The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

The Pirates! Band of Misfits poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,051,126Details
International Box Office $105,092,479Details
Worldwide Box Office $136,143,605
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,920,916 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,970,038 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,890,954
OpusData ID: 150790100
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Synopsis

In The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain - a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side, and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,137,734 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,358 opening theaters/3,358 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $44,119,122

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,992 $31,051,126
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,093 $105,092,479
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,461 $136,143,605

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (France)
March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 29th, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
March 29th, 2012 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: August 28th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Pirates! Band of Misfits
MPAA Rating: PG for mild action, rude humor and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2208, 2/1/2012)
Running Time: 88 minutes
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Keywords: Pirates, Royalty, 3-D, Animal Lead, Haunting, Academics, Monster, Intertitle, Cross-Dressing, Unnamed Character, Epilogue, Scene in End Credits, Rescue, Unrequited Love, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Stop-Motion Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Leggiest Opening Weekend 81 4.05 Apr 27, 2012 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 238 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,992 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,589 $44,119,122
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,404 $31,051,126
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2012 92 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 668 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for Stop-Motion Animation Movies 11 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 513 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 683 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 398 $31,051,126

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 2 $11,137,734   3,358 $3,317   $11,137,734 1
May 4, 2012 4 $5,502,482 -51% 3,358 $1,639   $18,665,941 2
May 11, 2012 7 $3,143,442 -43% 3,079 $1,021   $23,047,000 3
May 18, 2012 10 $1,578,632 -50% 1,840 $858   $25,490,136 4
May 25, 2012 11 $1,082,288 -31% 884 $1,224   $27,286,592 5
Jun 1, 2012 16 $630,622 -42% 585 $1,078   $28,560,404 6
Jun 8, 2012 27 $138,811 -78% 317 $438   $28,971,705 7
Jun 15, 2012 33 $91,998 -34% 149 $617   $29,140,953 8
Jun 22, 2012 38 $64,445 -30% 115 $560   $29,262,697 9
Jun 29, 2012 24 $281,737 +337% 284 $992   $29,587,783 10
Jul 6, 2012 28 $246,692 -12% 257 $960   $30,105,916 11
Jul 13, 2012 33 $174,655 -29% 232 $753   $30,466,672 12
Jul 20, 2012 32 $114,019 -35% 189 $603   $30,724,022 13
Jul 27, 2012 36 $81,778 -28% 151 $542   $30,906,701 14
Aug 3, 2012 38 $66,732 -18% 112 $596   $31,051,126 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 27, 2012 5 $2,749,959     3,358 $819   $2,749,959 1
Apr 28, 2012 2 $5,082,223 +85%   3,358 $1,513   $7,832,182 2
Apr 29, 2012 2 $3,305,552 -35%   3,358 $984   $11,137,734 3
Apr 30, 2012 7 $525,071 -84%   3,358 $156   $11,662,805 4
May 1, 2012 7 $605,209 +15%   3,358 $180   $12,268,014 5
May 2, 2012 7 $463,688 -23%   3,358 $138   $12,731,702 6
May 3, 2012 8 $431,757 -7%   3,358 $129   $13,163,459 7
