He played whiz-kid Curtis the Elf in the 2002 romantic comedy-drama-fantasy film '' The Santa Clause 2 : The Mrs. Clause '' , marking the first of four films in which he co-starred alongside actor Tim Allen . The movie was a great financial success , raking in $ 173 million in gross sales , and was the fifth-highest-grossing holiday movie ever and the 28th-highest-grossing movie worldwide of the year , making $ 29 million its opening weekend . In 2002 he also appeared in TV movies such as the 2002 '' Mom 's on Strike '' , as a pesky younger brother in the 2003 '' You Wish ! '' , and '' Ozzie '' . He has also been involved in animation films , notably by lending his voice as Cubby in the animated fantasy comedy-drama film '' Return to Neverland '' in 2002 , for which he was nominated for a 2003 Young Artist Award as Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role at the 24th Young Artist Awards , and as Captain Crandall/Cap in the Disney animated television series '' Teamo Supremo '' in 2002 – 03 . The movie had a worldwide box office of $ 109 million
24th Young Artist Awards
24th Young Artist Awards
Spencer Breslin