It is the movie franchise that has swelled the Disney coffers with a seemingly never-ending haul of booty.

But Pirates Of The Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer has hinted the disappointing performance of the latest sequel could spell the end for Jack Sparrow and his motley crew of sidekicks.

Dead Men Tell No Tales has made the least money in the franchise's history at the domestic box office, and the even stellar performance overseas has been hit due to the supposed weakness of the dollar.

Jack-ing it in? Dead Men Tell No Tales could be the last installment of Pirates Of The Caribbean

Jerry, 73, told Yahoo: 'I hope we can continue to make it, but you know we’ve been having so much fun just promoting this one right now that we’ll just have to wait and see.

'Hopefully it’s very successful on DVD as the other ones have been. Then hopefully we’ll sit down and see where we go.'

However the man behind such classics as Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun and Pearl Harbor did play up the financial performance of the film, which was released in May.

He said: 'I think it did phenomenal. I mean, you’re talking about the fifth in the series in a down market, and the American dollar is so strong that we’re getting less returns from foreign.

'We’ll just have to wait and see': Producer Jerry Bruckheimer was non-committal on the future of the franchise

'This movie would’ve (made) a billion dollars had it been back in the same financial (situation as On Stranger Tides). But we lost 27 per cent of our money just by the conversion rate.'

Its performance overseas is also marred by its poor performance at the domestic box office, and dire reviews.

The previous film Stranger Tides raked in more than $253 million more at the box office, while the latest entry made just $172.3 million in the still important domestic market.

But Jerry was still upbeat, insisting: 'The media likes to run with the reviews and we didn’t get great reviews, so they like to say it didn’t do well. But god it’s at what, $790 (million) now? It’s amazing.'

No buried treasure: The latest film earned dire reviews and $253 million less at the box office

One person who would surely be disappointed if the franchise goes on hiatus will be star Johnny Depp.

It was claimed in his ongoing court fight with his ex managers he spends $2 million per month, with outgoings including $30,000 on wine, $200,000 on private planes, $150,000 on full time security, and $300,000 for his 40-person staff each month.

The music fan, who initially wanted to be a guitarist rather than an actor, is also said to have spent $4 million on a failed record label.

It has also been claimed he stumped up more than $75 million buying and maintaining 14 homes, including a French mansion and islands in the Bahamas.

Johnny cut ties with The Management Group in 2016, sued the company in January for more than $25 million, claiming fraud and negligence. It countersued, claiming he spent lavishly in spite of its warnings.