Deadline report that the fourth instalment in the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise has now hit a box office milestone of over $1 billion globally. 2006's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest also made roughly the same amount, and with 2010's Alice in Wonderland and Toy Story 3, this means Disney now have four or five pictures in the list of the 10 highest grossing films of all time. Wonder whether we'll see The Avengers join that list>
Here are some specific details courtesy of the site.
Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films have yet to confirm this Summer 2011 milestone yet. But unofficially rival studios tell me that the franchise's fourth film Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides just crossed $1 billion in global box office today. The pic had grossed $995.4M globally as of June 30th, and $232,1M domestically as of July 1st.
Talking to
The Hollywood Reporter, producer Jerry Bruckheimer said of the news,
"This is such a beloved franchise, and Johnny Depp is such a huge worldwide star. The combination of all these talents was really something."
After the last three movies, and mixed critical reception of this one, I decided to give
On Stranger Tides a miss, but I guess the franchise still has plenty of life left in it yet! Don't be surprised to see the announcement of a fifth movie sometime in the next few months.
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