Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $93,926,386Details
International Box Office $118,985,751Details
Worldwide Box Office $212,912,137
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,105,990 (26.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$135,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,101 opening theaters/3,101 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $163,467,952

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 867 $93,926,386
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 912 $118,985,751
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 851 $212,912,137

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 14th, 2003 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: April 20th, 2004 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense battle sequences, related images, and brief language
Running Time: 139 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Legend of Tarzan
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Keywords: 2004 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Action Adventure, 1800s, War, On a Boat
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 124 $12,408,731 Nov 28, 2003 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 123 $23,253,513 Nov 28, 2003 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 122 $17,208,731 Nov 28, 2003 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 99 $26,141,293 Nov 28, 2003 17
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 72 $25,105,990 Nov 14, 2003 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 35 $25,105,990 Nov 14, 2003 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 26 $47,047,708 Nov 14, 2003 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 15 $47,047,708 Nov 14, 2003 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2003 2 $25,105,990   3,101 $8,096   $25,105,990 1
Nov 21, 2003 4 $15,213,896 -39% 3,101 $4,906   $47,279,725 2
Nov 28, 2003 5 $12,408,731 -18% 2,703 $4,591   $66,632,517 3
Dec 5, 2003 9 $3,722,008 -70% 2,344 $1,588   $72,555,668 4
Dec 12, 2003 11 $2,381,479 -36% 1,623 $1,467   $76,192,090 5
Dec 19, 2003 12 $1,500,514 -37% 1,050 $1,429   $78,522,124 6
Dec 26, 2003 19 $1,160,829 -23% 751 $1,546   $80,688,206 7
Jan 2, 2004 19 $1,117,880 -4% 701 $1,595   $83,006,144 8
Jan 9, 2004 21 $624,874 -44% 423 $1,477   $84,016,741 9
Jan 16, 2004 22 $479,019 -23% 306 $1,565   $84,726,035 10
Jan 23, 2004 26 $355,772 -26% 235 $1,514   $85,299,861 11
Jan 30, 2004 16 $2,106,759 +492% 1,118 $1,884   $87,568,647 12
Feb 6, 2004 17 $1,339,567 -36% 1,101 $1,217   $89,605,191 13
Feb 13, 2004 16 $1,055,629 -21% 547 $1,930   $91,065,299 14
Feb 20, 2004 22 $575,589 -45% 382 $1,507   $92,076,134 15
Feb 27, 2004 25 $324,195 -44% 233 $1,391   $92,569,819 16
Mar 5, 2004 32 $201,856 -38% 200 $1,009   $92,896,473 17
Mar 12, 2004 33 $175,263 -13% 198 $885   $93,143,778 18
Mar 19, 2004 35 $148,656 -15% 207 $718   $93,374,871 19
Mar 26, 2004 34 $116,948 -21% 171 $684   $93,557,809 20
Apr 2, 2004 34 $102,396 -12% 163 $628   $93,705,590 21
Apr 9, 2004 48 $56,339 -45% 102 $552   $93,802,409 22
Apr 16, 2004 49 $37,145 -34% 65 $571   $93,864,607 23
Apr 23, 2004 66 $19,870 -47% 38 $523   $93,902,719 24
Apr 30, 2004 94 $8,441 -58% 24 $352   $93,917,946 25
May 7, 2004 94 $5,130 -39% 12 $428   $93,926,386 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 14, 2003 1 $8,156,000     3,101 $2,630   $8,156,000 1
Nov 15, 2003 2 $10,739,423 +32%   3,101 $3,463   $18,792,200 2
Nov 16, 2003 2 $6,313,790 -41%   3,101 $2,036   $25,105,990 3
Nov 17, 2003 1 $1,863,000 -70%   3,101 $601   $26,969,000 4
Nov 18, 2003 1 $1,901,000 +2%   3,101 $613   $28,869,000 5
Nov 19, 2003 1 $1,665,000 -12%   3,101 $537   $30,535,000 6
Nov 20, 2003 1 $1,531,000 -8%   3,101 $494   $32,066,000 7
Nov 21, 2003 4 $4,300,000 +181% -47% 3,101 $1,387   $36,400,000 8
Nov 22, 2003 4 $6,662,009 +55% -38% 3,101 $2,148   $43,320,829 9
Nov 23, 2003 4 $3,958,896 -41% -37% 3,101 $1,277   $47,279,725 10
Nov 24, 2003 4 $1,203,000 -70% -35% 3,101 $388   $48,483,000 11
Nov 25, 2003 4 $1,505,000 +25% -21% 3,101 $485   $49,987,000 12
Nov 26, 2003 5 $2,100,000 +40% +26% 2,703 $777   $52,100,000 13
Nov 27, 2003 6 $2,700,000 +29% +76% 2,703 $999   $54,800,000 14
Nov 28, 2003 4 $5,100,000 +89% +19% 2,703 $1,887   $59,900,000 15
Nov 29, 2003 6 $4,604,241 -10% -31% 2,703 $1,703   $64,439,171 16
Nov 30, 2003 7 $2,193,346 -52% -45% 2,703 $811   $66,632,517 17
Dec 1, 2003 7 $559,000 -75% -54% 2,703 $207   $67,192,000 18
Dec 2, 2003 6 $598,000 +7% -60% 2,703 $221   $67,789,000 19
Dec 3, 2003 7 $520,000 -13% -75% 2,703 $192   $68,309,000 20
Dec 4, 2003 7 $525,000 +1% -81% 2,703 $194   $68,834,000 21
Dec 5, 2003 8 $1,100,000 +110% -78% 2,344 $469   $70,000,000 22
Dec 6, 2003 9 $1,653,449 +50% -64% 2,344 $705   $71,630,617 23
Dec 7, 2003 9 $925,051 -44% -58% 2,344 $395   $72,555,668 24
Dec 8, 2003 9 $281,000 -70% -50% 2,344 $120   $72,837,000 25
Dec 9, 2003 9 $327,000 +16% -45% 2,344 $140   $73,163,000 26
Dec 10, 2003 10 $323,000 -1% -38% 2,344 $138   $73,487,000 27
Dec 11, 2003 9 $324,000 n/c -38% 2,344 $138   $73,811,000 28
Jan 19, 2004 24 $97,168     306 $318   $84,823,203 67
Feb 16, 2004 17 $190,061     547 $347   $91,255,360 95

