Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Buy at AllPosters.com The Numbers Rating: 8.02 (385 votes) Rate it - Rating Details Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 78% - Fresh Theatrical Performance Total US Gross $305,411,224 International Gross $349,600,000 Worldwide Gross $655,011,224 For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.

Released July 9, 2003 December 2, 2003 (DVD Sale) Production Budget $125,000,000 Prints and Advertising Budget $40,000,000 MPAA Rating PG-13 for action/adventure violence Running Time: 143 minutes Video Rentals: $20,780,000 DVD Rentals: $42,730,000 Video Sales (to January, 2004): $24,400,000 DVD Sales (to January, 2004): $235,300,000 UK TV Rights (BBC, October 2003): Sold as part of "multi-million-dollar" deal with Buena Vista US DVD Release: December 2, 2003 Highest Combined Star Gross 42 (see full chart) Franchises Pirates of the Caribbean Keywords Pirates, Rescue, Treasure Hunters, Visual Effects Distributed by Buena Vista Music Composed By Klaus Badelt Source Disney Ride Major Genre Adventure Country United States Production Method Live Action Creative Type Fantasy Time Frame The Age of Enlightenment Director Gore Verbinski

Comparative Performance

The Numbers is tracking Pirates of the Caribbean's day-by-day performance against other blockbuster releases, including Spider-Man and Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.

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Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
7/11/2003	1		$46,630,690		3,269	$14,265	$70,625,971	5
7/18/2003	2		$34,034,597	-27.01%	3,359	$10,132	$133,007,414	12
7/25/2003	2		$23,136,029	-32.02%	3,416	$6,773	$176,838,155	19
8/1/2003	3		$18,844,044	-18.55%	3,390	$5,559	$209,531,292	26
8/8/2003	4		$13,022,470	-30.89%	3,170	$4,108	$232,750,629	33
8/15/2003	6		$9,167,599	-29.60%	2,710	$3,383	$248,720,985	40
8/22/2003	6		$7,275,447	-20.64%	2,404	$3,026	$260,925,697	47
8/29/2003	5		$7,970,162	+9.55%	2,227	$3,579	$272,169,924	54
9/5/2003	3		$5,271,528	-33.86%	2,203	$2,393	$281,831,452	61
9/12/2003	5		$4,506,400	-14.51%	2,029	$2,221	$287,884,372	68
9/19/2003	9		$3,480,968	-22.76%	1,746	$1,994	$292,495,912	75
9/26/2003	12		$2,374,249	-31.79%	1,443	$1,645	$295,713,028	82
10/3/2003	13		$1,629,244	-31.38%	1,211	$1,345	$297,930,745	89
10/10/2003	15		$1,022,122	-37.26%	801	$1,276	$299,468,874	96
10/17/2003	16		$653,715	-36.04%	493	$1,326	$300,557,571	103
10/24/2003	17		$482,013	-26.27%	379	$1,272	$301,243,790	110
10/31/2003	21		$433,278	-10.11%	331	$1,309	$301,823,371	117
11/7/2003	18		$664,433	+53.35%	472	$1,408	$302,609,731	124
11/14/2003	16		$604,338	-9.04%	425	$1,422	$303,581,609	131
11/21/2003	19		$421,857	-30.20%	375	$1,125	$304,175,582	138
11/28/2003	23		$430,070	+1.95%	342	$1,258	$304,879,615	145
12/5/2003	27		$165,101	-61.61%	283	$583	$305,132,644	152
12/12/2003	35		$84,836	-48.62%	213	$398	$305,267,970	159
12/19/2003	47		$40,528	-52.23%	124	$327	$305,343,252	166
12/26/2003	70		$11,061	-72.71%	34	$325	$305,388,685	173
1/2/2004	75		$7,784	-29.63%	27	$288	$305,411,224	180

