Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

At the top of the Empire State Building, Zeus meets his brother Poseidon. Zeus accuses Poseidon's demigod son, Percy Jackson, of stealing his master lightning bolt. Poseidon reminds him that Percy is unaware of his true identity. However, Zeus declares that unless the bolt is returned to Mount Olympus before midnight of the Summer Solstice, war will be waged between all the gods.

16-year-old Percy struggles with dyslexia and ADHD. On a school trip to the MOMA, he is attacked by Alecto, a Fury masquerading as his substitute English teacher Mrs. Dodds, who demands the bolt.

Percy's best friend Grover Underwood and his Latin teacher Mr. Brunner help scare off Alecto. His teacher gives Percy a very powerful cosmic weapon which looks like a pen, and instructs Grover to take him to Camp Half-Blood — a secret sanctuary for demigod children on Long Island, leaving behind his mother, Sally, as well as her abusive husband and his stepfather, Gabe Ugliano.

On the way there in Sally's car, they are attacked by the Minotaur, who seemingly kills Percy's mother. Percy discovers the pen is a magical sword, and uses it to fight off the Minotaur, killing it with its own horn.

Waking up three days later, Percy learns he is Poseidon's son, Grover is a satyr and Percy's protector, and Mr. Brunner is Chiron, a centaur. He starts coming into his latent demigod powers, which include hydrokinesis and healing, and meets other demigods, including Annabeth Chase, Athena's daughter; and the camp's leader Luke Castellan, Hermes's son.

Percy is visited by his uncle Hades's apparition, who reveals that the Minotaur abducted Sally to the Underworld to trade for the bolt. Defying Chiron's orders, Percy sets out for the Underworld with Grover and Annabeth.

Luke gives Percy a map with the location of three green pearls belonging to Hades' wife (and Percy's aunt) Persephone, which will allow them to escape the Underworld. He also gives him a pair of flying winged Converse All-Stars stolen from Hermes, and Luke's favorite shield. Meanwhile, Percy is declared missing.

At a garden center in New Jersey, with help from Grover and Annabeth, Percy manages to decapitate Medusa and takes the first pearl from her corpse. At the Parthenon in Nashville, Percy uses the shoes to retrieve the second pearl from the crown of a statue of Athena there, and Grover kills a Hydra with Medusa's head.

The trio arrives at the Lotus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to obtain the third pearl; however, they forget their mission after eating lotus flowers, the effects of which cause them to lose their sense of time. Percy snaps out of the spell after hearing the voice of Poseidon through telepathy telling him not to eat any more flowers.

Percy frees Grover and Annabeth from the flowers' effects; they locate the final pearl in the casino and escape. Unfortunately, they only have one day left to prevent the war, as they were in the casino for almost a week. They discover that the Underworld is in Hollywood so race there.

With all three pearls, Percy, Grover, and Annabeth enter the portal to the Underworld upon arriving in Hollywood. There, Hades finds the bolt hidden inside Luke's shield, revealing that Luke was the thief all along.

Hades tries to kill the trio, but Persephone turns on him in retaliation for imprisoning her and gives the bolt to Percy. As they only have three pearls, Grover remains behind, while Percy, Annabeth, and Sally teleport to the Empire State Building, the secret entrance to Olympus. However, before they can enter, they are ambushed by Luke, who reveals that he stole the bolt to demolish Olympus and establish the demigods (and himself) as Olympus' new rulers.

After a battle across Manhattan, Percy defeats Luke, returns the bolt to Zeus, and reconciles with his father. Having been reunited with Grover, Percy and Annabeth continue to train back at Camp Half-Blood.

In a mid-credits scene, Sally has kicked Gabe out of their apartment. When going to the locked refrigerator to get a drink, he ignores Percy's written warning to not open it, breaks it open, and is turned into stone by Medusa's head, which he kept inside.

