How the Grinch Made a Lot of Green
It's often debated around this time of year - what is the best Christmas movie of all time?
Everyone has their favorite, and often times for their own personal reasons; we're not going to try to sway you towards one classic holiday flick over the next, however you might find the following a bit interesting...seems the Grinch stole Christmas and the greenbacks in your wallet!
So tell us, what are you favorites? Do you like the classics, like It's a Wonderful Life or more of the modern touch like Elf - the smart move for your Ugly Christmas Sweater Party is to make a nice mix of them all - here are some ideas!
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross /Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | ||
| 1 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Uni. | $260,044,825 | 3,256 | $55,082,330 | 3,127 | 11/17/00 |
| 2 | The Polar Express | WB | $183,373,735 | 3,650 | $23,323,463 | 3,650 | 11/10/04 |
| 3 | Elf | NL | $173,398,518 | 3,381 | $31,113,501 | 3,337 | 11/7/03 |
| 4 | The Santa Clause | BV | $144,833,357 | 2,388 | $19,321,992 | 2,183 | 11/11/94 |
| 5 | The Santa Clause 2 | BV | $139,236,327 | 3,352 | $29,008,696 | 3,350 | 11/1/02 |
| 6 | A Christmas Carol (2009) | BV | $137,855,863 | 3,683 | $30,051,075 | 3,683 | 11/6/09 |
| 7 | Four Christmases | WB (NL) | $120,146,040 | 3,540 | $31,069,826 | 3,310 | 11/26/08 |
| 8 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | BV | $84,500,122 | 3,458 | $19,504,038 | 3,458 | 11/3/06 |
| 9 | Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas | BV | $75,082,668 | 1,671 | $191,232 | 2 | 10/15/93 |
| 10 | Christmas with the Kranks | SonR | $73,780,539 | 3,416 | $21,570,867 | 3,393 | 11/24/04 |