Macaulay Culkin Says He Considered BuyingHome AloneHouse 'Just for Giggles,' Reveals What He'd Do with It

Mar. 15, 2025

The Illinois house featured in ‘Home Alone’ (left) and Macaulay Culkin in October 2024 (right).Photo:Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage

Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage

Macaulay Culkinhad big plans for the belovedHome Alonehouse!

The former child star, 44, said he considered buying the real home featured in the Christmas classic film when it was recently listed for sale.

“I had half a mind to buy it — just for giggles,” the actor admitted earlier in December while speaking at a screening of the movie at the Rosemont Theater, according to theNew York Times.

But he never planned to move into the Winnetka, Ill., property himself. Instead, he shared, he would turn it into something just as iconic as the 1990 film: a “movie fun house” where people could reenact scenes like the one where his character, Kevin McCallister, sleds down the stairs.

Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister sledding down the stairs in ‘Home Alone’.Disney+

Disney+

Ultimately, his reason for foregoing the purchase was a reasonable one. “I got kids. I’m busy, man,” he said. Culkin shares two toddler sons with his fiancéeBrenda Song.

The star has also beenbusy attending screenings and doing audience Q&Asfor theHome Alone: A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkintour this holiday season, which concluded on Dec. 15.

‘Home Alone’ house.Disney+

Whilebeing a dadis certainly a full-time job, Culkin has still made sure to honor hisHome Aloneroots in more ways than one.

During the nostalgic commercial, he looks off into the distance and says, “I can’t remember the last time I had the house to myself over the holidays.”

Macaulay Culkin, Brenda Song and Dakota Song Culkin attend the ceremony honoring Macaulay Culkin with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 01, 2023.Amy Sussman/Getty

Amy Sussman/Getty

Culkin credits his family for allowing him to see the movie in a new light, calling it both a “curse and a blessing” forcatapulting him into child stardomat ten years old.

“I look at the movie differently now because of that,” he said of seeing it through his kids' eyes. “I watch it through a different lens — I watch it with them. And they have no idea who they’re sitting next to.”

Macaulay Culkin and Joe Pesci in ‘Home Alone’.20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

Culkin previously opened up about seeing the film with his oldest son Dakota, 3, during an interview withE! Newsearlier in December.

“He thinks he’s Kevin,” Culkin said. “I’m like, ‘Do you remember going down the stairs on the sled?' He’s like, ‘Mmhmm, yep. Sure do.' I’m like, ‘Do you remember when he had yellow hair?' And he’s like, ‘Uh-huh, yep.'”

Illinois house featured in ‘Home Alone’.Dawn McKenna/Coldwell Banker Realty

Dawn McKenna/Coldwell Banker Realty

Though fans sadly won’t be able to step inside Culkin’s “movie fun house” anytime soon, they did have the opportunity to possibly call the home their own when ithit the market for $5.25 millionback in May.

The five-bedroom, six-bathroom abode offers a number of luxury amenities, including a fully equipped gym, state-of-the-art movie theater and indoor sports court. It was built in 1921 and is spread out across 9,126 square feet.

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At the time, listing agent Dawn McKenna told PEOPLE that the property is a “rare legend that lives up to its hype in every way” and that it’s located in “one of the best neighborhoods in the country.”

source: people.com