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Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 Finding Nemo May 30, 2003 Adventure G $339,714,367 56,337,374
2 The Matrix Reloaded May 15, 2003 Action R $281,553,689 46,692,154
3 Bruce Almighty May 23, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $242,704,995 40,249,584
4 Elf Nov 7, 2003 Comedy PG $170,837,644 28,331,284
5 Terminator 3: Rise of the M… Jul 1, 2003 Action R $150,358,296 24,935,040
6 Bad Boys II Jul 18, 2003 Action R $138,540,870 22,975,268
7 The Matrix Revolutions Nov 5, 2003 Action R $138,294,428 22,934,399
8 Anger Management Apr 11, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $135,560,942 22,481,084
9 Bringing Down the House Mar 7, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $132,675,402 22,002,554
10 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Jul 25, 2003 Adventure PG $111,678,621 18,520,500
11 Scary Movie 3 Oct 24, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $109,563,395 18,169,717
12 American Wedding Aug 1, 2003 Comedy R $104,354,205 17,305,838
13 Daddy Day Care May 9, 2003 Comedy PG $104,148,781 17,271,771
14 The Last Samurai Dec 5, 2003 Action R $90,017,337 14,928,248
15 Brother Bear Oct 24, 2003 Adventure G $83,297,298 13,813,813
16 Something's Gotta Give Dec 12, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $81,211,676 13,467,939
17 School of Rock Oct 3, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $80,232,030 13,305,477
18 Old School Feb 21, 2003 Comedy R $75,155,000 12,463,515
19 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Oct 10, 2003 Action R $69,655,060 11,551,419
20 Kangaroo Jack Jan 17, 2003 Comedy PG $66,723,216 11,065,209
21 Shanghai Knights Feb 7, 2003 Western PG-13 $60,470,220 10,028,228
22 Gothika Nov 21, 2003 Horror R $58,224,334 9,655,776
23 Love Actually Nov 7, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $57,429,915 9,524,032
24 Bad Santa Nov 26, 2003 Black Comedy R $56,909,596 9,437,743
25 Once Upon a Time in Mexico Sep 12, 2003 Action R $56,330,657 9,341,734
26 Just Married Jan 10, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $56,127,162 9,307,987
27 The Recruit Jan 31, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $52,784,696 8,753,680
28 Identity Apr 25, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $52,131,264 8,645,317
29 Underworld Sep 19, 2003 Action R $51,892,664 8,605,748
30 Mona Lisa Smile Dec 19, 2003 Drama PG-13 $50,006,766 8,292,996
31 The Rundown Sep 26, 2003 Action PG-13 $47,641,743 7,900,786
32 Agent Cody Banks Mar 14, 2003 Adventure PG $47,545,060 7,884,752
33 Final Destination 2 Jan 31, 2003 Horror R $46,896,664 7,777,224
34 Phone Booth Apr 4, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $46,566,212 7,722,423
35 28 Days Later… Jun 27, 2003 Horror R $45,064,915 7,473,451
36 Tears of the Sun Mar 7, 2003 Action R $43,632,458 7,235,896
37 Secondhand Lions Sep 19, 2003 Drama PG $42,070,939 6,976,938
38 Out of Time Oct 3, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $41,067,004 6,810,448
39 Head of State Mar 28, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $37,788,228 6,266,704
40 Uptown Girls Aug 15, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $37,095,657 6,151,850
41 National Security Jan 17, 2003 Action PG-13 $36,288,951 6,018,068
42 Jeepers Creepers 2 Aug 29, 2003 Horror R $35,623,801 5,907,761
43 Intolerable Cruelty Oct 10, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $35,296,248 5,853,440
44 Cradle 2 the Grave Feb 28, 2003 Action R $34,657,731 5,747,550
45 The Hunted Mar 14, 2003 Action R $34,234,008 5,677,281
46 Bend it Like Beckham Mar 12, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $32,543,449 5,396,923
47 Darkness Falls Jan 24, 2003 Horror PG-13 $32,539,681 5,396,298
48 Lost in Translation Sep 12, 2003 Drama R $31,586,561 5,238,235
