Jim Carrey's Divisive Christmas Movie Becomes Streaming Hit 24 Years Later

Jim Carrey‘s divisive Christmas movie has become a streaming hit 24 years after its original release. The comedic actor rose to stardom during the 1990s with a series of box office hits, starting with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber (all released in 1994), followed by Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Batman Forever (both in 1995). These hits made Carrey one of the highest-paid comedic actors, starting with the slightly darker comedy, The Cable Guy, in 1996 and Liar Liar in 1997.

Carrey’s success as a leading comedic actor continued well into the 2000s, starting with How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2000, which became the second highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time, and continued with Bruce Almighty, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Yes Man in the following years. In 2009, Carrey played multiple characters in the 3D animated adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens story, A Christmas Carol, providing the voices for Ebenezer Scrooge as well as the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.

Jim Carrey’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas Becomes A Streaming Hit

It Ranks 5th On Reelgood’s Chart

Jim Carrey’s divisive Christmas movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, has become a streaming hit 24 years after its original release. Directed by Ron Howard, based on Dr. Seuss’s 1957 children’s book, the live-action adaptation follows the famous tale of the titular grumpy and green recluse living on Mount Crumpit who despises Christmas and all the cheerful inhabitants of Whoville and sets out to sabotage their holiday celebration. The movie stars Jim Carrey as the Grinch alongside Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, and Anthony Hopkins as the narrator.

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Now, 24 years after its original release, Jim Carrey’s divisive Christmas movie has become a streaming hit on FuboTV. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) ranks fifth on Reelgood‘s Top 10 movies on all streaming platforms for the week of December 12–18. It ranks below the fellow Christmas films Red One, Carry-On, and above Die Hard. Check out the full Top 10 chart below:

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) is also streaming on Peacock.

Our Take On How The Grinch Stole Christmas’ Streaming Success

Audiences Are Better Off Watching The Classic Cartoon

Jim Carrey’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas may be one of the more popular versions of the tale. In fact, it became the second highest-grossing Christmas movie at the time of its release, behind Home Alone, until it was surpassed by Illumination’s 2018 animated version of The Grinch. While Carrey undoubtedly delivers a standout performance as the Grinch, the live-action adaptation divided audiences with its dark humor and tone. In turn, audiences are betting off watching the classic 1966 cartoon, which is also streaming on Peacock.

Source: Reelgood