Question: Do both films, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (Film) and House On Haunted Hill (1999 Film), have the directors who are from the same country?

The plot follows a group of strangers who are invited to a party at an abandoned insane asylum, where they are offered$ 1 million each by an amusement park mogul if they are able to survive the night. Produced by Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver, it is a remake of the 1959 film of the same title directed by William Castle, and features special effects by famed make- up artists Gregory Nicotero and Dick Smith. " House on Haunted Hill" marked the producing debut of Dark Castle Entertainment, a production company that went on to produce numerous other horror films, including additional remakes. House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by William Malone and starring Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Chris Kattan, Bridgette Wilson, Peter Gallagher, and Jeffrey Combs. " House on Haunted Hill" premiered on Halloween weekend in 1999. In the tradition of William Castle's theater gimmicks, Warner Bros. supplied promotional scratchcards to cinemas showing the film, offering ticket buyers a chance to win a money prize, similar to the movie's characters. The film received middling reviews from major critics, but was a commercial success, opening number one at the box office and grossing over$ 40 million domestically. In 2007, the film was followed by a direct- to- DVD sequel," Return to House on Haunted Hill", which was released in both rated and unrated editions. <SEP> Return to House on Haunted Hill is a 2007 direct- to- DVD horror film and the sequel to the 1999 film" House on Haunted Hill". Directed by Víctor García and written by William Massa, the film stars Amanda Righetti, Tom Riley, Cerina Vincent and Erik Palladino. The film follows Ariel Wolfe- younger sister of Sara Wolfe, a character from the previous film- being forced by a group of people to search for a mysterious idol hidden inside an abandoned and haunted psychiatric asylum. <SEP> Víctor García( born 4 December 1974) is a Spanish film director best known for his award- winning short film" El ciclo" and the 2007 American horror film" Return to House on Haunted Hill". <SEP> William Malone( born 1953) is an American horror filmmaker who directed such films as the 1999 remake" House on Haunted HillScared to DeathCreature", and" FeardotCom". <SEP> Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at Tisch School of the Arts. After writing screenplays for" Gremlins"( 1984) and" The Goonies"( 1985), he made his directorial debut with a teen comedy," Adventures in Babysitting"( 1987). Columbus gained recognition soon after with the highly successful Christmas comedy- dramas," Home Alone"( 1990) and( 1992), the latter earning him two nominations each in the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. The comedy" Mrs. Doubtfire"( 1993), starring Robin Williams, was another box office success for Columbus. Chris Joseph Columbus( born September 10, 1958) is an American film director, producer and writer, best known for his work in family and sentimental films. He went on to direct" Nine Months"( 1995)," Stepmom"( 1998) and" Bicentennial Man"( 1999), which were met with lukewarm reception. His greatest commercial successes have been" Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"( 2001) and its sequel," Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"( 2002). He also directed( 2010) another critical financial success. Columbus has produced a number of films, including" Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"( 2004)," Night at the Museum"( 2006)" and The Help"( 2011), all of which were well received. In 2015, he directed a 3D film," Pixels". Columbus is the co-founder of 1492 Pictures, a film production company that has produced some of his films since 1995. More recently, he co-founded another production firm with his daughter in 2014, called Maiden Voyage Pictures. In 2017, he launched ZAG Animation Studios, alongside Michael Barnathan, Haim Saban and Jeremy Zag. <SEP> It is based on J. K. Rowling's 1998 novel of the same name. The film is a sequel to the 2001 film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and the second instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series. It was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger and is also the last film to feature Richard Harris as Professor Albus Dumbledore, due to his death that same year. Its story follows Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as the Heir of Salazar Slytherin opens the Chamber of Secrets, unleashing a monster that petrifies the school's denizens. The film was released in theatres in the United Kingdom and the United States on 15 November 2002. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing $879 million at the box office worldwide. It was the second highest-grossing film of 2002 behind . The movie was nominated for many awards including the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Special Visual Effects. It was followed by six sequels, beginning with "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" in 2004 and ending with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" in 2011, nearly ten years after the first film's release.