Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)

This article is about the film series. For the franchise as a whole, see Pirates of the Caribbean.

Pirates of the Caribbean is an American fantasy supernatural swashbuckler film series produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. The film series serves as a major component of the eponymous media franchise.

Pirates of the Caribbean
Directed by	Gore Verbinski (1–3) Rob Marshall (4) Espen Sandberg (5) Joachim Rønning (5–6)
Screenplay by	Ted Elliott (1–4, 6) Terry Rossio (1–4) Jeff Nathanson (5) Craig Mazin (6)
Story by	Ted Elliott (1–4, 6) Terry Rossio (1–5) Stuart Beattie (1) Jay Wolpert (1) Jeff Nathanson (5)
Based on	Pirates of the Caribbean by Walt Disney On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers (4)
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer
Starring	Johnny Depp (1–5) Geoffrey Rush (1–5) Kevin McNally (1–5) Orlando Bloom (1–3, 5) Keira Knightley (1–3, 5) (See below)
Music by	Klaus Badelt (1) Hans Zimmer (2–4) Geoff Zanelli (5)
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Running time	726 minutes (1–5)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Total (5 films): $1.274–1.364 billion
Box office	Total (5 films): $4.524 billion

Directors of the series include Gore Verbinski (films 1–3), Rob Marshall (4), Joachim Rønning (5–6), and Espen Sandberg (5). The series is primarily written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (1–4); other writers include Stuart Beattie (1), Jay Wolpert (1), Jeff Nathanson (5), and Craig Mazin (6). The stories follow the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), with Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and Joshamee Gibbs (Kevin McNally) following over the course of the films. Other characters featured in the original trilogy include James Norrington (Jack Davenport), Pintel (Lee Arenberg), Ragetti (Mackenzie Crook), Marty (Martin Klebba), Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris), and Davy Jones (Bill Nighy). The fourth film features Angelica (Penélope Cruz), Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Philip Swift (Sam Claflin), and Syrena (Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey), and Scrum (Stephen Graham). The fifth film features Armando Salazar (Javier Bardem), Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites) and Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario) among the aforementioned characters. The films take place in a fictionalized version of the Golden Age of Piracy, and are set primarily in the Caribbean.

The film series started in 2003 with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which had a positive reception from audiences and film critics. It grossed US$654 million worldwide.^[1] After the first film's success, Walt Disney Pictures announced that a film series was in the works. The franchise's second film, subtitled Dead Man's Chest, was released in 2006 and broke financial records worldwide the day of its premiere. Dead Man's Chest became the top-grossing movie of 2006 with almost US$1.1 billion at the worldwide box office. The third film in the series, subtitled At World's End, followed in 2007 earning US$960 million. Disney released a fourth film, subtitled On Stranger Tides, in 2011 in conventional 2D, Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D. On Stranger Tides succeeded in also grossing more than $1 billion,^[1] becoming the second film in the franchise and only the eighth film in history to do this, at the time of release. A fifth film, subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales, was released in 2017.

The franchise has grossed over $4.5 billion worldwide;^[1] it is the 15th-highest-grossing film series of all time, and is the first film franchise to produce two or more movies that grossed over $1 billion.

Films

Film	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Story by	Producer
The Curse of the Black Pearl	July 9, 2003 (2003-07-09)	Gore Verbinski	Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio	Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott, Stuart Beattie and Jay Wolpert	Jerry Bruckheimer
Dead Man's Chest	July 7, 2006 (2006-07-07)			Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott
At World's End	May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25)
On Stranger Tides	May 20, 2011 (2011-05-20)	Rob Marshall
Dead Men Tell No Tales	May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)	Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg	Jeff Nathanson	Terry Rossio and Jeff Nathanson
Untitled sixth film	TBA	Joachim Rønning	Ted Elliott and Craig Mazin^[2]^[3]

 

 

 

 

 

