Theatrical
Home Alone premiered in Chicago on November 10, 1990.[42] It was given a wide release on November 16, 1990.[43]
Home media
Home Alone was first released by Fox Video on VHS and LaserDisc in the United States on August 22, 1991,[44] their first video to go direct to sell-through rather than to the video rental market first.[45] It sold 11 million copies, generating Fox revenue of $150 million[46] making it, along with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the highest-selling video of all time at that point.[45] Due to the sales, the film did not perform as well in the rental market.[45]
It was later released on DVD on October 5, 1999, as a basic package.[47] The film was released on Blu-ray on December 2, 2008, titled Family Fun Edition,[48] and was released alongside Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in a collection pack on October 5, 2010.[49] The film was reissued again on DVD and Blu-ray on October 6, 2015, alongside all four of its sequels in a box set titled Home Alone: 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Christmas Edition.[50]
On September 15, 2020, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment released Home Alone on Ultra HD Blu-ray in time for its 30th anniversary in the United States.[51]
