Can a lady in the water turn the box office tide against Capt. Jack Sparrow, the Los Angeles Daily News reports? Which one of the Wilson brothers will get bragging rights? And how will the slackers in “Clerks II” fare with moviegoers after a 12-year gap since the first film?
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” is expected to become the first 2006 release to sail over the $300 million mark this weekend as it tries to hang on and become the No. 1 movie in the marketplace for three straight weeks. No other movie this year has managed a three-peat.