Chris Columbus

From a young age, Chris Columbus made Super 8 films from his own storyboards. During his studies at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York, he sold his first screenplay, Jocks, a semi-autobiographical comedy about a Catholic high school student trying to become a football player. After that, he began his career in Hollywood as a screenwriter, first writing the script for Reckless for James Foley, a drama based on his own experience at the factory in Ohio.


Shortly after, the first important turning point in his career took place, when Steven Spielberg hired him to write the scripts for his three new productions, the first two being considered today as two cult films of the 80s, the Gremlins, the Goonies. and The Secret of the Pyramid. 


Chris Columbus then goes behind the camera by directing Nuit de folie (1987) as well as Heartbreak hotel (1988). But it is his meeting with John Hughes that will give new impetus to his career and lead him to direct several very popular family comedies. First of all, Mom, I missed the plane where we follow the adventures of Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old child left to himself, facing burglars on Christmas Eve. The film is a worldwide success and elevates Macaulay Culkin to the rank of star, to such an extent that a sequel, Mum, I still missed the plane is immediately started and obtains identical success.


In a register that also mixes burlesque comedy and emotion, Columbus signs Madame Doubtfire, a great family comedy where a father is forced to disguise himself as a governess to be with his children. This film, in addition to being a new worldwide success, also marks his first collaboration with Robin Williams which will continue with Nine Months Too, and The Bicentennial Man, a science fiction tale where a robot gradually discovers the emotions human. 


Meanwhile, the director tries his hand at melodrama by signing the family chronicle, My best enemy, for which he brings together an exceptional cast with Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris.


In 2001, on the strength of his numerous successes and his experience in directing very young actors, he was hired by Warner to adapt the adventures of the young wizard Harry Potter, a true literary phenomenon, to the cinema. Thus, he leads our young magician to the wizarding school and facing the danger of the chamber of secrets. Unfortunately, finding himself totally exhausted by this great adventure, he is forced to give up his position as director to Alfonso Cuaron for the third part, The Prisoner of Azkaban, of which he nevertheless remains a producer via his production company 1492 Pictures.   


After which, he decides to take up a new challenge: that of bringing to the screen the musical show Rent, a real triumph on Broadway. In particular by producing the Night at the Museum trilogy, the first part of the Fantastic Four or even The Color of Sentiments, Chris Columbus works a lot as a producer. This does not prevent him, at the same time, from directing the fantastic "teenage movie" Percy Jackson the thief of lightning (2010) and Pixels (2015), in which the human species is attacked by an alien entity having taken control. shaped like famous video game characters.

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Chris Columbus Net Worth 2022

Chris Columbus 's revenue is $1.1M in 2022. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Chris Columbus and could vary in the range between $750.7K - $1.3M.

Chris Columbus Net Worth 2021

Chris Columbus 's revenue is $1.9M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Chris Columbus and could vary in the range between $531.1K - $1.6M.

Chris Columbus Net Worth 2020

Chris Columbus 's revenue is $1.5M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Chris Columbus and could vary in the range between $661.5K - $1.9M.

Chris Columbus Net Worth 2019

Chris Columbus 's revenue is $1.7M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Chris Columbus and could vary in the range between $950K - $1.6M.

Chris Columbus Net Worth 2018

Chris Columbus 's revenue is $1.5M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Chris Columbus and could vary in the range between $521.4K - $1.6M.

Chris Columbus Net Worth 2017

Chris Columbus 's revenue is $1.9M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Chris Columbus and could vary in the range between $822.7K - $2M.

Chris Columbus Net Worth 2016

Chris Columbus 's revenue is $1.2M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Chris Columbus and could vary in the range between $866.8K - $1.5M.

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