{{See also|List of Percy Jackson & the Olympians cast members}}

File:Logan Lerman at the Apple Store Soho in New York City, July 29, 2013.jpg

• Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson, the demigod son of Poseidon{{cite news |first = Tatiana |last = Siegel |title = 'Percy Jackson' finds lead actors |url = https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/percy-jackson-finds-lead-actors-1118000747/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090413104436/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000747.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |work = Variety |date = March 2, 2009 |archive-date = April 13, 2009 |url-status = live |access-date = May 15, 2009 }}
• Brandon T. Jackson as Grover Underwood, Percy's best friend and protector, a satyr and Persephone's love interest
• Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase, the demigod daughter of Athena, and Percy's romantic foil{{cite news |title = 'Lightning Thief' finds female lead |first = Jay A. |last = Fernandez |url = http://login.vnuemedia.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i8cb6d62d50873a4965bc520af0275b90 |work = The Hollywood Reporter |date = March 18, 2009 |access-date = December 24, 2009 |archive-date = January 28, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100128215701/http://login.vnuemedia.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i8cb6d62d50873a4965bc520af0275b90 |url-status = dead }}
• Jake Abel as Luke Castellan, the demigod son of Hermes
• Sean Bean as Zeus, god of the sky, thunder, lightning, king of the twelve gods of Mount Olympus and brother of Poseidon and Hades
• Pierce Brosnan as Mr. Brunner/Chiron, a centaur who is a high school teacher and also trains heroes at Camp Half-Blood, the immortal son of Kronos and brother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hera
• Steve Coogan as Hades, Percy's uncle, god of the Underworld, the dead, and riches
• Rosario Dawson as Persephone, goddess of springtime, wife of Hades and admirer of Grover{{cite news |first = Chris |last = Hewitt |title = Dawson And Coogan Join Percy Jackson |url = https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24739 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120120093602/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24739 |work = Empire |date = May 7, 2009 |archive-date = January 20, 2012 |access-date = May 15, 2009 |url-status = live }}
• Melina Kanakaredes as Athena, Annabeth's mother, goddess of crafts, domestic arts, strategic warfare, peace and wisdom
• Catherine Keener as Sally Jackson, Percy's mother{{cite news|first=Borys |last=Kit |title=Catherine Keener joins 'Percy Jackson' film |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i0c3836c99f47720a731eb6d2ca6df9a2 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 15, 2009 |access-date=May 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419154636/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i0c3836c99f47720a731eb6d2ca6df9a2 |archive-date=April 19, 2009 }}
• Kevin McKidd as Poseidon, Percy's father, god of the seas, earthquakes, and horses
• Joe Pantoliano as Gabe Ugliano, Percy's abusive stepfather
• Uma Thurman as Medusa, a gorgon cursed by Athena
• Dylan Neal as Hermes, Luke's father, god of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, and messenger of the gods of Mount Olympus
• Erica Cerra as Hera, goddess of birth, family, marriage, women and queen of the twelve gods of Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus
• Stefanie von Pfetten as Demeter, goddess of agriculture, fertility, and the harvest, sister of Zeus and mother of Persephone
• Dimitri Lekkos as Apollo, god of the sun, light, knowledge, healing, plague and darkness, the arts, music, poetry, prophecy, archery, and twin brother of Artemis
• Ona Grauer as Artemis, goddess of the hunt, virginity, the moon, and all animals, and twin sister of Apollo
• Serinda Swan as Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty, wife of Hephaestus and lover of Ares
• Conrad Coates as Hephaestus, god of fire, forge, blacksmiths, craftsmen and husband of Aphrodite
• Ray Winstone as Ares, god of war, lover of Aphrodite (uncredited)
• Luke Camilleri as Dionysus, god of wine, celebrations, ecstasy, and theatre
• Maria Olsen as Mrs. Dodds / Alecto, a Fury, servant to Hades
• Julian Richings as Charon, ferryman of the River Styx, servant to Hades

File:Chris Columbus.jpg is the film's director and producer.]]

