comedy feature film, Jungle 2 Jungle . Most of the supporting actors from the first two films reprise their roles, with the exception of David Krumholtz, who played Bernard the Arch - elf . As a result of his absence, Curtis (played by Spencer Breslin), who was previously the Assistant Head Elf, has now been promoted to Bernard's former position . Like the previous film, this film was shot in the Canadian cities of Vancouver and Calgary . This was Peter Boyle's final film to be released before he died from cancer one month after its release . (The 2008 film All Roads Lead Home would be released posthumously .) </P> <P> Its production was completed in February 2006 . The movie was released in theaters on November 3, 2006 in the US followed by a release date of November 24 for the UK . The DVD and Blu - ray were released on November 20, 2007 in the U.S. and November 12, 2007 for the UK . </P>

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