US Movie Market Summary for 2003
Total Box Office Gross: $9,349,637,867
Tickets sold: 1,550,520,381
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
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$339,714,367 |
56,337,374 |
$404,502,345 |
| 2 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
|
7/9/2003
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$305,411,224 |
50,648,628 |
$363,657,149 |
| 3 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
12/17/2003
|
New Line
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$290,410,961 |
48,161,022 |
$345,796,138 |
| 4 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
5/15/2003
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$281,553,689 |
46,692,154 |
$335,249,666 |
| 5 |
Bruce Almighty
|
5/23/2003
|
Universal
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$242,701,167 |
40,248,950 |
$288,987,461 |
| 6 |
X2
|
5/2/2003
|
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$214,948,780 |
35,646,564 |
$255,942,330 |
| 7 |
Elf
|
11/7/2003
|
New Line
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$170,837,644 |
28,331,284 |
$203,418,619 |
| 8 |
Chicago
|
12/27/2002
|
Miramax
|
Musical
|
PG-13
|
$168,606,379 |
27,961,257 |
$200,761,825 |
| 9 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
|
7/1/2003
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$150,350,192 |
24,933,697 |
$179,023,944 |
| 10 |
Bad Boys II
|
7/18/2003
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
R
|
$138,540,870 |
22,975,269 |
$164,962,431 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2003
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Buena Vista
|
28 |
$1,523,980,232 |
252,733,039 |
16.33% |
| 2 |
Sony Pictures
|
32 |
$1,197,369,611 |
198,568,759 |
12.83% |
| 3 |
Warner Bros.
|
23 |
$1,185,250,477 |
196,558,951 |
12.70% |
| 4 |
Universal
|
18 |
$1,088,810,078 |
180,565,518 |
11.67% |
| 5 |
New Line
|
15 |
$965,288,253 |
160,080,971 |
10.35% |
| 6 |
20th Century Fox
|
19 |
$805,519,707 |
133,585,360 |
8.63% |
| 7 |
Paramount Pictures
|
22 |
$664,819,343 |
110,251,966 |
7.13% |
| 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
|
87 |
$2,486,254,533 |
412,314,183 |
26.65% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
39 |
$2,136,474,912 |
354,307,616 |
22.90% |
| 3 |
Action
|
26 |
$1,813,569,043 |
300,757,720 |
19.44% |
| 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
|
44 |
$86,914,139 |
14,413,621 |
.93% |
| 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
|
126 |
$4,555,535,360 |
755,478,501 |
48.73% |
| 2 |
R
|
213 |
$2,687,220,537 |
445,641,881 |
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
|
194 |
$79,368,571 |
13,162,285 |
.85% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2003
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
199 |
$3,623,270,690 |
600,874,075 |
38.85% |
| 2 |
Sequel
|
32 |
$1,987,346,615 |
329,576,553 |
21.31% |
| 3 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
62 |
$1,723,418,440 |
285,807,370 |
18.48% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
12 |
$475,680,561 |
78,885,666 |
5.10% |
| 5 |
Disney Ride
|
2 |
$375,833,975 |
62,327,360 |
4.03% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
5 |
$330,180,359 |
54,756,279 |
3.54% |
| 7 |
Based on TV
|
11 |
$221,044,910 |
36,657,531 |
2.37% |
| 8 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
56 |
$205,626,452 |
34,100,573 |
2.20% |
| 9 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$168,606,379 |
27,961,257 |
1.81% |
| 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
|
392 |
$7,890,680,776 |
1,308,570,611 |
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 |
$4,294,848,110 |
712,246,782 |
46.07% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
24 |
$1,285,142,385 |
213,124,776 |
13.79% |
| 3 |
Kids Fiction
|
22 |
$1,079,125,723 |
178,959,491 |
11.58% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction
|
42 |
$1,072,737,744 |
177,900,121 |
11.51% |
| 5 |
Science Fiction
|
16 |
$751,115,349 |
124,563,078 |
8.06% |
| 6 |
Super Hero
|
4 |
$516,114,945 |
85,591,202 |
5.54% |
| 7 |
Dramatization
|
18 |
$233,581,930 |
38,736,639 |
2.51% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
47 |
$89,571,633 |
14,854,334 |
.96% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
1 |
$191,877 |
31,820 |
.00% |
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