<P> The Curse of the Black Pearl was the third highest - grossing 2003 film in North America (behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Finding Nemo) and fourth worldwide (behind The Return of the King, Finding Nemo and The Matrix Reloaded). Dead Man's Chest was the most successful film of 2006 worldwide, and At World's End led the worldwide grosses in 2007, though being only fourth in North America (behind Spider - Man 3, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Shrek the Third). On Stranger Tides was the third highest - grossing film of 2011 worldwide (behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows--Part 2 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon) and the fifth in North America . The first three sequels broke box office records upon release, of which the most notable are the opening - weekend record in North America (Dead Man's Chest), the Memorial - Day weekend record in North America (At World's End) and the opening - weekend record outside North America (On Stranger Tides). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Rotten Tomatoes </Th> <Th> Metacritic </Th> <Th> CinemaScore </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Curse of the Black Pearl </Td> <Td> 79% (210 reviews) </Td> <Td> 63 (40 reviews) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dead Man's Chest </Td> <Td> 54% (220 reviews) </Td> <Td> 53 (37 reviews) </Td> <Td> A − </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> At World's End </Td> <Td> 45% (220 reviews) </Td> <Td> 50 (36 reviews) </Td> <Td> A − </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> On Stranger Tides </Td> <Td> 32% (262 reviews) </Td> <Td> 45 (39 reviews) </Td> <Td> B+ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dead Men Tell No Tales </Td> <Td> 29% (230 reviews) </Td> <Td> 39 (45 reviews) </Td> <Td> A − </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Rotten Tomatoes </Th> <Th> Metacritic </Th> <Th> CinemaScore </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Curse of the Black Pearl </Td> <Td> 79% (210 reviews) </Td> <Td> 63 (40 reviews) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

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