During his appearance on the show Hot Ones, Macaulay Culkin revealed that the second film in the franchise was his favorite because that was when he made the most money.
The 90s classic, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, grossed 476.7 million dollars at the box office with a modest budget of 18 million dollars.
After the success of the first film, Macaulay Culkin gained more negotiating power to define his earnings in the sequel.
He was paid 5 million dollars upfront for the second film, in addition to making a deal to receive 5% of everything the film earned. Culkin made 17.95 million dollars from the film’s gross revenue.
In the first film, when he was 10 years old, Macaulay Culkin earned 100 thousand dollars for the job.
“I think I have 5% of the net profit. And also 15% of the merchandising,” he said about Home Alone 2.
“So if you buy a Talkboy, I’m like: Yes, I’ll take 15% of that. Thank you very much. By the way, buy a Talkboy this Christmas,” the star joked.
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According to Collider, more than 45 million units of the toy voice recorder were sold before it was discontinued in 1999. They would have earned Macaulay Culkin 202.5 million dollars.
The former child actor’s fortune became a source of conflict between Culkin’s parents, who fought over the funds when they separated. The star renewed his parents’ management of a 50-million-dollar trust fund.
Both parents received 15% of his earnings from all the films he acted in as a child, as they served as his managers during that period.
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