

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Prepare to be blown out of the water.
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $140M
- Box office
- $655M
- Language
- English
- ship
- blacksmith
- gold
- exotic island
- governor
- skeleton
- jamaica
- british empire
- pirate
- swashbuckler
- 18th century
- caribbean sea
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Produced in
United States of America
Where to watch
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- TheatricalUA 15 Aug 2003
United StatesUS
- PremierePG-13Disneyland28 Jun 2003
- TheatricalPG-139 Jul 2003
- PhysicalPG-13DVD2 Dec 2003
- TVPG-13Starz12 Jun 2004
- PhysicalPG-13Blu-ray22 May 2007
United KingdomGB
- Premiere12ACambridge Film Festival19 Jul 2003
- Theatrical12A8 Aug 2003
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM11 Sept 2003
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG9 Jul 2003
ArgentinaAR
- TheatricalAtp17 Jul 2003
AustriaAT
- Theatrical104 Sept 2003
BahrainBH
- Theatrical24 Sept 2003
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1413 Aug 2003
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1429 Aug 2003
BulgariaBG
- Theatrical26 Sept 2003
ChileCL
- TheatricalTE 18 Jul 2003
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was released on 9 July 2003.
Audience reviews
4- J9/10
John Chard
9/25/2014
Ah, but you have heard of me. The crew of the Black Pearl are cursed by something most unimaginable, the only way to lift the curse is to return a lost Aztec coin to its treasure chest home. In the way of them achieving their goal is the British Governor's daughter, the son of Bootstrap Turner, oh and a former comrade by the name of Captain Jack Sparrow who the crew had left to die on an island some time ago. I…
- A10/10
Andre Gonzales
7/26/2023
My favorite out of the series. In my opinion none of them has been as good as the first. Him just trying to get his ship back the Black Pearl.
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
8/29/2023
Having been deposed by his crew, "Capt. Jack Sparrow" (Johnny Depp) arrives in Port Royal with little but the clothes he stands up in. He turns up just as the governor's daughter "Elizabeth" (Keira Knightley) is having to fend off the rather unwanted matrimonial intentions of "Norrington" (Jack Davenport). She has designs on the blacksmith's apprentice - "Turner" (a handsome but insipid, sorry, Orlando Bloom) whom sh…
- H10/10
honeybee <3
8/30/2026
A classic. Currently rewatching the series during a hurricane, perfect Pirates of the Caribbean weather. > (5/5, originally reviewed 8/7/24)
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