List of highest-grossing Christmas films
The following is a page of the highest-grossing Christmas-themed films .
Highest-grossing Christmas films
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† Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 8 November 2024 in theaters around the world .
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
Batman Returns
$266,831,698
1992
[ 8]
9
Love Actually
$245,203,167
2003
[ 9]
10
Die Hard 2
$240,031,274
1990
[ 10]
11
Elf
$225,097,437
2003
[ 11]
12
The Holiday
$205,850,134
2006
[ 12]
13
The Santa Clause
$190,539,357
1994
[ 13]
14
While You Were Sleeping
$182,057,016
1995
[ 14]
15
Daddy's Home 2
$180,613,824
2017
[ 15]
16
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
$173,961,069
2018
[ 16]
17
The Santa Clause 2
$172,855,065
2002
[ 17]
18
Four Christmases
$163,733,697
2008
[ 18]
19
Gremlins
$153,898,890
1984
[ 19]
20
Arthur Christmas
$147,419,472
2011
[ 20]
21
Die Hard
$141,603,197
1988
[ 21]
22
A Bad Moms Christmas
$130,560,428
2017
[ 22]
23
Jingle All the Way
$129,832,389
1996
[ 23]
24
The Family Man
$124,745,083
2000
[ 24]
25
Last Christmas
$121,550,750
2019
[ 25]
26
Why Him?
$118,102,725
2016
[ 26]
27
Office Christmas Party
$114,501,299
2016
[ 27]
28
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
$110,768,122
2006
[ 28]
29
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
$102,366,815
2009
[ 29]
30
Fred Claus
$97,838,349
2007
[ 30]
31
Christmas with the Kranks
$96,593,018
2004
[ 31]
32
The Nightmare Before Christmas †
$95,514,188
1993
[ 32]
33
The Family Stone
$92,884,429
2005
[ 33]
34
Serendipity
$77,516,304
2001
[ 34]
35
Violent Night
$76,492,442
2022
[ 35]
36
Bad Santa
$76,488,889
2003
[ 36]
37
The Best Man Holiday
$72,835,710
2013
[ 37]
38
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
$71,319,526
1989
[ 38]
39
The Star
$62,812,974
2017
[ 39]
40
Krampus
$61,548,707
2015
[ 40]
41
Scrooged
$60,328,558
1988
[ 41]
42
A Madea Christmas
$53,396,354
2015
[ 42]
43
Just Friends
$50,912,434
2005
[ 43]
44
This Christmas
$49,778,552
2007
[ 44]
45
Deck the Halls
$47,231,070
2006
[ 45]
46
Miracle on 34th Street
$46,264,384
1994
[ 46]
47
Almost Christmas
$42,580,920
2016
[ 47]
48
Love the Coopers
$42,426,912
2016
[ 48]
49
The Holdovers
$38,283,988
2023
[ 49]
50
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
$36,192,775
2011
[ 50]
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 [§]
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Rank
Series
Total worldwide box office
No. of films
Average of films
Highest-grossing film
1
Home Alone
$914,762,040
3
$304,920,680
Home Alone ($476,684,675)
1
Home Alone (1990)
$476,684,675
2
Lost in New York (1992)
$358,994,850
3
Home Alone 3 (1997)
$79,082,515
2
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
$872,583,664
2
$436,291,832
The Grinch ($526,760,632)
1
The Grinch (2018)
$526,760,632
2
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
$345,823,032
3
The Santa Clause
$470,125,976
3
$156,708,659
The Santa Clause ($189,800,000)
1
The Santa Clause (1994)
$189,800,000
2
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
$172,825,854
3
The Escape Clause (2006)
$107,500,122
4
Die Hard
$381,634,471
2
$190,817,236
Die Hard 2 ($240,031,274)
1
Die Hard 2 (1990)
$240,031,274
2
Die Hard (1988)
$141,603,197
5
Bad Santa
$100,568,157
2
$50,284,079
Bad Santa ($76,488,889)
1
Bad Santa (2003)
$76,488,889
2
Bad Santa 2 (2016)
$24,079,268
6
Nativity
$38,341,737
4
$9,585,434
Danger in the Manger ($14,433,981)
1
Danger in the Manger (2012)
$14,433,981
2
Dude, Where's My Donkey? (2014)
$11,283,866
3
Nativity! (2009)
$8,494,434
4
Rocks! This Ain't No Silent Night (2018)
$4,129,456
7
Silent Night, Deadly Night
$2,745,848
3
$915,283
Silent Night, Deadly Night ($2,491,460)
1
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1983)
$2,491,460
2
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
$154,323
3
Silent Night (2012)
$100,065
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[ 51]
1
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
$55,082,330
2000
[ 52]
2
Elf
$31,113,501
2003
[ 53]
3
The Grinch
$67,752,855
2018
[ 1]
4
The Polar Express
$24,341,868
2004
[ 54]
5
Love Actually
$45,569,086
2003
[ 55]
6
Nativity!
$2,443,493
2009
[ 56]
7
The Santa Clause 2
$29,008,696
2002
[ 57]
8
A Christmas Carol
$30,051,075
2009
[ 58]
9
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
$20,352,491
2018
[ 16]
10
The Best Man Holiday
$30,107,555
2013
[ 59]
11
Arthur Christmas
$15,442,585
2011
[ 20]
See also
References
^ a b "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Home Alone" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Alvin And The Chipmunks" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)" . The Numbers .
^ "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "A Christmas Carol" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Polar Express" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Batman Returns" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Love Actually" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Die Hard 2" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Elf" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Holiday" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Santa Clause" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "While You Were Sleeping" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Daddy's Home 2" . Box Office Mojo .
^ a b "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Santa Clause 2" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Four Christmases" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Gremlins" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2023-11-23 .
^ a b "Arthur Christmas" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Die Hard" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "A Bad Moms Christmas" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Jingle All the Way" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Family Man" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Last Christmas" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Why Him?" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Office Christmas Party" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Fred Claus" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Christmas with the Kranks" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Nightmare Before Christmas" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Family Stone" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Serendipity" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Violent Night" .
^ "Bad Santa" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Best Man Holiday" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Star" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Krampus" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Scrooged" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "A Madea Christmas" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Just Friends" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "This Christmas" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Deck the Halls" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Miracle on 34th Street" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Almost Christmas" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "Love the Coopers" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "The Holdovers" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas" . Box Office Mojo .
^ "All Time Worldwide Opening Records at the Box Office" . www.boxofficemojo.com . Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2014-10-12 .
^ "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Box Office Mojo" . September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
^ "Elf (2003) - Box Office Mojo" . September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
^ "The Polar Express (2004) - Box Office Mojo" . September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
^ "Four Christmas (2019)" . Box Office Mojo . Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "Christmas with the Kranks (2004) - Box Office Mojo" . September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
^ "The Santa Clause 2" . September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on August 19, 2015.
^ "A Christmas Carol (2009) (2009) - Box Office Mojo" . September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
^ "The Best Man Holiday (2013) - Box Office Mojo" . September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.