Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,475	$63,803,100
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,520	$118,920,432
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,081	$63,803,100
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2003	46	$63,803,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700)	691	$63,803,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,154	$63,803,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	133	$63,803,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200)	191	$63,803,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700)	616	$63,803,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	191	$63,803,100

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 19, 2003	2	$11,528,498		2,677	$4,306	$11,528,498	1
Dec 26, 2003	6	$11,351,439	-2%	2,677	$4,240	$31,226,270	2
Jan 2, 2004	7	$8,300,794	-27%	2,714	$3,059	$50,006,766	3
Jan 9, 2004	10	$4,383,072	-47%	2,500	$1,753	$56,883,304	4
Jan 16, 2004	15	$2,138,100	-51%	1,836	$1,165	$60,498,345	5
Jan 23, 2004	19	$888,179	-58%	1,007	$882	$62,351,962	6
Jan 30, 2004	27	$306,953	-65%	440	$698	$62,964,117	7
Feb 6, 2004	38	$120,760	-61%	154	$784	$63,177,379	8
Feb 13, 2004	33	$219,815	+82%	278	$791	$63,442,925	9
Feb 20, 2004	37	$145,824	-34%	235	$621	$63,695,760	10
Feb 27, 2004	52	$60,170	-59%	117	$514	$63,803,100	11

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Dec 19, 2003	2	$4,300,000			2,677	$1,606	$4,300,000	1
Dec 20, 2003	3	$4,076,250	-5%		2,677	$1,523	$8,193,192	2
Dec 21, 2003	3	$3,335,306	-18%		2,677	$1,246	$11,528,498	3
Dec 22, 2003	2	$2,311,494	-31%		2,677	$863	$13,839,992	4
Dec 23, 2003	2	$2,200,000	-5%		2,677	$822	$16,039,992	5
Dec 24, 2003	5	$1,117,000	-49%		2,677	$417	$17,156,992	6
Dec 25, 2003	7	$2,730,000	+144%		2,677	$1,020	$19,886,992	7
Dec 26, 2003	7	$4,080,000	+49%	-5%	2,677	$1,524	$23,966,992	8
Dec 27, 2003	6	$4,014,946	-2%	-2%	2,677	$1,500	$27,913,530	9
Dec 28, 2003	6	$3,312,740	-17%	-1%	2,677	$1,237	$31,226,270	10
Dec 29, 2003	6	$2,517,000	-24%	+9%	2,677	$940	$33,743,000	11
Dec 30, 2003	6	$2,707,000	+8%	+23%	2,677	$1,011	$36,450,000	12
Dec 31, 2003	5	$2,200,000	-19%	+97%	2,677	$822	$38,600,000	13
Jan 1, 2004	6	$3,153,000	+43%	+15%	2,714	$1,162	$41,753,000	14
Jan 2, 2004	7	$3,300,000	+5%	-19%	2,714	$1,216	$45,100,000	15
Jan 3, 2004	7	$3,254,929	-1%	-19%	2,714	$1,199	$48,211,136	16
Jan 4, 2004	7	$1,795,630	-45%	-46%	2,714	$662	$50,006,766	17
Jan 5, 2004	7	$609,000	-66%	-76%	2,714	$224	$50,616,000	18
Jan 6, 2004	7	$647,000	+6%	-76%	2,714	$238	$51,263,000	19
Jan 7, 2004	7	$618,000	-4%	-72%	2,714	$228	$51,881,000	20
Jan 8, 2004	6	$619,000	n/c	-80%	2,714	$228	$52,500,000	21
Jan 9, 2004	9	$1,400,000	+126%	-58%	2,500	$560	$53,900,000	22
Jan 12, 2004	10	$329,000		-46%	2,500	$132	$57,212,000	25
Jan 13, 2004	8	$430,000	+31%	-34%	2,500	$172	$57,643,000	26
Jan 14, 2004	9	$346,000	-20%	-44%	2,500	$138	$57,989,000	27
Jan 15, 2004	8	$371,000	+7%	-40%	2,500	$148	$58,360,000	28
Jan 19, 2004	15	$415,261		+26%	1,836	$226	$60,913,606	32
Jan 20, 2004	10	$193,000	-54%	-55%	1,836	$105	$61,107,000	33
Jan 21, 2004	10	$172,000	-11%	-50%	1,836	$94	$61,279,000	34
Jan 22, 2004	10	$184,000	+7%	-50%	1,836	$100	$61,464,000	35
Feb 16, 2004	34	$40,816			278	$147	$63,483,741	60

