Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2003

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2003 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Chicago	Musical	PG-13	$161,445,985	26,773,795	$184,203,710
2	Seabiscuit	Drama	PG-13	$120,277,854	19,946,576	$137,232,443
3	The Last Samurai	Action	R	$90,017,337	14,928,248	$102,706,346
4	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Adventure	PG-13	$83,006,144	13,765,530	$94,706,846
5	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Horror	R	$80,288,112	13,314,778	$91,605,673
6	Shanghai Knights	Adventure	PG-13	$60,470,220	10,028,229	$68,994,216
7	Open Range	Western	R	$58,328,680	9,673,081	$66,550,797
8	Mona Lisa Smile	Drama	PG-13	$50,006,766	8,292,996	$57,055,812
9	The Jungle Book 2	Adventure	G	$47,879,731	7,940,254	$54,628,948
10	Cold Mountain	Drama	R	$43,737,222	7,253,271	$49,902,504
11	Secondhand Lions	Drama	PG	$42,023,715	6,969,107	$47,947,456
12	The Hours	Drama	PG-13	$40,605,138	6,733,854	$46,328,916
13	Gangs of New York	Drama	R	$30,648,441	5,082,660	$34,968,701
14	The Missing	Western	R	$26,121,804	4,331,974	$29,803,981
15	Cold Creek Manor	Thriller/Suspense	R	$21,384,035	3,546,274	$24,398,365
16	Down with Love	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$20,305,251	3,367,372	$23,167,519
17	Gods and Generals	Drama	PG-13	$12,882,934	2,136,473	$14,698,934
18	The Quiet American	Drama	R	$12,654,251	2,098,549	$14,438,017
19	Nowhere in Africa	Drama	R	$6,173,485	1,023,795	$7,043,710
20	A Common Thread	Drama	Not Rated	$6,049,187	1,003,182	$6,901,892
21	Luther	Drama	PG-13	$5,781,086	958,721	$6,596,000
22	The Magdalene Sisters	Drama	R	$4,890,878	811,091	$5,580,306
23	Far From Heaven	Drama	PG-13	$4,671,789	774,758	$5,330,335
24	Rabbit-Proof Fence	Drama	PG	$4,516,644	749,029	$5,153,320
25	Beyond Borders	Drama	R	$4,426,297	734,046	$5,050,236
26	Scarface	Drama		$3,983,232	660,569	$4,544,715
27	Northfork	Drama	PG-13	$1,420,578	235,585	$1,620,825
28	Nicholas Nickleby	Drama	PG	$1,334,282	221,274	$1,522,365
29	I Capture the Castle	Romantic Comedy	R	$1,174,139	194,716	$1,339,646
30	El Crimen de Padre	Drama	R	$1,160,699	192,487	$1,324,311
31	The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey	Drama	PG	$1,124,502	186,485	$1,283,017
32	Les Triplettes de Belleville	Musical	PG-13	$1,097,053	181,933	$1,251,699
33	The Man Without a Past	Comedy	PG-13	$921,547	152,827	$1,051,450
34	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Drama	PG-13	$865,240	143,489	$987,204
35	L.O.C. (Kargil)	Drama	Not Rated	$587,978	97,509	$670,862
36	China: The Panda Adventure	Drama	Not Rated	$554,858	92,016	$633,070
37	Buffalo Soldiers	Comedy	R	$353,743	58,664	$403,608
38	The Emperor's Club	Drama	PG-13	$231,310	38,360	$263,917
39	The Fast Runner	Drama	R	$22,714	3,767	$25,917
40	Chinwaseon	Drama		$8,196	1,359	$9,350
41	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$5,249	870	$5,986
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,053,438,306
Total Tickets Sold					174,699,553
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,201,932,925

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.