The Top Movies, Weekend of October 17, 2003
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
New Line
|
Horror
|
$28,094,014 |
  |
3,016 |
$9,315 |
$28,094,014 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Kill Bill: Volume 1 |
Miramax
|
Action
|
$12,424,841 |
-43.75% |
3,102 |
$4,005 |
$43,235,778 |
10 |
| 3 |
(new) |
Runaway Jury |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$11,836,705 |
  |
2,815 |
$4,205 |
$11,836,705 |
3 |
| 4 |
(2) |
The School of Rock |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$11,006,233 |
-28.94% |
2,951 |
$3,730 |
$54,898,025 |
17 |
| 5 |
(17) |
Mystic River |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$10,445,547 |
+1,530.04% |
1,467 |
$7,120 |
$13,532,943 |
12 |
| 6 |
(3) |
Good Boy! |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$8,932,472 |
-31.85% |
3,225 |
$2,770 |
$25,713,653 |
10 |
| 7 |
(4) |
Intolerable Cruelty |
Universal
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$6,515,010 |
-47.98% |
2,570 |
$2,535 |
$22,720,755 |
10 |
| 8 |
(5) |
Out of Time |
MGM
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$4,002,023 |
-53.41% |
2,344 |
$1,707 |
$35,230,719 |
17 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Under the Tuscan Sun |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$3,379,245 |
-31.19% |
1,663 |
$2,032 |
$33,657,195 |
24 |
| 10 |
(7) |
The Rundown |
Universal
|
Action
|
$2,780,695 |
-46.61% |
2,099 |
$1,325 |
$44,518,785 |
24 |
| 11 |
(10) |
Lost in Translation |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$1,903,194 |
-32.57% |
771 |
$2,468 |
$20,964,443 |
38 |
| 12 |
(9) |
Secondhand Lions |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$1,884,995 |
-42.83% |
1,610 |
$1,171 |
$38,406,515 |
31 |
| 13 |
(6) |
The House of the Dead |
Artisan
|
Horror
|
$1,763,212 |
-68.98% |
1,540 |
$1,145 |
$8,811,768 |
10 |
| 14 |
(12) |
The Fighting Temptations |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,034,764 |
-45.83% |
867 |
$1,193 |
$28,773,229 |
31 |
| 15 |
(11) |
Underworld |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$900,869 |
-60.63% |
904 |
$997 |
$50,503,172 |
31 |
| 16 |
(15) |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$653,715 |
-36.04% |
493 |
$1,326 |
$300,557,571 |
103 |
| 17 |
(new) |
Veronica Guerin |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$611,276 |
  |
472 |
$1,295 |
$611,276 |
3 |
| 18 |
(19) |
Finding Nemo |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$511,514 |
-18.35% |
445 |
$1,149 |
$338,163,432 |
143 |
| 19 |
(20) |
Luther |
RS Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$378,213 |
  |
219 |
$1,727 |
$3,731,329 |
24 |
| 20 |
(13) |
Cold Creek Manor |
Buena Vista
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$280,113 |
-74.02% |
480 |
$584 |
$20,825,290 |
31 |
| 21 |
(14) |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$275,780 |
-74.11% |
288 |
$958 |
$55,677,591 |
38 |
| 22 |
(52) |
The Station Agent |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$221,166 |
+412.05% |
50 |
$4,423 |
$396,827 |
17 |
| 23 |
(21) |
Seabiscuit |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$220,215 |
-30.09% |
277 |
$795 |
$119,091,925 |
87 |
| 24 |
(16) |
Matchstick Men |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$203,178 |
-76.95% |
314 |
$647 |
$36,260,522 |
38 |
| 25 |
(36) |
Freddy vs. Jason |
New Line
|
Horror
|
$190,248 |
+98.27% |
190 |
$1,001 |
$82,163,317 |
66 |
| 26 |
(24) |
