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.
- Director
- Jeremiah S. Chechik
- Signature
- Craft · Humour · Tension
- Worldwide
- $75M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation returned 2.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $27M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $75M
- Release date
- Nov 30, 1989
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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