Top to bottom: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Kevin McNally, who portrayed the principal characters. Only Depp, Rush and McNally reprised their roles in every film. Bloom and Knightley did not return for the fourth film and had cameo appearances for the fifth film.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Main article: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to save Turner's love, Elizabeth Swann, from cursed pirates led by Jack's mutinous former first mate, Hector Barbossa. Jack wants revenge against Barbossa, who left him stranded on an island before stealing his ship, the Black Pearl, along with 882 pieces of cursed Aztec Gold.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Main article: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company arrests Will and Elizabeth for aiding Captain Jack Sparrow in the previous film. Beckett offers clemency if Will agrees to search for Jack's compass in a bid to find the Dead Man's Chest—and inside, the heart of villainous Davy Jones—which would give Beckett control of the seas. However, Jack wants the Chest to escape from an unpaid debt with Jones, who made Jack captain of the Black Pearl for 13 years in exchange for 100 years of service aboard Jones' ship, the Flying Dutchman. Sparrow's debt is complicated by both Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who follow him out to sea.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Main article: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Lord Beckett gains power over Davy Jones and, with the help of the Flying Dutchman, he is now executing his plans to extinguish piracy forever. To stand against the East India Trading Co., Will, Elizabeth, Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl set out to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker. As one of the Nine Pirate Lords, Jack is needed in order to release an ancient goddess with the power to defeat Beckett's forces.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Main article: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Captain Jack Sparrow is on a quest to find the fabled Fountain of Youth and crosses paths with a former lover, Angelica. She forces Jack aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, a ship captained by the infamous pirate Blackbeard, Angelica's father. Both are also in search of the Fountain: Angelica to save her father's soul, Blackbeard to escape a prophecy of his demise at the hands of a one-legged man. Joining the hunt is former pirate captain Barbossa, now a privateer in King George II's Navy, who is in a race against the Spanish for the Fountain of Youth.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

Main article: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

A group of ghostly Spanish Royal Navy soldiers led by Jack Sparrow's old nemesis, Captain Armando Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle, with the goal of killing every pirate at sea, including Sparrow. To survive, Sparrow seeks out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact whose owner can control the seas, tides, and aquatic animals, and break curses.^[4] The film was released in many countries as Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge.^[5]

Upcoming films

Untitled sixth film (TBA)

Shortly before the release of On Stranger Tides, it was reported that Disney was planning to shoot the fifth and the sixth films back-to-back,^[6] although ultimately only the fifth installment was developed. By March 2017, director Joachim Rønning stated that Dead Men Tell No Tales was only the beginning of the final adventure, confirming that it would not be the last film of the series.^[7] That September, producer Jerry Bruckheimer indicated that another Pirates of the Caribbean was still in development.^[8] In October of the same year, Kaya Scodelario stated that she was contractually signed to return for a sixth film.^[9] Shortly after, it was confirmed that Rønning will direct the film.^[10] Disney announced that Craig Mazin and Ted Elliott will write Pirates of the Caribbean 6.^[11][12] In May 2020, Bruckheimer commented that the first draft of the screenplay for the sixth film would soon be finished.^[13] On April 20, 2022, during his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, Depp stated he was not interested in working on another Pirates of the Caribbean film, citing his strained relationship with Disney after they had removed him from the franchise before a verdict was reached in the case.^[14][15]

Spin-off films

A female-led spin-off was announced in June 2020, starring Margot Robbie with Christina Hodson writing the screenplay. The film is separate from the sixth film also being developed. Bruckheimer was attached as producer.^[16] In November 2022, Robbie said the project was not going forward.^[17][18] Bruckheimer then shared the following month that the project wasn't officially dead and that a sequel merely took priority.^[19] He then later reiterated that it will still be made and has a "very strong story" but also needs "a little more work". ^[20]

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jerry Bruckheimer stated that another spin-off "with a younger cast" is in the works alongside the Margot Robbie spin-off. ^[21]

Short film

Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011)

