Home Alone (1990)

Home Alone
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $285,761,243Details
International Box Office $190,917,595Details
Worldwide Box Office $476,678,838
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $76,184,516
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $12,920,831
Total $89,105,347
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,081,997 (6.0% of total gross)
Legs:11.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 31.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,202 opening theaters/2,173 max. theaters, 22.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $766,559,861

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 16th, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: July 6th, 1991 (Wide), released as Home Alone (나 홀로 집에) (South Korea)
December 5th, 2018 (Limited), released as Home Alone (Re: 2018) (United Kingdom)
November 12th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
December 3rd, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 21st, 2022 (Limited), released as Home Alone (나 홀로 집에) (South Korea)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 5th, 1999 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG
Running Time: 103 minutes
Franchise: Home Alone
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family, Family Vacations, Home Invasion
Release detail: Christmas in November
Social setting: Christmas
Subgenre: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 1990 1 $17,081,997   1,202 $14,211   $17,081,997 1
Nov 23, 1990 1 $20,987,761 +23% 1,284 $16,346   $48,297,152 2
Nov 30, 1990 1 $14,386,876 -31% 1,342 $10,720   $66,748,191 3
Dec 7, 1990 1 $14,232,156 -1% 1,764 $8,068   $84,168,103 4
Dec 14, 1990 1 $11,617,249 -18% 2,017 $5,760   $99,307,437 5
Dec 21, 1990 1 $14,715,701 +27% 2,108 $6,981   $118,273,725 6
Dec 28, 1990 1 $25,148,406 +71% 2,141 $11,746   $152,103,249 7
Jan 4, 1991 1 $12,626,851 -50% 2,173 $5,811   $168,697,638 8
Jan 11, 1991 1 $9,813,012 -22% 2,157 $4,549   $181,405,541 9
Jan 18, 1991 1 $11,069,157 +13% 2,112 $5,241   $194,760,234 10
Jan 25, 1991 1 $7,268,334 -34% 2,106 $3,451   $203,487,564 11
Feb 1, 1991 1 $8,215,408 +13% 2,009 $4,089   $213,551,706 12
Feb 8, 1991 3 $6,001,085 -27% 1,986 $3,022   $221,181,762 13
Feb 15, 1991 4 $7,376,443 +23% 1,815 $4,064   $230,160,502 14
Feb 22, 1991 4 $4,831,317 -35% 1,775 $2,722   $236,363,633 15
Mar 1, 1991 5 $4,221,896 -13% 1,670 $2,528   $241,658,036 16
Mar 8, 1991 7 $3,315,651 -21% 1,590 $2,085   $245,880,904 17
Mar 15, 1991 9 $2,731,894 -18% 1,413 $1,933   $249,557,920 18
Mar 22, 1991 8 $2,776,368 +2% 1,757 $1,580   $253,061,346 19
Mar 29, 1991 8 $2,433,479 -12% 1,762 $1,381   $256,778,093 20
Apr 5, 1991 9 $1,954,348 -20% 1,588 $1,231   $260,077,797 21
Apr 12, 1991 9 $1,835,299 -6% 1,465 $1,253   $262,461,999 22
Apr 19, 1991 9 $1,648,188 -10% 1,449 $1,137   $264,650,281 23
Apr 26, 1991 12 $1,122,205 -32% 1,248 $899   $266,197,786 24
May 3, 1991 14 $966,782 -14% 1,073 $901   $267,432,574 25
May 10, 1991 13 $790,657 -18% 999 $791   $268,449,784 26
May 17, 1991 16 $787,999 n/c 789 $999   $269,435,169 27
May 24, 1991 11 $1,942,192 +146% 912 $2,130   $271,620,423 28
May 31, 1991 9 $1,419,727 -27% 873 $1,626   $273,406,047 29
Jun 14, 1991 10 $868,774   714 $1,217   $276,269,739 31
Jun 21, 1991 12 $740,449 -15% 713 $1,038   $277,504,018 32

