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National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

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1989

97 minutes (1 hrs 37 mins)

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Starring

Chevy Chase · Beverly D'Angelo · Juliette Lewis · Johnny Galecki · John Randolph · Diane Ladd

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 1st December 1989

Australia release: 1st December 1989

Canada release: 1st December 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 6th Apr '90
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £807.8 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 1st Dec '89
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $11.8 Million
Total chart weeks: 10

WorldWide box office

Box Office debut: 27th Nov '20
Debut position: 36
Highest position: 20
Debut gross: $170 Thousand
Total weeks on top 15: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

6 Apr, 1990
2

13 Apr, 1990
3

20 Apr, 1990
4

27 Apr, 1990
6

4 May, 1990
7

11 May, 1990
10

18 May, 1990
11

US box office

1 Dec, 1989
2

8 Dec, 1989
2

15 Dec, 1989
1

5 Jan, 1990
8

12 Jan, 1990
13

27 Nov, 2020
10

4 Dec, 2020
12

11 Dec, 2020
7

18 Dec, 2020
9

25 Dec, 2020
9

Global box office

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National Lampoons European Vacation

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

Vegas Vacation

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.9 Million

US total gross
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$73.6 Million

Global total gross
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$73.6 Million

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Box Office Release Breakdown

Australia release date: 1st December 1989
Canada release date: 1st December 1989
United States release date: 1st December 1989
New Zealand release date: 15th December 1989
Argentina release date: 21st December 1989
Brazil release date: 22nd December 1989
Finland release date: 1st January 1990
Ireland release date: 1st June 1990
Israel release date: 14th June 1990
Poland release date: 14th June 1990
Sweden release date: 9th November 1990
United Kingdom release date: 12th November 1990
Norway release date: 14th November 1990
Germany release date: 16th November 1990
Mexico release date: 30th November 1990
Iceland release date: 14th December 1990
Japan release date: 15th December 1990
Serbia release date: 20th December 1990
Yugoslavia release date: 20th December 1990
Puerto Rico release date: 21st December 1990
Portugal release date: 21st December 1990
Czechoslovakia release date: 25th October 1991
Canada release date: 7th October 2003
Greece release date: 19th November 2003
South Africa release date: 24th November 2003
France release date: 5th December 2006
United Arab Emirates release date: 5th November 2007
Singapore release date: 3rd November 2009
Netherlands release date: 2nd November 2011
Italy release date: 11th November 2015
Ecuador release date: 12th August 2019
Spain release date: 8th July 2020
Philippines release date: 18th January 2021
United Arab Emirates release date: 10th June 2021