Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2003

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2003 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Adventure	PG-13	$305,411,224	50,648,628	$363,657,149
2	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Adventure	PG-13	$290,410,961	48,161,022	$345,796,138
3	Bruce Almighty	Comedy	PG-13	$242,701,167	40,248,950	$288,987,461
4	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Adventure	PG-13	$110,878,967	18,387,888	$132,025,036
5	The Cat in the Hat	Comedy	PG	$99,383,495	16,481,508	$118,337,227
6	Final Destination 2	Horror	R	$46,896,664	7,777,225	$55,840,476
7	Jeepers Creepers II	Horror	R	$35,623,801	5,907,761	$42,417,724
8	Peter Pan	Adventure	PG	$34,179,235	5,668,198	$40,697,662
9	Darkness Falls	Horror	PG-13	$32,539,681	5,396,299	$38,745,427
10	Bulletproof Monk	Action	PG-13	$23,010,607	3,816,021	$27,399,031
11	The Medallion	Comedy	PG-13	$22,108,977	3,666,497	$26,325,448
12	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Adventure	PG	$15,991,880	2,652,053	$19,041,741
13	Big Fish	Drama	PG-13	$8,454,208	1,402,025	$10,066,540
14	Spirited Away	Adventure	PG	$4,653,810	771,776	$5,541,352
15	Russian Ark	Drama	Not Rated	$2,885,606	478,542	$3,435,932
16	Haunted Castle	Adventure	PG	$2,420,483	401,407	$2,882,102
17	Pinocchio	Adventure	G	$1,879,105	311,626	$2,237,475
18	Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man	Musical	G	$1,215,571	201,587	$1,447,395
19	Santa vs. The Snowman	Adventure	Not Rated	$1,163,102	192,886	$1,384,921
20	Bubba Ho-Tep	Comedy	R	$1,154,791	191,508	$1,375,027
21	Koi� Mil Gaya	Drama	Not Rated	$671,372	111,339	$799,414
22	Time Changer	Drama	PG	$520,254	86,278	$619,476
23	Cremaster 3	Drama	Not Rated	$513,961	85,234	$611,980
24	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Adventure	PG-13	$473,463	78,518	$563,759
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,285,142,385
Total Tickets Sold					213,124,776
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,530,235,892

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.