Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
“Prepare to be blown out of the water.”
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl performed
Budget
$140.0M
Worldwide Gross
$655.0M
Gross Profit
$515.0M
Return
4.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$76M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Jack Sparrow
Johnny Depp
Jack Sparrow
Barbossa
Geoffrey Rush
Barbossa
Will Turner
Orlando Bloom
Will Turner
Elizabeth Swann
Keira Knightley
Elizabeth Swann
Norrington
Jack Davenport
Norrington
Governor Weatherby Swann
Jonathan Pryce
Governor Weatherby Swann
Pintel
Lee Arenberg
Pintel
Ragetti
Mackenzie Crook
Ragetti
Lt. Gillette
Damian O'Hare
Lt. Gillette
Murtogg
Giles New
Murtogg
Mullroy
Angus Barnett
Mullroy
Cotton
David Bailie
Cotton
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