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| gross =$2.7 billion
| budget =$665 million
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'''''Pirates of the Caribbean''''' is a series of [[adventure film]]s directed by [[Gore Verbinski]], written by [[Ted Elliott]] and [[Terry Rossio]] and produced by [[Jerry Bruckheimer]]. They are based on a [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]] theme park ride [[Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride)|of the same name]], and follow Captain [[Jack Sparrow]] (portrayed by [[Johnny Depp]]), [[Will Turner]] (portrayed by [[Orlando Bloom]]), and [[Elizabeth Swann]] (portrayed by [[Keira Knightley]]). The films started with their first release on the [[Movie theater|big screen]] in 2003 with ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''. After the unexpected success of the first film, [[Walt Disney Pictures]] revealed that a trilogy was in the works. ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' was released three years later in 2006. The sequel proved to be very successful, breaking records worldwide the day of its premiere. In the end it acquired a total of $1,066,179,725 at the worldwide [[box office]], becoming the fourth and fastest film to reach this amount. The third film in the series, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'' was released in 2007. So far, the film franchise has grossed over $2.68 billion worldwide. In September 2008, Depp signed on for a fourth film in the franchise, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'', set to be released on May 20th, 2011.
'''''Pirates of the Caribbean''''' is a series of [[adventure film]]s directed by [[Gore Verbinski]], written by [[Ted Elliott]] and [[Terry Rossio]] and produced by [[Jerry Bruckheimer]]. They are based on a [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]] theme park ride [[Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride)|of the same name]], and follow Captain [[Jack Sparrow]] (portrayed by [[Johnny Depp]]), [[Will Turner]] (portrayed by [[Orlando Bloom]]), and [[Elizabeth Swann]] (portrayed by [[Keira Knightley]]). The films started with their first release on the [[Movie theater|big screen]] in 2003 with ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''. After the unexpected success of the first film, [[Walt Disney Pictures]] revealed that a trilogy was in the works. ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' was released three years later in 2006. The sequel proved to be very successful, breaking records worldwide the day of its premiere. In the end it acquired a total of $1,066,179,725 at the worldwide [[box office]], becoming the fourth and fastest film to reach this amount. The third film in the series, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'' was released in 2007. So far, the film franchise has grossed over $2.68 billion worldwide. In September 2008, Depp signed on for a fourth film in the franchise, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'', set to be released on May 20th, 2011.


==Development==
==Development==
During the early 1990s,<ref name="perfection">{{cite news | author = Gerard Raiti | title = ILM and Disney Make Pirate Perfection | publisher = VFXWorld | date = 2003-07-11 | url = http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=1e242f07&atype=articles&id=1798&page=1 | accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> screenwriters [[Ted Elliott]] and [[Terry Rossio]] conceived of writing a film based on the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride)|Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' ride. Disney had [[Jay Wolpert]] write a script based on the ride, which producer [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] rejected, feeling it was, "a straight pirate movie."<ref name="talk">{{cite news | author=Stax | title = Depp & Bruckheimer Talk Pirates | publisher = IGN | date = 2003-06-25 | url = http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/425/425848p1.html | accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref> [[Stuart Beattie]] was brought in to rewrite the script in March 2002, due to his knowledge of [[piracy]],<ref name="greg">{{cite web | author = [[Greg Dean Schmitz]] | title = Greg's Previews - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | publisher = [[Yahoo!]] | url = http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808405416&gpt=ch | accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref> and later that month Elliott and Rossio were brought in.<ref name="talk"/> Elliott and Rossio were inspired by the opening narration of the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' theme park ride, and decided to give the film a supernatural edge.<ref name="writers">{{cite video | people = [[Ted Elliott]], [[Terry Rossio]], [[Stuart Beattie]], [[Jay Wolpert]] | title = Audio Commentary | format = DVD | publisher = Buena Vista |date = 2003}}</ref> As the budget rose, [[Michael Eisner]] and [[Robert Iger]] threatened to cancel the film, though Bruckheimer changed their minds when he showed them concept art and animatics.<ref>{{cite news | title = Exclusive Interview: Jerry Bruckheimer | publisher = Moviehole | date = 2007-05-21 | url = http://www.moviehole.net/interviews/20070521_exclusive_interview_jerry_bruc.html | accessdate=2007-05-21}}</ref>
During the early 1990s,<ref name="perfection">{{cite news | author = Gerard Raiti | title = ILM and Disney Make Pirate Perfection | publisher = VFXWorld | date = 2003-07-11 | url = http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=1e242f07&atype=articles&id=1798&page=1 | accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> screenwriters [[Ted Elliott]] and [[Terry Rossio]] conceived of writing a film based on the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride)|Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' ride. Disney had [[Jay Wolpert]] write a script based on the ride, which producer [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] rejected, feeling it was, "a straight pirate movie."<ref name="talk">{{cite news | author=Stax | title = Depp & Bruckheimer Talk Pirates | publisher = IGN | date = 2003-06-25 | url = http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/425/425848p1.html | accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref> [[Stuart Beattie]] was brought in to rewrite the script in March 2002, due to his knowledge of [[piracy]],<ref name="greg">{{cite web | author = [[Greg Dean Schmitz]] | title = Greg's Previews - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | publisher = [[Yahoo!]] | url = http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808405416&gpt=ch | accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref> and later that month Elliott and Rossio were brought in.<ref name="talk"/> Elliott and Rossio were inspired by the opening narration of the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' theme park ride, and decided to give the film a supernatural edge.<ref name="writers">{{cite video | people = [[Ted Elliott]], [[Terry Rossio]], [[Stuart Beattie]], [[Jay Wolpert]] | title = Audio Commentary | format = DVD | publisher = Buena Vista |date = 2003}}</ref> As the budget rose, [[Michael Eisner]] and [[Robert Iger]] threatened to cancel the film, though Bruckheimer changed their minds when he showed them concept art and animatics.<ref>{{cite new