May 4, 2012 6 $1,323,134 +206% -52% 3,358 $394   $14,486,593 8
May 5, 2012 3 $2,457,546 +86% -52% 3,358 $732   $16,944,139 9
May 6, 2012 3 $1,721,802 -30% -48% 3,358 $513   $18,665,941 10
May 7, 2012 6 $271,921 -84% -48% 3,358 $81   $18,937,862 11
May 8, 2012 7 $357,256 +31% -41% 3,358 $106   $19,295,118 12
May 9, 2012 6 $303,199 -15% -35% 3,358 $90   $19,598,317 13
May 10, 2012 6 $305,241 +1% -29% 3,358 $91   $19,903,558 14
May 11, 2012 7 $740,538 +143% -44% 3,079 $241   $20,644,096 15
May 12, 2012 6 $1,308,470 +77% -47% 3,079 $425   $21,952,566 16
May 13, 2012 6 $1,094,434 -16% -36% 3,079 $355   $23,047,000 17
May 14, 2012 8 $198,060 -82% -27% 3,079 $64   $23,245,060 18
May 15, 2012 8 $252,883 +28% -29% 3,079 $82   $23,497,943 19
May 16, 2012 9 $205,009 -19% -32% 2,848 $72   $23,702,952 20
May 17, 2012 9 $208,552 +2% -32% 2,848 $73   $23,911,504 21
May 18, 2012 10 $352,992 +69% -52% 1,840 $192   $24,264,496 22
May 19, 2012 10 $652,199 +85% -50% 1,840 $354   $24,916,695 23
May 20, 2012 9 $573,441 -12% -48% 1,840 $312   $25,490,136 24
May 21, 2012 9 $249,648 -56% +26% 1,840 $136   $25,739,784 25
May 22, 2012 11 $147,023 -41% -42% 1,840 $80   $25,886,807 26
May 23, 2012 10 $149,102 +1% -27% 1,840 $81   $26,035,909 27
May 24, 2012 10 $168,395 +13% -19% 1,840 $92   $26,204,304 28
May 25, 2012 11 $267,822 +59% -24% 884 $303   $26,472,126 29
May 26, 2012 11 $423,806 +58% -35% 884 $479   $26,895,932 30
May 27, 2012 11 $390,660 -8% -32% 884 $442   $27,286,592 31
May 28, 2012 10 $355,533 -9% +42% 884 $402   $27,642,125 32
May 29, 2012 - $94,326 -73% -36% 884 $107   $27,736,451 33
May 30, 2012 - $82,697 -12% -45% 884 $94   $27,819,148 34
May 31, 2012 11 $110,634 +34% -34% 884 $125   $27,929,782 35
Jun 1, 2012 - $150,849 +36% -44% 585 $258   $28,080,631 36
Jun 2, 2012 - $284,858 +89% -33% 585 $487   $28,365,489 37
Jun 3, 2012 - $194,915 -32% -50% 585 $333   $28,560,404 38
Jun 4, 2012 - $63,425 -67% -82% 585 $108   $28,623,829 39
Jun 5, 2012 - $66,960 +6% -29% 585 $114   $28,690,789 40
Jun 6, 2012 - $67,008 n/c -19% 585 $115   $28,757,797 41
Jun 7, 2012 - $75,097 +12% -32% 585 $128   $28,832,894 42
Jun 8, 2012 - $39,166 -48% -74% 317 $124   $28,872,060 43
Jun 9, 2012 - $58,237 +49% -80% 317 $184   $28,930,297 44
Jun 10, 2012 - $41,408 -29% -79% 317 $131   $28,971,705 45
Jun 11, 2012 - $15,905 -62% -75% 317 $50   $28,987,610 46
Jun 12, 2012 - $20,462 +29% -69% 317 $65   $29,008,072 47
Jun 13, 2012 - $19,979 -2% -70% 317 $63   $29,028,051 48
Jun 14, 2012 - $20,904 +5% -72% 317 $66   $29,048,955 49
Jun 15, 2012 - $26,437 +26% -33% 149 $177   $29,075,392 50
Jun 16, 2012 - $34,665 +31% -40% 149 $233   $29,110,057 51
Jun 17, 2012 - $30,896 -11% -25% 149 $207   $29,140,953 52
Jun 22, 2012 - $19,681   -26% 115 $171   $29,198,252 57
Jun 23, 2012 - $26,585 +35% -23% 115 $231   $29,224,837 58
Jun 24, 2012 - $18,179 -32% -41% 115 $158   $29,262,697 59
Jun 29, 2012 - $85,148   +333% 284 $300   $29,391,194 64
Jun 30, 2012 - $108,438 +27% +308% 284 $382   $29,499,632 65
Jul 1, 2012 - $88,151 -19% +385% 284 $310   $29,587,783 66
Jul 6, 2012 - $84,161   -1% 257 $327   $29,943,385 71
Jul 7, 2012 - $94,321 +12% -13% 257 $367   $30,037,706 72
Jul 8, 2012 - $68,210 -28% -23% 257 $265   $30,105,916 73
Jul 13, 2012 - $55,026   -35% 232 $237   $30,347,043 78
Jul 14, 2012 - $67,965 +24% -28% 232 $293   $30,415,008 79
Jul 15, 2012 - $51,664 -24% -24% 232 $223   $30,466,672 80
Jul 20, 2012 - $37,575   -32% 189 $199   $30,647,578 85
Jul 21, 2012 - $42,329 +13% -38% 189 $224   $30,689,907 86
Jul 22, 2012 - $34,115 -19% -34% 189 $181   $30,724,022 87
Jul 27, 2012 - $25,988   -31% 151 $172   $30,850,911 92
Jul 28, 2012 - $31,587 +22% -25% 151 $209   $30,882,498 93
Jul 29, 2012 - $24,203 -23% -29% 151 $160   $30,906,701 94
Aug 3, 2012 - $21,662   -17% 112 $193   $31,006,056 99
Aug 4, 2012 - $25,349 +17% -20% 112 $226   $31,031,405 100
Aug 5, 2012 - $19,721 -22% -19% 112 $176   $31,051,126 101

