‘Home Alone’ returning to Indy theaters for 25th anniversary

ROANOKE, Va. (WSLS) – “Home Alone” will return to theaters this November in honor of the film’s 25th anniversary.

As part of a special two-day event, audiences can catch a showing on Nov. 8 and 11 at select theaters nationwide.

Written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus, “Home Alone” turned unknown child actor Macaulay Culkin into a superstar, became the number one movie of 1990, and went on to gross almost half a billion dollars at the international box office.

To date it is still the highest grossing live action comedy of all time in the U.S. with a domestic box office haul of more than $285 million.

“Home Alone” spawned three sequels: “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (which reunited Culkin with Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, his costars from the first film), “Home Alone 3” and the made for TV movie “Home Alone: The Holiday Heist.”

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