What day is it?
Friday is Christmas Day, a significant occasion to those who celebrate it. And to those who don’t, it’s the best movie-going day of the year.
The list
Our Top 10 best Christmas movies ever:
1. “A Christmas Story” (1983)
2. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (TV-1966)
3. “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946)
4. “The Santa Clause” (1994)
5. “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947)
6. “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (TV-1964)
7. “White Christmas” (1954)
8. “The Muppet Christmas Carol” (1992)
9. “Elf” (2003)
10. “Love Actually” (2003)
At the movies
A few films to consider catching in theaters over the long holiday weekend:
*”The Blind Side,” starring Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren
*”It’s Complicated,” Vinny Del Negro explains his coaching philosophy
*”Everybody’s Fine,” a compendium of Lovie Smith press conferences
*”Nine,” Todd Stroger contemplates his approval rating
*”Up in the Air,” examining the futures of Lovie Smith and Vinny Del Negro
the number: $19.3 million
Gross earnings for “A Christmas Story” during its U.S. theater run from November 1983 to January 1984, including just $2 million on its opening weekend, according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com). By comparison, “Avatar” brought in $73 million over its opening weekend.
