Christmas
Movies About the Holiday Grosses for 1980-Present
| Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
30 |
All I Want for Christmas |
Par. |
$14,812,144 |
1,507 |
$3,645,720 |
1,507 |
11/8/91 |
| 2 |
18 |
Arthur Christmas |
Sony |
$46,462,469 |
3,376 |
$12,068,931 |
3,376 |
11/23/11 |
| 3 |
15 |
Bad Santa |
Dim. |
$60,060,328 |
2,540 |
$12,292,952 |
2,005 |
11/26/03 |
| 4 |
50 |
Christmas at Maxwell's |
Aloha |
$12,781 |
41 |
$8,375 |
41 |
12/1/06 |
| 5 |
- |
A Christmas Carol (1938) |
MGM |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
12/16/38 |
| 6 |
- |
A Christmas Carol (1951) |
UA |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/28/51 |
| 7 |
6 |
A Christmas Carol (2009) |
BV |
$137,855,863 |
3,683 |
$30,051,075 |
3,683 |
11/6/09 |
| 8 |
- |
Christmas in Connecticut |
WB |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
7/20/45 |
| 9 |
41 |
Christmas in the Clouds |
Slow |
$279,225 |
27 |
$54,920 |
25 |
11/4/05 |
| 10 |
51 |
Christmas in Wonderland |
YFG |
$689 |
2 |
$689 |
2 |
1/25/08 |
| 11 |
26 |
A Christmas Story |
MGM |
$20,605,209 |
938 |
$2,072,473 |
886 |
11/18/83 |
| 12 |
12 |
Christmas Vacation |
WB |
$71,319,526 |
1,950 |
$11,750,203 |
1,744 |
12/1/89 |
| 13 |
10 |
Christmas with the Kranks |
SonR |
$73,780,539 |
3,416 |
$21,570,867 |
3,393 |
11/24/04 |
| 14 |
20 |
Deck the Halls |
Fox |
$35,093,569 |
3,205 |
$12,001,256 |
3,205 |
11/22/06 |
| 15 |
3 |
Elf |
NL |
$173,398,518 |
3,381 |
$31,113,501 |
3,337 |
11/7/03 |
| 16 |
23 |
Ernest Saves Christmas |
BV |
$28,202,109 |
1,640 |
$5,710,734 |
1,634 |
11/11/88 |
| 17 |
34 |
Everybody's Fine |
Mira. |
$9,208,876 |
2,141 |
$3,852,068 |
2,133 |
12/4/09 |
| 18 |
48 |
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas |
Trib. |
$50,292 |
21 |
$13,800 |
4 |
12/7/12 |
| 19 |
7 |
Four Christmases |
WB (NL) |
$120,146,040 |
3,540 |
$31,069,826 |
3,310 |
11/26/08 |
| 20 |
11 |
Fred Claus |
WB |
$72,006,777 |
3,603 |
$18,515,473 |
3,603 |
11/9/07 |
| 21 |
- |
Holiday Affair |
RKO |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/23/49 |
| 22 |
- |
Holiday Inn |
Par. |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
8/4/42 |
| 23 |
1 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Uni. |
$260,044,825 |
3,256 |
$55,082,330 |
3,127 |
11/17/00 |
| 24 |
32 |
I'll Be Home for Christmas |
BV |
$12,214,338 |
1,776 |
$3,898,293 |
1,759 |
11/13/98 |
| 25 |
- |
It's a Wonderful Life |
RKO |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
12/20/46 |
| 26 |
22 |
Jack Frost |
WB |
$34,562,556 |
2,152 |
$7,104,125 |
2,152 |
12/11/98 |
| 27 |
13 |
Jingle All the Way |
Fox |
$60,592,389 |
2,404 |
$12,112,267 |
2,401 |
11/22/96 |
| 28 |
- |
Miracle on 34th Street |
Fox |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
5/2/47 |
| 29 |
28 |
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) |
Fox |
$17,320,136 |
1,255 |
$2,753,208 |
1,190 |
11/18/94 |
| 30 |
24 |
The Muppet Christmas Carol |
BV |
$27,281,507 |
2,084 |
$5,010,109 |
2,075 |
12/11/92 |
| 31 |
19 |
The Nativity Story |
NL |
$37,629,831 |
3,083 |
$7,849,304 |
3,083 |
12/1/06 |
| 32 |
42 |
Noelle |
8X |
$257,868 |
203 |
$165,445 |
203 |
12/7/07 |
| 33 |
35 |
Nothing Like the Holidays |
Over. |
$7,503,736 |
1,671 |
$3,531,664 |