Serves as a prequel to The Curse of the Black Pearl, inspired by the auction scene in the Disneyland attraction. Two wenches believe they are both betrothed to Jack Sparrow, but he has secretly traded them to the auctioneer for a fancy hat. They think the auctioneer is raising money for them, when in actuality they are being sold as brides to the highest bidder. Wedlocked had several Pirates veterans reprise their roles, like Vanessa Branch as Giselle, Lauren Maher as Scarlett, and David Bailie reprising his role as Cotton. The 10 minute short also featured John Vickery as the auctioneer and Dale Dickey as Oona the wench, as well as three pirates—Marquis D’avis, Atencio, and Slurry Gibson—who are named after Marc Davis, Xavier Atencio, and Blaine Gibson, the Imagineers who worked on the original attraction.^[22]

The live-action short was directed by James Ward Byrkit,^[23] and was only included as a special feature in the US 15-disc 3D Blu-ray/2D Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Copy box set that includes the first four films released on October 18, 2011.^[22] It was also released in the similar UK five-disc set.

Byrkit conceived the idea for the project while on sets Rick Heinrichs designed for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). As the pirate cove sets from the feature films—where the short film takes place—were set to be demolished, the short project was prepped in a matter of days and shot over three days. Byrkit based the short film on the Pirate Code Book as it was a device that could tie into other stories later.^[24]

Cast and crew

Cast

Main articles: List of Pirates of the Caribbean characters and List of Pirates of the Caribbean cast members

Additional crew

Occupation	Films
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Composer	Klaus Badelt	Hans Zimmer			Geoff Zanelli
Editor(s)	Craig Wood Arthur Schmidt Stephen Rivkin	Craig Wood Stephen Rivkin		Wyatt Smith David Brenner	Roger Barton Leigh Folsom Boyd
Cinematographer	Dariusz Wolski				Paul Cameron
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributor	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution			Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production

Development

First film

In the early 1990s^[25] screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio conceived a supernatural spin on the pirate genre after completing work on Aladdin, but there was no interest from any studio. Undeterred, the writing team refused to give up the dream, waiting for a studio to pick up their take on a pirate tale.^[26] Disney had Jay Wolpert write a script based on the Pirates of the Caribbean, which producer Jerry Bruckheimer rejected, feeling it was "a straight pirate movie".^[27] Bruckheimer brought Stuart Beattie in to rewrite the script in March 2002, due to his knowledge of piracy,^[28] and later that month Elliott and Rossio were brought in.^[27] Elliott and Rossio, inspired by the opening narration of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, decided to give the film a supernatural edge.^[29] As the budget rose, Michael Eisner and Robert Iger threatened to cancel the film, though Bruckheimer changed their minds when he showed them concept art and animatics.^[30]

In June 2002, Gore Verbinski signed on to direct The Curse of the Black Pearl, and Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush signed on the following month to star.^[28] Verbinski was attracted to the idea of using modern technology to resurrect a genre, one that had disappeared after the Golden Age of Hollywood, and recalled his childhood memories of the ride, feeling the film was an opportunity to pay tribute to the "scary and funny" tone of it. Depp was attracted to the story as he found it quirky: rather than trying to find treasure, the crew of the Black Pearl were trying to return it in order to lift their curse; also, the traditional mutiny had already taken place. Verbinski approached Rush for the role of Barbossa, as he knew he would not play it with attempts at complexity, but with a simple villainy that would suit the story's tone.^[31] Orlando Bloom read the script after Rush, with whom he was working on Ned Kelly, suggested it to him.^[32] Keira Knightley came as a surprise to Verbinski: he had not seen her performance in Bend It Like Beckham and was impressed by her audition.^[31] Tom Wilkinson was negotiated with to play Governor Swann,^[28] but the role went to Jonathan Pryce, whom Depp idolized.^[31]

Shooting for The Curse of the Black Pearl began on October 9, 2002 and wrapped by March 7, 2003.^[28] Before its release, many executives and journalists had expected the film to flop, as the pirate genre had not been successful for years, the film was based on a theme-park ride, and Depp rarely made a big film.^[33] However, The Curse of the Black Pearl became both a critical and commercial success.

