How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2020 | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Synopsis

On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.

Scores

Overall Score
71.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
49.3%
Review Aggregate
53.7

Critic Consensus

48.2% Fresh • 137 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 48% of 137 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize christmas, thin plot, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

christmasthin plotfunnystylizedvisually strikingfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenlightheartedcoming of agescary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score49.0
RT critic review count144
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb ratingN/A
IMDb votesN/A

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$420,180$509,314
International2020$11,449$13,878
Worldwide2020$508,836$616,777

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2020$214,670$260,208
Digital Rentals ?2020$11,581,000$14,037,711
Digital Purchases ?2020$10,719,000$12,992,853
Physical Rentals ?2020$2,699,000$3,271,547
Physical Purchases ?2020$8,136,000$9,861,913
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$176,476$213,912
Total Revenues2020$33,526,145$40,638,144
Expenses
Budget ?2020$123,000,000$149,092,349
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$407,000 (est)$493,338 (est)
Participations2020$671,000$813,341
Residuals ?2020$1,512,000$1,832,745
Interest & Overhead2020$14,760,000$17,891,082
Total Expenses2020$140,350,000$170,122,855
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$-106,823,855$-129,484,711

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