49 The Core Mar 28, 2003 Action PG-13 $31,111,260 5,159,412
50 Stuck On You Dec 12, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $30,721,406 5,094,760
51 Gangs of New York Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $30,648,441 5,082,660
52 The Fighting Temptations Sep 19, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $30,238,577 5,014,689
53 Hollywood Homicide Jun 13, 2003 Action PG-13 $30,207,785 5,009,582
54 Honey Dec 5, 2003 Drama PG-13 $28,816,190 4,778,804
55 Johnny English Jul 18, 2003 Action PG $28,013,509 4,645,689
56 Basic Mar 28, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $26,599,248 4,411,152
57 A Man Apart Apr 4, 2003 Action R $26,500,000 4,394,693
58 Dumb and Dumberer: When Har… Jun 13, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $26,214,846 4,347,403
59 Two Weeks Notice Dec 20, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $24,544,839 4,070,454
60 Dickie Roberts: Former Chil… Sep 5, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $22,734,486 3,770,229
61 The Medallion Aug 22, 2003 Action PG-13 $22,108,977 3,666,497
62 Cold Creek Manor Sep 19, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $21,384,035 3,546,274
63 Cabin Fever Sep 12, 2003 Horror R $21,158,188 3,508,820
64 Down with Love May 9, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $20,305,251 3,367,371
65 The Life of David Gale Feb 21, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $19,694,635 3,266,108
66 Maid in Manhattan Dec 13, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $17,604,283 2,919,449
67 A Mighty Wind Apr 16, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $17,583,468 2,915,998
68 Deliver Us From Eva Feb 7, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $17,573,594 2,914,360
69 View from the Top Mar 21, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $15,614,000 2,589,386
70 My Boss's Daughter Aug 22, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $15,549,702 2,578,723
71 A Guy Thing Jan 17, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $15,543,862 2,577,754
72 Wrong Turn May 30, 2003 Horror R $15,417,771 2,556,844
73 Alex & Emma Jun 20, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $14,208,384 2,356,282
74 House of 1,000 Corpses Apr 11, 2003 Horror R $12,634,962 2,095,350
75 Confidence Apr 25, 2003 Drama R $12,212,417 2,025,276
76 Narc Dec 20, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $10,150,491 1,683,331
77 Swimming Pool Jul 4, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $10,130,108 1,679,951
78 The Lion King Jun 15, 1994 Adventure G $9,696,253 1,608,002
79 Duplex Sep 26, 2003 Black Comedy PG-13 $9,652,000 1,600,663
80 Dark Blue Feb 21, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $9,237,470 1,531,918
81 Drumline Dec 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $8,858,944 1,469,144
82 Boat Trip Mar 21, 2003 Comedy R $8,586,376 1,423,942
83 Dirty Pretty Things Jul 18, 2003 Drama R $8,075,861 1,339,280
84 La Grande Seduction Jun 18, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $8,009,736 1,328,314
85 The Order Sep 5, 2003 Horror R $7,659,747 1,270,273
86 It Runs in the Family Apr 25, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $7,375,836 1,223,190
87 21 Grams Nov 21, 2003 Drama R $7,272,165 1,205,997
88 Hable con ella Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $6,980,079 1,157,558
89 Chasing Papi Apr 16, 2003 Comedy PG $6,126,237 1,015,959
90 Gigli Aug 1, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $6,087,542 1,009,542
91 In America Nov 26, 2003 Drama PG-13 $5,305,891 879,915
92 The Hot Chick Dec 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $5,228,678 867,110
93 Grind Aug 15, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $5,111,630 847,699
94 Seraphin un Homme et Son Nov 29, 2002 Drama Not Rated $5,058,187 838,836
