Percy Jackson and the Olympians Fansite

Well, Hot Topic has now released even more merchandise for PJO and it’s pretty cool. You’re bound to find something cool for yourself or for your Percy Jackson fan.

They’ve got some bookmarks, pins and even a Camp Half Blood Patch. Check out the pics below – click on the images to go to the actual item at Hot Topic where you can get detailed information for each.

The Bookmarks and CHB patch are $3.99 each and the set of 4 pins is $5.99.

As you might remember, for Presidents/Valentines Day weekend, The Lightning Thief was one of three major releases. Valentines Day and The Wolfman also debuted and as far as consistency, PJO is the best of the bunch.

While Valentines Day did well that weekend, it has since dropped. And The Wolfman completely bombed. PJO, while not performing as some hoped the first weekend, it has since been earning good amounts for Fox.

If it keeps strong, I have high hopes for The Sea of Monsters.

Two weeks out, the fate of the three big movies that opened over Presidents’ Day weekend has changed dramatically.

20th Century Fox’s “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” has demonstrated solid staying power and now appears likely, on a worldwide basis, to closely match the final gross of the romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day,” which dominated the box office in its debut.

Universal Pictures’ “The Wolfman,” meanwhile, has quickly faded and has gone from a so-so opening to bust. After declining 69% on its second weekend and 58% this weekend, the monster movie remake has brought in only $57.2 million domestically. Its foreign total of $63.3 million is also the lowest of the three pictures.

“Percy Jackson” has had the smallest drop for two straight weekends and is now at $71.2 million domestically and has the biggest international gross, $95.4 million.

It will likely end up with a little more than $200 million worldwide, close to the final total of “Valentine’s Day,” which has fallen quickly after a huge $56.3 domestic opening and is now at $100.4 million. Overseas it has brought in $87.4 million.

Warner Bros.’ ensemble romantic comedy is still the stronger performer, however, since it cost $52 million to make, compared to $95 million for the special effects- laden “Percy Jackson.”

[Source: LaTimes]

Mr. Riordan posted on his blog that he is nearly done with the 2nd draft of the new Camp Half Blood Series’ 1st addition! That’s great news! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in CHB (Camp Half-Blood) withdrawal.

Nearly a year since the last one came out….. and estimating 8 months to go. All well, I’m just excited that he’s continuing with the more Camp Half Blood books. Too bad that the characters we know won’t really be in the new series.

Tired author alert! I’ve been absolutely absorbed in the world of Camp Half-Blood for the past two weeks. I am working long days and long nights to finish revisions on the first volume in the new series, which I hope to have wrapped up and to my editor in about three weeks.

The novel (fingers crossed) should be published this fall, because remember the editing process takes a long time. Exact information about the pub date will be made available when we’ve nailed it down. The name of the series, and the title for the first book, will not be announced for a while.

I’m pretty sure I know, but I always finish the manuscript before naming it. Well . . . almost always. I already know the title for the second Camp Half-Blood book, strangely enough, which is only in the planning stages. I wish I could tell you why that is, but I can’t yet.

So what can I tell you? Not much yet! I can only say that I’m having a blast with the series, blending the new characters with the old, and injecting a totally new spin into the world of Percy Jackson & the Olympians. I’m smiling a lot, even though I’m tired, and my sons are getting anxious to read the manuscript. As always, they are my first test group!

As I’ve mentioned, the first book in the Kane Chronicles, The Red Pyramid, will be released May 4, and the publisher has some exciting plans in the works. I will tell you more when I can, but I hope you enjoy my modern take on the Ancient Egyptian gods. Carter and Sadie quickly won my heart. They’re just such fun main characters to write about.

[Source: Rick Riordan Blog]

The Lightning Thief is the year’s top grossing film of the last two months!

That’s pretty cool. Although other films like Alice In Wonderland could quickly de-throne it. Hopefully it’ll stay for a while, but we’ll just have to see.

Also, the film has been estimated to have made about $9,800,000 this weekend and was #5 in the top films this weekend. With about a 36% fall from last weekend it seems to be holding alright.