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 |
$345,796,138 |
| 2 |
Seabiscuit
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$120,197,488 |
19,933,248 |
$143,120,721 |
| 3 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$110,878,967 |
18,387,888 |
$132,025,036 |
| 4 |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$105,807,520 |
17,546,852 |
$125,986,397 |
| 5 |
The Cat in the Hat
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$99,383,495 |
16,481,508 |
$118,337,227 |
| 6 |
Catch Me if You Can
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$92,948,800 |
15,414,395 |
$110,675,356 |
| 7 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$83,006,144 |
13,765,530 |
$98,836,505 |
| 8 |
Holes
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$67,383,924 |
11,174,780 |
$80,234,920 |
| 9 |
About Schmidt
|
Drama
|
R
|
$62,432,406 |
10,353,633 |
$74,339,085 |
| 10 |
Open Range
|
Western
|
R
|
$58,328,680 |
9,673,081 |
$69,452,722 |
| 11 |
Mystic River
|
Drama
|
R
|
$54,300,385 |
9,005,039 |
$64,656,180 |
| 12 |
Runaway Jury
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$49,022,597 |
8,129,784 |
$58,371,849 |
| 13 |
Cold Mountain
|
Drama
|
R
|
$43,737,222 |
7,253,271 |
$52,078,486 |
| 14 |
Under the Tuscan Sun
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$43,323,006 |
7,184,578 |
$51,585,270 |
| 15 |
The Hours
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$41,259,208 |
6,842,323 |
$49,127,879 |
| 16 |
Paycheck
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$38,644,452 |
6,408,699 |
$46,014,459 |
| 17 |
Good Boy!
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$37,653,301 |
6,244,329 |
$44,834,282 |
| 18 |
Matchstick Men
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$36,873,198 |
6,114,958 |
$43,905,398 |
| 19 |
Peter Pan
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$34,179,235 |
5,668,198 |
$40,697,662 |
| 20 |
Dreamcatcher
|
Drama
|
R
|
$33,685,268 |
5,586,280 |
$40,109,490 |
| 21 |
The Missing
|
Western
|
R
|
$26,121,804 |
4,331,974 |
$31,103,573 |
| 22 |
Whale Rider
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$20,772,796 |
3,444,908 |
$24,734,439 |
| 23 |
Timeline
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$19,113,238 |
3,169,691 |
$22,758,381 |
| 24 |
Adaptation
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$18,423,536 |
3,055,313 |
$21,937,147 |
| 25 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$15,991,880 |
2,652,053 |
$19,041,741 |
| 26 |
How to Deal
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$14,108,518 |
2,339,721 |
$16,799,197 |
| 27 |
25th Hour
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,727,387 |
2,110,678 |
$15,154,668 |
| 28 |
The Quiet American
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,654,251 |
2,098,549 |
$15,067,582 |
| 29 |
Le Divorce
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$9,074,550 |
1,504,900 |
$10,805,182 |
| 30 |
Big Fish
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$8,454,208 |
1,402,025 |
$10,066,540 |
| 31 |
Nowhere in Africa
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,173,485 |
1,023,795 |
$7,350,848 |
| 32 |
House of Sand and Fog
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,383,663 |
892,813 |
$6,410,397 |
| 33 |
The Human Stain
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,361,450 |
889,129 |
$6,383,946 |
| 34 |
Treasure Planet
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$5,270,684 |
874,077 |
$6,275,873 |
| 35 |
Rabbit-Proof Fence
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$5,213,959 |
864,670 |
$6,208,331 |
| 36 |
City of God
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,792,553 |
794,785 |
$5,706,556 |
| 37 |
In the Cut
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$4,717,455 |
782,331 |
$5,617,137 |
| 38 |
The Secret Lives of Dentists
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,707,201 |
614,793 |
$4,414,214 |
| 39 |
The Dancer Upstairs
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,374,732 |
393,820 |
$2,827,628 |
| 40 |
Young Black Stallion
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$2,349,976 |
389,714 |
$2,798,147 |
| 41 |
Sur Le Seuil
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$2,013,052 |
333,839 |
$2,396,964 |
| 42 |
Pinocchio
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$1,879,105 |
311,626 |
$2,237,475 |
| 43 |
Spider
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,641,788 |
272,270 |
$1,954,899 |
| 44 |
Nicholas Nickleby
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,519,936 |
252,062 |
$1,809,805 |
| 45 |
El Crimen de Padre
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,456,246 |
241,500 |
$1,733,970 |
| 46 |
I Capture the Castle
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$1,174,139 |
194,716 |
$1,398,061 |
| 47 |
Bubba Ho-Tep
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,154,791 |
191,508 |
$1,375,027 |
| 48 |
The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,124,502 |
186,485 |
$1,338,962 |
| 49 |
Owning Mahowny
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,011,054 |
167,671 |
$1,203,878 |
| 50 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$865,240 |
143,489 |
$1,030,251 |
| 51 |
China: The Panda Adventure
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$557,142 |
92,395 |
$663,396 |
| 52 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$473,463 |
78,518 |
$563,759 |
| 53 |
The Emperor's Club
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$436,140 |
72,328 |
$519,315 |
| 54 |
Tuck Everlasting
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$362,750 |
60,158 |
$431,934 |
| 55 |
Buffalo Soldiers
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$353,743 |
58,664 |
$421,208 |
| 56 |
Apollo 13 (IMAX)
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$345,030 |
57,219 |
$410,832 |
| 57 |
Charly
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$236,542 |
39,228 |
$281,657 |
| 58 |
Secretary
|
Drama
|
R
|
$210,398 |
34,892 |
$250,525 |
| 59 |
Personal Velocity
|
Drama
|
R
|
$186,991 |
31,010 |
$222,652 |
| 60 |
Auto Focus
|
Drama
|
R
|
$78,565 |
13,029 |
$93,548 |
| 61 |
That Love
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$72,036 |
11,946 |
$85,772 |
| 62 |
Alias Betty
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$22,204 |
3,682 |
$26,437 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,723,418,440 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 285,807,370 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $2,052,096,917 |
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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