. ▁ ▁I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁pictures ▁she ' s ▁done . ▁ ▁It ▁didn ' t ▁lose ▁money , ▁but ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁the ▁success ▁I ▁hoped ▁it ▁would ▁be . ▁ ▁I ▁think ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁was ▁the ▁public ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁see ▁Jud y ▁as ▁a ▁s oph istic ate . ▁ ▁I ▁think ▁today ▁The ▁Pir ate ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁hit . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁twenty ▁years ▁ahead ▁of ▁its ▁time ." ▁ ▁Compos er ▁Cole ▁Por ter ▁said ▁later ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁The ▁Pir ate ▁was ▁" a ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Hollywood ▁picture ▁that ▁was ▁un spe ak ably ▁w retch ed , ▁the ▁worst ▁that ▁money ▁could ▁buy ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁M GM ▁accounts , ▁the ▁film ▁earned ▁$ 1 , 8 7 4 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Canada ▁and ▁$ 7 8 2 , 0 0 0 ▁elsewhere , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁studio ▁of ▁$ 2 , 2 9 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Gar land ▁and ▁Kelly ▁were ▁sl ated ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁new ▁musical , ▁E aster ▁Par ade ▁after ▁wrapping ▁up ▁their ▁work ▁on ▁The ▁Pir ate . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁score ▁by ▁Ir ving ▁Berlin , ▁and ▁with ▁Fre ed ▁again ▁producing ▁and ▁Minn elli ▁direct ing , ▁re he ars als ▁began . ▁ ▁But ▁Gar land ' s ▁ther ap ist ▁felt ▁it ▁was