Outside of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Pixar has been the brightest spot at Disney films.
Bloom, who also has appeared in "The Pirates of the Caribbean" film series, recently completed filming "Zulu" with Forest Whitaker.
British actor Bloom, who has starred in the hit Pirates of the Caribbean films, had been expected to testify against her if the case had gone to full trial.
Movies like the latest Pirates of the Caribbean, Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Adventures of Tintin each earned more than 75% of their total revenue internationally.
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There is a certain irony in the fact that the creator of Monkey Island had the idea while on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney World.
"Normally in film you can sit back a lot more and let it wash over you, " continues the star of Bend It Like Beckham and the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
Just look at what the company did with the Pirates of the Caribbean films the sequels may have disappointed fans and critics alike, but moviegoers still lined up to see them.
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It was a bona fide Hollywood star, featured in the 1962 film version of "Mutiny on the Bounty, " which starred Marlon Brando, and more recently in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise that starred Johnny Depp.
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's Fox--so that it can sell "official" Monopoly games based on the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, the Pirates of the Caribbean movie and the television show The Simpsons. (Schulte does pay a small royalty to colleges, typically 7% to 9% of the wholesale price of the game.) This strategy keeps costs down, helping Late for the Sky compete on price.
's (nyse: NWS - news - people ) Fox--so that it can sell "official" Monopoly games based on the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, the Pirates of the Caribbean movie and the television show The Simpsons. (Schulte does pay a small royalty to colleges, typically 7% to 9% of the wholesale price of the game.) This strategy keeps costs down, helping Late for the Sky compete on price.
Director Gore Verbinksi (who also did the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films) recorded the stars acting out their parts together in a studio instead of having the actors read their lines separately.
Rounding out the top five at the box office: Shrek the Third, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
In 2010, Pinewood's facilities were used for the latest Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter films.
But this year will have the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Cars 2 all of which are expected to perform very well at the box office.
Hence the reason why Disneyland put hotels within walking and shuttle distance: stay the night and come back early the next morning to ride Pirates of the Caribbean and grab an early fast pass for the latest attraction, Star Tours.
DVDs top sellers included Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
But a fifth of the films, such as Pirates of the Caribbean I and II, had already been made and investors were merely buying a share of the rights.
Host McKenzie Westmore, along with judges Ve Neill (The Hunger Games, The Amazing Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean), Glenn Hetrick (CSI: New York, The Hunger Games, Heroes), and Neville Page (Avatar, Prometheus), return for Season Four.
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His prolific CV includes scores for Driving Miss Daisy, Thelma and Louise, True Romance, Gladiator and the last three Pirates of the Caribbean films.
At the same time, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides managed to largely offset the revenue drop, but hurt profitability given its own higher costs.
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Just weeks after Spidey and Shrek set box office records for Sony and DreamWorks, the Walt Disney Co. gets its shot at the title tonight when it rolls out Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the third installment in the swashbuckling series.
Notably, during the time when the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean movies were released, Disney was close to its global box office market share peak.
He may go weird (see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sweeney Todd, etc. etc.) but at this point in his career he never goes psycho.
If Disney could call the Gore Verbinski-helmed, Johnny Depp-starring western Pirates of the Caribbean 5: The Lone Ranger, they certainly would.
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Now most of the revenue at the consumer products division is generated from lines like Pirates of the Caribbean and Toy Story.
McCain may be fighting a bunch of cold-hearted gangsters, but the game is rarely as violent as many other LEGO entries such as Pirates of the Caribbean or Lord of the Rings.
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Today, Skyfall moved into the number ten spot on the all-time worldwide box office list, replacing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
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Some of the major movies now on 3D Blu-ray disc include Avatar, The Lion King, Cars 2, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
And we close with the wide-release action sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
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But films released in the same quarter last year, including Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Ratatouille, were even more successful.
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