Pirates IV crosses the billion dollar mark worldwide

[MIB41]

Amazing how much the US is out of sync with the rest of the world with Pirates. While $233 million is impressive enough. It only accounts for a MERE 23% of the total gross worldwide. I myself enjoyed the flick better than the last two, so I was glad to see it do so well. Here are the numbers below...

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) - Box Office Mojo

[kennermike]

Amazing how much the US is out of sync with the rest of the world with Pirates. While $233 million is impressive enough. It only accounts for a MERE 23% of the total gross worldwide. I myself enjoyed the flick better than the last two, so I was glad to see it do so well. Here are the numbers below...

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) - Box Office Mojo

only saw half of the first one years ago couldnt even finish it. never saw the rest

[toys2cool]

I really liked it as well, I've seen all 4 at the movies and will continue going as long as they keep making them..I love pirate stuff, so this will always be a must for me

[Hector]

I have liked the previous Pirates...and this was has the lovely Penelope Cruz...I'll catch it one of these days.

[toys2cool]

I have liked the previous Pirates...and this was has the lovely Penelope Cruz...I'll catch it one of these days.

yea I gotta admit she looks pretty freakin hot in this film

[Hector]

yea I gotta admit she looks pretty freakin hot in this film

Check out this movie...she's adorable in it...

[toys2cool]

Check out this movie...she's adorable in it...

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I've seen it

[Hector]

I wanna "cook" with her...

[MIB41]

Pirates just passed the Dark Knight as well. Very impressive for a fourth film in a series. Can you say "Pirates 5"?

[emeraldknight47]

only saw half of the first one years ago couldnt even finish it. never saw the rest

I have that same trouble, KennerMike. Whenever I sit down to attempt to watch POTC: COTBP, it's like an instant tranquilizer. Guess I'm just not much of a fan of pirate movies....

[emeraldknight47]

Pirates just passed the Dark Knight as well. Very impressive for a fourth film in a series. Can you say "Pirates 5"?

I can, but I wish Disney wouldn't. They should really pay close attention to how frequently Paramount milked their cash cow (TREK) before it went dry and got an udder infection....

[samurainoir]

I can, but I wish Disney wouldn't. They should really pay close attention to how frequently Paramount milked their cash cow (TREK) before it went dry and got an udder infection....

A film every year or so is quite different than three simultaneous tv series in addition to the film every couple of years. And with the success of the reboot movie, it's not like the Trek franchise has been anywhere less profitable than a half decade since Enterprise tanked. Add to that the fact that this is the only big success in the pirate revival, versus the starship genre which has been mined for four decades nonstop.

The success of pirates simply does show that action movies probably transports best around the world... Particularly in a fairly universal and time tested genre like pirates. And this one did have a relatively straight forward plot compared to the previous entries.

[Mikey]

I'm not a big pirate fan

I havent seen any of the movies and don't plan to

[BlackKnight]

As long as Jack Sparrow Sets Sail ...., I will be there.
1 of my Most Favorite Movie Characters Ever. Depp is just Brilliant as the Shady Pirate.

[Gorn Captain]

They're OK, but the producers are milking it to death. No desire to see another one...