1. Pirates of the Caribbean Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a theme park ride, a series of films and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications. The franchise originates with the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, which opened at Disneyland in 1967, the last Disney theme park attraction overseen by Walt Disney. As of August 2006, Pirates of the Caribbean attractions can be found at four Disney theme parks and their related films have grossed more than US$2.7 billionWalt DisneyfilmsPirates of the CaribbeanDisneyland1967Walt DisneyDisney theme parksUS$

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)2003 Director: Gore VerbinskiGore Verbinski Writers (WGA):WGA Ted ElliottTed Elliott (screen story) & Terry Rossio (screen story) Terry Rossio Release Date: 9 July 2003 (USA) User Rating: Top 250: #234 8.0/10 266,319 votes 266,319 votes

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)2006 Director: Gore Verbinski Writers (WGA):WGA Ted ElliottTed Elliott (written by) & Terry Rossio (written by) Terry Rossio Release Date: 7 July 2006 (USA) User Rating: 7.3/10 167,289 votes 167,289 votes

4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)2007 Director: Gore Verbinski Writers (WGA):WGA Ted ElliottTed Elliott (written by) & Terry Rossio (written by) Terry Rossio Release Date: 24 May 2007 (Croatia) User Rating: 7.0/10 149,271 votes149,271 votes