Christmas at the Kringles
In theaters · week 1Sunday estimates, actuals Monday
$680K
Domestic total through Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026
- Domestic
- $680K
- International
- –
- Budget
- $3.0M–$7.0M
- ReelMatrix estimate
- Opening weekend
- $680K
About the film
A family's new neighbors celebrate Christmas all year round, and want new recruits. Ron Livingston teams up with a hard-drinking Santa (Rob Riggle) to get his family back.
Called it?
So far: called it
Our call before it opened, from its budget and a $500K–$3.5M opening forecast (Box Office Theory, Oct 23). It gets graded when the run ends. Model stats
Distance to break-even
Weekend by weekend
| Weekend | Rank | Weekend gross | Change | Theaters | Per theater | Domestic total | Worldwide total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 Oct 30–Nov 1est. | – | $680K | – | 1,825 | $373 | $680K | – |
How it stacks up
Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360M
- The Odyssey$124M
- Resident Evil$60.1M
- Verity$32.0M
- Street Fighter$30.8M
- Practical Magic 2$30.0M
- Other Mommy$27.8M
- Insidious: Out of the Further$25.1M
- Clayface$24.0M
- Christmas at the Kringles$680K
Show the math
Break-even
- Production budget (ReelMatrix estimate)
- $3.0M–$7.0M
- Marketing (estimated for an independent distributor)
- $4.0M–$10.0M
- Total cost
- $7.0M–$17.0M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 47¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $10.4M–$25.4M
Total cost ÷ 67¢ per box office dollar. That's 3.5–3.6× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 70% from the US and Canada, typical for an independent distributor.
Projection
With one weekend in, the projection takes the opening weekend times 2.4×, typical for horror.
- Domestic finish
- ~$1.6M
Worldwide finish = domestic finish ÷ 70%, until real international numbers come in.
Verdict: Bomb. How verdicts work