# List of highest-grossing Christmas films

The following is a page of the highest-grossing Christmas-themed films.

## Highest-grossing Christmas films

    † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 14 February 2025 in theaters around the world.
| Rank | Title | Gross | Year |
| 1 | The Grinch | $538,920,602 | 2018 |
| 2 | Home Alone | $476,684,675 | 1990 |
| 3 | Alvin And The Chipmunks | $365,352,546 | 2007 |
| 4 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | $358,994,850 | 1992 |
| 5 | Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | $345,823,032 | 2000 |
| 6 | A Christmas Carol | $325,286,646 | 2009 |
| 7 | The Polar Express | $315,249,768 | 2004 |
| 8 | Batman Returns | $266,831,698 | 1992 |
| 9 | Love Actually | $245,203,167 | 2003 |
| 10 | Die Hard 2 | $240,031,274 | 1990 |
| 11 | Elf | $225,097,437 | 2003 |
| 12 | The Holiday | $205,850,134 | 2006 |
| 13 | The Santa Clause | $190,539,357 | 1994 |
| 14 | Red One | $184,894,014 | 2024 |
| 15 | While You Were Sleeping | $182,057,016 | 1995 |
| 16 | Daddy's Home 2 | $180,613,824 | 2017 |
| 17 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | $173,961,069 | 2018 |
| 18 | The Santa Clause 2 | $172,855,065 | 2002 |
| 19 | Four Christmases | $163,733,697 | 2008 |
| 20 | Gremlins | $153,898,890 | 1984 |
| 21 | Arthur Christmas | $147,419,472 | 2011 |
| 22 | Die Hard | $141,603,197 | 1988 |
| 23 | A Bad Moms Christmas | $130,560,428 | 2017 |
| 24 | Jingle All the Way | $129,832,389 | 1996 |
| 25 | The Family Man | $124,745,083 | 2000 |
| 26 | Last Christmas | $121,550,750 | 2019 |
| 27 | Why Him? | $118,102,725 | 2016 |
| 28 | Office Christmas Party | $114,501,299 | 2016 |
| 29 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $110,768,122 | 2006 |
| 30 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $102,366,815 | 2009 |
| 31 | Fred Claus | $97,838,349 | 2007 |
| 32 | Christmas with the Kranks | $96,593,018 | 2004 |
| 33 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $95,514,188 | 1993 |
| 34 | The Family Stone | $92,884,429 | 2005 |
| 35 | Home Alone 3 | $79,082,515 | 1997 |
| 36 | Serendipity | $77,516,304 | 2001 |
| 37 | Violent Night | $76,492,442 | 2022 |
| 38 | Bad Santa | $76,488,889 | 2003 |
| 39 | The Best Man Holiday | $72,835,710 | 2013 |
| 40 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $71,319,526 | 1989 |
| 41 | The Star | $62,812,974 | 2017 |
| 42 | Krampus | $61,548,707 | 2015 |
| 43 | Scrooged | $60,328,558 | 1988 |
| 44 | A Madea Christmas | $53,396,354 | 2015 |
| 45 | Just Friends | $50,912,434 | 2005 |
| 46 | This Christmas | $49,778,552 | 2007 |
| 47 | Deck the Halls | $47,231,070 | 2006 |
| 48 | Miracle on 34th Street | $46,264,384 | 1994 |
| 49 | Almost Christmas | $42,580,920 | 2016 |
| 50 | Love the Coopers | $42,426,912 | 2016 |

## 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.
| Rank | Series | Total worldwide box office | No. of films | Average of films | Highest-grossing film |
| 1 | Home Alone | $914,762,040 |
| 1 | Home Alone (1990) | $476,684,675 |
| 2 | Lost in New York (1992) | $358,994,850 |
| 3 | Home Alone 3 (1997) | $79,082,515 |
| 2 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | $872,583,664 | 2 | $436,291,832 | The Grinch ($526,760,632) |
| 1 | The Grinch (2018) | $526,760,632 |
| 2 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | $345,823,032 |
| 3 | The Santa Clause | $470,125,976 |
| 1 | The Santa Clause (1994) | $189,800,000 |
| 2 | The Santa Clause 2 (2002) | $172,825,854 |
| 3 | The Escape Clause (2006) | $107,500,122 |
| 4 | Die Hard | $381,634,471 | 2 | $190,817,236 | Die Hard 2 ($240,031,274) |
| 1 | Die Hard 2 (1990) | $240,031,274 |
| 2 | Die Hard (1988) | $141,603,197 |
| 5 | Bad Santa | $100,568,157 | 2 | $50,284,079 | Bad Santa ($76,488,889) |
| 1 | Bad Santa (2003) | $76,488,889 |
| 2 | Bad Santa 2 (2016) | $24,079,268 |
| 6 | Nativity | $38,341,737 |
| 1 | Danger in the Manger (2012) | $14,433,981 |
| 2 | Dude, Where's My Donkey? (2014) | $11,283,866 |
| 3 | Nativity! (2009) | $8,494,434 |
| 4 | Rocks! This Ain't No Silent Night (2018) | $4,129,456 |
| 7 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | $2,745,848 |
| 1 | Silent Night, Deadly Night (1983) | $2,491,460 |
| 2 | Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) | $154,323 |
| 3 | Silent Night (2012) | $100,065 |

## 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 |
| 1 | The Grinch | $67,752,855 | 2018 |
| 2 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $55,082,330 | 2000 |
| 3 | Love Actually | $45,569,086 | 2003 |
| 4 | Red One | $32,106,112 | 2024 |
| 5 | Elf | $31,113,501 | 2003 |
| 6 | The Best Man Holiday | $30,107,555 | 2013 |
| 7 | A Christmas Carol | $30,051,075 | 2009 |
| 8 | The Santa Clause 2 | $29,008,696 | 2002 |
| 9 | The Polar Express | $24,341,868 | 2004 |
| 10 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | $20,352,491 | 2018 |