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 5 $13,163,459   3,358 $3,920   $13,163,459 1
May 4, 2012 6 $6,740,099 -49% 3,358 $2,007   $19,903,558 2
May 11, 2012 8 $4,007,946 -41% 2,848 $1,407   $23,911,504 3
May 18, 2012 10 $2,292,800 -43% 1,840 $1,246   $26,204,304 4
May 25, 2012 11 $1,725,478 -25% 884 $1,952   $27,929,782 5
Jun 1, 2012 15 $903,112 -48% 585 $1,544   $28,832,894 6
Jun 8, 2012 26 $216,061 -76% 317 $682   $29,048,955 7
Jun 15, 2012 32 $149,297 -31% 149 $1,002   $29,198,252 8
Jun 22, 2012 41 $107,794 -28% 115 $937   $29,306,046 9
Jun 29, 2012 26 $553,178 +413% 284 $1,948   $29,859,224 10
Jul 6, 2012 26 $432,793 -22% 257 $1,684   $30,292,017 11
Jul 13, 2012 31 $317,986 -27% 232 $1,371   $30,610,003 12
Jul 20, 2012 29 $214,920 -32% 189 $1,137   $30,824,923 13
Jul 27, 2012 32 $159,471 -26% 151 $1,056   $30,984,394 14
Aug 3, 2012 45 $66,732 -58% 112 $596   $31,051,126 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 4/19/2012 $0 0 67 153 $888,374 12/29/2018
Aruba 5/3/2012 $2,691 3 3 7 $10,963 12/29/2018
Australia 4/5/2012 $0 0 269 519 $6,635,084 12/6/2015
Austria 3/30/2012 $0 0 91 510 $960,822 12/11/2015
Bahrain 4/5/2012 $0 0 1 6 $11,862 12/29/2018
Belgium 3/28/2012 $0 0 72 320 $1,298,011 12/10/2015
Bolivia 4/19/2012 $0 0 13 35 $122,934 12/29/2018
Brazil 5/11/2012 $891,596 260 275 830 $1,872,531 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 4/6/2012 $0 0 16 86 $205,258 12/29/2018
Central America 4/20/2012 $0 0 34 128 $346,932 12/10/2015
Chile 4/19/2012 $0 0 61 220 $611,097 12/29/2018
China 6/1/2012 $5,099,653 3,700 3,700 5,212 $5,777,837 12/10/2015
Colombia 4/20/2012 $0 0 55 204 $635,575 12/29/2018
Croatia 4/26/2012 $10,126 17 17 98 $24,278 12/29/2018
Curacao 5/3/2012 $2,436 1 2 7 $41,424 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 4/26/2012 $32,726 91 91 353 $188,714 12/29/2018
Denmark 3/29/2012 $0 0 50 188 $957,261 12/10/2015
Dominican Republic 6/21/2012 $11,619 20 20 36 $6,045 12/29/2018
Ecuador 4/20/2012 $0 0 28 108 $315,027 12/29/2018
Egypt 4/4/2012 $0 0 7 14 $47,777 12/29/2018
Estonia 4/6/2012 $0 0 3 8 $73,445 12/6/2015
Finland 3/30/2012 $0 0 12 38 $173,374 12/10/2015
France 3/28/2012 $0 0 336 723 $7,528,866 12/10/2015
Germany 3/29/2012 $0 0 559 2,746 $7,646,273 12/11/2015
Greece 4/15/2012 $0 0 40 240 $533,690 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 7/26/2012 $94,655 39 39 51 $127,184 12/11/2015
Hungary 5/17/2012 $38,445 36 38 176 $194,489 12/29/2018
Israel 8/2/2012 $59,885 31 31 148 $335,163 12/29/2018
Italy 4/4/2012 $0 0 140 224 $3,418,410 12/6/2015
Jamaica 4/27/2012 $17,983 5 5 16 $37,180 12/29/2018
Jordan 4/5/2012 $0 0 1 1 $15,791,187 12/29/2018
Kuwait 4/5/2012 $0 0 2 2 $26,650 12/29/2018
Latvia 4/6/2012 $0 0 5 20 $82,717 12/29/2018
Lebanon 4/5/2012 $0 0 4 10 $88,553 12/29/2018
Lithuania 3/30/2012 $0 0 13 79 $191,717 12/11/2015
Mexico 4/20/2012 $0 0 300 1,030 $2,085,470 12/10/2015
Netherlands 4/25/2012 $201,239 137 137 1,073 $1,462,141 12/11/2015
New Zealand 4/5/2012 $0 0 55 130 $687,180 12/10/2015
Norway 3/30/2012 $0 0 78 298 $1,671,622 12/10/2015
Peru 4/19/2012 $0 0 63 99 $536,900 12/29/2018
Philippines 5/16/2012 $48,225 57 57 57 $48,225 12/29/2018
Poland 4/13/2012 $0 0 124 911 $1,161,125 12/29/2018
Portugal 4/25/2012 $122,885 65 65 329 $501,375 12/11/2015
Qatar 4/5/2012 $0 0 2 4 $73,803 12/29/2018
Romania 4/20/2012 $0 0 28 141 $134,704 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 4/26/2012 $1,077,144 730 730 1,845 $3,602,803 12/29/2018
Slovakia 4/26/2012 $13,799 23 23 97 $69,515 12/10/2015
South Africa 4/13/2012 $0 0 38 201 $668,037 12/11/2015
Spain 8/17/2012 $522,988 522 525 2,106 $2,564,075 12/14/2015
Suriname 4/27/2012 $2,039 1 1 7 $6,966 12/29/2018
Sweden 3/30/2012 $0 0 63 394 $1,366,719 12/10/2015
Switzerland 3/29/2012 $0 0 16 27 $2,753,179 12/10/2015
Trinidad 5/9/2012 $19,610 8 8 22 $38,512 12/29/2018
Turkey 4/20/2012 $0 0 132 201 $527,486 12/29/2018
Ukraine 4/26/2012 $96,098 84 84 324 $358,239 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/5/2012 $0 0 10 29 $547,577 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 3/28/2012 $0 0 660 3,686 $26,011,381 9/15/2022
Uruguay 4/20/2012 $0 0 11 38 $83,761 12/29/2018
Venezuela 4/13/2012 $0 0 40 97 $924,980 12/10/2015
 
