With the holiday season on the horizon, we at BetMichigan.com took a break from our Michigan sports betting coverage because we wonder which Christmas films have stood the test of time.
So we looked into internet search interest scores and set about answering many of those questions.
We used Google Trends to analyze the most popular Christmas movies of Michigan residents. To do this, BetMichigan.com looked at search results of each movie over the past three Christmases. The contenders included the 40 most popular Christmas movies over the past year, based on global traffic from AhRefs.
Favorite Christmas Movies of Michigan Residents
Rank | Christmas Movies | Interest Over Time |
1 | Home Alone | 10 |
2 | How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | 9 |
3 | The Polar Express | 8 |
4 | Elf | 7 |
T5 | A Christmas Story | 6 |
T5 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | 6 |
T5 | A Christmas Carol (2009) | 6 |
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Based on those totals, culled from our research, we can determine that Chris Columbus’ 1990 film “Home Alone” and 2000’s “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” are favorites in the Great Lakes State.
Those two modern classics pulled the highest search interest scores in Michigan.
Which Xmas Films Are Favorites in Michigan?
Out of the bounty of films made to celebrate the most joyous time of the year, “Home Alone” (10 search interest score) and the rendition of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” that features Jim Carrey (9 search interest score) ranked atop the list in the place where the newest online casinos in Michigan can be found.
Throw in 2004’s “The Polar Express,” which scored eight search interest points, “Elf” (seven) and three films with a score of six each – those being “A Christmas Story,” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and “A Christmas Carol” – and you have the full list of the top Christmas films in the state for 2024.
While the race for the top spot was a tight one this year, there’s no denying that “Home Alone” holds its own. The 34-year-old film, starring a young Macaulay Culkin, is taking home top honors in Michigan this holiday season among favorite films that celebrate the season.
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