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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 17, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $249,445,927 41,367,484
2 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 12, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $121,919,240 20,218,779
3 Freaky Friday Aug 6, 2003 Comedy PG $110,122,747 18,262,479
4 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Feb 7, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $105,807,520 17,546,852
5 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the H… Nov 21, 2003 Comedy PG $98,395,200 16,317,612
6 Legally Blonde 2: Red, Whit… Jul 2, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $90,168,825 14,953,371
7 Master and Commander: The F… Nov 14, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $81,888,264 13,580,143
8 Holes Apr 18, 2003 Adventure PG $67,383,924 11,174,780
9 About Schmidt Dec 13, 2002 Drama R $62,432,406 10,353,633
10 Open Range Aug 15, 2003 Western R $58,331,254 9,673,508
11 Cheaper by the Dozen Dec 25, 2003 Comedy PG $55,800,000 9,253,731
12 Mystic River Oct 8, 2003 Drama R $53,890,707 8,937,099
13 Runaway Jury Oct 17, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $48,953,591 8,118,340
14 The Jungle Book 2 Feb 14, 2003 Adventure G $47,901,582 7,943,878
15 Under the Tuscan Sun Sep 26, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $43,211,381 7,166,067
16 The Hours Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $41,259,208 6,842,323
17 Good Boy! Oct 10, 2003 Adventure PG $37,639,635 6,242,062
18 Matchstick Men Sep 12, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $36,873,198 6,114,958
19 Dreamcatcher Mar 21, 2003 Horror R $33,685,268 5,586,280
20 Cold Mountain Dec 25, 2003 Drama R $28,200,000 4,676,617
21 The Missing Nov 26, 2003 Western R $26,005,514 4,312,689
22 Paycheck Dec 25, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $25,100,000 4,162,521
23 Peter Pan Dec 25, 2003 Adventure PG $22,000,000 3,648,425
24 Whale Rider Jun 6, 2003 Drama PG-13 $20,779,666 3,446,047
25 Timeline Nov 26, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $19,079,082 3,164,027
26 Adaptation Dec 6, 2002 Comedy R $18,423,536 3,055,313
27 Harry Potter and the Chambe… Nov 15, 2002 Adventure PG $18,132,880 3,007,111
28 Confessions of a Dangerous … Dec 31, 2002 Drama R $15,829,720 2,625,161
29 How to Deal Jul 18, 2003 Drama PG-13 $14,108,518 2,339,721
30 25th Hour Dec 19, 2002 Drama R $12,727,387 2,110,678
31 The Quiet American Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $12,643,911 2,096,834
32 Die Another Day Nov 22, 2002 Action PG-13 $12,222,247 2,026,907
33 Le Divorce Aug 8, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $9,074,550 1,504,900
34 Willard Mar 14, 2003 Horror PG-13 $6,882,696 1,141,409
35 Nowhere in Africa Mar 7, 2003 Drama R $6,173,485 1,023,795
36 Big Fish Dec 10, 2003 Drama PG-13 $5,909,758 980,059
37 The Human Stain Oct 31, 2003 Drama R $5,355,637 888,165
38 Treasure Planet Nov 27, 2002 Adventure PG $5,270,684 874,077
39 Cidade de Deus Jan 17, 2003 Drama R $4,786,472 793,776
40 In the Cut Oct 31, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $4,717,455 782,331
41 Scarface Dec 9, 1983 Drama R $3,983,232 660,569
42 The Secret Lives of Dentists Aug 1, 2003 Drama R $3,707,201 614,793
43 House of Sand and Fog Dec 19, 2003 Drama R $3,595,370 596,247
44 The Dancer Upstairs May 2, 2003 Drama R $2,374,732 393,820
45 The Ring Oct 18, 2002 Horror PG-13 $2,332,999 386,899
46 Sur Le Seuil Oct 3, 2003 Drama Not Rated $2,013,052 333,839
47 Pinocchio Dec 25, 2002 Adventure G $1,879,105 311,626
48 Spider Feb 28, 2003 Drama R $1,641,788 272,270
49 Young Black Stallion Dec 25, 2003 Adventure G $1,594,595 264,444
50 Nicholas Nickleby Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG $1,519,936 252,062
51 El crimen de padre Amaro Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $1,456,246 241,500
52 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 5, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $1,412,195 234,195
53 I Capture the Castle Jul 11, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $1,174,139 194,716
54 Bubba Ho-Tep Sep 19, 2003 Comedy R $1,154,791 191,508
55 The Book of Mormon Movie, V… Sep 12, 2003 Drama PG $1,124,502 186,485
56 Owning Mahowny May 2, 2003 Drama R $1,011,054 167,671
57 Girl with a Pearl Earring Dec 12, 2003 Drama PG-13 $654,892 108,606
58 The Emperor's Club Nov 22, 2002 Drama PG-13 $436,140 72,328
59 My Life Without Me Sep 26, 2003 Drama R $432,360 71,701
60 Tuck Everlasting Oct 11, 2002 Drama PG $366,675 60,808
61 Buffalo Soldiers Jul 25, 2003 Comedy R $353,743 58,664
62 The Statement Dec 12, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $257,695 42,735
63 Charly Sep 27, 2002 Comedy PG $236,542 39,228
64 Morvern Callar Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $231,872 38,453
65 Secretary Sep 20, 2002 Drama R $210,398 34,892
66 Personal Velocity Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $186,991 31,010
67 Bon Voyage! May 17, 1962 Comedy Not Rated $148,727 24,664
68 Solaris Nov 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $139,664 23,162
69 No Good Deed Sep 12, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $129,042 21,400
70 Quai des Orfevres Nov 1, 2002 Drama Not Rated $123,894 20,546
71 Touchez Pas au Grisbi Sep 5, 2003 Drama Not Rated $104,048 17,255
72 Auto Focus Oct 18, 2002 Drama R $78,565 13,029
73 Metropolis Mar 13, 1927 Action Not Rated $78,432 13,007
74 Cet amour-là Apr 4, 2003 Drama Not Rated $72,036 11,946
75 Extreme Ops Nov 27, 2002 Action PG-13 $64,401 10,680
76 Les Yeux sans visage Dec 31, 1962 Horror Not Rated $52,709 8,741
77 Ikiru Mar 25, 1956 Drama Not Rated $45,501 7,546
78 Betty Fisher et autres hist… Sep 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $22,204 3,682
79 From Here to Eternity Aug 5, 1953 Drama Not Rated $18,176 3,014
Total Gross of All Movies$1,774,952,719
Total Tickets Sold294,353,683

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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