Surviving Christmas
“This year, Christmas comes early. Really early.”
Wealthy executive Drew Latham has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents.
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Cast
50 people
Ben Affleck
Drew Latham
Known for
Gone Girl
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
James Gandolfini
Tom Valco
Known for
The Sopranos
The Drop
Christina Applegate
Alicia Valco
Known for
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Married... with Children
Catherine O'Hara
Christine Valco
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Josh Zuckerman
Brian Valco
Known for
Sex Drive
School Spirits
Bill Macy
Doo-Dah
Known for
The Holiday
The Jerk
Jennifer Morrison
Missy Vanglider
Known for
House
Once Upon a Time
Udo Kier
Heinrich
Known for
Hunters
Blade
David Selby
Horace Vanglider
Known for
The Social Network
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Stephanie Faracy
Letitia Vanglider
Known for
Nobody Wants This
The Thorn Birds
Stephen Root
Dr. Freeman
Known for
Barry
Ice Age
Sy Richardson
Doo-Dah Understudy
Known for
Pushing Daisies
They Live
Mike Mitchell Director · Deborah Kaplan Screenplay Harry Elfont Screenplay
Worldwide gross $15M · Budget $45M · United States release October 22, 2004
Box office
Budget
$45,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,793,624
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
LivePlanet
Production
Tall Trees Productions
Production
DreamWorks Pictures
Production
DreamWorks
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 21, 2004
Theatrical
United States · October 22, 2004
Theatrical
Austria
December 17, 2004 · Digital
Denmark
December 10, 2004 · Theatrical
Germany
December 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 22, 2005 · Digital
Ireland
December 3, 2004 · Digital
Italy
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 21, 2004 · Premiere
Poland
December 3, 2004 · Digital
South Korea
December 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
November 9, 2005 · Physical · DVD
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