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2003 1 $32,065,829   3,101 $10,340   $32,065,829 1
Nov 21, 2003 4 $22,157,957 -31% 3,101 $7,145   $54,223,786 2
Nov 28, 2003 6 $14,609,874 -34% 2,703 $5,405   $68,833,660 3
Dec 5, 2003 9 $4,976,951 -66% 2,344 $2,123   $73,810,611 4
Dec 12, 2003 12 $3,210,999 -35% 1,623 $1,978   $77,021,610 5
Dec 19, 2003 12 $2,505,767 -22% 1,050 $2,386   $79,527,377 6
Dec 26, 2003 19 $2,360,887 -6% 751 $3,144   $81,888,264 7
Jan 2, 2004 19 $1,503,603 -36% 701 $2,145   $83,391,867 8
Jan 9, 2004 21 $855,149 -43% 423 $2,022   $84,247,016 9
Jan 16, 2004 24 $697,073 -18% 306 $2,278   $84,944,089 10
Jan 23, 2004 26 $517,799 -26% 235 $2,203   $85,461,888 11
Jan 30, 2004 16 $2,803,736 +441% 1,118 $2,508   $88,265,624 12
Feb 6, 2004 18 $1,744,046 -38% 1,101 $1,584   $90,009,670 13
Feb 13, 2004 19 $1,490,875 -15% 547 $2,726   $91,500,545 14
Feb 20, 2004 23 $745,079 -50% 382 $1,950   $92,245,624 15
Feb 27, 2004 27 $448,993 -40% 233 $1,927   $92,694,617 16
Mar 5, 2004 32 $273,898 -39% 200 $1,369   $92,968,515 17
Mar 12, 2004 33 $257,700 -6% 198 $1,302   $93,226,215 18
Mar 19, 2004 34 $214,646 -17% 207 $1,037   $93,440,861 19
Mar 26, 2004 37 $162,333 -24% 171 $949   $93,603,194 20
Apr 2, 2004 37 $142,876 -12% 163 $877   $93,746,070 21
Apr 9, 2004 43 $81,392 -43% 102 $798   $93,827,462 22
Apr 16, 2004 48 $55,387 -32% 65 $852   $93,882,849 23
Apr 23, 2004 68 $26,656 -52% 38 $701   $93,909,505 24
Apr 30, 2004 85 $11,751 -56% 24 $490   $93,921,256 25
May 7, 2004 100 $5,130 -56% 12 $428   $93,926,386 26

