13 Years Later, Disney’s First PG-13 Movie Is a Streaming Hit



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Johnny Depp‘s high-profile legal battle with his ex, Amber Heard, was one of the most talked-about film-related stories of the decade. The time since hasn’t been kind to either, and Depp is only just getting back into the saddle of movie-making. The upcoming Christmas effort Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol will mark his return to the big screen, followed by his first major starring role post-lawsuit in Day Drinker, an action thriller also starring Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks), Penélope Cruz (The Invite), and Manu Ríos (Elite).

Directed by Marc Webb, who himself is looking for somewhat of a comeback following the disaster that was the live-action Snow White remake in 2025, Day Drinker has now adopted a release date once held for Mel Gibson‘s The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One, on March 26, 2027. Gibson’s biblical return has now been postponed to May 6, 2027. But the character comeback many are waiting for is in Depp’s most iconic role: Captain Jack Sparrow, in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

We already know that a sixth film in Disney’s blockbuster franchise, which boasted its first PG-13 movie, is in the works. Franchise producer Jerry Bruckheimer previously hinted that a role for Depp’s Sparrow might already be in the script, but will he be joined by other originals, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley? Plenty more is to be known about the next installment, but clearly its mere existence is exciting fans, which has led to the first installment, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, being currently one of the ten most-streamed movies on Disney+ in the U.S.



















Collider Exclusive · Universe Personality Quiz
Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most?
Star Wars · Lord of the Rings · Harry Potter · Game of Thrones · Star Trek

Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one.

🚀Star Wars

💍Lord of the Rings

🧙Harry Potter

👑Game of Thrones

🖖Star Trek

01

What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning?
Every universe is built around a different answer to this question.





02

Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit?
The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully.





03

How do you prefer your conflicts resolved?
The shape of a world’s conflicts tells you everything about its soul.





04

Who do you want beside you when things get difficult?
Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for.





05

What is your relationship with power?
How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are.





06

How does your universe treat good and evil?
A world’s moral architecture tells you more about it than any map.





07

What role would you naturally fall into?
Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying?





08

What do you ultimately believe about the future?
The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you.





Your Universe Has Been Chosen
You Belong In…

Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.


A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Star Wars

You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.

  • You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance.
  • You’d find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources.
  • Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story.
  • The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is.


Middle-earth

Lord of the Rings

You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.

  • Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate.
  • You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival.
  • Tolkien’s universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance.
  • Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world.


The Wizarding World

Harry Potter

You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.

  • The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle.
  • You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete.
  • Harry Potter’s universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying.
  • That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely.


Westeros · The Known World

Game of Thrones

You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.

  • Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation.
  • You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don’t confuse the world as it is with the world as you’d like it to be.
  • Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer.
  • Winter always comes. You are already prepared.


The United Federation of Planets

Star Trek

You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.

  • Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear.
  • You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is.
  • The Federation is the universe’s most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better?
  • You don’t just hope that’s possible. You think it’s the only thing worth working toward.

‘Curse of the Black Pearl’ Was an Enormous Hit

You don’t spawn a hugely successful franchise by chance. The first installment in the franchise, based on a Disney theme park attraction, earned a huge $654 million worldwide, against a reported budget of $140 million. This made it the fourth-highest-grossing film worldwide in 2003, behind The Matrix Reloaded, Finding Nemo, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is currently available to stream on Disney+. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.


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Release Date

July 9, 2003

Runtime

143 minutes

Director

Gore Verbinski


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