Caillou's Holiday Movie

Caillou's Holiday Movie is a 2003 animated Christmas film. It stars Annie Bovaird as Caillou, Pat Fry as Daddy, Jason Szwimmer as Elf, and Terry Simpson as Mailman. The film is based on the Canadian TV series Caillou. This is the first time that Caillou is voiced by Annie Bovaird, who would later voice him in the rest of the TV series' run. Bovaird replaced previous voice actress Jaclyn Linetsky, who died a month before the film's release. It is the only film based on the TV series. It also serves as the season finale to the third season of the series and was the final Caillou production before the series went on a three-year hiatus.

Released on October 24, 2003, the film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $17 million against a budget of $6 million.

Box office
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Scary Movie 3, Radio, and Beyond Borders, and was projected to gross $2-5 million from 1,700 theaters in its opening weekend. The film grossed $2 million on its first day, including $100,000 from Thursday night previews, and debuted with $4.5 million, ranking ninth. At the time, Box Office Mojo wrote that "the film looks unlikely to make a profit or simply break even". In its second weekend, the film grossed $2 million, dropping down to 12th place, and in its third weekend, it grossed $860,000, finishing at 15th. The film grossed $400,000 in its fourth weekend and ranked 20th before being pulled from theaters completely. The film fared better in Asian countries, grossing $8 million, making it the film's best performing market.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 44% based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's consensus reads, "Caillou's Holiday Movie will provide entertainment for young children, but for older audiences, it will be a bore." On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 41 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on a scale of A+ to F.