A sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, was released in 1992. Home Alone has since been considered one of the best Christmas films. It was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Culkin, and for the Academy Award for Best Original Score for John Williams, and Best Original Song for 'Somewhere in My Memory'. Home Alone grossed $476.7 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing live-action comedy until the release of The Hangover Part II (2011), and made Culkin a child star. It received positive reviews, with praise for its cast, humor, and music. Home Alone premiered in Chicago on November 10, 1990, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 16. Columbus and Culkin were hired soon afterwards, and filming took place between February and May 1990 on location across Illinois. originally intended to finance and distribute the film, but shut down production after it exceeded its assigned budget, and 20th Century Fox assumed responsibilities following secret meetings with Hughes. Hughes conceived Home Alone while preparing to go on vacation. Culkin plays Kevin McCallister, a boy who defends his suburban Chicago home from burglars after his family accidentally leaves him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris. It is the first film in the Home Alone franchise, and stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara.

Home Alone is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes.

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