"Pirates" plunders box office, sets record
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&quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead  Man&#039;s Chest&quot; raked in a lot of doubloons at North American  theaters over the weekend, grossing a record &#36;132 million in  its first three days, according to studio estimates.
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US animated film Shark Tale breaks the record for opening box office takings in October, say estimates.
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Rampant movie piracy in the Asia-Pacific region cost western film producers more than &#36;718 million in lost revenue in 2003, up from &#36;574 million in 2000, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) said on Friday.
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Rampant movie piracy in the  Asia-Pacific region cost western film producers more than $718  million in lost revenue in 2003, up from $574 million in 2000,  the Motion Picture Association (MPA) said on Friday.
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Disney's Pirates hits the screen in a major way.
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The "Miami Vice" speedboat overtook the "Pirates of the Caribbean" juggernaut to capture the top spot at the weekend box office.
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LOS ANGELES  - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" overwhelmed the international box office for the second consecutive weekend, making off with an estimated $105.4 million from 103 markets.
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The blood-soaked ancient epic "300" slaughtered its foes at the weekend box office in North America, setting a new record for a March release by selling about $70 million worth of tickets, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday.
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Box office receipts soared to a new record in 2004, although the actual number of moviegoers declined for a second year in a row.
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Following the  record-breaking success of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead  Man's Chest," Walt Disney Pictures is giving high-priority  status to another potential adventure franchise based on a  Disneyland ride.
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Sci-fi action film &quot;Transformers&quot;  smashed another box-office record by grossing $29.1 million on  its second full day of release -- the most ever for a July 4  holiday, according to figures released on Thursday.
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Even before it opened, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" already had one box-office record in hand.
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Holiday shoppers in North America snapped up nearly 5 million DVD units of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" in the hit title's first day in release, Walt Disney Co. said on Wednesday.
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Walt Disney Co.'s "Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" logged a third weekend as the most  popular movie in North America while the latest films from  directors M. Night Shyamalan and Ivan Reitman both bombed,  according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
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Seafaring sequel   Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man&#039;s Chest is in position to   potentially surpass Spider-Man&#039;s record for the best weekend   opening ever, according to industry predictions.
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"Transformers," the big-budget movie about alien robots battling on Earth, raked in $67.6 million at box offices over the weekend to land at No. 1 and bring its seven-day total to a record $152.6 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
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&quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: At  World&#39;s End,&quot; the third film in Walt Disney Co.&#39;s lucrative  adventure franchise, sold an estimated $57 million of tickets  in its first two days of release across North America, the  company said on Saturday.