In June 2004, 20th Century Fox acquired the film rights to the book.{{cite news |first = Claude |last = Brodesser |title = 'Lightning Thief' strikes Maverick |url = https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/lightning-thief-strikes-maverick-1117906944/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090430104602/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117906944.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 |work =Variety |date = June 23, 2004 |archive-date = April 30, 2009 |url-status = live |access-date = May 15, 2009 }} In April 2007, Chris Columbus was hired to direct.{{cite news |first = Peter |last = Gilstrap |title = Columbus struck by 'Lightning' |url = https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/columbus-struck-by-lightning-1117963285/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090424045238/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963285.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |work =Variety |date = April 17, 2007 |archive-date = April 24, 2009 |url-status = live |access-date = May 15, 2009 }} Filming began in April 2009 in Vancouver,{{cite news |first = Tatiana |last = Siegel |title = Fox 2000 bulks up 'Percy Jackson' |url = https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/fox-2000-bulks-up-percy-jackson-1118001666/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090430113101/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001666.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |work =Variety |date = March 25, 2009 |archive-date = April 30, 2009 |url-status = live |access-date = May 15, 2009 }} and Mammoth Studios in Burnaby was selected to be the studio.{{Cite web|url=https://mammothstudios.ca/credits/|title=Credits | Mammoth Studios|access-date=2021-06-03|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603101901/https://mammothstudios.ca/credits/|url-status=live}} Portions of the film were shot at the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee, that has a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens.{{Cite web |date=2009-07-03 |title=City Hopes To Build Madison Nature Center – Community News Story – WSMV Nashville |url=https://www.wsmv.com/community/19638346/detail.html |access-date=2023-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703180537/https://www.wsmv.com/community/19638346/detail.html |archive-date=2009-07-03 }} The Lotus Casino sequence was filmed at The Westin Bayshore in Vancouver in June 2009, and additional scenes of Percy, Grover and Annabeth driving to and from the casino were shot on the Las Vegas Strip and in front of the Fremont Street Experience. Filming wrapped up on the morning of July 25, 2009, in Mission, British Columbia. Additional exterior scenes were filmed on location in Brooklyn, New York during the first week of August 2009.[http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====383833 Chris Columbus, Joe Pantoliano And Logan Lerman On Location For "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" - August 1, 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705052630/http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====383833 |date=July 5, 2011 }}. Wireimage. Retrieved October 26, 2010. Digital intermediate work began in San Francisco in November 2009.{{cite news |title = Goldblatt, Deakins follow similar path |first = Peter |last = Caranicas |url = https://variety.com/2009/digital/columns/goldblatt-deakins-follow-similar-path-1118010170/ |work =Variety |date = October 20, 2009 |access-date = December 24, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100103050552/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010170.html?categoryid=3683&cs=1 |url-status = live |archive-date = January 3, 2010 }} Christophe Beck composed the score.{{cite news |title = New trailer for Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief hits... |first = Harry |last = Knowles |author-link = Harry Knowles |url = https://www.aintitcool.com/node/43141 |work = Ain't It Cool News |date = November 20, 2009 |access-date = December 24, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091123094808/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43141 |archive-date = November 23, 2009 |url-status = live }} Columbus has stated that the cast was chosen specifically with sequels in mind. "I think with Percy Jackson it was a matter of finding the right cast to fit into these roles, sort of the perfect cast for these roles, because hopefully, God willing, we will go on to do other Percy Jackson films and you want the cast to grow with their characters".{{cite news |first = Sheila |last = Roberts |title = Exclusive Chris Columbus Interview |url = http://www.rollcreditsonline.com/component/content/article/34-highlights/681-percy-jackson-lighting-thief-chris-columbus-exclusive-interview.html |work = Roll Credits |date = February 8, 2009 |access-date = February 8, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100214184440/http://www.rollcreditsonline.com/component/content/article/34-highlights/681-percy-jackson-lighting-thief-chris-columbus-exclusive-interview.html |archive-date = February 14, 2010 |url-status = dead }}

During production, Riordan was disappointed with the changes made to the story and warned the studio that it would likely alienate the readers of the book series that it was depending on to buy tickets. In two emails commenting at length on a draft of the script that he posted to his blog in 2018, he specifically warned the studio that trying to make the story more attractive to a teenage audience by aging the characters and including some profanity in the script might move a significant portion of the books' readers to leave the theater in disgust long before the movie ended. He also felt the introduction of Persephone's pearls as a plot device made no sense, having no basis in mythology and distracting Percy from his goal of recovering the stolen lightning bolt.{{cite web|last=Riordan|first=Rick|author-link=Rick Riordan|title=Memories from my TV/Movie Experience|url=http://rickriordan.com/2018/11/memories-from-my-tv-movie-experience/|publisher=Rickriordan.com|date=November 16, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=March 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303162017/http://rickriordan.com/2018/11/memories-from-my-tv-movie-experience/|url-status=live}}

