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May 16-18, 2003
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'Matrix' Enters the Record Books
with $134 Million in Four Days

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TWLWTitle (click to view)StudioWeekend Gross% ChangeTheater Count / ChangeAverageTotal GrossBudget*Week #
156 139 Hush! Strand $39 -92.1% 1 - $39 $20,294 - 21
155 147 Thrill Ride (IMAX) SPC $116 +14.9% 1 - $116 $18,359,253 - 222
154 - Devils on the Doorstep Cow. $246 - 1 - $246 $18,944 - 8
153 148 Across the Sea of Time (IMAX) SPC $250 +252.1% 1 - $250 $15,984,065 - 250
152 - Massoud, the Afghan NYer $264 - 1 - $264 $26,747 - 12
151 136 Till Human Voices Wake Us ParC $312 -64.7% 1 -2 $312 $120,601 - 13
150 144 How I Killed My Father NYer $364 +25.5% 1 - $364 $145,396 - 31
149 142 Kurosawa & Mifune Festival Cow. $425 +3.4% 1 -1 $425 $518,179 - 43
148 137 The Good Old Naughty Days Strand $573 -33.8% 1 - $573 $41,023 - 8
147 133 Manna from Heaven 5Sis $730 -32.5% 1 - $730 $394,907 - 42
146 - A Decade Under the Influence IFC $765 - 1 - $765 $7,302 - 4
145 - Down and Out with the Dolls Indic. $826 - 1 - $826 $52,833 - 9
144 104 Spun NM $849 -86.3% 6 -4 $141 $410,241 - 10
143 - Waiting for Happiness NYer $874 - 1 - $874 $6,417 - 3
142 N Pursuit of Happiness TMG $1,074 - 1 - $1,074 $6,850 - 1
141 135 Alien Adventure (IMAX) NWav $1,084 +8.4% 1 - $1,084 $4,279,446 - 157
140 127 The Safety of Objects IFC $1,123 -30.6% 3 - $374 $311,341 - 11
139 131 China: The Panda Adventure (IMAX) Imax $1,189 -12.3% 2 - $594 $3,032,077 - 102
138 101 Irreversible Lions $1,275 -80.4% 2 -4 $637 $792,200 - 11
137 122 Chaos NYer $1,309 -44.8% 2 - $654 $161,345 - 16
136 138 Morvern Callar Cow. $1,339 +127.7% 1 - $1,339 $236,505 - 22
135 - His Secret Life Strand $1,389 - 3 - $463 $211,954 - 32
134 121 Fellini: I'm a Born Liar First $1,455 -40.1% 2 - $727 $100,003 - 7
133 146 The Trials of Henry Kissinger FRun $1,579 +974.1% 1 - $1,579 $511,274 - 34
132 - Beauty and the Beast (2002 re-issue) Cow. $1,709 - 1 - $1,709 $134,027 - 38
131 117 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (re-issue) RBR $1,716 -41.6% 2 - $858 $1,774,122 - 61
130 124 Manfast HGS $2,030 -8.8% 1 - $2,030 $11,480 - 3
129 93 XX/XY IFC $2,214 -72.3% 5 -5 $442 $85,155 - 6
128 92 All the Real Girls SPC $2,453 -74.8% 7 -4 $350 $487,825 - 14
127 97 New Suit Tril. $2,489 -63.7% 1 -3 $2,489 $27,508 $1 3
126 119 Encounter in the 3rd Dimension (IMAX) NWav $2,626 -6.8% 2 - $1,313 $6,860,373 - 127
125 94 Almost Salinas Strt $2,708 -64.3% 4 - $677 $12,001 - 2
124 89 Manic IFC $2,739 -76.4% 6 +1 $456 $33,068 - 4
123 120 Quai des Orfevres (Re-issue) Rialto $2,809 +6.8% 1 - $2,809 $143,080 - 28
122 125 Spirited Away BV $3,014 +47.5% 8 -7 $376 $9,955,093 - 35
121 - Ten Zeit. $3,096 - 4 - $774 $99,741 - 9
120 107 DysFunKtional Family Mira. $3,200 -36.9% 5 -4 $640 $2,255,000 - 7
119 110 Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet FRun $3,329 -22.5% 1 - $3,329 $37,707 - 20
