26th Street Pictures

26th Street Pictures
Formerly1492 Pictures
(1994–2023)
TypePrivate
Founded1994; 32 years ago (1994)
FounderChris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Michael Barnathan
Headquarters
Beverly Hills, California
,
U.S.
ProductsFilm production

26th Street Pictures is an American film production company founded by Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe and Michael Barnathan in 1994 as 1492 Pictures. The name was a play on Columbus's more famous namesake, Christopher Columbus, and his 1492 landing in the Americas. The logo consists of a huge and detailed compass with the company name forming on a background, which is an ocean landscape. In addition, the fanfare for 1492 Pictures was composed by Hans Zimmer.

In addition to various Columbus films, 26th Street Pictures has also produced movies by other directors including Brian Levant (Jingle All the Way), Henry Selick (Monkeybone), Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Joe Roth (Christmas with the Kranks), Tim Story (the Fantastic Four films), Tate Taylor (The Help), and Shawn Levy (the Night at the Museum series).

History

In 1994, Chris Columbus, who successfully directed the first two Home Alone films, and Mrs. Doubtfire, signed a three-year deal with 20th Century Fox, thus eventually led to the creation of a company called 1492 Pictures. Its first feature was Nine Months. The deal was eventually extended in 1997.

In 2009, 1492 Pictures signed a deal with Korean company CJ Entertainment for three years, to produce its feature films.

In February 2011, 1492 Pictures bought the rights to the South Korean comedy film Hello Ghost starring Cha Tae-hyun and is scheduled to remake it.

In August 2011, 1492 Pictures released an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel The Help.

In 2012, 1492 Pictures signed a deal with ro*co productions to adapt documentary films into scripted feature films.

In 2018, 1492 Pictures signed a deal with Netflix to produce feature films for its streaming service.

In June 2023, it was announced in Deadline Hollywood that Columbus had renamed the company 26th Street Pictures a year or two prior.

Films

Theatrical

1990s

Year Title Director Writer(s) Producer(s) Distributor Notes Budget Gross (worldwide)
1995 Nine Months Chris Columbus Michael Barnathan
Anne François
Mark Radcliffe
Chris Columbus		 20th Century Fox first film N/A $138.5 million
1996 Jingle All the Way Brian Levant Randy Kornfield Chris Columbus
Michael Barnathan
Mark Radcliffe		 $75 million $129.8 million
1998 Stepmom Chris Columbus Story by:
Gigi Levangie
Screenplay by:
Gigi Levangie
Jessie Nelson
Steven Rogers
Karen Leigh Hopkins
Ron Bass		 Wendy Finerman
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Michael Barnathan		 Sony Pictures Releasing co-production with Columbia Pictures $50 million $159.7 million
1999 Bicentennial Man Nicholas Kazan Wolfgang Petersen
Gail Katz
Laurence Mark
Neal Miller
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Michael Barnathan		 Buena Vista Pictures (United States)
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (International)		 co-production with Columbia Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Laurence Mark Productions and Radiant Productions $100 million $87.4 million

2000s

Year Title Director Writer(s) Producer(s) Distributor Notes Budget Gross
2001 Monkeybone Henry Selick Sam Hamm Michael Barnathan
Mark Radcliffe		 20th Century Fox $75 million $7.6 million
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Chris Columbus Steve Kloves David Heyman Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Heyday Films $125 million $1.007 billion
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $100 million $879.5 million
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Alfonso Cuarón David Heyman
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe		 $130 million $796.1 million
Christmas with the Kranks Joe Roth Chris Columbus Michael Barnathan
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe		 Sony Pictures Releasing co-production with Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios $60 million $96.6 million
2005 Fantastic Four Tim Story Mark Frost
Michael France		 Avi Arad
Ralph Winter
Bernd Eichinger		 20th Century Fox co-production with Constantin Film and Marvel Enterprises, Inc. $100 million $333.5 million
Rent Chris Columbus Stephen Chbosky Jane Rosenthal
Robert De Niro
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Michael Barnathan		 Sony Pictures Releasing co-production with Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios and Tribeca Productions $40 million $31.6 million
2006 Night at the Museum Shawn Levy Robert Ben Garant
Thomas Lennon		 Shawn Levy
Chris Columbus
Michael Barnathan		 20th Century Fox co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners and Dune Entertainment $110 million $574.5 million
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Tim Story Don Payne
Mark Frost		 Avi Arad
Bernd Eichinger
Ralph Winter		 co-production with Marvel Studios, Constantin Film, Ingenious Film Partners and Dune Entertainment $130 million $301.9 million
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Shawn Levy Robert Ben Garant
Thomas Lennon		 Shawn Levy
Chris Columbus
Michael Barnathan		 co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners and Dune Entertainment $150 million $413.1 million
I Love You, Beth Cooper Chris Columbus Larry Doyle Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Michael Barnathan		 co-production with The Bridge Studios, Ingenious Film Partners and Fox Atomic $18 million $16.4 million

