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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 17, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $290,425,213 48,163,385
2 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Feb 7, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $105,807,520 17,546,852
3 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the H… Nov 21, 2003 Comedy PG $99,383,495 16,481,508
4 Master and Commander: The F… Nov 14, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $83,006,144 13,765,529
5 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 12, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $79,483,544 13,181,350
6 Holes Apr 18, 2003 Adventure PG $67,383,924 11,174,780
7 Open Range Aug 15, 2003 Western R $58,331,254 9,673,508
8 Mystic River Oct 8, 2003 Drama R $54,300,385 9,005,038
9 About Schmidt Dec 13, 2002 Drama R $52,976,753 8,785,531
10 Runaway Jury Oct 17, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $49,022,597 8,129,783
11 The Jungle Book 2 Feb 14, 2003 Adventure G $47,901,582 7,943,877
12 Cold Mountain Dec 25, 2003 Drama R $43,737,222 7,253,270
13 Under the Tuscan Sun Sep 26, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $43,323,006 7,184,578
14 The Hours Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $40,526,974 6,720,891
15 Paycheck Dec 25, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $38,644,452 6,408,698
16 Good Boy! Oct 10, 2003 Adventure PG $37,666,266 6,246,478
17 Matchstick Men Sep 12, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $36,873,198 6,114,958
18 Peter Pan Dec 25, 2003 Adventure PG $34,179,235 5,668,198
19 Dreamcatcher Mar 21, 2003 Horror R $33,685,268 5,586,279
20 The Missing Nov 26, 2003 Western R $26,121,804 4,331,974
21 Whale Rider Jun 6, 2003 Drama PG-13 $20,779,666 3,446,047
22 Timeline Nov 26, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $19,113,238 3,169,691
23 Adaptation Dec 6, 2002 Comedy R $16,398,149 2,719,427
24 Confessions of a Dangerous … Dec 31, 2002 Drama R $15,833,862 2,625,847
25 How to Deal Jul 18, 2003 Drama PG-13 $14,108,518 2,339,721
26 The Quiet American Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $12,643,911 2,096,834
27 25th Hour Dec 19, 2002 Drama R $12,459,662 2,066,278
28 Harry Potter and the Chambe… Nov 15, 2002 Adventure PG $9,889,935 1,640,121
29 Le Divorce Aug 8, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $9,074,550 1,504,900
30 Big Fish Dec 10, 2003 Drama PG-13 $8,454,208 1,402,024
31 Die Another Day Nov 22, 2002 Action PG-13 $7,171,314 1,189,272
32 Nowhere in Africa Mar 7, 2003 Drama R $6,173,485 1,023,795
33 House of Sand and Fog Dec 19, 2003 Drama R $5,383,663 892,813
34 The Human Stain Oct 31, 2003 Drama R $5,361,450 889,129
35 Cidade de Deus Jan 17, 2003 Drama R $4,792,553 794,784
36 In the Cut Oct 31, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $4,717,455 782,330
37 Rabbit-Proof Fence Nov 29, 2002 Drama PG $4,516,644 749,028
38 The Secret Lives of Dentists Aug 1, 2003 Drama R $3,707,201 614,792
39 The Dancer Upstairs May 2, 2003 Drama R $2,374,732 393,819
40 Young Black Stallion Dec 25, 2003 Adventure G $2,349,976 389,714
41 Treasure Planet Nov 27, 2002 Adventure PG $2,299,682 381,373
42 Sur Le Seuil Oct 3, 2003 Drama Not Rated $2,013,052 333,839
43 Spider Feb 28, 2003 Drama R $1,641,788 272,269
44 Nicholas Nickleby Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG $1,334,282 221,273
45 Bubba Ho-Tep Sep 19, 2003 Comedy R $1,209,318 200,550
46 I Capture the Castle Jul 11, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $1,174,139 194,716
47 El crimen de padre Amaro Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $1,160,699 192,487
48 The Book of Mormon Movie, V… Sep 12, 2003 Drama PG $1,124,502 186,484
49 Owning Mahowny May 2, 2003 Drama R $1,011,054 167,670
50 Girl with a Pearl Earring Dec 12, 2003 Drama PG-13 $865,240 143,489
51 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 5, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $473,463 78,517
52 My Life Without Me Sep 26, 2003 Drama R $432,360 71,701
53 Buffalo Soldiers Jul 25, 2003 Comedy R $353,743 58,663
54 The Statement Dec 12, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $321,081 53,247
55 Pinocchio Dec 25, 2002 Adventure G $317,289 52,618
56 Tuck Everlasting Oct 11, 2002 Drama PG $247,021 40,965
57 The Emperor's Club Nov 22, 2002 Drama PG-13 $231,310 38,359
58 Charly Sep 27, 2002 Comedy PG $219,860 36,461
59 Morvern Callar Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $210,880 34,971
60 Secretary Sep 20, 2002 Drama R $172,129 28,545
61 Bon Voyage! May 17, 1962 Comedy Not Rated $148,727 24,664
62 No Good Deed Sep 12, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $129,042 21,400
63 Quai des Orfevres Nov 1, 2002 Drama Not Rated $123,894 20,546
64 Personal Velocity Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $106,363 17,638
65 Touchez Pas au Grisbi Sep 5, 2003 Drama Not Rated $104,048 17,255
66 Cet amour-là Apr 4, 2003 Drama Not Rated $72,036 11,946
67 Metropolis Mar 13, 1927 Action Not Rated $67,240 11,150
68 Auto Focus Oct 18, 2002 Drama R $54,043 8,962
69 Les Yeux sans visage Dec 31, 1962 Horror Not Rated $52,709 8,741
70 Extreme Ops Nov 27, 2002 Action PG-13 $27,196 4,510
71 Beauty and the Beast Jun 21, 2002 Musical G $21,669 3,593
72 Betty Fisher et autres hist… Sep 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $20,441 3,389
73 From Here to Eternity Aug 5, 1953 Drama Not Rated $18,176 3,014
Total Gross of All Movies$1,525,842,484
Total Tickets Sold253,041,836

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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