118 132 Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times FRun $3,727 +179.8% 1 -2 $3,727 $243,144 - 26
117 90 Le Cercle Rouge (Re-issue) Rialto $3,784 -62.6% 3 - $1,261 $240,134 - 19
116 N Everybody Says I'm Fine! Pan. $3,860 - 3 - $1,286 $3,860 - 1
115 N Cinemania Loop $3,948 - 1 - $3,948 $3,948 - 1
114 95 Amen Kino $4,075 -40.9% 3 -6 $1,358 $221,049 - 17
113 N The Sea Palm $4,191 - 1 - $4,191 $4,191 - 1
112 109 Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (IMAX) Imax $4,308 -1.2% 4 -1 $1,077 $1,533,859 - 35
111 N Secret Lives CGld $4,310 - 2 - $2,155 $4,310 - 1
110 103 Cet Amour-La NYer $4,445 -29.6% 2 - $2,222 $50,227 - 7
109 83 Frida Mira. $4,450 -72.2% 6 -8 $741 $25,876,500 $12 30
108 99 Rabbit-Proof Fence Mira. $4,470 -31.9% 4 -3 $1,117 $6,199,600 - 25
107 111 Extreme (IMAX) Imax $4,582 +11.2% 3 - $1,527 $12,445,786 - 188
106 88 Divine Intervention (2003) Avat. $4,591 -63.3% 6 - $765 $333,583 - 18
105 113 View from the Top Mira. $4,600 +35.3% 5 - $920 $15,614,000 - 9
104 - Chihwaseon Kino $4,695 - 5 - $939 $46,254 - 14
103 N Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary Zeit. $4,784 - 1 - $4,784 $7,312 $1.6 1
102 91 Charlotte Sometimes SmlP $4,872 -50.6% 4 +1 $1,218 $21,704 - 3
101 116 The Young Unknowns Indic. $5,053 +62.4% 2 - $2,526 $49,544 - 6
100 98 The Lion King (IMAX) BV $5,159 -24.4% 6 - $859 $15,674,773 - 21
99 140 Shanghai Ghetto Men. $5,320 +1,181.9% 2 +1 $2,660 $601,327 - 34
98 100 Lost in La Mancha IFC $5,536 -15.4% 11 +1 $503 $706,925 - 16
97 130 House of Fools ParC $5,601 +308.5% 4 +2 $1,400 $25,237 - 4
96 N Beyond Vanilla Strand $5,761 - 1 - $5,761 $5,761 - 1
95 102 Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (IMAX) SPC $6,912 +8.8% 3 - $2,304 $15,223,374 - 159
94 84 30 Years to Life Inn. $8,223 -46.3% 6 - $1,370 $39,566 - 7
93 86 The Trip TLA $8,729 -36.6% 1 - $8,729 $29,536 - 2
92 73 Catch Me If You Can DW $8,800 -60.4% 16 -30 $550 $164,606,800 $52 21
91 N Friends and Family Reg. $8,804 - 1 - $8,804 $8,804 - 1
90 70 People I Know Mira. $9,916 -63.6% 6 -2 $1,652 $121,972 - 4
89 74 Only the Strong Survive Mira. $9,957 -54.8% 10 -2 $995 $37,945 - 2
88 118 Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary SPC $10,061 +247.7% 5 -1 $2,012 $343,114 - 17
87 71 Talk to Her SPC $10,251 -58.5% 16 -12 $640 $9,266,817 - 26
86 87 Stone Reader Jet $10,303 -24.9% 6 -1 $1,717 $116,562 - 14
85 78 L'Auberge Espagnole (Canada) Chris. $12,620 -35.6% 16 -6 $788 $787,319 - 9
84 80 Spider SPC $12,852 -29.2% 20 -3 $642 $1,490,884 $10 22
83 N A Woman is a Woman Rialto $13,213 - 2 - $6,606 $13,213 - 1
82 114 The Bread, My Sweet Pan. $13,993 +321.1% 7 +3 $1,999 $578,097 - 122
81 96 The Cremaster Cycle Palm $14,509 +111.1% 2 +1 $7,254 $59,162 - 4
80 58 The Hours Par. $14,549 -64.5% 28 -82 $519 $41,597,830 $25 21
79 45 Washington Heights MAC $14,893 -75.7% 11 -16 $1,353 $92,956 - 2
78 75 Lilya 4Ever NM $14,984 -31.2% 7 +1 $2,140 $164,365 - 5
77 81 Haunted Castle (IMAX) NWav $16,309 -8.9% 4 - $4,077 $6,150,743 - 117
