Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

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

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
In Release542 days/77 weeks
Widest Release3,416 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jul 4-103$23,995,281-3,023-$7,937$23,995,2811
Jul 11-171$74,977,536+212.5%3,269+246$22,935$98,972,8172
Jul 18-242$54,729,309-27%3,359+90$16,293$153,702,1263
Jul 25-312$36,985,122-32.4%3,416+57$10,827$190,687,2484
Aug 1-72$29,040,911-21.5%3,390-26$8,566$219,728,1595
Aug 8-144$19,825,227-31.7%3,170-220$6,254$239,553,3866
Aug 15-216$14,096,864-28.9%2,710-460$5,201$253,650,2507
Aug 22-286$10,549,512-25.2%2,404-306$4,388$264,199,7628
Aug 29-Sep 44$12,360,162+17.2%2,227-177$5,550$276,559,9249
Sep 5-113$6,818,048-44.8%2,203-24$3,094$283,377,97210
Sep 12-185$5,636,972-17.3%2,029-174$2,778$289,014,94411
Sep 19-258$4,323,835-23.3%1,746-283$2,476$293,338,77912
Sep 26-Oct 212$2,962,722-31.5%1,443-303$2,053$296,301,50113
Oct 3-914$2,145,251-27.6%1,211-232$1,771$298,446,75214
Oct 10-1613$1,457,104-32.1%801-410$1,819$299,903,85615
Oct 17-2317$857,921-41.1%493-308$1,740$300,761,77716
Oct 24-3016$628,316-26.8%379-114$1,657$301,390,09317
Oct 31-Nov 621$555,205-11.6%331-48$1,677$301,945,29818
Nov 7-1334$142,000-74.4%472+141$300$302,845,73119
Nov 14-2016$776,454+446.8%425-47$1,826$303,753,72520
Nov 21-2721$695,820-10.4%375-50$1,855$304,449,54521
Nov 28-Dec 424$517,998-25.6%342-33$1,514$304,967,54322
Dec 5-1128$215,591-58.4%283-59$761$305,183,13423
Dec 12-1840$119,590-44.5%213-70$561$305,302,72424
Dec 19-2551$74,900-37.4%34-179$2,202$305,377,62425
Dec 26-Jan 1, 200468$25,816-65.5%34-$759$305,403,44026
Jan 2-877$10,478-59.4%27-7$388$305,413,91827