List of highest-grossing Christmas films

The following is a page of the highest-grossing Christmas-themed films. The gross is not inflation adjusted.

Highest-grossing Christmas films

† Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 21 August 2026 in theaters around the world.
RankTitleWorldwide gross StudioYearRef
1The Grinch$552,976,825 Universal2018 [1]
2Home Alone$476,684,675 20th Century1990[2]
3Alvin and the Chipmunks$365,352,5462007[3]
4Home Alone 2: Lost in New York$358,994,8501992[4]
5Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas$350,474,504 Universal2000[5]
6A Christmas Carol$325,286,646 Disney2009[6]
7The Polar Express$315,249,768 Warner Bros.2004[7]
8Batman Returns$266,831,6981992[8]
9Love Actually$245,203,167 Universal2003[9]
10Die Hard 2$240,031,274 20th Century Fox1990[10]
11Elf$225,097,437 New Line2003[11]
12The Holiday$205,850,134 Sony / Universal2006[12]
13The Santa Clause$190,539,357 Disney1994[13]
14Red One$184,894,014 Amazon MGM2024[14]
15While You Were Sleeping$182,057,016 Disney1995[15]
16Daddy's Home 2$180,613,824 Paramount2017[16]
17The Nutcracker and the Four Realms$173,961,069 Disney2018[17]
18The Santa Clause 2$172,855,0652002[18]
19Four Christmases$163,733,697 Warner Bros./New Line2008[19]
20Gremlins$153,898,890 Warner Bros.1984[20]
21Arthur Christmas$147,419,472 Sony2011[21]
22Die Hard$141,603,197 20th Century1988[22]
23A Bad Moms Christmas$130,560,428 Universal / STXfilms2017[23]
24Jingle All the Way$129,832,389 20th Century1996[24]
25The Family Man$124,745,083 Universal2000[25]
26Last Christmas$121,550,7502019[26]
27Why Him?$118,102,725 20th Century2016[27]
28Office Christmas Party$114,501,299 Paramount / DreamWorks2016[28]
29The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause$110,768,122 Disney2006[29]
30The Nightmare Before Christmas$108,777,663 Disney1993[30]
31Ghosts of Girlfriends Past$102,366,815 Warner Bros./New Line2009[31]
32Fred Claus$97,838,349 Warner Bros.2007[32]
33Christmas with the Kranks$96,593,018 Sony2004[33]
34The Family Stone$92,884,429 20th Century2005[34]
35National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation$78,914,670 Warner Bros.1989[35]
36Serendipity$77,516,304 Miramax2001[36]
37Violent Night$76,492,442 Universal2022[37]
38Bad Santa$76,488,889 Sony / Dimension Films2003[38]
39The Best Man Holiday$72,835,710 Universal2013[39]
40The Star$62,812,974 Sony / Affirm Films2017[40]
41Krampus$61,548,707 Universal2015[41]
42Scrooged$60,328,558 Paramount1988[42]
43The Preacher's Wife$56,432,646Buena Vista Pictures1996[43]
44A Madea Christmas$53,396,354 Lionsgate2015[44]
45Just Friends$50,912,434 New Line2005[45]
46This Christmas$49,778,552 Sony2007[46]
47The Holdovers$48,828,052Universal2023[47]
49Deck the Halls$47,231,070 20th Century2006[48]
49Miracle on 34th Street$46,264,3841994[49]
50Almost Christmas$42,580,920 Universal2016[50]

Highest-grossing Christmas film franchises

The following is a list of highest-grossing Christmas film series and franchises. How the Grinch Stole Christmas tops the list with $866.6 million and also has the best average with $443.3 million. Home Alone follows closely behind with $835.6 million and an average of $417.8 million. While the first three Home Alone films had theatrical releases, the third film is excluded due to it not being set during Christmas.

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

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.

RankFilmWorldwide openingYearRef[51]
1The Grinch$67,752,8552018[1]
2Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas$55,082,3302000[52]
3Love Actually$45,569,0862003[53]
4Red One$32,106,1122024[54]
5Elf$31,113,5012003[55]
6The Best Man Holiday$30,107,5552013[56]
7A Christmas Carol$30,051,0752009[57]
8The Santa Clause 2$29,008,6962002[58]
9The Polar Express$24,341,8682004[59]
10The Nutcracker and the Four Realms$20,352,4912018[17]
11Arthur Christmas$15,442,5852011[60]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ↑ "Home Alone". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ↑ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0952640/
  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. ↑ "Batman Returns". Box Office Mojo.
  9. ↑ "Love Actually". Box Office Mojo.
  10. ↑ "Die Hard 2". Box Office Mojo.
  11. ↑ "Elf". Box Office Mojo.
  12. ↑ "The Holiday". Box Office Mojo.
  13. ↑ "The Santa Clause". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ↑ "Red One". Box Office Mojo.
  15. ↑ "While You Were Sleeping". Box Office Mojo.
  16. ↑ "Daddy's Home 2". Box Office Mojo.
  17. 1 2 "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms". Box Office Mojo.
  18. ↑ "The Santa Clause 2". Box Office Mojo.
  19. ↑ "Four Christmases". Box Office Mojo.
  20. ↑ "Gremlins". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  21. ↑ "Arthur Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  22. ↑ "Die Hard". Box Office Mojo.
  23. ↑ "A Bad Moms Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  24. ↑ "Jingle All the Way". Box Office Mojo.
  25. ↑ "The Family Man". Box Office Mojo.
  26. ↑ "Last Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  27. ↑ "Why Him?". Box Office Mojo.
  28. ↑ "Office Christmas Party". Box Office Mojo.
  29. ↑ "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause". Box Office Mojo.
  30. ↑ "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  31. ↑ "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past". Box Office Mojo.
  32. ↑ "Fred Claus". Box Office Mojo.
  33. ↑ "Christmas with the Kranks". Box Office Mojo.
  34. ↑ "The Family Stone". Box Office Mojo.
  35. ↑ "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". Box Office Mojo.
  36. ↑ "Serendipity". Box Office Mojo.
  37. ↑ "Violent Night".
  38. ↑ "Bad Santa". Box Office Mojo.
  39. ↑ "The Best Man Holiday". Box Office Mojo.
  40. ↑ "The Star". Box Office Mojo.
  41. ↑ "Krampus". Box Office Mojo.
  42. ↑ "Scrooged". Box Office Mojo.
  43. ↑ https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Preachers-Wife-The-(1996)
  44. ↑ "A Madea Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  45. ↑ "Just Friends". Box Office Mojo.
  46. ↑ "This Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  47. ↑ "The Holdovers". Box Office Mojo.
  48. ↑ "Deck the Halls". Box Office Mojo.
  49. ↑ "Miracle on 34th Street". Box Office Mojo.
  50. ↑ "Almost Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
  51. ↑ "All Time Worldwide Opening Records at the Box Office". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  52. ↑ "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Box Office Mojo". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  53. ↑ "Four Christmas (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  54. ↑ "Red One".
  55. ↑ "Elf (2003) - Box Office Mojo". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  56. ↑ "The Best Man Holiday (2013) - Box Office Mojo". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  57. ↑ "A Christmas Carol (2009) (2009) - Box Office Mojo". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  58. ↑ "The Santa Clause 2". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on August 19, 2015.
  59. ↑ "The Polar Express (2004) - Box Office Mojo". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  60. ↑ "Arthur Christmas". Box Office Mojo.
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