<P> Percy Jackson & the Olympians ( also known as Percy Jackson ) is an American feature film series based on the novel series of the same name by the author Rick Riordan . The series is distributed by 20th Century Fox , produced by 1492 Pictures and currently consists of two installments . The first film , Percy Jackson & the Olympians : The Lightning Thief ( 2010 ) , was directed by Chris Columbus , and was released on February 12 , 2010 . The second installment , Percy Jackson : Sea of Monsters ( 2013 ) , was originally intended to be released in March 2013 but was instead pushed back to August 7 , 2013 , and was directed by Thor Freudenthal . The series has grossed nearly $430 million at the worldwide box office . </P>
what order are the percy jackson movies in
Percy Jackson & the Olympians : The Lightning Thief ( 2010 ) Percy Jackson : Sea of Monsters ( 2013 )