76 67 Assassination Tango UA $18,604 -43.0% 23 -4 $808 $801,658 - 8
75 69 Lawless Heart First $19,142 -31.1% 17 +1 $1,126 $221,734 - 13
74 55 Adaptation. Sony $19,406 -54.2% 49 -39 $396 $22,498,520 $19 24
73 79 Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (IMAX) WGB. $19,459 +3.6% 9 -1 $2,162 $14,603,104 - 119
72 64 Time Changer 5&2 $19,717 -42.3% 18 -6 $1,095 $1,177,423 $0.825 30
71 60 Rivers and Tides Roxie $20,120 -49.8% 10 -4 $2,012 $1,581,066 - 47
70 49 The Core Par. $21,407 -61.0% 94 -58 $227 $30,625,303 $60 8
69 85 Levity SPC $23,031 +54.9% 13 +2 $1,771 $136,352 - 7
68 72 He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not IDP $25,852 +5.6% 23 +4 $1,124 $835,789 - 14
67 - Deliver Us from Eva Focus $26,191 - 15 - $1,746 $17,573,594 - 15
66 N Sweet Sixteen Lions $26,667 - 3 - $8,889 $26,667 - 1
65 66 Final Destination 2 NL $27,585 -15.6% 42 -11 $656 $46,896,664 - 16
64 46 Bowling for Columbine UA $29,513 -51.3% 53 -23 $556 $21,305,285 $4 32
63 77 Owning Mahowny SPC $30,268 +51.4% 13 +6 $2,328 $111,737 $10 3
62 59 National Security Sony $32,372 -20.8% 50 -14 $647 $36,288,951 - 18
61 61 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (IMAX) Imax $32,445 -14.0% 6 - $5,407 $42,391,820 - 239
60 42 Dreamcatcher WB $32,634 -55.2% 105 -70 $310 $33,685,268 $68 9
59 50 City of Ghosts UA $32,815 -38.3% 17 +1 $1,930 $171,756 - 4
58 54 Cowboy Bebop IDP $33,176 -22.1% 29 +4 $1,144 $767,243 - 7
57 62 Russian Ark Wells $34,381 -2.5% 20 - $1,719 $1,896,299 - 23
56 51 About Schmidt NL $35,870 -31.6% 82 -18 $437 $64,962,450 $30 23
55 63 Blue Car Mira. $36,944 +5.6% 12 +3 $3,078 $132,531 - 3
54 36 The Real Cancun NL $37,454 -72.0% 71 -153 $527 $3,816,594 $7.5 4
53 43 The Man Without a Past SPC $38,849 -39.4% 14 -15 $2,774 $525,229 - 7
52 44 The Jungle Book 2 BV $39,103 -36.4% 112 -60 $349 $47,840,957 $20 14
51 47 City of God Mira. $39,804 -32.6% 23 -26 $1,730 $4,098,630 - 18
50 38 The Quiet American Mira. $50,401 -56.2% 55 -72 $916 $12,744,265 $30 26
49 39 The Hunted Par. $51,282 -51.6% 120 -85 $427 $34,195,533 $55 10
48 27 A Man Apart NL $56,023 -73.2% 89 -169 $629 $26,303,905 $36 7
47 20 Agent Cody Banks MGM $59,299 -84.9% 180 -1,044 $329 $47,460,185 $28 10
46 N L'Auberge Espagnole FoxS $59,315 - 11 - $5,392 $59,315 - 1
45 41 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Par. $59,807 -37.7% 83 -40 $720 $104,277,961 - 15
44 30 Head of State DW $59,977 -63.7% 116 -140 $517 $37,265,448 $35.2 8
43 - Tears of the Sun SonR $63,782 - 133 - $479 $43,632,458 $75 11
42 28 Chasing Papi Fox $69,133 -60.2% 66 -106 $1,047 $6,052,563 - 5
41 22 Better Luck Tomorrow Par. $69,307 -74.0% 161 -216 $430 $3,687,324 $0.25 6
40 48 Kangaroo Jack WB $70,817 +20.7% 130 -55 $544 $66,662,931 $60 18
39 82 Spellbound (2003) Think $82,444 +368.7% 13 +12 $6,341 $157,393 - 3
38 16 Bulletproof Monk MGM $90,636 -85.0% 236 -708 $384 $22,921,726 $52 5
37 33 Laurel Canyon SPC $92,133 -35.4% 55 -41 $1,675 $3,269,755 - 11
36 57 Man on the Train ParC $92,625 +125.2% 18 +13 $5,145 $152,077 - 2