95 Les invasions barbares May 9, 2003 Drama R $4,958,643 822,328
96 The Magdalene Sisters Aug 1, 2003 Drama R $4,890,878 811,090
97 The Station Agent Oct 3, 2003 Drama R $4,703,793 780,065
98 Far From Heaven Nov 8, 2002 Drama PG-13 $4,671,789 774,757
99 Thirteen Aug 20, 2003 Drama R $4,601,043 763,025
100 Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)… Sep 20, 2002 Adventure PG $4,587,566 760,790
101 Beyond Borders Oct 24, 2003 Drama R $4,426,297 734,045
102 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 Adventure Not Rated $4,180,339 693,256
103 L'auberge espagnole May 16, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $3,895,664 646,047
104 Better Luck Tomorrow Apr 11, 2003 Drama R $3,802,390 630,578
105 Laurel Canyon Mar 7, 2003 Drama R $3,663,356 607,521
106 Anything Else Sep 19, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $3,203,044 531,184
107 The Guru Jan 31, 2003 Comedy R $3,051,221 506,006
108 L'homme du train May 9, 2003 Drama R $2,541,320 421,446
109 Pieces of April Oct 17, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $2,406,672 399,116
110 Haunted Castle Mar 2, 2001 Horror PG $2,400,483 398,090
111 Russkiy kovcheg Dec 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $2,184,008 362,190
112 Raising Victor Vargas Mar 28, 2003 Drama R $2,073,984 343,944
113 Alien May 25, 1979 Horror R $1,979,287 328,239
114 Kal Ho Naa Ho Nov 26, 2003 Drama Not Rated $1,936,933 321,216
115 The Cooler Dec 19, 2003 Drama R $1,883,916 312,423
116 Nez Rouge Nov 28, 2003 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $1,678,108 278,293
117 Marci X Aug 22, 2003 Comedy R $1,646,664 273,078
118 Camp Jul 25, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $1,629,862 270,292
119 8 Mile Nov 8, 2002 Drama R $1,453,810 241,096
120 Northfork Jul 11, 2003 Drama PG-13 $1,420,578 235,585
121 Les Triplettes de Belleville Nov 26, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $1,399,698 232,122
122 Analyze That Dec 6, 2002 Comedy R $1,344,557 222,977
123 Elephant Oct 24, 2003 Drama R $1,266,955 210,108
124 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon Jun 27, 2003 Drama Not Rated $1,225,908 203,301
125 Cirque du Soleil - Journey … May 5, 2000 Musical G $1,215,571 201,587
126 He ni zai yi qi May 30, 2003 Drama PG $1,145,190 189,915
127 Sweet Home Alabama Sep 27, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,127,192 186,930
128 The R.M. Jan 31, 2003 Comedy PG $1,111,615 184,347
129 Respiro May 23, 2003 Drama PG-13 $1,072,534 177,866
130 à la folie... pas du tout Feb 14, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $1,009,827 167,467
131 Assassination Tango Mar 28, 2003 Drama R $1,000,673 165,949
132 The Legend of Johnny Lingo Aug 29, 2003 Adventure G $974,693 161,640
133 Baghban Oct 3, 2003 Drama Not Rated $967,555 160,456
134 The Santa Clause 2 Nov 1, 2002 Adventure G $948,057 157,223
135 The Man Without a Past Apr 4, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $921,547 152,827
136 Empire Dec 6, 2002 Drama R $893,510 148,177
137 Gaz Bar Blues Sep 5, 2003 Drama Not Rated $884,664 146,710
138 Irreversible Mar 7, 2003 Drama Not Rated $792,200 131,376
139 And now... Ladies and Gentl… Aug 1, 2003 Drama PG-13 $736,762 122,182
140 The Bread, My Sweet Nov 22, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $697,864 115,732
141 Koi… Mil Gaya Aug 8, 2003 Drama Not Rated $680,979 112,931
142 Friday After Next Nov 22, 2002 Comedy R $665,316 110,334
143 Pere et Fils Sep 19, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $634,968 105,301
144 The Holy Land Jul 11, 2003 Drama R $595,087 98,687
145 Poolhall Junkies Feb 28, 2003 Drama R $563,711 93,484
146 Barbershop Sep 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $552,651 91,650
147 All the Real Girls Feb 14, 2003 Drama R $549,666 91,155
148 Jet Lag Feb 21, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $544,434 90,287