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Russell Crowe    Captain Jack Aubrey
Paul Bettany    Dr. Stephen Maturin

Supporting Cast

Billy Boyd    Barrett Bonden
James D'Arcy    1st Lt. Tom Pullings
Edward Woodall    2nd Lt. William Mowett
Lee Ingleby    Hollom
George Innes    Joe Plaice
Mark Lewis Jones    Mr. Hogg
Chris Larkin    Captain Howard, Royal Marines
Richard McCabe    Mr. Higgins
Robert Pugh    Mr. Allen
David Threlfall    Killick
Max Pirkis    Lord Blakeney
Ian Mercer    Mr. Hollar
Max Benitz    Peter Calamy

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Weir    Director
Peter Weir    Screenwriter
John Collee    Screenwriter
Patrick O'Bryan    Based on the novels by
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.    Producer
Peter Weir    Producer
Duncan Henderson    Producer
Alan B. Curtiss    Executive Producer
Meyer Gottieb    Co-Producer
Todd Arnow    Co-Producer
Russell Boyd    Cinematographer
Lee Smith    Editor
Iva Davies    Composer
Christopher Gordon    Composer
Richard Tognetti    Composer
William Sandell    Production Designer
Bruce Crone    Supervising Art Director
Mark Mansbridge    Supervising Art Director
Hector Romero    Art Director
Carlos Benassini    Set Designer
William Hiney    Set Designer
Mark Hitchler    Set Designer
Kevin Ishioka    Set Designer
Manuel Martinez    Set Designer
Nick Navarro    Set Designer
William Taliaferro    Set Designer
Robert Gould    Set Decorator
Wendy Stites    Costume Designer
Arthur Rochester    Sound
Richard King    Sound Designer
Richard King    Supervising Sound Editor
Stefen Fangmeier    Visual Effects Supervisor
Nathan McGuinness    Visual Effects Supervisor
Doug Coleman    Stunt Coordinator
Daniel W. Barringer    Stunt Coordinator
Alan B. Curtiss    Assistant Director
Rafael Cuervo    Assistant Director
David Ellis    Second Unit Director
Malcolm McDowell    Second Unit Director
Sandi Sissel    Second Unit Camera
Kim Batterham    Second Unit Camera
Mary Selway    Casting Director
Fiona Weir    Casting Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,105,990 (26.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$135,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,101 opening theaters/3,101 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $163,467,952

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 867 $93,926,386
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 912 $118,985,751
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 851 $212,912,137

