Box Office Performance for Fantasy 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	$379,990,464
2	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Adventure	PG-13	$110,878,967	18,387,888	$145,080,436
3	The Cat in the Hat	Comedy	PG	$99,383,495	16,481,508	$130,039,098
4	Final Destination 2	Horror	R	$46,896,664	7,777,225	$61,362,305
5	Jeepers Creepers II	Horror	R	$35,623,801	5,907,761	$46,612,234
6	Peter Pan	Adventure	PG	$34,179,235	5,668,198	$44,722,082
7	Darkness Falls	Horror	PG-13	$32,539,681	5,396,299	$42,576,799
8	Bulletproof Monk	Action	PG-13	$23,010,607	3,816,021	$30,108,406
9	The Medallion	Comedy	PG-13	$22,108,977	3,666,497	$28,928,661
10	Big Fish	Drama	PG-13	$8,454,208	1,402,025	$11,061,977
11	Spirited Away	Adventure	PG	$4,653,810	771,776	$6,089,313
12	Russian Ark	Drama	Not Rated	$2,885,606	478,542	$3,775,696
13	Haunted Castle	Adventure	PG	$2,420,483	401,407	$3,167,101
14	Pinocchio	Adventure	G	$1,879,105	311,626	$2,458,729
15	Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man	Musical	G	$1,215,571	201,587	$1,590,521
16	Santa vs. The Snowman	Adventure	Not Rated	$1,163,102	192,886	$1,521,871
17	Bubba Ho-Tep	Comedy	R	$1,154,791	191,508	$1,510,998
18	Koi� Mil Gaya	Drama	Not Rated	$671,372	111,339	$878,465
19	Time Changer	Drama	PG	$520,254	86,278	$680,733
20	Cremaster 3	Drama	Not Rated	$513,961	85,234	$672,496
21	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Adventure	PG-13	$473,463	78,518	$619,507
Total Gross of All Movies				$721,038,114
Total Tickets Sold					119,575,145
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$943,447,894

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.