Po avoid painful conversations about politics or the Covid-19, why not end New Years Eve with a movie about the holiday season? On this Friday, December 24, here is the ranking of the most profitable Christmas films in history, proposed by our colleagues from 20 minutes and Statista.
Unsurprisingly, the famous film The Grinch climbs to the first place of the podium. The 2018 version, directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier, is the highest-grossing film globally. It brought in $ 512.6 million, according to Box Office Mojo. This animated film is an adaptation of Theodor Seuss’ short story Geisel, The Grinch who wanted to spoil Christmas. The 2000 version, directed by Ron Howard, is, meanwhile, ranked fourth, with $ 345.4 million in revenue.
Mom I missed the plane ! grossed $ 472.7 million
If you are alone during the holidays, due to recent contamination with the Omicron variant or for other reasons, the films Mom I missed the plane ! and Mom, I missed the plane again!, might give you some comfort. The two films are placed in second and third positions. This famous American family comedy directed by Chris Columbus stars Kevin, an 8-year-old child, forgotten during the holiday season at his home while his family went on vacation to Paris. The cult film grossed $ 472.7 million and the sequel, Mom, I missed the plane again!, reached 359 million in revenue.
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Scrooge’s Funny Christmas, directed by Robert Zemeckis, comes in fifth place in the standings. The animated film, which is one of the many adaptations of the tale A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, brought in $ 325.3 million, followed closely by The express hub, with 313.9 million in revenue. In seventh and eighth places are Elf ($ 223.3 million) and Super christmas ($ 189.8 million).