Box Office Report: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Sails Into 1st

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Johnny Depp (Captain Jack Sparrow), Martin Klebba (Marty), Kevin McNally (Joshamee Gibbs), Stephen Graham (Scrum) and Kaya Scodelario (Carina Smyth) in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ (Photo by Peter Mountain © Disney Enterprises, Inc)

Disney’s having a terrific 2017, edging past the $1 billion mark for the year with the opening of the fifth Pirates film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The fifth film didn’t quite live up to pre-release expectations over its domestic four-day holiday weekend opening, however it hauled in huge numbers at the international box office, adding $208 million to Disney’s treasure chest and making up for the lower than anticipated domestic numbers. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales ranks fourth among the five films of the series, with only the first film (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) scoring a lower opening weekend in North America.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in its fourth week in release held off Baywatch, starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, which also fell short of its pre-release estimates. Baywatch, which earned just $22 million over its first four days in release, currently stands at a measly 19% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.


Box Office Top 10: May 26-29, 2017

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales – $62,606,000
  2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – $20,641,000
  3. Baywatch – $18,570,000
  4. Alien: Covenant – $10,550,000
  5. Everything, Everything – $6,025,000
  6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul – $4,445,000
  7. Snatched – $3,895,000
  8. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword – $3,265,000
  9. The Boss Baby – $1,715,000
  10. Beauty and the Beast – $1,522,000