Most Successful Christmas Movies

Non Animated:

1. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000): Jim Carrey is the perfect choice as the Grinch in this live action adaptation of Dr. Seuss' book. Ron Howard directs. 260m

2. Elf (2003): Will Ferrell plays an overgrown elf who visits the big city. Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man).  173m

3. The Santa Clause (1994): The first of a series of films where Tim Allen becomes the next Santa Claus. 144m

4. The Santa Clause 2 (2002):  This time Santa has to find a wife. 139m

5. Four Christmases (2008): The plot is in the title. Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon star. 120m

6. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006):  Santa vs. Jack Frost. Martin Short co-stars. 84m

7. Christmas With The Kranks (2004): More with Tim Allen. This time he co-stars with Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd.  73m

8. Fred Claus (2007):  More with Vince Vaughn. This time playing Santa's brother. 72m

9. Christmas Vacation (1989):  Chevy Chase stars in the third and most successful of the Vacation movies. 71m

10. Jingle All The Way (1996): Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a father competing with other fathers for a popular toy.  60m


Animated:

1. The Polar Express (2004): A boy takes a train ride to the north pole. Tom Hanks voices the conductor. 182m

2. A Christmas Carol (2009): Retelling of Charles Dicken's story. Jim Carrey voices Scrooge.137m

3. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993): stop motion animated tale about the king of Halloween meeting Santa.75m

4. Arthur Christmas (2011): Story about Santa's son 46m