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 1990 1 $27,309,391   1,202 $22,720   $27,309,391 1
Nov 23, 1990 1 $25,051,924 -8% 1,284 $19,511   $52,361,315 2
Nov 30, 1990 1 $17,574,632 -30% 1,342 $13,096   $69,935,947 3
Dec 7, 1990 1 $17,754,241 +1% 1,764 $10,065   $87,690,188 4
Dec 14, 1990 1 $15,867,836 -11% 2,017 $7,867   $103,558,024 5
Dec 21, 1990 1 $23,396,819 +47% 2,108 $11,099   $126,954,843 6
Dec 28, 1990 1 $29,115,944 +24% 2,141 $13,599   $156,070,787 7
Jan 4, 1991 1 $15,521,742 -47% 2,173 $7,143   $171,592,529 8
Jan 11, 1991 1 $12,098,548 -22% 2,157 $5,609   $183,691,077 9
Jan 18, 1991 1 $12,528,153 +4% 2,112 $5,932   $196,219,230 10
Jan 25, 1991 1 $9,117,068 -27% 2,106 $4,329   $205,336,298 11
Feb 1, 1991 1 $9,844,379 +8% 2,009 $4,900   $215,180,677 12
Feb 8, 1991 3 $7,603,382 -23% 1,986 $3,828   $222,784,059 13
Feb 15, 1991 4 $8,748,257 +15% 1,815 $4,820   $231,532,316 14
Feb 22, 1991 4 $5,903,824 -33% 1,775 $3,326   $237,436,140 15
Mar 1, 1991 6 $5,129,113 -13% 1,670 $3,071   $242,565,253 16
Mar 8, 1991 7 $4,260,773 -17% 1,590 $2,680   $246,826,026 17
Mar 15, 1991 9 $3,458,952 -19% 1,413 $2,448   $250,284,978 18
Mar 22, 1991 7 $4,059,636 +17% 1,757 $2,311   $254,344,614 19
Mar 29, 1991 8 $3,778,835 -7% 1,762 $2,145   $258,123,449 20
Apr 5, 1991 10 $2,503,251 -34% 1,588 $1,576   $260,626,700 21
Apr 12, 1991 9 $2,375,393 -5% 1,465 $1,621   $263,002,093 22
Apr 19, 1991 10 $2,073,488 -13% 1,449 $1,431   $265,075,581 23
Apr 26, 1991 12 $1,390,211 -33% 1,248 $1,114   $266,465,792 24
May 3, 1991 14 $1,193,335 -14% 1,073 $1,112   $267,659,127 25
May 10, 1991 14 $988,043 -17% 999 $989   $268,647,170 26
May 17, 1991 16 $1,031,061 +4% 789 $1,307   $269,678,231 27
May 24, 1991 11 $2,308,089 +124% 912 $2,531   $271,986,320 28
Jun 14, 1991 11 $1,362,604   714 $1,908   $276,763,569 31

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Italy 12/4/2025 $1,046,596 0 0 0 $2,027,093 4/4/2026
New Zealand 12/3/2020 $13,774 41 7 108 $33,608 4/4/2026
South Korea 7/6/1991 $0 0 1 1 $766 12/28/2022
United Kingdom 12/5/2018 $0 0 503 5,919 $5,573,388 12/24/2025
  
Rest of World $183,282,740
  
International Total $190,917,595 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Lead Ensemble Member

Macaulay Culkin    Kevin
Joe Pesci    Harry
Daniel Stern    Marv
Catherine O'Hara    Kate
John Heard    Peter
John Candy    Gus Polinski

