Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.

Grosses

Domestic (39.2%)
$88,768,303
Summary Details
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$31,236,067
3,356 theaters
Budget$95,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 58 min
GenresAdventure Family Fantasy
In Release323 days/46 weeks
Widest Release3,396 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Feb 12
Vancouver Olympics
Friday3$9,635,313--3,356$2,871$9,635,3131
Feb 13
Vancouver Olympics
Saturday2$11,426,364+18.6%-3,356$3,404$21,061,6772
Feb 14
Vancouver Olympics
Sunday3$10,174,390-11%-3,356$3,031$31,236,0673
Feb 15
Presidents' Day
Vancouver Olympics
Monday1$7,425,567-27%-3,356$2,212$38,661,6344
Feb 16
Vancouver Olympics
Tuesday2$1,907,178-74.3%-80.2%3,356$568$40,568,8125
Feb 17
Vancouver Olympics
Wednesday4$1,452,957-23.8%-87.3%3,356$432$42,021,7696
Feb 18
Vancouver Olympics
Thursday4$1,438,623-1%-85.9%3,356$428$43,460,3927
Feb 19
Vancouver Olympics
Friday3$4,026,278+179.9%-58.2%3,396$1,185$47,486,6708
Feb 20
Vancouver Olympics
Saturday4$6,979,947+73.4%-38.9%3,396$2,055$54,466,6179
Feb 21
Vancouver Olympics
Sunday3$4,248,196-39.1%-58.2%3,396$1,250$58,714,81310
Feb 22
Vancouver Olympics
Monday5$717,247-83.1%-90.3%3,396$211$59,432,06011
Feb 23
Vancouver Olympics
Tuesday5$700,890-2.3%-63.2%3,396$206$60,132,95012
Feb 24
Vancouver Olympics
Wednesday5$601,853-14.1%-58.6%3,396$177$60,734,80313
Feb 25
Vancouver Olympics
Thursday4$680,056+13%-52.7%3,396$200$61,414,85914
Feb 26
Vancouver Olympics
Friday6$2,374,210+249.1%-41%3,302$719$63,789,06915
Feb 27
Vancouver Olympics
Saturday5$4,615,167+94.4%-33.9%3,302$1,397$68,404,23616
Feb 28
Vancouver Olympics
Sunday5$2,594,044-43.8%-38.9%3,302$785$70,998,28017
Mar 1Monday6$497,031-80.8%-30.7%3,302$150$71,495,31118
Mar 2Tuesday6$512,342+3.1%-26.9%3,302$155$72,007,65319
Mar 3Wednesday6$464,712-9.3%-22.8%3,302$140$72,472,36520
Mar 4Thursday6$460,761-0.9%-32.2%3,302$139$72,933,12621
Mar 5Friday8$1,385,264+200.6%-41.7%2,994$462$74,318,39022
Mar 6Saturday7$2,363,430+70.6%-48.8%2,994$789$76,681,82023
Mar 7Sunday7$1,375,929-41.8%-47%2,994$459$78,057,74924
Mar 8Monday8$269,044-80.4%-45.9%2,994$89$78,326,79325
Mar 9Tuesday9$288,155+7.1%-43.8%2,994$96$78,614,94826
Mar 10Wednesday9$271,685-5.7%-41.5%2,994$90$78,886,63327
Mar 11Thursday8$306,367+12.8%-33.5%2,994$102$79,193,00028
Mar 12Friday12$774,694+152.9%-44.1%2,175$356$79,967,69429
Mar 13Saturday11$1,407,589+81.7%-40.4%2,175$647$81,375,28330
Mar 14Sunday11$895,348-36.4%-34.9%2,175$411$82,270,63131
Mar 15Monday11$331,751-62.9%+23.3%2,175$152$82,602,38232
Mar 16Tuesday11$391,565+18%+35.9%2,175$180$82,993,94733
