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Box Office Performance for Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 Max Dec 27, 2002 Drama R $461,818 76,586
2 The Housekeeper Jul 11, 2003 R $455,026 75,460
3 The Hard Word Jun 13, 2003 R $422,688 70,097
4 Spun Mar 14, 2003 R $410,241 68,033
5 Hawayein Aug 15, 2003 Not Rated $409,978 67,989
6 Manna From Heaven Aug 2, 2002 Comedy PG $392,097 65,024
7 Gloomy Sunday Ein Lied von … Jun 20, 2003 Not Rated $348,937 57,866
8 Dil Ka Rishta Jan 24, 2003 Not Rated $345,649 57,321
9 Die Mommie Die Oct 31, 2003 R $320,092 53,083
10 The Safety of Objects Mar 7, 2003 Drama R $319,125 52,922
11 The Animation Show Sep 5, 2003 Multiple Genres R $306,362 50,806
12 Comment Ma Mere Accoucha de… Feb 7, 2003 Not Rated $300,000 49,751
13 Lucia, Lucia Jul 25, 2003 Not Rated $267,495 44,360
14 Stone Reader Feb 12, 2003 PG-13 $257,616 42,722
15 The Cuckoo Jul 11, 2003 PG-13 $243,187 40,329
16 Saathiya Dec 20, 2002 Drama Not Rated $241,260 40,009
17 Power & Terror: Noam Chomsk… Nov 22, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $234,686 38,919
18 Kuch Naa Kaho Sep 5, 2003 Not Rated $224,831 37,285
19 Levity Apr 4, 2003 R $209,151 34,685
20 Tully Nov 1, 2002 Drama Not Rated $208,294 34,542
21 The Heart of Me Jun 13, 2003 R $196,067 32,515
22 Le Papillon May 9, 2003 Not Rated $185,700 30,796
23 The Flower of Evil Oct 10, 2003 R $180,049 29,858
24 Love Liza Dec 30, 2002 Drama R $176,675 29,299
25 The Girl From Paris Mar 21, 2003 Not Rated $176,257 29,230
26 Taking Sides Sep 5, 2003 Drama Not Rated $175,174 29,050
27 The Gatekeeper Jul 18, 2003 R $172,716 28,642
28 Once Upon a Time in the Mid… Aug 29, 2003 R $171,830 28,495
29 On-Line Jun 27, 2003 Not Rated $165,974 27,524
30 Red Betsy Sep 19, 2003 PG $164,520 27,283
31 Pride and Prejudice Dec 5, 2003 Comedy PG $160,945 26,690
32 Fassbinder in Hollywood Feb 14, 2003 Not Rated $160,854 26,675
33 Km. 0 (Kilometro Cero) Jul 11, 2003 Not Rated $159,228 26,405
34 Washington Heights May 9, 2003 R $156,022 25,874
35 The Revolution Will Not Be … Oct 24, 2003 Not Rated $153,859 25,515
36 Hangman's Curse Sep 12, 2003 PG-13 $152,078 25,220
37 Girls Will Be Girls Oct 3, 2003 R $147,235 24,417
38 Mondays in the Sun Jul 25, 2003 R $146,402 24,278
39 May Feb 7, 2003 R $145,540 24,135
40 Marooned in Iraq Apr 25, 2003 Not Rated $141,216 23,418
41 Stoked: The Rise and Fall o… Aug 22, 2003 R $131,712 21,842
42 People I Know Apr 25, 2003 R $121,972 20,227
43 Tycoon Jun 13, 2003 Not Rated $121,016 20,068
44 The Other Side of the Bed Aug 29, 2003 R $113,086 18,753
45 Ten Mar 5, 2003 Not Rated $105,656 17,521
46 XX/XY Apr 11, 2003 R $103,874 17,226
47 Dum Jan 24, 2003 Not Rated $101,000 16,749
48 Handcart Oct 11, 2002 PG $98,666 16,362
49 Where's the Party Yaar? Sep 5, 2003 Not Rated $85,739 14,218
50 His Secret Life Sep 20, 2002 Not Rated $85,039 14,102
51 Don't Tempt Me Aug 22, 2003 R $77,732 12,890
52 So Close Sep 12, 2003 R $75,705 12,554
53 Modern Times Dec 25, 2003 Comedy G $75,623 12,541
54 In This World Sep 19, 2003 R $74,162 12,298
