Box Office Performance for PG-13 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 |
X2
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$214,949,694 |
35,646,715 |
$245,249,399 |
| 5 |
Chicago
|
Musical
|
PG-13
|
$161,445,985 |
26,773,795 |
$184,203,710 |
| 6 |
Anger Management
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$135,560,942 |
22,481,085 |
$154,669,865 |
| 7 |
Bringing Down the House
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$132,675,402 |
22,002,554 |
$151,377,572 |
| 8 |
Hulk
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$132,160,047 |
21,917,089 |
$150,789,572 |
| 9 |
2 Fast 2 Furious
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$127,120,058 |
21,081,270 |
$145,039,138 |
| 10 |
Seabiscuit
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$120,277,854 |
19,946,576 |
$137,232,443 |
| 11 |
S.W.A.T.
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$116,877,597 |
19,382,686 |
$133,352,880 |
| 12 |
Scary Movie 3
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$109,563,395 |
18,169,717 |
$125,007,653 |
| 13 |
The Italian Job
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$106,126,012 |
17,599,670 |
$121,085,730 |
| 14 |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$105,807,520 |
17,546,852 |
$120,722,342 |
| 15 |
Daredevil
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$102,543,518 |
17,005,559 |
$116,998,246 |
| 16 |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$100,814,328 |
16,718,794 |
$115,025,303 |
| 17 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$83,006,144 |
13,765,530 |
$94,706,846 |
| 18 |
Something's Gotta Give
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$81,211,676 |
13,467,940 |
$92,659,427 |
| 19 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$80,752,776 |
13,391,837 |
$92,135,839 |
| 20 |
The School of Rock
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$80,232,030 |
13,305,478 |
$91,541,689 |
| 21 |
Catch Me if You Can
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$67,169,179 |
11,139,167 |
$76,637,469 |
| 22 |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$66,462,600 |
11,021,990 |
$75,831,291 |
| 23 |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$65,653,758 |
10,887,854 |
$74,908,436 |
| 24 |
Shanghai Knights
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$60,470,220 |
10,028,229 |
$68,994,216 |
| 25 |
Just Married
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$56,127,162 |
9,307,987 |
$64,038,951 |
| 26 |
The Recruit
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$52,784,696 |
8,753,681 |
$60,225,325 |
| 27 |
Mona Lisa Smile
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$50,006,766 |
8,292,996 |
$57,055,812 |
| 28 |
Runaway Jury
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$49,022,597 |
8,129,784 |
$55,932,914 |
| 29 |
The Rundown
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$47,641,743 |
7,900,787 |
$54,357,415 |
| 30 |
Under the Tuscan Sun
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$43,323,006 |
7,184,578 |
$49,429,897 |
| 31 |
Out of Time
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$41,067,004 |
6,810,448 |
$46,855,882 |
| 32 |
The Hours
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$40,605,138 |
6,733,854 |
$46,328,916 |
| 33 |
Paycheck
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$38,644,452 |
6,408,699 |
$44,091,849 |
| 34 |
Head of State
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$37,788,228 |
6,266,704 |
$43,114,924 |
| 35 |
Uptown Girls
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$37,095,657 |
6,151,850 |
$42,324,728 |
| 36 |
Matchstick Men
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$36,873,198 |
6,114,958 |
$42,070,911 |
| 37 |
National Security
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$36,288,951 |
6,018,068 |
$41,404,308 |
| 38 |
Intolerable Cruelty
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$35,296,248 |
5,853,441 |
$40,271,674 |
| 39 |
Malibu's Most Wanted
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$34,308,901 |
5,689,702 |
$39,145,150 |
| 40 |
Bend it Like Beckham
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$32,543,449 |
5,396,924 |
$37,130,837 |
| 41 |
Darkness Falls
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$32,539,681 |
5,396,299 |
$37,126,537 |
| 42 |
The Core
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$31,111,260 |
