Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, December 25, 2003
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $13,986,220 | +85% | -18% | 3,703 | $3,777 | $171,670,604 | 9 |
| 2 | (new) | Cheaper by the Dozen | $8,175,000 | 3,298 | $2,479 | $8,175,000 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Paycheck | $5,300,000 | 2,762 | $1,919 | $5,300,000 | 1 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Cold Mountain | $4,505,514 | 2,163 | $2,083 | $4,505,514 | 1 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Peter Pan | $3,671,000 | 2,813 | $1,305 | $3,671,000 | 1 | ||
| 6 | (2) | Something's Gotta Give | $3,474,000 | +123% | +140% | 2,709 | $1,282 | $42,213,290 | 14 |
| 7 | (5) | Mona Lisa Smile | $2,730,000 | +144% | 2,677 | $1,020 | $19,886,992 | 7 | |
| 8 | (4) | The Last Samurai | $2,400,000 | +109% | +126% | 2,557 | $939 | $65,920,000 | 21 |
| 9 | (7) | Bad Santa | $1,409,000 | +150% | +152% | 1,710 | $824 | $46,463,000 | 30 |
| 10 | (3) | Elf | $1,213,000 | -3% | +127% | 2,015 | $602 | $160,720,000 | 49 |
| Reporting movies: 10 | $46,863,734 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $13,986,220 | 3,703 | $171,670,604 |
| 2 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $8,175,000 | 3,298 | $8,175,000 |
| 3 | Paycheck | $5,300,000 | 2,762 | $5,300,000 |
| 4 | Cold Mountain | $4,505,514 | 2,163 | $4,505,514 |
| 5 | Peter Pan | $3,671,000 | 2,813 | $3,671,000 |
| 6 | Something's Gotta Give | $3,474,000 | 2,709 | $42,213,290 |
| 7 | Mona Lisa Smile | $2,730,000 | 2,677 | $19,886,992 |
| 8 | The Last Samurai | $2,400,000 | 2,557 | $65,920,000 |
| 9 | Bad Santa | $1,409,000 | 1,710 | $46,463,000 |
| 10 | Elf | $1,213,000 | 2,015 | $160,720,000 |
| Reporting: 10 | $46,863,734 | total | ||