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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales ($230 million)

The Pirates of the Caribbean as a franchise has a history of having production difficulties and a consistent script. Much like the earlier things that have been said about movies in this franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales was trapped in a production hole for almost two years, starting with a legal battle, then creative differences, then budget issues, finalizing itself in massive production delays that cost Disney millions of dollars worth of unnecessary expenditure. 

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