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…


Copyright 2006 by Mortsmuse/InDeppth. All rights reserved.

Monday, July 10, 2006

Dead Man's Chest Breaks Records and Destroys Superman

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest exploded to theatres on the past weekend, gathering $132 million dollars in ticket sales for the first 3 days. This beats the old opening weekend record ($114.8M ) set by Spider-Man in 2002. Dead Man's Chest averaged $31,945 from 4,133 theaters.

In comparison, the other big blockbuster of the summer Superman Returns made $21.9M on its second weekend, combining to a total of $142M so far. It looks like the Pirates sequel might end up doing twice or more money than Superman Returns - a surprise for all the Man of Steel fans who were convinced that it will beat the Pirates in this summers box office race.

It is already clear that Dead Man's Chest will be the number one hit of the year, and it might climb very high in different all time box office record lists.

More updates to follow as the movie breaks new records.

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Dead Man’s Chest Blows Away the Competition

Captain Jack is back, in a huge way. On Friday, July 7, he swaggered his way onto over 4,100 movie screens across the US…the third widest Disney release ever. Even so, lines to the cinemas stretched for blocks in some cities, and shows were sold out well in advance.


On Thursday, one day before the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest US opening, Fandango.com announced a new ticketing record; the movie now stands as Fandango’s top day-before-opening ticket seller, the previous record holder being Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. For several hours on Thursday, Dead Man’s Chest was selling an average of seven tickets per second, and hundreds of midnight showings sold out in advance across the country. According to Chuck Davis, chairman of Fandango, “Pirates advance ticket sales have been truly extraordinary, and we expect to break even more records on Friday…[w]e are pleased that millions of moviegoers are taking advantage of the ease of Fandango to avoid sold out signs at the theatre this weekend.”


Davis’s Friday expectations may have been right on target. Although Fandango has not released an official count of online ticket sales for Friday, Box Office Mojo is reporting that Dead Man’s Chest took in an astounding $55 million on Friday…handily setting a new record as the highest opening-day box office in American history. The previous record holder was Spider-Man 2. Industry insiders estimate the total box office for the weekend could top $120 million, which would also be a new record.


Dead Man’s Chest also broke UK box office records on its July 6 opening, taking in £2.3 million and also breaking Spider-Man 2’s opening-day record of £1.57 million. Advance ticket sales at UK cinemas topped £1 million.


Thanks to Johnny Depp’s performance as Captain Jack Sparrow…helped in no small part by Disney’s in-your-face marketing…Dead Man’s Chest is already breaking records, and could be well on its way to becoming the blockbuster of the decade. Pirate mania has swept the world, mate…so if you plan on braving the crowd of armchair sailors at the theatre this weekend, buy yer ticket online or get there very early, savvy?


Copyright 2006 by Mortsmuse/InDeppth. All rights reserved.

Monday, July 03, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest World Premiere

A few things today. First, Indeppth.com is proud to have extended the contract of famous writer Bootler, who has recently found a new collection of random facts about Johnny Depp. The fans of Bootler will be able to enjoy at least 7 new hidden episodes of his random facts, hidden in different locations at the Indeppth site.

Secondly, we have finally a report about the World Premiere of Johnny's latest film, enjoy:



Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest World Premiere

By Mortsmuse

By 5:30 A.M. on June 24, 2006, the morning of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest World Premiere, over 5000 excited fans were already lined up at the gates of Disneyland. Once those gates opened, they flocked in and staked their claims along the lengthy red carpet, prepared to spend the next 14 hours or more braving the California summer heat and the chaotic frenzy typical at movie premieres in hopes of obtaining a photo or autograph from their favorite stars from the film…many of them hoping to interact with Captain Jack Sparrow himself, Mr. Johnny Depp.

Depp was the last celebrity to arrive on the red carpet, having already had a full day – spending time with seriously ill children through a charity organization, and being among the first to ride the newly refurbished Pirates of the Caribbean ride, featuring a stunning hologram of Davey Jones and new animatronic figures of Captain Barbossa and Captain Jack Sparrow.

Due to Depp’s late arrival on the red carpet and spending over two hours signing autographs for lucky fans, the movie itself was late in starting. Several media outlets stationed near the end of the red carpet became impatient waiting for Depp to make his way to them, yet Depp continued to calmly move up the rows of barricades, signing autographs, posing for photos and exchanging a few words with fans here and there. “Thank you for coming out tonight,” he was heard saying on several occasions. Meanwhile, a few interviewers reportedly grew tired of waiting and jumped the barricades, making their way toward Depp, at which point his security detail closed in and surrounded the actor, literally trotting him the rest of the way up the red carpet and into the screening area…leaving several hopeful fans tearfully disappointed and many media outlets grumbling after not receiving their promised interview with Depp.

After a few more group photos in the movie screening area, the film finally began around 10:00 P.M. Afterward, lucky viewers raved about the movie, many declaring it to be much better than Curse of the Black Pearl…exciting news for those who may have had their doubts about the sequel ever being able to top the original.

After being forced to cancel interviews in New York City last week due to illness, this week will be cram-packed with premieres, press conferences and even a special ceremony for Depp. The London premiere will take place on July 3, the Paris premiere on July 6, and the Japanese premiere on July 10. During the Paris premiere, Depp will be presented with the Grande Médaille de vermeil de la ville de Paris, honorary award for act of devotion, by the Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest opens in wide release in the UK on July 6, and in the USA on July 7.