Home Alone is tops for Christmas
December 15, 2008 – 1:00 am | by Simon Glanville
A new survey has revealed that kids comedy film Home Alone is the nation’s favourite family festive film, with the average British family having watched the Oscar nominated movie starring Macaulay Culkin no less than ten times.
More than 3,000 parents took part in the survey which asked participants to select their favourite festive movies, to celebrate the launch of the new premium family movie channel Disney Cinemagic HD.
Home Alone won out thanks to its ‘feel good’ storyline and association with the festive season, pipping other family favourites including The Snowman and The Wizard of Oz into top spot.
Winning out in the less desirable list of festive flops, Santa with Muscles, starring former WWF wrestler Hulk Hogan topped the list with 13% of the votes. Love Actually also made it into the top five films considered festive turkeys.
Lord Richard Attenborough’s performance in Miracle on 34th Street is the clear winner for the nation’s favourite actor who has played Santa Claus, with Tim Allen’s portrayal in The Santa Clause coming runner-up.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, Disney dominates the list of the nation’s favourite animated movies of all time, with Shrek claiming top spot ahead of the likes of Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Lion King and Monsters, Inc.
The findings of the Disney Cinemagic HD survey also reveal that settling down to watch a festive movie as a family is considered an integral part of Christmas for 30% of Brits. Families tend to watch an average of three movies together during the festive season and nearly half (43%) cite this as one of the most relaxing times spent in an otherwise busy and chaotic few days of entertaining family, friends and children.
Top 10 Festive Faves:
- Home Alone
- The Snowman
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994 version)
- Mary Poppins
- Santa Claus: The Movie
- The Wizard of Oz
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
- Back to the Future
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Nation’s Festive Flops…
- Santa with Muscles
- Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
- Love Actually
- Bad Santa (2003)
The Nation’s Favourite Santa’s
- Lord Richard Attenborough (Miracle on 34th Street – 1994)
- Tim Allen (The Santa Clause – 1994)
- David Huddleston (Santa Claus: the Movie – 1985)
- Tom Hanks (The Polar Express – 2004)
- Billy Bob Thornton (Bad Santa – 2003)
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