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

Key:Estimated

DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jul 9Wednesday1$13,509,262--3,023$4,468$13,509,2621
Jul 10Thursday1$10,486,019-22.4%-3,023$3,468$23,995,2812
Jul 11Friday1$14,841,094+41.5%-3,269$4,539$38,836,3753
Jul 12Saturday1$17,414,693+17.3%-3,269$5,327$56,251,0684
Jul 13Sunday1$14,374,903-17.5%-3,269$4,397$70,625,9715
Jul 14Monday1$7,504,567-47.8%-3,269$2,295$78,130,5386
Jul 15Tuesday1$7,351,137-2%-3,269$2,248$85,481,6757
Jul 16Wednesday1$7,056,602-4%-47.8%3,269$2,158$92,538,2778
Jul 17Thursday1$6,434,540-8.8%-38.6%3,269$1,968$98,972,8179
Jul 18Friday2$10,505,198+63.3%-29.2%3,359$3,127$109,478,01510
Jul 19Saturday2$13,095,414+24.7%-24.8%3,359$3,898$122,573,42911
Jul 20Sunday2$10,433,985-20.3%-27.4%3,359$3,106$133,007,41412
Jul 21Monday2$5,332,285-48.9%-28.9%3,359$1,587$138,339,69913
Jul 22Tuesday1$5,449,233+2.2%-25.9%3,359$1,622$143,788,93214
Jul 23Wednesday1$5,082,012-6.7%-28%3,359$1,512$148,870,94415
Jul 24Thursday1$4,831,182-4.9%-24.9%3,359$1,438$153,702,12616
Jul 25Friday3$6,814,619+41.1%-35.1%3,416$1,994$160,516,74517
Jul 26Saturday2$8,965,800+31.6%-31.5%3,416$2,624$169,482,54518
Jul 27Sunday2$7,355,610-18%-29.5%3,416$2,153$176,838,15519
Jul 28Monday2$3,582,589-51.3%-32.8%3,416$1,048$180,420,74420
Jul 29Tuesday2$3,596,200+0.4%-34%3,416$1,052$184,016,94421
Jul 30Wednesday2$3,274,773-8.9%-35.6%3,416$958$187,291,71722
Jul 31Thursday2$3,395,531+3.7%-29.7%3,416$994$190,687,24823
Aug 1Friday3$5,651,711+66.4%-17.1%3,390$1,667$196,338,95924
Aug 2Saturday3$7,405,885+31%-17.4%3,390$2,184$203,744,84425
Aug 3Sunday3$5,786,448-21.9%-21.3%3,390$1,706$209,531,29226
Aug 4Monday2$2,841,937-50.9%-20.7%3,390$838$212,373,22927
Aug 5Tuesday2$2,747,535-3.3%-23.6%3,390$810$215,120,76428
Aug 6Wednesday3$2,292,919-16.5%-30%3,390$676$217,413,68329
Aug 7Thursday3$2,314,476+0.9%-31.8%3,390$682$219,728,15930
Aug 8Friday4$3,793,267+63.9%-32.9%3,170$1,196$223,521,42631
Aug 9Saturday4$5,282,869+39.3%-28.7%3,170$1,666$228,804,29532
Aug 10Sunday4$3,946,334-25.3%-31.8%3,170$1,244$232,750,62933
Aug 11Monday4$1,834,934-53.5%-35.4%3,170$578$234,585,56334
Aug 12Tuesday4$1,853,068+1%-32.6%3,170$584$236,438,63135
Aug 13Wednesday4$1,651,802-10.9%-28%3,170$521$238,090,43336
Aug 14Thursday3$1,462,953-11.4%-36.8%3,170$461$239,553,38637
Aug 15Friday7$2,563,415+75.2%-32.4%2,710$945$242,116,80138
Aug 16Saturday6$3,858,623+50.5%-27%2,710$1,423$245,975,42439
Aug 17Sunday6$2,745,561-28.8%-30.4%2,710$1,013$248,720,98540
Aug 18Monday6$1,267,807-53.8%-30.9%2,710$467$249,988,79241
Aug 19Tuesday6$1,308,204+3.2%-29.4%2,710$482$251,296,99642
Aug 20Wednesday6$1,158,176-11.5%-29.9%2,710$427$252,455,17243
Aug 21Thursday5$1,195,078+3.2%-18.3%2,710$440$253,650,25044
Aug 22Friday6$2,173,280+81.9%-15.2%2,404$904$255,823,53045
Aug 23Saturday6$3,028,741+39.4%-21.5%2,404$1,259$258,852,27146
Aug 24Sunday6$2,073,426-31.5%-24.5%2,404$862$260,925,69747
Aug 25Monday5$834,818-59.7%-34.2%2,404$347$261,760,51548
Aug 26Tuesday5$911,997+9.2%-30.3%2,404$379$262,672,51249
Aug 27Wednesday5$781,321-14.3%-32.5%2,404$325$263,453,83350
Aug 28Thursday5$745,929-4.5%-37.6%2,404$310$264,199,76251
Aug 29Friday6$1,915,902+156.8%-11.8%2,227$860$266,115,66452
Aug 30Saturday5$2,967,273+54.9%-2%2,227$1,332$269,082,93753
Aug 31Sunday4$3,086,987+4%+48.9%2,227$1,386$272,169,92454
Sep 1
Labor Day
Monday3$2,848,623-7.7%+241.2%2,227$1,279$275,018,54755
Sep 2Tuesday3$592,895-79.2%-35%2,227$266$275,611,44256
Sep 3Wednesday3$491,038-17.2%-37.2%2,227$220$276,102,48057
Sep 4Thursday3$457,444-6.8%-38.7%2,227$205$276,559,92458
