Holiday movies by the numbers
A huge box office success! A weight gain that defies science! An all-consuming office crush! Even a Golden Globe nomination! These are the classic holiday movies by the numbers.
45
Pounds Scott Calvin gains in a single week during his Santa transformation in The Santa Clause.
$967
Cost of Kevin McCallister’s room service bill at the Plaza Hotel in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
25,000
Imported Italian twinkle lights on the Griswold house in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
640
Million dollars (in bonds) in the Nakatomi Corporation vault from Die Hard.
Two years, seven months, three days, and an hour and 30 minutes
Amount of time that Sarah has been in love with Karl in Love, Actually.
$528,000,000
Inflation-adjusted box office earnings for Home Alone, the most successful Christmas movie of all time.
75
Trailers cut by Amanda’s company in a single year in The Holiday.
200,000
Real Turbo-Man dolls manufactured and sold at Wal-Mart.
10
The number on Bradley Cooper’s DeSean Jackson Eagles jersey in Silver Linings Playbook.
Four
Glitter suit jackets used to air band to “Can You Stand the Rain” in The Best Man Holiday.
Nine
Times Anna Faris says “forgive” in “Forgiveness” from Just Friends.
One
Golden Globe nomination for Home Alone star Macauley Culkin.
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