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) Disney Pictures logo. Rossio and Elliot discovered the novel "On Stranger Tides" during production of "Dead Man's Chest" and "At World's End" and decided to use it as the basis for a fourth film. As Gore Verbinski was unavailable, Bruckheimer invited Rob Marshall to direct the film. Elliott and Rossio decided to do a stand-alone film, with a story that would support new characters, and incorporate elements from the novel, such as Blackbeard, the Fountain of Youth and mermaids—the latter two having been already alluded to in the previous films. Depp, Rush, Greg Ellis and Kevin McNally returned to their