S.W.A.T. |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$168,472 |
-26.63% |
197 |
$855 |
$116,357,927 |
73 |
| 27 |
(22) |
Freaky Friday |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$153,121 |
-47.47% |
259 |
$591 |
$108,485,036 |
75 |
| 28 |
(20) |
Cabin Fever |
Lionsgate
|
Horror
|
$149,684 |
-59.31% |
172 |
$870 |
$20,820,830 |
38 |
| 29 |
(47) |
Wonderland |
Lionsgate
|
Drama
|
$145,647 |
+174.30% |
79 |
$1,844 |
$353,159 |
17 |
| 30 |
(23) |
Mambo Italiano (US Release) |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Comedy
|
$140,359 |
-38.88% |
80 |
$1,754 |
$5,783,761 |
31 |
| 31 |
(18) |
Duplex |
Miramax
|
Comedy
|
$127,541 |
-80.00% |
201 |
$635 |
$9,517,362 |
24 |
| 32 |
(37) |
The Gospel of John |
ThinkFilm
|
Drama
|
$117,495 |
+28.20% |
31 |
$3,790 |
$511,730 |
24 |
| 33 |
(30) |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$102,416 |
-17.18% |
177 |
$579 |
$65,460,388 |
87 |
| 34 |
(50) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$93,240 |
+107.63% |
20 |
$4,662 |
$44,255,071 |
549 |
| 35 |
(34) |
American Wedding |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$87,835 |
-15.16% |
144 |
$610 |
$104,354,205 |
80 |
| 36 |
(31) |
Bad Boys II |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$84,647 |
-23.25% |
128 |
$661 |
$138,396,624 |
94 |
| 37 |
(28) |
Open Range |
Buena Vista
|
Western
|
$82,179 |
-43.88% |
160 |
$514 |
$57,893,764 |
66 |
| 38 |
(40) |
The Matrix Reloaded |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$65,126 |
-16.64% |
32 |
$2,035 |
$281,414,042 |
158 |
| 39 |
(39) |
Bruce Almighty |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$62,335 |
-24.47% |
91 |
$685 |
$242,589,580 |
150 |
| 40 |
(33) |
Whale Rider |
Palm Pictures
|
Drama
|
$60,904 |
-42.18% |
130 |
$468 |
$20,596,685 |
136 |
| 41 |
(27) |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$60,448 |
-60.45% |
280 |
$216 |
$22,523,270 |
45 |
| 42 |
(new) |
Sylvia |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$58,940 |
  |
3 |
$19,647 |
$58,940 |
3 |
| 43 |
(29) |
Thirteen |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$57,819 |
-60.17% |
78 |
$741 |
$4,428,906 |
61 |
| 44 |
(35) |
Dirty Pretty Things |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$57,199 |
-42.94% |
56 |
$1,021 |
$7,803,048 |
94 |
| 45 |
(38) |
Step Into Liquid |
Artisan
|
Documentary
|
$56,940 |
-32.95% |
60 |
$949 |
$3,520,689 |
73 |
| 46 |
(76) |
My Boss's Daughter |
Miramax/Dimension
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$55,974 |
+662.17% |
133 |
$421 |
$15,494,983 |
59 |
| 47 |
(26) |
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over |
Miramax/Dimension
|
Adventure
|
$55,860 |
-71.69% |
122 |
$458 |
$110,945,022 |
87 |
| 48 |
(32) |
American Splendor |
Fine Line
|
Drama
|
$54,973 |
-48.87% |
86 |
$639 |
$5,688,932 |
66 |
| 49 |
(49) |
The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey |
Distributor Unknown
|
Drama
|
$54,823 |
+8.99% |
25 |
$2,193 |
$739,172 |
38 |
| 50 |
(54) |
My Life Without Me |
Sony Pictures
|
|
$52,675 |
+43.53% |
39 |
$1,351 |
$200,852 |
24 |
| 51 |
(new) |
Pieces of April |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$48,422 |
  |
6 |
$8,070 |
$48,422 |
3 |
| 52 |
(45) |
Ghosts of the Abyss |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$46,839 |
-23.87% |
20 |
$2,342 |
$14,908,385 |
192 |
| 53 |
(44) |
The Italian Job |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$38,408 |
-39.58% |
69 |
$557 |
$106,073,964 |
143 |
| 54 |
(56) |
Haunted Castle |
