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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 Chicago Dec 27, 2002 Musical PG-13 $161,445,985 26,773,795
2 The Last Samurai Dec 5, 2003 Action R $90,017,337 14,928,248
3 Master and Commander: The F… Nov 14, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $83,006,144 13,765,529
4 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Oct 17, 2003 Horror R $80,469,745 13,344,899
5 Shanghai Knights Feb 7, 2003 Western PG-13 $60,470,220 10,028,228
6 Open Range Aug 15, 2003 Western R $58,331,254 9,673,508
7 Mona Lisa Smile Dec 19, 2003 Drama PG-13 $50,006,766 8,292,996
8 The Jungle Book 2 Feb 14, 2003 Adventure G $47,901,582 7,943,877
9 Cold Mountain Dec 25, 2003 Drama R $43,737,222 7,253,270
10 Secondhand Lions Sep 19, 2003 Drama PG $42,070,939 6,976,938
11 The Hours Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $40,526,974 6,720,891
12 Gangs of New York Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $30,648,441 5,082,660
13 The Missing Nov 26, 2003 Western R $26,121,804 4,331,974
14 Cold Creek Manor Sep 19, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $21,384,035 3,546,274
15 Down with Love May 9, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $20,305,251 3,367,371
16 Gods and Generals Feb 21, 2003 Drama PG-13 $12,882,934 2,136,473
17 The Quiet American Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $12,643,911 2,096,834
18 Nowhere in Africa Mar 7, 2003 Drama R $6,173,485 1,023,795
19 Luther Sep 26, 2003 Drama PG-13 $5,781,086 958,720
20 Seraphin un Homme et Son Nov 29, 2002 Drama Not Rated $5,058,187 838,836
21 The Magdalene Sisters Aug 1, 2003 Drama R $4,890,878 811,090
22 Far From Heaven Nov 8, 2002 Drama PG-13 $4,671,789 774,757
23 Beyond Borders Oct 24, 2003 Drama R $4,426,297 734,045
24 Scarface Dec 9, 1983 Drama R $3,983,232 660,569
25 Russkiy kovcheg Dec 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $2,184,008 362,190
26 Northfork Jul 11, 2003 Drama PG-13 $1,420,578 235,585
27 Les Triplettes de Belleville Nov 26, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $1,399,698 232,122
28 Nicholas Nickleby Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG $1,334,282 221,273
29 I Capture the Castle Jul 11, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $1,174,139 194,716
30 El crimen de padre Amaro Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $1,160,699 192,487
31 The Book of Mormon Movie, V… Sep 12, 2003 Drama PG $1,124,502 186,484
32 The Man Without a Past Apr 4, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $921,547 152,827
33 Girl with a Pearl Earring Dec 12, 2003 Drama PG-13 $865,240 143,489
34 L.O.C. (Kargil) Dec 25, 2003 Drama Not Rated $587,978 97,508
35 China: The Panda Adventure Jul 27, 2001 Drama Not Rated $554,858 92,016
36 Max Dec 27, 2002 Drama R $461,818 76,586
37 The Legend of Suriyothai Jun 20, 2003 Action R $454,255 75,332
38 Divine Intervention Jan 17, 2003 Drama Not Rated $421,187 69,848
39 Buffalo Soldiers Jul 25, 2003 Comedy R $353,743 58,663
40 The Statement Dec 12, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $321,081 53,247
41 The Emperor's Club Nov 22, 2002 Drama PG-13 $231,310 38,359
42 Madame Satã Jul 9, 2003 Drama Not Rated $198,181 32,865
43 Shichinin no samurai Nov 19, 1956 Action Not Rated $88,293 14,642
44 The Fast Runner May 10, 2002 Adventure R $22,714 3,766
45 From Here to Eternity Aug 5, 1953 Drama Not Rated $18,176 3,014
46 Medea Apr 25, 2003 Drama Not Rated $16,087 2,667
47 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $5,249 870
Total Gross of All Movies$932,275,121
Total Tickets Sold154,606,133

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

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

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