This Christmas season, American economic experts sat together to answer the eternal question: ‘How rich is Kevin’s family in Home Alone?’.
A classic movie like Home Alone often leaves many questions in the hearts of the audience – Photo: IMDb
Home Alone , the movie about the chase between two silly thieves and the boy Kevin McCallister has become an indispensable symbol every Christmas.
The story begins when Kevin is accidentally “forgotten” by his family in his big house while his family excitedly goes to Paris to travel.
Not only does it impress with humorous details and profound human values about family, Home Alone also makes the audience curious about the wealth of Kevin’s family.
Accordingly, the audience pointed out that the McCallister family not only traveled to Paris during the expensive Christmas season but also owned a massive property, catching the eye of the two thieves in the movie.
Answers from economic experts
The New York Times consulted economic experts and the Federal Reserve to answer this question. The results show that the McCallister family is indeed among the richest 1% of America’s elite.
Their lavish residence is not only the main setting in the film but also a testament to their wealth.
The actual house is located on Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, a Chicago suburb , one of the areas with the highest real estate value in the United States, according to information from Realtor.com – a real estate website. Prestigious American real estate.
A similar house on Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, Chicago today, worth millions of dollars – Photo: Realtor.com
When the movie was released in 1990, this Georgian-Colonial style house was only for the upper class, accounting for 1% of the population.
32 years later, its status remains unchanged, according to economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Economists relied on many factors such as household income, real estate values, mortgage interest rates, taxes and insurance from 1990 to 2022 to reach this conclusion.
Specifically, according to analysis from the New York Times, based on the assumption that the McCallister family does not spend more than 30% of their income on buying a house, economic experts have calculated and judged that the house in the movie Single-family homes are suitable for households with incomes of about $305,000 a month in 1990, equivalent to about $665,000 in 2022.
Many theories suggest that Kevin’s father is a Wall Street businessman, and his mother is a fashion designer – Photo: IMDb
By mid-2022, a similar home is estimated to cost about $2.4 million according to Zillow, for households earning $730,000 a month, ranking in the top 1% of wealthiest households. Chicago area.
This has revealed part of the wealth of the McCallister family.
In addition, the New York Times also mentioned their careers and sources of income.
It is likely that the mother is a fashion designer, based on the appearance of many mannequins in the house.
The article also pointed out that the uncle was also super rich as he paid for 15 first-class airline tickets for the trip to Paris, showing that not only the McCallister family but also this family’s relatives also own a family background. “huge”.
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