Sep 5Friday4$1,427,385+212%-25.5%2,203$647$277,987,30959
Sep 6Saturday3$2,452,890+71.8%-17.3%2,203$1,113$280,440,19960
Sep 7Sunday3$1,391,253-43.3%-54.9%2,203$631$281,831,45261
Sep 8Monday2$336,406-75.8%-88.2%2,203$152$282,167,85862
Sep 9Tuesday1$433,870+29%-26.8%2,203$196$282,601,72863
Sep 10Wednesday2$375,209-13.5%-23.6%2,203$170$282,976,93764
Sep 11Thursday1$401,035+6.9%-12.3%2,203$182$283,377,97265
Sep 12Friday5$1,162,903+190%-18.5%2,029$573$284,540,87566
Sep 13Saturday5$2,183,116+87.7%-11%2,029$1,075$286,723,99167
Sep 14Sunday5$1,160,381-46.8%-16.6%2,029$571$287,884,37268
Sep 15Monday4$256,405-77.9%-23.8%2,029$126$288,140,77769
Sep 16Tuesday4$308,782+20.4%-28.8%2,029$152$288,449,55970
Sep 17Wednesday4$276,724-10.4%-26.2%2,029$136$288,726,28371
Sep 18Thursday4$288,661+4.3%-28%2,029$142$289,014,94472
Sep 19Friday9$1,027,915+256.1%-11.6%1,746$588$290,042,85973
Sep 20Saturday9$1,592,796+55%-27%1,746$912$291,635,65574
Sep 21Sunday9$860,257-46%-25.9%1,746$492$292,495,91275
Sep 22Monday9$198,680-76.9%-22.5%1,746$113$292,694,59276
Sep 23Tuesday9$240,691+21.1%-22.1%1,746$137$292,935,28377
Sep 24Wednesday9$199,312-17.2%-28%1,746$114$293,134,59578
Sep 25Thursday9$204,184+2.4%-29.3%1,746$116$293,338,77979
Sep 26Friday13$627,812+207.5%-38.9%1,443$435$293,966,59180
Sep 27Saturday12$1,120,457+78.5%-29.7%1,443$776$295,087,04881
Sep 28Sunday12$625,980-44.1%-27.2%1,443$433$295,713,02882
Sep 29Monday11$141,484-77.4%-28.8%1,443$98$295,854,51283
Sep 30Tuesday11$164,575+16.3%-31.6%1,443$114$296,019,08784
Oct 1Wednesday11$141,019-14.3%-29.2%1,443$97$296,160,10685
Oct 2Thursday11$141,395+0.3%-30.8%1,443$97$296,301,50186
Oct 3Friday13$435,400+207.9%-30.6%1,211$359$296,736,90187
Oct 4Saturday13$775,106+78%-30.8%1,211$640$297,512,00788
Oct 5Sunday13$418,738-46%-33.1%1,211$345$297,930,74589
Oct 6Monday13$133,237-68.2%-5.8%1,211$110$298,063,98290
Oct 7Tuesday13$135,492+1.7%-17.7%1,211$111$298,199,47491
Oct 9Thursday12$129,976--8.1%1,211$107$298,446,75293
Oct 10Friday15$272,499+109.7%-37.4%801$340$298,719,25194
Oct 11Saturday14$451,003+65.5%-41.8%801$563$299,170,25495
Oct 12Sunday15$298,620-33.8%-28.7%801$372$299,468,87496
Oct 13
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday13$176,795-40.8%+32.7%801$220$299,645,66997
Oct 14Tuesday12$98,792-44.1%-27.1%801$123$299,744,46198
Oct 15Wednesday15$70,731-28.4%-801$88$299,815,19299
Oct 16Thursday14$88,664+25.4%-31.8%801$110$299,903,856100
Oct 17Friday17$182,922+106.3%-32.9%493$371$300,086,778101
Oct 18Saturday16$297,966+62.9%-33.9%493$604$300,384,744102
Oct 19Sunday17$172,827-42%-42.1%493$350$300,557,571103
Oct 20Monday16$48,835-71.7%-72.4%493$99$300,606,406104
Oct 21Tuesday15$51,782+6%-47.6%493$105$300,658,188105
Oct 22Wednesday16$48,376-6.6%-31.6%493$98$300,706,564106
Oct 23Thursday16$55,213+14.1%-37.7%493$111$300,761,777107
Oct 24Friday16$130,000+135.5%-28.9%379$343$300,891,777108
Oct 25Saturday16$211,000+62.3%-29.2%379$556$301,103,000109
Oct 26Sunday16$141,000-33.2%-18.4%379$372$301,243,790110
Oct 31
Halloween
Friday20$95,000--26.9%331$287$301,485,093115
Nov 1Saturday20$209,000+120%-0.9%331$631$301,694,093116
Nov 2Sunday20$129,000-38.3%-8.5%331$389$301,823,371117
Nov 7Friday17$177,000-+86.3%472$375$302,122,298122
Nov 8Saturday18$293,000+65.5%+40.2%472$620$302,415,298123
Nov 9Sunday18$194,000-33.8%+50.4%472$411$302,609,731124
Nov 10Monday13$94,000-51.5%-472$199$302,703,731125
Nov 11Tuesday13$142,000+51.1%-472$300$302,845,731126
Nov 12Wednesday17$63,000-55.6%-472$133$302,908,731127
Nov 13Thursday16$68,000+7.9%-472$144$302,977,271128