Second and third films

After seeing how well the first film was made, the cast and crew signed for two sequels to be shot back-to-back,^[34] a practical decision on Disney's part to allow more time with the same cast and crew.^[35] Writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio knew that with an ensemble cast, they weren't free to invent totally different situations and characters, as with the Indiana Jones and James Bond series, and so had to retroactively turn The Curse of the Black Pearl into the first of a trilogy.^[36] They wanted to explore the reality of what would happen after Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann's embrace at the end of the first film, and initially considered the Fountain of Youth as the plot device.^[37] They settled on introducing Davy Jones, the Flying Dutchman and the Kraken, a mythology mentioned twice in the first film. They introduced a fictionalized East India Trading Company as the primary antagonists (being only mentioned in the first film), which for them represented a counterpoint to the personal freedom represented by pirates.^[38]

Filming for the sequels began on February 28, 2005,^[39] with Dead Man's Chest finishing on March 1, 2006,^[40] and At World's End on January 10, 2007.^[41][42] The second film was also the first Disney theatrical feature film with the computer-generated Walt Disney Pictures logo.^[43]

Fourth film

Rossio and Elliot discovered the novel On Stranger Tides during production of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End and decided to use it as the basis for a fourth film.^[44] As Gore Verbinski was unavailable, Bruckheimer invited Rob Marshall to direct the film.^[45] Elliott and Rossio decided to do a stand-alone film,^[46] with a story that would support new characters,^[47] and incorporate elements from the novel, such as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, the Fountain of Youth and mermaids—the latter two having been already alluded to in the previous films.^[48][44] Depp, Rush, Kevin McNally, Greg Ellis, Damian O'Hare returned to their roles,^[49] and the cast saw the additions of Ian McShane as Blackbeard and Penélope Cruz as Angelica, Blackbeard's daughter and Jack Sparrow's love interest.^[50] A further addition was Richard Griffiths as King George II of Great Britain. After the costly production of two simultaneous films, Disney tried to scale down the fourth installment, giving a lower budget,^[51] which led to cheaper locations and fewer scenes with special effects.^[52] However, with a budget of $378.5 million, On Stranger Tides holds the record for most expensive film ever made.

Filming for On Stranger Tides began on June 14, and ended on November 19, 2010.^[52][53] It was also filmed in 3D, with cameras similar to the ones used in Avatar.^[45][44]

It was released in the United States on May 20, 2011.^[54]

Fifth film

Terry Rossio was confirmed to write the screenplay for the fifth installment in January 2011, without his co-writer Ted Elliott.^[55] Jeff Nathanson signed on to write the script for the film in January 2013. Norwegian directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were selected to direct on May 29 the same year.^[56] The film's title of the fifth film would be Dead Men Tell No Tales, alluding to the line well known from the Pirates of the Caribbean theme-park attraction.^[57][58][59] The film was given an alternative title, Salazar's Revenge, in selected European, South American, and Asian countries for marketing purposes.^[60] They confirmed their involvement, and praised Jeff Nathanson's "funny and touching" script, also being inspired by the first film of the franchise.^[61][62] Disney pushed back the film's initial 2015 release,^[63] with sources indicating that a Summer 2016 release was likely.^[64] Producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed that script issues were behind the delay and that Jeff Nathanson was at work on a second attempt based on a well-received outline.^[65]

A spokesman for the Australian Arts Minister confirmed that the fifth installment was set to shoot in Australia after the government agreed to repurpose $20 million of tax incentives originally intended for the remake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.^[66] Disney and Ian Walker the Queensland Arts Minister, confirmed in October 2014, that filming was expected to start in February 2015, and that it would take place exclusively in Australia, as the largest production to ever shoot in the country. Village Roadshow Studios and Port Douglas were officially confirmed as filming locations.^[67] Production began in Australia on February 17, 2015, and wrapped on July 9.^[68]

While Disney originally announced a release date for July 7, 2017,^[69][70] Dead Men Tell No Tales was released on May 26, 2017.^[71]

