Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist is a 2012 Christmas comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt. It is the fifth installment in the Home Alone franchise. The film stars Christian Martyn, Jodelle Ferland, Malcolm McDowell, Debi Mazar, and Eddie Steeples. The film is a sequel to Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House, released a decade earlier. It is the second film in the series, after Home Alone 3, not to focus on the McCallister family.

Released on November 23, 2012, the film received mixed reviews, with praise for the cast and humor but criticism for the plot. Despite this, the film was a box office success, grossing $46 million on a budget of $12 million.

Box office
In the United States and Canada, the film was projected to gross $2-5 million from 2,000 theaters. The reason for the low projections was the result of Home Alone 4, which finished extremely below projections despite being a box office success.

On its first day, the film grossed $4.8 million, including $400,000 from Thursday night previews, raising projections to $10-15 million. The film ended up debuting to $11 million, finishing eighth. In its second weekend, the film grossed $6 million, finishing ninth.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 51% based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's consensus reads, "Home Alone 5 is a hilarious entry in a beloved franchise, even if it wastes its cast's potential on a tired story." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on a scale of A+ to F.