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Domestic Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Matrix Reloaded May 15, 2003 Warner Bros. R $281,553,689 46,692,154
2 X-Men 2 May 2, 2003 20th Century Fox PG-13 $214,949,694 35,646,715
3 Terminator 3: Rise of the M… Jul 1, 2003 Warner Bros. R $150,358,296 24,935,041
4 Bad Boys II Jul 18, 2003 Sony Pictures R $138,540,870 22,975,269
5 The Matrix Revolutions Nov 5, 2003 Warner Bros. R $138,108,286 22,903,530
6 Hulk Jun 20, 2003 Universal PG-13 $132,177,234 21,919,939
7 2 Fast 2 Furious Jun 6, 2003 Universal PG-13 $127,120,058 21,081,270
8 S.W.A.T. Aug 8, 2003 Sony Pictures PG-13 $116,877,597 19,382,686
9 Daredevil Feb 14, 2003 20th Century Fox PG-13 $102,543,518 17,005,559
10 Charlie’s Angels: Full Thro… Jun 27, 2003 Sony Pictures PG-13 $100,814,328 16,718,794
11 The Last Samurai Dec 5, 2003 Warner Bros. R $79,700,000 13,217,247
12 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Oct 10, 2003 Miramax R $69,614,896 11,544,759
13 Once Upon a Time in Mexico Sep 12, 2003 Sony Pictures R $56,330,657 9,341,734
14 Underworld Sep 19, 2003 Sony Pictures R $51,812,674 8,592,483
15 The Rundown Sep 26, 2003 Universal PG-13 $47,641,743 7,900,787
16 Tears of the Sun Mar 7, 2003 Sony Pictures R $43,632,458 7,235,897
17 National Security Jan 17, 2003 Sony Pictures PG-13 $36,288,951 6,018,068
18 Cradle 2 the Grave Feb 28, 2003 Warner Bros. R $34,657,731 5,747,551
19 The Hunted Mar 14, 2003 Paramount Pictures R $34,234,008 5,677,282
20 The Core Mar 28, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $31,111,260 5,159,413
21 Hollywood Homicide Jun 13, 2003 Sony Pictures PG-13 $30,207,785 5,009,583
22 Johnny English Jul 18, 2003 Universal PG $28,013,509 4,645,690
23 A Man Apart Apr 4, 2003 New Line R $26,500,000 4,394,693
24 Bulletproof Monk Apr 16, 2003 MGM PG-13 $23,010,607 3,816,021
25 The Medallion Aug 22, 2003 Sony Pictures PG-13 $22,108,977 3,666,497
26 Biker Boyz Jan 31, 2003 Dreamworks SKG PG-13 $21,908,034 3,633,173
27 Die Another Day Nov 22, 2002 MGM PG-13 $12,222,247 2,026,907
28 Cowboy Bebop Apr 4, 2003 Sony Pictures R $999,435 165,744
29 I Spy Nov 1, 2002 Sony Pictures PG-13 $455,537 75,545
30 The Legend of Suriyothai Jun 20, 2003 R $454,255 75,333
31 The Tuxedo Sep 27, 2002 Dreamworks SKG PG-13 $396,821 65,808
32 Steal Apr 25, 2003 Not Rated $220,944 36,641
33 Half Past Dead Nov 15, 2002 Sony Pictures PG-13 $192,948 31,998
34 Seven Samurai (七人の侍) Nov 19, 1956 Cowboy Pictures Not Rated $90,172 14,954
35 Metropolis Mar 6, 1927 Paramount Pictures Not Rated $78,432 13,007
36 The Princess Blade Aug 8, 2003 ADV Films R $69,386 11,507
37 Extreme Ops Nov 27, 2002 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $64,401 10,680
38 The Transporter Oct 11, 2002 20th Century Fox PG-13 $27,278 4,524
39 Fulltime Killer Mar 20, 2003 Not Rated $14,992 2,486
Total Gross of All Movies$2,155,103,708
Total Tickets Sold357,396,969

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.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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