title: Michael Barnathan
text: # Michael Barnathan
  
  Michael Barnathan is an American film producer who has produced and executive-produced films such as Used People, The Help, the first three Harry Potter films, Rent, Cheaper by the Dozen and Night at the Museum. He was also a producer for the 2010 film adaptation Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and 2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, based on the novels by Rick Riordan.
  
  Barnathan graduated from Tisch School of the Arts of New York University in 1980.
  
  Barnathan is Jewish.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  ### Film
  
  | Producer Nine Months (1995) Jingle All the Way (1996) Stepmom (1998) Bicentennial Man (1999) Monkeybone (2001) Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) Christmas with the Kranks (2004) Rent (2005) Night at the Museum (2006) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) The Help (2011) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) Pixels (2015) The Young Messiah (2016) I Kill Giants (2017) The Christmas Chronicles (2018) The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020) | Executive producer Used People (1992) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Fantastic Four (2005) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) Melody (TBA) |
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  **Miscellaneous crew**
  
  | Year | Film | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1982 | The Tragedy of King Lear | Production staff | Direct-to-video |
  | 1984 | Mrs. Soffel | Assistant: Edgar Scherick | |
  
  **Thanks**
  
  | Year | Film | Role |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2015 | Parched | The producers wish to thank |
  
  ### Television
  
  | Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1986 | On Wings of Eagles | Associate producer | |
  | 1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Executive producer | Television film |
  | 1988 | Stranger on My Land | | Television film |
  | 1988 | Unholy Matrimony | | Television film |
  | 1990 | The Kennedys of Massachusetts | Executive producer | |
  | 2012 | Applebaum | Consulting producer | Television film |
  
  **Production manager**
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1990 | Anything to Survive | Executive in charge of production | Television film |
  | 1990 | The Secret Life of Ian Fleming | Executive in charge of production | Television film |
  | 1990 | The Girl Who Came Between Them | Executive in charge of production | Television film |
  