5,159,413 |
$35,496,761 |
| 43 |
Stuck On You
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$30,721,406 |
5,094,761 |
$35,051,956 |
| 44 |
The Fighting Temptations
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$30,238,577 |
5,014,689 |
$34,501,060 |
| 45 |
Hollywood Homicide
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$30,207,785 |
5,009,583 |
$34,465,931 |
| 46 |
Honey
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$28,816,190 |
4,778,804 |
$32,878,172 |
| 47 |
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$26,214,846 |
4,347,404 |
$29,910,140 |
| 48 |
Two Weeks Notice
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$24,544,839 |
4,070,454 |
$28,004,724 |
| 49 |
Bulletproof Monk
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$23,010,607 |
3,816,021 |
$26,254,224 |
| 50 |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$22,734,486 |
3,770,230 |
$25,939,182 |
| 51 |
The Medallion
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$22,108,977 |
3,666,497 |
$25,225,499 |
| 52 |
Biker Boyz
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$21,908,034 |
3,633,173 |
$24,996,230 |
| 53 |
Whale Rider
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$20,779,666 |
3,446,047 |
$23,708,803 |
| 54 |
The In-Laws
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$20,440,627 |
3,389,822 |
$23,321,975 |
| 55 |
Down with Love
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$20,305,251 |
3,367,372 |
$23,167,519 |
| 56 |
Love Don't Cost a Thing
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$20,178,317 |
3,346,321 |
$23,022,688 |
| 57 |
Timeline
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$19,113,238 |
3,169,691 |
$21,807,474 |
| 58 |
Maid in Manhattan
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$17,604,283 |
2,919,450 |
$20,085,816 |
| 59 |
A Mighty Wind
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$17,583,468 |
2,915,998 |
$20,062,066 |
| 60 |
View from the Top
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$15,614,000 |
2,589,386 |
$17,814,976 |
| 61 |
My Boss's Daughter
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$15,549,702 |
2,578,723 |
$17,741,614 |
| 62 |
A Guy Thing
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$15,543,862 |
2,577,755 |
$17,734,954 |
| 63 |
Antwone Fisher
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$14,959,579 |
2,480,859 |
$17,068,310 |
| 64 |
Alex & Emma
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$14,208,384 |
2,356,283 |
$16,211,227 |
| 65 |
How to Deal
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$14,108,518 |
2,339,721 |
$16,097,280 |
| 66 |
Gods and Generals
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$12,882,934 |
2,136,473 |
$14,698,934 |
| 67 |
Duplex
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$9,652,000 |
1,600,663 |
$11,012,561 |
| 68 |
Le Divorce
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$9,074,550 |
1,504,900 |
$10,353,712 |
| 69 |
Drumline
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$8,858,944 |
1,469,145 |
$10,107,718 |
| 70 |
Big Fish
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$8,454,208 |
1,402,025 |
$9,645,932 |
| 71 |
It Runs in the Family
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$7,375,836 |
1,223,190 |
$8,415,547 |
| 72 |
Die Another Day
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$7,181,206 |
1,190,913 |
$8,193,481 |
| 73 |
Calendar Girls
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$6,953,194 |
1,153,100 |
$7,933,328 |
| 74 |
Willard
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$6,882,696 |
1,141,409 |
$7,852,894 |
| 75 |
Luther
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$5,781,086 |
958,721 |
$6,596,000 |
| 76 |
In America
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$5,305,891 |
879,916 |
$6,053,822 |
| 77 |
The Hot Chick
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$5,228,678 |
867,111 |
$5,965,724 |
| 78 |
Grind
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$5,111,630 |
847,700 |
$5,832,176 |
| 79 |
Far From Heaven
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$4,671,789 |
774,758 |
$5,330,335 |
| 80 |
Star Trek: Nemesis
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$3,563,232 |
590,917 |
$4,065,509 |
| 81 |
The Gospel of John
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$3,095,971 |
513,428 |
$3,532,385 |
| 82 |
Pieces of April
