Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Tops Weekend Box Office

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides topped the weekend box office. On Friday, Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz's adventure flick pulled in $35 million in the U.S. and Canada. The film earned an additional $32 million on Saturday. Worldwide, the film earned $256.3 million, making it the biggest international opening ever. Kristen Wiig's R-rated comedy Bridesmaids came in second place at box office, pulling in $6.4 million on Friday and $8.2 million on Saturday. Chris Hemsworth's action film Thor came into its third weekend in third place at the box office, earning $15.5 million. The family film Rio was the fourth-highest weekend earner, followed by Priest 3D and Jumping the Broom. Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin's romantic comedy Something Borrowed pulled in only $3.4 million this weekend.

Johnny Depp Laps Up Warm Reception for Pirates of the Caribbean

On Saturday night, the Cannes Film Festival took a rest from art-house fare to welcome the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides to La Croisette. Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush all trod the red carpet at the premiere of the fourth film in the staggeringly successful fantasy series. Costing somewhere in the vicinity of $200 million (€141 million) to produce, the noisy, busy film, which involves a search for the fountain of youth, is the first of the series to be presented in 3D. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is on general release from Wednesday.