Overview

A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis. After a string of mistakes in which the thieves outsmart the police time and time again, Daniel and his super-taxi pitch in.

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Box office
Grossed $64.5M worldwide, about 4.4 times its $14.5M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Marseille and Tignes
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Setting
Set in Marseille
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Sequels
Follows Taxi 2 and is followed by Taxi 4
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Collection
Part of Taxi Collection
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Details

Director: Gérard Krawczyk
Writer: Luc BessonScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: January 29, 2003
Original language: French
Budget: $14.5M
Revenue: $64.5M
Countries: France
Collection: Taxi Collection

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Apipoulaï Prod

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