What is 1492 Pictures?
{{unreferenced|date=August 2009}} '''1492 Pictures''' is an American movie production company founded by director [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] in [[1995]]. The name is a play on Columbus's more famous [[wikt:namesake|namesake]], [[Christopher Columbus]]. In addition to various Columbus movies, 1492 Pictures has produced movies by other directors including [[Brian Levant]] (''[[Jingle All the Way]]''), [[Henry Selick]] (''[[Monkeybone]]''), [[Alfonso Cuarón]] (''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (movie)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''), [[Joe Roth]] (''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]''), [[Tim Story]] (the ''[[Fantastic Four (movie)|Fantastic Four]]'' films), and [[Shawn Levy]] (the ''[[Night at the Museum]]'' films). The logo music was composed by Academy award winner [[Hans Zimmer]]. == Movies == *''Nine Months'' (1995) *''Jingle All the Way'' (1996) *''[[Stepmom (movie)|Stepmom]]'' (1998) *''Bicentennial Man'' (1999) *''Monkeybone'' (2001) *''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (2001) *''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' (2002) *''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' (2004) *''Christmas with the Kranks'' (2004) *''[[Rent (movie)|Rent]]'' (2005) *''[[Fantastic Four (movie)|Fantastic Four]]'' (2005) *''Night at the Museum'' (2006) *''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]'' (2007) *''Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'' (2009) *''I Love You, Beth Cooper'' (2009) *''[[Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' (2010) === Upcoming movies === * ''[[Fantastic Four 3|Fantastic Four]]'' (TBA) * ''Night at the Museum 3'' (TBA) * ''Dilbert'' (2012) == Other websites == *[https://www.imdb.com/company/co0046151/ 1492 Pictures] at the [[Internet Movie Database]] {{authority control}} [[Category:1995 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:American movie studios]]