The movie made $227 million at the box office decent, but nowhere near the $976 million reached by Harry Potter and the Sorcerors Stone on its $125 million budget. Fox eventually greenlit a sequel, and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Sea of Monsters made $202 million in 2013. Some insiders
Sipping on a cup of coffee from craft services on the Vancouver set of Percy Jackson and the Olympians its January, and theres one week left until production wraps on Season 1 Riordan says that one of the fundamental mistakes made in the films was that the characters were aged up. Logan Le
Sources say that the budget for Percy Jackson and the Olympians falls between $12 million and $15 million per episode, which would put it on par with The Mandalorian, the Pedro Pascal-led Star Wars series that premiered on Disney+ in 2019. (Disney declined to confirm these numbers.)
As with any streaming series, subscriber growth will be a major criterion determining ongoing investment in Percy Jackson. This is Disneys first chance to launch a completely new franchise on its streamer, since the current most popular titles on Disney+ hail from franchises that predate the plat
This is the first time Ive ever been in a development process where youre talking about fans, says Dan Shotz, who showruns and executive produces Percy Jackson and the Olympians with Steinberg. We wanted to protect the things that fans didnt get to see in the movies and wanted to experience
We want them all, Burke says of the 11 books and counting that Riordan has published within the Percy Jackson universe, beyond the original five. In spite of the movie experience that he had before, hes an expansive thinker about his work. He doesnt have a rigid interpretation of it. The othe
smiles. I will say that theres incredible support across the Walt Disney Co. for Percy, she says, and notes that Disneyland is already passing out Percy Jackson-branded candy bags for Halloween. But Percy Jackson World at Disney World! I want the Imagineers on that right now.