![]() As he told Chicago Magazine in its fantastic oral history of Home Alone: Hughes first sent Columbus his script for National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, but Columbus found its star Chevy Chase so disagreeable he had to turn down the project. The script was by John Hughes, the grand poobah of iconic '80s movies, and though director Chris Columbus had helmed just two films prior to Home Alone - Adventures in Babysitting, and the flop Heartbreak Hotel - Hughes was a fan of his work. Home Alone's success speaks to the tremendous behind-the-camera talent that elevated the film beyond "just a kids' movie" (to say nothing of its impressive cast). ![]() The 10 highest grossing movies of 1990 by domestic box office. Despite being released in November, it was the highest grossing film - by a nearly $70 million margin - in a year that also saw the releases of Ghost and Dances With Wolves (second and third place, respectively), as well as Pretty Woman, Total Recall, and Edward Scissorhands. 1 box office spot and grossed more than $470 million worldwide. Produced on a budget of $15 million and released on Thanksgiving Day 1990, the movie spent 12 weeks in the No. Thanks to Home Alone's modern ubiquity, it's easy to forget that when it was originally released it was a massive, unequivocal hit. The movie was a huge commercial success with some big names behind it ![]() ![]() Here are four (mostly nonscientific) theories that explain Home Alone's enduring popularity*. Is it thanks to star Macaulay Culkin's impish charm? The eminently quotable lines ("Buzz, your girlfriend - woof!")? The blatant Pepsi product placement? Related Home Alone's 11 jerk kids, ranked ![]()
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