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$2,376,152 |
394,055 |
$2,711,098 |
| 83 |
Shattered Glass
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,105,024 |
349,092 |
$2,401,753 |
| 84 |
The Ring
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$1,863,594 |
309,054 |
$2,126,292 |
| 85 |
Camp
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,629,862 |
270,292 |
$1,859,609 |
| 86 |
Northfork
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,420,578 |
235,585 |
$1,620,825 |
| 87 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$1,412,056 |
234,172 |
$1,611,103 |
| 88 |
Sweet Home Alabama
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,127,192 |
186,931 |
$1,286,085 |
| 89 |
Les Triplettes de Belleville
|
Musical
|
PG-13
|
$1,097,053 |
181,933 |
$1,251,699 |
| 90 |
Respiro
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,072,534 |
177,866 |
$1,223,718 |
| 91 |
He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$1,009,827 |
167,467 |
$1,152,173 |
| 92 |
The Man Without a Past
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$921,547 |
152,827 |
$1,051,450 |
| 93 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$865,240 |
143,489 |
$987,204 |
| 94 |
And now... Ladies and Gentlemen
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$736,762 |
122,183 |
$840,619 |
| 95 |
The Bread, My Sweet
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$697,864 |
115,732 |
$796,236 |
| 96 |
Barbershop
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$552,651 |
91,650 |
$630,552 |
| 97 |
Passionada
|
|
PG-13
|
$536,906 |
89,039 |
$612,588 |
| 98 |
Masked and Anonymous
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$533,344 |
88,448 |
$608,522 |
| 99 |
Real Women Have Curves
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$491,646 |
81,533 |
$560,947 |
| 100 |
I Spy
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$455,537 |
75,545 |
$519,750 |
| 101 |
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$398,981 |
66,166 |
$455,222 |
| 102 |
The Tuxedo
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$396,821 |
65,808 |
$452,759 |
| 103 |
Bollywood/Hollywood
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$329,136 |
54,583 |
$375,531 |
| 104 |
The Company
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$316,013 |
52,407 |
$360,560 |
| 105 |
The Battle of Shaker Heights
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$280,351 |
46,493 |
$319,872 |
| 106 |
The Fog of War
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$276,427 |
45,842 |
$315,393 |
| 107 |
Stone Reader
|
|
PG-13
|
$257,616 |
42,722 |
$293,927 |
| 108 |
The Cuckoo
|
|
PG-13
|
$243,187 |
40,330 |
$277,470 |
| 109 |
The Emperor's Club
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$231,310 |
38,360 |
$263,917 |
| 110 |
Signs
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$219,267 |
36,363 |
$250,177 |
| 111 |
Half Past Dead
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$206,323 |
34,216 |
$235,406 |
| 112 |
Eight Crazy Nights
|
Musical
|
PG-13
|
$164,078 |
27,210 |
$187,205 |
| 113 |
Hangman's Curse
|
|
PG-13
|
$152,078 |
25,220 |
$173,514 |
| 114 |
They
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$147,221 |
24,415 |
$167,975 |
| 115 |
Solaris
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$105,924 |
17,566 |
$120,854 |
| 116 |
Autumn Spring
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$90,303 |
14,976 |
$103,035 |
| 117 |
Tadpole
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$80,395 |
13,333 |
$91,731 |
| 118 |
Only the Strong Survive
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$57,322 |
9,506 |
$65,401 |
| 119 |
Brown Sugar
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$54,913 |
9,107 |
$62,656 |
| 120 |
Moonlight Mile
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$45,018 |
7,466 |
$51,366 |
| 121 |
Extreme Ops
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$27,196 |
4,510 |
$31,029 |
| 122 |
The Transporter
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$12,567 |
2,084 |
$14,338 |
| 123 |
Nola
|
|
PG-13
|
$8,058 |
1,336 |
$9,192 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $4,444,050,413 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 736,990,120 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $5,070,492,026 |
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.
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