Every December, debates about the best Christmas movies are ignited, but a new ranking has dubbed the most popular holiday movie in Illinois, and it may surprise residents.
According to entertainment website Looper, which looked at Google Trends data for the past 12 months, the most popular Christmas movie in Illinois was not one of the many movies made or filmed in Illinois and the Chicago area.
Instead, the classic Miracle on 34th Street tops the list for the state.
Illinois was one of two states to feature the holiday classic as the top movie, according to the rankings.
Other films recorded in the US were ‘The Santa Claus’, ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas’, ‘Four Christmases’, ‘Christmas with the Kranks’, ‘Home Alone’, ‘Elf’, ‘A Christmas Story’ and more .
The ranking looked at only the 100 top-rated Christmas movies on IMDb, according to the list. He then narrowed the list down to the 25 most searched movies using Google Trends. From there, the team analyzed which movies saw an increase in search traffic over the past month to determine which ones grew in popularity in each state.
“As the holiday season approached, it became clear who the winner was this season,” the report said.
In the Midwest, the top films were “Christmas With the Kranks” in Indiana, “It’s a Wonderful Life” in Iowa, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” in Minnesota, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” in Missouri and “Four Christmases” in Wisconsin.
See the full ranking here.
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