Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2003

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2003 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	Action	R	$150,350,192	24,933,697	$196,726,869
2	The Matrix Revolutions	Action	R	$138,294,428	22,934,399	$180,952,408
3	28 Days Later...	Horror	R	$45,063,889	7,473,282	$58,964,195
4	Paycheck	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$38,644,452	6,408,699	$50,564,635
5	Dreamcatcher	Drama	R	$33,685,268	5,586,280	$44,075,749
6	The Core	Action	PG-13	$31,111,260	5,159,413	$40,707,769
7	Timeline	Adventure	PG-13	$19,113,238	3,169,691	$25,008,862
8	Star Trek: Nemesis	Adventure	PG-13	$6,517,348	1,080,821	$8,527,678
9	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	Adventure	Not Rated	$4,180,339	693,257	$5,469,798
10	Cowboy Bebop	Adventure	R	$999,435	165,744	$1,307,720
11	Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (IMAX)	Adventure	PG	$548,547	90,970	$717,753
12	The Tuxedo	Action	PG-13	$396,821	65,808	$519,225
13	Solaris	Drama	PG-13	$139,664	23,162	$182,748
14	Alien Adventure	Adventure	Not Rated	$86,255	14,304	$112,859
Total Gross of All Movies				$469,131,136
Total Tickets Sold					77,799,527
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$613,838,268

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.