The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (film)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDallas Jenkins
Screenplay by
  • Ryan Swanson
  • Platte Clark
  • Darin McDaniel
Based onThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyC. Kim Miles
Edited byJohn Quinn
Music by
Production
companies
Kingdom Story Company
Lumenas Studios
Media Capital Technologies
Fletchet Entertainment
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) (Los Angeles)
  • November 8, 2024 (2024-11-08) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[1]
Box office$22.1 million[2]

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a 2024 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Dallas Jenkins, based on the 1972 novel by Barbara Robinson. Starring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, and Lauren Graham, the plot centers around the Herdmans, a group of juvenile delinquent siblings who have inadvertently found themselves starring in their small town's Christmas pageant.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever premiered at the Los Angeles on November 2, 2024, and was released theatrically by Lionsgate on November 8, 2024. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

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  2. ^ "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved November 22, 2024.