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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 Freaky Friday Aug 6, 2003 Comedy PG $110,180,505 18,272,057
3 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Feb 7, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $105,807,520 17,546,852
4 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the H… Nov 21, 2003 Comedy PG $99,383,495 16,481,508
5 Legally Blonde 2: Red, Whit… Jul 2, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $90,639,088 15,031,357
6 Master and Commander: The F… Nov 14, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $83,006,144 13,765,529
7 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 12, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $79,483,544 13,181,350
8 Holes Apr 18, 2003 Adventure PG $67,383,924 11,174,780
9 Open Range Aug 15, 2003 Western R $58,331,254 9,673,508
10 Mystic River Oct 8, 2003 Drama R $54,300,385 9,005,038
11 About Schmidt Dec 13, 2002 Drama R $52,976,753 8,785,531
12 Runaway Jury Oct 17, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $49,022,597 8,129,783
13 The Jungle Book 2 Feb 14, 2003 Adventure G $47,901,582 7,943,877
14 Cold Mountain Dec 25, 2003 Drama R $43,737,222 7,253,270
15 Under the Tuscan Sun Sep 26, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $43,323,006 7,184,578
16 The Hours Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $40,526,974 6,720,891
17 Paycheck Dec 25, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $38,644,452 6,408,698
18 Good Boy! Oct 10, 2003 Adventure PG $37,666,266 6,246,478
19 Matchstick Men Sep 12, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $36,873,198 6,114,958
20 Peter Pan Dec 25, 2003 Adventure PG $34,179,235 5,668,198
21 Dreamcatcher Mar 21, 2003 Horror R $33,685,268 5,586,279
22 The Missing Nov 26, 2003 Western R $26,121,804 4,331,974
23 Whale Rider Jun 6, 2003 Drama PG-13 $20,779,666 3,446,047
24 Timeline Nov 26, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $19,113,238 3,169,691
25 Adaptation Dec 6, 2002 Comedy R $16,398,149 2,719,427
26 Confessions of a Dangerous … Dec 31, 2002 Drama R $15,833,862 2,625,847
27 How to Deal Jul 18, 2003 Drama PG-13 $14,108,518 2,339,721
28 The Quiet American Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $12,643,911 2,096,834
29 25th Hour Dec 19, 2002 Drama R $12,459,662 2,066,278
30 Harry Potter and the Chambe… Nov 15, 2002 Adventure PG $9,889,935 1,640,121
31 Le Divorce Aug 8, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $9,074,550 1,504,900
32 Big Fish Dec 10, 2003 Drama PG-13 $8,454,208 1,402,024
33 Die Another Day Nov 22, 2002 Action PG-13 $7,171,314 1,189,272
34 Nowhere in Africa Mar 7, 2003 Drama R $6,173,485 1,023,795
35 House of Sand and Fog Dec 19, 2003 Drama R $5,383,663 892,813
36 The Human Stain Oct 31, 2003 Drama R $5,361,450 889,129
37 Cidade de Deus Jan 17, 2003 Drama R $4,792,553 794,784
38 In the Cut Oct 31, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $4,717,455 782,330
39 The Secret Lives of Dentists Aug 1, 2003 Drama R $3,707,201 614,792
40 The Dancer Upstairs May 2, 2003 Drama R $2,374,732 393,819
41 Young Black Stallion Dec 25, 2003 Adventure G $2,349,976 389,714
42 Treasure Planet Nov 27, 2002 Adventure PG $2,299,682 381,373
43 Sur Le Seuil Oct 3, 2003 Drama Not Rated $2,013,052 333,839
44 Spider Feb 28, 2003 Drama R $1,641,788 272,269
45 Nicholas Nickleby Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG $1,334,282 221,273
46 Bubba Ho-Tep Sep 19, 2003 Comedy R $1,209,318 200,550
47 I Capture the Castle Jul 11, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $1,174,139 194,716
48 El crimen de padre Amaro Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $1,160,699 192,487
49 The Book of Mormon Movie, V… Sep 12, 2003 Drama PG $1,124,502 186,484
50 Owning Mahowny May 2, 2003 Drama R $1,011,054 167,670
51 Girl with a Pearl Earring Dec 12, 2003 Drama PG-13 $865,240 143,489
52 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 5, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $473,463 78,517
53 My Life Without Me Sep 26, 2003 Drama R $432,360 71,701
54 Buffalo Soldiers Jul 25, 2003 Comedy R $353,743 58,663
55 The Statement Dec 12, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $321,081 53,247
56 Pinocchio Dec 25, 2002 Adventure G $317,289 52,618
57 Tuck Everlasting Oct 11, 2002 Drama PG $247,021 40,965
58 The Emperor's Club Nov 22, 2002 Drama PG-13 $231,310 38,359
59 Charly Sep 27, 2002 Comedy PG $219,860 36,461
60 Morvern Callar Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $210,880 34,971
61 Secretary Sep 20, 2002 Drama R $172,129 28,545
62 Bon Voyage! May 17, 1962 Comedy Not Rated $148,727 24,664
63 No Good Deed Sep 12, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $129,042 21,400
64 Quai des Orfevres Nov 1, 2002 Drama Not Rated $123,894 20,546
65 Personal Velocity Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $106,363 17,638
66 Touchez Pas au Grisbi Sep 5, 2003 Drama Not Rated $104,048 17,255
67 Cet amour-là Apr 4, 2003 Drama Not Rated $72,036 11,946
68 Metropolis Mar 13, 1927 Action Not Rated $67,240 11,150
69 Auto Focus Oct 18, 2002 Drama R $54,043 8,962
70 Les Yeux sans visage Dec 31, 1962 Horror Not Rated $52,709 8,741
71 Extreme Ops Nov 27, 2002 Action PG-13 $27,196 4,510
72 Beauty and the Beast Jun 21, 2002 Musical G $21,669 3,593
73 Betty Fisher et autres hist… Sep 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $20,441 3,389
74 From Here to Eternity Aug 5, 1953 Drama Not Rated $18,176 3,014
Total Gross of All Movies$1,722,145,433
Total Tickets Sold285,596,222

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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