On Sunday, go ‘Home Alone’ again
It’s strange to think that 25 years have passed since “Home Alone” opened across the nation. It’s seems only yesterday since I got shut out of a preview screening at the old Newport Highway Cinemas.
Remember when movies used to sell out?
“Home Alone,” which opened on Nov. 16, earned a cool $17 million on its opening weekend. It went on to rank as 1990’s No. 1 box-office earner. And to date, it has earned $285.7 million domestically, $476.7 worldwide.
And the photo of a wide-eyed, open-mouthed Macaulay Culkin – fingers splayed across his cheeks – became an instant meme.
On Sunday, you’ll get a chance to experience the original film all over again. A 25th Anniversary screening of “Home Alone” will show at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Regal Northtown Mall and Coeur d’Alene’s Regal Riverstone Stadium Cinemas.
So take the opportunity and time-travel back to 1990. To big-shoulders on women’s suits and men wearing mullets.
And to theaters that overflowed with fans.