2003 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 2003.

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	May 16, 2003	The Matrix Reloaded	$121,361,422	3,603	$33,683	$163,869,725	8
2	Dec 19, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Re…	$120,199,783	3,703	$32,460	$171,670,604	9
3	May 2, 2003	X-Men 2	$107,644,861	3,741	$28,774	$107,644,861	7
4	May 23, 2003	Bruce Almighty	$100,066,590	3,483	$28,730	$100,066,590	7
5	May 30, 2003	Finding Nemo	$97,454,140	3,374	$28,884	$97,454,140	7
6	Dec 26, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Re…	$90,605,906	3,703	$24,468	$262,276,510	16
7	Jun 20, 2003	Hulk	$81,745,680	3,660	$22,335	$81,745,680	7
8	Jul 11, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The…	$74,977,536	3,269	$22,936	$98,972,817	9
9	Jul 18, 2003	Bad Boys II	$66,451,652	3,186	$20,857	$66,451,652	7
10	Jun 6, 2003	Finding Nemo	$65,648,588	3,391	$19,360	$163,102,728	14
11	Jun 6, 2003	2 Fast 2 Furious	$64,905,330	3,408	$19,045	$64,905,330	7
12	Nov 7, 2003	The Matrix Revolutions	$62,538,719	3,502	$17,858	$97,853,565	9
13	Jul 4, 2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Mac…	$62,490,684	3,504	$17,834	$90,836,705	10
14	Oct 24, 2003	Scary Movie 3	$57,523,246	3,505	$16,412	$57,523,246	7
15	Dec 26, 2003	Cheaper by the Dozen	$56,135,964	3,298	$17,021	$63,975,558	8
16	Apr 11, 2003	Anger Management	$55,034,593	3,551	$15,498	$55,034,593	7
17	Jul 18, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The…	$54,729,309	3,359	$16,293	$153,702,126	16
18	May 23, 2003	The Matrix Reloaded	$53,144,080	3,603	$14,750	$217,013,805	15
19	Jun 27, 2003	Charlie’s Angels: Full Thrott…	$53,058,550	3,459	$15,339	$53,058,550	7
20	Aug 8, 2003	S.W.A.T.	$51,550,357	3,202	$16,099	$51,550,357	7
21	Dec 12, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Re…	$51,470,821	3,703	$13,900	$51,470,821	2
22	Feb 14, 2003	Daredevil	$51,379,549	3,471	$14,803	$51,379,549	7
23	Nov 21, 2003	Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat	$51,371,120	3,464	$14,830	$51,371,120	7
24	Aug 1, 2003	American Wedding	$49,751,465	3,172	$15,685	$49,751,465	7
25	May 9, 2003	X-Men 2	$49,225,877	3,749	$13,130	$156,870,738	14
26	May 30, 2003	Bruce Almighty	$49,010,220	3,492	$14,035	$149,076,810	14
27	Jul 25, 2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	$49,005,255	3,344	$14,655	$49,005,255	7
28	Aug 15, 2003	Freddy vs. Jason	$48,044,640	3,014	$15,940	$48,044,640	7
29	Jun 13, 2003	Finding Nemo	$44,307,736	3,425	$12,937	$207,410,464	21
30	Nov 7, 2003	Elf	$44,028,913	3,337	$13,194	$44,028,913	7
31	May 9, 2003	The Matrix Reloaded	$42,508,303	3,603	$11,798	$42,508,303	1
32	Mar 7, 2003	Bringing Down the House	$39,232,226	2,801	$14,007	$39,232,226	7
33	Jul 25, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The…	$36,985,122	3,416	$10,827	$190,687,248	23
34	Oct 17, 2003	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	$36,450,907	3,016	$12,086	$36,450,907	7
35	Oct 31, 2003	The Matrix Revolutions	$35,314,946	3,502	$10,084	$35,314,846	2
36	Jul 4, 2003	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White …	$34,580,505	3,350	$10,323	$50,867,235	9
37	Aug 8, 2003	Freaky Friday	$34,084,302	2,954	$11,538	$44,982,272	9
38	Apr 18, 2003	Anger Management	$33,483,673	3,570	$9,379	$88,518,266	14
39	Dec 5, 2003	The Last Samurai	$32,787,256	2,908	$11,275	$32,787,256	7
40	Jan 3, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Tw…	$32,651,889	3,622	$9,015	$268,666,211	23
41	Jun 20, 2003	Finding Nemo	$32,613,097	3,404	$9,581	$240,023,561	28
42	Jul 11, 2003	The League of Extraordinary G…	$32,374,097	3,002	$10,784	$32,374,097	7
43	May 9, 2003	Daddy Day Care	$32,177,072	3,370	$9,548	$32,177,072	7
44	Jul 25, 2003	Bad Boys II	$32,159,885	3,202	$10,044	$98,611,537	14
45	Nov 14, 2003	Master and Commander: The Far…	$32,065,829	3,101	$10,340	$32,065,829	7
46	Nov 14, 2003	Elf	$31,987,721	3,381	$9,461	$76,016,634	14
47	Jul 25, 2003	Seabiscuit	$31,586,260	1,987	$15,896	$31,586,260	7
48	Nov 21, 2003	Elf	$31,343,243	3,381	$9,270	$107,359,877	21
