His Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) holds many box office distinctions, such as: fastest film to reach $100M (in
just two days), most tickets sold in a single day ($55.8M worth), and
largest sum earned in seven days ($196M total and counting). The
blockbuster sequel also reached $200M in eight days, tying the industry
record.
Was guitarist of punk band, The Daredevils, with Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion and
Josh Freese of The Vandals.
In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year to be $37 million.
Was brought in to take over the last 18 days of shooting on The Time Machine (2002), as
director Simon Wells was suffering from "extreme exhaustion". Wells
returned for post-production.