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.
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$46,630,690
3,269 theaters
3,269 theaters
Budget$140,000,000
Release DateJul 9, 2003
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Jan 8, 2004
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 23 min
GenresAction
Adventure
Fantasy
In Release542 days/77 weeks
Widest Release3,416 theaters
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Key:Estimated
| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11-13 | 1 | $46,630,690 | - | 3,269 | - | $14,264 | $70,625,971 | 1 |
| Jul 18-20 | 2 | $34,034,597 | -27% | 3,359 | +90 | $10,132 | $133,007,414 | 2 |
| Jul 25-27 | 2 | $23,136,029 | -32% | 3,416 | +57 | $6,772 | $176,838,155 | 3 |
| Aug 1-3 | 3 | $18,844,044 | -18.6% | 3,390 | -26 | $5,558 | $209,531,292 | 4 |
| Aug 8-10 | 4 | $13,022,470 | -30.9% | 3,170 | -220 | $4,108 | $232,750,629 | 5 |
| Aug 15-17 | 6 | $9,167,599 | -29.6% | 2,710 | -460 | $3,382 | $248,720,985 | 6 |
| Aug 22-24 | 6 | $7,275,447 | -20.6% | 2,404 | -306 | $3,026 | $260,925,697 | 7 |
| Aug 29-31 | 5 | $7,970,162 | +9.5% | 2,227 | -177 | $3,578 | $272,169,924 | 8 |
| Aug 29-Sep 1 Labor Day wknd | 3 | $10,818,785 | - | 2,227 | - | $4,858 | $275,018,547 | - |
| Sep 5-7 | 3 | $5,271,528 | -33.9% | 2,203 | -24 | $2,392 | $281,831,452 | 9 |
| Sep 12-14 | 5 | $4,506,400 | -14.5% | 2,029 | -174 | $2,220 | $287,884,372 | 10 |
| Sep 19-21 | 9 | $3,480,968 | -22.8% | 1,746 | -283 | $1,993 | $292,495,912 | 11 |
| Sep 26-28 | 12 | $2,374,249 | -31.8% | 1,443 | -303 | $1,645 | $295,713,028 | 12 |
| Oct 3-5 | 13 | $1,629,244 | -31.4% | 1,211 | -232 | $1,345 | $297,930,745 | 13 |
| Oct 10-12 | 15 | $1,022,122 | -37.3% | 801 | -410 | $1,276 | $299,468,874 | 14 |
| Oct 10-13 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 14 | $1,198,917 | - | 801 | - | $1,496 | $299,645,669 | - |
| Oct 17-19 | 16 | $653,715 | -36% | 493 | -308 | $1,325 | $300,557,571 | 15 |
| Oct 24-26 | 17 | $482,013 | -26.3% | 379 | -114 | $1,271 | $301,243,790 | 16 |
| Oct 31-Nov 2 | 21 | $433,278 | -10.1% | 331 | -48 | $1,308 | $301,823,371 | 17 |
| Nov 7-9 | 18 | $664,433 | +53.4% | 472 | +141 | $1,407 | $302,609,731 | 18 |
| Nov 14-16 | 16 | $604,338 | -9% | 425 | -47 | $1,421 | $303,581,609 | 19 |
| Nov 21-23 | 19 | $421,857 | -30.2% | 375 | -50 | $1,124 | $304,175,582 | 20 |
| Nov 28-30 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 23 | $430,070 | +1.9% | 342 | -33 | $1,257 | $304,879,615 | 21 |
| Dec 5-7 Post-Thanksgiving | 28 | $165,101 | -61.6% | 283 | -59 | $583 | $305,132,644 | 22 |
| Dec 12-14 | 35 | $84,836 | -48.6% | 213 | -70 | $398 | $305,267,970 | 23 |
| Dec 19-21 | 48 | $40,528 | -52.2% | 124 | -89 | $326 | $305,343,252 | 24 |
| Dec 26-28 | 72 | $11,061 | -72.7% | 34 | -90 | $325 | $305,388,685 | 25 |
| Jan 2-4 | 76 | $7,784 | -29.6% | 27 | -7 | $288 | $305,411,224 | 26 |
