Thirty-five years after the McCallister family first graced our screens, the Home Alone cast has taken remarkably different paths. Some have remained Hollywood royalty, others have traded red carpets for cattle farms, and one has even entered politics. Here’s how the beloved ensemble ranks by net worth in 2025, from the wealthiest to those who chose quieter lives away from the spotlight.
Joe Pesci: $50 Million
The Wet Bandit leader stands as the wealthiest member of the original cast, and it’s not particularly close. Joe Pesci’s estimated $50 million fortune wasn’t built solely on his iconic turn as Harry Lyme. The 82-year-old’s filmography reads like a masterclass in American cinema, grossing an impressive $2.35 billion worldwide across legendary films like Goodfellas, Casino, and the Lethal Weapon franchise.
Pesci has largely embraced retirement after earning his third Oscar nomination for The Irishman in 2019. However, he hasn’t completely disappeared from screens. His most recent appearance came in December 2024’s Day of the Fight, where he delivered a wordless yet emotionally devastating performance as a dementia-stricken father. The role even featured his song “If I Ever Lost You” from his 2019 album, proving the man’s talents extend far beyond comedic villainy.
At 82, Pesci chose an elegant exit from Hollywood’s grind. His Home Alone residuals and decades of blockbuster earnings have afforded him the luxury of selective appearances, and he seems perfectly content with that arrangement.
Macaulay Culkin: $18-25 Million
The face of Home Alone himself sits comfortably in second place with a net worth between $18 million and $25 million. Not bad for someone who earned $100,000 for the original film, which translates to roughly $245,000 in today’s money. The real payday came with Home Alone 2, where Culkin secured approximately $20 million, including his $4.5 million base salary, 5% of net profits, and 15% of merchandising revenue.
Culkin’s 2020s revival continues to gain momentum. He appeared in American Horror Story: Double Feature in 2021, The Righteous Gemstones in 2022, and, most recently, joined Fallout Season 2 in December 2025 as a recurring character described as a “crazy genius-type.” He received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on December 1, 2023, with Catherine O’Hara among those celebrating his achievement.
Interestingly, Culkin has warmed to the idea of returning as adult Kevin. During his 35th anniversary tour in November 2025, he pitched a meta-sequel concept to Variety. His vision? A widowed or divorced Kevin, consumed by work, gets locked out of his house by his own son, who then sets traps for him. “The house is some sort of metaphor for our relationship,” Culkin explained, though director Chris Columbus has publicly disagreed, calling any new film “a mistake.”
Daniel Stern: $20 Million
Marv Murchins chose a drastically different path than his on-screen partner in crime. The 68-year-old has traded Hollywood’s chaos for something decidedly more peaceful. He now lives on a cattle and citrus farm in Ventura County, California, where he works as a bronze sculptor at Studio Channel Islands Art Centre.
Stern’s $20 million net worth is significantly boosted by The Wonder Years narration residuals, a gig that continues to pay decades later. He’s not entirely done with entertainment, though. In December 2025, he was cast as a series regular in ABC’s comedy pilot “Do You Want Kids?” opposite Rachel Bloom. He’s also developing “Everything’s Peachy,” a relationship comedy based on his Off-Broadway play Barbra’s Wedding, which he’ll write, direct, produce, and star in.
The actor made headlines in October 2025 after a medical emergency at his farm required hospitalisation, though he’s since fully recovered. For the film’s 35th anniversary, Stern declined in-person appearances, telling interviewers he’s “a bit of a homebody” who doesn’t leave his farm. It’s an admirably honest admission from someone who’s clearly found contentment away from the spotlight.
Catherine O’Hara: $10 Million
The actress who brought harried mother Kate McCallister to life has an estimated net worth of $10 million, with domestic box office totals exceeding $2 billion. If there’s anyone from the original cast experiencing a genuine late-career peak, it’s O’Hara.
Her 2024 proved extraordinarily successful. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice grossed $452 million worldwide, and she voiced Pinktail in DreamWorks’ critically acclaimed The Wild Robot. But it’s her television work that’s truly remarkable. She stars in Apple TV+’s The Studio as former studio head Patty Leigh, and the series made history by earning 23 Emmy nominations for a comedy debut, winning 13, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Season 2 has already been confirmed.
O’Hara also appeared in The Last of Us Season 2 as Joel’s therapist, Gail Lynden, earning an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. In addition to her Studio nomination, she received double Emmy recognition in 2025. Her awards shelf already includes two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two SAG Awards, and a Hollywood Walk of Fame star received in 2018.
Kieran Culkin: $5-15 Million
Macaulay’s younger brother has become the family’s current critical darling, though his net worth is estimated at $5 million to $15 million.
Kieran, who played bed-wetting cousin Fuller McCallister in the original, dominated the 2025 awards season. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, 2025, for his performance as Benji Kaplan in Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain. The film earned $24.9 million worldwide and holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. He swept the supporting actor category, winning the BAFTA, Golden Globe, SAG Award, Critics’ Choice Award, and Independent Spirit Award for the same role.
His Succession salary alone was substantial. Kieran earned $100,000 per episode for Seasons 1-2 and $350,000 per episode for Seasons 3-4, totalling approximately $8.65 million across the series. He won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2024 for his final-season performance as Roman Roy.
Currently, he’s starring on Broadway in a sold-out revival of Glengarry Glen Ross alongside Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr. He’s also been cast as Caesar Flickerman in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, scheduled for November 2026. Don’t be surprised if his net worth doubles in the next few years.
John Heard: $3.5 Million (At Death)
The actor who played father Peter McCallister passed away on July 21, 2017, at age 71 from cardiac arrest caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease. He was found in a Palo Alto hotel room while recovering from minor back surgery.
His net worth at death was approximately $3.5 million, built on 90+ film credits, including Big, The Pelican Brief, and a memorable Sopranos arc that earned him a 1999 Emmy nomination. Daniel Stern eulogised him as “the coolest cat in New York City for about 10 straight years,” a fitting tribute to an actor who brought warmth and authenticity to every role.
Angela Goethals: $2-4 Million
Perhaps no cast member has taken a more surprising turn than Angela Goethals, who played sharp-tongued sister Linnie. The Obie Award-winning actress stepped away from Hollywood to raise three children in Rhode Island and now works as an audiobook narrator and Creative Director at Pilates Lineage, LLC.
In November 2024, Goethals was elected to the Westerly Public Schools School Committee, marking her first foray into local politics. Her last known screen appearance was in the 2018 short film P.T.A-Holes. She participated in a notable McCallister kids reunion on December 8, 2024, at Pandora’s Box Toys & Collectables in New Jersey, alongside Devin Ratray, Kristin Minter, Michael C. Maronna, and Jed Cohen.
Her estimated $2-4 million net worth might seem modest compared to her former castmates, but Goethals has indicated she “may return to acting or the theatre” in the future. Sometimes the richest life isn’t measured in dollars.
The Home Alone ensemble’s combined success speaks to the film’s enduring cultural impact. The six-film franchise has earned approximately $866 million, with the original’s $476.7 million remaining the highest-grossing Christmas movie until 2018’s The Grinch.
Whether these net worth rankings shift dramatically in the coming years depends mainly on individual choices. One thing’s sure, though: the McCallister legacy continues to pay dividends, both financially and culturally, 35 years after Kevin first defended that suburban Chicago home.
