US Movie Market Summary for 2003
Total Box Office Gross: $9,349,639,999
Tickets sold: 1,550,520,734
Average ticket price:$6.03
Top Grossing Movies of 2003
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2003 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Finding Nemo
|
5/30/2003
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$339,714,367 |
56,337,374 |
$444,501,881 |
| 2 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
|
7/9/2003
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$305,411,224 |
50,648,628 |
$399,617,675 |
| 3 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
12/17/2003
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$290,410,961 |
48,161,022 |
$379,990,464 |
| 4 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
5/15/2003
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$281,553,689 |
46,692,154 |
$368,401,095 |
| 5 |
Bruce Almighty
|
5/23/2003
|
Universal
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$242,701,167 |
40,248,950 |
$317,564,216 |
| 6 |
X2
|
5/2/2003
|
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$214,948,780 |
35,646,564 |
$281,251,390 |
| 7 |
Elf
|
11/7/2003
|
New Line
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$170,837,644 |
28,331,284 |
$223,533,831 |
| 8 |
Chicago
|
12/27/2002
|
Miramax
|
Musical
|
PG-13
|
$168,606,379 |
27,961,257 |
$220,614,318 |
| 9 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
|
7/1/2003
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$150,350,192 |
24,933,697 |
$196,726,869 |
| 10 |
Bad Boys II
|
7/18/2003
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
R
|
$138,540,870 |
22,975,269 |
$181,274,872 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2003
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Warner Bros.
|
26 |
$1,587,013,868 |
263,186,379 |
17.01% |
| 2 |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
28 |
$1,523,980,232 |
252,733,039 |
16.33% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures
|
33 |
$1,227,577,396 |
203,578,342 |
13.16% |
| 4 |
Universal
|
18 |
$1,088,810,078 |
180,565,518 |
11.67% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
19 |
$805,519,707 |
133,585,360 |
8.63% |
| 6 |
Paramount Pictures
|
22 |
$664,819,343 |
110,251,966 |
7.13% |
| 7 |
New Line
|
12 |
$563,524,862 |
93,453,543 |
6.04% |
| 8 |
Miramax
|
26 |
$410,573,063 |
68,088,401 |
4.40% |
| 9 |
MGM
|
21 |
$367,043,868 |
60,869,630 |
3.93% |
| 10 |
Miramax/Dimension
|
6 |
$294,162,114 |
48,783,103 |
3.15% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2003
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
88 |
$2,486,256,966 |
412,314,586 |
26.65% |
| 2 |
Action
|
29 |
$2,077,654,678 |
344,553,016 |
22.27% |
| 3 |
Adventure
|
36 |
$1,872,389,277 |
310,512,320 |
20.07% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
149 |
$1,149,079,297 |
190,560,414 |
12.32% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
24 |
$526,003,707 |
87,231,127 |
5.64% |
| 6 |
Horror
|
16 |
$485,046,435 |
80,438,880 |
5.20% |
| 7 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
19 |
$382,824,712 |
63,486,685 |
4.10% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
5 |
$176,106,869 |
29,205,120 |
1.89% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
45 |
$89,169,139 |
14,787,585 |
.96% |
| 10 |
Western
|
2 |
$84,450,484 |
14,005,055 |
.91% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2003
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
124 |
$4,555,426,281 |
755,460,411 |
48.72% |
| 2 |
R
|
214 |
$2,687,317,581 |
445,657,975 |
28.74% |
| 3 |
PG
|
56 |
$1,475,544,044 |
244,700,508 |
15.78% |
| 4 |
G
|
20 |
$551,595,794 |
91,475,255 |
5.90% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
195 |
$79,380,606 |
13,164,281 |
.85% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2003
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
220 |
$4,981,481,962 |
826,116,408 |
53.49% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
64 |
$1,782,168,418 |
295,550,318 |
19.14% |
| 3 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
6 |
$545,129,139 |
90,402,843 |
5.85% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
12 |
$475,680,561 |
78,885,666 |
5.11% |
| 5 |
Disney Ride
|
2 |
$375,833,975 |
62,327,360 |
4.04% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
15 |
$368,521,264 |
61,114,638 |
3.96% |
| 7 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
57 |
$207,881,452 |
34,474,537 |
2.23% |
| 8 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$168,606,379 |
27,961,257 |
1.81% |
| 9 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
2 |
$149,028,092 |
24,714,443 |
1.60% |
| 10 |
Spin-Off
|
2 |
$105,564,359 |
17,506,527 |
1.13% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2003
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
393 |
$7,890,683,209 |
1,308,571,014 |
84.58% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
6 |
$849,659,152 |
140,905,332 |
9.11% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation
|
3 |
$340,198,342 |
56,417,635 |
3.65% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation
|
12 |
$248,463,211 |
41,204,513 |
2.66% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2003
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
195 |
$4,275,930,585 |
709,109,547 |
51.88% |
| 2 |
Kids Fiction
|
22 |
$1,079,125,723 |
178,959,491 |
13.09% |
| 3 |
Historical Fiction
|
42 |
$1,072,737,744 |
177,900,121 |
13.01% |
| 4 |
Fantasy
|
21 |
$721,038,114 |
119,575,145 |
8.75% |
| 5 |
Science Fiction
|
14 |
$469,131,136 |
77,799,527 |
5.69% |
| 6 |
Super Hero
|
3 |
$301,166,165 |
49,944,638 |
3.65% |
| 7 |
Dramatization
|
18 |
$233,581,930 |
38,736,639 |
2.83% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
47 |
$89,571,633 |
14,854,334 |
1.09% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
1 |
$191,877 |
31,820 |
.00% |
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