National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
“Yule crack up!”
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Genres
Comedy
Studio
Hughes Entertainment
Language
en
Status
Released
How National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation performed
Budget
$27.0M
Worldwide Gross
$74.5M
Gross Profit
$47.5M
Return
2.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$11M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Clark Griswold
Chevy Chase
Clark Griswold
Ellen Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
Ellen Griswold
Audrey Griswold
Juliette Lewis
Audrey Griswold
Rusty Griswold
Johnny Galecki
Rusty Griswold
Clark Griswold Sr.
John Randolph
Clark Griswold Sr.
Nora
Diane Ladd
Nora
Art
E.G. Marshall
Art
Francis
Doris Roberts
Francis
Margo Chester
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Margo Chester
Cousin Eddie
Randy Quaid
Cousin Eddie
Cousin Catherine
Miriam Flynn
Cousin Catherine
Aunt Bethany
Mae Questel
Aunt Bethany
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