Week Domestic Box Office March 7, 2003
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Bringing Down the House | $39,232,226 | 2,801 | $14,007 | $39,232,226 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Tears of the Sun | $22,015,820 | 2,973 | $7,405 | $22,015,820 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Old School | $12,526,787 | -31% | 2,707 | $4,628 | $54,105,232 | 21 | |
| 4 | (5) | Chicago | $10,142,310 | -4% | 2,600 | $3,901 | $117,739,861 | 77 | |
| 5 | (4) | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $8,842,026 | -31% | 2,897 | $3,052 | $89,038,360 | 35 | |
| 6 | (1) | Cradle 2 the Grave | $8,370,611 | -59% | 2,625 | $3,189 | $28,713,784 | 14 | |
| 7 | (3) | Daredevil | $6,681,412 | -50% | 2,778 | $2,405 | $93,002,964 | 28 | |
| 8 | (6) | The Jungle Book 2 | $5,862,591 | -30% | 2,553 | $2,296 | $41,126,090 | 28 | |
| 9 | (7) | Shanghai Knights | $3,630,185 | -41% | 1,905 | $1,906 | $55,691,116 | 35 | |
| 10 | (8) | The Life of David Gale | $2,920,340 | -51% | 1,872 | $1,560 | $17,908,870 | 21 | |
| 11 | (12) | The Hours | $2,215,925 | -22% | 962 | $2,303 | $36,043,582 | 77 | |
| 12 | (16) | The Pianist | $1,941,172 | -4% | 565 | $3,436 | $17,327,111 | 77 | |
| 13 | (13) | About Schmidt | $1,905,517 | -24% | 845 | $2,255 | $60,536,992 | 91 | |
| 14 | (10) | The Recruit | $1,877,972 | -47% | 1,071 | $1,753 | $50,799,451 | 42 | |
| 15 | (9) | Gods and Generals | $1,850,963 | -51% | 1,233 | $1,501 | $11,596,159 | 21 | |
| 16 | (15) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $1,761,320 | -17% | 703 | $2,505 | $332,609,244 | 86 | |
| 17 | (18) | The Quiet American | $1,571,370 | +7% | 381 | $4,124 | $7,709,260 | 112 | |
| 18 | (14) | Final Destination 2 | $1,398,886 | -43% | 881 | $1,588 | $44,980,889 | 42 | |
| 19 | (17) | Kangaroo Jack | $1,207,557 | -28% | 1,110 | $1,088 | $65,126,281 | 56 | |
| 20 | (20) | Gangs of New York | $767,877 | -27% | 378 | $2,031 | $75,745,465 | 84 | |
| 21 | (19) | Deliver Us From Eva | $602,257 | -50% | 365 | $1,650 | $16,926,455 | 35 | |
| 22 | (11) | Dark Blue | $546,030 | -82% | 1,127 | $484 | $8,866,097 | 21 | |
| 23 | (22) | Adaptation | $507,123 | -22% | 234 | $2,167 | $20,773,723 | 98 | |
| 24 | (25) | The Lion King | $482,591 | -3% | 66 | $7,312 | $325,841,127 | 3,194 | |
| 25 | (21) | Catch Me if You Can | $480,355 | -38% | 295 | $1,628 | $162,601,082 | 79 | |
| 26 | (28) | Space Station | $430,379 | +15% | 41 | $10,497 | $33,849,880 | 329 | |
| 27 | (26) | Talk to Her | $394,305 | -21% | 146 | $2,701 | $7,360,864 | 112 | |
| 28 | (38) | Just Married | $373,859 | +73% | 419 | $892 | $55,076,293 | 63 | |
| 29 | (36) | City of God | $357,946 | +50% | 67 | $5,342 | $2,122,663 | 56 | |
| 30 | (31) | Far From Heaven | $314,028 | +5% | 105 | $2,991 | $15,033,844 | 126 | |
