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	66
All Time Adjusted	102
All Time Worldwide	109
Yearly 2003	3
Yearly Opening Weekends 2003	10
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2003	2
Worldwide Yearly 2003	4
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	40
Opening Weeks	187
Opening Wednesdays	28
Single Day Gross	825
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	61
Single Day Saturday Gross	324
Single Day Thursday Gross	79
Single Day Wednesday Gross	49
Opening Weekends	240
Opening Weekends - July	42
Opening Weekends - Summer	151
Eleventh Weekends	33
Ninth Weekends	30
Tenth Weekends	27
Top 7-Day Grosses	149
Twelfth Weekends	66
Twelfth Weekends	51
Top 5-Day Grosses	171
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	28
Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive)	118
Most Weekends in Top 5 (non-consecutive)	79
Consecutive Weekends In Top 10	96
Consecutive Weekends In Top 5	104
Labor Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends	54
Second Weekends	120
Third Weekends	74
Fourth Weekends	40
Fifth Weekends	32
Sixth Weekends	47
Seventh Weekends	42
Eighth Weekends	13
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	65
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	147
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	238
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	899
Rated PG-13	41
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	151
Widest Releases	456
Widest Opening Releases	542
Fastest to $100 million	170
Fastest to $150 million	127
Fastest to $200 million	100
Fastest to $250 million	81
Fastest to $300 million	62
Slowest to $100 million	481
Slowest to $200 million	80
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	151
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	51
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	110
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	79
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	160
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	230
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	63
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	119
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	33
Opening Weekends Adjusted - July	37
Opening Weekends Adjusted	197
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer	125
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	51
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	52
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	44
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	75
Second Weekends Adjusted	83
Third Weekends Adjusted	66
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	34
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	51
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	72
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	69
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	30
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	29
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	130