The McCallister family's wealth in 'Home Alone' has sparked curiosity. The house is estimated at $3.1 million, affordable only for the top 1% of Chicago household incomes. The dad is a prominent businessman and the mom is a fashion designer. The Plaza and a brownstone on the Upper West Side are also part of the family's assets. Economists and people involved with the film have contributed to the discussion about the family's wealth.
"In late November, when one of my editors suggested I look into how rich the McCallister family was in 'Home Alone,' I had to make a confession: I had never seen the movie." Here's how our reporter got to the bottom of the fictional family's wealth. https://t.co/XY3PH6QVQ8
Home Alone's novelization reveals the jobs of the McCallister parents, which puts most of the questions about their income to rest. The dad is a prominent businessman while the mom is a fashion designer (which explains all the mannequins in the house). 🤔 https://t.co/4mzCQmQ5CJ https://t.co/fhg0vL09ZN
Here’s How Rich Kevin McCallister’s Family in ‘Home Alone’ Really Is https://t.co/NcU0vzuIug https://t.co/bj4MVDsOXG
Fans have long wondered how rich the McCallisters in Home Alone truly were, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has given us something of an answer: they were probably in the 1%. https://t.co/HdpgKYbtUI https://t.co/cUGIeWJQK2
Fun Fact: The McCallisters house in Home Alone is estimated at $3.1 million. According to the Chicago Federal Reserve, Peter McCallister was in the top 1% of earners. What did Kevin's dad do for a living? I'm guessing either stock broker/hedge fund guy, a big time… https://t.co/DwVKyDNhYv
“Home Alone” fans have long been debating just how rich the McCallister family is. We turned to economists and people involved with the film to find out. https://t.co/JJA5CLv4ly https://t.co/BzvIzZWiSZ
How rich was the McCallister family in ‘Home Alone’? https://t.co/tPg5kTBFIT
The McCallisters in Home Alone are quite wealthy, obviously https://t.co/T4tagQEtbu https://t.co/Smm4CFWGBP
One question begs to be asked when watching the movie 'Home Alone' as a Chicagoan. How rich were the Mccalisters to be able to afford the glorious mansion in Winnetka? https://t.co/Ve1IEPnPBD
“Just How Rich Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’?” via @nytimes https://t.co/aQtNya2EPW
Just how wealthy is the McCallister family? Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank determined the "Home Alone" house was affordable only for the top 1 percent of Chicago household incomes. https://t.co/KOcmHBXE5D
When Kevin McCallister gets chased out of The Plaza in “Home Alone 2,” he heads to the Upper West Side, where his Uncle Rob has a brownstone, to take on the Wet Bandits. It wasn't actually in the 1992 film, but it is now on the market for $6.7 million. https://t.co/STw4AZch6M