Want to know the Best Christmas Movies statistically speaking? Well that is what you are going to get here! Our movie database has ranked over 36,000 movies using box office grosses, critic reviews, audience voting and award recognition.
So a quick search through our database showed over 100 Christmas movies. The following table shows the Top 100 Christmas Movies from that search.
34 of the 100 Christmas movies crossed the $100 million adjusted domestic gross mark. So they were all box office hits.
59 of 100 Christmas movies had an Critic/Audience Rating of 60% or better. 17 of the 100 Christmas movies received at least one Oscar® nomination (all categories)….with 3 of the movies winning at one least one Oscar® (any category). Three of the movies on the table earned a Best Picture Oscar® nomination.
Christmas Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1946
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
AA Best Picture Nom
1947
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988
Die Hard (1988)
1947
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
AA Best Picture Nom
1944
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
1945
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
1984
Gremlins (1984)
1954
White Christmas (1954)
1995
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
2003
Elf (2003)
1951
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
1994
The Santa Clause (1994)
1990
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
1990
Home Alone (1990)
2004
The Polar Express (2004)
1989
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
1998
You've Got Mail (1998)
1934
Babes in Toyland (1934)
2009
A Christmas Carol (2009)
2018
The Grinch (2018)
1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
1940
Remember the Night (1940)
1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
2002
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
1940
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
2012
Rise of the Guardians (2012)
1940
Christmas in July (1940)
1954
Susan Slept Here (1954)
1961
Babes in Toyland (1961)
1988
Scrooged (1988)
2003
Bad Santa (2003)
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
2000
The Family Man (2000)
2003
Love Actually (2003)
2008
Four Christmases (2008)
1949
Holiday Affair (1949)
2011
Arthur Christmas (2011)
1970
Scrooge (1970)
1996
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
2005
The Family Stone (2005)
2001
Serendipity (2001)
2007
This Christmas (2007)
2022
Violent Night (2022)
2017
Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
2017
A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)
2011
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011)
1947
Christmas Eve (1947)
2019
Klaus (2019)
Netflix
2006
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
2015
The Night Before (2015)
2008
A Christmas Tale (2008)
1951
A Christmas Carol (1951)
2015
Krampus (2015)
1985
One Magic Christmas (1985)
1988
Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
1994
The Ref (1994)
1989
Prancer (1989)
1996
Jingle All the Way (1996)
2005
Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) (2005)
2019
Last Christmas (2019)
2016
Office Christmas Party (2016)
1983
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
1974
Black Christmas (1974)
2020
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
Netflix
2007
Fred Claus (2007)
2018
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
1994
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
2010
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
2022
A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
1985
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
2022
Spirited (2022)
Apple TV
2014
Happy Christmas (2014)
2002
Friday After Next (2002)
1990
The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
2008
Lovely, Still (2008)
2005
Just Friends (2005)
1986
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)
2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
2012
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)
2001
Christmas in the Clouds (2005)
1996
Will It Snow for Christmas? (1996)
2023
Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night (2023)
2020
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
Netflix
1998
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
2008
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
1991
All I Want for Christmas (1991)
1984
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
2020
Fatman (2020)
2013
The Christmas Candle (2013)
2006
Christmas at Maxwell's (2006)
2006
Deck the Halls (2006)
1998
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998)
1998
Jack Frost (1998)
2000
Reindeer Games (2000)
2022
The Noel Diary (2022)
Netflix
1969
The Christmas Tree (1969)
2016
Bad Santa 2 (2016)
2015
Christmas Eve (2015)
2023
Candy Cane Lane (2023)
Amazon
2013
Black Nativity (2013)
2013
All Is Bright (2013)
2007
Christmas in Wonderland (2007)
1994
Mixed Nuts (1994)
2014
A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)
2023
Genie (2023)
Peacock 
2006
Black Christmas (2006)
2007
The Perfect Holiday (2007)
2021
Ace & the Christmas Miracle (2021)
Limited Release
1994
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
2004
Surviving Christmas (2004)
1996
Santa with Muscles (1996)
1964
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
2014
Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas (2014)
Christmas Movies Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Christmas Movies movies by the stars of the movie
- Sort Christmas Movies movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Christmas Movies movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Christmas Movies movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Christmas Movie received.
