"Pirates" sequel third-biggest film of all time
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The swashbuckler epic "Pirates of   the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" has become the third film to   pass $1 billion at the worldwide box office, distributor Walt   Disney Co. said on Saturday.
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'Ocean's Twelve' is the rare sequel that improves upon its predecessor.
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LOS ANGELES  - Captain Jack Sparrow took a back seat to that odiferous green ogre internationally during the weekend as "Shrek the Third" finished No. 1 with an estimated boxoffice of $46 million from 3,693 screens in 36 markets.
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Box-office treasure is a little harder to come by on the new voyage of "Pirates of the Caribbean." The third installment in the Walt Disney Co. franchise, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," hauled in $112.5 million from Friday to Sunday, well below last summer's $135.6 million opening weekend for its predecessor, "Dead Man's Chest."
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The third Shrek film keeps the fourth Die Hard movie off the top of the UK box office
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&quot;Pirates of the  Caribbean: At World&#39;s End&quot; 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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&quot;Pirates of the Caribbean&quot; is looking more like &quot;Treasure Island.&quot; Already a record-shattering blockbuster, Johnny Depp&#039;s sequel &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man&#039;s Chest&quot; dug up &#36;62.2 million in its second weekend, raising its 10-day total to &#36;258.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and   Poseidon both star big boats. The comparisons end there.
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2004 was the second-biggest box office year ever, according to estimates from box office trackers Nielsen EDI. The year's box office revenue was estimated to be &#36;9.23 billion, up 0.7% over 2003's &#36;9.17 billion. But 2004 is second to 2002's all-time record of &#36;9.27 billion. Final numbers come out today.
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Jet Li's martial arts flick makes it big.
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The swashbuckler epic "Pirates of  the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" has become the third film to  pass $1 billion at the worldwide box office, distributor Walt  Disney Co. said on Saturday.
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" hauled in $142.1 million to commandeer the record for best Memorial Day weekend debut, capping a huge month that puts Hollywood on track for record summer business.
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Movie audiences have gone from one robbery flick to another. "Ocean's Twelve," the star-driven sequel to the theft caper "Ocean's Eleven," debuted with &#36;40.9 million, stealing the top box office slot from the heist hit "National Treasure," which slipped to third place with &#36;10 million, studio estimates showed Sunday.
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The third installment in the Walt Disney Co. franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, hauled in $112.5 million from Friday to Sunday, well below last summer's $135.6 million opening weekend for its predecessor, Dead Man's Chest.
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Three years ago, &#36;654 million smash  hit movie &quot;Pirates of Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl&quot;  handed its Hollywood makers a devil of a dilemma: How the heck  to top it?
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In another triumph for direct-to-video sequels to its animated theatrical features, Disney has topped the
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The big green ogre keeps getting bigger. Shrek the Third took in $122 million in its first weekend, breaking the franchise's own record for best debut ever for an animated film