| 31 | (23) | Darkness Falls | $284,439 | -46% | 194 | $1,466 | $31,887,474 | 49 | |
| 32 | (33) | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $275,902 | -5% | 360 | $766 | $261,466,852 | 119 | |
| 33 | (35) | Maid in Manhattan | $245,857 | -5% | 209 | $1,176 | $93,435,950 | 91 | |
| 34 | (30) | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $243,831 | -22% | 115 | $2,120 | $5,237,902 | 105 | |
| 35 | (34) | Spider | $243,687 | -15% | 35 | $6,962 | $543,029 | 14 | |
| 36 | (37) | Bowling for Columbine | $236,498 | +4% | 106 | $2,231 | $19,173,809 | 154 | |
| 37 | (24) | Biker Boyz | $232,620 | -55% | 234 | $994 | $21,437,193 | 42 | |
| 38 | (29) | The Guru | $223,512 | -37% | 97 | $2,304 | $2,766,647 | 42 | |
| 39 | (new) | Laurel Canyon | $218,053 | 10 | $21,805 | $218,053 | 7 | ||
| 40 | (32) | Frida | $215,384 | -27% | 113 | $1,906 | $24,595,539 | 140 | |
| 41 | (39) | Antwone Fisher | $168,384 | -17% | 155 | $1,086 | $20,730,473 | 85 | |
| 42 | (42) | Drumline | $156,149 | +1% | 132 | $1,183 | $55,970,057 | 91 | |
| 43 | (40) | The Hot Chick | $125,661 | -25% | 145 | $867 | $34,892,058 | 91 | |
| 44 | (new) | The Safety of Objects | $120,061 | 32 | $3,752 | $120,061 | 7 | ||
| 45 | (27) | Poolhall Junkies | $117,134 | -73% | 119 | $984 | $545,107 | 14 | |
| 46 | (55) | The Wild Thornberrys | $117,007 | +128% | 177 | $661 | $39,334,447 | 84 | |
| 47 | (41) | Russian Ark | $110,540 | -32% | 21 | $5,264 | $1,205,937 | 91 | |
| 48 | (new) | Irreversible | $96,888 | 7 | $13,841 | $96,888 | 7 | ||
| 49 | (71) | Time Changer | $80,810 | +468% | 35 | $2,309 | $860,607 | 140 | |
| 50 | (47) | He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not | $74,362 | -28% | 17 | $4,374 | $387,125 | 28 | |
| 51 | (46) | 25th Hour | $71,974 | -37% | 39 | $1,845 | $12,859,138 | 85 | |
| 52 | (59) | Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony | $63,653 | +73% | 7 | $9,093 | $128,404 | 21 | |
| 53 | (54) | The R.M. | $61,233 | +18% | 21 | $2,916 | $546,533 | 42 | |
| 54 | (60) | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $59,177 | +66% | 3 | $19,726 | $42,411,052 | 1,603 | |
| 55 | (49) | Two Weeks Notice | $57,362 | -38% | 73 | $786 | $92,651,432 | 84 | |
| 56 | (48) | Lost in La Mancha | $57,005 | -43% | 18 | $3,167 | $503,798 | 42 | |
| 57 | (52) | El Crimen de Padre | $52,949 | -18% | 39 | $1,358 | $5,648,748 | 119 | |
| 58 | (51) | All the Real Girls | $42,561 | -36% | 18 | $2,365 | $202,076 | 28 | |
| 59 | (53) | Gerry | $37,424 | -28% | 13 | $2,879 | $148,041 | 28 | |
| 60 | (44) | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $35,936 | -70% | 29 | $1,239 | $15,950,249 | 73 | |
| 61 | (50) | Narc | $33,498 | -53% | 81 | $414 | $10,449,614 | 84 | |
| 62 | (new) | Nowhere in Africa | $32,599 | 2 | $16,300 | $32,599 | 7 | ||
