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

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,

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

Christopher Columbus has revealed how the 'Home Alone' McCallister family afforded their huge Chicago mansion.