The McCallister family is preparing to spend Christmas in Paris, gathering at Kate and Peter's home in a Chicago suburb on the night before their departure. Kate and Peter's youngest son, … See more

• Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old with a penchant for creating harmful inventions
• Joe Pesci as Harry Lyme, a thief who … See more

Development
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 … See more

Columbus initially hoped to have Bruce Broughton score the film, and early posters listed him as the composer. However, Broughton was … See more

Theatrical
Home Alone premiered in Chicago on November 10, 1990. It was given a wide release on … See more

Box office
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, Home … See more

The music video for Snoop Dogg's 1994 song "Gin and Juice" opens with a gag where, after a teenaged Snoop's parents have left him to watch the house in their absence, he places his hands to his face and yells in the manner of Kevin McCallister in the … See more