Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

An intrepid blacksmith teams up with an eccentric pirate captain to save his love from an undead pirate crew.

Grosses

Domestic (46.7%)
$305,413,918
Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$46,630,690
3,269 theaters
Budget$140,000,000
Release DateJul 9, 2003 - Jan 8, 2004
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 23 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy
Widest Release3,416 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 11-131$46,630,690-3,269-$14,264$70,625,9711
Jul 18-202$34,034,597-27%3,359+90$10,132$133,007,4142
Jul 25-272$23,136,029-32%3,416+57$6,772$176,838,1553
Aug 1-33$18,844,044-18.6%3,390-26$5,558$209,531,2924
Aug 8-104$13,022,470-30.9%3,170-220$4,108$232,750,6295
Aug 15-176$9,167,599-29.6%2,710-460$3,382$248,720,9856
Aug 22-246$7,275,447-20.6%2,404-306$3,026$260,925,6977
Aug 29-315$7,970,162+9.5%2,227-177$3,578$272,169,9248
Aug 29-Sep 1
Labor Day wknd
3$10,818,785-2,227-$4,858$275,018,547-
Sep 5-73$5,271,528-33.9%2,203-24$2,392$281,831,4529
Sep 12-145$4,506,400-14.5%2,029-174$2,220$287,884,37210
Sep 19-219$3,480,968-22.8%1,746-283$1,993$292,495,91211
Sep 26-2812$2,374,249-31.8%1,443-303$1,645$295,713,02812
Oct 3-513$1,629,244-31.4%1,211-232$1,345$297,930,74513
Oct 10-1215$1,022,122-37.3%801-410$1,276$299,468,87414
Oct 10-13
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
14$1,198,917-801-$1,496$299,645,669-
Oct 17-1916$653,715-36%493-308$1,325$300,557,57115
Oct 24-2617$482,013-26.3%379-114$1,271$301,243,79016
Oct 31-Nov 221$433,278-10.1%331-48$1,308$301,823,37117
Nov 7-918$664,433+53.4%472+141$1,407$302,609,73118
Nov 14-1616$604,338-9%425-47$1,421$303,581,60919
Nov 21-2319$421,857-30.2%375-50$1,124$304,175,58220
Nov 28-30
Thanksgiving 3-Day
23$430,070+1.9%342-33$1,257$304,879,61521
Dec 5-7
Post-Thanksgiving
28$165,101-61.6%283-59$583$305,132,64422
Dec 12-1435$84,836-48.6%213-70$398$305,267,97023
Dec 19-2148$40,528-52.2%124-89$326$305,343,25224
Dec 26-2872$11,061-72.7%34-90$325$305,388,68525
Jan 2-476$7,784-29.6%27-7$288$305,411,22426