The McCallister family prepares to spend Christmas in Paris, gathering at Kate and Peter's home in a Chic… See more

• Macaulay Culkin as Kevin, an eight-year-old with a penchant for creating harmful inventions
• Joe Pesci as Harry, a thief who targets the McCallisters' home with Marv
• Daniel Stern as Marv, a thief who targets the McCalli… See more

Writer and producer John Hughes conceived Home Alone while preparing to go on vacation. He said: "I was going away on vacation, and making a list of everything I didn't want to forget. I thought, 'Well, I'd better not f… See more

Columbus initially hoped to have Bruce Broughton score the film, and early posters listed him as the composer. However, Broughton was busy with The Rescuers Down Under (1990), and he had to cancel at the last min… See more

Home Alone had a sneak preview screening for about 1,000 theaters on November 10, 1990. The advanced screening proved successful, with 5% of the preview audience returning for its official release th… See more

Home Alone grossed $285.8 million in the United States and Canada and $190.9 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $476.7 million, against a production budget of $18 million. In its opening weekend, … See more