| Movie Summary |  Dead Man's Chest |  Revenge of the Sith |  Spider-Man 2 |  Shrek 2 |  Spider-Man |  Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Genre | Period Adventure | Sci-Fi Fantasy | Action / Adventure | Animation | Action / Adventure | Period Adventure |
| Studio | Buena Vista | Fox | Sony / Columbia | DreamWorks | Sony / Columbia | Buena Vista |
| Release Date | July 7, 2006 | May 19, 2005 | June 30, 2004 | May 19, 2004 | May 3, 2002 | July 9, 2003 |
| Domestic Gross | $423,315,812 | $380,270,577 | $373,585,825 | $441,226,247 | $403,706,375 | $305,413,918 |
| Production Budget | $225 million | $113 million | $200 million | $150 million | $139 million | $140 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 31 min. | 2 hrs. 26 min. | 2 hrs. 7 min. | 1 hr. 33 min. | 2 hrs. 1 min. | 2 hrs. 15 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | intense sequences of adventure violence, including frightening images | sci-fi violence and some intense images | stylized action violence | for some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content | stylized violence and action | action adventure/violence |
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| Domestic Summary | Dead Man's Chest | Revenge of the Sith | Spider-Man 2 | Shrek 2 | Spider-Man | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Total Gross | $423,315,812 | $380,270,577 | $373,585,825 | $441,226,247 | $403,706,375 | $305,413,918 |
| Opening Weekend* | $135,634,554 | $108,435,841 | $88,156,227 | $108,037,878 | $114,844,116 | $46,630,690 |
| Theaters | 4,133 | 3,661 | 4,152 | 4,163 | 3,615 | 3,269 |
| Average | $32,817 | $29,619 | $21,232 | $25,951 | $31,768 | $14,264 |
| Opening % of Total | 32.0% | 28.5% | 23.6% | 24.5% | 28.4% | 15.3% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -54.0% | -49.1% | -48.7% | -33.2% | -37.8% | -27.0% |
| Widest Release | 4,133 | 3,663 | 4,166 | 4,223 | 3,876 | 3,416 |
| Close Date | December 7, 2006 | October 20, 2005 | December 19, 2004 | November 25, 2004 | August 18, 2002 | January 8, 2004 |
| In Release | 154 days / 22 weeks | 155 days / 22 weeks | 159 days / 23 weeks | 149 days / 21 weeks | 108 days / 15 weeks | 184 days / 26 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
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| Worldwide Summary | Dead Man's Chest | Revenge of the Sith | Spider-Man 2 | Shrek 2 | Spider-Man | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Worldwide Gross | $1,066,179,725 | $848,754,768 | $783,766,341 | $919,838,758 | $821,708,551 | $654,264,015 |
| Foreign Gross | $642,863,913 | $468,484,191 | $410,180,516 | $478,612,511 | $418,002,176 | $348,850,097 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 60.3% | 55.2% | 52.3% | 52.0% | 50.9% | 53.3% |
| Domestic Gross | $423,315,812 | $380,270,577 | $373,585,825 | $441,226,247 | $403,706,375 | $305,413,918 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 39.7% | 44.8% | 47.7% | 48.0% | 49.1% | 46.7% |
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| People Summary | Dead Man's Chest | Revenge of the Sith | Spider-Man 2 | Shrek 2 | Spider-Man | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Actor: Elizabeth Banks | - | - | n/a | - | n/a | - |
| Actor: Geoffrey Rush | n/a | - | - | - | - | #2 |
| Actor: Jack Davenport | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Actor: James Franco | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Actor: Johnny Depp | #1 | - | - | - | - | #4 |
| Actor: Jonathan Pryce | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Actor: Keira Knightley | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Actor: Kirsten Dunst | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Actor: Orlando Bloom | #1 | - | - | - | - | #6 |
| Actor: Tobey Maguire | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Actor: Willem Dafoe | - | - | n/a | - | #1 | - |
| Cinematographer: Dariusz Wolski | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Composer: Danny Elfman | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Director: Gore Verbinski | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Director: Sam Raimi | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Producer: Avi Arad | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Producer: Laura Ziskin | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Producer: Stan Lee | - | - | #3 | - | #2 | - |
| Writer: Ted Elliott | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Writer: Terry Rossio | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
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| Genres & Franchises | Dead Man's Chest | Revenge of the Sith | Spider-Man 2 | Shrek 2 | Spider-Man | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Brand: Marvel Comics | - | - | #3 | - | #2 | - |