55 O Fantasma Nov 22, 2002 Drama Not Rated $71,531 11,862
56 New Suit May 2, 2003 R $71,475 11,853
57 Dummy Sep 12, 2003 R $71,305 11,825
58 Returner Oct 17, 2003 R $69,886 11,589
59 Manic Apr 25, 2003 Drama R $69,716 11,561
60 The Princess Blade Aug 8, 2003 Action R $69,386 11,506
61 Pinjar Oct 31, 2003 Drama Not Rated $66,290 10,993
62 Dopamine Oct 10, 2003 R $64,950 10,771
63 Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective Sep 13, 2002 Not Rated $64,573 10,708
64 The Hebrew Hammer Dec 19, 2003 R $62,813 10,416
65 The Good Old Naughty Days Mar 28, 2003 Not Rated $60,852 10,091
66 I Vitelloni Nov 14, 2003 Drama Not Rated $59,659 9,893
67 Down & Out with the Dolls Mar 21, 2003 R $58,936 9,773
68 The Young Unknowns Apr 11, 2003 R $58,163 9,645
69 House of Fools Apr 25, 2003 R $57,722 9,572
70 The Embalmer Jul 18, 2003 Drama Not Rated $56,325 9,340
71 The Event Oct 3, 2003 R $54,288 9,002
72 Small Voices Oct 10, 2003 Drama Not Rated $51,516 8,543
73 Boys Life 4: Four Play Aug 1, 2003 Drama Not Rated $50,914 8,443
74 Zus & Zo Feb 7, 2003 Not Rated $49,468 8,203
75 La Confusion des Genres Jul 11, 2003 Not Rated $49,029 8,130
76 National Lampoon's Dorm Daze Sep 24, 2003 Not Rated $47,153 7,819
77 Komediant Apr 5, 2002 Not Rated $46,334 7,683
78 Ikiru Mar 25, 1956 Drama Not Rated $45,501 7,545
79 Love the Hard Way Jun 6, 2003 Drama R $43,571 7,225
80 Fidel Oct 18, 2002 Not Rated $41,792 6,930
81 Derrida Oct 23, 2002 Not Rated $41,291 6,847
82 Food of Love Oct 25, 2002 R $40,230 6,671
83 Dracula: Pages from a Virgi… May 14, 2003 Not Rated $39,659 6,576
84 This Thing of Ours Jul 18, 2003 Drama Not Rated $37,227 6,173
85 Secret Lives: Hidden Childr… May 16, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $37,156 6,161
86 Friends and Family May 16, 2003 Not Rated $35,363 5,864
87 Japanese Story Dec 31, 2003 Drama R $32,699 5,422
88 Fanfan La Tulipe Aug 8, 2003 Not Rated $32,686 5,420
89 Sans Soleil Nov 21, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $30,878 5,120
90 Etoiles: Dancers of the Par… Nov 8, 2002 Not Rated $30,000 4,975
91 Hotel Jul 25, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $28,839 4,782
92 Under the Skin of the City … Mar 14, 2003 Not Rated $28,757 4,768
93 What Alice Found Dec 5, 2003 Drama R $28,536 4,732
94 Beyond Vanilla May 9, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $27,396 4,543
95 Everybody Says I'm Fine May 16, 2003 Not Rated $27,225 4,514
96 In My Skin Nov 7, 2003 Not Rated $26,835 4,450
97 Luster Sep 12, 2003 Not Rated $24,137 4,002
98 Le Bossu Mar 20, 1998 Not Rated $23,703 3,930
99 Suddenly Aug 27, 2003 Not Rated $21,756 3,607
100 Massoud, the Afghan Dec 6, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $20,888 3,464
101 I am Trying to Break Your H… Jul 26, 2002 Not Rated $20,701 3,433
102 Garage Days Jul 18, 2003 R $20,600 3,416
103 Garmento Jun 6, 2003 Not Rated $20,591 3,414
104 The Journey Jul 11, 2003 Not Rated $19,800 3,283
105 In Praise of Love Sep 6, 2002 Drama PG $18,316 3,037
106 How I Killed My Father Aug 23, 2002 Not Rated $18,156 3,010