Reception

Box office performance

Film	U.S. release date	Box office gross			All-time Ranking		Budget	Ref.
		North America	Other territories	Worldwide	North America	Worldwide
The Curse of the Black Pearl	July 9, 2003	$305,413,918	$348,850,097	$654,264,015	84	138	$140 million	^[72]
Dead Man's Chest	July 7, 2006	$423,315,812	$642,863,913	$1,066,179,725	27	34	$225 million	^[73]
At World's End	May 25, 2007	$309,420,425	$651,576,067	$960,996,492	81	52	$300 million	^[74]
On Stranger Tides	May 20, 2011	$241,071,802	$804,642,000	$1,045,713,802	142	37	$378.5 million	^[75]^[76]
Dead Men Tell No Tales	May 26, 2017	$172,558,876	$622,322,566	$794,881,442	291	89	$230–320 million	^[77]^[78]
Total		$1,451,780,833	$3,070,254,643	$4,522,035,498	15	15	$1.274–1.364 billion	^[79]

The Pirates of the Caribbean film series was successful at the box office, with each film grossing over $650 million, and all but Dead Men Tell No Tales at some point ranking among the fifty highest-grossing films of all time. It also became the first ever series to have multiple films passing the billion dollar mark in box office revenues with Dead Man's Chest and On Stranger Tides,^[80] since followed by other film franchises.

The Curse of the Black Pearl was the third-highest-grossing 2003 film in North America (behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Finding Nemo) and fourth worldwide (behind The Return of the King, Finding Nemo and The Matrix Reloaded).^[81] Dead Man's Chest was the most successful film of 2006 worldwide,^[82] and At World's End led the worldwide grosses in 2007, though being only fourth in North America (behind Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third and Transformers).^[83] On Stranger Tides was the third-highest-grossing film of 2011 worldwide (behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon) and the fifth in North America.^[84] The first three sequels broke box office records upon release, of which the most notable are the opening-weekend record in North America (Dead Man's Chest),^[85] the Memorial-Day weekend record in North America (At World's End)^[86] and the opening-weekend record outside North America (On Stranger Tides).^[87]

Critical and public response

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore^[88]
The Curse of the Black Pearl	79% (7.11/10 average rating) (219 reviews)^[89]	63 (40 reviews)^[90]	A
Dead Man's Chest	53% (5.95/10 average rating) (228 reviews)^[91]	53 (37 reviews)^[92]	A−
At World's End	44% (5.46/10 average rating) (227 reviews)^[93]	50 (36 reviews)^[94]	A−
On Stranger Tides	33% (5.02/10 average rating) (276 reviews)^[95]	45 (39 reviews)^[96]	B+
Dead Men Tell No Tales	30% (4.70/10 average rating) (290 reviews)^[97]	39 (45 reviews)^[98]	A−

The series is noted for its high quality of acting talent.^{[99][100][101][102][103][104]} The visual and practical effects are considered some of the best ever done on film,^{[103][104][105][106]} so much so that audiences believed certain CGI elements of the films were real and done practically.^{[107][108][109]} However, the plots of the four sequels have received mixed reviews, with the general consensus that they are too bloated and convoluted to follow.^{[110][111][112][113][114]} Pirates of the Caribbean is noted for reinvigorating the pirate film genre after decades of either no pirate films or failed pirate films.^[115] The success of the series saw Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer try to replicate the franchise's success by releasing films such as Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, John Carter and The Lone Ranger, the latter of which was directed by Gore Verbinski. None of them were able to achieve critical or financial success.^{[116][117][118][119]}

Accolades

Main article: List of accolades received by the Pirates of the Caribbean film series

Academy Awards

Together, the first three films were nominated for a total of 11 Academy Awards, of which a single award was won.

Award	Film
	The Curse of the Black Pearl	Dead Man's Chest	At World's End	On Stranger Tides	Dead Men Tell No Tales
Best Actor	Nominated^[109]^[120] (Johnny Depp)
Best Art Direction		Nominated^[121]
Best Makeup	Nominated^[109]^[120]		Nominated^[122]
Best Sound Editing	Nominated^[109]^[120]	Nominated^[121]
Best Sound Mixing	Nominated^[109]^[120]	Nominated^[121]
Best Visual Effects	Nominated^[109]^[120]	Won^[121]	Nominated^[122]

Golden Globe Awards

Together, all the four films were nominated for a total of 2 Golden Globe Awards, of which neither were won.

