How the Grinch Stole Christmas

On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.

Grosses

Domestic (75.4%)
$260,745,620
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$55,082,330
3,127 theaters
Budget$123,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 44 min
GenresComedy Family Fantasy
In Release8,749 days/1,249 weeks
Widest Release3,256 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 17-191$55,082,330-3,127-$17,615$55,082,3301
Nov 22-26
Thanksgiving 5-Day
1$73,523,665-3,134-$23,460$137,095,8001
Nov 23-26
Thanksgiving 4-Day
1$64,153,005-3,134-$20,470$137,095,8001
Nov 24-26
Thanksgiving 3-Day
1$52,118,445-5.4%3,134+7$16,630$137,095,8001
Dec 1-3
Post-Thanksgiving
1$27,096,630-48%3,138+4$8,635$171,996,0903
Dec 8-101$18,646,520-31.2%3,182+44$5,860$195,646,1754
Dec 15-173$13,805,465-26%3,256+74$4,240$213,634,4005
Dec 22-243$12,244,675-11.3%3,164-92$3,869$232,636,2056
Dec 22-25
Christmas long wknd
4$14,728,460-3,164-$4,655$235,119,990-
Dec 29-316$7,286,100-40.5%3,161-3$2,304$251,628,9057
Dec 29-Jan 1, 2001
New Year's long wknd
6$9,024,650-3,161-$2,854$253,367,455-
Jan 5-711$2,503,210-65.6%2,594-567$965$257,830,3258
Jan 12-148$538,065-78.5%912-1,682$589$258,833,7609
Jan 12-15
MLK wknd
22$715,905-912-$784$259,011,600-
Jan 19-2131$201,595-62.5%504-408$399$259,286,18510
Jan 26-2833$155,625-22.8%394-110$394$259,484,69011
Feb 2-439$143,925-7.5%303-91$475$259,674,12012
Feb 9-1140$97,980-31.9%284-19$345$259,806,99513
Feb 16-1810$90,165-8%254-30$354$259,928,47014
Feb 16-19
Presidents' Day wknd
46$113,020-254-$444$259,951,325-
Feb 23-2551$59,325-34.2%172-82$344$260,031,03515