Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2003
Total Box Office Gross: $9,349,639,999
Tickets Sold: 1,550,520,734
Average Ticket Price: $6.03
Top Grossing Movies of 2003
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2003 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Finding Nemo 3D |
Sep 14 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
G |
$339,714,367 |
56,337,374 |
| 2 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
Jul 9 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$305,411,224 |
50,648,628 |
| 3 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
Jun 28 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$290,410,961 |
48,161,022 |
| 4 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
May 15 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
R |
$281,553,689 |
46,692,154 |
| 5 |
Bruce Almighty |
May 23 |
Universal |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$242,701,167 |
40,248,950 |
| 6 |
X2 |
May 2 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
PG-13 |
$214,948,780 |
35,646,564 |
| 7 |
Elf |
Nov 7 |
New Line |
Comedy |
PG |
$170,837,644 |
28,331,284 |
| 8 |
Chicago |
Dec 27 |
Miramax |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$168,606,379 |
27,961,257 |
| 9 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
Jul 1 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
R |
$150,350,192 |
24,933,697 |
| 10 |
Bad Boys II |
Jul 18 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
R |
$138,540,870 |
22,975,269 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2003
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Warner Bros. |
26 |
$1,587,013,868 |
263,186,379 |
16.97% |
| 2 |
Walt Disney |
28 |
$1,523,980,232 |
252,733,039 |
16.30% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures |
33 |
$1,227,577,396 |
203,578,342 |
13.13% |
| 4 |
Universal |
18 |
$1,088,810,078 |
180,565,518 |
11.65% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox |
19 |
$805,519,707 |
133,585,360 |
8.62% |
| 6 |
Paramount Pictures |
22 |
$664,819,343 |
110,251,966 |
7.11% |
| 7 |
New Line |
12 |
$563,524,862 |
93,453,543 |
6.03% |
| 8 |
Miramax |
26 |
$410,573,063 |
68,088,401 |
4.39% |
| 9 |
MGM |
21 |
$367,043,868 |
60,869,630 |
3.93% |
| 10 |
Miramax/Dimension |
6 |
$294,162,114 |
48,783,103 |
3.15% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2003
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy |
87 |
$2,429,347,370 |
402,876,842 |
25.98% |
| 2 |
Action |
30 |
$2,112,312,409 |
350,300,567 |
22.59% |
| 3 |
Adventure |
36 |
$1,872,389,277 |
310,512,320 |
20.03% |
| 4 |
Drama |
150 |
$1,149,259,396 |
190,590,281 |
12.29% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy |
24 |
$526,003,707 |
87,231,127 |
5.63% |
| 6 |
Horror |
15 |
$450,388,704 |
74,691,329 |
4.82% |
| 7 |
Thriller/Suspense |
19 |
$382,824,712 |
63,486,685 |
4.09% |
| 8 |
Musical |
5 |
$176,106,869 |
29,205,120 |
1.88% |
| 9 |
Documentary |
45 |
$89,169,139 |
14,787,585 |
0.95% |
| 10 |
Western |
2 |
$84,450,484 |
14,005,055 |
0.90% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2003
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13 |
124 |
$4,555,426,281 |
755,460,411 |
48.72% |
| 2 |
R |
214 |
$2,687,317,581 |
445,657,975 |
28.74% |
| 3 |
PG |
56 |
$1,475,544,044 |
244,700,508 |
15.78% |
| 4 |
G |
21 |
$891,310,161 |
147,812,629 |
9.53% |
| 5 |
Not Rated |
195 |
$79,380,606 |
13,164,281 |
0.85% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2003
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
220 |
$4,981,481,962 |
826,116,408 |
53.28% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
63 |
$1,689,219,618 |
280,135,923 |
18.07% |
| 3 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
6 |
$545,129,139 |
90,402,843 |
5.83% |
| 4 |
Remake |
12 |
$475,680,561 |
78,885,666 |
5.09% |
| 5 |
Based on Theme Park Ride |
2 |
$375,833,975 |
62,327,360 |
4.02% |
| 6 |
Based on TV |
15 |
$368,521,264 |
61,114,638 |
3.94% |
| 7 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
3 |
$241,976,892 |
40,128,838 |
2.59% |
| 8 |
Based on Real Life Events |
58 |
$208,061,551 |
34,504,404 |
2.23% |
| 9 |
Based on Musical or Opera |
1 |
$168,606,379 |
27,961,257 |
1.80% |
| 10 |
Spin-Off |
2 |
$105,564,359 |
17,506,527 |
1.13% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2003
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
394 |
$7,890,863,308 |
1,308,600,881 |
84.40% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action |
6 |
$849,659,152 |
140,905,332 |
9.09% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation |
3 |
$340,198,342 |
56,417,635 |
3.64% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation |
12 |
$248,463,211 |
41,204,513 |
2.66% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2003
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
196 |
$4,294,850,543 |
712,247,185 |
45.94% |
| 2 |
Fantasy |
24 |
$1,285,142,385 |
213,124,776 |
13.75% |
| 3 |
Kids Fiction |
22 |
$1,079,125,723 |
178,959,491 |
11.54% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction |
42 |
$1,072,737,744 |
177,900,121 |
11.47% |
| 5 |
Science Fiction |
16 |
$751,115,349 |
124,563,078 |
8.03% |
| 6 |
Super Hero |
4 |
$516,114,945 |
85,591,202 |
5.52% |
| 7 |
Dramatization |
19 |
$233,762,029 |
38,766,506 |
2.50% |
| 8 |
Factual |
47 |
$89,571,633 |
14,854,334 |
0.96% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types |
1 |
$191,877 |
31,820 |
0.00% |
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