Award	Film
	The Curse of the Black Pearl	Dead Man's Chest	At World's End	On Stranger Tides	Dead Men Tell No Tales
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical	Nominated (Johnny Depp)	Nominated (Johnny Depp)

Golden Raspberry Awards

Award	Film
	The Curse of the Black Pearl	Dead Man's Chest	At World's End	On Stranger Tides	Dead Men Tell No Tales
Worst Actor					Nominated (Johnny Depp)^[note 1]
Worst Supporting Actor			Nominated (Orlando Bloom)		Nominated (Javier Bardem)^[note 1]
Worst Screen Combo					Nominated (Johnny Depp)^[note 1]

MTV Movie Awards

Together, all the first three films were nominated for a total of 13 MTV Movie Awards, of which 4 were won.

Award	Film
	The Curse of the Black Pearl	Dead Man's Chest	At World's End	On Stranger Tides	Dead Men Tell No Tales
Best Movie	Nominated	Won	Nominated
Best Male Performance	Won (Johnny Depp)	Won (Johnny Depp)
Best Female Performance		Nominated (Keira Knightley)	Nominated (Keira Knightley)
Best Breakthrough Female Performance	Nominated (Keira Knightley)
Best On-Screen Team	Nominated (Johnny Depp & Orlando Bloom)
Best Villain	Nominated (Geoffrey Rush)	Nominated (Bill Nighy)
Best Comedic Performance	Nominated (Johnny Depp)		Won (Johnny Depp)

Teen Choice Awards

Together, the first four films were nominated for a total of 32 Teen Choice Awards, of which 17 were won.

Award	Film
	The Curse of the Black Pearl	Dead Man's Chest	At World's End	On Stranger Tides	Dead Men Tell No Tales
Choice Movie: Chemistry	Won (Orlando Bloom & Keira Knightley)
Choice Movie: Fight/Action Sequence	Won (Johnny Depp vs Geoffrey Rush)
Choice Movie: Liar	Won (Johnny Depp)
Choice Movie: Liplock	Won (Orlando Bloom & Keira Knightley)	Won (Orlando Bloom & Keira Knightley)			Nominated (Orlando Bloom & Keira Knightley)
Choice Movie: Female Breakout Star	Nominated (Keira Knightley)
Choice Movie Actor		Won (Johnny Depp)	Won (Johnny Depp)	Nominated (Johnny Depp)	Nominated (Johnny Depp)
		Nominated (Orlando Bloom)	Nominated (Orlando Bloom)		Nominated (Brenton Thwaites)
Choice Summer Movie		Won			Nominated
Choice Movie: Scream		Won (Keira Knightley)
Choice Movie		Won	Won	Nominated	Nominated
Choice Movie: Rumble		Won (Orlando Bloom & Jack Davenport)	Won (Orlando Bloom)
Choice Movie: Hissy Fit		Won (Keira Knightley)
Choice Male Hottie		Nominated (Orlando Bloom)
Choice Movie Actress		Nominated (Keira Knightley)	Won (Keira Knightley)	Nominated (Penélope Cruz)	Nominated (Kaya Scodelario)
Choice Movie: Villain		Won (Bill Nighy)	Won (Bill Nighy)	Nominated (Ian McShane)	Nominated (Javier Bardem)

Music

Main article: Music of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series

Soundtracks

Title	U.S. release date	Length	Label
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Original Soundtrack)	July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)	43:50	Walt Disney Records
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)	July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04)	58:32
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)	55:50
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)	May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)	77:11
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)	May 25, 2017 (2017-05-25)	75:20

See also

•  Disney portal

• List of Pirates of the Caribbean cast members

Notes

1. Referred to as Pirates of the Caribbean XIII: Dead Careers Tell No Tales on .

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