Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides the UK on BBC One, it was watched by a total of 5.4 million viewers, making it the third-most watched program that night, according to overnight figures. "On Stranger Tides" earned $241.1 million in the North America and $804.6 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $1.045 billion. It is the 23rd highest-grossing film worldwide, the third-highest-grossing 2011 film, the second-most successful installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, the eleventh-highest-grossing Disney feature and the third highest-grossing fourth film in a franchise (behind "Jurassic World" and ""). On its worldwide opening weekend, it grossed $350.6 million, surpassing
Pirates of the Caribbean (film series) 3-D and IMAX 3D. "On Stranger Tides" succeeded in also grossing more than $1 billion, becoming the second film in the franchise and only the eighth film in history to achieve this. The franchise has grossed over $4.5 billion worldwide; it is the twelfth-highest-grossing film series of all time and it was the first franchise where more than one film grossed $1 billion worldwide. Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to save Turner's love, Elizabeth Swann, from cursed pirates led by Jack's mutinous former first mate, Captain Barbossa. Jack wants revenge against Barbossa, who left