List of highest-grossing Christmas films
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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 1 May 2026 in theaters around the world.
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Studio | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Grinch | $540,826,718 | Universal | 2018 | [1] |
| 2 | Home Alone | $476,684,675 | 20th Century | 1990 | [2] |
| 3 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | $358,994,850 | 1992 | [3] | |
| 4 | Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $345,823,032 | Universal | 2000 | [4] |
| 5 | A Christmas Carol | $325,286,646 | Disney | 2009 | [5] |
| 6 | The Polar Express | $315,249,768 | Warner Bros. | 2004 | [6] |
| 7 | Batman Returns | $266,831,698 | 1992 | [7] | |
| 8 | Love Actually | $245,203,167 | Universal | 2003 | [8] |
| 9 | Die Hard 2 | $240,031,274 | 20th Century Fox | 1990 | [9] |
| 10 | Elf | $225,097,437 | New Line | 2003 | [10] |
| 11 | The Holiday | $205,850,134 | Sony / Universal | 2006 | [11] |
| 12 | The Santa Clause | $190,539,357 | Disney | 1994 | [12] |
| 13 | Red One | $184,894,014 | Amazon MGM | 2024 | [13] |
| 14 | While You Were Sleeping | $182,057,016 | Disney | 1995 | [14] |
| 15 | Daddy's Home 2 | $180,613,824 | Paramount | 2017 | [15] |
| 16 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | $173,961,069 | Disney | 2018 | [16] |
| 17 | The Santa Clause 2 | $172,855,065 | 2002 | [17] | |
| 18 | Four Christmases | $163,733,697 | Warner Bros./New Line | 2008 | [18] |
| 19 | Gremlins | $153,898,890 | Warner Bros. | 1984 | [19] |
| 20 | Arthur Christmas | $147,419,472 | Sony | 2011 | [20] |
| 21 | Die Hard | $141,603,197 | 20th Century | 1988 | [21] |
| 22 | A Bad Moms Christmas | $130,560,428 | Universal / STXfilms | 2017 | [22] |
| 23 | Jingle All the Way | $129,832,389 | 20th Century | 1996 | [23] |
| 24 | The Family Man | $124,745,083 | Universal | 2000 | [24] |
| 25 | Last Christmas | $121,550,750 | 2019 | [25] | |
| 26 | Why Him? | $118,102,725 | 20th Century | 2016 | [26] |
| 27 | Office Christmas Party | $114,501,299 | Paramount / DreamWorks | 2016 | [27] |
| 28 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $110,768,122 | Disney | 2006 | [28] |
| 29 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $102,366,815 | Warner Bros./New Line | 2009 | [29] |
| 30 | Fred Claus | $97,838,349 | Warner Bros. | 2007 | [30] |
| 31 | Christmas with the Kranks | $96,593,018 | Sony | 2004 | [31] |
| 32 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $95,514,188 | Disney | 1993 | [32] |
| 33 | The Family Stone | $92,884,429 | 20th Century | 2005 | [33] |
| 34 | Home Alone 3 | $79,082,515 | 1997 | [34] | |
| 35 | Serendipity | $77,516,304 | Miramax | 2001 | [35] |
| 36 | Violent Night | $76,492,442 | Universal | 2022 | [36] |
| 37 | Bad Santa | $76,488,889 | Sony / Dimension Films | 2003 | [37] |
| 38 | The Best Man Holiday | $72,835,710 | Universal | 2013 | [38] |
| 39 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $71,319,526 | Warner Bros. | 1989 | [39] |
| 40 | The Star | $62,812,974 | Sony / Affirm Films | 2017 | [40] |
| 41 | Krampus | $61,548,707 | Universal | 2015 | [41] |
| 42 | Scrooged | $60,328,558 | Paramount | 1988 | [42] |
| 43 | A Madea Christmas | $53,396,354 | Lionsgate | 2015 | [43] |
| 44 | Just Friends | $50,912,434 | New Line | 2005 | [44] |
| 45 | This Christmas | $49,778,552 | Sony | 2007 | [45] |
| 46 | Deck the Halls | $47,231,070 | 20th Century | 2006 | [46] |
| 47 | Miracle on 34th Street | $46,264,384 | 1994 | [47] | |
| 48 | Almost Christmas | $42,580,920 | Universal | 2016 | [48] |
| 49 | Love the Coopers | $42,426,912 | Lionsgate / CBS Films | 2016 | [49] |
| 50 | The Holdovers | $38,283,988 | Universal | 2023 | [50] |
Highest-grossing Christmas film franchises
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. How The Grinch Stole Christmas! follows closely behind with $872.6 million and an average of $436.2 million.
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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.
| Rank | Film | Worldwide opening | Year | Ref[51] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Grinch | $67,752,855 | 2018 | [1] |
| 2 | Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $55,082,330 | 2000 | [52] |
| 3 | Love Actually | $45,569,086 | 2003 | [53] |
| 4 | Red One | $32,106,112 | 2024 | [54] |
| 5 | Elf | $31,113,501 | 2003 | [55] |
| 6 | The Best Man Holiday | $30,107,555 | 2013 | [56] |
| 7 | A Christmas Carol | $30,051,075 | 2009 | [57] |
| 8 | The Santa Clause 2 | $29,008,696 | 2002 | [58] |
| 9 | The Polar Express | $24,341,868 | 2004 | [59] |
| 10 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | $20,352,491 | 2018 | [16] |
| 11 | Arthur Christmas | $15,442,585 | 2011 | [60] |