Salazar’s Revenge earned over $794 million worldwide, making it a box office success but the lowest-grossing of the franchise (adjusted for inflation). Critics were divided:
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 30% approval rating (critics) but a 63% audience score. Many fans argue that while it lacks the spark of Curse of the Black Pearl, it is a vast improvement over On Stranger Tides and a worthy send-off for the Will-Elizabeth arc.
A century after an infamous naval ambush, Captain Armando Salazar rises from the depths with his undead crew, bent on exterminating pirates. Scarred by his own history with Jack Sparrow, Salazar’s single-minded hunt turns the seas into a dangerous gauntlet. Pirates who once roamed freely are hunted down; superstitions and alliances unravel as the world braces for open war. Pirates Of The Caribbean- Salazar --39-s Revenge -English
Jack Sparrow, ever the opportunist, is drawn back into the fray after a narrowly avoided execution and several run-ins with Salazar’s spectral hunters. Facing enemies on both land and sea, Jack seeks the one artifact rumored to put an end to curses: the Trident of Poseidon. Its power to break oceanic curses makes it the ultimate prize—and a target for every faction with an interest in dominion over the seas.
Henry Turner, a determined young sailor with ties to Will Turner, believes the trident can save his father from the curse of the Flying Dutchman. He teams up with Carina Smyth, an ingenious and skeptical astronomer-mathematician hiding her true identity, who holds key knowledge—inscriptions and stars—that may reveal the trident’s resting place. Reluctantly allied with Jack, Henry and Carina navigate shifting loyalties, betrayals, and battlefield encounters as Salazar tightens his noose. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 30%
Romantic and familial strains surface as relationships from past films reemerge: Will and Elizabeth’s legacy looms, and Jack is forced to confront the cost of his own selfishness. Spectacle-driven naval battles, supernatural set pieces, and darkly comedic escapes propel the group toward an island of trials where the Trident is said to be hidden. Here alliances fracture and true character is revealed.
In the climax, a confrontation aboard an otherworldly sea stage pits Salazar against Jack and his allies in a fight that tests courage, cleverness, and sacrifice. The Trident’s power is unleashed, curses are broken and destinies reset—some reconciled, some tragically altered—leaving the future of piracy forever changed. On Rotten Tomatoes
Let’s talk about the title. While Dead Men Tell No Tales is a classic pirate idiom, Salazar’s Revenge fits the emotional core better.
This isn’t just a story about zombies on a ship. It is a personal horror movie. Salazar doesn’t want treasure; he wants to make Jack suffer the same way he has—trapped, decaying, and forgotten. Every time Salazar appears, the movie shifts from swashbuckling adventure into a slasher film. The scene where he walks through a collapsing ship? Pure nightmare fuel.