- Sort Christmas Movies movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Stewart & Donna Reed |
8.90 | 274.7 | 274.70 | 27 | 94 | 05 / 00 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Miracle on 34th Street (1947) AA Best Picture Nom |
Edmund Gwenn & Maureen O'Hara |
7.20 | 208.7 | 208.70 | 35 | 86 | 04 / 03 | 99.5 | |
| 4 | Die Hard (1988) | Bruce Willis | 83.00 | 217.7 | 369.20 | 7 | 89 | 04 / 00 | 99.0 | |
| 3 | The Bishop's Wife (1947) AA Best Picture Nom |
Cary Grant & David Niven |
9.40 | 272.5 | 363.00 | 20 | 78 | 05 / 01 | 98.8 | |
| 5 | Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) | Judy Garland & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
13.60 | 458.2 | 626.60 | 4 | 83 | 04 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 6 | Christmas in Connecticut (1945) | Barbara Stanwyck | 9.10 | 288.3 | 363.90 | 22 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 7 | Gremlins (1984) | Zach Galligan | 152.70 | 489.8 | 489.80 | 4 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 8 | White Christmas (1954) | Bing Crosby & Danny Kaye |
27.10 | 636.1 | 636.10 | 1 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 9 | While You Were Sleeping (1995) | Sandra Bullock | 81.10 | 200.9 | 451.20 | 15 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 9 | Elf (2003) | Will Ferrell & James Caan |
173.40 | 310.0 | 394.10 | 7 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 11 | The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) | Bob Hope | 9.40 | 203.3 | 203.30 | 12 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 10 | The Santa Clause (1994) | Tim Allen | 144.80 | 382.7 | 501.60 | 4 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 13 | Edward Scissorhands (1990) | Johnny Depp | 56.40 | 143.6 | 219.20 | 20 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 13 | Home Alone (1990) | Macaulay Culkin & John Candy |
285.80 | 728.3 | 1,360.30 | 1 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 13 | The Polar Express (2004) | Tom Hanks | 186.50 | 323.7 | 539.20 | 8 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 16 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) | Chevy Chase | 71.30 | 193.7 | 193.70 | 15 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 17 | You've Got Mail (1998) | Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan |
115.80 | 266.2 | 576.50 | 13 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 20 | Babes in Toyland (1934) | Laurel and Hardy | 3.10 | 147.3 | 147.30 | 14 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 20 | A Christmas Carol (2009) | Jim Carrey & Gary Oldman |
137.90 | 198.1 | 467.50 | 20 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 20 | The Grinch (2018) | Benedict Cumberbatch | 270.60 | 320.2 | 605.00 | 7 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 23 | The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) | Danny Elfman & Chris Sarandon |
50.00 | 130.2 | 188.50 | 27 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 22 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | Jim Carrey | 260.00 | 520.1 | 690.30 | 1 | 54 | 03 / 01 | 91.6 | |
| 25 | Remember the Night (1940) | Barbara Stanwyck & Fred MacMurray |
2.90 | 110.1 | 110.10 | 51 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 23 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) | Macaulay Culkin & Written by John Hughes |
173.60 | 450.9 | 932.50 | 2 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 25 | The Santa Clause 2 (2002) | Tim Allen | 139.20 | 258.8 | 321.30 | 16 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 26 | The Shop Around the Corner (1940) | James Stewart | 2.40 | 92.4 | 92.40 | 81 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 28 | Rise of the Guardians (2012) | Chris Pine & Hugh Jackman |
103.40 | 140.0 | 411.30 | 31 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 27 | Christmas in July (1940) | Dick Powell | 2.90 | 109.9 | 109.90 | 57 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 29 | Susan Slept Here (1954) | Debbie Reynolds & Dick Powell |
6.40 | 149.0 | 149.00 | 51 | 64 | 02 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 31 | Babes in Toyland (1961) | Annette Funicello | 13.10 | 191.5 | 191.50 | 12 | 50 | 02 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 32 | Scrooged (1988) | Bill Murray & Robert Mitchum |
60.30 | 158.2 | 158.20 | 13 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 30 | Bad Santa (2003) | Billy Bob Thornton | 60.10 | 107.4 | 107.40 | 48 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 33 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) | Anne Harding & Charles Ruggles |
3.40 | 98.4 | 98.40 | 99 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 35 | The Family Man (2000) | Nicolas Cage & Jeremy Piven |
75.80 | 151.6 | 249.50 | 30 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 34 | Love Actually (2003) | Hugh Grant & Liam Neeson |
59.70 | 106.7 | 441.50 | 49 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 36 | Four Christmases (2008) | Reese Witherspoon & Vince Vaughn |
120.10 | 180.4 | 245.80 | 22 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 37 | Holiday Affair (1949) | Robert Mitchum & Janet Leigh |
3.50 | 87.0 | 113.20 | 105 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 36 | Arthur Christmas (2011) | James McAvoy & Jim Broadbent |
46.50 | 63.2 | 200.40 | 70 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 38 | Scrooge (1970) | Albert Finney & Alec Guinness |
9.10 | 63.2 | 63.20 | 37 | 75 | 04 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 42 | The Preacher's Wife (1996) | Denzel Washington & Directed by Penny Marshall |
48.10 | 117.3 | 117.30 | 33 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 40 | The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) | Michael Caine | 27.30 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 47 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 41 | The Family Stone (2005) | Diane Keaton & Luke Wilson |
60.10 | 101.2 | 101.20 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 44 | Serendipity (2001) | John Cusack | 50.30 | 96.0 | 147.90 | 52 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 43 | This Christmas (2007) | Idris Elba | 49.10 | 77.0 | 78.00 | 54 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 45 | Violent Night (2022) | David Harbour & John Leguizamo |