In May 2002 [[Gore Verbinski]] signed on to direct ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', and [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Geoffrey Rush]] signed on the following month to star.<ref name="greg"/> Verbinski was attracted to the idea of using modern technology to resurrect a genre that had disappeared after the [[Golden Age of Hollywood]], and recalled his childhood memories of the ride, feeling the film was an opportunity to pay tribute to the "scary and funny" tone of it. Depp was attracted to the story as he found it quirky: rather than trying to find treasure, the crew of the ''Black Pearl'' were trying to return it in order to lift their curse; also, the traditional mutiny had already taken place. Verbinski approached Rush for the role of Barbossa, as he knew he would not play it with attempts at complexity, but with a simple villainy that would suit the story's tone.<ref name="director">{{cite video | people = [[Gore Verbinski]], [[Johnny Depp]] | title = Audio Commentary | format = DVD | publisher = Buena Vista |date = 2003}}</ref> [[Orlando Bloom]] read the script after Rush, whom he was working with on ''[[Ned Kelly (2003 film)|Ned Kelly]]'', suggested it to him.<ref>{{cite news | author = Caroline Westbrook | title = Pirates films tests its stars | publisher = BBC | date = 2003-08-08 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3132669.stm | accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref> [[Keira Knightley]] came as a surprise to Verbinski: he had not seen her performance in ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' and was impressed by her audition.<ref name="director"/> [[Tom Wilkinson]] was negotiated with to play Governor Swann,<ref name="greg"/> but the role went to [[Jonathan Pryce]], whom Depp idolized.<ref name="director"/>

Shooting for ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' began on October 9, 2002 and wrapped by March 2003.<ref name="greg"/> Before its release, many had expected the film to be a flop, as the pirate genre had not been successful for years, that the film was based on a theme park ride, and that Johnny Depp rarely made a big film.<ref>{{cite news | author = Chris Nashawaty | title = Box Office Buccaneer | publisher = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20037288_20037290_465481,00.html | accessdate=2007-05-18}}</ref> However ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' became both a critical and commercial success.

Seeing the film's performance, the cast and crew signed on for two more sequels to be shot back-to-back,<ref>{{cite news | author = Brian Linder | title = Back-to-Back Pirates | publisher = IGN | date =2003-10-21 | url = http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/455/455825p1.html | accessdate=2007-05-12}}</ref> a practical decision on Disney's part to allow more time with the same cast and crew.<ref name="plan">{{cite video | title = According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest | format = DVD | publisher = [[Buena Vista (Walt Disney Company)|Buena Vista]] |date = 2006}}</ref> Writer [[Ted Elliott]] and [[Terry Rossio]] knew that with an ensemble cast, they weren't free to invent totally different situations and characters, as with the ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' and ''[[James Bond]]'' series, and so had to retroactively turn ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' into the first of a trilogy.<ref>{{cite video | people = [[Ted Elliott]], [[Terry Rossio]] | title = Audio Commentary | format = DVD | publisher = Buena Vista |date = 2006}}</ref> They wanted to explore the reality of what would happen after [[Will Turner]] and [[Elizabeth Swann]]'s embrace at the end of the first film, and initially considered the [[Fountain of Youth]] as the plot device.<ref name="chart">{{cite video | title = Charting the Return | format = DVD | publisher = [[Buena Vista (Walt Disney Company)|Buena Vista]] |date = 2006}}</ref> They settled on introducing [[Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)|Davy Jones]], the ''[[The Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean)|Flying Dutchman]]'' and the [[Kraken (Pirates of the Caribbean)|Kraken]], a mythology only mentioned twice in the first film. They also introduced the historical [[East India Trading Co.|East India Trading Company]], who for them represented a counterpoint to the themes of personal freedom represented by pirates.<ref>{{cite web | title = Everything Relates Back to What Started Everything Off in the First | publisher = Production Notes | url = http://madeinatlantis.com/pirates/production/production2.htm | accessdate=2007-05-23}}</ref>

