Domestic 2003 Week 37
September 12-18, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | $29,944,555 | - | 3,282 | - | $9,123 | $29,944,555 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | - | Matchstick Men | $16,681,318 | - | 2,711 | - | $6,153 | $16,681,318 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | - | Cabin Fever | $10,812,329 | - | 2,087 | - | $5,180 | $10,812,329 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 2 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | $5,689,680 | -27.3% | 2,083 | +57 | $2,731 | $13,519,009 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $5,636,972 | -17.3% | 2,029 | -174 | $2,778 | $289,014,944 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | Freaky Friday | $4,649,659 | -20.7% | 2,567 | -406 | $1,811 | $102,559,000 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 1 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | $3,737,527 | -54% | 2,784 | -340 | $1,342 | $32,583,148 | 3 | United Artists |
| 8 | 7 | Open Range | $3,576,669 | -36.9% | 2,063 | -205 | $1,733 | $54,351,833 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 8 | Seabiscuit | $3,552,370 | -27.7% | 2,102 | -471 | $1,689 | $114,404,505 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | 4 | S.W.A.T. | $3,388,665 | -42.3% | 2,062 | -538 | $1,643 | $113,471,414 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 9 | Freddy vs. Jason | $1,703,752 | -57.9% | 1,577 | -928 | $1,080 | $80,855,131 | 5 | New Line Cinema |
| 12 | 10 | Uptown Girls | $1,656,690 | -44.3% | 1,425 | -606 | $1,162 | $35,749,061 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | 6 | The Order | $1,593,379 | -72.1% | 1,975 | - | $806 | $7,298,437 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 11 | American Wedding | $1,476,985 | -48.7% | 1,011 | -503 | $1,460 | $102,826,500 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | - | Lost in Translation | $1,334,291 | - | 23 | - | $58,012 | $1,334,291 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 16 | 23 | American Splendor | $1,099,243 | +40.6% | 272 | +184 | $4,041 | $4,129,906 | 5 | Fine Line Features |
| 17 | 13 | The Italian Job | $1,033,429 | -56.1% | 980 | -507 | $1,054 | $104,975,360 | 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | 12 | The Medallion | $1,029,781 | -62.6% | 990 | -1,190 | $1,040 | $21,447,156 | 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 19 | 18 | Whale Rider | $838,285 | -32% | 492 | -64 | $1,703 | $19,308,563 | 15 | Newmarket Films |
| 20 | 20 | Finding Nemo | $772,794 | -24.7% | 624 | -279 | $1,238 | $334,838,586 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 14 | My Boss's Daughter | $730,597 | -66.8% | 1,044 | -848 | $699 | $15,019,095 | 4 | Dimension Films |
| 22 | 15 | Bad Boys II | $668,681 | -49.6% | 525 | -216 | $1,273 | $137,402,726 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | 21 | Thirteen | $655,725 | -23.1% | 158 | +50 | $4,150 | $2,745,893 | 5 | - |
| 24 | 19 | Dirty Pretty Things | $632,456 | -44.8% | 443 | -50 | $1,427 | $6,697,125 | 9 | Miramax |
| 25 | 16 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $615,288 | -52.8% | 950 | -875 | $647 | $109,725,173 | 8 | Dimension Films |
| 26 | 17 | The Divorce | $583,234 | -55.1% | 432 | -242 | $1,350 | $8,553,680 | 6 | - |
| 27 | 22 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | $530,180 | -34.2% | 295 | +12 | $1,797 | $3,490,462 | 7 | Miramax |
