Bad reviews be damned, the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise continues to cement itself as critic proof this week.
Reuters reports that the latest installment “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” has, as of Tuesday and after less than a week of release, pulled in a whopping $415 million at the worldwide box office.
Though the film has slightly under performed domestically with $104.4 million thus far, the drop-off has been made back and then some by global audiences who can’t get enough of Jack Sparrow – particularly in Russia and China.
Early estimates have the film taking in a $346.4 million worldwide opening weekend haul, making it the fourth biggest behind only “Spider-Man 3,” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and its immediate predecessor “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”.