Supporting

Roberts Blossom    Old Man Marley
Angela Goethals    Linnie
Devin Ratray    Buzz
Gerry Bamman    Uncle Frank
Hillary Wolf    Megan
Larry Hankin    Officer Balzak
Michael C. Maronna    Jeff
Kristin Minter    Heather
Daiana Campeanu    Sondra
Jedidiah Cohen    Rod
Kieran Culkin    Fuller
Senta Moses    Tracy
Anna Slotky    Brook
Terrie Snell    Aunt Leslie
Jeffrey Wiseman    Mitch Murphy
Virginia Smith    Georgette
Matt Doherty    Steffan
Ralph Foody    Gangster
Michael Guido    Gangster
Ray Toler    Uncle Rob
Billie Bird    Woman at Airport
Bill Erwin    Man in Airport
Gerry Becker    Officer
Victor Cole    Officer
Porscha Radcliffe    Cousin
Brittany Radcliffe    Cousin
Clarke Devereux    Officer Devereux
Dan Charles Zulcoski    Pizza Boy
Lynn Mansbach    French Woman
Peter Siragusa    Lineman
Alan Wilder    Scranton Ticket Agent
Hope Davis    French Ticket Agent
Dianne B. Shaw    Airline Counter Person
Tracy Connor    Check Out Girl
Jim Ryan    Stock Boy
Ken Hudson Campbell    Santa
Sandra Macat    Santa's Elf
Mark Beltzman    Stosh
Ann Whitney    Drugstore Clerk
Richard J. Firfer    Store Manager
Jim Ortlieb    Herb the Drugstore Clerk
Kate Johnson    Police Operator
Michael Hansen    Airport Driver
Peter Pantaleo    Airport Driver
Jean-Claude Sciore    French Gate Agent
Monica Devereux    Flight Attendant

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Columbus    Director
John Hughes    Screenwriter
John Hughes    Producer
Mark Levinson    Executive Producer
Scott Rosenfelt    Executive Producer
Tarquin Gotch    Executive Producer
John Muto    Production Designer
Raja Gosnell    Editor
John Williams    Composer
Julio Macat    Director of Photography
Mark Radcliffe    Associate Producer
Mark Radcliffe    Assistant Director
Mack Bing    Unit Production Manager
Dan Webster    Art Director
Eve Cauley Turner*    Set Decorator
Jay Hurley    Costume Designer
Mickey Antonetti    Costume Supervisor
Jim Alexander*    Sound Mixer
Chris Carpenter    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Hart    Re-recording Mixer
Kevin E. Carpenter    Re-recording Mixer
Mike Wilhoit    Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro    Sound Editor
Glenn T. Morgan    Sound Editor
Tim Chau    Sound Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,081,997 (6.0% of total gross)
Legs:11.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 31.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,202 opening theaters/2,173 max. theaters, 22.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $766,559,861