Filming for the sequels began on February 28, 2005, 8:30 AM,<ref name="voyage begins">{{cite web | title = Los Angeles: The Voyage Begins | publisher = Production Notes | url = http://madeinatlantis.com/pirates/production/production5.htm | accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> with ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest|Dead Man's Chest]]'' finishing on March 1, 2006,<ref>{{cite web | title = Chapter 7 - Return to The Bahamas | publisher = Production Notes | url = http://numberonestars.com/pirates3/production7.htm | accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> and
''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End|At World's End]]'' on January 10, 2007.<ref name="aloha">{{cite news | title=Aloha Oe: Hawaii Farewell | publisher=Production Notes | url = http://numberonestars.com/pirates3/production17.htm | accessdate=2007-05-21}}</ref>
There is currently a sequel, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides|On Stranger Tides]]'', with Johnny Depp set to return, and filming is set to begin on June 7th, 2010 and then finish filming on November 11th, 2010.

==Films==
===''The Curse of the Black Pearl''===
{{Main|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}}

[[Elizabeth Swann]], daughter of the Governor of Port Royal, is kidnapped by the crew of the [[Black Pearl]], led by Captain [[Hector Barbossa]], in order to release a curse placed on them after stealing [[Aztec]] gold. Blacksmith [[Will Turner]], a childhood friend and secret admirer of Elizabeth, persuades pirate captain [[Jack Sparrow]] to help him in the rescue.

===''Dead Man's Chest''===
{{Main|Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest}}

Lord [[Cutler Beckett]], a powerful and ruthless [[East India Trading Company]] agent, arrests Will and Elizabeth for aiding Jack Sparrow's escape in the previous movie. Beckett however offers [[clemency]] if Will agrees to search for Sparrow and his magical compass. At the same time, Sparrow tries to release himself from an old debt with villainous [[Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)|Davy Jones]].

===''At World's End''===
{{Main|Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End}}

Lord Cutler Beckett gains power over Davy Jones, and with the help of Jones' ship, [[Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean)|The Flying Dutchman]], is now executing his plans to extinguish piracy forever. To combat the East India Trading Company, Will Turner, and the crew of the Black Pearl goes rescuing Jack Sparrow from [[Geography of Pirates of the Caribbean#Davy Jones's Locker a barren wasteland with a sea of sand.|Davy Jones' Locker]], because he is one of the [[List of minor characters in Pirates of the Caribbean#Brethren Court|nine pirate lords]] needed to summon [[Calypso (Pirates of the Caribbean)|an ancient goddess]].

===''On Stranger Tides''===
In the film, Captain [[Jack Sparrow]] and Captain [[Hector Barbossa]] go on an adventure to find the Fountain of Youth.<ref name=bruckheimerdetailspirates4/> Cast of the previous films, [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Geoffrey Rush]], have signed on to reprise their roles respectively. New cast members include [[Ian McShane]], confirmed to play the notorious pirate and new nemesis [[Blackbeard]], and [[Penélope Cruz]], confirmed to play Blackbeard's daughter and Sparrow's love interest in the film.<ref name=bruckheimerdetailspirates4>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1634348/story.jhtml |title=Exclusive: Penelope Cruz To Play Johnny Depp's Love Interest In New 'Pirates' |author=Eric Ditzian |date=March 19, 2010 |work= |publisher=MTV Movie News |accessdate=March 19, 2010}}</ref> Previous cast members [[Orlando Bloom]] and [[Keira Knightley]] have stated that they would not reprise their roles as they feel their characters' storylines are at an end. [[Mackenzie Crook]] has stated that he also doesn't want to return as Ragetti. Filming is set to begin in June in Hawaii.<ref name=bruckheimerdetailspirates4/> The film is set to be released on May 20, 2011.

