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Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 Bruce Almighty May 23, 2003 Universal PG-13 $242,704,995 40,249,584
2 Elf Nov 7, 2003 New Line PG $170,837,644 28,331,284
3 Anger Management Apr 11, 2003 Sony Pictures PG-13 $135,560,942 22,481,084
4 Bringing Down the House Mar 7, 2003 Walt Disney PG-13 $132,675,402 22,002,554
5 Freaky Friday Aug 6, 2003 Walt Disney PG $110,180,505 18,272,057
6 Scary Movie 3 Oct 24, 2003 Miramax/Dimension PG-13 $109,563,395 18,169,717
7 American Wedding Aug 1, 2003 Universal R $104,354,205 17,305,838
8 Daddy Day Care May 9, 2003 Sony Pictures PG $104,148,781 17,271,771
9 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the H… Nov 21, 2003 Universal PG $99,383,495 16,481,508
10 Legally Blonde 2: Red, Whit… Jul 2, 2003 MGM PG-13 $90,639,088 15,031,357
11 Cheaper by the Dozen Dec 25, 2003 20th Century Fox PG $85,620,095 14,199,020
12 School of Rock Oct 3, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $80,232,030 13,305,477
13 Old School Feb 21, 2003 Dreamworks SKG R $75,155,000 12,463,515
14 Kangaroo Jack Jan 17, 2003 Warner Bros. PG $66,723,216 11,065,209
15 Under the Tuscan Sun Sep 26, 2003 Walt Disney PG-13 $43,323,006 7,184,578
16 Head of State Mar 28, 2003 Dreamworks SKG PG-13 $37,788,228 6,266,704
17 Uptown Girls Aug 15, 2003 MGM PG-13 $37,095,657 6,151,850
18 Matchstick Men Sep 12, 2003 Warner Bros. PG-13 $36,873,198 6,114,958
19 What a Girl Wants Apr 4, 2003 Warner Bros. PG $35,990,505 5,968,574
20 Malibu’s Most Wanted Apr 18, 2003 Warner Bros. PG-13 $34,308,901 5,689,701
21 Bend it Like Beckham Mar 12, 2003 Fox Searchlight PG-13 $32,543,449 5,396,923
22 Stuck On You Dec 12, 2003 20th Century Fox PG-13 $30,721,406 5,094,760
23 The Fighting Temptations Sep 19, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $30,238,577 5,014,689
24 Dumb and Dumberer: When Har… Jun 13, 2003 New Line PG-13 $26,214,846 4,347,403
25 Dickie Roberts: Former Chil… Sep 5, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $22,734,486 3,770,229
26 The In-Laws May 23, 2003 Warner Bros. PG-13 $20,440,627 3,389,822
27 A Mighty Wind Apr 16, 2003 Warner Bros. PG-13 $17,583,468 2,915,998
28 Adaptation Dec 6, 2002 Sony Pictures R $16,398,149 2,719,427
29 View from the Top Mar 21, 2003 Miramax PG-13 $15,614,000 2,589,386
30 Mambo Italiano Jun 6, 2003 Goldwyn Entertain… R $9,282,750 1,539,427
31 Le Divorce Aug 8, 2003 Fox Searchlight PG-13 $9,074,550 1,504,900
32 Drumline Dec 13, 2002 20th Century Fox PG-13 $8,858,944 1,469,144
33 Boat Trip Mar 21, 2003 Artisan R $8,586,376 1,423,942
34 La Grande Seduction Jul 11, 2003 Odeon Films Not Rated $8,009,736 1,328,314
35 It Runs in the Family Apr 25, 2003 MGM PG-13 $7,375,836 1,223,190
36 Calendar Girls Dec 19, 2003 Walt Disney PG-13 $6,953,194 1,153,100
37 Chasing Papi Apr 16, 2003 20th Century Fox PG $6,126,237 1,015,959
38 The Hot Chick Dec 13, 2002 Walt Disney PG-13 $5,228,678 867,110
39 Grind Aug 15, 2003 Warner Bros. PG-13 $5,111,630 847,699
40 The Guru Jan 31, 2003 Universal R $3,051,221 506,006
41 Pieces of April Oct 17, 2003 MGM PG-13 $2,406,672 399,116
42 Marci X Aug 22, 2003 Paramount Pictures R $1,646,664 273,078
43 Camp Jul 25, 2003 IFC Films PG-13 $1,629,862 270,292
