Macaulay Caulkin is aware of why Home Alone 2: Misplaced in New York is better than Home Alone… and it is not due to increased stakes or greater laughs.
“I received paid extra,” Caulkin hilariously replied, (*2*). “I feel I personal 5 p.c of the web. I additionally 15 p.c of the merchandising. So, in case you purchase a Talkboy, I am like, ‘Yeah, I am going to take a p.c of that. Thanks very a lot. By the best way, uh, purchase a Talkboy this Christmas.’”
Look, if I may purchase a Talkboy, I’d… however the cash would not go to Caulkin. The model of recorder, utilized by Caulkin in Home Alone 2 and launched as a tie-in with the movie, is now defunct as of 1999. So not solely was Caulkin paid $4.5 million for the sequel, making him the best paid baby actor in Hollywood historical past on the time (at simply 10 years previous), however he additionally netted 15 p.c of some 45 million Talkboys that have been offered. So, I perceive his answer fully.
The Chris Columbus-directed sequel, which hit theaters in 1992, earned a whopping $356 million on the international field workplace, in opposition to a price range of simply $28 million. After starring in a number of extra movies, Caulkin was in a position to retire on the age of 13 in 1994. Due to this, Home Alone 3 was assembled with an all-new solid and premiered in 1997 to a modest field workplace return. The franchise is nonetheless ongoing, nevertheless, with the newest installment, Home Candy Home Alone, hitting Disney Plus in 2021 (and releasing to less-than-favorable reviews).
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