 During its Thursday-midnight showings, On Stranger Tides earned $ 4.7 million from 2,210 theaters, and $ 34,860,549 in total on its opening day. It earned $ 90,151,958 on its opening weekend, topping the weekend box office, but earning much less than its two immediate predecessors (At World's End – $ 114.7 million and Dead Man's Chest – $ 135.6 million) and the directly preceding Johnny Depp spectacle (Alice in Wonderland – $ 116.1 million). 3D showings accounted for only 46 % of its opening weekend gross. It closed on September 29, 2011, with a $ 241.1 million gross, ranking as the fifth highest-grossing film of 2011 and the least profitable film of the franchise. However, it was the top-grossing movie during May 2011 (with $ 166.8 million by May 31).