The film opened on February 12, 2010, in 3,356 theaters; its opening weekend box-office results totaled $31.2 million in the U.S., finishing at #3 below The Wolfman, which opened at #2 with $31.5 million and below Valentine's Day, which opened at #1 with $56.3 million.{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=valentinesday.htm |title=Valentine's Day (2010) - Daily Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo |access-date=2020-04-20 |archive-date=2019-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110215257/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=valentinesday.htm |url-status=live }} The film had a strong opening weekend for its genre, posting the highest opening weekend for a fantasy film not from the Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, or Lord of the Rings series.{{cite web |date=February 16, 2010 |author=Brandon Gray |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2681&p=.htm |title=Weekend Report: 'Valentine's Day' Massacres Presidents' Day Record |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=2010-05-07 |archive-date=2010-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514091658/http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2681&p=.htm |url-status=live }} As of September 14, 2010, it grossed a total of $88.8 million in the U.S. and Canada with $137.7 million elsewhere in the world, bringing it to $226.5 million.

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 48% based on reviews from 150 critics, with an average score of 5.30/10. The site's consensus reads: "Though it may seem like just another Harry Potter knockoff, Percy Jackson benefits from a strong supporting cast, a speedy plot, and plenty of fun with Greek mythology."{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/0814255/ |title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=April 11, 2025 |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127234548/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/0814255/ |url-status=live }} On Metacritic it has a score of 47 out of 100, based on 31 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief |title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |access-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103000246/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief |url-status=live }} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B+ on a scale from A+ to F.{{cite web |title='Valentine's Day,' 'Percy Jackson' and 'Wolfman': The more they cost, the less they made |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/02/valentines-day-percy-jackson-wolfman-the-more-they-cost-the-less-they-made.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=15 February 2010 |quote=the movie got a B+ grade from moviegoers, according to market research firm CinemaScore, a sign of healthy word-of-mouth. |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025901/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/02/valentines-day-percy-jackson-wolfman-the-more-they-cost-the-less-they-made.html |url-status=live }}

Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times described the film as "standard Hollywood product... unadventurous and uninteresting".{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-percy12-2010feb12,0,3353954.story |title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Review |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2010-02-12 | first=Kenneth | last=Turan | date=February 12, 2010}} The reviewer for The Washington Post thought "the movie suffers by taking itself a little too seriously. It's not just that it's a lot less funny than the book. It's also a lot less fun".{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief,1158925/critic-review.html#reviewNum1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325160930/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief,1158925/critic-review.html#reviewNum1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-03-25 |title= Critic Review for Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2010-02-12}} On BBC Radio 5, Mark Kermode criticized the similarity of the film to director Chris Columbus's Harry Potter films, likening it to a Harry Potter parody book and dubbing it Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins.{{YouTube|id=hbzoOxgzYt4|title=Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief reviewed by Mark Kermode}} This comment later sparked a satirical fan creation with precisely that title, narrated by Stephen Fry.{{cite web|title=Septemberfest|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode|work=Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's Film Reviews|publisher=BBC Radio 5 live|access-date=19 September 2010|date=17 September 2010|archive-date=3 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903170457/http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode|url-status=live}}