149 Passionada Aug 15, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $536,906 89,039
150 Masked and Anonymous Jul 24, 2003 Drama PG-13 $533,344 88,448
151 Time Changer Oct 25, 2002 Drama PG $520,254 86,277
152 Cremaster 3 Apr 25, 2003 Drama Not Rated $513,961 85,233
153 Blizzard Dec 12, 2003 Drama Not Rated $504,600 83,681
154 The Eye Jun 6, 2003 Horror R $503,714 83,534
155 Casa de los Babys Sep 19, 2003 Drama R $475,940 78,928
156 Help! I'm a Fish Feb 28, 2003 Adventure G $473,477 78,520
157 Blue Car May 2, 2003 Drama R $464,126 76,969
158 The Housekeeper Jul 11, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $455,026 75,460
159 The Legend of Suriyothai Jun 20, 2003 Action R $454,255 75,332
160 Lockdown Feb 14, 2003 Drama R $449,482 74,540
161 Divine Intervention Jan 17, 2003 Drama Not Rated $421,187 69,848
162 The Tuxedo Sep 27, 2002 Action PG-13 $396,821 65,807
163 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $391,051 64,850
164 Le cercle rouge Jan 10, 2003 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $372,229 61,729
165 The Lawless Heart Feb 21, 2003 Comedy R $330,067 54,737
166 Bollywood/Hollywood Oct 25, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $329,136 54,583
167 City of Ghosts Apr 25, 2003 Drama R $325,491 53,978
168 The Company Dec 25, 2003 Drama PG-13 $316,013 52,406
169 The Trip May 9, 2003 Comedy R $305,403 50,647
170 Khushi Jan 31, 2003 Drama Not Rated $305,205 50,614
171 Sweet Sixteen May 16, 2003 Drama R $304,676 50,526
172 Armaan May 16, 2003 Drama Not Rated $301,010 49,918
173 Annie Brocoli dans les fond… Dec 19, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $291,844 48,398
174 The Hero: Love Story of a Spy Apr 11, 2003 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $285,394 47,329
175 The Battle of Shaker Heights Aug 22, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $280,351 46,492
176 Spy Kids 2: The Island of L… Aug 7, 2002 Adventure PG $275,928 45,759
177 Alexandra's Project Dec 19, 2003 Drama Not Rated $259,492 43,033
178 Gerry Feb 14, 2003 Adventure R $254,683 42,235
179 Civil Brand Aug 29, 2003 Drama R $254,293 42,171
180 Ghost Ship Oct 25, 2002 Horror R $234,046 38,813
181 Foolproof Oct 3, 2003 Comedy R $230,312 38,194
182 Demonlover Sep 19, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $227,365 37,705
183 Steal Apr 25, 2003 Action Not Rated $220,944 36,640
184 Intacto Dec 13, 2002 Drama R $220,083 36,498
185 Signs Aug 2, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $219,267 36,362
186 Chaos Jan 31, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $204,274 33,876
187 Half Past Dead Nov 15, 2002 Action PG-13 $192,948 31,998
188 Ararat Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $182,693 30,297
189 Eight Crazy Nights Nov 27, 2002 Musical PG-13 $164,078 27,210
190 Friday Night (Vendredi Soir) May 23, 2003 Drama Not Rated $156,918 26,022
191 They Nov 27, 2002 Horror PG-13 $147,221 24,414
192 Jibeuro Nov 15, 2002 Drama PG $139,824 23,188
193 Super Sucker Jan 24, 2003 Comedy R $137,650 22,827
194 Open Hearts Feb 21, 2003 Drama R $135,990 22,552
195 Ek Aur Ek Gyarah Mar 28, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $132,498 21,973
196 Green Card Fever Aug 22, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $125,596 20,828
197 11'09''01 - September 11 Jul 11, 2003 Drama Not Rated $122,732 20,353
198 Charlotte Sometimes May 2, 2003 Drama R $121,771 20,194
199 Till Human Voices Wake Us Feb 21, 2003 Drama R $120,601 20,000
200 Almost Salinas May 9, 2003 Comedy PG $120,011 19,902
201 A Woman is a Woman May 16, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $99,658 16,527
202 Kaante Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $96,956 16,078
203 Igby Goes Down Sep 13, 2002 Comedy R $95,962 15,914