107 Onmyoji Apr 25, 2003 R $16,234 2,692
108 The Guys Apr 4, 2003 PG $16,068 2,664
109 Fulltime Killer Mar 20, 2003 Action Not Rated $14,992 2,486
110 Hidden in Plain Sight Nov 7, 2003 Not Rated $14,876 2,466
111 Bord de Mer Aug 6, 2003 Not Rated $14,769 2,449
112 Khachaturian Oct 17, 2003 Not Rated $14,250 2,363
113 Martin and Orloff Nov 7, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $13,409 2,223
114 The Slaughter Rule Jan 10, 2003 R $13,134 2,178
115 Dog Days Aug 22, 2003 R $13,031 2,161
116 Hukkle Nov 28, 2003 Drama Not Rated $12,493 2,071
117 Manfast Apr 30, 2003 Not Rated $11,480 1,903
118 Hush Nov 8, 2002 Not Rated $10,595 1,757
119 The Settlers Jan 15, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $10,592 1,756
120 The Legend of Leigh Bowery Nov 26, 2003 Not Rated $10,445 1,732
121 Unknown Pleasures (Ren Xiao… Mar 26, 2003 Not Rated $9,776 1,621
122 Tosca Jul 12, 2002 Not Rated $9,686 1,606
123 Secret Things Jan 2, 2004 Drama Not Rated $9,421 1,562
124 Rana's Wedding Aug 22, 2003 Not Rated $9,250 1,533
125 Kedma Feb 7, 2003 Not Rated $8,963 1,486
126 American Storytellers Nov 7, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $8,440 1,399
127 The Work and the Story Oct 3, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $8,211 1,361
128 Nola Aug 29, 2003 PG-13 $8,058 1,336
129 Gasoline Jul 4, 2003 Not Rated $7,544 1,251
130 Suspended Animation Oct 31, 2003 Not Rated $6,869 1,139
131 Waiting for Happiness (Here… Apr 4, 2003 Not Rated $6,417 1,064
132 Merci Pour Le Chocolat Feb 2, 2001 Not Rated $6,097 1,011
133 High Times' Potluck Oct 17, 2003 R $4,827 800
134 Kira's Reason: A Love Story Jan 17, 2003 Drama Not Rated $4,488 744
135 Last Dance Jul 12, 2002 Not Rated $4,315 715
136 Melvin Goes to Dinner Nov 14, 2003 R $4,168 691
137 Lan Yu Jul 12, 2002 R $4,154 688
138 Jersey Guy Apr 25, 2003 R $3,943 653
139 Gaudi Afternoon Mar 21, 2003 R $3,838 636
140 Senorita Extraviada Feb 21, 2003 Not Rated $3,775 626
141 Dr. Benny May 2, 2003 Not Rated $3,657 606
142 L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin! Jan 31, 2003 Not Rated $3,480 577
143 Home Room Sep 5, 2003 R $3,467 574
144 Ordinary Sinner Feb 14, 2003 Not Rated $3,072 509
145 Warrior of Light Sep 12, 2003 Not Rated $2,712 449
146 Journeys With George Mar 14, 2003 Not Rated $2,264 375
147 The Navigators Feb 21, 2003 R $1,940 321
148 Tuvalu Dec 15, 2000 Not Rated $1,916 317
149 Devils on the Doorstep Dec 18, 2002 Not Rated $1,889 313
150 El Leyton Nov 21, 2003 Not Rated $1,332 220
151 Night of Destiny May 9, 2003 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,275 211
152 Hell's Highway Jun 27, 2003 Not Rated $1,225 203
153 Independent Spirits: Faith … Nov 28, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $960 159
154 Aleijadinho Jul 24, 2003 Not Rated $857 142
155 A House on a Hill Nov 14, 2003 Not Rated $678 112
Total Gross of All Movies$13,633,761
Total Tickets Sold2,260,905

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.

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