50.00 | 51.2 | 78.40 | 33 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 47 | Daddy's Home 2 (2017) | Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg |
104.00 | 125.0 | 217.10 | 30 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 46 | A Bad Moms Christmas (2017) | Mila Kunis & Susan Sarandon |
72.10 | 86.7 | 155.70 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 48 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011) | Kal Penn & John Cho |
35.10 | 47.7 | 49.20 | 93 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 50 | Christmas Eve (1947) | Randolph Scott & Joan Blondell |
2.70 | 78.7 | 78.70 | 122 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 48 | Klaus (2019) Netflix |
J.K. Simmons | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 312 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 51 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) | Tim Allen & Kevin Spacey |
84.50 | 138.4 | 181.50 | 25 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 51 | The Night Before (2015) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Seth Rogen |
43.00 | 55.0 | 67.00 | 63 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 52 | A Christmas Tale (2008) | Catherine Deneuve & Jean-Paul Roussillon |
1.10 | 1.6 | 10.00 | 204 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 54 | A Christmas Carol (1951) | Alastair Sim | 0.90 | 20.0 | 20.00 | 211 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 55 | Krampus (2015) | Adam Scott | 42.70 | 54.6 | 78.70 | 64 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 56 | One Magic Christmas (1985) | Mary Steenburgen | 13.70 | 41.5 | 41.50 | 65 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 58 | Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) | Jim Varney | 28.20 | 74.0 | 74.00 | 38 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 57 | The Ref (1994) | Denis Leary & Kevin Spacey |
11.40 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 104 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 57 | Prancer (1989) | Sam Elliott | 18.60 | 50.5 | 50.50 | 56 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 61 | Jingle All the Way (1996) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Rita Wilson |
60.60 | 147.8 | 316.70 | 22 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 60 | Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) (2005) | Diane Kruger | 1.10 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 209 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 63.2 | |
| 64 | Last Christmas (2019) | Emilia Clarke & Emma Thompson |
35.20 | 41.4 | 143.00 | 74 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 65 | Office Christmas Party (2016) | Jason Bateman & Jennifer Aniston |
54.80 | 68.3 | 142.70 | 63 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 62 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) | David Bowie | 2.30 | 7.9 | 7.90 | 111 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 64 | Black Christmas (1974) | Olivia Hussey & Margot Kidder |
2.60 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 96 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 66 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020) Netflix |
Forest Whitaker | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 135 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 67 | Fred Claus (2007) | Vince Vaughn & Kevin Spacey |
72.00 | 112.8 | 153.30 | 37 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 68 | The Christmas Chronicles (2018) | Kurt Russell & Goldie Hawn |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 437 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 68 | Miracle on 34th Street (1994) | Richard Attenborough | 17.30 | 45.8 | 122.20 | 82 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 69 | Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) | Peeter Jakobi | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 227 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 71 | A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) | Peter Billingsley | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 237 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.9 | |
| 72 | The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) | Dan Stevens & Christopher Plummer |
5.70 | 6.8 | 9.70 | 137 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 75 | Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) | Dudley Moore & John Lithgow |
23.70 | 72.0 | 72.00 | 38 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 74 | Spirited (2022) Apple TV |
Will Ferrell & Ryan Reynolds |
1.00 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 122 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 75 | Happy Christmas (2014) | Anna Kendrick | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 358 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 78 | Friday After Next (2002) | Ice Cube | 33.30 | 61.8 | 61.80 | 79 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 77 | The Nutcracker Prince (1990) | Kiefer Sutherland | 1.80 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 155 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 78 | Lovely, Still (2008) | Elizabeth Banks & Martin Landau |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.30 | 273 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 79 | Just Friends (2005) | Ryan Reynolds & Amy Smart |
32.60 | 54.9 | 85.80 | 87 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 80 | Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986) | Hugh Bigney | 0.80 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 176 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 82 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) | Keira Knightley & Morgan Freeman |
54.90 | 64.9 | 205.80 | 51 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 80 | The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012) | Edward Burns | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 359 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 81 | Christmas in the Clouds (2005) | Timothy Vahle | 0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 253 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 83 | Will It Snow for Christmas? (1996) | Dominique Reymond | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 262 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.8 | |
