Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
53Kernel Score — Mixed or Average, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A 53 Metascore on a $200M budget might sting, but the $1.07B worldwide gross suggests audiences were far less conflicted than critics—a textbook case of spectacle outrunning substance at the box office.
Director track record: Gore Verbinski
Dead Man's Chest (53) trails Gore Verbinski's 56.1-point average across his other 9 scored films, falling short of his best-reviewed work, Rango (75).
Lead track record: Johnny Depp
The film (53) sits well below Johnny Depp's 61-point average across his other 27 scored films, trailing his best-reviewed performance, Before Night Falls (85).
Box office
Budget $200M · Box office $1,066.2M