'Pirates' Sequel Third-Biggest Film of All Time

Pirates, which has ruled the foreign box office for the last nine weekends, enters its final major market, Italy, on Wednesday. The first film, 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, earned $21 million there, and $656 million worldwide. All told, the sequel has earned $415.1 million in North America, and $587.5 million internationally, the No. 1 film of the year by both measures. A third film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, is shooting in Los Angeles with plans for release next May. read more...