Net Worth: $18 Million
What Is Macaulay Culkin’s Net Worth?
imagepressagency / Depositphotos.comMacaulay Culkin’s net worth is estimated to be $18 million. Much of the actor’s fortune was earned during his time as a child actor. At the height of his young career, Macaulay starred in a huge string of hits that include “Home Alone,” “Home Alone 2: Lost In New York,” “My Girl,” “Richie Rich,” “Uncle Buck,” and “The Good Son.”
His quick success as a young actor led to some of the highest paychecks in Hollywood throughout the early 1990s.
While Culkin became an instant start thanks to “Home Alone” he took most of the late 1990s and early 2000s off from acting and then slowly started to introduce himself back into the public spotlight in recent years.
Let’s explore how Macaulay Culkin’s net worth has reached $18 million throughout his career in Hollywood and beyond.
Here’s How Much Macaulay Culkin Made For His Biggest Films
toxawww / Depositphotos.comMacaulay Culkin’s first major role came in the John Candy-led film “Uncle Buck.” For his part in the movie, the young actor earned $40,000. Culkin was only 9 years old at the time of the film. That same year he was paid $100,000 for his role in “See You in the Morning” which he followed up with a $1 million paycheck for the first “Home Alone” film.
Between 1989 and 1994 the actor would bring in $53.4 million for his various roles.
While not all of his movies were met with critical success, the actor was earning $8 million per movie before he even turned 15.
Here’s a list of Macaulay Culkin’s publicly listed movie salaries.
| Film | Release Year | Estimated Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Rocket Gibraltar | 1988 | N/A |
| Uncle Buck | 1989 | $40,000 |
| See You in the Morning | 1989 | $100,000 |
| Home Alone | 1990 | $1 million |
| My Girl | 1991 | $4.5 million |
| Only the Lonely | 1991 | $8 million |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 1992 | $7.5 million |
| The Good Son | 1993 | $8 million |
| The Pagemaster | 1994 | $8 million |
| Richie Rich | 1994 | $8 million |
| Getting Even with Dad | 1994 | $7 million |
How Much Did Macaulay Culkin Make From The Google Assistant Ad Spot?
Macaulay Culkin returned to his Home Alone role in 2018 when Google paid the actor a rumored $1 million to reprise his role for a Google Assistant ad.
In the commercial, Culkin uses Google Assistant to set up all of his homemade traps for his would-be robbers.
The shot-for-shot (with some liberties) remake is worth a watch if you haven’t seen it yet.
Macaulay Culkin Owns Real Estate in New York And Paris
Macaulay owns apartments in New York City, Los Angeles, and Paris.
Culkin and fiance Brenda Song owned a home in Los Angeles which they listed for $3.25 million before purchasing an $8 million home in the Toluca Lake area of Los Angeles in August 2022. The couple’s new home was built in 1935 and features 4,879 square feet of living space with five bedrooms and six bathrooms. The couple’s new home previously belonged to actor Kiefer Sutherland.
While Macaulay Culkin’s net worth grew quickly as a child, he didn’t realize he was rich until four years after he “retired” from acting.
Speaking to Ellen Degeneres in 2018, the actor said it wasn’t until he turned 18 that he realized he was wealthy.
“I didn’t see it until I turned 18, I call it the ‘Slip of Paper’ meeting, where they pretty much put a number on a piece of paper and slide it across the table and then—boom! There you go,” he said. “So I felt like some kid worked really, really hard, and I inherited all of his money pretty much. I had kind of no real sense, but at the same time, it allows me to treat everything like a hobby really. I do nothing for my dinner nowadays, so I can do all kinds of projects.”
What Does Macaulay Culkin Do For A Living In The 2020s?
s_bukley / Depositphotos.comMacaulay Culkin’s net worth has allowed him to work on projects he truly believes in. His recent pay hasn’t been publicly disclosed but he’s worked on some fun projects.
Among the actor’s more recent roles have been parts in “American Horror Story Double Feature: Red Tide” and he appears in several episodes of “Righteous Gemstones.” Culkin also showed up in the 2019 movie “Changeland. which he directed and wrote with his longtime friend Seth Green. The movie also co-starred Culkin’s girlfriend and the mother of his son, Brenda Song.
Culkin also launched the website and podcast Bunny Ears which offers hilarious parody pieces.
Macaulay Culkin’s net worth has remained high thanks to his ability to intelligently manage the windfall of cash he received when he turned 18 years old. With his recent re-emergence into the acting world, we may very well see an even bigger fortune soon.
