Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean:
At World's End
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGore Verbinski
Written by
Based on
Produced byJerry Bruckheimer
Starring
CinematographyDariusz Wolski
Edited by
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates
  • May 19, 2007 (2007-05-19) (Disneyland Resort)
  • May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25) (United States)
Running time
169 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$300 million[2]
Box office$963.4 million[2]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a 2007 American epic fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski. The film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. The sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), it is the third installment (and the final film of the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Set a few months after Dead Man's Chest, the story follows a desperate quest to locate and rescue Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), trapped on a sea of sand in Davy Jones' Locker, and convene the Brethren Court in a war against the East India Trading Company. In an uneasy alliance, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), and the crew of the Black Pearl rescue Jack and prepare to fight Lord Cutler Beckett, who controls Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman.

Two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl were conceived in 2004, with Elliott and Rossio developing a story arc that would span both films. The film was shot in two shoots during 2005 and 2006, the former of which was released as Dead Man's Chest. This also marks the final film of the series to be directed by Verbinski. With a production budget of nearly US$300 million, it was, at time of production, the most expensive film ever made.

Buena Vista Pictures Distribution released At World's End in the United States on May 18, 2007, and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances and visual effects, but criticized its plot, pacing and runtime. It was the highest-grossing film of 2007, bringing in over $963 million. It was nominated at the 80th Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects, and won Favorite Movie Actor for Johnny Depp at the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards. A fourth film, On Stranger Tides, was released May 20, 2011.

  1. ^ "Pirates of the Caribbean – At World's End". British Board of Film Classification. May 9, 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
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