At Home, but Not Alone

Budding 11-year-old megastar Macaulay Culkin -- or his dad -- is learning to throw his weight around Hollywood

Pound for pound, Macaulay Culkin is the biggest star in Hollywood. Weighing in at a ton less than Arnold Schwarzenegger, the 11-year-old nevertheless is in possession of one of the prized titles of the business: Home Alone, the third highest grossing movie of all time. (Only E.T. and Star Wars have made more money.) The 1990 film has transformed him from a precocious if mischievous New York City child actor into a heavyweight pop icon -- with the negotiating clout to match. And at the moment, no one dares say no to the kid.

Who can resist him? Mouth agape, face...

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