On a beautiful evening of Catholic Christmas, we invite you to watch a themed film. The Forbes magazine rating may well help you to find one. This list contains the highest-grossing Christmas films in the history of the American box office.


1. Home Alone

First place went to Home Alone with Macaulay Culkin – an absolute holiday hit that once earned $286 million at the box office.

2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Second place went to popular How the Grinch Stole Christmas with green and furry Jim Carrey, which grossed 260 million at the box office.

3. The Polar Express

The Polar Express by Robert Zemeckis, released in 2004, occupies third place.

4. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Fourth place went to the continuation of the popular franchise, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

5. Elf

A popular comedy Elf with Will Ferrell is the last in the top five list.

The top ten also includes The Santa Claus and The Santa Claus 2 with Tim Allen, the cartoon A Christmas Carol based on the story of Charles Dickens, Four Christmases with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, as well as The Santa Claus 3.