Movie Comparison: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) vs. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

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  Percy Jackson
& the Olympians:
The Lightning
Thief
Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s
Stone
Domestic Release Date Feb 12, 2010Nov 16, 2001
Production Budget $95,000,000$125,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,3563,672
Maximum Theaters 3,3963,672
Theatrical Engagements 19,80636,120
Domestic Opening Weekend $31,236,067$90,294,621
Domestic Box Office $88,768,303$317,871,467
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$121,282,923$604,008,025
International Box Office $134,282,571$645,785,276
Worldwide Box Office $223,050,874$963,656,743
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Percy Jackson
& the Olympians:
The Lightning
Thief
Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s
Stone
1st Friday $9,635,313 /
$9,635,313
$32,333,203 /
$32,333,203
1st Saturday $11,426,364 /
$21,061,677
$33,512,941 /
$65,846,144
1st Sunday $10,174,390 /
$31,236,067
$24,448,477 /
$90,294,621
1st Monday $7,425,567 /
$38,661,634
$6,643,000 /
$96,937,000
1st Tuesday $1,907,178 /
$40,568,812
$7,654,000 /
$104,591,000
1st Wednesday $1,452,957 /
$42,021,769
$12,655,000 /
$117,246,000
1st Thursday $1,438,623 /
$43,460,392
$12,320,000 /
$129,566,000
2nd Friday $4,026,278 /
$47,486,670
$22,987,000 /
$152,478,000
2nd Saturday $6,979,947 /
$54,466,617
$21,088,000 /
$173,566,000
2nd Sunday $4,248,196 /
$58,714,813
$13,413,000 /
$186,978,513
2nd Monday $717,247 /
$59,432,060
$2,526,000 /
$189,505,000
2nd Tuesday $700,890 /
$60,132,950
$2,383,000 /
$191,888,000
2nd Wednesday $601,853 /
$60,734,803
$2,066,000 /
$193,954,000
2nd Thursday $680,056 /
$61,414,859
$2,073,000 /
$196,027,000
3rd Friday $2,374,210 /
$63,789,069
$5,906,000 /
$201,933,000
3rd Saturday $4,615,167 /
$68,404,236
$10,354,000 /
$212,287,000
3rd Sunday $2,594,044 /
$70,998,280
$7,121,000 /
$219,670,289
3rd Monday $497,031 /
$71,495,311
$1,261,000 /
$220,932,000
3rd Tuesday $512,342 /
$72,007,653
$1,411,000 /
$222,343,000
3rd Wednesday $464,712 /
$72,472,365
$1,305,000 /
$223,648,000
3rd Thursday $460,761 /
$72,933,126
$1,236,000 /
$224,884,000
4th Friday $1,385,264 /
$74,318,390
$3,520,000 /
$228,404,000
4th Saturday $2,363,430 /
$76,681,820
$6,388,000 /
$234,792,000
4th Sunday $1,375,929 /
$78,057,749
$4,420,000 /
$239,659,542
4th Monday $269,044 /
$78,326,793
$868,000 /
$240,528,000
4th Tuesday $288,155 /
$78,614,948
$1,031,000 /
$241,559,000
4th Wednesday $271,685 /
$78,886,633
$889,000 /
$242,448,000
4th Thursday $306,367 /
$79,193,000
$902,000 /
$243,350,000
5th Friday $774,694 /
$79,967,694
$2,221,000 /
$245,571,000
5th Saturday $1,407,589 /
$81,375,283
$4,362,000 /
$249,933,000
5th Sunday $895,348 /
$82,270,631
$3,110,000 /
$253,270,000
5th Monday $331,751 /
$82,602,382
$812,000 /
$254,082,000
5th Tuesday $391,565 /
$82,993,947
$922,000 /
$255,003,000
5th Wednesday $334,386 /
$83,328,333
$911,000 /
$255,917,000
5th Thursday $341,963 /
$83,670,296
$1,543,000 /
$257,460,000
6th Friday $395,201 /
$84,065,497
$1,740,000 /
$259,200,000
6th Saturday $577,642 /
$84,643,139
$2,756,000 /
$261,956,000
6th Sunday $395,627 /
$85,038,766
$2,699,000 /
$264,655,000
6th Monday $102,165 /
$85,140,931
$1,625,000 /
$266,200,000
6th Tuesday $91,444 /
$85,232,375
$1,625,000 /
$267,750,733
6th Wednesday $89,328 /
$85,321,703
$3,393,000 /
$271,144,000
6th Thursday $112,091 /
$85,433,794
$3,505,000 /
$274,649,000
7th Friday $190,294 /
$85,624,088
$3,621,000 /
$278,270,000
7th Saturday $286,778 /
$85,910,866
$3,829,000 /
$282,099,000
7th Sunday $195,619 /
$86,106,485
$3,512,000 /
$285,611,000
7th Monday $72,902 /
$86,179,387
$2,882,000 /
$288,493,000
7th Tuesday $70,438 /
$86,249,825
$3,078,000 /
$291,594,218
7th Wednesday $54,308 /
$86,304,133
$1,612,000 /
$293,206,000
7th Thursday $68,064 /
