Main article: List of Pirates of the Caribbean video games The films created by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have grossed over $4.5 billion worldwide by 2019, putting the film franchise 14th in the list of all-time highest-grossing franchises and film series. The rides can be found at five Disney theme park resorts. Pirates of the Caribbean became a media franchise in the 2000s with the release of The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003. Disney based the ride on pirate legends, folklore and novels, such as those by Italian writer Emilio Salgari.

The franchise originated with the theme park ride of the same name, which opened at Disneyland in 1967 and was one of the last Disneyland rides overseen by Walt Disney. Pirates of the Caribbean is a Disney media franchise encompassing numerous theme park rides, a series of films, and spin-off novels, as well as a number of related video games and other media publications.

A Crossover work where characters and settings from this franchise appear.