International Total$105,092,479 9/15/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200) 179 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,093 $105,092,479
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 729 $105,092,479
Top 2012 Movies at the International Box Office 43 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300) 236 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for Stop-Motion Animation Movies 3 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 172 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 332 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 246 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 118 $105,092,479

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 202 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,461 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $136,143,605
Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 55 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Stop-Motion Animation Movies 4 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 216 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 382 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 338 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $136,143,605

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 2, 20129109,950 109,950$1,868,050$1,868,0501
Sep 9, 20121355,726-49% 165,676$996,381$2,864,4312
Sep 16, 20122041,453-26% 207,129$744,496$3,608,9273
Sep 23, 20122710,952-74% 218,081$195,603$3,804,5304

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 2, 2012848,096 48,096$1,222,613$1,222,6131
Sep 9, 2012922,742-53% 70,838$567,634$1,790,2472
Sep 16, 20121211,494-49% 82,332$286,898$2,077,1453

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Leading Cast

Hugh Grant    Pirate Captain

Supporting Cast

Martin Freeman    Pirate With a Scarf
David Tennant    Charles Darwin
Russell Tovey    Albino Pirate
Ashley Jensen    Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate
Brendan Gleeson    Pirate With Gout
Imelda Staunton    Queen Victoria
Jeremy Piven    Black Bellamy
Brian Blessed    Pirate King
Lenny Henry    Peg Leg Hastings
Salma Hayek    Cutlass Liz

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Lord    Director
Jeff Newitt    Co-Director
Gideon Defoe    Screenwriter
Gideon Defoe    Based on the book "The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists
Peter Lord    Producer
David Sproxton    Producer
Julie Lockhart    Producer
Carla Shelley    Executive Producer
Frank Passingham    Cinematographer
Justin Krish    Editor
Theodore Shapiro    Composer
Norman Garwood    Production Designer
Matt Perry    Supervising Art Director
Phil Lewis    Art Director
Sarah Hauldren    Art Director
Matt Sanders    Art Director
Jay Grace    Senior Animation Supervisor
Loyd Price    Animation Supervisor
Regean Bourdages    Head of Story
Jonny Duddle    Character Designer
Ted Chaplin    CG supervisor
Dimon Diggins    Sound Mixer
Garret Farrell    Sound Mixer
Ken Galvin    Sound Mixer
Nick Roberts    Sound Mixer
Julien Pirrie    Sound Mixer
Adrian Rhodes    Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Paterson    Re-recording Mixer
Andrew Morley    Visual Effects Supervisor
Susan Breen    Associate Producer
Ben Borrowman    Assistant Director
Kate Rhodes    Casting Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Synopsis