| 63 | (61) | Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary | $31,631 | -11% | 6 | $5,272 | $153,920 | 49 | |
| 64 | (65) | Open Hearts | $31,292 | +15% | 13 | $2,407 | $79,307 | 21 | |
| 65 | (62) | Manna From Heaven | $28,677 | -14% | 9 | $3,186 | $302,484 | 224 | |
| 66 | (56) | 8 Mile | $22,540 | -51% | 46 | $490 | $116,724,075 | 126 | |
| 67 | (-) | Amen | $22,445 | 7 | $3,206 | $104,524 | 49 | ||
| 68 | (67) | Haunted Castle | $22,259 | +14% | 3 | $7,420 | $5,753,370 | 742 | |
| 69 | (68) | Fassbinder in Hollywood | $19,098 | +1% | 2 | $9,549 | $76,682 | 28 | |
| 70 | (57) | Lockdown | $18,975 | -56% | 11 | $1,725 | $443,431 | 28 | |
| 71 | (66) | Till Human Voices Wake Us | $18,773 | -14% | 8 | $2,347 | $52,750 | 21 | |
| 72 | (-) | Ten (2003) | $16,443 | 1 | $16,443 | $18,720 | 9 | ||
| 73 | (73) | The Way Home | $14,192 | +2% | 10 | $1,419 | $394,811 | 119 | |
| 74 | (70) | Love Liza | $13,046 | -26% | 9 | $1,450 | $178,147 | 74 | |
| 75 | (-) | Fidel | $11,787 | 1 | $11,787 | $112,996 | 147 | ||
| 76 | (64) | Moonlight Mile | $10,374 | -68% | 29 | $358 | $6,830,957 | 168 | |
| 77 | (82) | Real Women Have Curves | $9,254 | -6% | 15 | $617 | $5,837,367 | 147 | |
| 78 | (79) | Spirited Away | $8,933 | -22% | 6 | $1,489 | $5,603,245 | 175 | |
| 79 | (83) | The Kurosawa Series | $8,264 | -15% | 1 | $8,264 | $471,788 | 231 | |
| 80 | (74) | The Lawless Heart | $8,001 | -41% | 1 | $8,001 | $41,798 | 21 | |
| 81 | (81) | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $7,933 | -21% | 2 | $3,967 | $6,764,221 | 1,477 | |
| 82 | (77) | His Secret Life | $7,827 | -38% | 4 | $1,957 | $206,958 | 175 | |
| 83 | (75) | Galapagos | $7,398 | -46% | 5 | $1,480 | $13,962,082 | 1,232 | |
| 84 | (91) | Morvern Callar | $6,607 | +34% | 4 | $1,652 | $169,086 | 84 | |
| 85 | (88) | Apollo 13 | $5,650 | -19% | 4 | $1,413 | $173,484,210 | 2,814 | |
| 86 | (87) | Fat Girl | $5,511 | -27% | 1 | $5,511 | $721,381 | 518 | |
| 87 | (76) | Charly | $5,264 | -59% | 9 | $585 | $786,084 | 168 | |
| 88 | (86) | Divine Intervention | $5,201 | -31% | 3 | $1,734 | $129,172 | 56 | |
| 89 | (-) | Chaos | $3,669 | 1 | $3,669 | $3,669 | 42 | ||
| 90 | (89) | The Red Circle | $3,104 | -42% | 1 | $3,104 | $134,407 | 63 | |
| 91 | (78) | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | $2,070 | -84% | 1 | $2,070 | $482,708 | 170 | |
| 92 | (98) | China: The Panda Adventure | $2,000 | +545% | 1 | $2,000 | $3,002,495 | 595 | |
| 93 | (96) | Alien Adventure | $1,652 | +38% | 1 | $1,652 | $4,254,756 | 1,064 | |
| 94 | (-) | Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet | $546 | 1 | $546 | $24,941 | 126 | ||
| 95 | (97) | In Praise of Love | $450 | -14% | 1 | $450 | $247,486 | 189 | |
| 96 | (-) | Lan Yu | $420 | 1 | $420 | $115,470 | 245 | ||
