(Reuters) – “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” set a new record for the highest opening in box office history on Sunday, smashing the four-year-old record held by “Spider-Man,” said distributor Walt Disney Co.
The widely hyped family adventure sequel, marking the return of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, sold an estimated $132 million worth of tickets in its first three days of release across North America, easily surpassing industry expectations of an opening in the $100 million range.
The old three-day mark of $115 million was set by “Spider-Man” in May 2002.
There is a good reason for this. Its not a McMovie. It is an Adventure film with a suttering of humour. It is fun and its enjoyable. We have not seen films like this on the big screen for years. Indeed the last one I can think of which was both adveturous and fun would have been the Indy films
Spidey and Anikan are standing on the shore. They see a ship sailing past. And as the Black Pear glides by a lone voice cries out:
“Yo-ho-ho, bitches!”
Yep Pirates is the Indiana Jones for the 21st century.