Audiences have wondered for years how the family in “Home Alone” was able to afford their beautiful Chicago-area home and now we know.

Chris Columbus, who helmed the Christmas classic and most recently produced ‘Nosferatu,’ also spoke to THR about how a “bizarre” meeting with Chevy Chase led him to the film in the first place and why he decided to cast Macaulay Culkin over 300 child actors.

Chris Columbus has revealed a long-speculated detail about Home Alone, the 1990 holiday film featuring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister. In a recent interview, the director disclosed the professional details of Kevin’s parents,