| Reporting movies: 96 | $145,785,176 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bringing Down the House | $39,232,226 | 2,801 | $39,232,226 |
| 2 | Tears of the Sun | $22,015,820 | 2,973 | $22,015,820 |
| 3 | Old School | $12,526,787 | 2,707 | $54,105,232 |
| 4 | Chicago | $10,142,310 | 2,600 | $117,739,861 |
| 5 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $8,842,026 | 2,897 | $89,038,360 |
| 6 | Cradle 2 the Grave | $8,370,611 | 2,625 | $28,713,784 |
| 7 | Daredevil | $6,681,412 | 2,778 | $93,002,964 |
| 8 | The Jungle Book 2 | $5,862,591 | 2,553 | $41,126,090 |
| 9 | Shanghai Knights | $3,630,185 | 1,905 | $55,691,116 |
| 10 | The Life of David Gale | $2,920,340 | 1,872 | $17,908,870 |
| 11 | The Hours | $2,215,925 | 962 | $36,043,582 |
| 12 | The Pianist | $1,941,172 | 565 | $17,327,111 |
| 13 | About Schmidt | $1,905,517 | 845 | $60,536,992 |
| 14 | The Recruit | $1,877,972 | 1,071 | $50,799,451 |
| 15 | Gods and Generals | $1,850,963 | 1,233 | $11,596,159 |
| 16 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $1,761,320 | 703 | $332,609,244 |
| 17 | The Quiet American | $1,571,370 | 381 | $7,709,260 |
| 18 | Final Destination 2 | $1,398,886 | 881 | $44,980,889 |
| 19 | Kangaroo Jack | $1,207,557 | 1,110 | $65,126,281 |
| 20 | Gangs of New York | $767,877 | 378 | $75,745,465 |
| 21 | Deliver Us From Eva | $602,257 | 365 | $16,926,455 |
| 22 | Dark Blue | $546,030 | 1,127 | $8,866,097 |
| 23 | Adaptation | $507,123 | 234 | $20,773,723 |
| 24 | The Lion King | $482,591 | 66 | $325,841,127 |
| 25 | Catch Me if You Can | $480,355 | 295 | $162,601,082 |
| 26 | Space Station | $430,379 | 41 | $33,849,880 |
| 27 | Talk to Her | $394,305 | 146 | $7,360,864 |
| 28 | Just Married | $373,859 | 419 | $55,076,293 |
| 29 | City of God | $357,946 | 67 | $2,122,663 |
| 30 | Far From Heaven | $314,028 | 105 | $15,033,844 |
| 31 | Darkness Falls | $284,439 | 194 | $31,887,474 |
| 32 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $275,902 | 360 | $261,466,852 |
| 33 | Maid in Manhattan | $245,857 | 209 | $93,435,950 |
| 34 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $243,831 | 115 | $5,237,902 |
| 35 | Spider | $243,687 | 35 | $543,029 |
| 36 | Bowling for Columbine | $236,498 | 106 | $19,173,809 |
| 37 | Biker Boyz | $232,620 | 234 | $21,437,193 |
| 38 | The Guru | $223,512 | 97 | $2,766,647 |
| 39 | Laurel Canyon | $218,053 | 10 | $218,053 |
| 40 | Frida | $215,384 | 113 | $24,595,539 |
| 41 | Antwone Fisher | $168,384 | 155 | $20,730,473 |
| 42 | Drumline | $156,149 | 132 | $55,970,057 |
| 43 | The Hot Chick | $125,661 | 145 | $34,892,058 |
| 44 | The Safety of Objects | $120,061 | 32 | $120,061 |
| 45 | Poolhall Junkies | $117,134 | 119 | $545,107 |
| 46 | The Wild Thornberrys | $117,007 | 177 | $39,334,447 |
