What is Pirates of the Caribbean?
{{italictitle}} '''''Pirates of the Caribbean''''' is a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] franchise made of [[Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction)|theme park rides]], a [[Pirates of the Caribbean (movie series)|movie series]], and [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] novels. Some [[List of Pirates of the Caribbean video games|video games]] have also been made. The franchise started with the theme park ride of the same name, which opened at [[Disneyland]] in 1967. ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' became a media franchise in the 2000s with the release of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' in 2003. The rides can be found at five [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products|Disney theme park resorts]]. The movies created by [[Ted Elliott (screenwriter)|Ted Elliott]] and [[Terry Rossio]] have made over {{US$|4.5 billion|long=no|link=yes}} worldwide by 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnnydeppmovieslist.org/#ByWWSales |title=Johnny Depp Movies List by Box Office Sales |publisher=JohnnyDeppMoviesList.org |access-date=January 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524193026/http://johnnydeppmovieslist.org/#ByWWSales |archive-date=May 24, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Pirates of the Caribbean|*]] {{stub}}