| 28 | 28 | Step Into Liquid | $364,023 | -16.7% | 90 | +7 | $4,044 | $2,706,357 | 6 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 29 | 30 | Bruce Almighty | $351,535 | -3.7% | 252 | -32 | $1,394 | $241,763,190 | 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | 25 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $313,315 | -44.3% | 156 | -25 | $2,008 | $3,162,661 | 7 | - |
| 31 | 31 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $287,149 | -17% | 260 | -23 | $1,104 | $65,964,660 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | 26 | The Matrix Reloaded | $286,666 | -43.4% | 286 | -71 | $1,002 | $280,738,253 | 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 29 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $277,847 | -28.3% | 137 | -54 | $2,028 | $9,919,188 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | 27 | Swimming Pool | $259,561 | -40.9% | 173 | -53 | $1,500 | $9,857,886 | 12 | Focus Features |
| 35 | 24 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $246,989 | -56.9% | 382 | -294 | $646 | $65,008,685 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | 36 | Daddy Day Care | $219,323 | -11.5% | 204 | -18 | $1,075 | $103,616,895 | 19 | Revolution Studios |
| 37 | 32 | 28 Days Later | $206,272 | -38.5% | 212 | -36 | $972 | $44,839,338 | 12 | - |
| 38 | 35 | Bend It Like Beckham | $196,273 | -25.2% | 164 | -9 | $1,196 | $32,248,083 | 28 | - |
| 39 | - | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | $189,742 | - | 29 | - | $6,542 | $189,742 | 1 | - |
| 40 | 34 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $181,675 | -31.6% | 62 | -6 | $2,930 | $7,121,805 | 10 | Odeon |
| 41 | - | No Good Deed | $181,600 | - | 402 | - | $451 | $181,600 | 1 | MAC Releasing |
| 42 | 41 | Gaz Bar Blues | $151,236 | +4.6% | 23 | +8 | $6,575 | $295,788 | 2 | Odeon |
| 43 | 33 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $143,078 | -49.4% | 120 | -88 | $1,192 | $149,585,755 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | 37 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $140,062 | -42.6% | 176 | -42 | $795 | $100,718,130 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 45 | 42 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | $127,283 | -4.9% | 188 | -16 | $677 | $90,080,271 | 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 46 | 40 | Hulk | $115,160 | -21.2% | 128 | -42 | $899 | $132,065,045 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | 44 | Johnny English | $114,255 | -11.4% | 129 | -15 | $885 | $27,913,500 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | 49 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $101,676 | +25.5% | 22 | -1 | $4,621 | $14,539,260 | 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 49 | 38 | Party Monster | $97,475 | -51.5% | 7 | - | $13,925 | $325,421 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 50 | 46 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $95,550 | -24.3% | 118 | -24 | $809 | $127,031,300 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 51 | - | Hangman's Curse | $86,676 | - | 18 | - | $4,815 | $86,676 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 52 | 47 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $74,122 | -31.9% | 152 | -66 | $487 | $26,382,974 | 12 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 53 | 45 | Kuch Naa Kaho | $71,893 | -44.1% | 32 | - | $2,246 | $200,553 | 2 | Eros Worldwide |
| 54 | 39 | Camp | $71,185 | -55.2% | 63 | -48 | $1,129 | $1,584,091 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 55 | 43 | Space Station 3D | $67,522 | -48.6% | 23 | +5 | $2,935 | $43,532,122 | 74 | IMAX |