In The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain - a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side, and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,137,734 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,358 opening theaters/3,358 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $44,119,122

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,992 $31,051,126
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,093 $105,092,479
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,461 $136,143,605

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (France)
March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 29th, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
March 29th, 2012 (Wide) (Germany)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 28th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Pirates! Band of Misfits
MPAA Rating: PG for mild action, rude humor and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2208, 2/1/2012)
Running Time: 88 minutes
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Keywords: Pirates, Royalty, 3-D, Animal Lead, Haunting, Academics, Monster, Intertitle, Cross-Dressing, Unnamed Character, Epilogue, Scene in End Credits, Rescue, Unrequited Love, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Stop-Motion Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Leggiest Opening Weekend 81 4.05 Apr 27, 2012 3

Leading Cast

Hugh Grant    Pirate Captain

Supporting Cast

Martin Freeman    Pirate With a Scarf
David Tennant    Charles Darwin
Russell Tovey    Albino Pirate
Ashley Jensen    Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate
Brendan Gleeson    Pirate With Gout
Imelda Staunton    Queen Victoria
Jeremy Piven    Black Bellamy
Brian Blessed    Pirate King
Lenny Henry    Peg Leg Hastings
Salma Hayek    Cutlass Liz

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Lord    Director
Jeff Newitt    Co-Director
Gideon Defoe    Screenwriter
Gideon Defoe    Based on the book "The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists
Peter Lord    Producer
David Sproxton    Producer
Julie Lockhart    Producer
Carla Shelley    Executive Producer
Frank Passingham    Cinematographer
Justin Krish    Editor
Theodore Shapiro    Composer
Norman Garwood    Production Designer
Matt Perry    Supervising Art Director
Phil Lewis    Art Director
Sarah Hauldren    Art Director
Matt Sanders    Art Director
Jay Grace    Senior Animation Supervisor
Loyd Price    Animation Supervisor
Regean Bourdages    Head of Story
Jonny Duddle    Character Designer
Ted Chaplin    CG supervisor
Dimon Diggins    Sound Mixer
Garret Farrell    Sound Mixer
Ken Galvin    Sound Mixer
Nick Roberts    Sound Mixer
Julien Pirrie    Sound Mixer
Adrian Rhodes    Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Paterson    Re-recording Mixer
Andrew Morley    Visual Effects Supervisor
Susan Breen    Associate Producer
Ben Borrowman    Assistant Director
Kate Rhodes    Casting Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 238 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,992 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,589 $44,119,122
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,404 $31,051,126
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2012 92 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 668 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for Stop-Motion Animation Movies 11 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 513 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 683 $31,051,126
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 398 $31,051,126