44 Analyze That Dec 6, 2002 Warner Bros. R $1,344,557 222,977
45 Bubba Ho-Tep Sep 19, 2003 Vitagraph Films R $1,209,318 200,550
46 Sweet Home Alabama Sep 27, 2002 Walt Disney PG-13 $1,127,192 186,930
47 The R.M. Jan 31, 2003 Halestone PG $1,111,615 184,347
48 The Man Without a Past Apr 4, 2003 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $921,547 152,827
49 Party Monster Aug 29, 2003 ContentFilm R $731,387 121,291
50 Friday After Next Nov 22, 2002 New Line R $665,316 110,334
51 Pere et Fils Sep 19, 2003 Odeon Films Not Rated $634,968 105,301
52 Barbershop Sep 13, 2002 MGM PG-13 $552,651 91,650
53 Real Women Have Curves Oct 18, 2002 Newmarket Films PG-13 $491,646 81,533
54 Manna From Heaven Aug 2, 2002 Five Sisters Prod… PG $392,097 65,024
55 Buffalo Soldiers Jul 25, 2003 Miramax R $353,743 58,663
56 The Lawless Heart Feb 21, 2003 R $330,067 54,737
57 The Singing Detective Oct 24, 2003 Paramount Pictures R $327,314 54,280
58 The Trip May 9, 2003 R $305,403 50,647
59 Annie Brocoli dans les fond… Dec 19, 2003 Not Rated $291,844 48,398
60 The Battle of Shaker Heights Aug 22, 2003 Miramax PG-13 $280,351 46,492
61 Foolproof Oct 3, 2003 R $230,312 38,194
62 Charly Sep 27, 2002 Excel Entertainment PG $219,860 36,461
63 Chaos Jan 31, 2003 New Yorker Not Rated $204,274 33,876
64 Sordid Lives May 11, 2001 Regent Releasing R $163,553 27,123
65 Pride and Prejudice Dec 5, 2003 Excel Entertainment PG $160,945 26,690
66 Bon Voyage! May 17, 1962 Walt Disney Not Rated $148,727 24,664
67 Super Sucker Jan 24, 2003 R $137,650 22,827
68 Ek Aur Ek Gyarah Mar 28, 2003 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $132,498 21,973
69 Green Card Fever Aug 22, 2003 Not Rated $125,596 20,828
70 Almost Salinas May 9, 2003 PG $120,011 19,902
71 A Woman is a Woman May 16, 2003 Not Rated $99,658 16,527
72 Igby Goes Down Sep 13, 2002 MGM R $95,962 15,914
73 Babí léto Aug 22, 2003 First Look PG-13 $90,644 15,032
74 30 Years to Life Jun 7, 2002 R $86,291 14,310
75 Alien Adventure Apr 14, 2000 nWave Pictures Not Rated $82,855 13,740
76 Tadpole Jul 19, 2002 Miramax PG-13 $80,395 13,332
77 Modern Times Feb 5, 1936 Kino International G $75,623 12,541
78 Monty Python and the Holy G… May 10, 1975 PG $62,773 10,410
79 The Sea May 16, 2003 R $61,122 10,136
80 Kart Racer Sep 26, 2003 PG $56,146 9,311
81 The Man from Elysian Fields Sep 27, 2002 Samuel Goldwyn Films R $33,891 5,620
82 Hotel Jul 25, 2003 Not Rated $28,839 4,782
83 Teknolust Aug 22, 2003 R $28,811 4,777
84 P.S. Your Cat is Dead Jan 17, 2003 R $27,823 4,614
85 18 ans après May 2, 2003 Not Rated $25,611 4,247
86 Nine Dead Gay Guys Oct 17, 2003 TLA Releasing R $23,545 3,904
87 Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) Aug 16, 2002 Paramount Vantage PG $21,058 3,492
88 The Anarchist Cookbook Jul 18, 2003 Innovation Film G… R $14,369 2,382
89 Martin and Orloff Nov 7, 2003 Spit and Glue Not Rated $13,409 2,223
90 The Work and the Story Oct 3, 2003 Off-Hollywood Dis… Not Rated $8,211 1,361
91 Da wan Jan 17, 2003 Sony Pictures Cla… PG $646 107
92 The Producers Mar 18, 1968 Not Rated $565 93
Total Gross of All Movies$2,142,722,335
Total Tickets Sold355,343,628

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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