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	4
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	40
All Time Adjusted	94
All Time Worldwide	63
Yearly 2003	3
Yearly Opening Weekends 2003	10
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2003	2
Worldwide Yearly 2003	4
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	36
Opening Weeks	122
Opening Wednesdays	23
Single Day Gross	524
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	47
Single Day Saturday Gross	206
Single Day Thursday Gross	62
Single Day Wednesday Gross	34
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	183
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	162
Opening Weekends	159
Opening Weekends - July	30
Opening Weekends - Summer	109
Eleventh Weekends	32
Ninth Weekends	27
Tenth Weekends	26
Top 7-Day Grosses	94
Twelfth Weekends	48
Twelfth Weekends	62
Top 5-Day Grosses	109
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	25
Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive)	114
Most Weekends in Top 5 (non-consecutive)	76
Consecutive Weekends In Top 10	92
Consecutive Weekends In Top 5	99
Labor Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends	41
Second Weekends	72
Third Weekends	49
Fourth Weekends	24
Fifth Weekends	22
Sixth Weekends	35
Seventh Weekends	36
Eighth Weekends	12
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	50
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	121
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	205
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	827
Rated PG-13	27
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	101
Widest Releases	286
Widest Opening Releases	348
Widest PG-13 Rated Openings	183
Widest PG-13 Rated Releases	159
Fastest to $100 million	112
Fastest to $150 million	79
Fastest to $200 million	61
Fastest to $250 million	51
Fastest to $300 million	36
Slowest to $100 million	397
Slowest to $200 million	64
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	34
Opening Weeks Adjusted	110
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	43
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	75
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	61
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	124
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	168
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	53
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	84
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	27
Opening Weekends Adjusted - July	32
Opening Weekends Adjusted	146
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer	99
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	50
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	51
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	43
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	74
Second Weekends Adjusted	60
Third Weekends Adjusted	55
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	32
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	47
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	69
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	67
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	29
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	24
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	98