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Christmas Day Box Office Ends With an Unexpected Winner Being Crowned
MovieWebStory by Steven Thrash
scrn logline
An underdog Christmas film shocks the box office, beating out major genre releases on the biggest movie day of the year.
beat sheet
- The surprise winner was 'Christmas with the Kranks', a modest comedy starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis that was released over 15 years ago.
- Despite no major marketing push, the film raked in over $20 million on Christmas Day, more than double the next highest earner 'A Complete Unknown'.
call sheet
Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christmas with the Kranks, A Complete Unknown, Nosferatu