| 86 | Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night (2023) | Sara Anne | 4.70 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 122 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 84 | The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020) Netflix |
Kurt Russell & Goldie Hawn |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 226 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.7 | |
| 86 | I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) | Jonathan Taylor Thomas | 12.20 | 28.1 | 28.10 | 109 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 34.9 | |
| 88 | Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) | John Leguizamo | 7.50 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 156 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 89 | All I Want for Christmas (1991) | Lauren Bacall & Jamey Sheridan |
14.80 | 37.9 | 37.90 | 79 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 33.7 | |
| 91 | Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) | Lilyan Chauvin & Horror |
2.50 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 131 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 90 | Fatman (2020) | Mel Gibson | 0.20 | 0.2 | 0.50 | 77 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 90 | The Christmas Candle (2013) | Hans Matheson | 2.30 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 162 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 91 | Christmas at Maxwell's (2006) | Andrew May | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 394 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.3 | |
| 93 | Deck the Halls (2006) | Danny DeVito | 35.10 | 57.5 | 77.40 | 88 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 95 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998) | John Goodman | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 239 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
| 97 | Jack Frost (1998) | Michael Keaton & Kelly Preston |
34.60 | 79.4 | 79.40 | 58 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 22.2 | |
| 98 | Reindeer Games (2000) | Ben Affleck & Charlize Theron |
23.40 | 46.7 | 64.30 | 90 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | |
| 96 | The Noel Diary (2022) Netflix |
Bonnie Bedelia | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 196 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | |
| 99 | The Christmas Tree (1969) | William Holden & Virna Lisi |
1.30 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 127 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 98 | Bad Santa 2 (2016) | Billy Bob Thornton | 17.80 | 22.2 | 29.10 | 117 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 101 | Christmas Eve (2015) | Patrick Stewart | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 221 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.7 | |
| 102 | Candy Cane Lane (2023) Amazon |
Eddie Murphy | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 229 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.0 | |
| 103 | Black Nativity (2013) | Forest Whitaker & Angela Bassett |
7.00 | 9.3 | 9.90 | 141 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 104 | All Is Bright (2013) | Paul Rudd & Paul Giamatti |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 261 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.8 | |
| 105 | Christmas in Wonderland (2007) | Patrick Swayze | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 362 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.4 | |
| 107 | Mixed Nuts (1994) | Adam Sandler & Steve Martin |
6.80 | 18.0 | 18.00 | 134 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 106 | A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014) | Robin Williams | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 333 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.4 | |
| 108 | Genie (2023) Peacock |
Melissa McCarthy | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 288 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 109 | Black Christmas (2006) | Oliver Hudson | 16.30 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 127 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 6.4 | |
| 110 | The Perfect Holiday (2007) | Gabrielle Union | 5.80 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 164 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 | |
| 111 | Ace & the Christmas Miracle (2021) Limited Release |
Jon Lovitz | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 222 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.1 | |
| 112 | Trapped in Paradise (1994) | Nicolas Cage | 6.00 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 138 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 113 | Surviving Christmas (2004) | Ben Affleck | 11.70 | 20.2 | 26.20 | 135 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 1.2 | |
| 114 | Santa with Muscles (1996) | Mila Kunis & Hulk Hogan |
0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 240 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 0.8 | |
| 115 | Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) | Glenville Mareth | 0.50 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 146 | 23 | 00 / 00 | 0.3 | |
| 116 | Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas (2014) | Kirk Cameron | 2.80 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 161 | 15 | 00 / 00 | 0.0 |
So there you go…..our Top 15 Christmas Movies Statistically Speaking. Have we forgotten a movie? ….probably…..our database is big…..but it only has ranked about 15% of all the movies ever made. So we know we do not have all of the Christmas movies ranked. But we fell this is a pretty good list….and ultimately it is our way to say…we hope everybody has a wonderful and safe holiday….and thanks for all the support on our webpages over the years. So it is almost time for me, the 6 year old, and the 9 year old to sit down and watch Bruce Willis kill some terrorists, step on broken glass and blow up a massive building….nothing better than watching Christmas movies with the kids on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas everybody!
