Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea...including him. Captain Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.

  • Release Date: July 7, 2017
  • Directors: Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg
  • Written By: Jeff Nathanson
  • Cast: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Golshifteh Farahani, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin R. McNally, Stephen Graham
Weekend Box Office: ‘Wonder Woman’ Outlasts Tom Cruise
Weekend Box Office: ‘Wonder Woman’ Outlasts Tom Cruise
Weekend Box Office: ‘Wonder Woman’ Outlasts Tom Cruise
If you only look at the surface numbers, this was a pretty predictable week at the box office. Wonder Woman did well, The Mummy did not, and everything else shook out accordingly. That being said, there’s some pretty interesting narratives emerging in the how and why of this weekend’s box office report. Let’s take a look at the rankings as of Sunday afternoon and dive into some of the specifics:
The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Trailer Remixed With Bad Reviews
The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Trailer Remixed With Bad Reviews
The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Trailer Remixed With Bad Reviews
Have you ever seen those movie ads on TV filled with gushing quotes from critics and thought to yourself, “I saw that movie; it was terrible. Where did they find these positive reviews?” If you have, you’re not alone — and you’re going to love ScreenCrush’s series, Critics Are Raving!, which balances the cinematic scales with trailers full of slightly more accurate (and slightly more negative) lines from reviews. Real critics. Real quotes. Really bad movies. That’s what’s Critics Are Raving! is all about.
Weekend Box Office: All Hail The Wondrous ‘Wonder Woman’
Weekend Box Office: All Hail The Wondrous ‘Wonder Woman’
Weekend Box Office: All Hail The Wondrous ‘Wonder Woman’
Based on how this weekend’s box office numbers shaped up, odds are good that you either saw Wonder Woman this weekend or you avoided the theater altogether. It was a record-setting few days for everyone’s favorite warrior princess  —  sorry, Xena  —  but things were decidedly less rosy if your movie was… well, literally anything else. Here are the box office estimates as of Sunday afternoon:
2017 Was the Worst Memorial Day Weekend Box Office Since 1999
2017 Was the Worst Memorial Day Weekend Box Office Since 1999
2017 Was the Worst Memorial Day Weekend Box Office Since 1999
Memorial Day is the official start of summer, but in Movieland, summer starts well before, in early May or even sooner. (I generally say there four season on the calendar but only two seasons for movies: Summer and Awards.) Still, Memorial Day is still supposed to be a big deal in movie theaters; kids have an extra day off from school and Hollywood delivers some of the season’s biggest offerings.
Box Office: ‘Pirates’ Plunders While ‘Baywatch’ Blunders
Box Office: ‘Pirates’ Plunders While ‘Baywatch’ Blunders
Box Office: ‘Pirates’ Plunders While ‘Baywatch’ Blunders
There was a time not so long ago when Memorial Day weekend was a big deal for Hollywood, but this weekend felt more like a bunch of under-performers gathering together and learning very little about life. Call it the anti-Breakfast Club, if you will. This certainly isn’t what Hollywood had in mind for most of the franchises, and while Johnny Depp’s latest pirate movie did OK, OK seems to be the operative word of the summer if you’re not a movie about superheroes or literate villagers. Here’s the weekend gross through Sunday afternoon:
Disney CEO Bob Iger Doesn’t Think Disney Was Hacked at All
Disney CEO Bob Iger Doesn’t Think Disney Was Hacked at All
Disney CEO Bob Iger Doesn’t Think Disney Was Hacked at All
Remember when Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales was held hostage by actual online pirates, and Disney was refusing to pay the ransom despite the hackers threatening to release the film online in 20-minute increments? Yeah, nothing happened with that, did it? Probably because, as Disney CEO Bob Iger said on Thursday, Disney was never actually hacked at all.
The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Franchise Won’t Continue Without Johnny Depp
The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Franchise Won’t Continue Without Johnny Depp
The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Franchise Won’t Continue Without Johnny Depp
Is Johnny Depp somehow Johnny Depp-proof? With the early receipts for the latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise now promising another blockbuster in the bag, it would appear that the actor’s somehow invulnerable to his own noxious public profile. Though the revelation that he had physically abused longtime partner Amber Heard came to light last year, it apparently hasn’t diminished his earning potential, and frustrating as that may be, it means we’re in for a whole lot more Depp. And if producer Jerry Bruckheimer has anything to say about, more Jack Sparrow in specific.
New ScreenX Format Debuts in U.S. With ‘Pirates 5’
New ScreenX Format Debuts in U.S. With ‘Pirates 5’
New ScreenX Format Debuts in U.S. With ‘Pirates 5’
The movies are getting bigger all the time — quite literally in the case of ScreenX, a new theatrical format from Korean company CJ 4DPLEX, the same company behind the 4DX technology you may have already seen invade your local multiplex. (We wrote about that experience here.) ScreenX is described as a “270-degree panoramic film viewing experience within a theater setting,” where in addition to the standard screen at the front of the house there are two additional screens, one on either side. Here’s an image of what it looks like:
Review: ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Is the Worst ‘Pirates’ Yet
Review: ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Is the Worst ‘Pirates’ Yet
Review: ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Is the Worst ‘Pirates’ Yet
When last we saw Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow he was, I don’t know, doing pirate stuff probably? After the first Pirates of the Caribbean, 2003’s The Curse of the Black Pearl, all these movies began to blend together. Some sword fights, a mystical MacGuffin, an all-powerful bad guy, a couple battles at sea, blather, mince, repeat. Even though the latest, Dead Men Tell No Tales, comes from a new pair of directors (Kon-Tiki’s Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg), it’s basically indistinguishable from the three previous sequels, except that it’s even worse than they were.
Being a Ghost's a Beach in a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Clip
Being a Ghost's a Beach in a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Clip
Being a Ghost's a Beach in a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Clip
Life kinda sucks when you’re a Disney pirate. One day you’re going about your business, plundering and looting in as family friendly a manner as you can muster, and the next thing you know you’re a undying ghost with all kinds of weird restrictions. Collect the gold, avoid moonlight, walk on water but not on land… honestly, is there even a rulebook for this sort of thing? The trial-and-error process these poor pirates must go through to figure out the boundaries of their life has to be exhausting.

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