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Jerry Bruckheimer: A long history of No. 1s for Disney
The venerable franchise returned in 3D without Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, but it did bring on Penelope Cruz, right, as Jack Sparrow’s love interest. It made more than $1 billion worldwide on a budget of $300 million. Opened: May 2011. Domestic gross: $241 million. (Peter Mountain / Associated Press / Disney)
The second installment in the “Pirates” saga sailed away with an international box office gross of more than $1 billion, though it got less favorable reviews than its predecessor. It was the year’s highest grossing movie. Opened: July 2006. Domestic gross: $423 million. (Peter Mountain / Associated Press / Disney)
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