Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)

Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of adventure comedy drama films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Directors of the series include Gore Verbinski (films 1–3), Rob Marshall (4), Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (5). The series is primarily written by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio (1–4); other writers include Stuart Beattie (1), Jay Wolpert (1), Jeff Nathanson (5), Craig Mazin (6). The stories follow the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). Characters such as Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and Joshamee Gibbs (Kevin McNally) follow Jack, Will and Elizabeth in the course of the films. The fourth film features Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and Angelica (Penélope Cruz), while the fifth film features Armando Salazar (Javier Bardem), Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites) and Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario). The films take place in a fictionalized historical setting; a world ruled by the British Empire, the East India Trading Company (based on the real East India Trading Company) and the Spanish Empire, with pirates representing freedom from the ruling powers.
The film series started in 2003 with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which received positive reviews from critics and grossed US$654 million worldwide. After the first film's success, Walt Disney Pictures revealed that a film series was in the works. The franchise's second film, subtitled Dead Man's Chest, was released three years later in 2006; the sequel proved successful, breaking financial records worldwide the day of its premiere. Dead Man's Chest ended up being the number one film of the year upon earning almost $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office. The third film in the series, subtitled At World's End, followed in 2007 earning $960 million, and Disney released a fourth film, subtitled On Stranger Tides, in 2011 in conventional 2D, Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D. On Stranger Tides succeeded in also grossing more than $1 billion, becoming the second film in the franchise and only the eighth film in history to achieve this.
The franchise was so far positively welcomed from audience and has grossed over $4.5 billion worldwide; it is the 14th-highest-grossing film series of all time, and it was the first franchise where more than one film grossed $1 billion worldwide. It has also became one of the most popular franchises in cinema history. 
==Films==
#	Title 	Release Date	Directors 	Audience	MC
1	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	July 9, 2003	Gore Verbinski 	93% 	
2	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 	July 7, 2006	Gore Verbinski 	95% 	
3	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 	May 25, 2007	Gore Verbinski 	90% 	
4	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 	May 20, 2011	Rob Marshall 	63% 	
5	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 	May 26, 2017	Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg	89% 	
6	Untitled sixth film 	TBA 	Joachim Rønning 	N/A 	
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