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 2 $11,137,734   3,358 $3,317   $11,137,734 1
May 4, 2012 4 $5,502,482 -51% 3,358 $1,639   $18,665,941 2
May 11, 2012 7 $3,143,442 -43% 3,079 $1,021   $23,047,000 3
May 18, 2012 10 $1,578,632 -50% 1,840 $858   $25,490,136 4
May 25, 2012 11 $1,082,288 -31% 884 $1,224   $27,286,592 5
Jun 1, 2012 16 $630,622 -42% 585 $1,078   $28,560,404 6
Jun 8, 2012 27 $138,811 -78% 317 $438   $28,971,705 7
Jun 15, 2012 33 $91,998 -34% 149 $617   $29,140,953 8
Jun 22, 2012 38 $64,445 -30% 115 $560   $29,262,697 9
Jun 29, 2012 24 $281,737 +337% 284 $992   $29,587,783 10
Jul 6, 2012 28 $246,692 -12% 257 $960   $30,105,916 11
Jul 13, 2012 33 $174,655 -29% 232 $753   $30,466,672 12
Jul 20, 2012 32 $114,019 -35% 189 $603   $30,724,022 13
Jul 27, 2012 36 $81,778 -28% 151 $542   $30,906,701 14
Aug 3, 2012 38 $66,732 -18% 112 $596   $31,051,126 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 27, 2012 5 $2,749,959     3,358 $819   $2,749,959 1
Apr 28, 2012 2 $5,082,223 +85%   3,358 $1,513   $7,832,182 2
Apr 29, 2012 2 $3,305,552 -35%   3,358 $984   $11,137,734 3
Apr 30, 2012 7 $525,071 -84%   3,358 $156   $11,662,805 4
May 1, 2012 7 $605,209 +15%   3,358 $180   $12,268,014 5
May 2, 2012 7 $463,688 -23%   3,358 $138   $12,731,702 6
May 3, 2012 8 $431,757 -7%   3,358 $129   $13,163,459 7
May 4, 2012 6 $1,323,134 +206% -52% 3,358 $394   $14,486,593 8
May 5, 2012 3 $2,457,546 +86% -52% 3,358 $732   $16,944,139 9
May 6, 2012 3 $1,721,802 -30% -48% 3,358 $513   $18,665,941 10
May 7, 2012 6 $271,921 -84% -48% 3,358 $81   $18,937,862 11
May 8, 2012 7 $357,256 +31% -41% 3,358 $106   $19,295,118 12
May 9, 2012 6 $303,199 -15% -35% 3,358 $90   $19,598,317 13
May 10, 2012 6 $305,241 +1% -29% 3,358 $91   $19,903,558 14
May 11, 2012 7 $740,538 +143% -44% 3,079 $241   $20,644,096 15
May 12, 2012 6 $1,308,470 +77% -47% 3,079 $425   $21,952,566 16
May 13, 2012 6 $1,094,434 -16% -36% 3,079 $355   $23,047,000 17
May 14, 2012 8 $198,060 -82% -27% 3,079 $64   $23,245,060 18
May 15, 2012 8 $252,883 +28% -29% 3,079 $82   $23,497,943 19
May 16, 2012 9 $205,009 -19% -32% 2,848 $72   $23,702,952 20
May 17, 2012 9 $208,552 +2% -32% 2,848 $73   $23,911,504 21
May 18, 2012 10 $352,992 +69% -52% 1,840 $192   $24,264,496 22
May 19, 2012 10 $652,199 +85% -50% 1,840 $354   $24,916,695 23
May 20, 2012 9 $573,441 -12% -48% 1,840 $312   $25,490,136 24
May 21, 2012 9 $249,648 -56% +26% 1,840 $136   $25,739,784 25
May 22, 2012 11 $147,023 -41% -42% 1,840 $80   $25,886,807 26
May 23, 2012 10 $149,102 +1% -27% 1,840 $81   $26,035,909 27
May 24, 2012 10 $168,395 +13% -19% 1,840 $92   $26,204,304 28
