The Grinch
“It was the heist before Christmas.”
The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. But a certain little who might change things.
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Studio
Illumination
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Grinch performed
Budget
$75.0M
Worldwide Gross
$553.0M
Gross Profit
$478.0M
Return
7.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$59M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~38/62, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (28% of the domestic run, typical for Animation) 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
Grinch (voice)
Benedict Cumberbatch
Grinch (voice)
Donna Lou Who (voice)
Rashida Jones
Donna Lou Who (voice)
Bricklebaum (voice)
Kenan Thompson
Bricklebaum (voice)
Cindy Lou Who (voice)
Cameron Seely
Cindy Lou Who (voice)
Mayor McGerkle (voice)
Angela Lansbury
Mayor McGerkle (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Pharrell Williams
Narrator (voice)
Axl (voice)
Ramone Hamilton
Axl (voice)
Ozzy (voice)
Sam Lavagnino
Ozzy (voice)
Izzy (voice)
Scarlett Estevez
Izzy (voice)
Store Clerk (voice)
Michael Beattie
Store Clerk (voice)
Additional Voices (voice)
Scott Mosier
Additional Voices (voice)
Additional Voices (voice)
Lori Alan
Additional Voices (voice)
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