Mar 17Wednesday10$334,386-14.6%+23.1%2,175$153$83,328,33334
Mar 18Thursday11$341,963+2.3%+11.6%2,175$157$83,670,29635
Mar 19Friday15$395,201+15.6%-49%1,348$293$84,065,49736
Mar 20Saturday16$577,642+46.2%-59%1,348$428$84,643,13937
Mar 21Sunday13$395,627-31.5%-55.8%1,348$293$85,038,76638
Mar 22Monday16$102,165-74.2%-69.2%1,348$75$85,140,93139
Mar 23Tuesday16$91,444-10.5%-76.6%1,348$67$85,232,37540
Mar 24Wednesday16$89,328-2.3%-73.3%1,348$66$85,321,70341
Mar 25Thursday16$112,091+25.5%-67.2%1,348$83$85,433,79442
Mar 26Friday18$190,294+69.8%-51.8%790$240$85,624,08843
Mar 27Saturday18$286,778+50.7%-50.4%790$363$85,910,86644
Mar 28Sunday17$195,619-31.8%-50.6%790$247$86,106,48545
Mar 29Monday19$72,902-62.7%-28.6%790$92$86,179,38746
Mar 30Tuesday19$70,438-3.4%-23%790$89$86,249,82547
Mar 31Wednesday20$54,308-22.9%-39.2%654$83$86,304,13348
Apr 1Thursday20$68,064+25.3%-39.3%654$104$86,372,19749
Apr 2Friday19$133,090+95.5%-30.1%412$323$86,505,28750
Apr 3Saturday20$128,331-3.6%-55.3%412$311$86,633,61851
Apr 4
Easter Sunday
Sunday21$61,629-52%-68.5%412$149$86,695,24752
Apr 5Monday19$48,888-20.7%-32.9%412$118$86,744,13553
Apr 6Tuesday19$41,423-15.3%-41.2%412$100$86,785,55854
Apr 7Wednesday19$39,084-5.6%-28%412$94$86,824,64255
Apr 8Thursday19$45,674+16.9%-32.9%412$110$86,870,31656
Apr 9Friday20$90,253+97.6%-32.2%303$297$86,960,56957
Apr 10Saturday19$137,041+51.8%+6.8%303$452$87,097,61058
Apr 11Sunday21$61,669-55%<0.1%303$203$87,159,27959
Apr 12Monday22$18,022-70.8%-63.1%303$59$87,177,30160
Apr 13Tuesday25$15,555-13.7%-62.4%303$51$87,192,85661
Apr 14Wednesday26$13,427-13.7%-65.6%303$44$87,206,28362
Apr 15Thursday23$15,911+18.5%-65.2%303$52$87,222,19463
Apr 16Friday24$59,589+274.5%-34%301$197$87,281,78364
Apr 17Saturday23$108,633+82.3%-20.7%301$360$87,390,41665
Apr 18Sunday22$60,791-44%-1.4%301$201$87,451,20766
Apr 19Monday23$16,415-73%-8.9%301$54$87,467,62267
Apr 20Tuesday25$16,172-1.5%+4%301$53$87,483,79468
Apr 21Wednesday25$15,704-2.9%+17%301$52$87,499,49869
Apr 22Thursday27$15,219-3.1%-4.3%301$50$87,514,71770
Apr 23Friday22$59,238+289.2%-0.6%291$203$87,573,95571
Apr 24Saturday22$108,390+83%-0.2%291$372$87,682,34572
Apr 25Sunday23$67,396-37.8%+10.9%291$231$87,749,74173
Apr 26Monday25$14,441-78.6%-12%291$49$87,764,18274
Apr 27Tuesday26$13,490-6.6%-16.6%291$46$87,777,67275
Apr 28Wednesday26$12,516-7.2%-20.3%291$43$87,790,18876
Apr 29Thursday25$14,304+14.3%-6%291$49$87,804,49277
Apr 30Friday22$53,706+275.5%-9.3%265$202$87,858,19878
May 1Saturday21$88,088+64%-18.7%265$332$87,946,28679
May 2Sunday21$55,991-36.4%-16.9%265$211$88,002,27780
May 3Monday24$13,426-76%-7%265$50$88,015,70381
