Friday, July 21, 2006

Pirates Continues Record-Breaking Trend

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest continues to swashbuckle its way into the record books with continued strong ticket sales nearly two weeks after the July 7 opening date. On its second weekend in theatres, Dead Man’s Chest pulled in $62,345,264, the third-highest second weekend box office of all time.


In addition to the distinctive honors of the highest opening weekend in history and the third-highest second opening weekend, Dead Man’s Chest boasts several other record-breaking figures…so raise your tankards of rum, drink a toast and sing a sea shanty while you have a look at the following:


#1 All-Time Single Day Gross with $55,830,600
#1 Opening Day Gross with $55,830,600
#2 Saturday Gross with $44,443,225
#1 Sunday Gross with #35,360,729
#1 Biggest Weekend for July 7-9
#1 Opening Week with $196,019,502
#1 Top Ten Day Gross with $258,364,766


Dead Man’s Chest also takes home the honors of #1 Top Nine, Eight, Six, and Three-Day Openings, and #2 Top Five and Four-Day Openings (behind Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith).


To date (Jul 19), Dead Man’s Chest has taken in $266,277,457 in the USA, with global box office hovering around the $400 million mark. Can Dead Man’s Chest plunder the box office for a third record-breaking weekend? Stay tuned…


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