Sequel Summer | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Stars: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley

Where We Left Off: Captain Jack, in a heroic moment, has come back to save his beloved Pearl when he and his ship are destroyed by the Kraken. Davey Jones’ beating heart has been turned over to East Indian Trading Company, and Barbossa returns with a vow to sail to the end of the Earth to save Jack.
The Skinny: After Elizabeth (Keira Knightly), Will (Orlando Bloom) and Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) rescue Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from the clutches of the Kraken, they must face their foes, Davey Jones (Bill Nighy) and Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander). Beckett, now with control of Jones' heart, forms a dark alliance with him to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Now, Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, Tia Delma and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng (Chow-Yun Fat), to a gathering that will make their final stand against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company.
Total Gross: $728.7 million – $305.4 million (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl); $423.3 million (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Black Quotient: Low
Prediction: With over $700 million in two films, the Pirates franchise is one of the summer’s surest bets. Filmed back-to-back, At World’s End has a built-in audience waiting for Captain Jack Sparrow’s next adventure and, surely, neither he nor the story will disappoint. My prediction: $450 million. (May 25)

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