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

Many are using the downtime of the slower week to catch up on the classic Christmas movies they’ve put off in the weeks leading up to the holiday.Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York remain in the rotation of Christmas movie lovers.

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.