The Grinch has become a global streaming sensation on Netflix. The 2018 animated film, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of the Grinch, is the third screen adaptation of the classic 1957 children’s book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss, following the original 1966 animated TV special and the 2000 live-action film starring Jim Carrey.
Now, seven years after its original release, The Grinch (2018) ranks second on Netflix’s Top 10 movies in the world for today, December 22, per FlixPatrol. It ranks below The Great Flood in first and above Jim Carrey’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) in fifth place. Another Christmas movie, My Secret Santa, ranks seventh.
Also appearing on the chart are Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Murder in Monaco, The Croods: A New Age, the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight, Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable comedy special, and A Time For Bravery in 10th.
For this week, The Grinch (2018) ranks in Netflix’s Top 10 in a total of 78 countries, located in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. While it isn’t available on Netflix in the United States, The Grinch is also streaming on Peacock.
Directed by Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney (The Lorax), The Grinch features Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of the grumpy, green-furred, and cave-dwelling recluse who hates Christmas and tries to ruin Whoville’s holiday by stealing all the town’s decorations and gifts, with the help of his pet dog Max.
Other than Benedict Cumberbatch, the voice cast also includes Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury, Pharrell Williams as the narrator, Tristan O’Hare, Sam Lavagnino, Ramone Hamilton, Scarlett Estevez, Michael Beattie, and Bill Farmer.
The Grinch (2018) received mixed reviews at the time of its release, resulting in a 60% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics claiming that it refreshes Dr. Seuss’ classic with vibrant animation and offers a kid-friendly retelling that entertains younger audiences, but doesn’t do much to significantly expand on the original story’s legacy.
The movie has an equally mixed 54% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, though The Grinch did gross $540 million at the worldwide box office to become both the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time, and the highest-grossing Dr. Seuss film adaptation.
In addition to The Grinch (2018), the original animated TV special, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), is also streaming on Peacock, while Jim Carrey’s live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) is streaming on both Peacock and Prime Video.
- Release Date
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November 9, 2018
- Runtime
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90 Minutes
- Director
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Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier
- Writers
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Michael LeSieur, Tommy Swerdlow