May 25, 2012 11 $267,822 +59% -24% 884 $303   $26,472,126 29
May 26, 2012 11 $423,806 +58% -35% 884 $479   $26,895,932 30
May 27, 2012 11 $390,660 -8% -32% 884 $442   $27,286,592 31
May 28, 2012 10 $355,533 -9% +42% 884 $402   $27,642,125 32
May 29, 2012 - $94,326 -73% -36% 884 $107   $27,736,451 33
May 30, 2012 - $82,697 -12% -45% 884 $94   $27,819,148 34
May 31, 2012 11 $110,634 +34% -34% 884 $125   $27,929,782 35
Jun 1, 2012 - $150,849 +36% -44% 585 $258   $28,080,631 36
Jun 2, 2012 - $284,858 +89% -33% 585 $487   $28,365,489 37
Jun 3, 2012 - $194,915 -32% -50% 585 $333   $28,560,404 38
Jun 4, 2012 - $63,425 -67% -82% 585 $108   $28,623,829 39
Jun 5, 2012 - $66,960 +6% -29% 585 $114   $28,690,789 40
Jun 6, 2012 - $67,008 n/c -19% 585 $115   $28,757,797 41
Jun 7, 2012 - $75,097 +12% -32% 585 $128   $28,832,894 42
Jun 8, 2012 - $39,166 -48% -74% 317 $124   $28,872,060 43
Jun 9, 2012 - $58,237 +49% -80% 317 $184   $28,930,297 44
Jun 10, 2012 - $41,408 -29% -79% 317 $131   $28,971,705 45
Jun 11, 2012 - $15,905 -62% -75% 317 $50   $28,987,610 46
Jun 12, 2012 - $20,462 +29% -69% 317 $65   $29,008,072 47
Jun 13, 2012 - $19,979 -2% -70% 317 $63   $29,028,051 48
Jun 14, 2012 - $20,904 +5% -72% 317 $66   $29,048,955 49
Jun 15, 2012 - $26,437 +26% -33% 149 $177   $29,075,392 50
Jun 16, 2012 - $34,665 +31% -40% 149 $233   $29,110,057 51
Jun 17, 2012 - $30,896 -11% -25% 149 $207   $29,140,953 52
Jun 22, 2012 - $19,681   -26% 115 $171   $29,198,252 57
Jun 23, 2012 - $26,585 +35% -23% 115 $231   $29,224,837 58
Jun 24, 2012 - $18,179 -32% -41% 115 $158   $29,262,697 59
Jun 29, 2012 - $85,148   +333% 284 $300   $29,391,194 64
Jun 30, 2012 - $108,438 +27% +308% 284 $382   $29,499,632 65
Jul 1, 2012 - $88,151 -19% +385% 284 $310   $29,587,783 66
Jul 6, 2012 - $84,161   -1% 257 $327   $29,943,385 71
Jul 7, 2012 - $94,321 +12% -13% 257 $367   $30,037,706 72
Jul 8, 2012 - $68,210 -28% -23% 257 $265   $30,105,916 73
Jul 13, 2012 - $55,026   -35% 232 $237   $30,347,043 78
Jul 14, 2012 - $67,965 +24% -28% 232 $293   $30,415,008 79
Jul 15, 2012 - $51,664 -24% -24% 232 $223   $30,466,672 80
Jul 20, 2012 - $37,575   -32% 189 $199   $30,647,578 85
Jul 21, 2012 - $42,329 +13% -38% 189 $224   $30,689,907 86
Jul 22, 2012 - $34,115 -19% -34% 189 $181   $30,724,022 87
Jul 27, 2012 - $25,988   -31% 151 $172   $30,850,911 92
Jul 28, 2012 - $31,587 +22% -25% 151 $209   $30,882,498 93
Jul 29, 2012 - $24,203 -23% -29% 151 $160   $30,906,701 94
Aug 3, 2012 - $21,662   -17% 112 $193   $31,006,056 99
Aug 4, 2012 - $25,349 +17% -20% 112 $226   $31,031,405 100
Aug 5, 2012 - $19,721 -22% -19% 112 $176   $31,051,126 101