==Principal cast==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" width="21%" | Character
! colspan="4" align="center" | Film
|-
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest|Dead Man's Chest]]''
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End|At World's End]]''
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides|On Stranger Tides]]''
|-
! Captain [[Jack Sparrow]]
| colspan="4" | [[Johnny Depp]]
|-
! Captain [[Hector Barbossa]]
| colspan="4" | [[Geoffrey Rush]]
|-
! [[Blackbeard]]
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" | [[Ian McShane]]
|-
! Blackbeard's daughter
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" | [[Penélope Cruz]]
|-
! [[Will Turner]]
| colspan="3" | [[Orlando Bloom]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Elizabeth Swann]]
| colspan="3" | [[Keira Knightley]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[James Norrington]]
| colspan="3" | [[Jack Davenport]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Weatherby Swann]]
| colspan="3" | [[Jonathan Pryce]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Joshamee Gibbs]]
| colspan="3" | [[Kevin McNally]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Pintel and Ragetti|Ragetti ]]
| colspan="3" | [[Mackenzie Crook]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Pintel and Ragetti|Pintel]]
| colspan="3" | [[Lee Arenberg]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Marty
| colspan="3" | [[Martin Klebba]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Cotton
| colspan="3" | [[David Bailie]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)|Davy Jones]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | [[Bill Nighy]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Lord [[Cutler Beckett]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | [[Tom Hollander]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Tia Dalma]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | [[Naomie Harris]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Bootstrap Bill Turner]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | [[Stellan Skarsgård]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Mercer
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | [[David Schofield]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Sao Feng]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" | [[Chow Yun-Fat]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Captain Teague]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" | [[Keith Richards]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Tai Huang
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" | [[Reggie Lee (actor)|Reggie Lee]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Mullroy
| colspan="1" | [[Angus Barnett]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" | [[Angus Barnett]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Murtogg
| colspan="1" | Giles New
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" | Giles New
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Anamaria
| colspan="1" | [[Zoe Saldana]]
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Bo'Sun
| colspan="1" | Austin M. Voyles
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Mallot
| colspan="1" | Brye Cooper
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Jacoby
| colspan="1" | Vince Lozano
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Koehler
| colspan="1" | Treva Etienne
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Twigg
| colspan="1" | Michael Berry, Jr.
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Jack the Monkey
| colspan="3" | Tara / Levi
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Jailhouse Dog
| colspan="3" | Chopper
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|}

==Principal crew==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" width="21%" | Role
! colspan="4" align="center" | Film
|-
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest|Dead Man's Chest]]''
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End|At World's End]]''
! align="center" width="20%" | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides|On Stranger Tides]]''
|-
! Director
| colspan="3" | [[Gore Verbinski]]
| [[Rob Marshall]]
|-
! Producer
| colspan="4" | [[Jerry Bruckheimer]]
|-
! Writer
| colspan="4" | [[Ted Elliott]] & [[Terry Rossio]]
|-
! Music
| [[Klaus Badelt]]
| colspan="2" | [[Hans Zimmer]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Cinematographer
| colspan="4" | [[Dariusz Wolski]]
|}

==Reception==
''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' was 2003's third highest gross in North America (behind ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' and ''[[Finding Nemo]]'') and fourth worldwide (behind ''Return of the King'', ''Nemo'' and ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2003&p=.htm|title=2003 WORLDWIDE GROSSES|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref> ''Dead Man's Chest'' was the highest of 2006 worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2006&p=.htm|title=2006 WORLDWIDE GROSSES|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref> and became the [[List of highest-grossing films|fourth highest-grossing film of all time]], behind ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'', ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''. ''At World's End'' was 2007's highest gross worldwide and the seventh highest ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2007&p=.htm|title=2007 WORLDWIDE GROSSES|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref>

Both the second and third films set box office records. ''Dead Man's Chest'' broke the records for largest opening day gross with $55.8 million, and biggest opening weekend gross with $135.6 million,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2111&p=.htm|title='Pirates' raid record books|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=2006-07-10|accessdate=2007-09-17}}</ref> and would set 15 other box office records, including the fastest film to reach $200 and $300 million, the highest ten-day gross, and the fastest film to reach $1 billion worldwide. However, in 2008 most of the records it held were broken by ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]''.<ref name="mojochest">{{cite web | title = Pirates of the Ca,./mribbean: Dead Man's Chest | publisher = [[Box Office Mojo]] | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean2.htm | accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref> ''At World's End'' broke the [[Memorial Day]] gross record.<ref>{{cite news | title = `Pirates' Opens With $156,055 Million | publisher = [[Yahoo!]] | date = 2007-05-27 | url = http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20070527/118030014000.html | accessdate=2007-05-27}}</ref>