204 Babí léto Aug 22, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $90,644 15,032
205 Shichinin no samurai Nov 19, 1956 Action Not Rated $88,293 14,642
206 30 Years to Life Jun 7, 2002 Comedy R $86,291 14,310
207 Alien Adventure Apr 14, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $82,855 13,740
208 Tadpole Jul 19, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $80,395 13,332
209 Anything But Love Nov 14, 2003 Musical Not Rated $68,083 11,290
210 The Son Jan 10, 2003 Drama Not Rated $65,571 10,874
211 Monty Python and the Holy G… May 10, 1975 Comedy PG $62,773 10,410
212 Prey for Rock & Roll Sep 26, 2003 Drama R $58,040 9,625
213 Kart Racer Sep 26, 2003 Comedy PG $56,146 9,311
214 Brown Sugar Oct 11, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $54,913 9,106
215 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $53,395 8,854
216 Carnage Sep 5, 2003 Drama Not Rated $52,703 8,740
217 A Family Affair Feb 21, 2003 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $50,075 8,304
218 Fat Girl Oct 12, 2001 Drama Not Rated $42,717 7,084
219 Moonlight Mile Sep 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $42,580 7,061
220 Au Hasard Balthazar Feb 19, 1970 Drama Not Rated $39,388 6,532
221 Roger Dodger Oct 25, 2002 Black Comedy R $37,944 6,292
222 Sennen joyû Sep 12, 2003 Drama PG $37,285 6,183
223 Out of Control Nov 21, 2003 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $36,486 6,050
224 The Bank Sep 6, 2002 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $35,993 5,968
225 My Flesh and Blood Nov 26, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $35,838 5,943
226 The Man from Elysian Fields Sep 27, 2002 Comedy R $33,891 5,620
227 All or Nothing Oct 25, 2002 Drama R $31,192 5,172
228 Teknolust Aug 22, 2003 Comedy R $28,811 4,777
229 P.S. Your Cat is Dead Jan 17, 2003 Comedy R $27,823 4,614
230 Porn Theater Oct 10, 2003 Drama Not Rated $27,325 4,531
231 Bolivia Feb 26, 2003 Drama Not Rated $26,272 4,356
232 18 ans après May 2, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $25,611 4,247
233 Nine Dead Gay Guys Oct 17, 2003 Comedy R $23,545 3,904
234 Japón Mar 19, 2003 Drama Not Rated $21,900 3,631
235 Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) Aug 16, 2002 Comedy PG $21,058 3,492
236 AKA Dec 12, 2003 Drama R $20,424 3,387
237 Takhté siah May 10, 2002 Drama Not Rated $17,907 2,969
238 Riri Shushu no subete Jul 12, 2002 Drama Not Rated $15,083 2,501
239 The Anarchist Cookbook Jul 18, 2003 Comedy R $14,369 2,382
240 The Transporter Oct 11, 2002 Action PG-13 $12,567 2,084
241 Postmen in the Mountains Jan 2, 2004 Drama Not Rated $12,307 2,040
242 Camera Obscura Sep 26, 2003 Drama Not Rated $11,384 1,887
243 Acts of Worship Nov 21, 2003 Drama R $9,377 1,555
244 Love Forbidden Nov 7, 2003 Drama Not Rated $8,923 1,479
245 Millenium Mambo Dec 31, 2003 Drama Not Rated $7,575 1,256
246 Zero Day Sep 5, 2003 Drama Not Rated $7,221 1,197
247 El Bonaerense Nov 26, 2003 Drama Not Rated $7,170 1,189
248 Pursuit of Happiness May 16, 2003 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $6,850 1,135
249 The Calling Mar 1, 2002 Drama PG $6,092 1,010
250 Take Care of My Cat Oct 18, 2002 Drama Not Rated $6,034 1,000
251 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $5,249 870
252 Kandahar Dec 14, 2001 Drama Not Rated $4,839 802
253 Smokers Only Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $4,795 795
254 Lan se da men Nov 21, 2003 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $4,025 667
255 Sandstorm Aug 8, 2003 Drama Not Rated $3,779 626
256 Blindness Nov 21, 2003 Drama Not Rated $1,432 237
257 Da wan Jan 17, 2003 Comedy PG $646 107
258 The Producers Jun 7, 2002 Comedy Not Rated $565 93
Total Gross of All Movies$4,829,115,421
Total Tickets Sold800,848,201

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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