26 May 2017 9:42 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Johnny Depp’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” set sail with $40 million worldwide during its first two days in theaters, with first-place openings in every market.
The $40 million figure does not include Friday’s earnings from China, where Disney is estimating a first-day total of $20 million.
The sequel grossed $5.5 million from Thursday night previews in the U.S., expanding to 4,276 locations on Friday. “Dead Men Tell No Tales” also generated the best 2017 first-day earnings in Germany, Austria, France, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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