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Percy Jackson & the Olympians (also known as Percy Jackson) is a feature film series based on the novel series of the same name by the author Rick Riordan. The series is distributed by 20th Century Fox, produced by 1492 Pictures and currently consists of two installments. The first film, The Lightning Thief (2010), was directed by Chris Columbus, and was released on February 12, 2010. The second installment, Sea of Monsters, was originally intended to be released in March 2013 but was instead pushed back to August 7, 2013, and was directed by Thor Freudenthal. The series has grossed nearly $430 million at the worldwide box office.

The films follow the adventures of demigod Percy Jackson and his comrades at the demigod training ground of Camp Half-Blood. In the first film, Percy must go on a quest to save his mother from the underworld and prove his innocence when he is accused of stealing lightning from Zeus. The second film revolves around Percy’s escapade as he must retrieve the legendary golden fleece from the sea of monsters, or the Bermuda triangle, which is the only thing that will save the camp from the forces of darkness.

In December 2017, The Walt Disney Company agreed to a 52.4-billion-dollar deal to acquire 21st Century Fox, including the film rights for Percy Jackson & The Olympians; it's unknown if Disney (the owners of Disney Hyperion) will continue the series or reboot it.^[1]

Films

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

In June 2004, 20th Century Fox acquired feature film rights to the book.^[2] In April 2007, director Chris Columbus was hired to helm the project.^[3] Filming began in April 2009 in Vancouver.^[4] The film was released on February 12, 2010 and was met with mixed reviews upon release and was a commercial success and grossed almost $227 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of $95 million. The plot revolves around a sixteen-year-old Percy Jackson who discovers that he is the son of Poseidon, Greek God of the sea, and goes to Camp Half-Blood, a training camp for demigods, the half mortal children of Greek gods. When Percy's mom is kidnapped by Hades, and Percy is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt, Percy and his friends go on a quest to rescue his mom from the underworld, leading them across America to find Persephone's pearls, while proving that Percy is not the lightning thief and is innocent.

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

In October 2011, 20th Century Fox announced a sequel based on the second book, The Sea of Monsters.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} The film was released on August 7, 2013. Percy Jackson, son of Greek god Poseidon, discovers he has a half-brother, Tyson, and embarks on a journey with his friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece to save a magical tree containing the spirit of Zeus's daughter Thalia who died at the gates of Camp Half-Blood while saving Annabeth, Luke and Grover. This tree protects their training ground, Camp Half-Blood. They must travel to the Sea of Monsters to save it, and find the challenges that may await them. The film grossed just over $202 million at the worldwide box office.

Cast/Crew

Cast

Crew

Criticism

Rick Riordan, the author of the book series, has mentioned in numerous interviews that he has never seen the movies, to keep them from influencing the way he views the characters.^[5] During March 2016, Riordan wrote a letter asking teachers not to show the movie to students during class time.^[6]

Reception

Box office performance

Critical and public response

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/12/14/disney-buys-much-of-fox-in-mega-merger-that-will-shake-world-of-entertainment-and-media/|title=Disney buys much of Fox in megamerger that will shake world of entertainment and media|first=Steven|last=Zeitchik|date=December 14, 2017|publisher=|access-date=December 29, 2017|via=www.WashingtonPost.com}}
2. ^{{cite news |first = Claude |last = Brodesser |title = 'Lightning Thief' strikes Maverick |url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117906944.html |archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/5gmmoXAco |work =Variety |date = June 23, 2004 |archivedate = May 15, 2009 |accessdate = May 15, 2009 }}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963285.html|title=Columbus struck by 'Lightning'|last=Gilstrap|first=Peter|date=April 17, 2007|work=Variety|accessdate=May 15, 2009|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5gmn2hgI8|archivedate=May 15, 2009}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001666.html|title=Fox 2000 bulks up 'Percy Jackson'|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date=March 25, 2009|work=Variety|accessdate=May 15, 2009|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5gmnCPgh3|archivedate=May 15, 2009}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://rickriordan.com/about/frequently-asked-questions/|title=Frequently Asked Questions - Rick Riordan|website=RickRiordan.com|access-date=December 29, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hypable.com/rick-riordan-open-letter-percy-jackson-movies/|title=Rick Riordan writes open letter about 'Percy Jackson' movies|date=March 25, 2016|website=Hypable.com|access-date=December 29, 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=percyjackson.htm |title=Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=August 31, 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=percyjackson2.htm |title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Sea of Monsters (2013) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=August 31, 2013}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/0814255/ |title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=August 31, 2013}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief |title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=August 31, 2013}}
11. ^¹{{cite web | url=http://www.cinemascore.com/ | title=CinemaScore | work=cinemascore.com | accessdate=March 16, 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/percy_jackson_sea_of_monsters/ |title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Sea of Monsters |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=August 31, 2013}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/percy-jackson-sea-of-monsters |title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Sea of Monsters Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=August 31, 2013}}