PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN TELL NO TALES is already dropping off quickly at the U.S. box office. Last weekend, the Disney franchise adventure burst into theaters with a $78 million four-day domestic opening and a truly impressive $275 million worldwide gross. Dead Men Tell No Tales easily won the Memorial Weekend frame stateside over relatively weak competition, including the debut of Baywatch – which limped to a disappointing $23 million bow.
Though Pirates 5 did solid enough business everywhere, its domestic opening was somewhat light in comparison to other installments in the franchise, including Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End (which both cracked $100 million in their first weekends). For such a huge tentpole movie, $78 million over a four-day weekend against less-than-stiff competition could have been read as a sign of trouble. In fact, the overall box office performance for the Memorial Day weekend was the worst in nearly two decades.
Going into its second weekend, there are even more signs of trouble for Pirates 5. According to box office estimates, Dead Men Tell No Tales suffered a precipitous 74% drop in ticket sales from Friday-to-Friday, from $23 million on its first Friday to just $6.2 million on its second. Estimates had it coming in third this Friday behind Wonder Woman, which debuted to a very strong $39 million and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, which bowed to $8 million.
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