Shiver me timbers - pirates plunder record

The sequel to hit film 'Pirates of the Caribbean' broke records at the Irish box office taking in more than €5m.

'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' has become Buena Vista's biggest box office result in this country.

The sequel surpassed the previous record holder, 'The Chronicles of Narnia', which took €4.8m and overtook other films including the 2003 original, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl', 'Toy Story II' and 'Veronica Guerin'.

Buena Vista International (BVI) Ireland said the film has opened at number one in every international territory where it has been released.

The film's three-day opening in the US was the biggest recorded, taking in $132m (€103m).

During its weekend opening in Ireland and Northern Ireland, it made just under €1.4m, the highest weekend opening for a Buena Vista release in the country.

by: Louise Hogan
published on: August 12th, 2006
source: Irish Independent