Macaulay Culkin Says ‘Home Alone 2’ Is Better Than ‘Home Alone’ Because ‘I Got Paid More’: ‘I Think I Own Five Percent of the Net’ Profit

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/macaulay-culkin-home-alone-2-better-paid-more-1236482471/

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  1. > Culkin did not hesitate to answer “Home Alone” 2 and quipped: “I got paid more. I think I own five percent of the net. And also 15 perfect of the merchandising. So, if you buy a Talkboy I’m like yeah, I’ll take 15 percent of that. Thank you very much. By the way, buy a Talkboy this Christmas.”

  2. Hell yeah. I like both. Shit, where’s the talkboy, I’d take a talkman. lol

  3. As a kid I always liked the 2nd better, but I think that’s because sequels are cheaper to broadcast on tv since they’re usually less successful, hence why I saw it more.

    As an adult, I have a renewed appreciation the first, for why it is the better movie though.

  4. Didn’t know he had a deal structured like that for Home Alone 2. Just assumed, wrongly, he was paid lucratively for the sequel. Home Alone is great as is Home Alone 2.

  5. It makes me really happy to see how happy and chill he seems to be these days. He seemed to be in a dark period for a while.

  6. The scene where Marv gets electrocuted in the apartment puts me on the floor every time I watch it. That’s why it’s my favorite one.

  7. I love when ‘Hot Ones’ interviews get turned into articles. Yes, we both watched the video.

  10. Amazing. Somebody made money on net points? I find that hard to believe

  11. The second movie is better than the first. Both are great films but I like the story more in the second film.

  12. He did act very well in those movies at such a young age. Better get paid well

  13. As long as we agree that there only 2 Home Alone movies, he is not wrong. The second film is better.

  14. Home Alone 2 does not have John Candy, so no, it’s not better.

  15. I view them like Godfather I & II.

    Just one long amazing movie with all the same cast and creatives.

  16. I think the next sequel needs to be the McAllister parents, suffering from advanced dementia, having to defend the home against a Welfare Check after the caretaker Kevin hires fails to show while Kevin is on vacation.

  17. His parents were smart to get him that deal in writing. Good for him.

  18. Didn’t he say a few years back Home Alone 1 was better because Trump’s not in it? Might have been Kieran.

  19. How is this a headline? It was just a joke for made on “Hot Ones”.

  24. Assuming that is on the worldwide, the movie made $359M at the box office on a 28M budget. 5% of the 324M profit is ~16.2 million. That’s pretty wild for a child actor back in the 90s

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