nWave Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$36,221 |
+18.54% |
4 |
$9,055 |
$7,362,992 |
962 |
| 55 |
(41) |
Casa de los Babys |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$35,423 |
-52.29% |
52 |
$681 |
$378,281 |
31 |
| 56 |
(43) |
The Magdalene Sisters |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$34,374 |
-50.33% |
59 |
$583 |
$4,752,163 |
80 |
| 57 |
(48) |
Daddy Day Care |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$32,714 |
-35.04% |
74 |
$442 |
$104,148,781 |
164 |
| 58 |
(46) |
Winged Migration |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Documentary
|
$29,869 |
-47.29% |
39 |
$766 |
$10,499,535 |
185 |
| 59 |
(new) |
Returner |
|
|
$29,214 |
  |
13 |
$2,247 |
$29,214 |
3 |
| 60 |
(51) |
The Medallion |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$26,330 |
-39.33% |
63 |
$418 |
$22,108,977 |
59 |
| 61 |
(61) |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
IMAX Films
|
Adventure
|
$24,292 |
+26.29% |
6 |
$4,049 |
$46,226,517 |
1,823 |
| 62 |
(68) |
Girls Will Be Girls |
IFC Films
|
|
$22,038 |
+53.46% |
11 |
$2,003 |
$42,103 |
17 |
| 63 |
(53) |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$19,814 |
-46.04% |
55 |
$360 |
$150,350,192 |
111 |
| 64 |
(59) |
To Be and To Have |
New Yorker
|
Documentary
|
$17,892 |
-20.64% |
5 |
$3,578 |
$172,237 |
33 |
| 65 |
(70) |
The Flower of Evil |
|
|
$15,812 |
+27.32% |
6 |
$2,635 |
$33,636 |
10 |
| 66 |
(57) |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$15,147 |
-47.68% |
37 |
$409 |
$66,416,133 |
101 |
| 67 |
(55) |
The Secret Lives of Dentists |
Manhattan Pictures International
|
Drama
|
$10,303 |
-70.43% |
21 |
$491 |
$3,560,500 |
80 |
| 68 |
(64) |
Le Divorce |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$9,788 |
-43.65% |
14 |
$699 |
$9,058,314 |
73 |
| 69 |
(77) |
Galapagos |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$9,732 |
+42.87% |
5 |
$1,946 |
$14,152,961 |
1,452 |
| 70 |
(74) |
Bus 174 |
ThinkFilm
|
Documentary
|
$9,640 |
+11.77% |
1 |
$9,640 |
$26,530 |
12 |
| 71 |
(new) |
Balthazar |
Rialto Pictures
|
Drama
|
$8,325 |
  |
1 |
$8,325 |
$8,325 |
3 |
| 72 |
(91) |
Weather Underground |
Shadow
|
Documentary
|
$7,846 |
+112.17% |
5 |
$1,569 |
$446,554 |
136 |
| 73 |
(75) |
Spellbound (2003) |
ThinkFilm
|
Documentary
|
$7,756 |
-6.33% |
12 |
$646 |
$5,691,538 |
173 |
| 74 |
(71) |
Masked and Anonymous |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$7,577 |
-37.05% |
15 |
$505 |
$491,425 |
88 |
| 75 |
(84) |
City of God |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$7,568 |
+52.37% |
3 |
$2,523 |
$4,676,802 |
276 |
| 76 |
(re-entry) |
Carnage |
WellSpring
|
Drama
|
$7,561 |
  |
3 |
$2,520 |
$28,959 |
45 |
| 77 |
(82) |
And now... Ladies and Gentlemen |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$7,501 |
+40.31% |
6 |
$1,250 |
$723,646 |
80 |
| 78 |
(88) |
Emerald Cowboy |
Indican Pictures
|
|
$6,892 |
+59.32% |
4 |
$1,723 |
$49,752 |
31 |
| 79 |
(re-entry) |
Bonhoeffer |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$6,875 |
  |
6 |
$1,146 |
$227,233 |
122 |
| 80 |
(69) |
The Order |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$6,734 |
-49.43% |
33 |
$204 |
$7,653,763 |
45 |
| 81 |
(65) |
Demonlover |
Palm Pictures
|
|
$6,406 |
-57.72% |
9 |
$712 |
$200,397 |
31 |
| 82 |
(67) |
28 Days Later... |
Fox Searchlight
|
Horror
|
$6,253 |
-57.69% |
16 |
$391 |
$45,057,058 |
115 |
| 83 |
(89) |
Northfork |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$6,175 |
