Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean
Created by	Walt Disney (attraction) Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (films)
Original work	Pirates of the Caribbean (1967)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	1967–present
Print publications
Novel(s)	See Books
Comics	See Comic books
Films and television
Film(s)	List The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Dead Man's Chest (2006) At World's End (2007) On Stranger Tides (2011) Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Games
Video game(s)	List of video games
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)	Pirates of the Caribbean (since 1967) Battle for the Sunken Treasure (since 2016) The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow (2012–14)
a Crossover work where characters and settings from this franchise appear.

Pirates of the Caribbean is a Disney media franchise encompassing numerous theme park rides, a series of films, and spin-off novels, as well as a number of related video games and other media publications. The franchise originated with Walt Disney's theme park ride of the same name, which opened at Disneyland in 1967 and was one of the last Disneyland attractions overseen by Walt Disney. Disney based the ride on pirate legends, folklore and novels, such as those by Italian writer Emilio Salgari.

Pirates of the Caribbean became a media franchise in the 2000s with the release of The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003; it was followed by four sequels. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and originally written by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, the films have grossed over $4.5 billion worldwide by 2019,^[1] putting the film franchise 16th in the list of all-time highest-grossing franchises and film series. The rides can be found at five Disney theme park resorts.