. >>> EVERYTHING IS BOOKED. >> THERE IS NOTHING TO CHICAGO? >> NOTHING TO CHICAGO, NEW YORK, NASHVILLE, YOU NAME IT. EVERYTHING'S GONE. >> WHAT ABOUT A PRIVATE PLANE? >> A PRIVATE PLANE FROM PARIS TO CHICAGO WOULD BE OUT OF THE BUDGET FOR, WELL, ALMOST EVERYONE. BUT KATE McCALLISTER IN "HOME ALONE" SEEMED WILLING BEAR THE COST TO GET HOME TO SEE KEVIN HER SON, OF COURSE. FANS OF THE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC "HOME ALONE" HAVE WONDERED SO MUCH MONEY DID THE McCALLISTERS ACTUALLY HAVE? WELL, YOU'RE LUCKY. "THE NEW YORK TIMES" CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS WITH ECONOMISTS AND GOT SOME ANSWERS. OF COURSE, PHIL IS AT THE MAGIC WALL TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN. NOT POOR. >> NOT POOR, NO. THIS IS THE MOST PRESSING QUESTION OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY QUESTION ABOUT IT. JUST HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE McCALLISTER FAMILY HAVE? THIS IS WHY GREAT REPORTING MATTERS. A HUGE HAT TIP TO "THE NEW YORK TIMES" FOR A GREAT STORY. LET'S START WITH THE FAMILY HOME. THE McCALLISTERS LIVED IN A WEALTHY CHICAGO SUBURB, A HOME BY 1990 STANDARDS WOULD HAVE BEEN AFFORDABLE BY CHICAGO'S 1%. ZILLOW'S CURRENT ESTIMATED VALUE FOR THIS PROPERTY AN EYE-POPPING $2.4 MILLION. WHICH AS THE "TIMES" POINTS OUT THE BEST CLUE TO THE FAMILY'S NET WORTH. TWO WORDS TO MIND. SILVER TUNE-UP. >> THAT'S THE ONE, MARVIN. THAT'S THE SILVER TUNA. >> VERY G. >> IT'S LOADED. IT'S GOT LOTS OF TOP FLIGHT GOODS. STEREOS, VCRs. >> TOYS? >> PROBABLY LOOKING AT SOME FINE JEWELRY. POSSIBLE CASH HOARD. ODD MARKETABLE SECURITIES. WHO KNOWS? >> SO "THE TIMES" ASKED ECONOMISTS IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE HOW MUCH WOULD THE McCALLISTERS HAVE TO EARNING TO LIVE IN A HOME LIKE THAT? THEIR ANSWER WORKING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THEY SPENT IT NO MORE THAN THE RECOMMENDED 30% ON THEIR HOUSING, THEY WOULD HAVE TO RING IN $300,000 IN 1990, OR CLOSE TO $700,000 IN 2023, AND TODAY'S MARKET WOULD HAVE TO BE MAKING MORE THAN THAT TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT HOME. BUT, OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A CRITICAL QUESTION HERE. WHERE DID THE MONEY ACTUALLY COME FROM? TIME TO DIG IN. SIMPLE ANSWER. WE DON'T KNOW. THE MOVIE NEVER EXPLAINS. BUT FANS HAVE THEORIES. ONE CLUE THEY POINT TO, THERE ARE MULTIPLE MANNEQUINS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. THAT SEEMS RARE, YOU WOULD THINK. LED SOME TO BELIEVE THAT KEVIN'S MOM COULD HAVE BEEN A FASHION DESIGNER, A CAREER THEY WENT WITH IN THE OFFICIAL MOVIE. SO WE THINK WE PUT A CHECKMARK BY THAT. THE "TIMES" SPOKE TO THE AUTHOR WHO SAID HE MADE KEVIN'S DAD A BUSINESSMAN BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFE BET. THE UNCLES, UNCLE FRANK, TRAVELS WITH THE FAMILY TO PARIS. NOT A BEACON OF GENEROSITY. >> HEY, PIZZA'S HERE. >> THAT'S 122.50. >> IT'S MY BROTHER'S HOUSE. HE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. >> OF COURSE, THERE IS UNCLE ROB. HE PAYS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, 15, TO FLY 30 PARIS TO SPEND THE HOLIDAY WITH HIS FAMILY, FOUR FIRST CLASS TICKETS FOR BROTHERS AND THEIR WIVES OPENING UP HIS APARTMENT, IT HAS EIFFEL TOWER VIEWS TO HOST THEM ALL. THIS WHILE MAINTAINING AS WE LEARN IN THE SEQUEL THE UPPER WEST SIDE BROWNSTONE THAT KEVIN ENDS UP VISITING IN "HOME ALONE" 2. ONE OTHER THEORY, ORGANIZED CRIME. THIS IS SPECULATION. WE DON'T KNOW THIS SPECIFICALLY. BUT FANS SAY McCALLISTERS' HOME MAY HAVE BEEN TARGETED AS A MOP VENDETTA, KEVIN'S VIOLENCE AS EVIDENCE, A CHILD EXPOSED TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. "THE TIMES" WAS NOT ABLE TO RULE THIS OUT. ER NEITHER HAVE MY SOURCES WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR THOSE ANSWERS. IN THE MEANTIME, ONE PLAYER DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS DID GO ON THE RECORD WITH A VERY IMPORTANT POINT. QUOTE, TO ME WITH RESPECT TO THE FANS WHO ARGUE IF THE PARENTS' INCOME OR HOUSE COST SHOULD INSTEAD SIMPLY ENJOY THE MOVIE. THAT WAS FROM THE SET DIRECTOR. GOOD ADVICE. >> THAT IS EVERYTHING FOR ME THIS CHRISTMAS. >> WHAT IS BETTER, "HOME ALONE" 1, 2? THERE IS A 4 ARKS APPARENTLY. >> WE WATCHED 2 LAST NIGHT WITH THE KIDS. THEY LOOKED THE NEW YORK CONNECTION NOW THAT THEY HAVE -- GO TO NEW YORK SOMETIMES. "HOME ALONE," A CLASSIC, MAN. >> LUCA, MY 5-YEAR-OLD, BUILDS BOOBY TRAPS ALL OVER THE HOUSE THAT I MAY OR MAY NOT TRIP ON ALL THE TIME. SO THANKS TO THIS MAV. >> THAT'S A GREAT KID. >>> THE TONG THE 12 DAYS A CHRISTMAS A HOLIDAY STAPLE. >> ON THE FOURTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS MY TRUE LOVE SENT TO ME ♪ ♪ FOUR CALLING PIRDS. >> THREE FRENCH HENS. >> TWO TURTLE DOVES. >> AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE ♪♪ >> OF COURSE THE PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE. HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO THINK WHAT THOSE GIFTS WOULD LOOK LIKE UNDER YOUR TREE. FIVE GOLDEN RINGS, SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING, TEN LORDS-A-LEAPING. HAS TO BE EXPENSIVE. ANDY BERNARD FROM "THE OFFICE" LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY. >> WHOEVER IS GIVING ME THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS AS MY SECRET SANTA, PLEASE STOP. I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. >> IT'S A GIFT. >> I BEGGED DWIGHT AND JIM TO GIVE ME AARON FOR SECRET SANTA AND I DECIDED TO GIVE ERIN THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. >> IS IT MY FAULT THE FIRST DAYS ARE BASICALLY 30 BIRDS? >> RICHARD QUEST HAS THE NUMBERS ON HOW MUCH THIS WOULD ALL COST. RICHARD, THIS MAY BE MY FAVORITE CONVERSATION WITH YOU OF THE YEAR. SO TAKE IT AWAY. >> TWO TURTLE DOVES AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE. HOW MUCH WOULD ALL THIS LOT COST? WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO WORK IT OUT. FIVE GOLDEN RINGS. THEY BASICALLY HAVEN'T CHANGED IN PRICE. THE THREE BIG ONES, SHALL TURTLE DOVES, WHICH ARE UP 25% BECAUSE OF THE RARITY OF TURTLE DOVES. NUMBER TWO, PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE. THAT'S A 14%. WHY? THE PARTRIDGE HAS TO LIVE IN A PEAR TREE. THE RENT ON THE PEAR TREE UP 14%. AND THE THIRD MOST EXPENSIVE, THE GEESE LAYING. ♪ FIVE GOLD RINGS ♪♪ >> THOSE SIX GEESE-A-LAYING ARE 8% BECAUSE THEY ARE RARE, YOU CANNOT GET YOUR HANDS ON GEESE AT THE MOMENT. PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. IF YOU BUY THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, COME ON TOGETHER. ♪ FIVE GOLD RINGS ♪ >> PUT IT TOGETHER, $46,730. UP 2.7%. PNC BANK HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 40 PLUS YEARS. >> RICHARD, I KNOW YOU WANT US TO SING THE FIVE GOLDEN RINGS. ♪ GOLDEN RINGS ♪ >> PHIL, DO NOT LEAVE ME HANGING HERE. >> I AM INTIMIDATED BY RICHARD'S TALENT AND ALSO VERY SURE RICHARD COULD GET A HOLD OF THE GEESE IF HE WANTED TO. THAT'S HIS THING. >> SO -- >> GO AHEAD. >> THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION. REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO BUY THE ITEMS AGAIN AND AGAIN. ♪ FIVE GOLD RINGS ♪ >> YOU HAVE TO BUY THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. SO THE TOTAL COST OF CHRISTMAS, 346, 201,972. THAT'S A GAIN OF 2.5%. COME ON, STAND BY. YOU CAN DO THIS. ♪'D MAIDS-A-MILKING ♪ ♪ FIVE GOLDEN RINGS ♪♪ >> THERE IT IS. >> HE WON'T DO IT. >> RICHARD QUEST, YOU ARE MY FAVORITE. THANK YOU, MY FRIEND. >> THANK YOU. HAPPY CHRISTMAS. >> YOU MAY HAVE SOME
