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Disney Will Open Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End A Day Early

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Source:  Variety
Are you waiting impatiently for the third chapter of the Pirates saga? Well, Disney has made that wait a little more bearable. The studio is bumping up the release date by a few hours, opening Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End on May 24th instead of May 25th as originally planned.

Disney made the decision Monday after Spider-Man 3 completely wiped out the box office. According to Variety, Pirates subsequently lost its "biggest weekend opener of all times" title in the aftermath. Spidey was able to pull in $15 million more than Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End did when it opened in July of last year. That film only made $135 million as opposed to Spider-Man 3's domestic take of $148 Million.

Instead of screening at midnight, Disney will now start the show at 8 pm on May 24th. They are hoping to earn back their bragging rights, as the early screenings will be added into the opening weekend grosses.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is set to usher in the Memorial Day weekend like no other film before it. Remember to mark down May 24th on your calander.


6 Comments & Responses


May 22nd, 2007 7:49pm
There's a typo in this article. POTC: At World's End didn't open in July of last year like it says above. POTC: Dead Man's Chest did. Oh well, yay for early releases!
 
May 10th, 2007 5:35am
Gonna shralp.
 
May 9th, 2007 9:04am
Good, lets hope they don't disapoint like Spiderman 3, I mean emo Jack Sparrow would suck.
 
May 8th, 2007 10:41pm
pirates..=disney cash cow
 
May 8th, 2007 4:26pm
Indeed ;)
 
May 8th, 2007 2:37pm
POTC is a true film. Spider-Man 3 was a load of dribble that should never have seen the light of day. It's a shame that it came from Sam Raimi.
 
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Rating:PG-13
Release:May 24th, 2007
Director:Gore Verbinski
Starring:Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård, Jack Davenport, Kevin R. McNally, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Andy Beckwith, Reggie Lee, Chow Yun-Fat
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