‘Pirates 4′ breaks ‘Thor’s’ Record

Johnny Depp’s classic A-list charm dethroned Chris Hemsworth hunk appeal when “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” overtook “Thor” in this year’s local blockbuster results department.

“Pirates 4” opened at No. 1 with P62.37-million tally on the weekend of May 20 to 22 dislodging “Thor” from its 2011 throne of P59.5 during its initial run.

“The film’s three-day haul also managed to become the third biggest opening weekend ever for a Disney title, close on the heels of 2007’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (P71.3-million) and 2006’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (P65.5-million) which both had the advantage of five-day opening weekends,” said a report from Victor R. Cabrera, managing director of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International.

In a statement sent to Bulletin Entertainment, local Disney distributors added that “On Stranger Tides,” “also triumphantly broke the following Disney records: Biggest opening day ever at P18.8 million, beating 2005’s ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ at P18.6 million; biggest Friday (P18.8 million), Saturday (P21.4 million) and Sunday (P22 million) receipts ever, surpassing the grosses of 2010’s ‘Toy Story 3’ on the same days.”

“Pirates 4” is actually doing better outside the US (where it debuted at $90 million) with a reported over $250 million blockbuster count abroad meaning audiences outside America already paid a quarter-billion dollars to see the movie.

In the film, Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow who is searching for the fabled Fountain of Youth. Along the way, he meets Angelica (Penélope Cruz) and legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane). His “old friend” Captain Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush) also joins the adventure along with support characters – a pirate and a mermaid – played by Filipino-Americans Michael Rosales and Daphne Joy, respectively.

Source: Manila Bulletin

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