| 56 | 48 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $67,498 | -23.6% | 43 | -17 | $1,569 | $363,270 | 3 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 57 | 59 | Passionada | $65,439 | +40.2% | 33 | +12 | $1,983 | $505,128 | 5 | IDP Distribution |
| 58 | 50 | Spellbound | $58,266 | -25.4% | 39 | -15 | $1,494 | $5,547,965 | 21 | THINKFilm |
| 59 | 64 | Grind | $53,514 | +32% | 140 | +48 | $382 | $5,123,696 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | - | So Close | $47,762 | - | 11 | - | $4,342 | $47,762 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 61 | 56 | Capturing the Friedmans | $46,444 | -5.9% | 34 | -2 | $1,366 | $3,066,414 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | 58 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $43,653 | -8.6% | 8 | - | $5,456 | $45,995,227 | 256 | IMAX |
| 63 | 65 | Masked and Anonymous | $41,244 | +4.3% | 17 | +5 | $2,426 | $404,964 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 64 | - | Dummy | $40,933 | - | 5 | - | $8,186 | $40,933 | 1 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 65 | 57 | Hawayein | $40,048 | -17% | 5 | - | $8,009 | $390,319 | 5 | - |
| 66 | 53 | Northfork | $39,311 | -32.9% | 45 | -6 | $873 | $1,335,252 | 10 | Paramount Classics |
| 67 | 70 | Haunted Castle | $38,215 | +1.9% | 3 | - | $12,738 | $7,140,055 | 134 | - |
| 68 | - | How the West Was Won 2003 Re-release | $38,104 | - | 1 | - | $38,104 | $38,104 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 69 | 51 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $37,264 | -52.1% | 35 | -9 | $1,064 | $654,588 | 7 | Paramount Classics |
| 70 | 77 | The Animation Show | $36,780 | +31.6% | 5 | +1 | $7,356 | $71,379 | 2 | - |
| 71 | 62 | Rugrats Go Wild | $32,380 | -25.2% | 71 | -53 | $456 | $39,382,851 | 14 | Paramount Pictures |
| 72 | 75 | Nowhere in Africa | $31,732 | +5.8% | 21 | -1 | $1,511 | $6,138,923 | 28 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 73 | 73 | Taking Sides | $30,168 | -9.9% | 5 | +3 | $6,033 | $63,636 | 2 | New Yorker Films |
| 74 | 83 | The Holy Land | $29,530 | +53% | 17 | +10 | $1,737 | $429,415 | 10 | - |
| 75 | 78 | Mambo Italiano | $28,555 | +3.3% | 13 | - | $2,196 | $3,047,296 | 15 | - |
| 76 | 60 | I Capture the Castle | $28,392 | -38% | 24 | -5 | $1,183 | $1,140,700 | 10 | IDP Distribution |
| 77 | - | Millennium Actress | $25,340 | - | 6 | - | $4,223 | $25,340 | 1 | - |
| 78 | 67 | 30 Years to Life | $23,119 | -40.4% | 3 | - | $7,706 | $103,540 | 67 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 79 | 74 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $22,828 | -26% | 10 | +1 | $2,282 | $89,525 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | 81 | Owning Mahowny | $22,093 | +5.7% | 18 | +2 | $1,227 | $968,707 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 81 | 72 | Touchez pas au grisbi | $19,342 | -45.4% | 1 | -1 | $19,342 | $54,798 | 2 | Rialto Pictures |
| 82 | 69 | The Other Side of the Bed 2003 Re-release | $18,055 | -52.3% | 7 | -3 | $2,579 | $107,950 | 3 | Sundance Film Series |
| 83 | 91 | The Cuckoo | $17,177 | +29.1% | 14 | +7 | $1,226 | $174,219 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 84 | 109 | Rivers and Tides | $16,822 | +198.6% | 9 | +5 | $1,869 | $2,075,213 | 65 | Roxie Releasing |
| 85 | 54 | Civil Brand | $16,749 | -70.9% | 9 | -26 | $1,861 | $218,040 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 86 | 76 | September 11 | $15,875 | -46% | 6 | +1 | $2,645 | $87,647 | 9 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 87 | 71 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $15,165 | -59% | 7 | - | $2,166 | $15,241,140 | 136 | - |
