| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Home Alone | $285,761,243 | 2,173 | $17,081,997 | 1,202 | Nov 16, 1990 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | The Grinch | $271,478,510 | 4,141 | $67,572,855 | 4,141 | Nov 9, 2018 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $260,745,620 | 3,256 | $55,082,330 | 3,127 | Nov 17, 2000 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | $173,585,516 | 2,461 | $31,126,882 | 2,222 | Nov 20, 1992 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Elf | $173,398,518 | 3,381 | $32,100,000 | 3,337 | Nov 7, 2003 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | The Polar Express | $162,775,358 | 3,650 | $23,323,463 | 3,650 | Nov 10, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Santa Clause | $144,833,357 | 2,388 | $19,321,992 | 2,183 | Nov 11, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | The Santa Clause 2 | $139,236,327 | 3,352 | $29,008,696 | 3,350 | Nov 1, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | A Christmas Carol | $137,855,863 | 3,683 | $30,051,075 | 3,683 | Nov 6, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Four Christmases | $120,146,040 | 3,540 | $31,069,826 | 3,310 | Nov 26, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Daddy's Home 2 | $104,029,443 | 3,575 | $29,651,193 | 3,575 | Nov 10, 2017 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $84,500,122 | 3,458 | $19,504,038 | 3,458 | Nov 3, 2006 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Christmas with the Kranks | $73,780,539 | 3,416 | $21,570,867 | 3,393 | Nov 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 14 | A Bad Moms Christmas | $72,110,659 | 3,615 | $16,759,161 | 3,615 | Nov 1, 2017 | STX Entertainment |
| 15 | Fred Claus | $72,006,777 | 3,603 | $18,515,473 | 3,603 | Nov 9, 2007 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $71,319,526 | 1,950 | $11,750,203 | 1,744 | Dec 1, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | The Best Man Holiday | $70,525,195 | 2,041 | $30,107,555 | 2,024 | Nov 15, 2013 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Jingle All the Way | $60,592,389 | 2,404 | $12,112,267 | 2,401 | Nov 22, 1996 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Scrooged | $60,328,558 | 1,897 | $13,027,842 | 1,262 | Nov 23, 1988 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | Bad Santa | $60,060,328 | 2,540 | $12,500,000 | 2,005 | Nov 26, 2003 | Dimension Films |
| 21 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | $54,858,851 | 3,766 | $20,352,491 | 3,766 | Nov 2, 2018 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | Office Christmas Party | $54,767,494 | 3,210 | $16,890,204 | 3,210 | Dec 9, 2016 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | A Madea Christmas | $52,543,354 | 2,194 | $16,007,634 | 2,194 | Dec 13, 2013 | Lionsgate Films |
| 24 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $50,003,043 | 1,671 | $191,232 | 2 | Oct 15, 1993 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | This Christmas | $49,121,934 | 1,921 | $17,958,183 | 1,858 | Nov 21, 2007 | Screen Gems |
| 26 | The Preacher's Wife | $48,102,795 | 2,008 | $7,649,752 | 1,783 | Dec 13, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | Arthur Christmas | $46,462,469 | 3,376 | $12,068,931 | 3,376 | Nov 23, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | The Night Before | $43,047,372 | 2,960 | $9,880,536 | 2,960 | Nov 20, 2015 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | Krampus | $42,725,475 | 2,919 | $16,293,325 | 2,902 | Dec 4, 2015 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | Almost Christmas | $42,158,780 | 2,379 | $15,134,235 | 2,376 | Nov 11, 2016 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | The Star | $40,852,824 | 2,976 | $9,812,674 | 2,837 | Nov 17, 2017 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 32 | The Nativity Story | $37,629,831 | 3,083 | $8,025,000 | 3,083 | Dec 1, 2006 | New Line Cinema |
