16 h, may 24, 2011 y - GUARDIAN POTC4 blows everyone else out of the water

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Have distributors given in? Rob Marshall-directed fourth in the franchise had blanket UK screenings, even at arthouse cinemas

Four years after Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End left British cinemagoers a little less than satisfied and a good deal confused, the question remained: just how big an appetite would there be for a fourth helping of Captain Jack Sparrow? The answer: a healthy one. On Stranger Tides debuted with an impressive £11.63m, including £3.07m in Wednesday and Thursday previews. That's the biggest opening of 2011 by a considerable margin, beating Paul (£5.52m), Thor (£5.45m) and Fast & Furious 5 (£5.33m).

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