| 88 | 86 | City of God | $14,754 | -11.9% | 2 | - | $7,377 | $4,627,146 | 35 | Miramax |
| 89 | 106 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | $13,343 | +103.7% | 4 | +2 | $3,335 | $101,700 | 10 | TLA Releasing |
| 90 | 66 | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | $13,028 | -66.6% | 6 | -7 | $2,171 | $116,443 | 4 | Palm Pictures |
| 91 | 80 | The Weather Underground | $12,363 | -45.4% | 8 | -1 | $1,545 | $360,138 | 16 | Shadow Distribution |
| 92 | 68 | The R.M. | $12,259 | -68.3% | 7 | -10 | $1,751 | $1,109,699 | 33 | - |
| 93 | 98 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | $12,044 | +19.8% | 8 | -4 | $1,505 | $2,826,597 | 18 | - |
| 94 | 89 | Man on the Train | $11,296 | -17.2% | 12 | -4 | $941 | $2,495,066 | 19 | Paramount Classics |
| 95 | 116 | The Bread, My Sweet | $11,079 | +149.7% | 4 | +2 | $2,769 | $774,707 | 140 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 96 | - | Luster | $11,040 | - | 1 | - | $11,040 | $11,040 | 1 | TLA Releasing |
| 97 | 84 | Wrong Turn | $9,816 | -49% | 22 | -6 | $446 | $15,413,498 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 98 | 82 | Buffalo Soldiers | $9,639 | -53.8% | 15 | +1 | $642 | $347,256 | 8 | Miramax |
| 99 | 87 | Green Card Fever | $9,250 | -42.6% | 10 | - | $925 | $121,996 | 4 | - |
| 100 | 61 | Marci X | $9,193 | -78.8% | 82 | -192 | $112 | $1,648,818 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 101 | 88 | Bonhoeffer | $8,866 | -36.5% | 1 | -4 | $8,866 | $184,654 | 13 | First Run |
| 102 | - | To Be and to Have | $8,815 | - | - | - | - | $8,815 | - | New Yorker Films |
| 103 | 85 | Respiro | $8,795 | -54% | 10 | -2 | $879 | $1,025,776 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 104 | 94 | Russian Ark | $8,664 | -26.8% | 3 | -4 | $2,888 | $2,316,767 | 40 | Wellspring Media |
| 105 | 79 | X2: X-Men United | $8,562 | -65.8% | 19 | -20 | $450 | $214,946,072 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 106 | 90 | The Girl from Paris | $8,253 | -38% | 4 | -1 | $2,063 | $153,947 | 26 | Films Philos |
| 107 | 99 | Madame Satã | $8,150 | -11.9% | 3 | -1 | $2,716 | $159,125 | 11 | Wellspring Media |
| 108 | 121 | On_Line | $8,054 | +135.8% | 4 | +3 | $2,013 | $128,920 | 12 | Indican Pictures |
| 109 | 100 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $7,436 | -16.7% | 4 | - | $1,859 | $15,539,575 | 176 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 110 | 129 | Tycoon: A New Russian | $6,947 | +232.1% | 2 | - | $3,473 | $108,851 | 14 | New Yorker Films |
| 111 | - | Galapagos | $6,748 | - | 2 | - | $3,374 | $14,077,030 | 203 | IMAX |
| 112 | 105 | Together | $6,510 | -11.8% | 10 | - | $651 | $1,132,097 | 16 | United Artists |
| 113 | 95 | Carnage | $6,422 | -38.3% | 1 | - | $6,422 | $16,284 | 2 | Wellspring Media |
| 114 | 135 | The Cremaster Cycle | $6,245 | +420.9% | 4 | +3 | $1,561 | $450,890 | 21 | Palm Pictures |
| 115 | - | Gloomy Sunday | $6,114 | - | 1 | - | $6,114 | $122,479 | 13 | Menemsha Films |
| 116 | 92 | Friday Night | $5,958 | -52.1% | 4 | -1 | $1,489 | $143,897 | 17 | Wellspring Media |
| 117 | 119 | Stone Reader | $5,813 | +55% | 2 | - | $2,906 | $243,523 | 32 | - |
| 118 | 128 | China: The Panda Adventure | $5,796 | +145.7% | 2 | -1 | $2,898 | $3,507,852 | 119 | IMAX |
| 119 | 101 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $5,601 | -35.9% | 2 | - | $2,800 | $1,691,366 | 52 | IMAX |