===Box office performance===
{| class="wikitable" width=99% border="1"
!rowspan="2" align="center" | Film
!rowspan="2" align="center" | Release date
!colspan="3" align="center" | Box office revenue
!colspan="2" align="center" text="wrap" | Box office ranking
!rowspan="2" align="center" | Budget
!rowspan="2" align="center" | Reference
|-
!align="center" | United States and Canada
!align="center" | Other territories
!align="center" | Worldwide
!align="center" | All time United States and Canada
!align="center" | All time worldwide
|-
| ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''
| July 9, 2003
|align="right"| $305,413,918
|align="right"| $348,850,097
|align="right"| $654,264,015
| align="center" | #31 <br /> #90<small><sup>(A)</sup></small>
| align="center" | #41
| align="center" | $140,000,000
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean.htm | title= Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)| publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | accessdate=2009-12-02}}</ref>
|-
| ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest''
| July 7, 2006
|align="right"| $423,315,812
|align="right"| $642,863,913
|align="right"| $1,066,179,725
| align="center" | #8 <br /> #45<small><sup>(A)</sup></small>
| align="center" | #4
| align="center" | $225,000,000
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web | url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean2.htm | title= Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | accessdate=2009-12-02}}</ref>
|-
| ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End''
| May 24, 2007
|align="right"| $309,420,425
|align="right"| $651,576,067
|align="right"| $960,996,492
| align="center" | #28 <br /> #113<small><sup>(A)</sup></small>
| align="center" | #7
| align="center" | $300,000,000
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web | url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean3.htm | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | accessdate=2008-10-17}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=2 align="center"|Total
|align="right"| $1,038,150,155
|align="right"| $1,643,290,077
|align="right"| $2,681,440,232
|
|
|align="center" |$665,000,000
|
|-
| colspan="9" | <small>List indicator(s)<br />
* <small><sup>(A)</sup> indicates the adjusted totals based on current ticket prices (calculated by [[Box Office Mojo]]).</small>
|}

===Critical reception===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;" border="1"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Film
! colspan="2" | [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Metacritic]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Yahoo! Movies]]
|-
! Overall
! Cream of the Crop
|-
| ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''
| 78% (194 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pirates_of_the_caribbean_the_curse_of_the_black_pearl/ | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Movie Reviews | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2009-12-02}}</ref>
| 65% (37 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pirates_of_the_caribbean_the_curse_of_the_black_pearl/?critic=creamcrop | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Movie Reviews | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2009-01-30}}</ref>
| 64% (41 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/piratesofthecaribbean | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): Reviews | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=2009-01-30}}</ref>
| B- (14 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808405417/critic | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Movie Info - Yahoo! Movies | publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]] | accessdate=2009-12-02}}</ref>
|-
| ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest''
| 53% (212 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pirates_of_the_caribbean_dead_mans_chest/ | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Movie Reviews | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2009-12-02}}</ref>
| 41% (37 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pirates_of_the_caribbean_dead_mans_chest/?critic=creamcrop | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Movie Reviews | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2009-12-02}}</ref>
| 53% (37 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/piratesofthecaribbeandeadmanschest | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): Reviews | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=2009-01-30}}</ref>
| B- (14 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808556813/critic| title=Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) - Movie Info - Yahoo! Movies | publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]] | accessdate=2009-01-30}}</ref>
|-
| ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End''
| 45% (209 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pirates_of_the_caribbean_at_worlds_end/ | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Movie Reviews | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2009-12-02}}</ref>
| 34% (38 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pirates_of_the_caribbean_at_worlds_end/?critic=creamcrop | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Movie Reviews | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=2009-01-30}}</ref>
| 50% (36 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/piratesofthecaribbeanatworldsend | title=Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007): Reviews | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=2009-01-30}}</ref>
| C+ (15 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808713062/critic| title=Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - Movie Info - Yahoo! Movies | publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]] | accessdate=2009-01-30}}</ref>
|}

===Academy Awards===
The Three films together were nominated for a total of 11 Academy Awards, of which they only won 1.

