Pirates remained the top movie for the third weekend

Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest remained the top movie for the third straight weekend, hauling in $35-million (U.S.) and lifting its total to $321.7-million after just 17 days, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Disney sequel passed the $305-million domestic total that its predecessor, 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, rang up during its entire six-month run.
Hollywood continued its modest rebound after a 2005 slump in which movie attendance fell 8 per cent from the previous years. So far this year, attendance is up 3.8 per cent compared to 2005, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Summer attendance had been running slightly behind 2005's but now is four per cent ahead because of a surge the past three weekends.
On its 16th day of release Saturday, Dead Man's Chest became the fastest movie to cross the $300-million mark, beating the previous best pace of 17 days set last year by Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith.
Within a week, Dead Man's Chest is expected to top the $339.7-million take of Finding Nemo and become Disney's top-grossing movie.
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