How old was Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone?

Have you ever watched a movie and found yourself curious about a celebrity’s age at the time? That detail can add a new layer of appreciation to their performance. Let’s take a closer look at that intriguing number.

At the moment the movie Home Alone was being made, Macaulay Culkin was:

9 years old

This is the age we determined through our research and timeline.

This age was calculated based on the beginning of the release year of Home Alone:

January 1, 1990

And the date of birth of Macaulay Culkin:

August 26, 1980

Since movies usually don't take more than one year to be released since the beginning of the filming process, Macaulay Culkin may have been one year younger or one year older than the shown age while some scenes of the movie were being filmed.