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
7/9/2003	1		$13,509,262		3,023	$4,469	$13,509,262	1
7/10/2003	1		$10,486,019	-22.38%	3,023	$3,469	$23,995,281	2
7/11/2003	1		$14,841,094	+41.53%	3,269	$4,600	$38,836,375	3
7/12/2003	1		$17,414,693	+17.34%	3,269	$5,343	$56,251,068	4
7/13/2003	1		$14,374,903	-17.46%	3,269	$4,397	$70,625,971	5
7/14/2003	1		$7,505,000	-47.79%	3,269	$2,296	$78,130,971	6
7/15/2003	1		$7,351,000	-2.05%	3,269	$2,249	$85,482,000	7
7/16/2003	1		$7,057,000	-4.00%	3,269	$2,159	$92,538,000	8
7/17/2003	1		$6,435,000	-8.81%	3,269	$1,968	$98,973,000	9
7/18/2003	2		$10,505,198	+63.25%	3,359	$3,127	$109,478,015	10
7/19/2003	2		$13,095,414	+24.66%	3,359	$3,899	$122,573,429	11
7/20/2003	2		$10,433,985	-20.32%	3,359	$3,106	$133,007,414	12
7/21/2003	2		$5,332,000	-48.90%	3,359	$1,587	$138,340,000	13
7/22/2003	1		$5,449,000	+2.19%	3,359	$1,622	$143,789,000	14
7/23/2003	1		$5,082,000	-6.74%	3,359	$1,513	$148,871,000	15
7/24/2003	1		$4,831,000	-4.94%	3,359	$1,438	$153,702,000	16
7/25/2003	3		$6,814,619	+41.06%	3,416	$1,995	$160,516,745	17
7/26/2003	2		$8,965,800	+31.57%	3,416	$2,625	$169,482,545	18
7/27/2003	2		$7,355,610	-17.96%	3,416	$2,153	$176,838,155	19
7/28/2003	2		$3,583,000	-51.29%	3,416	$1,049	$180,421,000	20
7/29/2003	2		$3,596,000	+0.36%	3,416	$1,053	$184,017,000	21
7/30/2003	2		$3,275,000	-8.93%	3,416	$959	$187,292,000	22
7/31/2003	2		$3,396,000	+3.69%	3,416	$994	$190,687,000	23
8/1/2003	3		$5,651,711	+66.42%	3,390	$1,667	$196,338,959	24
8/2/2003	3		$7,405,885	+31.04%	3,390	$2,185	$203,744,844	25
8/3/2003	3		$5,786,448	-21.87%	3,390	$1,707	$209,531,292	26
8/4/2003	2		$2,842,000	-50.89%	3,390	$838	$212,373,000	27
8/5/2003	2		$2,748,000	-3.31%	3,390	$811	$215,121,000	28
8/6/2003	3		$2,293,000	-16.56%	3,390	$676	$217,414,000	29
8/7/2003	3		$2,314,000	+0.92%	3,390	$683	$219,728,000	30
8/8/2003	4		$3,793,267	+63.93%	3,170	$1,197	$223,521,426	31
8/9/2003	4		$5,282,869	+39.27%	3,170	$1,667	$228,804,295	32
8/10/2003	4		$3,946,334	-25.30%	3,170	$1,245	$232,750,629	33
8/11/2003	4		$1,835,000	-53.50%	3,170	$579	$234,585,629	34
8/12/2003	4		$1,853,000	+0.98%	3,170	$585	$236,438,629	35
8/13/2003	4		$1,652,000	-10.85%	3,170	$521	$238,090,629	36
8/14/2003	4		$1,347,000	-18.46%	3,170	$425	$239,437,629	37
8/15/2003	7		$2,563,415	+90.31%	2,710	$946	$242,116,801	38
8/16/2003	6		$3,858,623	+50.53%	2,710	$1,424	$245,975,424	39
8/17/2003	6		$2,745,561	-28.85%	2,710	$1,013	$248,720,985	40
8/18/2003	6		$1,268,000	-53.82%	2,710	$468	$249,989,000	41
8/19/2003	6		$1,308,000	+3.15%	2,710	$483	$251,297,000	42
8/20/2003	6		$1,158,000	-11.47%	2,710	$427	$252,455,000	43
8/21/2003	5		$1,195,000	+3.20%	2,710	$441	$253,650,000	44
8/22/2003	6		$2,121,000	+77.49%	2,404	$882	$255,771,000	45
8/23/2003	6		$3,028,741	+42.80%	2,404	$1,260	$258,852,271	46
8/24/2003	6		$2,073,426	-31.54%	2,404	$862	$260,925,697	47
8/25/2003	5		$835,000	-59.73%	2,404	$347	$261,761,000	48
8/26/2003	5		$912,000	+9.22%	2,404	$379	$262,673,000	49
8/27/2003	5		$781,000	-14.36%	2,404	$325	$263,454,000	50
8/28/2003	5		$746,000	-4.48%	2,404	$310	$264,200,000	51
8/29/2003	5		$1,916,000	+156.84%	2,227	$860	$266,116,000	52
8/30/2003	5		$2,967,000	+54.85%	2,227	$1,332	$269,083,000	53
8/31/2003	4		$3,087,000	+4.04%	2,227	$1,386	$272,170,000	54
9/1/2003	3		$2,849,000	-7.71%	2,227	$1,279	$275,019,000	55
9/2/2003	3		$593,000	-79.19%	2,227	$266	$275,612,000	56
9/3/2003	3		$491,000	-17.20%	2,227	$220	$276,103,000	57
9/4/2003	3		$457,000	-6.92%	2,227	$205	$276,560,000	58
9/5/2003	4		$1,423,000	+211.38%	2,203	$646	$277,983,000	59
9/6/2003	3		$2,452,890	+72.37%	2,203	$1,113	$280,440,199	60
9/7/2003	3		$1,391,253	-43.28%	2,203	$632	$281,831,452	61
9/8/2003	2		$336,000	-75.85%	2,203	$153	$282,168,000	62
9/9/2003	1		$434,000	+29.17%	2,203	$197	$282,602,000	63
9/10/2003	2		$375,000	-13.59%	2,203	$170	$282,977,000	64
9/11/2003	1		$401,000	+6.93%	2,203	$182	$283,378,000	65
9/12/2003	5		$1,141,000	+184.54%	2,029	$562	$284,519,000	66
9/13/2003	5		$2,183,116	+91.33%	2,029	$1,076	$286,723,991	67
9/14/2003	5		$1,160,381	-46.85%	2,029	$572	$287,884,372	68
9/15/2003	4		$256,000	-77.94%	2,029	$126	$288,141,000	69
9/16/2003	4		$309,000	+20.70%	2,029	$152	$288,450,000	70
9/17/2003	4		$277,000	-10.36%	2,029	$137	$288,726,000	71
9/18/2003	4		$289,000	+4.33%	2,029	$142	$289,015,000	72
9/19/2003	9		$1,020,000	+252.94%	1,746	$584	$290,035,000	73
9/20/2003	9		$1,592,796	+56.16%	1,746	$912	$291,635,655	74
9/21/2003	9		$860,257	-45.99%	1,746	$493	$292,495,912	75
9/22/2003	9		$199,000	-76.87%	1,746	$114	$292,695,000	76
9/23/2003	9		$241,000	+21.11%	1,746	$138	$292,935,000	77
9/24/2003	9		$199,000	-17.43%	1,746	$114	$293,135,000	78
9/25/2003	9		$204,000	+2.51%	1,746	$117	$293,339,000	79

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