"Ата Сантаның келісімі 2"

2002 film directed by Michael Lembeck
The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia and at Mammoth Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia. A teaser trailer for this film originally referred to it as Santa Clause 2: The Escape Clause, scheduled for release on November 21, 2001. The subtitle would later become the subtitle of the following sequel in 2006.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of The site's critical consensus reads, "Though it's harmless as family entertainment and has moments of charm, The Santa Clause 2 is also predictable and forgettable." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert for the Chicago Sun Times found it "more engaging, assured and funny" than the first film, with a "nice acerbic undertone". Keith Phipps for The A. V. Club wrote, "Despite the obviously mercenary nature of this sequel, there's a thimbleful of clever ideas at work here, most notably in the way Allen's RoboSanta begins to turn his toy factory into a tiny dictatorship." Claudia Puig called it a "trite, predictable rehash." The Santa Clause 2 was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film.

During its opening weekend, The Santa Clause 2 generated $29 million, more than its predecessor, and was ranked in first place at the box office ahead of Jackass: The Movie. While the film was overtaken by 8 Mile a week later, it still made a total of $24.7 million. It would later go on to compete against Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Die Another Day. These three sequels would win the Thanksgiving weekend. The film would run strong at the box office while dominating Disney's other film Treasure Planet. The Santa Clause 2 grossed $139.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $33.6 million in other territories, for a total of $172.8 million, against a production budget of $65 million. It was the fifth highest grossing holiday movie.

The Santa Clause 2 was released on DVD and VHS on November 18, 2003. The DVD release is THX certified and consists of widescreen and pan and scan fullscreen versions. Along with the other two Santa Clause films, it was re released in a 3 Movie Collection DVD set in 2007 and a 3 Movie Collection Blu ray set on October 16, 2012.