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HI BRUCE
1. White Christmas is not only my favourite Xmas movie but is in contention with the likes of Shane as my all-time favorite movie of any kind even though Bing although likeable is not one of my top idols. Certainly I’ve probably watched White Christmas more than any other movie because of course there is an annual anniversary that dictates it be taken down from the shelf at viewed at least once a year!
2. However other people rarely place it on top of their lists of favourite Christmas films, in my experience most mentions in that respect going to It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. For me though the Stewart flick does not have the appeal it once had even though Jimmy IS one of my idols.
3. I was surprised to see that Home Alone shades White Christmas statistically in your chart. Indeed when purchasing power of grosses is calculated by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics the gap is even greater –
White Christmas Actual Gross in 1954 of $30 million [per Cogerson 1954 Review] has the purchasing power today of $275.2 million per the Bureau’s inflation calculator.
Home Alone Actual Gross in 1990 of $285.8 million [per Box Office Mojo] has the purchasing power today of $555 million per the Bureau’s inflation calculator.
Hey Pops. Good to see two of my favorite childhood movies on this page. Christmas Vacation and Die Hard.
Hey Bryan….yep….fond memories of watching Die Hard and Christmas Vacation with you and your brother….I watched Christmas Vacation with Sam this year….but she is still a year or two away from Die Hard. Thanks for the visit.
No Christmas Office Party? Fun page for sure though I am in the Die Hard is not a Christmas movie group.
Hey Stein….yeah….Christmas Office Party has not reached the success of these 15 movies…and probably will not….though I do like Jason Bateman and I want to see this movie. Thanks for the visit.
So Bruce, looking at the critics chart – if it wasn’t for It’s a Wonderful Life, Die Hard would be ranked the greatest Xmas movie of all time? [Bob shudders] 😉
I’ve seen all of these except Christmas in Connecticut and The Santa Clause.
You could expand this list by adding Bad Santa and it’s sequel and other Christmas themed films like – Arthur Christmas, Fred Claus, Rise of the Guardians, Silent Night Deadly Night and Santa Claus the Movie.
Hey Steve….I was thinking of a doing a poll like I did back in our HubPages days…that was fun….and in the end It’s A Wonderful Life beat everybody…but I can not find a widget that makes polls easy to include….and now we are running out of Christmas.
Hey Steve I am still striking out when it comes to those polls.
No need for Polls amigo, just list every Xmas themed movie ever made in the history of man, with stats and facts, won’t take long. [cue Bruce glaring] 🙂
I’m keeding. Xmas themed pages only really become active for a few days each year. I remember my ‘Santa Claus in the Movies’ hub.
Hey Bruce, I notice you have an icon of your little girl in your previous comment. Is there any way we can add our own icons to these comments? For instance my ‘iconic’ Cat People ‘icon’ I use at Hubpages and my Home Theater Forum?
http://hubpages.com/@stevelensman
Hey Steve…..I had a blast doing the polls in 2011 at HubPages….which is why I wanted to do that again….I got almost 10,000 votes that year…..and I was curious how many I would get now…..but this is one case where HubPages has BlueHost beat.
Still a Xmas page with all the Xmas movies would be cool…..that way I could include Trapped In Paradise with the 3 brother combo of Cage/Carvey/Lovitz.
As for the icon…..I will have to check with WoC….and get back to you on how to do it. She has almost two weeks off….and I have list of tech questions for here….I will put that one near the top of the pile.
Thanks for the return visit.
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First I just want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and many thanks for all the work you put into the site.
There’s no doubt that It’s a Wonderful Life is the best Christmas movie ever. Glad to see The Bishop’s Wife is high up in the ranking too. It seems to be lesser known but it has a fantastic cast. As for Miracle, I like both versions and can’t decide what one is best.
Home Alone and its sequel Lost in New York are both terrific.
Thanks Chris….thanks….hope you and your family have a great holiday too. I was happy how this page turned out…I thought of it….researched it and wrote it in about 30 minutes…next year I will include the Top 100 Best Christmas Movies Statistically Speaking. It’s A Wonderful Life being number one was not a surprise at all. I too was glad The Bishop’s Wife ranked so high too. Love Cary Grant in that movie. Next year Lost in New York will make the page. Thanks as always for stopping by and commenting.