Pirates plunders Irish box office record

THE sequel to hit film Pirates of the Caribbean has broken the Irish boxoffice record, taking in more than €5 million to date.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest – has become Buena Vista’s biggest box office result ever in this country.

The sequel surpassed the previous record holder, The Chronicles of Narnia, which took €4.8m, and overtook other films including the 2003 original, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Toy Story II and Veronica Guerin. Buena Vista International (BVI) Ireland said the film has opened at number one in every international territory where it has been released.