Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2003

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2003 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Chicago	Musical	PG-13	$168,606,379	27,961,257	$200,761,825
2	Seabiscuit	Drama	PG-13	$120,197,488	19,933,248	$143,120,721
3	The Last Samurai	Action	R	$90,017,337	14,928,248	$107,184,821
4	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Adventure	PG-13	$83,006,144	13,765,530	$98,836,505
5	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Horror	R	$80,288,112	13,314,778	$95,600,106
6	Shanghai Knights	Adventure	PG-13	$60,470,220	10,028,229	$72,002,684
7	Open Range	Western	R	$58,328,680	9,673,081	$69,452,722
8	Mona Lisa Smile	Drama	PG-13	$50,006,766	8,292,996	$59,543,711
9	The Jungle Book 2	Adventure	G	$47,879,731	7,940,254	$57,011,024
10	Cold Mountain	Drama	R	$43,737,222	7,253,271	$52,078,486
11	Secondhand Lions	Drama	PG	$42,023,715	6,969,107	$50,038,188
12	The Hours	Drama	PG-13	$41,259,208	6,842,323	$49,127,879
13	Gangs of New York	Drama	R	$40,135,500	6,655,970	$47,789,865
14	The Missing	Western	R	$26,121,804	4,331,974	$31,103,573
15	Cold Creek Manor	Thriller/Suspense	R	$21,384,035	3,546,274	$25,462,247
16	Down with Love	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$20,298,207	3,366,203	$24,169,338
17	Gods and Generals	Drama	PG-13	$12,882,934	2,136,473	$15,339,876
18	The Quiet American	Drama	R	$12,654,251	2,098,549	$15,067,582
19	Nowhere in Africa	Drama	R	$6,173,485	1,023,795	$7,350,848
20	Far From Heaven	Drama	PG-13	$5,853,444	970,720	$6,969,770
21	Luther	Drama	PG-13	$5,781,086	958,721	$6,883,617
22	Rabbit-Proof Fence	Drama	PG	$5,213,959	864,670	$6,208,331
23	A Common Thread	Drama	Not Rated	$5,058,187	838,837	$6,022,850
24	The Magdalene Sisters	Drama	R	$4,890,878	811,091	$5,823,633
25	Beyond Borders	Drama	R	$4,426,297	734,046	$5,270,450
26	Scarface	Drama	Not Rated	$3,983,232	660,569	$4,742,885
27	Nicholas Nickleby	Drama	PG	$1,519,936	252,062	$1,809,805
28	El Crimen de Padre	Drama	R	$1,456,246	241,500	$1,733,970
29	Northfork	Drama	PG-13	$1,420,578	235,585	$1,691,500
30	I Capture the Castle	Romantic Comedy	R	$1,174,139	194,716	$1,398,061
31	The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey	Drama	PG	$1,124,502	186,485	$1,338,962
32	Les Triplettes de Belleville	Musical	PG-13	$1,097,053	181,933	$1,306,279
33	The Man Without a Past	Comedy	PG-13	$921,547	152,827	$1,097,298
34	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Drama	PG-13	$865,240	143,489	$1,030,251
35	L.O.C. (Kargil)	Drama	Not Rated	$587,978	97,509	$700,115
36	China: The Panda Adventure	Drama	Not Rated	$557,142	92,395	$663,396
37	Max	Drama	R	$509,040	84,418	$606,121
38	The Emperor's Club	Drama	PG-13	$436,140	72,328	$519,315
39	Buffalo Soldiers	Comedy	R	$353,743	58,664	$421,208
40	The Fast Runner	Drama	R	$22,714	3,767	$27,047
41	Chinwaseon	Drama	Not Rated	$8,196	1,359	$9,758
42	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$5,249	870	$6,247
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,072,737,744
Total Tickets Sold					177,900,121
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,277,322,869

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.