2010s

Year Title Director Writer(s) Producer(s) Distributor Notes Budget Gross
2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Chris Columbus Craig Titley Karen Rosenfelt
Chris Columbus
Michael Barnathan
Mark Radcliffe		 20th Century Fox co-production with Sunswept Entertainment and Dune Entertainment $95 million $226.4 million
2011 The Help Tate Taylor Chris Columbus
Michael Barnathan
Brunson Green		 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures co-production with Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media, Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Harbinger Pictures $25 million $216.6 million
2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Thor Freudenthal Marc Guggenheim Karen Rosenfelt
Michael Barnathan		 20th Century Fox co-production with Sunswept Entertainment $90 million $200.9 million
2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Shawn Levy Story by:
Mark Friedman
David Guion
Michael Handelman
Screenplay by:
David Guion
Michael Handelman		 Shawn Levy
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe		 co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment $127 million $363.2 million
2015 Pixels Chris Columbus Story by:
Tim Herlihy
Screenplay by:
Tim Herlihy
Timothy Dowling		 Adam Sandler
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Allen Covert		 Sony Pictures Releasing co-production with Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions, LStar Capital and China Film Group $88–129 million $244.9 million
It Had to Be You Sasha Gordon Story by:
Levi Abrino
Sasha Gordon
Screenplay by:
Sasha Gordon		 Richard Arlook
Rachel Brenna
Benjamin Kruger		 Samuel Goldwyn Films co-production with Vandewater Media $18 million $7,162
2016 The Young Messiah Cyrus Nowrasteh Cyrus Nowrasteh
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh		 Michael Barnathan
Chris Columbus
Tracy K. Price
Mark Radcliffe
Mark W. Shaw		 Focus Features co-production with Hyde Park International, CJ Entertainment and Ocean Blue Entertainment $18.5 million $7.3 million
2017 I Kill Giants Anders Walter Joe Kelly Chris Columbus
Michael Barnathan
Joe Kelly
Nick Spicer
Kyle Franke
Kim Magnusson
Adrian Politowski
Martin Metz		 RLJE Films co-production with Ocean Blue Entertainment, XYZ Films, uMedia, Man of Action Studios, Parallel Films and Adonais Productions N/A $342,558

2020s

Year Title Director Writer(s) Producer(s) Distributor Notes Budget Gross
2020 Scoob! Tony Cervone Story by:
Matt Lieberman
Eyal Podell
Jonathon E. Stewart
Screenplay by:
Adam Sztykiel
Jack Donaldson
Derek Elliott
Matt Lieberman		 Pam Coats
Allison Abbate		 Warner Bros. Pictures uncredited; co-production with Warner Animation Group and Reel FX $90 million $28.5 million

Direct-to-video/streaming

2010s

Year Title Director Writer(s) Producer(s) Distributor Notes
2018 The Christmas Chronicles Clay Kaytis Story by:
Matt Lieberman
David Guggenheim
Screenplay by:
Matt Lieberman		 Chris Columbus
Michael Barnathan		 Netflix co-production with Wonder Worldwide

2020s

Year Title Director Writer(s) Producer(s) Distributor Notes
2020 The Christmas Chronicles 2 Chris Columbus Matt Lieberman
Chris Columbus		 Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Michael Barnathan
Kurt Russell		 Netflix limited theatrical release; co-production with Wonder Worldwide and 20th Street
2023 Chupa Jonás Cuarón Story by:
Sean Kennedy Moore
Joe Barnathan
Marcus Rinehart
Brendan Bellomo
Michael Dougherty
Screenplay by:
Sean Kennedy Moore
Joe Barnathan
Marcus Rinehart		 Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Michael Barnathan		 co-production with Pimienta Films

References

  1. ↑ "NETFLIX INKS FIRST LOOK FEATURE FILM DEAL WITH CHRIS COLUMBUS'S 1492 PICTURES" (Press release). Netflix Media Center. December 5, 2018. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Jami Philbirck, "IAR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Chris Columbus talks 'The Help'", Iamrogue.com, August 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Fox signs deal with Columbus". United Press International. May 2, 1994. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ Petrikin, Chris (April 8, 1997). "Fox, ho! Columbus keeps anchor at 20th". Variety. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Michael (November 9, 2009). "Columbus sails with CJ". Variety. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Is Hollywood Ready for Korean Comedies?". Chosun Ilbo. March 4, 2011. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ Peter Debruge, "The Help," Variety, August 8, 2011.
  8. ↑ Gregg Goldstein, "A little 'Help' among friends," Variety, August 6, 2011.
  9. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (January 21, 2012). "1492, ro*co to partner on pics". Variety. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ Kroll, Justin (December 5, 2018). "Netflix Signs First-Look Deal With Chris Columbus' Production Company". Variety. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ Grobar, Matt (June 26, 2023). "Chris Columbus' 26th Street Pictures Options David Michael Slater Novel 'The Vanishing' For Film; Jay Lender Set To Script Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023. It originally was named 1492 Pictures, with Columbus opting to rechristen it just a year or two ago.
  12. ↑ "The Young Messiah Film Set for March 2016 Release". CBN.com (beta). Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2019.