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 14th, 2003 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: April 20th, 2004 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense battle sequences, related images, and brief language
Running Time: 139 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Legend of Tarzan
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 2004 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Action Adventure, 1800s, War, On a Boat
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 124 $12,408,731 Nov 28, 2003 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 123 $23,253,513 Nov 28, 2003 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 122 $17,208,731 Nov 28, 2003 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 99 $26,141,293 Nov 28, 2003 17
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 72 $25,105,990 Nov 14, 2003 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 35 $25,105,990 Nov 14, 2003 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 26 $47,047,708 Nov 14, 2003 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 15 $47,047,708 Nov 14, 2003 3

Leading Cast

Russell Crowe    Captain Jack Aubrey
Paul Bettany    Dr. Stephen Maturin

Supporting Cast

Billy Boyd    Barrett Bonden
James D'Arcy    1st Lt. Tom Pullings
Edward Woodall    2nd Lt. William Mowett
Lee Ingleby    Hollom
George Innes    Joe Plaice
Mark Lewis Jones    Mr. Hogg
Chris Larkin    Captain Howard, Royal Marines
Richard McCabe    Mr. Higgins
Robert Pugh    Mr. Allen
David Threlfall    Killick
Max Pirkis    Lord Blakeney
Ian Mercer    Mr. Hollar
Max Benitz    Peter Calamy

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Weir    Director
Peter Weir    Screenwriter
John Collee    Screenwriter
Patrick O'Bryan    Based on the novels by
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.    Producer
Peter Weir    Producer
Duncan Henderson    Producer
Alan B. Curtiss    Executive Producer
Meyer Gottieb    Co-Producer
Todd Arnow    Co-Producer
Russell Boyd    Cinematographer
Lee Smith    Editor
Iva Davies    Composer
Christopher Gordon    Composer
Richard Tognetti    Composer
William Sandell    Production Designer
Bruce Crone    Supervising Art Director
Mark Mansbridge    Supervising Art Director
Hector Romero    Art Director
Carlos Benassini    Set Designer
William Hiney    Set Designer
Mark Hitchler    Set Designer
Kevin Ishioka    Set Designer
Manuel Martinez    Set Designer
Nick Navarro    Set Designer
William Taliaferro    Set Designer
Robert Gould    Set Decorator
Wendy Stites    Costume Designer
Arthur Rochester    Sound
Richard King    Sound Designer
Richard King    Supervising Sound Editor
Stefen Fangmeier    Visual Effects Supervisor
Nathan McGuinness    Visual Effects Supervisor
Doug Coleman    Stunt Coordinator
Daniel W. Barringer    Stunt Coordinator
Alan B. Curtiss    Assistant Director
Rafael Cuervo    Assistant Director
David Ellis    Second Unit Director
Malcolm McDowell    Second Unit Director
Sandi Sissel    Second Unit Camera
Kim Batterham    Second Unit Camera
Mary Selway    Casting Director
Fiona Weir    Casting Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Lording over the Oscars

February 29th, 2004

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Having called the results for Best Animate Feature and Achievement in Directing over the past two days, we're ready to announce a projected winner for the big prize... Best Picture. Our projections are based on the entries in our Predict the Academy Awards competition. More...

Oscar Prediction: Directing

February 25th, 2004

Every day between now and the Academy Awards ceremony we're predicting the result of one of the categories based on votes in our Predict the Oscars competition. Yesterday we predicted a safe win for Finding Nemo as Best Animated Feature. Today we're calling the result for Directing. More...

Yikes. Just yikes.

January 30th, 2004

It's been a while since the prospects for catching a good movie at the theatres was this bad. And it's not like there's lack of wide releases this week. There are three of them. Three wide releases with combined reviews of only 17% positive. In fact, the box office race for top spot should prove more interesting that any of the movies trying to get there. More...

King Oscar, Lord of the Nominations

January 27th, 2004

Nominations for the 76the Annual Academy Awards were announced today. As always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

Last in First

January 21st, 2004

The second round of openings for The Last Samurai in as many weeks helped push it to top spot on the international charts. It more than doubled the number of markets it's playing in while adding almost 70% more screens, but only managed to increase its box office by roughly 25%. The weekend figure of $40.6 million pushed its international total to $157.6 million and its worldwide total to over $250 million. But without many major openings left, its weekly numbers may have peaked. More...