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 16th, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: July 6th, 1991 (Wide), released as Home Alone (나 홀로 집에) (South Korea)
December 5th, 2018 (Limited), released as Home Alone (Re: 2018) (United Kingdom)
November 12th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
December 3rd, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 21st, 2022 (Limited), released as Home Alone (나 홀로 집에) (South Korea)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 5th, 1999 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG
Running Time: 103 minutes
Franchise: Home Alone
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family, Family Vacations, Home Invasion
Release detail: Christmas in November
Social setting: Christmas
Subgenre: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 1990 1 $17,081,997   1,202 $14,211   $17,081,997 1
Nov 23, 1990 1 $20,987,761 +23% 1,284 $16,346   $48,297,152 2
Nov 30, 1990 1 $14,386,876 -31% 1,342 $10,720   $66,748,191 3
Dec 7, 1990 1 $14,232,156 -1% 1,764 $8,068   $84,168,103 4
Dec 14, 1990 1 $11,617,249 -18% 2,017 $5,760   $99,307,437 5
Dec 21, 1990 1 $14,715,701 +27% 2,108 $6,981   $118,273,725 6
Dec 28, 1990 1 $25,148,406 +71% 2,141 $11,746   $152,103,249 7
Jan 4, 1991 1 $12,626,851 -50% 2,173 $5,811   $168,697,638 8
Jan 11, 1991 1 $9,813,012 -22% 2,157 $4,549   $181,405,541 9
Jan 18, 1991 1 $11,069,157 +13% 2,112 $5,241   $194,760,234 10
Jan 25, 1991 1 $7,268,334 -34% 2,106 $3,451   $203,487,564 11
Feb 1, 1991 1 $8,215,408 +13% 2,009 $4,089   $213,551,706 12
Feb 8, 1991 3 $6,001,085 -27% 1,986 $3,022   $221,181,762 13
Feb 15, 1991 4 $7,376,443 +23% 1,815 $4,064   $230,160,502 14
Feb 22, 1991 4 $4,831,317 -35% 1,775 $2,722   $236,363,633 15
Mar 1, 1991 5 $4,221,896 -13% 1,670 $2,528   $241,658,036 16
Mar 8, 1991 7 $3,315,651 -21% 1,590 $2,085   $245,880,904 17
Mar 15, 1991 9 $2,731,894 -18% 1,413 $1,933   $249,557,920 18
Mar 22, 1991 8 $2,776,368 +2% 1,757 $1,580   $253,061,346 19
Mar 29, 1991 8 $2,433,479 -12% 1,762 $1,381   $256,778,093 20
Apr 5, 1991 9 $1,954,348 -20% 1,588 $1,231   $260,077,797 21
Apr 12, 1991 9 $1,835,299 -6% 1,465 $1,253   $262,461,999 22
Apr 19, 1991 9 $1,648,188 -10% 1,449 $1,137   $264,650,281 23
Apr 26, 1991 12 $1,122,205 -32% 1,248 $899   $266,197,786 24
May 3, 1991 14 $966,782 -14% 1,073 $901   $267,432,574 25
May 10, 1991 13 $790,657 -18% 999 $791   $268,449,784 26
May 17, 1991 16 $787,999 n/c 789 $999   $269,435,169 27
May 24, 1991 11 $1,942,192 +146% 912 $2,130   $271,620,423 28
May 31, 1991 9 $1,419,727 -27% 873 $1,626   $273,406,047 29
Jun 14, 1991 10 $868,774   714 $1,217   $276,269,739 31
Jun 21, 1991 12 $740,449 -15% 713 $1,038   $277,504,018 32

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 1990 1 $27,309,391   1,202 $22,720   $27,309,391 1
Nov 23, 1990 1 $25,051,924 -8% 1,284 $19,511   $52,361,315 2
Nov 30, 1990 1 $17,574,632 -30% 1,342 $13,096   $69,935,947 3
Dec 7, 1990 1 $17,754,241 +1% 1,764 $10,065   $87,690,188 4
Dec 14, 1990 1 $15,867,836 -11% 2,017 $7,867   $103,558,024 5
Dec 21, 1990 1 $23,396,819 +47% 2,108 $11,099   $126,954,843 6
Dec 28, 1990 1 $29,115,944 +24% 2,141 $13,599   $156,070,787 7
Jan 4, 1991 1 $15,521,742 -47% 2,173 $7,143   $171,592,529 8
Jan 11, 1991 1 $12,098,548 -22% 2,157 $5,609   $183,691,077 9
Jan 18, 1991 1 $12,528,153 +4% 2,112 $5,932   $196,219,230 10
Jan 25, 1991 1 $9,117,068 -27% 2,106 $4,329   $205,336,298 11
Feb 1, 1991 1 $9,844,379 +8% 2,009 $4,900   $215,180,677 12
Feb 8, 1991 3 $7,603,382 -23% 1,986 $3,828   $222,784,059 13
Feb 15, 1991 4 $8,748,257 +15% 1,815 $4,820   $231,532,316 14
Feb 22, 1991 4 $5,903,824 -33% 1,775 $3,326   $237,436,140 15
Mar 1, 1991 6 $5,129,113 -13% 1,670 $3,071   $242,565,253 16
Mar 8, 1991 7 $4,260,773 -17% 1,590 $2,680   $246,826,026 17
Mar 15, 1991 9 $3,458,952 -19% 1,413 $2,448   $250,284,978 18
Mar 22, 1991 7 $4,059,636 +17% 1,757 $2,311   $254,344,614 19
Mar 29, 1991 8 $3,778,835 -7% 1,762 $2,145   $258,123,449 20
Apr 5, 1991 10 $2,503,251 -34% 1,588 $1,576   $260,626,700 21
Apr 12, 1991 9 $2,375,393 -5% 1,465 $1,621   $263,002,093 22
Apr 19, 1991 10 $2,073,488 -13% 1,449 $1,431   $265,075,581 23
Apr 26, 1991 12 $1,390,211 -33% 1,248 $1,114   $266,465,792 24
May 3, 1991 14 $1,193,335 -14% 1,073 $1,112   $267,659,127 25
May 10, 1991 14 $988,043 -17% 999 $989   $268,647,170 26
May 17, 1991 16 $1,031,061 +4% 789 $1,307   $269,678,231 27
May 24, 1991 11 $2,308,089 +124% 912 $2,531   $271,986,320 28
Jun 14, 1991 11 $1,362,604   714 $1,908   $276,763,569 31

