Last-minute box-office question.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians grossed $88.8 million back in 2010, without 3D. Three-and-a-half years later and with 3D- will the sequel make at least $75 million or not?

I'm gonna say less. I see around $65-70 million.

Less, considerably.

Less!

Hands down, less

It won't even earn 50 million stateside.

The last one seems to have been relatively well received. I believe the books are still selling well. I give it 75m-80m.

I see around $60m total for this so less.

I think more. I sure hope so. I think it can do 75-80.

I would be surprised if this does more than 50.

hoping for more

Same here I want the series to continue and do good.

While 75 Million obviously won't happen now it did hold really well last weekend, dropping just 39.2%. I would think it can continue to have solid holds for a while.

I am just happy that it will now do $50m with a good chance of $55m total. Given the OS performance thus far it could make the required money to warrant a sequel but it will depend how it does in other markets as well.

Yeah, $55 million is certain now. Certainly not good, but not the pathetic disaster some expected it to be.

You know, while it did gross less than $75 million, as I thought, in a weird way, it kinda still did not terribly bad as some have expected. You know, it was widely regarded as an unnecessary sequel arriving too late and many didn't even see it making $50 million. Could have gone the way of Ghost Rider 2, which dropped 55% from the original. But this one is at $56.5 million after four weeks and there will be no family competition until the end of September, so it could acually wind up with $65 million (off around 27% from its predecessor). Worldwide it will top $200 million easily, maybe even $250 million, if it's lucky. Fox wouldn't be wrong to make another sequel, provided they can be bothered to invest interest in this franchise. I don't think a third film would do worse than the second, if it arrives soon enough.

Absolutely agreed. 65 Million is respectable, and its worldwide gross could warrant a sequel. I would probably release it over a holiday weekend at the beginning of the year like the first. Maybe President's Day weekend. Or sometime when there's a drought of family films.

I believe both Planes and Mortal Instruments were a healthy combination of competition for Percy and it has been having great legs in face of that competition specially for a sequel. Ofcourse it there was bigger competition the legs wouldn't have been this good but still they are great for this kind of movie. It is actually having better legs than Planes (aside from labor day weekend).

Surprised that it actually handily passed $65 million as well and is now looking at a $68-69 million finish.

Yeah. It has been having really slim declines.

I wasn't impressed by its OS performance but that was expected 'cause the sequel came in quite late. The domestic performance has been pretty good, the late legs are really good as well. Its going to cross $200m WW on $90m budget. Its not going to loose money but again its not a big money-maker. I am not sure the makers would be interested in another movie, plus the actors might not return back.....aside from contractual obligation.