Christmas with the Kranks is a 2004 English-language Comedy Family motion picture written by John Grisham and Chris Columbus. The movie is directed by Joe Roth and produced by Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus and Mark Radcliffe under the banner of Revolution Studios in collaboration with 1492 Pictures and Columbia Pictures. With their daughter away, the Kranks decide to skip Christmas altogether until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate the holiday at the last minute. Christmas with the kranks features Tim Allen in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, Erik Per Sullivan, Cheech Marin, Jake Busey and M. Emmet Walsh. The screenplay is written by Chris Columbus which is inspired from Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. The music was composed by John Debney. Cinematography was done by Don Burgess and editing by Nick Moore. The movie has a running time of 98 minutes. It was released on 2nd December 2004. The Film was successful at box office. Christmas with the Kranks was made on a budget of $60 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $96 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Sony Pictures Releasing.