35 37 Shanghai Knights BV $93,691 -28.6% 132 -58 $709 $60,290,518 $50 15
34 26 The Pianist Focus $97,837 -53.6% 141 -101 $693 $32,296,785 $35 21
33 32 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $101,515 -33.1% 163 -27 $622 $338,622,570 $94 22
32 23 The Good Thief FoxS $110,405 -57.9% 120 -67 $920 $3,154,133 $30 7
31 31 Raising Victor Vargas IDP $111,948 -30.4% 57 -7 $1,964 $1,216,840 - 8
30 17 What a Girl Wants WB $130,702 -75.0% 260 -665 $502 $35,488,686 $25 7
29 35 Space Station 3-D (IMAX) Imax $132,678 -1.3% 30 - $4,422 $37,632,016 - 57
28 29 The Shape of Things Focus $135,004 -22.1% 60 +20 $2,250 $384,365 - 2
27 52 Old School DW $138,475 +165.8% 173 +110 $800 $74,971,323 $24 13
26 40 Winged Migration SPC $139,896 +41.0% 21 +12 $6,661 $503,660 - 5
25 34 Piglet's Big Movie BV $160,251 +14.8% 373 +53 $429 $22,822,301 - 9
24 18 House of 1,000 Corpses Lions $179,031 -64.7% 255 -270 $702 $11,971,795 $7 6
23 13 It Runs in the Family MGM $193,376 -79.8% 320 -722 $604 $7,233,488 - 4
22 N Armaan: The Desire Eros $225,684 - 50 - $4,513 $225,684 - 1
21 24 Nowhere in Africa Zeit. $244,645 -2.1% 78 +11 $3,136 $3,491,494 - 11
20 N Pokemon Heroes Mira. $260,372 - 196 - $1,328 $260,372 - 1
19 25 Daredevil Fox $277,041 +12.7% 214 +63 $1,294 $101,896,158 $78 14
18 21 The Dancer Upstairs FoxS $279,816 +3.6% 93 +31 $3,008 $802,717 - 3
17 14 Bringing Down the House BV $300,437 -59.3% 399 -379 $752 $129,128,567 $33 11
16 10 Confidence Lions $319,508 -79.2% 365 -823 $875 $11,877,085 $15 4
15 12 Phone Booth Fox $339,270 -66.2% 406 -379 $835 $44,634,767 $13 7
14 19 Les Invasions Barbares All. $358,940 -22.2% 134 - $2,678 $1,214,381 - 2
13 15 Ghosts of the Abyss (IMAX & 35mm) BV $506,612 -18.6% 84 -9 $6,031 $8,449,598 - 6
12 11 Chicago Mira. $572,963 -48.4% 520 -241 $1,101 $167,440,667 $45 21
11 8 Malibu's Most Wanted WB $891,410 -58.1% 811 -1,197 $1,099 $33,010,667 $15 5
10 9 Bend It Like Beckham FoxS $1,372,198 -21.0% 553 -2 $2,481 $15,040,183 - 10
9 7 A Mighty Wind WB $1,692,463 -43.7% 770 +5 $2,198 $12,097,256 - 5
8 6 Holes BV $3,160,190 -35.0% 2,232 -220 $1,415 $55,960,305 $20 5
7 5 Anger Management SonR $3,554,771 -38.1% 2,476 -343 $1,435 $128,278,321 $75 6
6 4 Identity Sony $3,662,843 -43.5% 2,196 -422 $1,667 $45,070,821 $28 4
5 3 The Lizzie McGuire Movie BV $4,755,225 -34.0% 2,658 -167 $1,789 $32,314,438 $17 3
4 53 Down with Love Fox $7,001,906 +15,449.8% 2,123 +2,122 $3,298 $7,066,077 - 2
3 1 X2: X-Men United Fox $17,301,287 -56.8% 3,490 -259 $4,957 $174,172,025 $110 3
2 2 Daddy Day Care SonR $18,880,185 -31.7% 3,408 +38 $5,539 $51,057,257 $60 2
1 N The Matrix Reloaded WB $91,774,413 - 3,603 - $25,471 $134,282,716 $150 1
TOTAL (156 MOVIES):$161,618,359+43.3%31,685-3,438$5,101 
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* Production Budget in millions. On average, studios earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.



'Matrix' Enters the Record Books
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