{{Tietolaatikko:Elokuva
| nimi-suomi        = Pirates of the Caribbean (elokuvasarja)
| nimi-alkuperäinen = Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
| kuva              = PiratesDVDs.jpg
| kuvateksti        = 
| ohjaaja           = Gore Verbinski
| käsikirjoittaja   = Ted Elliott ja Terry Rossio
| tuottaja          = Jerry Bruckheimer
| säveltäjä         = 
| kuvaaja           = 
| leikkaaja         = 
| pääosat           = Johnny Depp<br>Orlando Bloom<br>Keira Knightley<br>Geoffrey Rush<br>Jack Davenport<br>Bill Nighy<br>Tom Hollander<br>Stellan Skarsgård<br>Naomie Harris<br>Jonathan Pryce
| maa               = Yhdysvallat
| tuotantoyhtiö     = Walt Disney Pictures
| ensi-ilta         = 2003–2007
| kesto             = 461 min (yhteensä)
| kieli             = Englanti
| ikäraja           = 
| budjetti          = $665 miljoonaa (yhteensä)
| edeltäjä          = 
| seuraaja          = 
| kotisivut         = 
| imdb              = 
| elonet            = 
}}
'''Pirates of the Caribbean''' on sarja yhdysvaltalaisia seikkailuelokuvia, joista ensimmäinen tehtiin vuonna Walt Disney teemapuiston laitteen pohjalta.

Pirates of the caribbean -trilogian ensimmäinen elokuva ilmestyi valkokankaalle $1&nbsp;066&nbsp;179&nbsp;725.
Trilogian viimeinen osa, Pirates of the Caribbean: Maailman laidalla sai ensi-iltansa maailmanlaajuisesti 25. toukokuuta 2007. Nämä 3 elokuvaa ovat jo yhteensä tuottaneet 2,79 miljardia dollaria maailmanlaajuisesti.
==Elokuvat==
{| class="prettytable"
!Elokuva
! Julkaisupäivä
! Maailmanlaajuinen <br> lippukassa
! Maailmanlaajuinen <br> lippukassa (adjusted)
|-
|''1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Mustan helmen kirous''
| 9. heinäkuuta 2003
|$654,264,015  	
|$733,355,856
|-
|''2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Kuolleen miehen kirstu''
| 7. heinäkuuta 2006
|$1,066,179,725  	 
|$1,100,297,476
|-
|''3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Maailman laidalla''
| 25. toukokuuta 2007
|$960,713,181
|$960,713,181  	 
|-
| colspan=2 | '''Kaikki 1–3 elokuvaa yhteensä'''  4. lokakuuta 2007 mennessä
|'''$2,680,885,948'''
|'''$2,794,366,513'''
|}

{{Infobox Film
| name           =Pirates of the Caribbean
| image          =PiratesDVDs.jpg
| caption        =2007 DVD box set
| director       =Gore Verbinski
| writer         =Ted Elliott<br />Terry Rossio
| producer       =Jerry Bruckheimer
| starring       =Johnny Depp<br>Orlando Bloom<br>Keira Knightley<br>Geoffrey Rush<br>Jack Davenport<br>Jonathan Pryce<br>Kevin McNally<br>Mackenzie Crook<br>Lee Arenberg<br>Bill Nighy<br>Tom Hollander<br>Naomie Harris<br>Stellan Skarsgård<br>Chow Yun-Fat
| distributor    =Buena Vista Pictures
| released       =2003 &ndash; present
| country        =
| runtime        =461 minutes
| language       =English
| gross          =$2.7 billion
}}
'''''Pirates of the Caribbean''''' is a trilogy of Walt Disney theme park ride of the same name, and follow the pirate Captain big screen on 2003 with ''2006. The sequel proved to be very successful, breaking records worldwide the day of its premiere. In the end it acquired a total of $1,066,179,725 at the worldwide 2007. Altogether, the film franchise has grossed over $2.79 billion worldwide.

==Development==
During the early 1990s,<ref name="perfection"></ref> screenwriters Pirates of the Caribbean'' ride. In their original pitch, Will Turner was the lead role, and the villainous pirates were searching for treasure. Steven Spielberg expressed interest, and wanted to cast Bill Murray, Robin Williams or Steve Martin as Jack Sparrow. Disney was already making ''Muppet Treasure Island'' at the time and did not give permission for the film to be made because the two had similar storylines.<ref>Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, B105 FM on July 10 2006</ref>

Disney had Jay Wolpert write a script based on the ride, which producer Jerry Bruckheimer rejected, feeling it was, "a straight pirate movie."<ref name="talk"></ref> Stuart Beattie was brought in to rewrite the script in March 2002, due to his knowledge of piracy,<ref name="greg"></ref> and later that month Elliott and Rossio were brought in.<ref name="talk"/> Elliott and Rossio were inspired by the opening narration of the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' theme park ride, and decided to give the film a supernatural edge.<ref name="writers"></ref> As the budget rose, Michael Eisner and Bob Iger threatened to cancel the film, though Bruckheimer changed their minds when he showed them concept art and animatics.<ref></ref>

In May 2002 Ned Kelly'', suggested it to him.<ref></ref> Tom Wilkinson was negotiated with to play Governor Swann,<ref name="greg"/> but the role went to Jonathan Pryce, whom Depp idolized.<ref name="director"/>

Shooting for ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' began on October 9 2002 and wrapped by March 2003.<ref name="greg"/>  Before its release, many had expected the film to be a flop, as the pirate genre had not been successful for years, that the film was based on a theme park ride, and that Johnny Depp rarely made a big film.<ref></ref> However ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' became both a critical<ref name="rtcurse"></ref> and commercial<ref name="mojopearl"></ref> success.

Seeing the film's performance, the cast and crew signed on for two more sequels to be shot back-to-back,<ref></ref> a practical decision on Disney's part to allow more time with the same cast and crew.<ref name="plan"></ref> Writer Davy Jones, the ''Flying Dutchman'' and the Kraken, a mythology only mentioned twice in the first film. They also introduced the historical East India Trading Company, who for them represented a counterpoint to the themes of personal freedom represented by pirates.<ref></ref>

Filming for the sequels began on Dead Man's Chest''  finishing on March 1, 2006,<ref></ref>, and 
''At World's End'' on January 10 2007.<ref name="aloha"></ref>

==Films==
===Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)===

Elizabeth Swann, daughter of the Governor of Jamaica, is kidnapped by the crew of the Black Pearl, led by Captain Hector Barbossa, in order to release a curse placed on them after stealing Aztec gold. Blacksmith Will Turner, a friend of Elizabeth who is also in love with her, persuades pirate captain Jack Sparrow to help him in the rescue.

===Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)===

Lord Davy Jones.

===Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)===