| 120 | 63 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | $5,112 | -88.1% | 5 | -8 | $1,022 | $280,351 | 4 | Miramax |
| 121 | 120 | Suddenly | $4,394 | +28.3% | 1 | - | $4,394 | $16,115 | 4 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 122 | 104 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $4,035 | -52.9% | 2 | -1 | $2,017 | $45,030 | 4 | First Look International |
| 123 | 93 | A Housekeeper | $3,807 | -67.9% | 8 | -3 | $475 | $378,206 | 10 | Palm Pictures |
| 124 | - | O Fantasma | $3,762 | - | 1 | - | $3,762 | $116,545 | 43 | - |
| 125 | 123 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | $3,664 | +22.5% | 3 | - | $1,221 | $153,811 | 17 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 126 | 102 | The Legend of Suriyothai | $3,635 | -57.9% | 4 | -2 | $908 | $416,871 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 127 | - | Warrior of Light | $3,617 | - | 1 | - | $3,617 | $3,617 | 1 | New Yorker Films |
| 128 | 133 | The Gatekeeper | $3,465 | +144.5% | 1 | - | $3,465 | $101,685 | 21 | - |
| 129 | 96 | A Woman Is a Woman | $3,060 | -70.4% | 1 | - | $3,060 | $100,665 | 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 130 | - | Shanghai Ghetto | $2,728 | - | 2 | - | $1,364 | $712,446 | 51 | Menemsha Films |
| 131 | 115 | Zero Day | $2,630 | -41.4% | 1 | - | $2,630 | $8,466 | 3 | Avatar Films |
| 132 | 125 | Teknolust | $2,464 | -10.3% | 2 | - | $1,232 | $26,275 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 133 | 112 | The Man Without a Past | $2,371 | -53.9% | 4 | -2 | $592 | $921,281 | 24 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 134 | 117 | The Red Circle | $2,248 | -48.1% | 3 | +2 | $749 | $369,970 | 36 | Rialto Pictures |
| 135 | 103 | No News from God | $2,184 | -74.6% | 3 | - | $728 | $55,190 | 4 | First Look International |
| 136 | 114 | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | $2,121 | -53.9% | 2 | - | $1,060 | $145,454 | 31 | Wellspring Media |
| 137 | 136 | Marooned in Iraq | $1,966 | +96.6% | 2 | +1 | $983 | $130,825 | 21 | Wellspring Media |
| 138 | 118 | Confusion of Genders 2003 Re-release | $1,638 | -59.6% | 1 | -1 | $1,638 | $35,638 | 11 | - |
| 139 | 113 | Everybody Says I'm Fine! | $1,468 | -71.2% | 1 | - | $1,468 | $25,266 | 18 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 140 | 134 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,335 | +8.5% | 2 | - | $667 | $6,933,158 | 238 | - |
| 141 | 139 | Alien Adventure | $982 | +12.2% | 1 | - | $982 | $4,303,330 | 213 | - |
| 142 | 52 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $783 | -98.8% | 1 | - | $783 | $18,775,601 | 323 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 143 | 140 | Manna from Heaven | $742 | -5.6% | 1 | - | $742 | $421,914 | 59 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 144 | 127 | Time Changer | $729 | -71% | 2 | - | $364 | $1,282,199 | 47 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 145 | - | Garmento | $716 | - | 1 | - | $716 | $14,318 | 15 | - |
| 146 | 122 | The Eye | $712 | -78.5% | 2 | -2 | $356 | $484,993 | 15 | Palm Pictures |
| 147 | 126 | The Princess Blade | $526 | -80.5% | 1 | -1 | $526 | $58,306 | 6 | ADV Films |
| 148 | 107 | The Heart of Me | $483 | -92.1% | 2 | -4 | $241 | $193,319 | 14 | THINKFilm |
| 149 | 137 | Bowling for Columbine | $366 | -60.4% | 1 | -2 | $366 | $21,576,018 | 49 | United Artists |
| 150 | - | Across the Sea of Time | $72 | - | 1 | - | $72 | $15,993,993 | 413 | Sony Pictures Classics |
