New Year is a time for the most desired gifts, and for good family films, which strengthen children's faith in miracles and cause nostalgia in adults. With this in mind, Forbes magazine published an official rating of the most popular christmas filmsthat can be watched by the whole family.
The list of the best New Year’s films of all time was compiled on the basis of a single criterion - box office in the American box office.
10. “Santa Claus 3” (2006)
Box office: $ 84.5 million
The third film of the popular franchise about Scott Calvin, who holds the position of Santa Claus, opens the hit parade of the highest-grossing Christmas and New Year movies. He invites relatives to the celebration of Christmas, and prepares for the birth of his son. As a result, the Scott family and the main elf Curtis are forced to confront the villain Jack Frost. Frost intends to become the lord of the North Pole and take Christmas away from Santa.
9. The Four Christmases (2008)
Cashier - $ 120.15 million
Have a good Christmas with your family. Homeliness, delicious food, champagne. Just what if both his and her parents are divorced, and to celebrate Christmas with everyone will have to visit four houses in one day?
8. The Christmas Story (2009)
Earned at the box office - 137.86 million dollars
This magnificent cartoon, one of the best adaptations (Guardian rating) according to Charles Dickens's book “Christmas Carol” and the most modern on the chart. It is made using motion capture technology. The inimitable Jim Carrey plays Scrooge, the Victorian miser, who again recalls what kindness and compassion is when traveling with the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. Ghosts, by the way, are also played by Kerry. Some reviews recommend watching this movie without small children, as not every child will like the dark views of Victorian England, sharp special effects and loud, albeit beautiful music.
7. "Santa Claus-2" (2002)
Rental fees - $ 139.24 million.
The seventh number in our top 10 family New Year's films is the story of how Mr. Santa Claus (Scott Calvin in the world) got Mrs. Santa Claus, and his double made a complete mess at the North Pole.
6. “Santa Claus” (1994)
Film revenue: $ 144.83 million
How could the ranking of New Year's film bestsellers do without the first Scott Calvin movie? It tells how Scott took over as Santa and how the usual entertainment of the kids differs from the serious work of the "Christmas organizer."
5. The Elf (2003)
Rental results - $ 173.4 million.
Will Ferrell plays Buddy, an elf-adopted boy. He grew up, but does not know about his human origin until he gets from the cheerful and carefree North Pole to cynical New York to find his father. This picture has all the components of a good New Year’s story: elves, deers, a talking snowman and Santa Claus.
4. “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (1992)
Box office - $ 173.59 million
On the fourth position in the ranking is a comedy with the participation of the new US President Donald Trump and some Macaulay Culkin. She has many imitators, but no one has managed to achieve such a wild popularity. The adventures of Kevin and the two loser robbers Harry and Marv are like tangerines for the New Year. You can do without them, but the festive sensations are not the same.
3. The Polar Express (2004)
Checkout counter - $ 183.37 million
Top 3 of the most popular Christmas films opens with a cartoon about an unusual train and a little boy who doubts the magic of Christmas. The magic express must take the hero to the North Pole in order to return his faith in the western counterpart of Santa Claus. Dangerous adventures await passengers on the way, but can something stop the train going to the childhood dream? Perhaps the Polar Express will not be very interesting for an adult audience, but children who are already “too big to believe in Santa Claus” will love him.
2. "The Grinch - The Thief of Christmas" (2000)
Rental fees - $ 260 million
It's a shame when everyone in the city of Ktograd has fun at Christmas, and you are green, but not an orc, live in a cave, but not a caveman, and no one invites you to the festive table. What to do here? Steal Christmas and spoil the holiday for all the rest of the citizens.
The only minus of the comedy is the Grinch performed by Jim Carrey often farts and makes other unpleasant sounds. Not all viewers are ready for this.
1. “Home Alone” (1990)
Rental income - $ 286 million.
The first place among the most popular New Year films of all time is occupied by the oldest comedy about Kevin McCalister and two crooks who were not lucky to meet a cute child.
“I want my family to disappear” is not the most trivial Christmas desire for a little boy who is slightly tired of his big and noisy family. And when it came true (without Santa’s intervention, clumsy parents were enough) Kevin didn’t get bored. He remained the only defender of the big house, in which she decided to get into a couple of not too smart, but very persistent robbers.
