Top 15 Holiday Movies Of All Time

[tzarinna]

Forbes

The holidays are a huge money-making time for the movie studios, and it seems like there's a new favorite every year. Here's a list of the 15 highest-grossing holiday movies. While there are a bunch of new favorites on the list, there are some oldies but goodies too. The data, compiled by Hollywood.com, is adjusted for inflation.

In no certain order.


The Nightmare Before Christmas

Studio: Buena Vista

Release day: Oct. 13, 1993

Domestic gross: $50,379,629

Tim Burton's cartoon featured the voices of Paul Reubens and Catherine O'Hara.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



Love Actually

Studio: Universal

Release day: Nov. 7, 2003

Domestic gross: $59,365,105

The all-star cast of the holiday-themed romantic comedy included Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley and Hugh Grant.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



Bad Santa

Studio: Miramax

Release day: Nov. 28, 2003

Domestic gross: $60,057,639

Billie Bob Thornton starred in a Christmas movie? Well, consider the movie.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



Grumpy Old Men

Studio: Warner Bros.

Release day: Dec. 25, 1993

Domestic gross: $69,768,417

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Daryl Hannah starred.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



Scrooged

Studio: Paramount

Release day: Nov. 25, 1988

Domestic gross: $60,324,558

Bill Murray played the evil Frank Cross in Scrooged.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



Grumpier Old Men

Studio: Warner Bros.

Release day: Dec. 22, 1995

Domestic gross: $71,49,832

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret starred.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



Christmas with the Kranks

Studio: Sony

Release date: Nov. 24, 2004

Domestic gross: $73,780,539

Tim Allen must really love Christmas movies. Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd starred.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Studio: Buena Vista

Release date: Nov. 3, 2006

Domestic gross: $79,882,347

And, of course, star Tim Allen returned for the third installment.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



Cheaper By the Dozen

Studio: Fox

Release date: Dec. 25, 2003

Domestic gross: $138,614,544

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt played the proud parents of a large brood.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



The Santa Clause 2

Studio: Buena Vista

Release date: Nov. 1, 2002

Domestic gross: $139,225,854

Star Tim Allen returned for this Santa sequel.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)




The Santa Clause

Distributor: Buena Vista

Release date: Nov. 11, 1994

Domestic gross: $144,833,357

Tim Allen reportedly earned more than $13 million for the title role.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



Elf

Distributor: New Line

Release date: Nov. 7, 2003

Domestic gross: $173,381,405

This film enabled star Will Ferrell to buy lots of Christmas gifts. He made $7 million in up-front salary, $1 million backend and $2 million from DVD sales.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Distributor: Fox

Release date: Nov. 20, 1992

Domestic gross: $173,585,516

Macauley Culkin and Joe Pesci reprised their roles.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)



Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Distributor: Universal

Release date: Nov. 17, 2000

Domestic gross: $260,031,035

Jim Carrey reportedly earned more than $34.5 million for portraying the Grinch.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)


Home Alone

Distributor: Fox

Release date: Nov. 16, 1990

Domestic Gross: $285,761,243

Macauley Culkin reportedly earned about $5.5 million for Home Alone, the role that made him a household name.

(Source: Hollywood.com. Data is adjusted for inflation.)

[tzarinna]

Hmm,maybe I did get them in order.

[NewYorkSpider]

A Christmas Story didn't make it.

[tzarinna]

I guess it's too much of a underground cult classic.
Not mainstream at all.

[DACrowe]

Is this just box office b/c how the **** is Christmas with the Kranks on this and not some of the best classics?!

My list:

1. It's A Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Story
3. Home Alone
4. Christmas Vacation
5. A Christmas Carol (the George C. Scott one)
6. Love, Actually
7. Home Alone 2
8. Miracle on 34th Street (the original one)
9. Elf
10. The Santa Clause
11. Bad Santa
12. The Nightmare Before Christmas

There are others but I'll stop there as that is the best of the best (IMO).

[darwinwins]

christmas movies suck. besides, the classic everyone seems to miss in every list is the grinch.

[tzarinna]

It's top grossing,money wise.