King still on Top While Nemo Breaks another Record

January 6th, 2004

As it has since it was first released, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King had a commanding win at the international box office. This weekend's numbers were $58.7 million from 8,826 screens in 45 territories, more than double Finding Nemo in second place. Highlights include $2.3 million opening in Poland and just shy of $1 million opening in Argentina, as well as $13.7 million in the U.K. and $10 million in Germany. Totals for Return of the King now sit at $390.4 million outside the US (3rd for the year, 13th all-time) and $680.8 million worldwide (3rd for the year, and 15th all-time). By next week it should be the highest grossing film for the year. More...

A Quarter Billion for the King

December 23rd, 2003

As expected, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King dominated the international markets this week, setting many records along the way. It played in 28 countries on 7,403 screens earning $125.9 million, which is a record for international weekend. The film also broke individual market records for Wednesday openings in 15 countries, out of 17 Wednesday openings. It also broke weekend records in more than half a dozen other countries, including major markets like the U.K. and Germany. Worldwide totals for Return of the King are already at $250 million, (another record) putting it in 168th place on the all-time chart in just 5 days. Even with this success, it is unlike to unseat Titanic as the number one movie of all time, but it should become only the second film to earn $1 billion worldwide. More...

Nemo's Fifth at Number One

December 16th, 2003

For the fifth straight week Finding Nemo was number one at the international box office. And while the film is starting to show signs of slowing down, its weekly performance is still amazing. A total international take of $31.5 million on 5,200 screens made it the clear winner. Plus it was number one in 20 of 27 markets it played in and surpassed $300 million internationally. Current totals for the Pixar smash hit are $330.2 million internationally, (good for 20th place) and $669.9 million worldwide, (for 15th place.) The Lion King is the only animated movie to make more. With only a couple more markets to open in, Finding Nemo must rely on long legs to take top spot away from The Lion King. More...

Nemo's Number One at Pixar

December 10th, 2003

Finding Nemo not only won the weekend in convincing fashion, it also became Pixar's biggest international hit internationally, overtaking Monsters Inc.. The film's performance this week was even more impressive than last week. Number one in 20 markets helped it to another $45.9 million, bringing its total to $283.4 million internationally. That's 28th overall and 3rd for animated movies. However, it is only a few million behind Aladdin for second and will surpass that film mid-week (most likely, it has already done so.) Worldwide, Finding Nemo is even more impressive with $623.1 million, 18th overall. More...

Nemo's Catch Climbing

December 2nd, 2003

Finding Nemo's continued domination of the European market, (it was number one in 15 markets) helped it earn the number one position this week. It is also unseating Tarzan and The Lion King as biggest animated movie in almost every market and should become the biggest animated movie worldwide before its run is over. This week it added another $37 million to push its international total to $230.8 million, which is 54th overall, (just ahead of The Matrix Revolutions.) Its worldwide total is now an amazing $570.5 million, 21st overall. More...

Leftovers for Thanksgivings

December 1st, 2003

While all but one for the movies opening over the 5-day Thanksgiving weekend failed to make a big splash at the box office, the holdovers picked up the slack. The extra helpings of family films helped this Thanksgiving weekend 7% up from last year for the 3-day weekend. But a weak Wednesday / Thursday lead to a 6% drop for the 5-day weekend. The mixed results sent 2003's box office a little further behind 2002. More...

