Audiences have wondered for years how the family in “Home Alone” was able to afford their beautiful Chicago-area home and now we know.

Chris Columbus, who helmed the Christmas classic and most recently produced ‘Nosferatu,’ also spoke to THR about how a “bizarre” meeting with Chevy Chase led him to the film in the first place and why he decided to cast Macaulay Culkin over 300 child actors.

The Chicago mansion, which was listed at $5.25 million in real life and sold ahead of Christmas, has raised questions about the McCallister parents' careers

Back then, John [Hughes] and I had a conversation about it and we decided on what the jobs were.” — Chris Columbus

Audiences have wondered for years how the family in “Home Alone” was able to afford their beautiful Chicago-area home.

The McCallisters may have been les incompetents parents, but “Home Alone” director Chris Columbus is finally debunking a theory surrounding one of the most enduring Christmas movies. Columbus, 66, shut down speculation that the fictional family had ties to the mob and revealed how Kevin’s (Macaulay Culkin) parents,

Chris Columbus has revealed a long-speculated detail about Home Alone, the 1990 holiday film featuring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister. In a recent interview, the director disclosed the professional details of Kevin's parents,