Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Prepare to be blown out of the water.
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
- Director
- Gore Verbinski
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $655M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl appears in 5 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Fantasy Movies Ranked #25
Placed at #25 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #32
Placed at #32 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Action Movies Ranked #34
Placed at #34 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Adventure Movies Ranked #44
Placed at #44 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #153
Placed at #153 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 4 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
Critics' Choice Awards
1 win
- WinnerBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film
Silver nugget for the best foreign film
1 win
- WinnerSilver nugget for the best foreign film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl returned 4.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $140M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $655M
- Release date
- Jul 9, 2003
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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