| Franchise: Pirates of the Caribbean | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Franchise: Spider-Man | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Genre: Adventure - Period | #1 | - | - | - | - | #4 |
| Genre: Comic Book Adaptation | - | - | #5 | - | #4 | - |
| Genre: Pirate | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Genre: Superhero | - | - | #5 | - | #4 | - |
| Genre: Swashbuckler | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Genre: Treasure Hunt | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Showdown: 'Pirates' Vs. 'Pirates' | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Showdown: All Time Openers | #3 | #5 | - | - | - | - |
| Showdown: Sparrow Vs. Wonka Vs. Mad Hatter | #1 | - | - | - | - | #4 |
| Showdown: Spider-Man Versus Himself | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Showdown: Summer Spectacular | #2 | #4 | #5 | #1 | #3 | #6 |
| Showdown: Uber-Blockbuster Showdown | - | #3 | #5 | #1 | #2 | - |
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| Chart Rankings | Dead Man's Chest | Revenge of the Sith | Spider-Man 2 | Shrek 2 | Spider-Man | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| All Time Domestic | #10 | #19 | #21 | #8 | #14 | #40 |
| All Time Adjusted | #46 | #60 | #55 | #32 | #36 | #94 |
| All Time Worldwide | #10 | #33 | #43 | #26 | #37 | #63 |
| Yearly 2004 | - | - | #2 | #1 | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2004 | - | - | #3 | #1 | - | - |
| Worldwide Openings | #40 | #12 | #36 | #59 | #61 | - |
| Worldwide Yearly 2004 | - | - | #3 | #1 | - | - |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | #74 | #18 | - | - | - | - |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | - | #2 | #7 | #3 | - | #36 |
| Opening Weeks | #6 | #18 | #21 | #25 | #17 | #121 |
| Opening Day Gross | #15 | #17 | #23 | - | #25 | - |
| Opening Wednesdays | - | - | #5 | #29 | - | #23 |
| Single Day Gross | #18 | #22 | #43 | #28 | #32 | #523 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross | #36 | #2 | #4 | #9 | #28 | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross | #27 | #61 | #3 | #58 | - | #47 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross | #6 | #32 | #16 | #64 | #31 | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross | #8 | #42 | #29 | #52 | #47 | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #12 | #29 | #31 | #44 | #19 | - |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #11 | #24 | #1 | #5 | #55 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #10 | #17 | #30 | #9 | #12 | #206 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #8 | #11 | #50 | #9 | #16 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | #37 | #1 | #8 | #72 | - | #61 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross | #9 | #39 | #21 | #72 | #38 | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | #28 | #80 | #5 | #50 | #88 | #34 |
| Non-Holiday Monday Gross | #5 | #11 | - | #17 | #21 | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #12 | #17 | #52 | #27 | #13 | #183 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #12 | #17 | #50 | #27 | #13 | #162 |
| Sunday Share of Opening Weekends | - | #170 | - | #135 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends | #11 | #20 | #33 | #21 | #16 | #159 |
| Opening Weekends - July | #4 | - | #6 | - | - | #30 |
| Opening Weekends - May | - | #8 | - | #9 | #6 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #7 | #14 | #23 | #15 | #10 | #109 |
| Eleventh Weekends | #144 | - | - | #139 | - | #32 |
| Ninth Weekends | #62 | - | - | #82 | #86 | #27 |
| Tenth Weekends | #124 | - | - | #100 | #110 | #26 |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #7 | #10 | #14 | #31 | #16 | - |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #11 | #15 | #27 | #134 | #19 | - |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | #10 | #9 | #20 | #41 | #24 | - |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #7 | #8 | #10 | #29 | #26 | - |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #7 | #9 | #8 | #30 | #26 | #93 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #7 | #12 | #10 | #32 | #22 | - |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #7 | #12 | #14 | #35 | #19 | - |
| Twelfth Weekends | - | - | - | #177 | - | #62 |
| Twelfth Weekends | #163 | - | - | #161 | - | #48 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #9 | #8 | #17 | #30 | #26 | #109 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday | - | - | #5 | #7 | - | #25 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #75 | #152 | #151 | #148 | #149 | - |
| Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive) | - | - | - | #139 | - | #114 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #60 | #139 | #138 | #135 | #136 | - |
| Consecutive Weekends In Top 10 | - | - | - | #117 | - | #92 |
| Labor Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #183 | - | - | - | - | #41 |
| Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | - | #12 | - | #5 | #34 | - |
