Box Office Performance for Based on Book/Short Story Movies in 2003
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2003 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$290,410,961 |
48,161,022 |
$331,347,831 |
| 2 |
Seabiscuit
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$120,277,854 |
19,946,576 |
$137,232,443 |
| 3 |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$105,807,520 |
17,546,852 |
$120,722,342 |
| 4 |
The Cat in the Hat
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$99,383,495 |
16,481,508 |
$113,392,775 |
| 5 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$83,006,144 |
13,765,530 |
$94,706,846 |
| 6 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$80,752,776 |
13,391,837 |
$92,135,839 |
| 7 |
Holes
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$67,383,924 |
11,174,780 |
$76,882,486 |
| 8 |
Catch Me if You Can
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$67,169,179 |
11,139,167 |
$76,637,469 |
| 9 |
Open Range
|
Western
|
R
|
$58,328,680 |
9,673,081 |
$66,550,797 |
| 10 |
Mystic River
|
Drama
|
R
|
$54,300,385 |
9,005,039 |
$61,954,668 |
| 11 |
About Schmidt
|
Drama
|
R
|
$52,976,753 |
8,785,531 |
$60,444,453 |
| 12 |
Runaway Jury
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$49,022,597 |
8,129,784 |
$55,932,914 |
| 13 |
Cold Mountain
|
Drama
|
R
|
$43,737,222 |
7,253,271 |
$49,902,504 |
| 14 |
Under the Tuscan Sun
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$43,323,006 |
7,184,578 |
$49,429,897 |
| 15 |
The Hours
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$40,605,138 |
6,733,854 |
$46,328,916 |
| 16 |
Paycheck
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$38,644,452 |
6,408,699 |
$44,091,849 |
| 17 |
Good Boy!
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$37,653,301 |
6,244,329 |
$42,960,984 |
| 18 |
Matchstick Men
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$36,873,198 |
6,114,958 |
$42,070,911 |
| 19 |
Peter Pan
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$34,179,235 |
5,668,198 |
$38,997,202 |
| 20 |
Beauty and the Beast
|
Musical
|
G
|
$34,007,906 |
5,639,785 |
$38,801,721 |
| 21 |
Dreamcatcher
|
Drama
|
R
|
$33,685,268 |
5,586,280 |
$38,433,606 |
| 22 |
The Missing
|
Western
|
R
|
$26,121,804 |
4,331,974 |
$29,803,981 |
| 23 |
Whale Rider
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$20,779,666 |
3,446,047 |
$23,708,803 |
| 24 |
Timeline
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$19,113,238 |
3,169,691 |
$21,807,474 |
| 25 |
Adaptation
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$16,398,149 |
2,719,428 |
$18,709,665 |
| 26 |
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
|
Drama
|
R
|
$16,007,718 |
2,654,680 |
$18,264,198 |
| 27 |
How to Deal
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$14,108,518 |
2,339,721 |
$16,097,280 |
| 28 |
The Quiet American
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,654,251 |
2,098,549 |
$14,438,017 |
| 29 |
25th Hour
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,459,662 |
2,066,279 |
$14,216,000 |
| 30 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$9,889,935 |
1,640,122 |
$11,284,039 |
| 31 |
Le Divorce
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$9,074,550 |
1,504,900 |
$10,353,712 |
| 32 |
Big Fish
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$8,454,208 |
1,402,025 |
$9,645,932 |
| 33 |
Nowhere in Africa
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,173,485 |
1,023,795 |
$7,043,710 |
| 34 |
House of Sand and Fog
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,383,663 |
892,813 |
$6,142,553 |
| 35 |
The Human Stain
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,361,450 |
889,129 |
$6,117,208 |
| 36 |
City of God
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,792,553 |
794,785 |
$5,468,121 |
| 37 |
In the Cut
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$4,717,455 |
782,331 |
$5,382,437 |
| 38 |
Rabbit-Proof Fence
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$4,516,644 |
749,029 |
$5,153,320 |
| 39 |
The Secret Lives of Dentists
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,707,201 |
614,793 |
$4,229,776 |
| 40 |
The Dancer Upstairs
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,374,732 |
393,820 |
$2,709,482 |
| 41 |
Young Black Stallion
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$2,349,976 |
389,714 |
$2,681,232 |
| 42 |
Treasure Planet
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$2,299,682 |
381,373 |
$2,623,846 |
| 43 |
Sur Le Seuil
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$2,013,052 |
333,839 |
$2,296,812 |
| 44 |
Spider
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,641,788 |
272,270 |
$1,873,218 |
| 45 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$1,412,056 |
234,172 |
$1,611,103 |
| 46 |
Nicholas Nickleby
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,334,282 |
221,274 |
$1,522,365 |
| 47 |
I Capture the Castle
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$1,174,139 |
194,716 |
$1,339,646 |
| 48 |
El Crimen de Padre
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,160,699 |
192,487 |
$1,324,311 |
| 49 |
Bubba Ho-Tep
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,154,791 |
191,508 |
$1,317,575 |
| 50 |
The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,124,502 |
186,485 |
$1,283,017 |
| 51 |
Owning Mahowny
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,011,054 |
167,671 |
$1,153,576 |
| 52 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$865,240 |
143,489 |
$987,204 |
| 53 |
China: The Panda Adventure
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$554,858 |
92,016 |
$633,070 |
| 54 |
Buffalo Soldiers
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$353,743 |
58,664 |
$403,608 |
| 55 |
Apollo 13 (IMAX)
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$333,055 |
55,233 |
$380,003 |
| 56 |
Pinocchio
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$317,289 |
52,618 |
$362,012 |
| 57 |
Tuck Everlasting
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$247,021 |
40,965 |
$281,839 |
| 58 |
The Emperor's Club
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$231,310 |
38,360 |
$263,917 |
| 59 |
Charly
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$220,841 |
36,624 |
$251,973 |
| 60 |
Secretary
|
Drama
|
R
|
$172,129 |
28,545 |
$196,390 |
| 61 |
Personal Velocity
|
Drama
|
R
|
$106,363 |
17,639 |
$121,356 |
| 62 |
That Love
|
Drama
|
|
$72,036 |
11,946 |
$82,188 |
| 63 |
Auto Focus
|
Drama
|
R
|
$54,043 |
8,962 |
$61,659 |
| 64 |
Alias Betty
|
Drama
|
|
$20,441 |
3,390 |
$23,323 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,693,842,266 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 280,902,530 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,932,609,406 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2003.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2003.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2002 will most likely earn money in 2002 and 2003.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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