By Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago have figured out a question that has long lingered over the 1990 Christmas classic feature “Home Alone” – just how rich are the McCallisters.
The New York Times has published a piece on this and found that the Federal Reserve has determined the family of Macauley Culkin’s Kevin McCallister character is in the top 1% of Chicago residents based on the value of their home.
The outlet says that at the time the film was set, the house was affordable “only for the top 1 percent of Chicago household incomes” and they add that would still be the case today.
The house, located on the North shore of Chicago, is estimated to be worth around $2.4 million.
They add that the McCallister parents (played by John Heard and Catherine O’Hara) would’ve have had to have been on a household income of $305,000 in 1990 which would be the equivalent of $665,000 in 2022.
The films never reveal what occupation the McCallister parents have. The original film, which cost $18 million to make and ended up grossing $476.7 million worldwide – becoming a holiday classic in the process.
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