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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 Radio Oct 24, 2003 Drama PG $51,801,566 8,590,641
2 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $15,713,110 2,605,822
3 Ghosts of the Abyss Apr 11, 2003 Documentary G $15,283,482 2,534,574
4 Antwone Fisher Dec 19, 2002 Drama PG-13 $14,959,579 2,480,858
5 Winged Migration Apr 18, 2003 Documentary G $11,689,053 1,938,483
6 Tupac Resurrection Nov 14, 2003 Documentary R $7,718,961 1,280,093
7 Calendar Girls Dec 19, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $6,953,194 1,153,100
8 Luther Sep 26, 2003 Drama PG-13 $5,781,086 958,720
9 Spellbound Apr 30, 2003 Documentary G $5,728,581 950,013
10 Bowling for Columbine Oct 11, 2002 Documentary R $5,545,141 919,592
11 Frida Oct 25, 2002 Drama R $4,595,921 762,175
12 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $4,374,388 725,437
13 Step Into Liquid Aug 8, 2003 Documentary PG $3,681,803 610,580
14 Capturing the Friedmans May 30, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $3,117,985 517,078
15 DysFunkTional Family Apr 4, 2003 Documentary R $2,255,000 373,963
16 Rivers and Tides Jun 28, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $2,198,237 364,550
17 Shattered Glass Oct 31, 2003 Drama PG-13 $2,105,024 349,091
18 Shackleton's Antarctic Adve… Feb 9, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $1,874,005 310,780
19 Veronica Guerin Oct 17, 2003 Drama R $1,569,918 260,351
20 Sylvia Oct 17, 2003 Drama R $1,302,242 215,960
21 Wonderland Oct 3, 2003 Drama R $1,060,512 175,872
22 Lost in La Mancha Jan 31, 2003 Documentary R $734,514 121,809
23 Party Monster Aug 29, 2003 Comedy R $731,387 121,291
24 Shanghai Ghetto Sep 27, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $683,331 113,321
25 Mark Twain's America 3D Jul 3, 1998 Documentary G $620,689 102,933
26 L.O.C. (Kargil) Dec 25, 2003 Drama Not Rated $587,978 97,508
27 To Be and To Have Sep 17, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $545,153 90,406
28 The Weather Underground Jun 6, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $500,877 83,064
29 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $482,900 80,082
30 Monster Jan 30, 2004 Drama R $455,848 75,596
31 Evelyn Dec 13, 2002 Drama PG $440,496 73,050
32 My Architect Nov 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $439,580 72,898
33 Amandla! A Revolution in Fo… Feb 21, 2003 Documentary PG-13 $405,331 67,219
34 Im Toten Winkel - Hitlers S… Jan 24, 2003 Documentary PG $376,886 62,501
35 Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion Sep 19, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $375,249 62,230
36 Standing in the Shadows of … Nov 15, 2002 Documentary PG $284,720 47,217
37 The Fog of War Dec 19, 2003 Documentary PG-13 $276,427 45,841
38 Bonhoeffer Jun 20, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $271,237 44,981
39 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $265,482 44,026
40 The Girl Next Door Apr 14, 2000 Documentary R $256,477 42,533
41 Madame Satã Jul 9, 2003 Drama Not Rated $198,181 32,865
42 Yossi & Jagger Sep 24, 2003 Drama R $191,273 31,720
43 Lilja 4-ever Apr 18, 2003 Drama R $181,655 30,125
44 Ônibus 174 Oct 8, 2003 Documentary R $167,340 27,751
45 Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns May 23, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $160,621 26,636
46 Billabong Odyssey Nov 7, 2003 Documentary PG $155,500 25,787
47 The Trials of Henry Kissinger Sep 25, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $126,788 21,026
48 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $121,923 20,219
49 Fellini: Sono un Gran Bugiardo Apr 2, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $106,080 17,592
50 Stevie Mar 28, 2003 Documentary R $97,044 16,093
51 Emerald Cowboy Sep 19, 2003 Drama R $72,928 12,094
52 Concert for George Oct 3, 2003 Concert/Perfor… PG-13 $70,000 11,608
53 Painted Fire Feb 14, 2003 Drama Not Rated $59,413 9,852
54 Only the Strong Survive May 9, 2003 Documentary PG-13 $57,322 9,506
55 A Decade Under the Influence Apr 25, 2003 Documentary R $34,514 5,723
56 Girlhood Oct 31, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $28,892 4,791
57 Muhammad Ali: The Greatest Nov 21, 1969 Documentary Not Rated $20,073 3,328
58 Ziggy Stardust and the Spid… Jul 10, 2002 Documentary PG $18,430 3,056
59 7th Street Jan 17, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $15,629 2,591
60 Venus Boyz Aug 22, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $15,171 2,515
61 Bloody Sunday Oct 4, 2002 Drama R $12,433 2,061
62 Hybrid May 10, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $11,943 1,980
63 Cinemania May 16, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $11,305 1,874
64 In the Mirror of Maya Deren Jan 24, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $6,015 997
65 Forget Baghdad: Jews and Ar… Dec 5, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $3,741 620
66 The Backyard Aug 29, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $3,200 530
67 The Ballad of Bering Strait Feb 19, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $1,440 238
68 The Cockettes May 10, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,210 200
Total Gross of All Movies$179,993,414
Total Tickets Sold29,849,617

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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