US Movie Market Summary for 2003
Total Box Office Gross: $9,249,703,180
Tickets sold: 1,533,947,463
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
|
$339,714,978 |
56,337,476 |
$387,601,835 |
| 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 |
$348,462,561 |
| 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 |
$331,347,831 |
| 4 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
5/15/2003
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$281,553,689 |
46,692,154 |
$321,242,020 |
| 5 |
Bruce Almighty
|
5/23/2003
|
Universal
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$242,704,995 |
40,249,585 |
$276,917,145 |
| 6 |
X2
|
5/2/2003
|
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$214,949,694 |
35,646,715 |
$245,249,399 |
| 7 |
Elf
|
11/7/2003
|
New Line
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$170,837,644 |
28,331,284 |
$194,919,234 |
| 8 |
Chicago
|
12/27/2002
|
Miramax
|
Musical
|
PG-13
|
$161,445,985 |
26,773,795 |
$184,203,710 |
| 9 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
|
7/1/2003
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$150,358,296 |
24,935,041 |
$171,553,082 |
| 10 |
Bad Boys II
|
7/18/2003
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
R
|
$138,540,870 |
22,975,269 |
$158,069,851 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2003
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Buena Vista
|
29 |
$1,546,420,947 |
256,454,550 |
16.76% |
| 2 |
Sony Pictures
|
32 |
$1,184,470,796 |
196,429,652 |
12.84% |
| 3 |
Warner Bros.
|
23 |
$1,162,084,535 |
192,717,171 |
12.59% |
| 4 |
Universal
|
18 |
$1,086,685,212 |
180,213,136 |
11.78% |
| 5 |
New Line
|
15 |
$926,409,306 |
153,633,384 |
10.04% |
| 6 |
20th Century Fox
|
20 |
$819,646,659 |
135,928,138 |
8.88% |
| 7 |
Paramount Pictures
|
22 |
$653,994,853 |
108,456,859 |
7.09% |
| 8 |
Miramax
|
26 |
$406,106,057 |
67,347,605 |
4.40% |
| 9 |
MGM
|
21 |
$362,515,096 |
60,118,590 |
3.93% |
| 10 |
Miramax/Dimension
|
6 |
$294,124,463 |
48,776,859 |
3.19% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2003
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
87 |
$2,479,916,770 |
411,263,144 |
26.88% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
39 |
$2,082,831,803 |
345,411,576 |
22.57% |
| 3 |
Action
|
26 |
$1,809,837,104 |
300,138,824 |
19.61% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
145 |
$1,108,058,124 |
183,757,564 |
12.01% |
| 5 |
Horror
|
17 |
$505,235,422 |
83,786,971 |
5.48% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
21 |
$481,303,013 |
79,818,078 |
5.22% |
| 7 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
18 |
$382,510,341 |
63,434,551 |
4.15% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
6 |
$202,852,759 |
33,640,590 |
2.20% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
44 |
$87,395,238 |
14,493,404 |
.95% |
| 10 |
Western
|
2 |
$84,450,484 |
14,005,055 |
.92% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2003
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
123 |
$4,444,050,413 |
736,990,120 |
48.14% |
| 2 |
R
|
202 |
$2,689,949,180 |
446,094,391 |
29.14% |
| 3 |
PG
|
55 |
$1,453,034,828 |
240,967,635 |
15.74% |
| 4 |
G
|
21 |
$577,823,207 |
95,824,741 |
6.26% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
37 |
$66,021,957 |
10,948,910 |
.72% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2003
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
196 |
$3,589,950,004 |
595,348,258 |
38.92% |
| 2 |
Sequel
|
30 |
$1,974,405,618 |
327,430,448 |
21.40% |
| 3 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
64 |
$1,693,842,266 |
280,902,530 |
18.36% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
12 |
$475,177,416 |
78,802,225 |
5.15% |
| 5 |
Disney Ride
|
2 |
$375,833,975 |
62,327,360 |
4.07% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
5 |
$330,180,359 |
54,756,279 |
3.58% |
| 7 |
Based on TV
|
10 |
$213,474,963 |
35,402,150 |
2.31% |
| 8 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
56 |
$200,375,136 |
33,229,707 |
2.17% |
| 9 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$161,445,985 |
26,773,795 |
1.75% |
| 10 |
Spin-Off
|
2 |
$105,726,078 |
17,533,346 |
1.15% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2003
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
387 |
$7,834,244,140 |
1,299,211,297 |
84.91% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
6 |
$814,377,713 |
135,054,348 |
8.83% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation
|
3 |
$339,960,986 |
56,378,273 |
3.68% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation
|
12 |
$238,398,098 |
39,535,339 |
2.58% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2003
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
192 |
$4,276,363,820 |
709,181,394 |
46.39% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
23 |
$1,234,735,572 |
204,765,435 |
13.39% |
| 3 |
Kids Fiction
|
22 |
$1,062,768,782 |
176,246,895 |
11.53% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction
|
41 |
$1,053,438,306 |
174,699,553 |
11.43% |
| 5 |
Science Fiction
|
16 |
$767,537,695 |
127,286,517 |
8.33% |
| 6 |
Super Hero
|
4 |
$516,115,859 |
85,591,353 |
5.60% |
| 7 |
Dramatization
|
19 |
$218,046,415 |
36,160,268 |
2.37% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
47 |
$90,047,432 |
14,933,238 |
.98% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
1 |
$198,162 |
32,863 |
.00% |
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