The sequel proved to be very successful, breaking records worldwide the day of its premiere.
Dead Man's Chest was released three years later in 2006. After the unexpected success of the first film, Walt Disney Pictures revealed that a trilogy was in the works. The films started with their first release on the big screen in 2003 with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The films starred Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Kevin R. They were directed by Gore Verbinski and Rob Marshall, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. The films follow the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow.
Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of films based on the Disney theme park ride. " Like the original Disneyland 'Pirates of the Caribbean', we've tried to make our movies an "E" ticket attraction which everyone can ride together." ― Jerry Bruckheimer
The Pirates of the Caribbean movies have grossed over $4.52 billion worldwide as of 2018, not counting additional bounty from video, theme-park rides, and other merchandise. As of August 2006, Pirates of the Caribbean attractions can be found at four Disney theme parks. The franchise originated from a theme park attraction, which opened at Disneyland in 1967 as the last Disneyland project overseen by Walt Disney himself. Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Disney franchise encompassing several Disney Park attractions, a series of films, and spin-off novels as well as numerous video games and other publications. It's wonderful to come full circle like this." ― Rob Marshall If somebody told me then that I'd be directing a film of that ride someday, I'd have told them that they'd lost their mind.
Walt Disney and the Imagineers were so brilliant in their creation of the attraction. " I was just blown away by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, because I felt like I was in a film.