| Independence Day Weekends | - | #188 | #2 | #145 | - | - |
| Second Weekends | #8 | #14 | #31 | #5 | #6 | #72 |
| Third Weekends | #9 | #36 | #39 | #5 | #3 | #49 |
| Fourth Weekends | #16 | #54 | #53 | #11 | #4 | #24 |
| Fifth Weekends | #45 | #65 | #103 | #15 | #11 | #22 |
| Sixth Weekends | #76 | #127 | #159 | #27 | #26 | #35 |
| Seventh Weekends | #96 | #165 | - | #70 | #28 | #36 |
| Eighth Weekends | #96 | - | - | #77 | #70 | #12 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #449 | #346 | #333 | #103 | #156 | #50 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #953 | #762 | #739 | #243 | #349 | #121 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1390 | #1126 | #1096 | #385 | #542 | #205 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #3045 | #2584 | #2535 | #1209 | #1547 | #827 |
| Rated PG-13 | #6 | #12 | #14 | - | #8 | #27 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #11 | #17 | #25 | - | #14 | #101 |
| Widest Releases | #28 | #140 | #20 | #18 | #71 | #283 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #23 | #122 | #21 | #19 | #145 | #345 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #18 | #64 | #16 | - | #78 | #182 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #19 | #77 | #15 | - | #37 | #158 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #11 | #16 | #28 | #37 | #20 | #111 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #10 | #9 | #18 | #32 | #26 | #79 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #7 | #13 | #11 | #28 | #20 | #61 |
| Fastest to $250 million | #7 | #8 | #11 | #13 | #16 | #51 |
| Fastest to $300 million | #8 | #10 | #14 | #11 | #15 | #36 |
| Fastest to $350 million | #5 | #12 | #13 | #7 | #11 | - |
| Fastest to $400 million | #6 | - | - | #5 | #9 | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #496 | #491 | #479 | #470 | #487 | #396 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #118 | #112 | #114 | #97 | #105 | #64 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #187 | #97 | #71 | #171 | #120 | #49 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2004 Releases) | - | - | #4 | #17 | - | - |
| Yearly (Wide) 2004 | - | - | #2 | #1 | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2004 | - | - | #3 | #1 | - | - |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | #2 | #5 | #1 | - | #34 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #3 | #12 | #11 | #14 | #8 | #110 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted | #37 | #1 | #2 | #5 | #22 | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #37 | #66 | #3 | #59 | #77 | #43 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #3 | #31 | #15 | #64 | #22 | #75 |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #7 | #42 | #26 | #49 | #37 | #61 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #10 | #21 | #22 | #35 | #14 | - |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #11 | #23 | #1 | #3 | #46 | #124 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #7 | #10 | #20 | #5 | #3 | #168 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #8 | #9 | #42 | #5 | #6 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #45 | #1 | #7 | #70 | #92 | #53 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #6 | #38 | #19 | #73 | #29 | #84 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #31 | #85 | #4 | #40 | #78 | #27 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | #10 | #19 | #72 | #34 | #4 | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #9 | #18 | #62 | #33 | #4 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - July | #3 | - | #5 | - | - | #32 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - May | - | #7 | - | #6 | #4 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #6 | #15 | #28 | #14 | #8 | #146 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #6 | #11 | #19 | #10 | #8 | #99 |
| Eleventh Weekends Adjusted | #195 | - | - | #183 | - | #50 |
| Ninth Weekends Adjusted | #118 | - | - | #138 | #132 | #51 |
| Tenth Weekends Adjusted | #193 | - | - | #152 | #146 | #43 |
| Twelfth Weekends Adjusted | #189 | - | - | #182 | - | #74 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday Adjusted | - | - | #2 | #6 | - | - |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #9 | #12 | #32 | #3 | #2 | #60 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #12 | #51 | #43 | #8 | #2 | #55 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #30 | #92 | #78 | #16 | #4 | #32 |
| Fifth Weekends Adjusted | #96 | #115 | #168 | #40 | #29 | #47 |
| Sixth Weekends Adjusted | #147 | - | - | #52 | #41 | #69 |
| Seventh Weekends Adjusted | #185 | - | - | #122 | #59 | #67 |
| Eighth Weekends Adjusted | #174 | - | - | #126 | #105 | #29 |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #9 | #13 | #12 | - | #7 | #24 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #6 | #13 | #21 | - | #8 | #98 |
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