CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow was the big winner at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards as “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” was named best movie and its star, Johnny Depp, won for best performance.

Depp joined “Pirates” producer Jerry Bruckheimer to accept the Golden Popcorn trophy.

“This is the man who did it all right here, Johnny Depp,” Bruckheimer said. “Without him, we wouldn’t be here.”

Other big winners during the live broadcast from the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles included Mike Myers, who won the MTV Generation Award, and Sacha Baron Cohen, who collected two trophies.

Cohen earned the comedic performance prize for his starring turn in “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.”

Cohen also claimed best-kiss honors for his smooch with Will Ferrell in “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.” The two comedians shared a long, passionate kiss — culminating in a roll-around-on-the-floor makeout session — as they accepted their awards.

Meanwhile, “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” hit an ebb tide in its second weekend but still had enough buoyancy to hold the No. 1 spot at North American box office.

With a US$43.2 million weekend, Disney’s blockbuster sequel sank a steep 62.4 percent from its US$114.7 million opening a week earlier, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Universal’s romantic comedy “Knocked Up,” starring Katherine Heigl as a career woman who gets pregnant from a one-night stand with a slacker (Seth Rogen), debuted a strong No. 2 with US$29.3 million. The movie’s weekend gross equaled its entire production budget.

Thriller “Mr. Brooks,” with Kevin Costner as a mild-mannered businessman who moonlights as a serial killer, premiered in fourth place with US$10 million.

Sports tale “Gracie,” featuring Elisabeth Shue in a film inspired by tragic events in her own life and her teenage days as the only girl on a boys soccer team, opened at No. 7 with US$1.4 million. (SD-Agencies)