| 47 | Russian Ark | $110,540 | 21 | $1,205,937 |
| 48 | Irreversible | $96,888 | 7 | $96,888 |
| 49 | Time Changer | $80,810 | 35 | $860,607 |
| 50 | He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not | $74,362 | 17 | $387,125 |
| 51 | 25th Hour | $71,974 | 39 | $12,859,138 |
| 52 | Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony | $63,653 | 7 | $128,404 |
| 53 | The R.M. | $61,233 | 21 | $546,533 |
| 54 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $59,177 | 3 | $42,411,052 |
| 55 | Two Weeks Notice | $57,362 | 73 | $92,651,432 |
| 56 | Lost in La Mancha | $57,005 | 18 | $503,798 |
| 57 | El Crimen de Padre | $52,949 | 39 | $5,648,748 |
| 58 | All the Real Girls | $42,561 | 18 | $202,076 |
| 59 | Gerry | $37,424 | 13 | $148,041 |
| 60 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $35,936 | 29 | $15,950,249 |
| 61 | Narc | $33,498 | 81 | $10,449,614 |
| 62 | Nowhere in Africa | $32,599 | 2 | $32,599 |
| 63 | Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary | $31,631 | 6 | $153,920 |
| 64 | Open Hearts | $31,292 | 13 | $79,307 |
| 65 | Manna From Heaven | $28,677 | 9 | $302,484 |
| 66 | 8 Mile | $22,540 | 46 | $116,724,075 |
| 67 | Amen | $22,445 | 7 | $104,524 |
| 68 | Haunted Castle | $22,259 | 3 | $5,753,370 |
| 69 | Fassbinder in Hollywood | $19,098 | 2 | $76,682 |
| 70 | Lockdown | $18,975 | 11 | $443,431 |
| 71 | Till Human Voices Wake Us | $18,773 | 8 | $52,750 |
| 72 | Ten (2003) | $16,443 | 1 | $18,720 |
| 73 | The Way Home | $14,192 | 10 | $394,811 |
| 74 | Love Liza | $13,046 | 9 | $178,147 |
| 75 | Fidel | $11,787 | 1 | $112,996 |
| 76 | Moonlight Mile | $10,374 | 29 | $6,830,957 |
| 77 | Real Women Have Curves | $9,254 | 15 | $5,837,367 |
| 78 | Spirited Away | $8,933 | 6 | $5,603,245 |
| 79 | The Kurosawa Series | $8,264 | 1 | $471,788 |
| 80 | The Lawless Heart | $8,001 | 1 | $41,798 |
| 81 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $7,933 | 2 | $6,764,221 |
| 82 | His Secret Life | $7,827 | 4 | $206,958 |
| 83 | Galapagos | $7,398 | 5 | $13,962,082 |
| 84 | Morvern Callar | $6,607 | 4 | $169,086 |
| 85 | Apollo 13 | $5,650 | 4 | $173,484,210 |
| 86 | Fat Girl | $5,511 | 1 | $721,381 |
| 87 | Charly | $5,264 | 9 | $786,084 |
| 88 | Divine Intervention | $5,201 | 3 | $129,172 |
| 89 | Chaos | $3,669 | 1 | $3,669 |
| 90 | The Red Circle | $3,104 | 1 | $134,407 |
| 91 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | $2,070 | 1 | $482,708 |
| 92 | China: The Panda Adventure | $2,000 | 1 | $3,002,495 |
| 93 | Alien Adventure | $1,652 | 1 | $4,254,756 |
| 94 | Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet | $546 | 1 | $24,941 |
| 95 | In Praise of Love | $450 | 1 | $247,486 |
| 96 | Lan Yu | $420 | 1 | $115,470 |
| Reporting: 96 | $145,785,176 | total | ||