{"id":2203101,"date":"2025-12-17T18:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2203101"},"modified":"2025-12-17T18:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:34:19","slug":"2018s-animated-the-grinch-claims-second-week-atop-u-k-home-entertainment-sales-chart-through-dec-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/2018s-animated-the-grinch-claims-second-week-atop-u-k-home-entertainment-sales-chart-through-dec-17\/","title":{"rendered":"2018&#8217;s Animated &#8216;The Grinch&#8217; Claims Second Week Atop U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Dec. 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-324008\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>The Grinch<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-name\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/author\/egruenwedel\/\" title=\"Posts by Erik Gruenwedel\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Erik Gruenwedel<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-date\">December 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classic holiday movies dominated the Official Film Chart, the U.K.\u2019s weekly home entertainment sales chart, through Dec. 17.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Grinch <\/em>(animated), featuring the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Seuss\u2019s grumpy Christmas character, remained at No. 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At No. 2 was the Tom Hanks starrer <em>The Polar Express, <\/em>the animated adventure that follows a young boy\u2019s Christmas Eve journey to the North Pole.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The classic Warner Christmas movie <em>Elf<\/em>, starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, and Zooey Deschanel, ranked No. 3.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At No. 4 was Universal\u2019s <em>Wizard of Oz<\/em>-based musical <em>Wicked<\/em>, which explores the untold origins of Glinda and Elphaba.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>How The Grinch Stole Christmas<\/em> completed an all-Christmas top 5 for the week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Universal\u2019s <em>Downton Abbey \u2014 The Grand Finale<\/em> ranked No. 6. The conclusion to the Crawley family TV saga delivers refined period drama, emotional farewells and a sense of closure for long-time fans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At No. 7 was Universal\u2019s <em>Jurassic World Rebirth<\/em> \u2014 the latest big screen spectacle showcasing dinosaur species, starring Scarlett Johansson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warner\/Apple Studios\u2019 <em>F1: The Movie<\/em>, starring Brad Pitt, ranked No. 8 featuring intense F1 motor racing sequences and behind-the-scenes drama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dropping to No. 9 was Signature Entertainment\u2019s <em>Dracula<\/em>, a modern retelling of Bram Stoker\u2019s legendary vampire story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, at No. 10 was Universal\u2019s<em> Bridget Jones \u2014 Mad About the Boy<\/em>, the latest chapter in the \u201cBridget Jones\u201d franchise, which was released in the U.S. exclusively on the Peacock streaming platform.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dgLnU5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe HERE to the FREE <em>Media Play News<\/em> Daily Newsletter!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Official Film Chart Top 10 \u2013 Dec. 17, 2025<\/p>\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">Last Week<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">Position<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">Movie<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">Distributor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">\u00a0THE GRINCH (ANIMATED 2018)<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">UNIVERSAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">THE POLAR EXPRESS<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">WARNER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">ELF<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">WARNER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">WICKED<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">UNIVERSAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">12<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000)<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">UNIVERSAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">DOWNTON ABBEY \u2013 THE GRAND FINALE<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">UNIVERSAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">7<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">UNIVERSAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">9<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">F1: THE MOVIE<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">WARNER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">9<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">DRACULA<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">SIGNATURE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">10<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\">10<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">BRIDGET JONES \u2013 MAD ABOUT THE BOY<\/td>\n<td width=\"207\">UNIVERSAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a9 Official Charts Company 2025<\/p>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-posts\">\n<h3>Related Posts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-post-content\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/disney-q1-home-entertainment-sales-decline\/\">Disney Q1 Home Entertainment Sales Decline<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Feb. 6 said first-quarter (ended Dec. 30, 2017) revenue declined 29% to $390 million due to lower unit sales of Pixar\u2019s Cars 3 compared to Finding Dory in the previous-year period. 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Through nine months of the fiscal year, revenue topped $692\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mediaplaynews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grinch Erik Gruenwedel December 17, 2025 Classic holiday movies dominated the Official Film Chart, the U.K.\u2019s weekly home entertainment sales chart, through Dec. 17. The Grinch (animated), featuring the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Seuss\u2019s grumpy Christmas character, remained at No. 1. 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