The Cat in the Hat takes Top Spot

November 24th, 2003


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November 21st, 2003


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November 18th, 2003


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November 14th, 2003


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October 16th, 2003


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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2003 2 $25,105,990   3,101 $8,096   $25,105,990 1
Nov 21, 2003 4 $15,213,896 -39% 3,101 $4,906   $47,279,725 2
Nov 28, 2003 5 $12,408,731 -18% 2,703 $4,591   $66,632,517 3
Dec 5, 2003 9 $3,722,008 -70% 2,344 $1,588   $72,555,668 4
Dec 12, 2003 11 $2,381,479 -36% 1,623 $1,467   $76,192,090 5
Dec 19, 2003 12 $1,500,514 -37% 1,050 $1,429   $78,522,124 6
Dec 26, 2003 19 $1,160,829 -23% 751 $1,546   $80,688,206 7
Jan 2, 2004 19 $1,117,880 -4% 701 $1,595   $83,006,144 8
Jan 9, 2004 21 $624,874 -44% 423 $1,477   $84,016,741 9
Jan 16, 2004 22 $479,019 -23% 306 $1,565   $84,726,035 10
Jan 23, 2004 26 $355,772 -26% 235 $1,514   $85,299,861 11
Jan 30, 2004 16 $2,106,759 +492% 1,118 $1,884   $87,568,647 12
Feb 6, 2004 17 $1,339,567 -36% 1,101 $1,217   $89,605,191 13
Feb 13, 2004 16 $1,055,629 -21% 547 $1,930   $91,065,299 14
Feb 20, 2004 22 $575,589 -45% 382 $1,507   $92,076,134 15
Feb 27, 2004 25 $324,195 -44% 233 $1,391   $92,569,819 16
Mar 5, 2004 32 $201,856 -38% 200 $1,009   $92,896,473 17
Mar 12, 2004 33 $175,263 -13% 198 $885   $93,143,778 18
Mar 19, 2004 35 $148,656 -15% 207 $718   $93,374,871 19
Mar 26, 2004 34 $116,948 -21% 171 $684   $93,557,809 20
Apr 2, 2004 34 $102,396 -12% 163 $628   $93,705,590 21
Apr 9, 2004 48 $56,339 -45% 102 $552   $93,802,409 22
Apr 16, 2004 49 $37,145 -34% 65 $571   $93,864,607 23
Apr 23, 2004 66 $19,870 -47% 38 $523   $93,902,719 24
Apr 30, 2004 94 $8,441 -58% 24 $352   $93,917,946 25
May 7, 2004 94 $5,130 -39% 12 $428   $93,926,386 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 14, 2003 1 $8,156,000     3,101 $2,630   $8,156,000 1
Nov 15, 2003 2 $10,739,423 +32%   3,101 $3,463   $18,792,200 2
Nov 16, 2003 2 $6,313,790 -41%   3,101 $2,036   $25,105,990 3
Nov 17, 2003 1 $1,863,000 -70%   3,101 $601   $26,969,000 4
Nov 18, 2003 1 $1,901,000 +2%   3,101 $613   $28,869,000 5
Nov 19, 2003 1 $1,665,000 -12%   3,101 $537   $30,535,000 6
Nov 20, 2003 1 $1,531,000 -8%   3,101 $494   $32,066,000 7
Nov 21, 2003 4 $4,300,000 +181% -47% 3,101 $1,387   $36,400,000 8
Nov 22, 2003 4 $6,662,009 +55% -38% 3,101 $2,148   $43,320,829 9
Nov 23, 2003 4 $3,958,896 -41% -37% 3,101 $1,277   $47,279,725 10
Nov 24, 2003 4 $1,203,000 -70% -35% 3,101 $388   $48,483,000 11
Nov 25, 2003 4 $1,505,000 +25% -21% 3,101 $485   $49,987,000 12
Nov 26, 2003 5 $2,100,000 +40% +26% 2,703 $777   $52,100,000 13
Nov 27, 2003 6 $2,700,000 +29% +76% 2,703 $999   $54,800,000 14
Nov 28, 2003 4 $5,100,000 +89% +19% 2,703 $1,887   $59,900,000 15
Nov 29, 2003 6 $4,604,241 -10% -31% 2,703 $1,703   $64,439,171 16
Nov 30, 2003 7 $2,193,346 -52% -45% 2,703 $811   $66,632,517 17
Dec 1, 2003 7 $559,000 -75% -54% 2,703 $207   $67,192,000 18
Dec 2, 2003 6 $598,000 +7% -60% 2,703 $221   $67,789,000 19
Dec 3, 2003 7 $520,000 -13% -75% 2,703 $192   $68,309,000 20
Dec 4, 2003 7 $525,000 +1% -81% 2,703 $194   $68,834,000 21
Dec 5, 2003 8 $1,100,000 +110% -78% 2,344 $469   $70,000,000 22
Dec 6, 2003 9 $1,653,449 +50% -64% 2,344 $705   $71,630,617 23
Dec 7, 2003 9 $925,051 -44% -58% 2,344 $395   $72,555,668 24
Dec 8, 2003 9 $281,000 -70% -50% 2,344 $120   $72,837,000 25
Dec 9, 2003 9 $327,000 +16% -45% 2,344 $140   $73,163,000 26
Dec 10, 2003 10 $323,000 -1% -38% 2,344 $138   $73,487,000 27
Dec 11, 2003 9 $324,000 n/c -38% 2,344 $138   $73,811,000 28
Jan 19, 2004 24 $97,168     306 $318   $84,823,203 67
Feb 16, 2004 17 $190,061     547 $347   $91,255,360 95

