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Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2003

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Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.

Total Box Office Gross: $9,193,277,289
Tickets Sold: 1,524,589,620
Average Ticket Price: $6.03

Top Grossing Movies of 2003

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre2003
Gross
Tickets
Sold
1 Finding Nemo May 30, 2003 Walt Disney Adventure $339,714,367 56,337,374
2 Pirates of the Caribbean: T… Jul 9, 2003 Walt Disney Adventure $305,410,819 50,648,560
3 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 17, 2003 New Line Adventure $290,425,213 48,163,385
4 The Matrix Reloaded May 15, 2003 Warner Bros. Action $281,553,689 46,692,154
5 Bruce Almighty May 23, 2003 Universal Comedy $242,704,995 40,249,584
6 X2: X-Men United May 2, 2003 20th Century Fox Action $214,949,694 35,646,715
7 Elf Nov 7, 2003 New Line Comedy $170,837,644 28,331,284
8 Chicago Dec 27, 2002 Miramax Musical $161,445,985 26,773,795
9 Terminator 3: Rise of the M… Jul 1, 2003 Warner Bros. Action $150,358,296 24,935,040
10 Bad Boys II Jul 18, 2003 Sony Pictures Action $138,540,870 22,975,268
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Biggest Weekends of 2003

RankDateMovieWeekend
Revenue
TheatersDistributorGenre
1 May 16, 2003 The Matrix Reloaded $91,774,413 3,603 Warner Bros. Action
2 May 2, 2003 X2 $85,558,731 3,741 20th Century Fox Action
3 Dec 19, 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $72,629,713 3,703 New Line Adventure
4 May 30, 2003 Finding Nemo $70,251,710 3,374 Walt Disney Adventure
5 May 23, 2003 Bruce Almighty $67,953,330 3,483 Universal Comedy
6 Jun 20, 2003 Hulk $62,128,420 3,660 Universal Action
7 Dec 26, 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $50,598,104 3,703 New Line Adventure
8 Jun 6, 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious $50,472,480 3,408 Universal Action
9 Nov 7, 2003 The Matrix Revolutions $48,475,154 3,502 Warner Bros. Action
10 Oct 24, 2003 Scary Movie 3 $48,113,770 3,505 Miramax/Dimension Comedy

Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 2003

Weekend No. 1 Movie Weeks in
Release
No. 1
Box
Office
Combined
Weekend
Box Office
No. 1 /
Combined
Jan 3, 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 3 $25,017,279 $128,908,065 19%
Jan 10, 2003 Just Married New $17,548,993 $111,633,468 16%
Jan 17, 2003 Kangaroo Jack New $16,580,209 $124,014,219 13%
Jan 24, 2003 Darkness Falls New $12,024,917 $100,810,290 12%
Jan 31, 2003 The Recruit New $16,302,063 $116,827,287 14%
Feb 7, 2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days New $23,774,850 $121,177,508 20%
Feb 14, 2003 Daredevil New $40,310,418 $144,578,873 28%
Feb 21, 2003 Daredevil 2 $18,092,309 $113,438,729 16%
Feb 28, 2003 Cradle 2 the Grave New $16,521,486 $104,766,264 16%
Mar 7, 2003 Bringing Down the House New $31,101,026 $109,656,569 28%
Mar 14, 2003 Bringing Down the House 2 $22,054,934 $106,203,372 21%
Mar 21, 2003 Bringing Down the House 3 $16,204,468 $97,586,582 17%
Mar 28, 2003 Head of State New $13,503,484 $104,033,236 13%
Apr 4, 2003 Phone Booth New $15,021,088 $98,870,411 15%
Apr 11, 2003 Anger Management New $42,220,847 $98,631,359 43%
Apr 18, 2003 Anger Management 2 $25,005,588 $107,304,379 23%
Apr 25, 2003 Identity New $16,225,263 $92,533,675 18%
May 2, 2003 X-Men 2 New $85,558,731 $153,970,213 56%
May 9, 2003 X-Men 2 2 $40,032,160 $112,768,631 35%
May 16, 2003 The Matrix Reloaded New $91,774,413 $161,626,331 57%
May 23, 2003 Bruce Almighty New $67,953,330 $164,284,675 41%
May 30, 2003 Finding Nemo New $70,251,710 $174,864,848 40%
Jun 6, 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious New $50,472,480 $162,841,838 31%
Jun 13, 2003 Finding Nemo 3 $28,384,483 $122,447,915 23%
Jun 20, 2003 Hulk New $62,128,420 $150,038,246 41%
Jun 27, 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle New $37,634,221 $122,265,684 31%
Jul 4, 2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines New $44,041,440 $136,446,972 32%
Jul 11, 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse o… New $46,630,690 $144,474,017 32%
Jul 18, 2003 Bad Boys II New $46,522,560 $149,602,413 31%
Jul 25, 2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over New $33,417,739 $158,307,883 21%
Aug 1, 2003 American Wedding New $33,369,440 $144,394,191 23%
Aug 8, 2003 S.W.A.T. New $37,062,535 $140,269,878 26%
Aug 15, 2003 Freddy vs. Jason New $36,428,066 $146,972,496 25%
Aug 22, 2003 Freddy vs. Jason 2 $13,152,967 $100,929,000 13%
Aug 29, 2003 Jeepers Creepers 2 New $15,269,324 $102,239,357 15%
Sep 5, 2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star New $6,660,540 $67,519,910 10%
Sep 12, 2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico New $23,424,118 $87,645,864 27%
Sep 19, 2003 Underworld New $21,753,759 $105,476,951 21%
Sep 26, 2003 The Rundown New $18,533,765 $93,893,704 20%
Oct 3, 2003 School of Rock New $19,622,714 $93,752,375 21%
Oct 10, 2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1 New $22,089,322 $108,497,999 20%
Oct 17, 2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre New $28,094,014 $113,332,298 25%
Oct 24, 2003 Scary Movie 3 New $48,113,770 $129,139,437 37%
Oct 31, 2003 Scary Movie 3 2 $20,017,468 $102,343,407 20%
Nov 7, 2003 The Matrix Revolutions New $48,475,154 $153,132,581 32%
Nov 14, 2003 Elf 2 $26,325,613 $132,595,606 20%
Nov 21, 2003 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat New $38,329,160 $135,619,181 28%
Nov 28, 2003 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat 2 $24,459,685 $161,575,419 15%
Dec 5, 2003 The Last Samurai New $24,271,354 $97,596,707 25%
Dec 12, 2003 Something's Gotta Give New $16,064,723 $89,639,349 18%
Dec 19, 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of … New $72,629,713 $141,719,475 51%
Dec 26, 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of … 2 $50,598,104 $186,509,233 27%

