Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Children's Book Adaptation, Supernatural, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

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.

Scores

Overall Score
85.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.0%
Review Aggregate
52.5

Critic Consensus

48.3% Fresh • 149 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 48% of 149 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, coming of age. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfamily-friendlycoming of agevisually strikingdarkscaryemotionalgrittystylizedfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Logan Lerman2010$5,484,000$7,887,000(est)
Brandon T. Jackson2010$3,376,000$4,855,000(est)
Alexandra Daddario2010$2,542,000$3,656,000(est)
Sean Bean2010$2,078,000$2,989,000(est)
Pierce Brosnan2010$1,777,000$2,557,000(est)
Steve Coogan2010$1,564,000$2,250,000(est)
Rosario Dawson2010$1,404,000$2,020,000(est)
Catherine Keener2010$1,279,000$1,840,000(est)
Kevin McKidd2010$1,178,000$1,694,000(est)
Joe Pantoliano2010$1,094,000$1,574,000(est)
Uma Thurman2010$1,024,000$1,472,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score48.0
RT critic review count150
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes211,150

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$88,768,303$127,678,206
International2010$137,728,906$198,099,761
Worldwide2010$226,497,209$325,777,966

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2010$99,475,714$143,079,007
Digital Rentals ?2010$5,396,000$7,761,234
Digital Purchases ?2010$1,573,000$2,262,495
Physical Rentals ?2010$12,667,000$18,219,339
Physical Purchases ?2010$28,375,000$40,812,643
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$22,192,076$31,919,551
Total Revenues2010$169,678,790$244,054,270
Expenses
Budget ?2010$95,000,000$136,641,449
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$41,710,000 (est)$59,992,788 (est)
Participations2010$6,787,000$9,761,953
Residuals ?2010$4,375,000$6,292,698
Interest & Overhead2010$14,250,000$20,496,217
Total Expenses2010$162,122,000$233,185,105
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$7,556,790$10,869,165

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