Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead man’s Chest has smashed US box office records by taking $132m (€103m) during its first three days on release.
The Disney sequel, which stars Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, sailed past Spider-Man’s 2002 haul of $114.8m (€89.6m).
The movie’s producers are also celebrating a three-fold increase over Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’s $46.6m (€36.4m) opening in 2003.
Top 10 weekend movies, based on preliminary studio :
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, $132 million
2. Superman Returns, $21.8 million
3. The Devil Wears Prada, $15.6 million
4. Click, $12 million
5. Cars, $10.3 million
6. Nacho Libre, $3.3 million
7. The Lake House, $2.8 million
8. The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, $2.5 million
9. Waist Deep, $1.8 million
10. The Break-Up, $1.6 million
