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Arrrrg-uably the best thing for Hollywood since Toby: Who knew that in these uncertain times, the hero America would need most would be a vaguely-gay, morally bankrupt pirate? Sorry, Superman.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest shattered the weekend box-office record with an estimated take of $132 million in the United States and Canada — bigger than Spiderman! Bigger, for those of you who think Entourage is a documentary, than Aquaman.
The results are being heralded as proof that Hollywood’s slump is over, marking the eighth straight weekend of year-over-year gains.
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