How the Grinch Stole Christmas Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

IMDb

Released Date

November 8, 2000

Distributor

Universal Pictures

Genre

Comedy

Rating

Budget

$123,000,000

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$260,465,005 + $85,108,027 = $345,573,032

Cast

Jim Carrey

as Grinch

Taylor Momsen

as Cindy Lou Who

1982-2002

Josh Ryan Evans

as 8-Year-Old Grinch

Christine Baranski

as Martha May Whovier

Mindy Sterling

as Clarnella Who

Molly Shannon

as Betty Lou Who

Clint Howard

as Whobris

Jeffrey Tambor

as Mayor Augustus May Who

Jeremy Howard

as T. J. Thyne

Bill Irwin

as Lou Lou Who

1928-2017

Rance Howard

as Elderly Timekeeper

Jim Meskimen

as Officer Wholihan

About How the Grinch Stole Christmas

On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.

About

Based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name about a green angry monster intent on seeking revenge on Whoville by ruining Christmas.

Jim Carrey's makeup took three hours to apply and one hour to take off. The hair from the Grinch suit is yak hair dyed green.