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	45
All Time Adjusted	95
All Time Worldwide	81
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	147
Opening Wednesdays	26
Single Day Gross	621
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	53
Single Day Saturday Gross	244
Single Day Thursday Gross	71
Single Day Wednesday Gross	39
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	191
Opening Weekends	190
Opening Weekends - July	33
Opening Weekends - Summer	127
Eleventh Weekends	33
Ninth Weekends	28
Tenth Weekends	27
Top 7-Day Grosses	115
Twelfth Weekends	49
Twelfth Weekends	64
Top 5-Day Grosses	133
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	27
Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive)	115
Most Weekends in Top 5 (non-consecutive)	77
Consecutive Weekends In Top 10	93
Consecutive Weekends In Top 5	101
Labor Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends	48
Second Weekends	91
Third Weekends	56
Fourth Weekends	28
Fifth Weekends	24
Sixth Weekends	39
Seventh Weekends	39
Eighth Weekends	13
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	57
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	130
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	217
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	857
Rated PG-13	30
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	122
Widest Releases	342
Widest Opening Releases	414
Widest PG-13 Rated Releases	190
Fastest to $100 million	135
Fastest to $150 million	100
Fastest to $200 million	74
Fastest to $250 million	58
Fastest to $300 million	41
Slowest to $100 million	435
Slowest to $200 million	75
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	125
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	45
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	83
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	66
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	135
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	190
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	57
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	92
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	30
Opening Weekends Adjusted - July	34
Opening Weekends Adjusted	167
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer	112
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	51
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	52
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	44
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	75
Second Weekends Adjusted	64
Third Weekends Adjusted	56
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	32
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	48
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	70
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	68
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	30
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	25
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	113