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Italy 12/4/2025 $1,046,596 0 0 0 $2,027,093 4/4/2026
New Zealand 12/3/2020 $13,774 41 7 108 $33,608 4/4/2026
South Korea 7/6/1991 $0 0 1 1 $766 12/28/2022
United Kingdom 12/5/2018 $0 0 503 5,919 $5,573,388 12/24/2025
  
Rest of World $183,282,740
  
International Total $190,917,595 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Lead Ensemble Member

Macaulay Culkin    Kevin
Joe Pesci    Harry
Daniel Stern    Marv
Catherine O'Hara    Kate
John Heard    Peter
John Candy    Gus Polinski

Supporting

Roberts Blossom    Old Man Marley
Angela Goethals    Linnie
Devin Ratray    Buzz
Gerry Bamman    Uncle Frank
Hillary Wolf    Megan
Larry Hankin    Officer Balzak
Michael C. Maronna    Jeff
Kristin Minter    Heather
Daiana Campeanu    Sondra
Jedidiah Cohen    Rod
Kieran Culkin    Fuller
Senta Moses    Tracy
Anna Slotky    Brook
Terrie Snell    Aunt Leslie
Jeffrey Wiseman    Mitch Murphy
Virginia Smith    Georgette
Matt Doherty    Steffan
Ralph Foody    Gangster
Michael Guido    Gangster
Ray Toler    Uncle Rob
Billie Bird    Woman at Airport
Bill Erwin    Man in Airport
Gerry Becker    Officer
Victor Cole    Officer
Porscha Radcliffe    Cousin
Brittany Radcliffe    Cousin
Clarke Devereux    Officer Devereux
Dan Charles Zulcoski    Pizza Boy
Lynn Mansbach    French Woman
Peter Siragusa    Lineman
Alan Wilder    Scranton Ticket Agent
Hope Davis    French Ticket Agent
Dianne B. Shaw    Airline Counter Person
Tracy Connor    Check Out Girl
Jim Ryan    Stock Boy
Ken Hudson Campbell    Santa
Sandra Macat    Santa's Elf
Mark Beltzman    Stosh
Ann Whitney    Drugstore Clerk
Richard J. Firfer    Store Manager
Jim Ortlieb    Herb the Drugstore Clerk
Kate Johnson    Police Operator
Michael Hansen    Airport Driver
Peter Pantaleo    Airport Driver
Jean-Claude Sciore    French Gate Agent
Monica Devereux    Flight Attendant

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Columbus    Director
John Hughes    Screenwriter
John Hughes    Producer
Mark Levinson    Executive Producer
Scott Rosenfelt    Executive Producer
Tarquin Gotch    Executive Producer
John Muto    Production Designer
Raja Gosnell    Editor
John Williams    Composer
Julio Macat    Director of Photography
Mark Radcliffe    Associate Producer
Mark Radcliffe    Assistant Director
Mack Bing    Unit Production Manager
Dan Webster    Art Director
Eve Cauley Turner*    Set Decorator
Jay Hurley    Costume Designer
Mickey Antonetti    Costume Supervisor
Jim Alexander*    Sound Mixer
Chris Carpenter    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Hart    Re-recording Mixer
Kevin E. Carpenter    Re-recording Mixer
Mike Wilhoit    Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro    Sound Editor
Glenn T. Morgan    Sound Editor
Tim Chau    Sound Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.