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The author, Rick Riordan, publicly criticized the final script. He revealed email recommendations for script changes with names redacted. Regarding future support for a reboot Riordan said, "In the future, if some project actually does get underway, I may not be able to comment on it for contractual reasons, but you can tell how I'm feeling about it by what I do or don’t say. Am I talking about it? Promoting it? Sharing cool things? I am probably happy. Am I completely ignoring it and never mentioning it on social media? Yeah . . . that’s probably not a good sign. For instance, check out my website, rickriordan.com. Do you see any indication there that the Percy Jackson movies ever existed? No. No, you do not."{{cite web|title=Memories from my TV/Movie Experience|url=http://rickriordan.com/2018/11/memories-from-my-tv-movie-experience/|access-date=21 August 2019|date=16 November 2018|archive-date=3 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303162017/http://rickriordan.com/2018/11/memories-from-my-tv-movie-experience/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=8 June 2020 |last=Petski |first=Denise |title=Rick Riordan Slams 'Percy Jackson' Movies But Remains Optimistic About Disney+ Series Adaptation |url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/rick-riordan-slams-percy-jackson-movies-optimistic-disney-series-adaptation-1202954049/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=11 June 2020 |archive-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609195204/https://deadline.com/2020/06/rick-riordan-slams-percy-jackson-movies-optimistic-disney-series-adaptation-1202954049/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=8 June 2020 |last=Rico |first=Klaritza |title='Percy Jackson' Author Slams Films: 'It's My Life's Work Going Through a Meat Grinder' |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/percy-jackson-author-slams-movies-1234628107/ |website=Variety |access-date=11 June 2020 |archive-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609164121/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/percy-jackson-author-slams-movies-1234628107/ |url-status=live }} He also shared in the same email “The script as a whole is terrible. I don't simply mean that it deviates from the book, though certainly it does that to point of being almost unrecognizable as the same story. Fans of the books will be angry and disappointed.”{{Cite web |date=2018-11-16 |title=Memories from my TV/Movie Experience {{!}} Rick Riordan |url=https://rickriordan.com/2018/11/memories-from-my-tv-movie-experience/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |language=en-US |archive-date=2018-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117113903/https://rickriordan.com/2018/11/memories-from-my-tv-movie-experience/ |url-status=live }}

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A video game based on the film developed by Griptonite Games and published by Activision was released exclusively for Nintendo DS on February 11, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/percyjacksontheolympiansthelightningthief/index.html |title=Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief for DS - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Nintendo DS - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief DS Game |publisher=Gamespot.com |access-date=2010-05-07 |archive-date=2010-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722030906/http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/percyjacksontheolympiansthelightningthief/index.html |url-status=live }} GameZone's Michael Splechta gave it a 6/10, saying "Percy Jackson might not make a splash when it comes to movie tie-in games, but fans of turn-based combat might find some redeeming qualities in this otherwise bare-bones game."{{cite web |url=http://nds.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r39716.htm |title=Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief Review |last=Splechta |first=Michael |publisher=GameZone.com |access-date=February 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305065405/http://nds.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r39716.htm |archive-date=March 5, 2010 |url-status=dead }} On Metacritic, the game has a score of 56 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-the-lightning-thi/critic-reviews/?platform=ds |title=Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=July 18, 2013 |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703050710/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief |url-status=live }}

The film was released on June 29, 2010, on DVD and Blu-ray. The movie itself charted at the top of the charts (DVD sales) with $13,985,047 in revenue in its first week.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2010/20100704.php|title=US DVD Sales Chart for Week Ending Jul 4, 2010|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715120636/http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2010/20100704.php|url-status=live}} As of October 2011, the movie had sold 2,087,368 DVDs with over $37 million in sales.{{cite news|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/PJALT-DVD.php|title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - DVD Sales|newspaper=The Numbers|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2013-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110002017/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/PJALT-DVD.php|url-status=live}}

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In October 2011, 20th Century Fox announced a sequel based on the second book, The Sea of Monsters.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS11847084420111012 |title=Fox Sets Valentines Day 2013 Release for Next 'Die Hard' |work=Reuters |first=Joshua L. |last=Weinstein |date=October 12, 2011 |access-date=October 12, 2011 |archive-date=January 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127113841/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS11847084420111012 |url-status=live }} The film was released on August 7, 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=102530 |title=Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Moved up to August 7 |work=comingsoon.net |date=2013-04-06 |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-date=2013-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022065637/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=102530 |url-status=dead }}

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Category:Films about summer camps

Category:Films based on American novels

Category:Films based on classical mythology

Category:Films based on fantasy novels

Category:Films based on young adult literature

Category:Films directed by Chris Columbus (filmmaker)

Category:Films produced by Michael Barnathan

Category:Films produced by Chris Columbus (filmmaker)

Category:Films produced by Karen Rosenfelt

Category:Films scored by Christophe Beck

Category:Films set in the Las Vegas Valley

Category:Films set in Los Angeles

Category:Films set in Manhattan

Category:Films set in Nashville, Tennessee

Category:Films set in New Jersey

Category:Films set in New York City

Category:Films shot in Tennessee

Category:Films shot in New York City

Category:Films shot in Vancouver

Category:Films with screenplays by Craig Titley

Category:Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Category:Teen adventure films

Category:2010s American films

Category:2010s British films

Category:English-language fantasy adventure films