Pirates make off with $55 million Opening Day Booty
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest set an opening day box office record of $55 million on Friday. The previous record was set by Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
Top 5 highest grossing box office days of all-time
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest $55 million
- Star Wars: Episode III- $50 million
- X-Men: The Last Stand- $45 million
- Spider-Man 2 $40 million
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $40 million
Pirates opened on over 4,100 screens. Last year Star Wars opened on 3,600. So Star Wars can still claim the highest average per screen of $13,661 vs. the $13,429 of Pirates.
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