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 5 $13,163,459   3,358 $3,920   $13,163,459 1
May 4, 2012 6 $6,740,099 -49% 3,358 $2,007   $19,903,558 2
May 11, 2012 8 $4,007,946 -41% 2,848 $1,407   $23,911,504 3
May 18, 2012 10 $2,292,800 -43% 1,840 $1,246   $26,204,304 4
May 25, 2012 11 $1,725,478 -25% 884 $1,952   $27,929,782 5
Jun 1, 2012 15 $903,112 -48% 585 $1,544   $28,832,894 6
Jun 8, 2012 26 $216,061 -76% 317 $682   $29,048,955 7
Jun 15, 2012 32 $149,297 -31% 149 $1,002   $29,198,252 8
Jun 22, 2012 41 $107,794 -28% 115 $937   $29,306,046 9
Jun 29, 2012 26 $553,178 +413% 284 $1,948   $29,859,224 10
Jul 6, 2012 26 $432,793 -22% 257 $1,684   $30,292,017 11
Jul 13, 2012 31 $317,986 -27% 232 $1,371   $30,610,003 12
Jul 20, 2012 29 $214,920 -32% 189 $1,137   $30,824,923 13
Jul 27, 2012 32 $159,471 -26% 151 $1,056   $30,984,394 14
Aug 3, 2012 45 $66,732 -58% 112 $596   $31,051,126 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 4/19/2012 $0 0 67 153 $888,374 12/29/2018
Aruba 5/3/2012 $2,691 3 3 7 $10,963 12/29/2018
Australia 4/5/2012 $0 0 269 519 $6,635,084 12/6/2015
Austria 3/30/2012 $0 0 91 510 $960,822 12/11/2015
Bahrain 4/5/2012 $0 0 1 6 $11,862 12/29/2018
Belgium 3/28/2012 $0 0 72 320 $1,298,011 12/10/2015
Bolivia 4/19/2012 $0 0 13 35 $122,934 12/29/2018
Brazil 5/11/2012 $891,596 260 275 830 $1,872,531 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 4/6/2012 $0 0 16 86 $205,258 12/29/2018
Central America 4/20/2012 $0 0 34 128 $346,932 12/10/2015
Chile 4/19/2012 $0 0 61 220 $611,097 12/29/2018
China 6/1/2012 $5,099,653 3,700 3,700 5,212 $5,777,837 12/10/2015
Colombia 4/20/2012 $0 0 55 204 $635,575 12/29/2018
Croatia 4/26/2012 $10,126 17 17 98 $24,278 12/29/2018
Curacao 5/3/2012 $2,436 1 2 7 $41,424 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 4/26/2012 $32,726 91 91 353 $188,714 12/29/2018
Denmark 3/29/2012 $0 0 50 188 $957,261 12/10/2015
Dominican Republic 6/21/2012 $11,619 20 20 36 $6,045 12/29/2018
Ecuador 4/20/2012 $0 0 28 108 $315,027 12/29/2018
Egypt 4/4/2012 $0 0 7 14 $47,777 12/29/2018
Estonia 4/6/2012 $0 0 3 8 $73,445 12/6/2015
Finland 3/30/2012 $0 0 12 38 $173,374 12/10/2015
France 3/28/2012 $0 0 336 723 $7,528,866 12/10/2015
Germany 3/29/2012 $0 0 559 2,746 $7,646,273 12/11/2015
Greece 4/15/2012 $0 0 40 240 $533,690 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 7/26/2012 $94,655 39 39 51 $127,184 12/11/2015
Hungary 5/17/2012 $38,445 36 38 176 $194,489 12/29/2018
Israel 8/2/2012 $59,885 31 31 148 $335,163 12/29/2018
Italy 4/4/2012 $0 0 140 224 $3,418,410 12/6/2015
Jamaica 4/27/2012 $17,983 5 5 16 $37,180 12/29/2018
Jordan 4/5/2012 $0 0 1 1 $15,791,187 12/29/2018
Kuwait 4/5/2012 $0 0 2 2 $26,650 12/29/2018
Latvia 4/6/2012 $0 0 5 20 $82,717 12/29/2018
Lebanon 4/5/2012 $0 0 4 10 $88,553 12/29/2018
Lithuania 3/30/2012 $0 0 13 79 $191,717 12/11/2015
Mexico 4/20/2012 $0 0 300 1,030 $2,085,470 12/10/2015
Netherlands 4/25/2012 $201,239 137 137 1,073 $1,462,141 12/11/2015
New Zealand 4/5/2012 $0 0 55 130 $687,180 12/10/2015
Norway 3/30/2012 $0 0 78 298 $1,671,622 12/10/2015
Peru 4/19/2012 $0 0 63 99 $536,900 12/29/2018
Philippines 5/16/2012 $48,225 57 57 57 $48,225 12/29/2018
Poland 4/13/2012 $0 0 124 911 $1,161,125 12/29/2018
Portugal 4/25/2012 $122,885 65 65 329 $501,375 12/11/2015
Qatar 4/5/2012 $0 0 2 4 $73,803 12/29/2018
Romania 4/20/2012 $0 0 28 141 $134,704 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 4/26/2012 $1,077,144 730 730 1,845 $3,602,803 12/29/2018
Slovakia 4/26/2012 $13,799 23 23 97 $69,515 12/10/2015
South Africa 4/13/2012 $0 0 38 201 $668,037 12/11/2015
Spain 8/17/2012 $522,988 522 525 2,106 $2,564,075 12/14/2015
Suriname 4/27/2012 $2,039 1 1 7 $6,966 12/29/2018
Sweden 3/30/2012 $0 0 63 394 $1,366,719 12/10/2015
Switzerland 3/29/2012 $0 0 16 27 $2,753,179 12/10/2015
Trinidad 5/9/2012 $19,610 8 8 22 $38,512 12/29/2018
Turkey 4/20/2012 $0 0 132 201 $527,486 12/29/2018
Ukraine 4/26/2012 $96,098 84 84 324 $358,239 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/5/2012 $0 0 10 29 $547,577 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 3/28/2012 $0 0 660 3,686 $26,011,381 9/15/2022
Uruguay 4/20/2012 $0 0 11 38 $83,761 12/29/2018
Venezuela 4/13/2012 $0 0 40 97 $924,980 12/10/2015
 
International Total$105,092,479 9/15/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200) 179 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,093 $105,092,479
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 729 $105,092,479
Top 2012 Movies at the International Box Office 43 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300) 236 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for Stop-Motion Animation Movies 3 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 172 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 332 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 246 $105,092,479
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 118 $105,092,479

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 202 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,461 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $136,143,605
Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 55 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Stop-Motion Animation Movies 4 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 216 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 382 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 338 $136,143,605
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $136,143,605

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 2, 20129109,950 109,950$1,868,050$1,868,0501
Sep 9, 20121355,726-49% 165,676$996,381$2,864,4312
Sep 16, 20122041,453-26% 207,129$744,496$3,608,9273
Sep 23, 20122710,952-74% 218,081$195,603$3,804,5304

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 2, 2012848,096 48,096$1,222,613$1,222,6131
Sep 9, 2012922,742-53% 70,838$567,634$1,790,2472
Sep 16, 20121211,494-49% 82,332$286,898$2,077,1453

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