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The Christmas Box (ISBN 9781566840286) is an American novel written by Richard Paul Evans and self-published in 1993. A Christmas story written for his children, the book was advertised locally by Evans, who was working at the time as an advertising executive. He placed the book in Utah stores and it became a local best-seller.
The following is a list of highest grossing Christmas film series and franchises. Home Alone tops the list with $914.8 million and also has the best average with $304.9 million. How The Grinch Stole Christmas! follows closely behind with $872.6 million and an average of $436.2 million.
A sequel to 1984 film, Christmas Present. An Italian film about a group of former friends that meet again on Christmas Eve for a rematch of a poker game that took part many years ago, with some planning to settle scores. A Christmas Story: 1983: Ralphie has to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the ...
The Magic Box is a 1951 British Technicolor biographical drama film directed by John Boulting. [4] The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivier. [5] It was produced by Ronald Neame and distributed by British Lion Film Corporation. [4]
The Wrong Box is a 1966 British comedy film produced and directed by Bryan Forbes and starring John Mills, Ralph Richardson and a large ensemble cast. [1] The screenplay was by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove, based on the 1889 novel The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne.
On December 24, 2007, AOL ranked the film their #1 Christmas film of all time. [64] IGN ranked the film the top holiday-themed film of all time. [65] In 2012, a Marist Poll named the film the favorite holiday film in the US. [66] In 2019, a poll commissioned by Tubitv and conducted by Onepoll also ranked the film Best Holiday Movie Ever. [67]
The Holiday is a 2006 romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers.Co-produced by Bruce A. Block, it was filmed in both California and in England and stars Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz as Iris and Amanda, two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, who arrange a home exchange to escape heartbreak during the Christmas and holiday season.
The film opened with $7,571,417 in 2,635 theaters at an average of $2,873 per theater. It ranked number 6 at the box office coming in behind the newly released Disney's A Christmas Carol, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and The Fourth Kind. [4] The film went on to gross $15,051,977 domestically and $32,924,206 worldwide. [4]