The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.

The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.

Market Share for Each Distributor in 2003

RankDistributorMovies2003 GrossTicketsShare
1 Walt Disney 31 $1,522,300,661 252,454,491 16.56%
2 Sony Pictures 33 $1,214,967,851 201,487,191 13.22%
3 Warner Bros. 23 $1,162,084,535 192,717,157 12.64%
4 Universal 19 $1,087,018,447 180,268,390 11.82%
5 New Line 15 $924,444,590 153,307,553 10.06%
6 20th Century Fox 19 $800,205,347 132,704,028 8.70%
7 Paramount Pictures 23 $653,849,399 108,432,724 7.11%
8 Miramax 27 $406,528,477 67,417,643 4.42%
9 MGM 21 $362,548,689 60,124,150 3.94%
10 Miramax/Dimension 6 $294,124,463 48,776,856 3.20%
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2003

RankGenreMovies2003 GrossTicketsShare
1 Action 39 $2,160,611,421 358,310,334 23.50%
2 Comedy 90 $2,137,527,850 354,482,189 23.25%
3 Adventure 45 $2,064,890,931 342,436,282 22.46%
4 Drama 182 $951,347,009 157,768,898 10.35%
5 Romantic Comedy 28 $513,219,642 85,111,039 5.58%
6 Horror 21 $496,001,343 82,255,601 5.40%
7 Thriller/Suspense 23 $388,248,937 64,386,213 4.22%
8 Musical 6 $167,837,552 27,833,754 1.83%
9 Western 3 $144,923,278 24,033,710 1.58%
10 Documentary 60 $91,550,470 15,182,468 1.00%
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Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2003

RankMPAA RatingMovies2003 GrossTicketsShare
1 PG-13 125 $4,532,686,771 751,689,292 49.30%
2 R 214 $2,677,145,548 443,970,959 29.12%
3 PG 58 $1,362,130,545 225,892,268 14.82%
4 G 22 $544,860,708 90,358,316 5.93%
5 Not Rated 198 $76,425,985 12,674,186 0.83%
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Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2003

RankSource MaterialMovies2003 GrossTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 259 $4,919,067,723 815,765,664 53.51%
2 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 73 $1,525,842,484 253,041,836 16.60%
3 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 6 $545,149,844 90,406,273 5.93%
4 Based on Factual Book/Article 8 $381,747,776 63,308,086 4.15%
5 Based on Theme Park Ride 2 $375,833,570 62,327,291 4.09%
6 Based on TV 15 $358,192,807 59,401,786 3.90%
7 Remake 9 $329,724,735 54,680,715 3.59%
8 Based on Real Life Events 68 $179,993,414 29,849,617 1.96%
9 Based on Musical or Opera 1 $161,445,985 26,773,795 1.76%
10 Based on Movie 2 $109,643,809 18,183,052 1.19%
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Market Share for Each Production Method in 2003

RankProduction MethodMovies2003 GrossTicketsShare
1 Live Action 455 $7,780,130,038 1,290,236,929 84.63%
2 Animation/Live Action 7 $812,411,505 134,728,272 8.84%
3 Digital Animation 4 $339,997,660 56,384,353 3.70%
4 Hand Animation 15 $248,931,159 41,282,108 2.71%
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Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2003

RankCreative TypeMovies2003 GrossTicketsShare
1 Contemporary Fiction 239 $4,528,660,175 751,021,473 49.26%
2 Kids Fiction 24 $1,162,655,274 192,811,807 12.65%
3 Historical Fiction 48 $936,791,765 155,355,161 10.19%
4 Fantasy 23 $845,863,527 140,275,866 9.20%
5 Science Fiction 19 $749,322,675 124,265,772 8.15%
6 Super Hero 4 $516,135,650 85,594,633 5.61%
7 Dramatization 25 $345,948,528 57,371,220 3.76%
8 Factual 59 $91,627,205 15,195,193 1.00%
9 Multiple Creative Types 1 $191,877 31,820 0.00%
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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).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.