Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Domestic
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticJul 9, 2003$46,630,690$305,413,918
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
AustriaSep 2, 2003$5,323,779
BulgariaSep 26, 2003$119,897
Czech RepublicAug 28, 2003$176,482$1,166,187
EgyptJul 23, 2003$216,536
FinlandAug 29, 2003$2,092,881
FranceAug 13, 2003$22,139,594
GermanySep 2, 2003$44,650,393
GreeceSep 12, 2003$3,528,750
HungarySep 18, 2003$494,939
ItalySep 2, 2003$19,028,837
NetherlandsAug 14, 2003$7,181,017
Norway$522,450$4,492,069
PolandSep 5, 2003$351,140$1,640,275
South AfricaSep 19, 2003$1,575,272
SpainAug 14, 2003$27,158,123
TürkiyeOct 31, 2003$364,646$1,420,275
United KingdomAug 8, 2003$6,040,183$47,801,332
Latin America
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
ArgentinaJul 17, 2003$2,754,861
ChileJul 17, 2003$913,747
MexicoAug 1, 2003$10,985,286
Asia Pacific
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
AustraliaSep 11, 2003$18,476,252
Hong KongAug 21, 2003$1,260,924
IndiaSep 19, 2003$263,700$1,171,600
JapanAug 2, 2003$4,542,955$59,861,990
New ZealandSep 11, 2003$2,773,373
Russia/CISAug 20, 2003$9,060,000
Taiwan$297,511$1,827,556
China
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
China$2,980,000