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Domestic 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 $51,613,430 8,559,441
2 Antwone Fisher Dec 19, 2002 Drama PG-13 $18,076,799 2,997,811
3 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $16,280,991 2,699,999
4 Ghosts of the Abyss Apr 11, 2003 Documentary G $15,265,717 2,531,628
5 Winged Migration Apr 18, 2003 Documentary G $10,762,178 1,784,772
6 Tupac Resurrection Nov 14, 2003 Documentary R $7,718,961 1,280,093
7 Bowling for Columbine Oct 11, 2002 Documentary R $6,372,275 1,056,762
8 Luther Sep 26, 2003 Drama PG-13 $5,781,086 958,721
9 Spellbound Apr 30, 2003 Documentary G $5,728,581 950,013
10 Frida Oct 25, 2002 Drama R $5,579,078 925,220
11 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $4,266,426 707,533
12 Step Into Liquid Aug 8, 2003 Documentary PG $3,681,803 610,581
13 Capturing the Friedmans May 30, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $3,117,985 517,079
14 Calendar Girls Dec 19, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $2,516,112 417,266
15 DysFunkTional Family Apr 4, 2003 Documentary R $2,255,000 373,964
16 Rivers and Tides Jun 28, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $2,196,228 364,217
17 Shattered Glass Oct 31, 2003 Drama PG-13 $2,078,799 344,743
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 $1,302,242 215,961
21 Wonderland Oct 3, 2003 Drama R $1,060,512 175,873
22 Evelyn Dec 13, 2002 Drama PG $853,300 141,509
23 Lost in La Mancha Jan 31, 2003 Documentary R $734,514 121,810
24 Party Monster Aug 29, 2003 Comedy R $729,809 121,030
25 Mark Twain's America 3D Jul 3, 1998 Documentary G $702,879 116,564
26 Shanghai Ghetto Sep 27, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $683,331 113,322
27 L.O.C. (Kargil) Dec 25, 2003 Drama Not Rated $504,300 83,632
28 To Be and To Have Sep 17, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $502,152 83,276
29 The Weather Underground Jun 6, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $494,125 81,944
30 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $482,900 80,083
31 Amandla! A Revolution in Fo… Feb 21, 2003 Documentary PG-13 $398,981 66,166
32 Standing in the Shadows of … Nov 15, 2002 Documentary PG $381,486 63,265
33 Im Toten Winkel - Hitlers S… Jan 24, 2003 Documentary PG $376,886 62,502
34 Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion Sep 19, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $367,524 60,949
35 My Architect Nov 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $337,055 55,896
36 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $270,282 44,823
37 Bonhoeffer Jun 20, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $269,023 44,614
38 The Girl Next Door Apr 14, 2000 Documentary R $256,477 42,533
39 Monster Jan 30, 2004 Drama R $225,206 37,348
40 Madame Satã Jul 9, 2003 Drama Not Rated $198,181 32,866
41 The Fog of War Dec 19, 2003 Documentary PG-13 $195,000 32,338
42 Yossi & Jagger Sep 24, 2003 Drama R $189,762 31,470
43 Lilja 4-ever Apr 18, 2003 Drama R $181,655 30,125
44 The Trials of Henry Kissinger Sep 25, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $175,600 29,121
45 Ônibus 174 Oct 8, 2003 Documentary R $162,760 26,992
46 Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns May 23, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $160,621 26,637
47 Billabong Odyssey Nov 7, 2003 Documentary PG $155,500 25,788
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 16,094
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 11,609
53 Painted Fire Feb 14, 2003 Drama Not Rated $59,413 9,853
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 5,724
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 3,329
58 Ziggy Stardust and the Spid… Jul 10, 2002 Documentary PG $18,430 3,056
59 Bloody Sunday Oct 4, 2002 Drama R $16,804 2,787
60 7th Street Jan 17, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $15,629 2,592
61 Venus Boyz Aug 22, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $15,030 2,493
62 Hybrid May 10, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $11,943 1,981
63 Cinemania May 16, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $11,305 1,875
64 In the Mirror of Maya Deren Jan 24, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $6,015 998
65 Forget Baghdad: Jews and Ar… Dec 5, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $3,741 620
66 The Backyard Aug 29, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $3,200 531
67 The Cockettes May 10, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,694 281
68 The Ballad of Bering Strait Feb 19, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $1,440 239
Total Gross of All Movies$179,860,855
Total Tickets Sold29,827,675

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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