Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End opened last night. Most industry experts predict that it will take the bulk of the Memorial Day weekend box office. But the true question is: how much money will the movie earn? The Hollywood Reporter reports that Pirates is playing in a record 4,362 theaters, priming it for a huge pay-off. Last year's Pirates movie became the biggest opening weekend of all time when it earned $135.6 million. This record was broken by Spiderman 3, which earned $151.1 million in its opening weekend. Insiders are predicting that Pirates 3 will overtake Spiderman 3 this weekend, and that the combined power of Pirates 3, Spiderman 3, and Shrek the Third could make this one of the biggest Memorial Day weekends of all time.
Unfortunately, as with Spiderman 3, the critical buzz surrounding the opening of Pirates is that the movie was crafted more as a product of a franchise than a cohesive film. At over two and a half hours, the movie is extremely long, and some reviewers are saying that it is something of an incomprehensible mix of plotlines as the producers are trying to cram everything possible into the movie. Johnny Depp fans will surely be overjoyed to see his latest vampy turn as Captain Jack Sparrow, however. Yo ho.
In other news ...
How amazing was the Lost finale?
SPOILER SPACE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT GOTTEN AROUND TO WATCHING IT YET
I figured out that the flashbacks were flash-forwards right away due to Jack's depressive behavior, but his final interlude with Kate brought forth so many questions - Who was in the coffin? One of the castaways? Why would Kate not attend the funeral? Is she in hiding? When is the group actually rescued (clearly, the "rescue" at the end of the episode must be a red herring)? Why does Jack want to go back to the island? What an episode!
R.I.P., Charlie Pace.