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="margin:left;"
|-
! width="214" rowspan="2"|Award
! colspan="3"|Awards Won
|-
! width="130"|''The Curse of the Black Pearl''
! width="130"|''Dead Man's Chest''
! width="130"|''At World's End''
|-
| '''Actor in a Supporting Role'''
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination<br />([[Johnny Depp]])
|
|
|-
| '''Art Direction-Set Decoration'''
|
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
|
|-
| '''Makeup'''
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
|
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
|-
| '''Sound Editing'''
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
|
|-
| '''Sound (Mixing)'''
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
|
|-
| '''Visual Effects'''
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
| style="background: #90ff90" | Win
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
|}

===MTV Movie Awards===
The Three films together were nominated for a total of 13 MTV Movie Awards, of which they won 4.

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="margin:left;"
|-
! width="214" rowspan="2"|Award
! colspan="3"|Awards Won
|-
! width="130"|''The Curse of the Black Pearl''
! width="130"|''Dead Man's Chest''
! width="130"|''At World's End''
|-
| '''Best Movie'''
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
| style="background: #90ff90" | Win
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
|-
| '''Best Male Performance'''
| style="background: #90ff90" | Win<br />([[Johnny Depp]])
| style="background: #90ff90" | Win<br />([[Johnny Depp]])
|
|-
| '''Best Female Performance'''
|
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination<br />([[Keira Knightley]])
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination<br />([[Keira Knightley]])
|-
| '''Best Breakthrough Female Performance'''
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination<br />([[Keira Knightley]])
|
|
|-
| '''Best On-Screen Team'''
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination
|
|
|-
| '''Best Villain'''
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination<br />([[Geoffrey Rush]])
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination<br />([[Bill Nighy]])
|
|-
| '''Best Comedic Performance'''
| style="background: #ddffdd" | Nomination<br />([[Johnny Depp]])
|
| style="background: #90ff90" | Win<br />([[Johnny Depp]])
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/pirates/ Official website]
*{{wikia|pirates|Pirates of the Caribbean}}

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Pirates of the Caribbean
File:PiratesDVDs.jpg
2007 DVD box set
Directed byGore Verbinski
(1-3)
Rob Marshall
(4)
Written byTed Elliott
Terry Rossio
Produced byJerry Bruckheimer
StarringJohnny Depp
Orlando Bloom
(1-3')Keira Knightley
(1-3')
Geoffrey Rush
Music byKlaus Badelt
(1)
Hans Zimmer
(2, 3)
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures
Release date
2003–present
Running time
461 minutes (1, 2, 3)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$665 million
Box office$2.70 billion

Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of adventure films directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. They are based on a Walt Disney theme park ride of the same name, and follow Captain Jack Sparrow (portrayed by Johnny Depp), Will Turner (portrayed by Orlando Bloom), and Elizabeth Swann (portrayed by Keira Knightley). The films started with their first release on the big screen in 2003 with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. After the unexpected success of the first film, Walt Disney Pictures revealed that a trilogy was in the works. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was released three years later in 2006. The sequel proved to be very successful, breaking records worldwide the day of its premiere. In the end it acquired a total of $1,066,179,725 at the worldwide box office, becoming the fourth and fastest film to reach this amount. The third film in the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was released in 2007. So far, the film franchise has grossed over $2.68 billion worldwide. In September 2008, Depp signed on for a fourth film in the franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, set to be released on May 20th, 2011.

Development

During the early 1990s,[1] screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio conceived of writing a film based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Disney had Jay Wolpert write a script based on the ride, which producer Jerry Bruckheimer rejected, feeling it was, "a straight pirate movie."[2] Stuart Beattie was brought in to rewrite the script in March 2002, due to his knowledge of piracy,[3] and later that month Elliott and Rossio were brought in.[2] Elliott and Rossio were inspired by the opening narration of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride, and decided to give the film a supernatural edge.[4] As the budget rose, Michael Eisner and Robert Iger threatened to cancel the film, though Bruckheimer changed their minds when he showed them concept art and animatics.<ref>{{cite new

  1. ^ Gerard Raiti (2003-07-11). "ILM and Disney Make Pirate Perfection". VFXWorld. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  2. ^ a b Stax (2003-06-25). "Depp & Bruckheimer Talk Pirates". IGN. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
  3. ^ Greg Dean Schmitz. "Greg's Previews - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
  4. ^ Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert (2003). Audio Commentary. Buena Vista. {{cite AV media}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
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