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Posted at 10:43 a.m., Monday, July 10, 2006

'Pirates' sequel breaks weekend sales records

Gannett News Service

"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" raided box-office records this weekend. It had the biggest opening weekend ever at $132 million, according to early weekend box office estimates.

The movies that follow "Pirates" in box office take are listed below, in descending order, based on revenue (in millions):

2. "Spider-Man" (2002) $114.8

3. "Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith" (2005) $108.4

4. "Shrek 2" (2004) $108.0

5. "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006) $102.8

"Pirates" had the biggest single-day take Friday at $55.5 million. Other movies in the top five for opening-day revenue (in millions):

2. "Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of Sith" (5/19/05) $50.0

3. "X-Men: The Last Stand' (5/26/06) $45.1

4. "Shrek 2" (5/22/04) $44.8

5. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' (7/8/06) $44.7

Note: "Pirates" numbers are weekend estimates.

Source: Box Office Mojo.