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Michael Barnathan

Development Executive · Los Angeles, CA

4 ProductionsUpdated Jun 10, 2026

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Michael Barnathan (born March 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film producer and co-founder/President of 26th Street Pictures (formerly 1492 Pictures), the production company he launched in 1994 alongside director Chris Columbus and producer Mark Radcliffe. He is best known for executive producing the first three Harry Potter films, producing The Help (2011) — which earned him Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Best Picture and a PGA nomination — and producing the Night at the Museum franchise. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts (BFA, 1980), he began his career under veteran producer Edgar J. Scherick. Current projects include Gremlins 3 (Warner Bros., November 2027) and the Disney+ series House of Secrets.

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Known For

The Help (2011)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)Night at the Museum (2006)Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022)Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)The Christmas Chronicles (2018)The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020)Chupa (2023)Rent (2005)Fantastic Four (2005)Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)Nine Months (1995)Stepmom (1998)Used People (1992)The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990)Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)Stranger on My Land (1988)Unholy Matrimony (Deadly Vows) (1988)

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