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Three cheers for Captain Jack Sparrow and his pirate crew–their second adventure, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST, has become the fastest-selling DVD ever in the U.K.! The Johnny Depp film was released on DVD in the U.K. on November 20th and sold nearly 1.5 million copies in its first week. Sam Andrews of The Hollywood Reporter notes that DEAD MAN’S CHEST’s sales “account [. . .] for one in four DVDs purchased in the U.K. this past week. Disney said demand has been so great that it ordered one million extra copies from its plant in Mexico.” Disney marketing director Brian Winsor offered this charmingly modest comment: “With the film doing so well at the box office we always hoped the DVD would prove popular. It seems as though the appeal of Jack Sparrow and his shipmates goes on.”

The Zone thanks DeepinDepp for breaking the news; you can read the full story on the News & Views forum. DEAD MAN’S CHEST will be released on DVD in the U.S. and Canada on December 5th: prepare for more records to fall . . . .