Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the second of a three part Pirates series, sold millions its first day out on DVD.
Walt Disney Pictures’ Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest made a huge impact in the DVD marketplace on Tuesday by selling 5 million copies in the US in its first day of release to DVD.
“We could not be more thrilled with the incredible success of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” commented Chapek. “This franchise is a genuine treasure for us and we are ecstatic that the momentum generated at theatrical has continued with the DVD release. Consumers have an insatiable appetite for all things Pirates Of The Caribbean.”
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest was released as both a deluxe 2-disc Special Edition DVD set and as a single-disc DVD. The single-disc DVD features screenwriter audio commentary and never-before-seen “Bloopers of the Caribbean.” The Special Edition features all the single disc bonus material, plus:
- limited availability holographic packaging
- a behind-the-scenes documentary
- a Captain Jack featurette
- a sword-fighting featurette
- “Creating The Kraken” on the film’s sea beast
- “Fly On The Set” – an on location view of filming
- a featurette on the legend of Davy Jones
- bonus program on the newly “re-Imagineered” Pirates of the Caribbean resort attraction
- red-carpet Hollywood premiere footage
- producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s personal on-set photo diary.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. The movie’s opening weekend remains the biggest in box-office history and is the highest-grossing Disney movie of all time, bringing in more than $423 million at the US box office
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