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What Is the Biggest Christmas Movie Ever at the Box Office?
ComicBook.comStory by Lisa Laman
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The unstoppable success story of 'Home Alone', the highest-grossing Christmas movie ever, and how it continues to reign supreme at the box office decades later.
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- 'Home Alone' dominated the 1990 holiday box office, ruling the domestic market for 12 consecutive weeks and grossing an astounding $285.7 million - a feat that has never been matched by any other Christmas movie.
- While 'The Grinch' came the closest to toppling 'Home Alone' domestically, grossing $272.69 million, it was only the second Christmas movie to exceed $270 million in North America, further cementing 'Home Alone's' unparalleled box office dominance.
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Chris Columbus, Illumination Entertainment, 20th Century Studios, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Polar Express