Chris Columbus
Awards & Honours
8
Awards Won
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Honours
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Rankings
3
Covers
2
Records
Chris Columbus has directed two of the most beloved family films of all time: Home Alone and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Home Alone held the record for highest-grossing live-action comedy upon release. His Harry Potter films together earned over $1.8 billion worldwide and introduced a generation to the wizarding world. He was honored with the ShoWest Director of the Year award and the National Board of Review's Special Achievement in Filmmaking. As a producer, he earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination for The Help. His films have collectively grossed over $3.5 billion, placing him among the most commercially successful directors of his era.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Guinness World Record (Highest-grossing live-action comedy)
Home Alone set the record for highest-grossing live-action comedy at the time of release.
Rankings & Lists
Top 20 Highest-Grossing Directors of All Time (Domestic)
Magazine Covers
Entertainment Weekly
November 2001
The Man Behind Harry Potter
Empire Magazine
November 2001
Harry Potter: The Movie
Total Film
February 2010
Percy Jackson
Records & Feats
Highest-grossing live-action comedy at release
Home Alone grossed $476.7 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing live-action comedy upon its release.
Directed two highest-grossing films of 1990 and 2001
Home Alone was the highest-grossing film of 1990, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was the highest-grossing film of 2001.