1,671 |
12/12/08 |
| 34 |
38 |
The Nutcracker |
WB |
$2,119,994 |
786 |
$783,721 |
786 |
11/24/93 |
| 35 |
45 |
The Nutcracker in 3D |
Free |
$195,459 |
115 |
$65,944 |
42 |
11/24/10 |
| 36 |
39 |
The Nutcracker Prince |
WB |
$1,781,694 |
906 |
$908,999 |
906 |
11/21/90 |
| 37 |
40 |
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture |
Atl |
$781,727 |
597 |
$351,633 |
597 |
11/26/86 |
| 38 |
31 |
One Magic Christmas |
BV |
$13,677,222 |
827 |
$2,662,241 |
824 |
11/22/85 |
| 39 |
37 |
The Perfect Holiday |
YFG |
$5,812,781 |
1,307 |
$2,283,360 |
1,307 |
12/12/07 |
| 40 |
2 |
The Polar Express |
WB |
$183,373,735 |
3,650 |
$23,323,463 |
3,650 |
11/10/04 |
| 41 |
27 |
Prancer |
Orion |
$18,587,135 |
1,728 |
$2,914,486 |
1,713 |
11/17/89 |
| 42 |
17 |
The Preacher's Wife |
BV |
$48,102,795 |
2,008 |
$7,649,752 |
1,783 |
12/13/96 |
| 43 |
43 |
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale |
Osci. |
$236,347 |
21 |
$9,281 |
1 |
12/3/10 |
| 44 |
25 |
Santa Claus: The Movie |
TriS |
$23,717,291 |
1,585 |
$5,647,160 |
970 |
11/27/85 |
| 45 |
4 |
The Santa Clause |
BV |
$144,833,357 |
2,388 |
$19,321,992 |
2,183 |
11/11/94 |
| 46 |
5 |
The Santa Clause 2 |
BV |
$139,236,327 |
3,352 |
$29,008,696 |
3,350 |
11/1/02 |
| 47 |
8 |
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause |
BV |
$84,500,122 |
3,458 |
$19,504,038 |
3,458 |
11/3/06 |
| 48 |
44 |
Santa with Muscles |
Leg. |
$220,198 |
98 |
$120,932 |
98 |
11/8/96 |
| 49 |
- |
Scrooge (1935) |
Par. |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/30/35 |
| 50 |
- |
Scrooge (1970) |
NGP |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/5/70 |
| 51 |
14 |
Scrooged |
Par. |
$60,328,558 |
1,897 |
$13,027,842 |
1,262 |
11/23/88 |
| 52 |
49 |
Silent Night |
Anch. |
$14,567 |
11 |
$9,780 |
11 |
11/30/12 |
| 53 |
46 |
Station Nord |
Equin. |
$171,400 |
46 |
$42,433 |
46 |
11/8/02 |
| 54 |
33 |
Surviving Christmas |
DW |
$11,663,156 |
2,755 |
$4,441,356 |
2,750 |
10/22/04 |
| 55 |
16 |
This Christmas |
SGem |
$49,121,934 |
1,921 |
$17,958,183 |
1,858 |
11/21/07 |
| 56 |
- |
Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas (formerly The Christmas Cottage) |
LGF |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
N/A |
| 57 |
9 |
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas |
BV |
$75,082,668 |
1,671 |
$191,232 |
2 |
10/15/93 |
| 58 |
36 |
Trapped in Paradise |
Fox |
$6,017,509 |
1,286 |
$2,744,653 |
1,286 |
12/2/94 |
| 59 |
29 |
Unaccompanied Minors |
WB |
$16,655,224 |
2,775 |
$5,815,474 |
2,775 |
12/8/06 |
| 60 |
21 |
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas |
WB (NL) |
$35,061,031 |
2,875 |
$12,954,142 |
2,875 |
11/4/11 |
| 61 |
- |
White Christmas |
Par. |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
10/14/54 |
| 62 |
47 |
Will It Snow for Christmas? |
Zeit. |
$51,950 |
2 |
$10,786 |
2 |
12/17/97 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $2,242,046,321 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $43,961,693 | 1,784 | $9,118,651 | 1,688 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $2,239,773,818 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $57,430,098 | 2,302 | $12,210,683 | 2,237 | - |
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