May 4Tuesday25$12,722-5.2%-5.7%265$48$88,028,42582
May 5Wednesday26$10,698-15.9%-14.5%265$40$88,039,12383
May 6Thursday26$12,685+18.6%-11.3%265$47$88,051,80884
May 7Friday25$32,835+158.8%-38.9%221$148$88,084,64385
May 8Saturday25$57,995+76.6%-34.2%221$262$88,142,63886
May 9Sunday24$44,259-23.7%-21%221$200$88,186,89787
May 10Monday24$9,867-77.7%-26.5%221$44$88,196,76488
May 11Tuesday26$11,182+13.3%-12.1%221$50$88,207,94689
May 12Wednesday24$11,583+3.6%+8.3%221$52$88,219,52990
May 13Thursday24$11,751+1.5%-7.4%221$53$88,231,28091
May 14Friday28$31,768+170.3%-3.2%209$152$88,263,04892
May 15Saturday29$56,097+76.6%-3.3%209$268$88,319,14593
May 16Sunday27$35,305-37.1%-20.2%209$168$88,354,45094
May 17Monday29$8,455-76.1%-14.3%209$40$88,362,90595
May 18Tuesday29$9,219+9%-17.6%209$44$88,372,12496
May 19Wednesday29$8,204-11%-29.2%209$39$88,380,32897
May 20Thursday29$10,101+23.1%-14%209$48$88,390,42998
May 21Friday29$23,634+134%-25.6%166$142$88,414,06399
May 22Saturday29$42,594+80.2%-24.1%166$256$88,456,657100
May 23Sunday30$23,961-43.7%-32.1%166$144$88,480,618101
May 24Monday30$10,205-57.4%+20.7%166$61$88,490,823102
May 25Tuesday29$9,079-11%-1.5%166$54$88,499,902103
May 26Wednesday30$9,164+0.9%+11.7%166$55$88,509,066104
May 27Thursday29$11,055+20.6%+9.4%166$66$88,520,121105
May 28Friday30$17,896+61.9%-24.3%108$165$88,538,017106
May 29Saturday31$25,198+40.8%-40.8%108$233$88,563,215107
May 30Sunday31$17,877-29.1%-25.4%108$165$88,581,092108
May 31
Memorial Day
Monday29$21,986+23%+115.4%108$203$88,603,078109
Jun 1Tuesday28$7,176-67.4%-21%108$66$88,610,254110
Jun 2Wednesday28$6,630-7.6%-27.7%108$61$88,616,884111
Jun 3Thursday28$7,217+8.9%-34.7%108$66$88,624,101112
Jun 4Friday37$11,763+63%-34.3%81$145$88,635,864113
Jun 5Saturday35$17,808+51.4%-29.3%81$219$88,653,672114
Jun 6Sunday37$11,448-35.7%-36%81$141$88,665,120115
Jun 7Monday34$5,372-53.1%-75.6%81$66$88,670,492116
Jun 8Tuesday33$6,678+24.3%-6.9%81$82$88,677,170117
Jun 9Wednesday32$7,619+14.1%+14.9%81$94$88,684,789118
Jun 10Thursday33$6,940-8.9%-3.8%81$85$88,691,729119
Jun 11
World Cup (South Africa)
Friday35$9,089+31%-22.7%43$211$88,700,818120
Jun 12
World Cup (South Africa)
Saturday35$11,168+22.9%-37.3%43$259$88,711,986121
Jun 13
World Cup (South Africa)
Sunday36$6,762-39.5%-40.9%43$157$88,718,748122
Jun 14
World Cup (South Africa)
Monday34$2,982-55.9%-44.5%43$69$88,721,730123
Jun 15
World Cup (South Africa)
Tuesday33$3,523+18.1%-47.2%43$81$88,725,253124
Jun 16
World Cup (South Africa)
Wednesday33$2,750-21.9%-63.9%43$63$88,728,003125
Jun 17
World Cup (South Africa)
Thursday33$3,290+19.6%-52.6%43$76$88,731,293126