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	70
All Time Adjusted	104
All Time Worldwide	116
Yearly 2003	3
Yearly Opening Weekends 2003	10
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2003	2
Worldwide Yearly 2003	4
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	41
Opening Weeks	192
Opening Wednesdays	28
Single Day Gross	867
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	65
Single Day Saturday Gross	337
Single Day Thursday Gross	84
Single Day Wednesday Gross	53
Opening Weekends	246
Opening Weekends - July	42
Opening Weekends - Summer	151
Eleventh Weekends	34
Ninth Weekends	32
Tenth Weekends	28
Top 7-Day Grosses	154
Twelfth Weekends	66
Twelfth Weekends	52
Top 5-Day Grosses	176
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	29
Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive)	119
Most Weekends in Top 5 (non-consecutive)	81
Consecutive Weekends In Top 10	96
Consecutive Weekends In Top 5	106
Labor Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends	54
Second Weekends	125
Third Weekends	77
Fourth Weekends	43
Fifth Weekends	34
Sixth Weekends	50
Seventh Weekends	45
Eighth Weekends	15
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	69
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	153
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	244
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	913
Rated PG-13	45
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	156
Widest Releases	481
Widest Opening Releases	567
Fastest to $100 million	175
Fastest to $150 million	132
Fastest to $200 million	105
Fastest to $250 million	85
Fastest to $300 million	66
Slowest to $100 million	492
Slowest to $200 million	81
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	155
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	53
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	114
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	84
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	166
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	237
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	65
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	123
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	34
Opening Weekends Adjusted - July	37
Opening Weekends Adjusted	201
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer	125
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	51
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	52
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	44
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	75
Second Weekends Adjusted	86
Third Weekends Adjusted	69
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	35
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	52
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	74
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	70
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	30
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	31
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	134