| 33 | Last Christmas | $35,150,750 | 3,454 | $11,441,055 | 3,448 | Nov 8, 2019 | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | Deck the Halls | $35,093,569 | 3,205 | $12,001,256 | 3,205 | Nov 22, 2006 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $35,061,031 | 2,875 | $12,954,142 | 2,875 | Nov 4, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | Jack Frost | $34,562,556 | 2,152 | $7,104,125 | 2,152 | Dec 11, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Ernest Saves Christmas | $28,202,109 | 1,640 | $5,710,734 | 1,634 | Nov 11, 1988 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | The Muppet Christmas Carol | $27,281,507 | 2,084 | $5,010,109 | 2,075 | Dec 11, 1992 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | Santa Claus: The Movie | $23,717,291 | 1,585 | $5,647,160 | 970 | Nov 27, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 40 | A Christmas Story | $19,294,144 | 938 | $2,072,473 | 886 | Nov 18, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 41 | Prancer | $18,587,135 | 1,728 | $2,914,486 | 1,713 | Nov 17, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 42 | Bad Santa 2 | $17,782,178 | 2,945 | $6,176,680 | 2,920 | Nov 23, 2016 | Broad Green Pictures |
| 43 | Miracle on 34th Street | $17,320,136 | 1,255 | $2,753,208 | 1,190 | Nov 18, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 44 | Unaccompanied Minors | $16,655,224 | 2,775 | $5,815,474 | 2,775 | Dec 8, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | All I Want for Christmas | $14,812,144 | 1,507 | $3,645,720 | 1,507 | Nov 8, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 46 | One Magic Christmas | $13,677,222 | 827 | $2,662,241 | 824 | Nov 22, 1985 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | $12,214,338 | 1,776 | $3,898,293 | 1,759 | Nov 13, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | Surviving Christmas | $11,663,156 | 2,755 | $4,441,356 | 2,750 | Oct 22, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 49 | Everybody's Fine | $9,208,876 | 2,141 | $3,852,068 | 2,133 | Dec 4, 2009 | Miramax |
| 50 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $7,503,736 | 1,671 | $3,531,664 | 1,671 | Dec 12, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 51 | Black Nativity | $7,018,189 | 1,525 | $3,669,530 | 1,516 | Nov 27, 2013 | - |
| 52 | Trapped in Paradise | $6,017,509 | 1,286 | $2,744,653 | 1,286 | Dec 2, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 53 | The Perfect Holiday | $5,812,781 | 1,307 | $2,283,360 | 1,307 | Dec 12, 2007 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 54 | Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas | $2,783,970 | 410 | $992,087 | 410 | Nov 14, 2014 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 55 | The Christmas Candle | $2,258,620 | 392 | $68,655 | 5 | Nov 15, 2013 | EchoLight Studios |
| 56 | The Nutcracker | $2,119,994 | 786 | $783,721 | 786 | Nov 24, 1993 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | The Nutcracker Prince | $1,781,694 | 906 | $908,999 | 906 | Nov 21, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | It's a Wonderful Life | $1,439,643 | 960 | $734,571 | 960 | Dec 18, 2022 | Fathom Events |
| 59 | A Christmas Tale | $1,060,922 | 52 | $63,837 | 7 | Nov 14, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 60 | White Christmas | $928,298 | 638 | $566,045 | 638 | Dec 9, 2018 | Fathom Events |
| 61 | Nutcracker | $781,727 | 597 | $351,633 | 597 | Nov 26, 1986 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 62 | Anna and the Apocalypse | $545,597 | 138 | $52,588 | 5 | Nov 30, 2018 | Orion Pictures |
| 63 | Christmas in the Clouds | $279,225 | 27 | $54,920 | 25 | Nov 4, 2005 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 64 | Mrs. Worthington's Party | $257,868 | 203 | $165,445 | 203 | Dec 7, 2007 | 8x Entertainment |
| 65 | Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale | $236,347 | 21 | $9,281 | 1 | Dec 3, 2010 | Oscilloscope |
| 66 | Santa with Muscles | $220,198 | 98 | $120,932 | 98 | Nov 8, 1996 | - |
| 67 | The Nutcracker: The Untold Story | $195,459 | 115 | $65,944 | 42 | Nov 24, 2010 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 68 | North Station | $171,400 | 46 | - | - | Nov 8, 2002 | - |
| 69 | Christmas Eve | $91,302 | 44 | $45,260 | 44 | Dec 4, 2015 | Amplify |
| 70 | Will It Snow for Christmas? | $51,950 | 2 | $10,786 | 2 | Dec 17, 1997 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 71 | The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | $50,292 | 21 | $13,800 | 4 | Dec 7, 2012 | Tribeca Films |
| 72 | Happy Christmas | $30,312 | 9 | $7,523 | 4 | Jul 25, 2014 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 73 | Silent Night | $14,567 | 11 | $9,780 | 11 | Nov 30, 2012 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 74 | Christmas at Maxwell's | $12,781 | 41 | $8,375 | 41 | Dec 1, 2006 | - |
| 75 | All Is Bright | $4,556 | 10 | $4,556 | 10 | Oct 4, 2013 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 76 | Christmas in Wonderland | $689 | 2 | $689 | 2 | Jan 25, 2008 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
