Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Criminal, Hunt, Past, Pirate, Quest, Sailor, Swashbuckler, Treasure Hunt

Synopsis

Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.

Scores

Overall Score
92.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.9%
Review Aggregate
64.9

Critic Consensus

52.9% Fresh • 227 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 227 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnydarkvisually strikinglightheartedaction-packedstylizedgrittyscaryfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Johnny Depp2006$60,000,000 source$93,363,100reported
Orlando Bloom2006$11,900,000 source$18,517,015reported
Keira Knightley2006$10,262,000$15,967,000(est)
Stellan Skarsgård2006$8,390,000$13,055,000(est)
Bill Nighy2006$7,177,000$11,167,000(est)
Jack Davenport2006$6,317,000$9,829,000(est)
Kevin R. McNally2006$5,671,000$8,824,000(est)
Jonathan Pryce2006$5,165,000$8,036,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count228
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes807,113

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$423,315,800$658,701,256
International2006$642,863,940$1,000,329,506
Worldwide2006$1,066,179,700$1,659,030,700

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2006$468,803,476$729,482,431
Digital Rentals ?2006$611,000$950,748
Digital Purchases ?2006$188,000$292,538
Physical Rentals ?2006$19,327,000$30,073,811
Physical Purchases ?2006$45,589,000$70,938,839
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$148,160,530$230,545,440
Total Revenues2006$682,679,006$1,062,283,806
Expenses
Budget ?2006$225,000,000$350,111,625
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2006$100,000,000$155,605,167
Participations2006$102,402,000$159,342,803
Residuals ?2006$11,939,000$18,577,701
Interest & Overhead2006$27,000,000$42,013,395
Total Expenses2006$466,341,000$725,650,691
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$216,338,006$336,633,115

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