stackyFACTSIt's genuinely hilarious that a movie about child neglect and violent burglary conquered the box office.
It's genuinely hilarious that a movie about child neglect and violent burglary conquered the box office. When Home Alone dropped in 1990, it was expected to do decently well for a holiday flick. Instead, it stayed at number one in theaters for an absurd 12 straight weeks, raking in $476 million worldwide. It held the Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing live-action comedy for 21 years, proving that audiences universally love watching Joe Pesci get hit with a paint can.
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