
Home Sweet Home Alone
Synopsis
Max Mercer, a mischievous and resourceful young boy, has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom sets their sights on the Mercer family's home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers, and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out. The reboot promises hilarious hijinks of epic proportions, and despite the absolute chaos, Max eventually comes to realize that there really is no place like home sweet home.
Production Budget Analysis
What was the production budget for Home Sweet Home Alone?
Directed by Dan Mazer, with Archie Yates, Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney leading the cast, Home Sweet Home Alone was produced by 20th Century Studios with a confirmed budget of $15,000,000, placing it in the low-budget category for family films.
At $15,000,000, Home Sweet Home Alone was produced on a modest budget. Lower-budget films benefit from reduced break-even thresholds, with profitability achievable at approximately $37,500,000.
Budget Comparison — Similar Productions
• A Dangerous Method (2011): Budget $15,000,000 | Gross $27,462,041 → ROI: 83% • Ben-Hur (1959): Budget $15,000,000 | Gross $164,000,000 → ROI: 993% • Land of the Dead (2005): Budget $15,000,000 | Gross $47,074,133 → ROI: 214% • Into the Wild (2007): Budget $15,000,000 | Gross $56,255,142 → ROI: 275% • King's Ransom (2005): Budget $15,000,000 | Gross $4,139,856 → ROI: -72%
Key Budget Allocation Categories
▸ Talent Salaries & Producing Deals Established comedic talent can command $15–20 million per film, with top-tier stars earning even more through producing credits and backend deals. Comedy ensembles multiply this cost across several well-known performers.
▸ Production & Location Filming While comedies generally avoid the VFX costs of action films, location shooting in recognizable cities or exotic locales adds meaningful production expense.
▸ Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising) Comedies rely heavily on marketing to build opening-weekend momentum. Studios typically spend 50–100% of the production budget on marketing, with comedy trailers and social media campaigns being particularly expensive.
Key Production Personnel
CAST: Archie Yates, Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Aisling Bea, Devin Ratray Key roles: Archie Yates as Max Mercer; Ellie Kemper as Pam McKenzie; Rob Delaney as Jeff McKenzie; Aisling Bea as Carol Mercer
DIRECTOR: Dan Mazer CINEMATOGRAPHY: Mitchell Amundsen MUSIC: John Debney EDITING: Dan Zimmerman, David Rennie PRODUCTION: 20th Century Studios, Hutch Parker Entertainment FILMED IN: United States of America
Box Office Performance
Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Home Sweet Home Alone (2021). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.
Profitability Assessment
Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.
INDUSTRY IMPACT
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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