The following is a page of the highest-grossing Christmas-themed films.

Highest-grossing Christmas films

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Rank Title Gross Year Ref
1 The Grinch $538,920,602 2018 [1]
2 Home Alone $476,684,675 1990 [2]
3 Alvin And The Chipmunks $365,352,546 2007 [3]
4 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $358,994,850 1992 [4]
5 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! $345,823,032 2000 [5]
6 A Christmas Carol $325,286,646 2009 [6]
7 The Polar Express $315,249,768 2004 [7]
8 Love Actually $245,203,167 2003 [8]
9 Elf $225,097,437 2003 [9]
10 The Holiday $205,850,134 2006 [10]
11 The Santa Clause $190,539,357 1994 [11]
12 Daddy's Home 2 $180,613,824 2017 [12]
13 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms $173,961,069 2018 [13]
14 The Santa Clause 2 $172,855,065 2002 [14]
15 Four Christmases $163,733,697 2008 [15]
16 Gremlins $153,898,890 1984 [16]
17 Arthur Christmas $147,419,472 2011 [17]
18 Die Hard $141,603,197 1988 [18]
19 A Bad Moms Christmas $130,560,428 2017 [19]
20 Jingle All the Way $129,832,389 1996 [20]
21 Last Christmas $121,550,750 2019 [21]
22 Office Christmas Party $114,501,299 2016 [22]
23 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause $110,768,122 2006 [23]
24 Fred Claus $97,838,349 2007 [24]
25 Christmas with the Kranks $96,593,018 2004 [25]
26 The Nightmare Before Christmas † $95,514,188 1993 [26]
27 Bad Santa $76,488,889 2003 [27]
28 The Best Man Holiday $72,835,710 2013 [28]
29 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation $71,319,526 1989 [29]
30 The Star $62,812,974 2017 [30]
31 Krampus $61,548,707 2015 [31]
32 Scrooged $60,328,558 1988 [32]
33 A Madea Christmas $53,396,354 2015 [33]
34 This Christmas $49,778,552 2007 [34]
35 Deck the Halls $47,231,070 2006 [35]
36 Miracle on 34th Street $46,264,384 1994 [36]
37 Almost Christmas $42,580,920 2016 [37]
38 Love the Coopers $42,426,912 2016 [38]

Highest grossing Christmas film franchises

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The following is a list of highest grossing Christmas film series and franchises. Home Alone tops the list with $914.8 million and also has the best average with $304.9 million.

Highest-grossing Christmas franchises and film series[§] -
Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

Biggest worldwide openings for Christmas films

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This list charts the largest opens for Christmas films worldwide. Since Christmas films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday.

Figures are given in United States dollars (USD).

This list does not take into account country-by-country variations in release dates. Therefore, in some cases opening weekend grosses from many, or even most countries may not be included.

Rank Film Worldwide opening Year Ref[39]
1 How the Grinch Stole Christmas $55,082,330 2000 [40]
2 Elf $31,113,501 2003 [41]
3 The Grinch $67,752,855 2018 [1]
4 The Polar Express $24,341,868 2004 [42]
5 love actually $45,569,086 2003 [43]
6 nativity $2,443,493 2009 [44]
7 The Santa Clause 2 $29,008,696 2002 [45]
8 A Christmas Carol $30,051,075 2009 [46]
9 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms $20,352,491 2018 [13]
10 The Best Man Holiday $30,107,555 2013 [47]
11 Arthur Christmas $15,442,585 2011 [17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ "Home Alone". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ "Alvin And The Chipmunks". Box Office Mojo.
  4. ^ "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)". The Numbers.
  5. ^ "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  6. ^ "A Christmas Carol". Box Office Mojo.
  7. ^ "The Polar Express". Box Office Mojo.
  8. ^ "Love Actually". Box Office Mojo.
  9. ^ "Elf". Box Office Mojo.
  10. ^ "The Holiday". Box Office Mojo.
  11. ^ "The Santa Clause". Box Office Mojo.
  12. ^ "Daddy's Home 2". Box Office Mojo.
  13. ^ a b "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ^ "The Santa Clause 2". Box Office Mojo.
  15. ^ "Four Christmases". Box Office Mojo.
  16. ^ "Gremlins". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  17. ^ a b "Arthur Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  18. ^ "Die Hard". Box Office Mojo.
  19. ^ "A Bad Moms Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  20. ^ "Jingle All the Way". Box Office Mojo.
  21. ^ "Last Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  22. ^ "Office Christmas Party". Box Office Mojo.
  23. ^ "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause". Box Office Mojo.
  24. ^ "Fred Claus". Box Office Mojo.
  25. ^ "Christmas with the Kranks". Box Office Mojo.
  26. ^ "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  27. ^ "Bad Santa". Box Office Mojo.
  28. ^ "The Best Man Holiday". Box Office Mojo.
  29. ^ "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". Box Office Mojo.
  30. ^ "The Star". Box Office Mojo.
  31. ^ "Krampus". Box Office Mojo.
  32. ^ "Scrooged". Box Office Mojo.
  33. ^ "A Madea Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  34. ^ "This Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  35. ^ "Deck the Halls". Box Office Mojo.
  36. ^ "Miracle on 34th Street". Box Office Mojo.
  37. ^ "Almost Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  38. ^ "Love the Coopers". Box Office Mojo.
  39. ^ "All Time Worldwide Opening Records at the Box Office". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
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  41. ^ "Elf (2003) - Box Office Mojo". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  42. ^ "The Polar Express (2004) - Box Office Mojo". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  43. ^ "Four Christmas (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  44. ^ "Christmas with the Kranks (2004) - Box Office Mojo". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  45. ^ "The Santa Clause 2". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on August 19, 2015.
  46. ^ "A Christmas Carol (2009) (2009) - Box Office Mojo". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  47. ^ "The Best Man Holiday (2013) - Box Office Mojo". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
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