Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl

Domestic Total Gross: $305,413,918
Distributor: Buena Vista	Release Date: July 9, 2003
Genre: Period Adventure	Runtime: 2 hrs. 15 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13	Production Budget: $140 million

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:	$305,413,918	46.7%
+ Foreign:	$348,850,097	53.3%

= Worldwide:	$654,264,015

Domestic Summary

Opening Weekend:	$46,630,690
(#1 rank, 3,269 theaters, $14,264 average)
% of Total Gross:	15.3%
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Widest Release:

3,416 theaters

Close Date:

January 8, 2004

In Release:

184 days / 26.3 weeks

The Players

Director:	Gore Verbinski
Writers:	Ted Elliott Terry Rossio
Actors:	Johnny Depp Geoffrey Rush Orlando Bloom Keira Knightley Jack Davenport Jonathan Pryce Zoe Saldana*
Producer:	Jerry Bruckheimer
Cinematographer:	Dariusz Wolski (director of photography)
Composers:	Klaus Badelt Ramin Djawadi* (Additional music)
* Denotes minor role

2003 Academy Awards®

Nominated for Five Oscars.
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Genres

Genre	Rank
Adventure - Period	5
Pirate	3
Swashbuckler	3
Treasure Hunt	3

Franchises

Franchise	Rank
Series: Pirates of the Caribbean	3
Showdown: 'Pirates' Vs. 'Pirates'	3
Showdown: Sparrow Vs. Wonka Vs. Mad Hatter	4
Showdown: Summer 2003 Championship	2
Showdown: Summer Spectacular	6

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	60
All Time Adjusted	100
All Time Worldwide	98
Yearly 2003	3
Yearly Opening Weekends 2003	10
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2003	2
Worldwide Yearly 2003	4
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	39
Opening Weeks	172
Opening Wednesdays	26
Single Day Gross	750
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	57
Single Day Saturday Gross	296
Single Day Thursday Gross	75
Single Day Wednesday Gross	44
Opening Weekends	221
Opening Weekends - July	39
Opening Weekends - Summer	143
Eleventh Weekends	33
Ninth Weekends	30
Tenth Weekends	27
Top 7-Day Grosses	135
Twelfth Weekends	65
Twelfth Weekends	51
Top 5-Day Grosses	157
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	27
Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive)	116
Most Weekends in Top 5 (non-consecutive)	78
Consecutive Weekends In Top 10	94
Consecutive Weekends In Top 5	103
Labor Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends	53
Second Weekends	108
Third Weekends	69
Fourth Weekends	36
Fifth Weekends	29
Sixth Weekends	44
Seventh Weekends	42
Eighth Weekends	13
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	62
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	140
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	229
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	879
Rated PG-13	37
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	140
Widest Releases	412
Widest Opening Releases	494
Fastest to $100 million	156
Fastest to $150 million	115
Fastest to $200 million	89
Fastest to $250 million	74
Fastest to $300 million	56
Slowest to $100 million	463
Slowest to $200 million	78
BOM Users' Grades	49
BOM Users' Grades (2003 Releases)	5
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on September 26, 2003)	16
Yearly (Wide) 2003	3
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2003	10
Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted	36
Opening Weeks Adjusted	140
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	49
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	100
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	74
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	150
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	217
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	61
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	109
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	33
Opening Weekends Adjusted - July	36
Opening Weekends Adjusted	186
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer	121
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	51
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	52
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	44
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	75
Second Weekends Adjusted	78
Third Weekends Adjusted	62
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	34
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	51
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	72
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	69
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	30
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	28
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	123