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Domestic Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 Finding Nemo May 30, 2003 Walt Disney G $339,714,367 56,337,374
2 Pirates of the Caribbean: T… Jul 9, 2003 Walt Disney PG-13 $305,403,035 50,647,269
3 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 17, 2003 New Line PG-13 $249,445,927 41,367,484
4 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 18, 2002 New Line PG-13 $121,919,240 20,218,779
5 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Jul 25, 2003 Miramax/Dimension PG $111,646,351 18,515,149
6 The Italian Job May 30, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $106,126,012 17,599,670
7 Brother Bear Oct 24, 2003 Walt Disney G $82,768,239 13,726,076
8 Master and Commander: The F… Nov 14, 2003 20th Century Fox PG-13 $81,888,264 13,580,143
9 The Haunted Mansion Nov 26, 2003 Walt Disney PG $67,916,500 11,263,101
10 Holes Apr 18, 2003 Walt Disney PG $67,383,924 11,174,780
11 The League of Extraordinary… Jul 11, 2003 20th Century Fox PG-13 $66,465,204 11,022,422
12 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Th… Jul 25, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $65,653,758 10,887,854
13 The Jungle Book 2 Feb 14, 2003 Walt Disney G $47,901,582 7,943,878
14 Agent Cody Banks Mar 14, 2003 MGM PG $47,545,060 7,884,753
15 The Lizzie McGuire Movie May 2, 2003 Walt Disney PG $42,672,630 7,076,721
16 Rugrats Go Wild Jun 13, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG $39,402,572 6,534,423
17 Good Boy! Oct 10, 2003 MGM PG $37,639,635 6,242,062
18 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven… Jul 2, 2003 Dreamworks SKG PG $26,483,452 4,391,949
19 Piglet's Big Movie Mar 21, 2003 Walt Disney G $23,103,423 3,831,413
20 Peter Pan Dec 25, 2003 Universal PG $22,000,000 3,648,425
21 Looney Tunes: Back in Action Nov 14, 2003 Warner Bros. PG $20,455,414 3,392,274
22 Timeline Nov 26, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $19,079,082 3,164,027
23 Harry Potter and the Chambe… Nov 15, 2002 Warner Bros. PG $18,132,880 3,007,111
24 The Wild Thornberrys Movie Dec 20, 2002 Paramount Pictures PG $17,419,925 2,888,876
25 The Lion King Jun 15, 1994 Walt Disney G $12,892,910 2,138,128
26 Star Trek: Nemesis Dec 13, 2002 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $7,642,879 1,267,476
27 Treasure Planet Nov 27, 2002 Walt Disney PG $5,270,684 874,077
28 Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)… Sep 20, 2002 Walt Disney PG $4,657,880 772,451
29 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 IMAX Films Not Rated $4,175,678 692,484
30 The Santa Clause 2 Nov 1, 2002 Walt Disney G $3,766,083 624,558
31 Pinocchio Dec 25, 2002 Miramax G $1,879,105 311,626
32 Young Black Stallion Dec 25, 2003 Walt Disney G $1,594,595 264,444
33 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 19, 2001 New Line PG-13 $1,412,195 234,195
34 Santa vs. The Snowman Nov 6, 2002 IMAX Films Not Rated $1,018,270 168,867
35 The Legend of Johnny Lingo Aug 29, 2003 Innovation Film G… G $973,949 161,517
36 Les Triplettes de Belleville Nov 26, 2003 Sony Pictures PG-13 $814,817 135,127
37 Pokemon Heroes May 16, 2003 Miramax G $744,928 123,537
38 Help! I'm a Fish Feb 28, 2003 G $473,477 78,520
39 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Oct 4, 2002 Artisan G $397,720 65,957
40 Spy Kids 2: The Island of L… Aug 7, 2002 Miramax/Dimension PG $275,928 45,759
41 Gerry Feb 14, 2003 ThinkFilm R $254,683 42,236
42 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Sony Pictures Cla… G $53,395 8,855
43 The Fast Runner May 10, 2002 Lot 47 Films R $22,714 3,767
Total Gross of All Movies$2,076,488,366
Total Tickets Sold344,359,594

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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