Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2003

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2003 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Adventure	PG-13	$305,411,224	50,648,628	$348,462,561
2	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Adventure	PG-13	$290,410,961	48,161,022	$331,347,831
3	Bruce Almighty	Comedy	PG-13	$242,704,995	40,249,585	$276,917,145
4	The Cat in the Hat	Comedy	PG	$99,383,495	16,481,508	$113,392,775
5	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Adventure	PG-13	$80,752,776	13,391,837	$92,135,839
6	Final Destination 2	Horror	R	$46,896,664	7,777,225	$53,507,308
7	Jeepers Creepers II	Horror	R	$35,623,801	5,907,761	$40,645,396
8	Peter Pan	Adventure	PG	$34,179,235	5,668,198	$38,997,202
9	Beauty and the Beast	Musical	G	$34,007,906	5,639,785	$38,801,721
10	Darkness Falls	Horror	PG-13	$32,539,681	5,396,299	$37,126,537
11	Bulletproof Monk	Action	PG-13	$23,010,607	3,816,021	$26,254,224
12	The Medallion	Comedy	PG-13	$22,108,977	3,666,497	$25,225,499
13	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Adventure	PG	$9,889,935	1,640,122	$11,284,039
14	Big Fish	Drama	PG-13	$8,454,208	1,402,025	$9,645,932
15	Spirited Away	Adventure	PG	$4,587,566	760,790	$5,234,235
16	Russian Ark	Drama	Not Rated	$2,820,975	467,823	$3,218,622
17	Haunted Castle	Adventure	PG	$2,400,483	398,090	$2,738,859
18	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Adventure	PG-13	$1,412,056	234,172	$1,611,103
19	Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man	Musical	G	$1,215,571	201,587	$1,386,919
20	Bubba Ho-Tep	Comedy	R	$1,154,791	191,508	$1,317,575
21	Santa vs. The Snowman	Adventure	Not Rated	$931,021	154,398	$1,062,258
22	Time Changer	Drama	PG	$737,040	122,229	$840,936
23	Koi� Mil Gaya	Drama	Not Rated	$680,979	112,932	$776,972
24	Pinocchio	Adventure	G	$317,289	52,618	$362,012
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,281,632,236
Total Tickets Sold					212,542,660
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,462,293,501

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 2002 will most likely earn money in 2002 and 2003. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.