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July 10th, 2006 08:54 AM #1
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Johnny Depp's boozy, woozy buccaneer Jack Sparrow has plundered the box office, with "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" taking in a record $132 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Disney's swashbuckling sequel sailed past the previous all-time best debut, 2002's "Spider-Man," which took in $114.8 million in its first weekend.
"Dead Man's Chest" also did nearly three times the business of its predecessor, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," which took in $46.6 million over opening weekend in 2003.
The sequel surpassed that total in its first day alone, taking in $55.5 million Friday to beat the previous single-day record of $50 million, set last year by "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith." With $44.7 million on Saturday, "Dead Man's Chest" also became the first movie to top $100 million in just two days.
Despite sky-high projections for the "Pirates" sequel from industry analysts, producer Jerry Bruckheimer said he had expected "Dead Man's Chest" to open closer to the $77 million debut weekend of spring's "The Da Vinci Code."
"When people in the industry predicted these high numbers, I thought they were just trying to be mean. So no matter how good we did, if we did $100 million, we'd be failures," Bruckheimer said Sunday. "I didn't think we'd get near these numbers."
The movie sent Hollywood's overall business soaring. The top 12 films grossed $206.5 million, up 48 percent from the same weekend last year, when "Fantastic Four" opened with $56.1 million.
"Dead Man's Chest" raked in nearly double the total of the rest of the top 12 combined. The previous weekend's top film, "Superman Returns," fell to No. 2 with $21.85 million, down 58 percent from opening weekend.
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July 10th, 2006 12:12 PM #2
hehehehe....I like the first one....and looking forward to watch the new movie.....
Johnny Depp is quite a versatile actor, whether the movie is suspense/thriller, action, love/drama, or comedy...he can portray the character quite well..
I like his performance on the first one, hope he wont overdo it this time.....
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July 10th, 2006 12:28 PM #3
From early reviews, he's just perfect. Besides, Captain Jack is supposed to be a rock star... errh... pirate. He's supposed to be OTT (Over The Top).
I'm watching this first day... even if I have to tear someone's kidneys out to get my tickets.
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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July 10th, 2006 01:07 PM #5
I have a DVD of the first one....and I might say I still have that smile whenever I watch Captain Jack Sparrow's antics......his hand jestures, facial expressions.....Johnny Depp is just perfect for this role....herehrehrehrher
Definitely, I am going to watch this when it hits the cinema.....
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July 10th, 2006 01:53 PM #8Originally Posted by niky
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July 10th, 2006 02:39 PM #10Originally Posted by 5Speed
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