| Movie Summary |  Finding Nemo |  The Matrix Reloaded |  Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Genre | Animation | Sci-Fi Action | Period Adventure |
| Studio | Buena Vista | Warner Bros. | Buena Vista |
| Release Date | May 30, 2003 | May 15, 2003 | July 9, 2003 |
| Domestic Gross | $339,714,978 | $281,576,461 | $305,413,918 |
| Production Budget | $94 million | $150 million | $140 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 44 min. | 2 hrs. 18 min. | 2 hrs. 15 min. |
| MPAA Rating | G | R | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | | sci-fi violence and some sexuality | action adventure/violence |
| |
|
ADVERTISEMENT (scroll to continue with chart)
|
| |
| Domestic Summary | Finding Nemo | The Matrix Reloaded | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Total Gross | $339,714,978 | $281,576,461 | $305,413,918 |
| Opening Weekend* | $70,251,710 | $91,774,413 | $46,630,690 |
| Theaters | 3,374 | 3,603 | 3,269 |
| Average | $20,821 | $25,471 | $14,264 |
| Opening % of Total | 20.7% | 32.6% | 15.3% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -33.7% | -59.8% | -27.0% |
| Widest Release | 3,425 | 3,603 | 3,416 |
| Close Date | December 18, 2003 | November 13, 2003 | January 8, 2004 |
| In Release | 203 days / 29 weeks | 183 days / 26 weeks | 184 days / 26 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
| |
| Worldwide Summary | Finding Nemo | The Matrix Reloaded | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Worldwide Gross | $880,614,978 | $742,128,461 | $654,264,015 |
| Foreign Gross | $540,900,000 | $460,552,000 | $348,850,097 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 61.4% | 62.1% | 53.3% |
| Domestic Gross | $339,714,978 | $281,576,461 | $305,413,918 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 38.6% | 37.9% | 46.7% |
| |
| People Summary | Finding Nemo | The Matrix Reloaded | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Actor: Geoffrey Rush | n/a | - | #2 |
| |
| Genres & Franchises | Finding Nemo | The Matrix Reloaded | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Showdown: Summer 2003 Championship | #1 | #3 | #2 |
| |
| Chart Rankings | Finding Nemo | The Matrix Reloaded | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| All Time Domestic | #18 | #57 | #40 |
| All Time Adjusted | #53 | #109 | #94 |
| All Time Worldwide | #25 | #50 | #63 |
| Yearly 2003 | #2 | #4 | #3 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2003 | #4 | #1 | #10 |
| Worldwide Yearly 2003 | #2 | #3 | #4 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | - | #6 | #36 |
| Opening Weeks | #64 | #32 | #121 |
| Opening Day Gross | #102 | #29 | - |
| Single Day Gross | #134 | #55 | #523 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #109 | #33 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #52 | #27 | #206 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #48 | #27 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | - | #2 | #61 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #54 | #30 | #183 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #52 | #30 | #162 |
| Opening Weekends | #57 | #28 | #159 |
| Opening Weekends - May | #23 | #13 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #37 | #21 | #109 |
| Eleventh Weekends | #51 | - | #32 |
| Ninth Weekends | #44 | - | #27 |
| Tenth Weekends | #39 | - | #26 |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #50 | #32 | - |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #57 | #23 | - |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | #64 | #21 | - |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #70 | #24 | - |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #71 | #25 | #94 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #65 | #30 | - |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #55 | #32 | - |
| Twelfth Weekends | #102 | - | #48 |
| Twelfth Weekends | #108 | - | #62 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #67 | #24 | #109 |
| Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive) | #113 | - | #114 |
| Most Weekends in Top 5 (non-consecutive) | #110 | - | #76 |
| Consecutive Weekends In Top 10 | #91 | - | #92 |
| Consecutive Weekends In Top 5 | #96 | - | #99 |
| Second Weekends | #29 | #57 | #72 |
| Third Weekends | #24 | #155 | #49 |
| Fourth Weekends | #13 | - | #24 |
| Fifth Weekends | #14 | - | #22 |
| Sixth Weekends | #16 | - | #35 |
| Seventh Weekends | #17 | - | #36 |
| Eighth Weekends | #18 | - | #12 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #113 | #546 | #50 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #255 | #1123 | #121 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #406 | #1639 | #205 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #1249 | #3439 | #827 |
| Widest Releases | #278 | #173 | #286 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #285 | #156 | #348 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #68 | #22 | #112 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #56 | #24 | #79 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #49 | #30 | #61 |
| Fastest to $250 million | #41 | #37 | #51 |
| Fastest to $300 million | #29 | - | #36 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #440 | #486 | #396 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #76 | #95 | #64 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #36 | #440 | #49 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2003 Releases) | #4 | #58 | #5 |
| Yearly (Wide) 2003 | #2 | #4 | #3 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2003 | #4 | #1 | #10 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | #3 | #34 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #53 | #27 | #110 |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #120 | - | #43 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #79 | #71 | #75 |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #70 | #83 | #61 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #85 | #24 | - |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #139 | #65 | #124 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #41 | #16 | #168 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #36 | #17 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #137 | #2 | #53 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #88 | #80 | #84 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #116 | #132 | #27 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | #69 | #33 | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #60 | #32 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - May | #20 | #12 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #44 | #23 | #146 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #33 | #16 | #99 |
| Eleventh Weekends Adjusted | #85 | - | #50 |
| Ninth Weekends Adjusted | #73 | - | #51 |
| Tenth Weekends Adjusted | #70 | - | #43 |
| Twelfth Weekends Adjusted | #138 | - | #74 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #25 | #49 | #60 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #21 | #186 | #55 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #20 | - | #32 |
| Fifth Weekends Adjusted | #34 | - | #47 |
| Sixth Weekends Adjusted | #37 | - | #69 |
| Seventh Weekends Adjusted | #46 | - | #67 |
| Eighth Weekends Adjusted | #38 | - | #29 |
| |