Macaulay Culkin was just 10-years-old when he starred as Kevin McCallister in the festive feelgood movie Home Alone, released in November 1990 and now a Christmas classic.
Home alone and fending off burglars
For those who haven’t seen the movie, the McCallister family are in hurry to get to the airport to catch a plane to Paris, where they will spend the Christmas holiday. But in the rush, Kevin is left behind. With the whole house to himself, Kevin’s new-found freedom is put to the test when a couple of hapless burglars, mistakenly thinking the house is empty, stage a break-in.
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Home Alone was a holiday smash, grossing $17 million at the box office during its first weekend. And the movie’s cute little star Culkin instantly became a household name.
And of course, there had to be a sequel: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, with Culkin, two years older, back in the lead role. This time the McCallisters are spending Christmas a little closer to home – just a couple of thousand miles away in Miami. But having learned nothing from their Paris trip, they manage to get separated from Kevin once again.
Culkin reportedly earned $110,000 for his appearance in the first Home Alone movie but for the sequel, his agent secured a much better fee. For his appearance in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Macaulay pocketed $4.5 million plus 5 percent of the film’s gross.
What is Macaulay Culkin’s net worth?
Culkin decided to quit acting, leaving the business at the age of 14, although he has been tempted back with roles in American Horror Story and Righteous Gemstones. His most recent movie appearances were in Saved!, Party Monster and Changeland. In December 2023 he was honored with the 2,765th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Culkin has built up a personal fortune of $18 million. As a child actor, he didn’t have access to his finances until he was 18 when he discovered his parents had taken a sizable chunk of his earnings. At one point, he was reportedly worth $50 million.
Today, Macaulay is happily married to Brenda Song, his second wife, with whom he shares two children – Dakota Song Culkin and Carson Song Culkin.
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