Pirates of the Caribbean Directed by Gore Verbinski (1 -- 3) Rob Marshall (4) Joachim Rønning (5) Espen Sandberg (5) Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Screenplay by Ted Elliott (1 -- 4) Terry Rossio (1 -- 4) Jeff Nathanson (5) Story by Ted Elliott (1, 4) Terry Rossio (1 -- 5) Stuart Beattie (1) Jay Wolpert (1) Jeff Nathanson (5) Based on Pirates of the Caribbean by Walt Disney (1 -- 5) On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers (4) Starring Johnny Depp Geoffrey Rush Kevin McNally Orlando Bloom (1 -- 3, 5) Keira Knightley (1 -- 3, 5) Jack Davenport (1 -- 3) Jonathan Pryce (1 -- 3) Bill Nighy (2 -- 3) Stellan Skarsgård (2 -- 3) Tom Hollander (2 -- 3) Chow Yun - fat (3) Penélope Cruz (4) Ian McShane (4) Javier Bardem (5) Brenton Thwaites (5) Kaya Scodelario (5) (see below) Music by Klaus Badelt (1) Hans Zimmer (1 -- 4) Rodrigo y Gabriela (4) Eric Whitacre (4) Geoff Zanelli (5) Production company Walt Disney Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Release date The Curse of the Black Pearl: 000000002003 - 07 - 09 - 0000 July 9, 2003 Dead Man 's Chest: 000000002006 - 07 - 07 - 0000 July 7, 2006 At World 's End: 000000002007 - 05 - 25 - 0000 May 25, 2007 On Stranger Tides: 000000002011 - 05 - 20 - 0000 May 20, 2011 Dead Men Tell No Tales: 000000002017 - 05 - 26 - 0000 May 26, 2017 Running time 726 minutes (1 -- 5) Country United States Language English Budget Total (5 films): $1.274 billion Box office Total (5 films): $4,523,635,267
when was the first pirates of the caribbean movie released
July 9, 2003