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2003 1 $32,065,829   3,101 $10,340   $32,065,829 1
Nov 21, 2003 4 $22,157,957 -31% 3,101 $7,145   $54,223,786 2
Nov 28, 2003 6 $14,609,874 -34% 2,703 $5,405   $68,833,660 3
Dec 5, 2003 9 $4,976,951 -66% 2,344 $2,123   $73,810,611 4
Dec 12, 2003 12 $3,210,999 -35% 1,623 $1,978   $77,021,610 5
Dec 19, 2003 12 $2,505,767 -22% 1,050 $2,386   $79,527,377 6
Dec 26, 2003 19 $2,360,887 -6% 751 $3,144   $81,888,264 7
Jan 2, 2004 19 $1,503,603 -36% 701 $2,145   $83,391,867 8
Jan 9, 2004 21 $855,149 -43% 423 $2,022   $84,247,016 9
Jan 16, 2004 24 $697,073 -18% 306 $2,278   $84,944,089 10
Jan 23, 2004 26 $517,799 -26% 235 $2,203   $85,461,888 11
Jan 30, 2004 16 $2,803,736 +441% 1,118 $2,508   $88,265,624 12
Feb 6, 2004 18 $1,744,046 -38% 1,101 $1,584   $90,009,670 13
Feb 13, 2004 19 $1,490,875 -15% 547 $2,726   $91,500,545 14
Feb 20, 2004 23 $745,079 -50% 382 $1,950   $92,245,624 15
Feb 27, 2004 27 $448,993 -40% 233 $1,927   $92,694,617 16
Mar 5, 2004 32 $273,898 -39% 200 $1,369   $92,968,515 17
Mar 12, 2004 33 $257,700 -6% 198 $1,302   $93,226,215 18
Mar 19, 2004 34 $214,646 -17% 207 $1,037   $93,440,861 19
Mar 26, 2004 37 $162,333 -24% 171 $949   $93,603,194 20
Apr 2, 2004 37 $142,876 -12% 163 $877   $93,746,070 21
Apr 9, 2004 43 $81,392 -43% 102 $798   $93,827,462 22
Apr 16, 2004 48 $55,387 -32% 65 $852   $93,882,849 23
Apr 23, 2004 68 $26,656 -52% 38 $701   $93,909,505 24
Apr 30, 2004 85 $11,751 -56% 24 $490   $93,921,256 25
May 7, 2004 100 $5,130 -56% 12 $428   $93,926,386 26

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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