Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2003

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2003 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Matrix Reloaded	Action	R	$281,553,689	46,692,154	$321,242,020
2	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	Action	R	$150,358,296	24,935,041	$171,553,082
3	The Matrix Revolutions	Action	R	$138,294,428	22,934,399	$157,788,665
4	28 Days Later...	Horror	R	$45,064,915	7,473,452	$51,417,350
5	Paycheck	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$38,644,452	6,408,699	$44,091,849
6	Dreamcatcher	Drama	R	$33,685,268	5,586,280	$38,433,606
7	The Core	Adventure	PG-13	$31,111,260	5,159,413	$35,496,761
8	Alien	Horror	R	$20,779,697	3,446,053	$23,708,845
9	Timeline	Adventure	PG-13	$19,113,238	3,169,691	$21,807,474
10	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	Adventure	Not Rated	$4,180,339	693,257	$4,769,608
11	Star Trek: Nemesis	Adventure	PG-13	$3,563,232	590,917	$4,065,509
12	Cowboy Bebop	Adventure	R	$999,435	165,744	$1,140,319
13	The Tuxedo	Action	PG-13	$396,821	65,808	$452,759
14	Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (IMAX)	Adventure	PG	$384,014	63,684	$438,146
15	Signs	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$219,267	36,363	$250,177
16	Solaris	Drama	PG-13	$105,924	17,566	$120,854
17	Alien Adventure	Adventure	Not Rated	$82,855	13,740	$94,531
Total Gross of All Movies				$768,537,130
Total Tickets Sold					127,452,261
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$876,871,556

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.