7 New Year’s Eve movies that grossed a major sum at the box office

• 7. Santa Clause / The Santa Clause

• 6. Elf

• 5. Hello, Daddy, New Year’s Eve! / Daddy’s Home

Collected seven box office New Year’s Eve movies to revisit over winter break.

7. Santa Clause / The Santa Clause

• 1994

• USA, Canada

• Fantasy, drama, comedy, family.

• Directed by: John Pasquin

• Starring Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz.

• IMDb rating: 6.6

Scott (Tim Allen), like all adults, doesn’t believe in Santa Claus. But his young son Charlie (Eric Lloyd) believes in him. One night the boy hears a strange noise on the roof and wakes his father. The two of them go outside and see a man in a Santa suit fall off the roof right under their feet and then disappear, leaving behind the suit, live reindeer on the roof and a card that says whoever finds the suit must put it on and the reindeer know what to do next. Charlie immediately realizes that his father will have to fill in for Santa.

The Santa Claus movie grossed $190.3 million at the worldwide box office, including $145.3 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $45 million in other countries.

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6. Elf

• 2003

• U.S.

• Fantasy, Melodrama, Comedy, Adventure, Family

• Directed by Jon Favreau

• Starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel, Daniel Tay.

• IMDb rating: 7.1

Many years ago, a little orphan Buddy (Will Ferrell), who lived in an orphanage, hid in Santa Claus‘ sack and thus found himself at the North Pole. There he found himself among the elves, who adopted the baby and raised him as their own son. But very soon he grew up and it became clear that Buddy could not become a full-fledged elf. Then Santa allowed him to go to New York in search of his real father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan). But it turned out that he doesn’t care about his son at all, as the main interest in Walter’s life is his business.

With a budget of $33 million, Elf grossed $220 million at the worldwide box office. Plans to make a sequel failed, as Will Ferrell would star even for a fee of $29 million.

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5. Hello, Daddy, New Year’s Eve! / Daddy’s Home

• 2015

• U.S.

• Comedy, family

• Directed by: Sean Anders

• Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church, Scarlett Estevez.

• IMDb rating: 6.2

Sarah (Linda Cardellini) and caring stepfather Brad (Will Ferrell) are raising two children. And Brad has almost succeeded in this difficult business: the guys finally began to trust him. However, suddenly on the doorstep of the house appears their biological father – cool and charming motorcyclist Dusty (Mark Wahlberg). Sarah’s ex-husband settles in with them, easily regains the children’s adoration and begins to undermine Brad’s authority and confidence on a daily basis. But it turns out that he too can play outside the rules, and between the men begins a no-nonsense war for the family.

The picture, shot for $50 million, grossed almost $242 million at the worldwide box office. In 2017, the film received a sequel Hello, Dad, New Year! 2 .

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4. The Polar Express / The Polar Express

• 2004

• USA, Australia

• Cartoon, musical, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family film

• Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

• Starring Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, Eddie Dezeen, Nona Gay, Peter Scolari.

• IMDb rating: 6.6

On Christmas Eve, a boy named Chris pragmatically reflects on the global lies of adults about the existence of Santa Claus. And so late at night on Christmas Eve at the door of his house brakes the very real railroad train, although neither rails, nor something similar was not even close to here. The kind and mysterious conductor offers him an unforgettable journey to the homeland of the generous wizard.

The Polar Express entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2006 as the first film to be shot entirely using live-action digitization technology. It was nominated for Oscars in three categories, including Best Sound. The movie grossed $307 million worldwide.

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3. A Christmas Carol

• 2009

• USA, UK

• Cartoon, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Family

• Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

• Starring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright.

• IMDb rating: 6.8

Greedy and Christmas-hating Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) has cared only about money all his life. He is indifferent to employees and relatives, he has no friends, and on Christmas Eve he prefers money and loneliness over chants and feasts. But everything changes when three ghosts come to the old man in the night: past, present and future. They open his eyes to what kind of person he really is and how he is seen by those around him. This experience completely changes the life of the old miser.

A Christmas Story earned $137 million at the U.S. box office and $325 million worldwide. The movie featured live actors with motion capture technology, after which the picture was digitally processed and eventually became animated. Jim Carrey played not only the role of Scrooge, but also three ghosts. This required him to master various British accents.

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2. The Grinch Stole Christmas / How the Grinch Stole Christmas

• 2000

• USA, Germany

• Comedy, family, fantasy.

• Directed by: Ron Howard

• Starring Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin.

• IMDb rating: 6.3

On the outskirts of Cotograd lives a one-man Grinch (Jim Carrey), who decides one day to steal the most important and favorite for all the townspeople – Christmas. He does everything to spoil the holiday. And only a little girl Sydney (Taylor Momsen) does not believe that someone can be so evil. Will she be able to melt the Grinch’s heart and bring back Christmas?

The movie stayed at the top of the charts for four weeks and grossed $345 million worldwide. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas won an Oscar for Best Makeup and Jim Carrey won Best Actor at the Kids‘ Choice Awards and MTV Movie Awards.

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1. Home Alone

• 1990

• U.S.

• Comedy, family

• Directed by Chris Columbus

• Starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Hird, Roberts Blossom.

• IMDb rating: 7.7

The big McCallister family – mom, dad and five children – are going on Christmas vacation to Paris. To be exact, five children were supposed to go, but on arrival it turned out that in the hustle and bustle the parents forgot to take the youngest Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) with them. Holidays, there are no seats on return flights for the next two days, so the eight-year-old boy was left alone at home. At first he’s even excited about the opportunity, but two experienced burglars target the McCallisters‘ house for their next robbery.

The movie is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Comedy with the highest box office gross: it grossed $477 million worldwide. In many countries of the world, Home Alone is considered a traditional Christmas movie, which is necessarily broadcast on television.

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