BONES Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 (edited) http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/2006070...5248245600.html All Reuters Movie News --------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Pirates" plunders box office, sets recordSunday July 9 3:00 PM ET "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" raked in a lot of doubloons at North American theaters over the weekend, making a record $132 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday. Walt Disney Co.'s adventure sequel, starring Johnny Depp as the flamboyant Captain Jack Sparrow, surpassed industry expectations of an opening in the $100 million range. The previous three-day record of $115 million was set by "Spider-Man" in May 2002. The "Pirates" haul of $55.5 million during its first day of release on Friday also set a record for single-day sales, beating the $50 million earned on a Thursday in May 2005 by "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith." "Pirates" played strongly across all age groups, Disney said. The studio said people were buying tickets for multiple screenings on the same day. By contrast, 2003's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" opened with $46.8 million, and ended up with $305 million domestically. Both films were directed by Gore Verbinski. Also returning to the cast were British actors Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom. A third film is scheduled for release next year. As has been the case this summer, there was a wide disconnect between critics and consumers. A New York Times review said the film "batters you with novelty and works so hard to top itself that exhaustion sets in long before the second hour is over." "Superman Returns" slipped to No. 2, making $21.9 million in its second weekend and taking the Man of Steel's 12-day tally to $141.7 million. Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc., said it expected the movie to reach $200 million. The two film franchises helped the overall box office post higher year-on-year sales for an eighth consecutive weekend, according to tracking firm Exhibitor Relations. The top 12 films earned $206.5 million, the sort of figure usually reached during a four-day holiday. Rounding out this weekend's top five were Twentieth Century Fox's fashion industry satire "The Devil Wears Prada" with $15.8 million; Columbia Pictures' Adam Sandler comedy "Click" with $12 million; and Disney's Pixar-produced cartoon "Cars" with $10.3 million. Fox is a unit of News Corp. Columbia Pictures is a unit of Sony Corp . http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/...e.ap/index.html All I gotta say is the movie is awesome man da bomb..........Johnny Depp RULES. Edited July 10, 2006 by Pink20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 You know they had to expect to make quite a bit of money off of this. How many cars is it that they have gave/are giving away now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONES Posted July 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 You know they had to expect to make quite a bit of money off of this. How many cars is it that they have gave/are giving away now? I think your confused with Oprah Winfrey man............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Do you watch TV? The company that created Pirates of the Caribbean supposedly buried a car inside a semi trailer somewhere in the world. Get clues to where it is and if you find it, it's yours. Burger King has a contest going. Peel a sticker off of your Big Mac box. If you win, you get a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Rose Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 The movie is awesome contest or no contests. It stands on its own two feet shall we say Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom were terrific and so were all the special effects. I will be seeing it again it is that good because it is rare for me to see a movie more than once. I always prfer a good book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONES Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 (edited) Do you watch TV? The company that created Pirates of the Caribbean supposedly buried a car inside a semi trailer somewhere in the world. Get clues to where it is and if you find it, it's yours. Burger King has a contest going. Peel a sticker off of your Big Mac box. If you win, you get a car. Jesus Troy don't get ya panties tied up into a knot I was joking hence the jeez man. Edited July 12, 2006 by Pink20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I didn't mean anything by that. I didn't know if you saw the commercials and I was explaining the two I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Rose Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Wow Pink you are on a roll today. She has bitten every ones heads off today believe me I was on her hit list this morning. Sorry I am off topic. so to get back on topic I will be seeing the movie again this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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