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 19, 2003	3	$19,874,831		2,677	$7,424	$19,874,831	1
Dec 26, 2003	7	$21,831,141	+10%	2,677	$8,155	$41,705,972	2
Jan 2, 2004	6	$10,794,260	-51%	2,714	$3,977	$52,500,232	3
Jan 9, 2004	10	$5,860,013	-46%	2,500	$2,344	$58,360,245	4
Jan 16, 2004	15	$3,103,538	-47%	1,836	$1,690	$61,463,783	5
Jan 23, 2004	21	$1,193,381	-62%	1,007	$1,185	$62,657,164	6
Jan 30, 2004	27	$399,455	-67%	440	$908	$63,056,619	7
Feb 6, 2004	39	$166,491	-58%	154	$1,081	$63,223,110	8
Feb 13, 2004	35	$326,826	+96%	278	$1,176	$63,549,936	9
Feb 20, 2004	40	$192,994	-41%	235	$821	$63,742,930	10
Feb 27, 2004	53	$60,170	-69%	117	$514	$63,803,100	11

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	2/19/2004	$1,586,461	237	237	237	$1,586,461	4/2/2020
Rest of World						$75,815,608
International Total						$77,402,069	4/2/2020

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,499	$77,402,069
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,050	$77,402,069
Top 2003 Movies at the International Box Office	31	$77,402,069
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800)	717	$77,402,069
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,125	$77,402,069
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	156	$77,402,069
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300)	219	$77,402,069
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600)	580	$77,402,069
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	168	$77,402,069

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,416	$141,205,169
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	988	$141,205,169
Top 2003 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	41	$141,205,169
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700)	668	$141,205,169
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,061	$141,205,169
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	126	$141,205,169
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200)	181	$141,205,169
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700)	601	$141,205,169
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	183	$141,205,169

DVD Releases for March 9, 2004

March 8th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It was a really slow week this week. I may not even buy a single DVD tomorrow. How will the industry survive? I guess I'll rent Prey for Rock & Roll - (Buy from Amazon) If you're looking for a DVD recommendation for the week, check out some independent films on DVD. Independent films like Chance, Dagon and Six-String Samurai are definitely worth hunting down. More...

Samurai and King Battle Lasts Another Week

February 3rd, 2004

Strong holdovers and a half a dozen smaller openings kept The Last Samurai in first place on the international scene for the third weekend in a row. This week it took in another $23.3 million to raise its total to nearly $250 million internationally. Ken Watanabe's Oscar nomination helped the film's Japanese take rise by 22% from last weekend, and is now just shy of $100 million in that nation. More...

Last Remains First as King Fails to Return to Top Spot

January 27th, 2004

The weekend take for The Last Samurai dropped less than expected, just 23% or $31.3 million, and that helped it maintain first place for the second weekend in a row. It also crossed $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide. A mid-February opening in Russia is the last major opening for The Last Samurai, but strong legs in many markets could pull in another $100 million internationally. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

Lord Will Remain King over Christmas

December 24th, 2003

There's really no doubt Lord of the Rings: Return of the King will remain number one over Christmas / the weekend. The only real question is how much of last weekend's record breaking performance will it maintain and how well will the other movies fare. More...

Records Fall to the Might of the King

December 22nd, 2003

Expectations for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King were huge, but unlike so many other movies with huge expectations that opened this year Return of the King didn't disappoint. A record-breaking performance lead to a huge 59% jump in the box office from last week. But the major letdown in other films led to a 2.3% drop from last year. More...

Return of the King Opens with Estimated $73.6 million

December 21st, 2003

New Line announced today an estimated debut weekend total of $73.6 million for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - the 7th biggest single Friday-Sunday performance in history. The trilogy finale also scores a host of other records. More...

Will it be a Record Weekend for the King?

December 19th, 2003

While there are two major and a few smaller releases, only one movie is getting talked about this weekend. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King will crush all competition, but there still is some question if records can be broken and how well the other competition will fare. More...

Movie Websites Launches for December 12 - December 18

December 18th, 2003

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here is a list of highlights, (including this week's winner Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Official Site plus one last look at websites for films opening this week. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for October 31 - November 6

November 6th, 2003