The franchise’s domestic box office totals have also declined for the past three movies, with 2011’s On Stranger Tides grossing just $241 million in the U.S. The long-awaited fifth installment of the franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, aims to turn the tide.
A new TV spot for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales puts a lot of emphasis on the “Dead” part.
Bardem’s presence as a pirate risen from the dead is where the sequel finds its increased focus on themes of death, and that’s the focus of a new TV spot for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which you can watch in the above video.
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise remains a moneymaker for Disney, but has steadily declined in quality since 2003’s first installment, Curse of the Black Pearl.