Macaulay Culkin Prefers ‘Home Alone 2’ Over the Original Film Because He “Got Paid More”

Macaulay Culkin Prefers ‘Home Alone 2’ Over the Original Film Because He “Got Paid More”

Macaulay Culkin has a favorite HomeAlone film. 

After starring in the first two movies from the franchise in 1990 and 1992, the actor shot to prominence as a child star. He was a mere 10 and 12, respectively, while shooting both of the projects, and it turns out he prefers the sequel over the original. 

“What makes Home Alone 2 better than Home Alone?” asked Hot Ones host Sean Evans, to which Culkin replied, “I got paid more.” 

“I think I own 5 percent of the net, and also 15 percent of the merchandising,” the Fallout actor added. “So if you buy a Talkboy, I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’ll take 15 percent of that, thank you very much!’”

He added, “By the way, uh, buy a Talkboy this Christmas.” As a prominent former child actor still in the public eye, Culkin has vouched for fellow child stars amid the growing interest in the niche sector of the entertainment industry. 

Ahead of the release of the second episode in Investigation Discovery’s docuseries Hollywood Demons, entitled “Child Stars Gone Violent,” he shared a message for the filmmakers on Instagram. “Dear ID, Please take it easy on the kiddos. We’ve all been through the wringer,” he wrote. “No one wants to feel exploited. Don’t pile on. Love, Macaulay Culkin.” 

Culkin is married to Brenda Song, a fellow child actor, and they share two children. Although it’s been years since he starred in the Home Alone franchise, the actor hosted a special screening tour of the Christmas film last holiday season.