49	Jul 25, 2003	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The …	$31,259,551	3,222	$9,702	$31,259,551	7
50	Oct 10, 2003	Kill Bill: Volume 1	$30,810,937	3,102	$9,933	$30,810,937	7
51	Feb 7, 2003	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	$30,701,242	2,923	$10,503	$30,701,242	7
52	Jun 6, 2003	Bruce Almighty	$30,503,010	3,549	$8,595	$179,579,820	21
53	Sep 12, 2003	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	$29,944,555	3,282	$9,124	$29,944,555	7
54	Aug 1, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The…	$29,040,911	3,390	$8,567	$219,728,159	30
55	Jan 3, 2003	Catch Me if You Can	$28,444,630	3,170	$8,973	$104,739,817	16
56	Nov 21, 2003	Gothika	$28,409,240	2,382	$11,927	$28,409,240	7
57	Aug 1, 2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	$28,301,073	3,364	$8,413	$77,306,328	14
58	Mar 14, 2003	Bringing Down the House	$27,912,440	2,801	$9,965	$67,144,666	14
59	Jul 11, 2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Mac…	$27,729,672	3,504	$7,914	$118,566,377	17
60	Dec 26, 2003	Cold Mountain	$27,651,961	2,163	$12,784	$32,157,475	8
61	Sep 19, 2003	Underworld	$27,606,895	2,915	$9,471	$27,606,895	7
62	Dec 26, 2003	Something’s Gotta Give	$27,420,609	2,709	$10,122	$69,506,553	21
63	Jun 27, 2003	Hulk	$27,039,385	3,674	$7,360	$108,785,065	14
64	Jun 13, 2003	2 Fast 2 Furious	$26,883,965	3,418	$7,865	$91,789,295	14
65	May 30, 2003	The Italian Job	$26,837,141	2,633	$10,193	$26,837,141	7
66	Nov 28, 2003	The Haunted Mansion	$26,812,523	3,122	$8,588	$36,580,224	9
67	Nov 28, 2003	Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat	$26,784,295	3,464	$7,732	$78,155,415	14
68	Aug 1, 2003	Seabiscuit	$25,965,145	2,421	$10,725	$57,551,405	14
69	Aug 15, 2003	S.W.A.T.	$25,715,381	3,220	$7,986	$77,265,738	14
70	Nov 7, 2003	Brother Bear	$25,506,229	3,030	$8,418	$51,001,702	21
71	Oct 31, 2003	Brother Bear	$25,097,156	3,030	$8,283	$25,495,473	14
72	Feb 7, 2003	Shanghai Knights	$24,911,056	2,753	$9,049	$24,911,056	7
73	Oct 31, 2003	Scary Movie 3	$24,722,215	3,505	$7,053	$82,245,461	14
74	Oct 3, 2003	School of Rock	$24,183,564	2,614	$9,252	$24,183,564	7
75	Nov 28, 2003	Elf	$24,141,045	3,202	$7,539	$131,500,922	28
76	Jul 4, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The…	$23,995,281	3,023	$7,938	$23,995,281	2
77	Apr 18, 2003	Holes	$23,825,452	2,331	$10,221	$23,825,452	7
78	Dec 26, 2003	Paycheck	$23,654,241	2,762	$8,564	$28,807,139	8
79	Jan 17, 2003	Kangaroo Jack	$23,564,168	2,818	$8,362	$23,564,168	7
80	Jan 10, 2003	Just Married	$23,457,969	2,766	$8,481	$23,457,969	7
81	Jun 27, 2003	Finding Nemo	$23,404,272	3,333	$7,022	$263,427,833	35
82	Feb 21, 2003	Old School	$23,340,017	2,689	$8,680	$23,340,017	7
83	May 16, 2003	Daddy Day Care	$22,963,789	3,408	$6,738	$55,140,861	14
84	Sep 26, 2003	The Rundown	$22,963,275	3,152	$7,285	$22,963,275	7
85	Aug 8, 2003	American Wedding	$22,702,120	3,195	$7,106	$72,453,585	14
86	Feb 14, 2003	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	$22,329,878	2,923	$7,639	$53,031,120	14
87	Nov 21, 2003	Master and Commander: The Far…	$22,157,957	3,101	$7,145	$54,223,786	14
88	May 16, 2003	X-Men 2	$22,089,707	3,490	$6,329	$178,960,445	21
89	Mar 7, 2003	Tears of the Sun	$22,015,820	2,973	$7,405	$22,015,820	7
90	Dec 12, 2003	Something’s Gotta Give	$22,013,040	2,677	$8,223	$22,013,040	7
91	Dec 26, 2003	Peter Pan	$21,872,360	2,813	$7,775	$25,360,480	8
92	Dec 26, 2003	Mona Lisa Smile	$21,831,141	2,677	$8,155	$41,705,972	14
93	Feb 21, 2003	Daredevil	$21,686,311	3,474	$6,242	$73,065,860	14
94	May 30, 2003	The Matrix Reloaded	$21,578,606	3,453	$6,249	$238,592,411	22
95	Jul 4, 2003	Charlie’s Angels: Full Thrott…	$21,329,292	3,485	$6,120	$74,387,842	14
96	Jan 10, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Tw…	$21,181,453	3,477	$6,092	$289,847,664	30
97	Jun 13, 2003	Bruce Almighty	$21,156,830	3,477	$6,085	$200,736,650	28
98	Jan 10, 2003	Catch Me if You Can	$20,881,582	3,225	$6,475	$125,621,399	23
99	Apr 25, 2003	Identity	$20,763,568	2,733	$7,597	$20,763,568	7
100	Aug 29, 2003	Jeepers Creepers 2	$20,720,845	3,124	$6,633	$20,720,845	7