$86,372,197
$1,268,000 /
$294,474,000
8th Friday $133,090 /
$86,505,287
$1,839,000 /
$296,313,000
8th Saturday $128,331 /
$86,633,618
$2,518,000 /
$298,696,000
8th Sunday $61,629 /
$86,695,247
$1,708,000 /
$300,404,434
8th Monday $48,888 /
$86,744,135
$335,000 /
$300,739,000
8th Tuesday $41,423 /
$86,785,558
$343,000 /
$301,082,000
8th Wednesday $39,084 /
$86,824,642
$286,000 /
$301,368,000
8th Thursday $45,674 /
$86,870,316
$269,000 /
$301,638,000
9th Friday $90,253 /
$86,960,569
$752,000 /
$302,390,000
9th Saturday $137,041 /
$87,097,610
$1,624,000 /
$304,014,000
9th Sunday $61,669 /
$87,159,279
$1,214,000 /
$305,311,880
9th Monday $18,022 /
$87,177,301
$221,000 /
$305,533,000
9th Tuesday $15,555 /
$87,192,856
$242,000 /
$305,775,000
9th Wednesday $13,427 /
$87,206,283
$214,000 /
$305,989,000
9th Thursday $15,911 /
$87,222,194
$217,000 /
$306,206,000
10th Friday $59,589 /
$87,281,783
$548,000 /
$306,755,000
10th Saturday $108,633 /
$87,390,416
$1,095,000 /
$307,850,000
10th Sunday $60,791 /
$87,451,207
$990,000 /
$308,840,000
10th Monday $16,415 /
$87,467,622
- /
-
10th Tuesday $16,172 /
$87,483,794
- /
-
10th Wednesday $15,704 /
$87,499,498
- /
-
10th Thursday $15,219 /
$87,514,717
- /
-
  Percy Jackson
& the Olympians:
The Lightning
Thief
Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s
Stone
Opening Weekend $31,236,067 /
$31,236,067
$90,294,621 /
$90,294,621
2nd Weekend $15,254,421 /
$58,714,813
$57,487,755 /
$186,978,513
3rd Weekend $9,583,421 /
$70,998,280
$23,642,327 /
$219,670,289
4th Weekend $5,124,623 /
$78,057,749
$14,737,696 /
$239,659,542
5th Weekend $3,077,631 /
$82,270,631
$9,919,596 /
$253,269,579
6th Weekend $1,368,470 /
$85,038,766
$7,092,906 /
$267,750,733
7th Weekend $672,691 /
$86,106,485
$10,978,760 /
$291,594,218
8th Weekend $323,050 /
$86,695,247
$5,930,425 /
$300,404,434
9th Weekend $288,963 /
$87,159,279
$3,674,325 /
$305,311,880
10th Weekend $229,013 /
$87,451,207
$2,586,521 /
$309,659,297
11th Weekend $235,024 /
$87,749,741
$1,402,381 /
$311,573,984
12th Weekend $197,785 /
$88,002,277
$1,010,416 /
$312,936,385
13th Weekend $135,089 /
$88,186,897
$553,302 /
$313,736,007
14th Weekend $123,170 /
$88,354,450
$323,291 /
$314,320,476
15th Weekend $90,189 /
$88,480,618
$254,748 /
$314,675,739
16th Weekend $60,971 /
$88,581,092
$231,413 /
$314,964,965
17th Weekend $41,019 /
$88,665,120
$249,184 /
$315,311,411
18th Weekend $27,019 /
$88,718,748
$153,771 /
$315,600,468
19th Weekend $12,389 /
$88,743,682
$346,252 /
$316,000,087
20th Weekend $8,883 /
$88,761,720
$251,516 /
$316,440,684
  Percy Jackson
& the Olympians:
The Lightning
Thief
Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s
Stone
Opening Week $43,460,392 /
$43,460,392
$129,490,758 /
$129,490,758
2nd Week $17,954,467 /
$61,414,859
$66,537,204 /
$196,027,962
3rd Week $11,518,267 /
$72,933,126
$28,893,884 /
$224,921,846
4th Week $6,259,874 /
$79,193,000
$18,428,137 /
$243,349,983
5th Week $4,477,296 /
$83,670,296
$17,307,844 /
$260,657,827
6th Week $1,763,498 /
$85,433,794
$19,957,631 /
$280,615,458
7th Week $938,403 /
$86,372,197
$13,858,551 /
$294,474,009
8th Week $498,119 /
$86,870,316
$7,163,546 /
$301,637,555
9th Week $351,878 /
$87,222,194
$5,435,221 /
$307,072,776
10th Week $292,523 /
$87,514,717
$3,098,827 /
$310,171,603
11th Week $289,775 /
$87,804,492
$1,754,366 /
$311,925,969
12th Week $247,316 /
$88,051,808
$1,256,736 /
$313,182,705
13th Week $179,472 /
$88,231,280
$814,480 /
$313,997,185
14th Week $159,149 /
$88,390,429
$423,806 /
$314,420,991
15th Week $129,692 /
$88,520,121
$312,561 /
$314,733,552
16th Week $103,980 /
$88,624,101
$328,675 /
$315,062,227
17th Week $67,628 /
$88,691,729
$384,470 /
$315,446,697
18th Week $39,564 /
$88,731,293
$207,138 /
$315,653,835
19th Week $21,544 /
$88,752,837
$535,333 /
$316,189,168
20th Week $15,466 /
$88,768,303
$417,067 /
$316,606,235

Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.