‘Pirates of the Caribbean 4’ sails past $1 billion in global ticket sales

Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has become the eighth movie to gross more than $1 billion (£620m) worldwide.

The fourth instalment of the adventure films, starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane, has currently made approximately $1.009bn (£626m).

An estimated $234.2m (£145m) has come from domestic sales at the US box office, with an extra $774.7m (£480m) earned internationally, according to Box Office Mojo.

On Stranger Tides is also the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie to reach the landmark total after Dead Man’s Chest, which finished with a total of $1.066bn (£661m).