+46.92% |
12 |
$515 |
$1,397,978 |
101 |
| 84 |
(72) |
The Housekeeper |
|
|
$5,155 |
-50.14% |
13 |
$397 |
$435,374 |
101 |
| 85 |
(66) |
Bend it Like Beckham |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$5,135 |
-66.00% |
16 |
$321 |
$32,541,719 |
222 |
| 86 |
(73) |
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands |
|
|
$4,640 |
-54.41% |
9 |
$516 |
$132,406 |
52 |
| 87 |
(re-entry) |
Confusion des Genres, La |
|
|
$4,385 |
  |
3 |
$1,462 |
$40,624 |
101 |
| 88 |
(85) |
Respiro |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$4,364 |
-8.32% |
7 |
$623 |
$1,067,853 |
150 |
| 89 |
(79) |
Taking Sides |
New Yorker
|
|
$4,240 |
-35.47% |
3 |
$1,413 |
$128,644 |
45 |
| 90 |
(81) |
The Cuckoo |
|
|
$3,406 |
-38.20% |
10 |
$341 |
$223,517 |
101 |
| 91 |
(98) |
Autumn Spring |
First Look
|
Comedy
|
$3,380 |
+21.50% |
5 |
$676 |
$57,795 |
59 |
| 92 |
(104) |
The Legend of Suriyothai |
|
|
$3,219 |
+102.71% |
7 |
$460 |
$436,265 |
122 |
| 93 |
(new) |
High Times' Pot Luck |
|
|
$3,168 |
  |
2 |
$1,584 |
$3,168 |
3 |
| 94 |
(113) |
The Man on the Train |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$3,004 |
+275.50% |
13 |
$231 |
$2,527,906 |
164 |
| 95 |
(106) |
Encounter in the Third Dimension |
nWave Pictures
|
Drama
|
$2,241 |
+72.25% |
2 |
$1,121 |
$6,941,893 |
1,697 |
| 96 |
(101) |
China: The Panda Adventure |
IMAX Films
|
Drama
|
$2,238 |
+2.94% |
2 |
$1,119 |
$3,529,773 |
815 |
| 97 |
(92) |
Cremaster 3 |
|
|
$2,211 |
-40.02% |
3 |
$737 |
$475,906 |
178 |
| 98 |
(109) |
Fassbinder |
|
|
$2,000 |
+90.48% |
2 |
$1,000 |
$153,028 |
248 |
| 99 |
(97) |
On-Line |
Indican Pictures
|
|
$1,782 |
-36.85% |
1 |
$1,782 |
$145,602 |
115 |
| 100 |
(re-entry) |
Touchez Pas au Grisbi |
|
|
$1,693 |
  |
1 |
$1,693 |
$95,793 |
45 |
| 101 |
(re-entry) |
Divine Intervention |
Avatar
|
|
$1,611 |
  |
2 |
$806 |
$415,977 |
276 |
| 102 |
(87) |
The Event |
ThinkFilm
|
|
$1,542 |
-65.56% |
6 |
$257 |
$34,406 |
17 |
| 103 |
(112) |
Apollo 13 (IMAX) |
IMAX Films
|
Drama
|
$1,527 |
+56.13% |
2 |
$764 |
$1,708,907 |
395 |
| 104 |
(95) |
Manna From Heaven |
Five Sisters Productions
|
Comedy
|
$1,451 |
-53.35% |
2 |
$725 |
$445,087 |
444 |
| 105 |
(96) |
The Gatekeeper |
|
|
$1,432 |
-52.33% |
1 |
$1,432 |
$116,132 |
94 |
| 106 |
(100) |
Owning Mahowny |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$1,294 |
-49.57% |
3 |
$431 |
$1,011,054 |
171 |
| 107 |
(114) |
Russian Ark |
WellSpring
|
Drama
|
$1,200 |
+75.18% |
1 |
$1,200 |
$3,009,313 |
311 |
| 108 |
(86) |
The Calling |
Testimony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$966 |
-79.60% |
6 |
$161 |
$32,092 |
598 |
| 109 |
(90) |
Madame Sata |
|
|
$807 |
-80.79% |
2 |
$404 |
$185,729 |
103 |
| 110 |
(115) |
Alien Adventure |
nWave Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$737 |
+47.40% |
1 |
$737 |
$4,307,800 |
1,284 |
| 111 |
(111) |
Friday Night (Vendredi Soir) |
|
|
$578 |
-42.20% |
3 |
$193 |
$154,037 |
150 |
| 112 |
(99) |
The Eye |
|
|
$325 |
-87.71% |
2 |
$163 |
$495,830 |
136 |
| 113 |
(re-entry) |
The Son |
|
|
$305 |
  |
1 |
$305 |
$65,571 |
283 |
| 114 |
(117) |
Tycoon |
|
|
$288 |
+3.60% |
1 |
$288 |
$119,257 |
129 |
| 115 |
(re-entry) |
Venus Boyz |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$189 |
  |
1 |
$189 |
$12,404 |
59 |
| 116 |
(102) |
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator |
|
|
$156 |
-91.70% |
1 |
$156 |
$130,471 |
59 |
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