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Christmas Day Box Office Ends With an Unexpected Winner Being Crowned

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Story by Steven ThrashDecember 26, 2024 • 10:58 PM
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An underdog Christmas film shocks the box office, beating out major genre releases on the biggest movie day of the year.
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  • 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'.
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Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christmas with the Kranks, A Complete Unknown, Nosferatu
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