Chris Columbus Net Worth: Filmmaker Worth $90 Million
Chris Columbus, an American filmmaker, has a net worth of $90 million dollars. He is one of the most successful directors in the entertainment industry, having directed blockbuster films such as “Home Alone”, “Mrs. Doubtfire”, and two “Harry Potter” films. With a box office total north of $1.7 billion, he is one of the 10 highest-grossing directors in movie history.
Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus grew up in Champion, Ohio, and graduated from the film program at Tisch School of the Arts in New York. He started his career as a screenwriter, working primarily for Steven Spielberg, on projects such as “Young Sherlock Holmes”, “Gremlins”, and “Goonies”, before branching out into directing in the late 80s. His first film, “Adventures in Babysitting”, was a surprise hit.
Since then, Columbus has directed numerous projects, including “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2”, “Mrs. Doubtfire”, “Stepmom”, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, “Rent”, “I Love You, Beth Cooper”, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”, and most recently, “The Help”. “The Help” won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture.
