Domestic Box Office For August 2003

Key:Estimated

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1S.W.A.T.$100,256,9833,220$116,934,650Aug 8Sony Pictures Releasing
2American Wedding$96,671,7053,175$104,565,114Aug 1Universal Pictures
3Freaky Friday$87,462,3513,067$110,230,332Aug 6Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$81,482,6763,416$305,413,918Jul 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5Freddy vs. Jason$72,394,0003,014$82,622,655Aug 15New Line Cinema
6Seabiscuit$70,516,4102,573$120,277,854Jul 25Universal Pictures
7Spy Kids 3: Game Over$57,193,0003,388$111,761,982Jul 25Dimension Films
8Open Range$40,809,0532,268$58,331,254Aug 15Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
9Bad Boys II$35,998,5703,202$138,608,444Jul 18Sony Pictures Releasing
10Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life$32,418,2573,222$65,660,196Jul 25Paramount Pictures
11Uptown Girls$29,074,0712,495$37,182,494Aug 15Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
12Finding Nemo$15,761,5793,425$339,714,978May 30Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13The Medallion$15,339,9572,652$22,219,192Aug 22TriStar Pictures
14Jeepers Creepers 2$15,269,3243,124$35,667,218Aug 29United Artists
15My Boss's Daughter$10,594,0002,206$15,550,605Aug 22Dimension Films
16The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen$9,440,4163,002$66,465,204Jul 11Twentieth Century Fox
17Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines$9,140,2733,504$150,371,112Jul 2Warner Bros.
18Johnny English$6,719,5902,236$28,082,366Jul 18Universal Pictures
19Whale Rider$6,296,856556$20,779,666Jun 6Newmarket Films
20Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle$6,191,1033,485$100,830,111Jun 27Sony Pictures Releasing
21Gigli$6,087,5422,215$6,087,542Aug 1Revolution Studios
22Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde$5,832,8753,375$90,186,328Jul 2Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
23The Divorce$5,785,976701$9,081,057Aug 8-
2428 Days Later$5,482,6161,407$45,064,915Jun 27-
25The Italian Job$5,245,3472,877$106,128,601May 30Paramount Pictures
26Bend It Like Beckham$5,171,5561,002$32,543,449Mar 12-
27Grind$4,984,6302,253$5,123,696Aug 15Warner Bros.
28Swimming Pool$4,645,000259$10,130,108Jul 2Focus Features
29Dirty Pretty Things$4,022,156493$8,112,414Jul 18Miramax
30The Matrix Reloaded$3,045,0943,603$281,576,461May 15Warner Bros.
31Bruce Almighty$2,925,3653,549$242,829,261May 23Universal Pictures
32Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$2,743,191202$10,764,402Apr 18Sony Pictures Classics
33Seducing Doctor Lewis$2,618,98580$9,354,342Jul 11Odeon
34Daddy Day Care$2,075,5703,472$104,297,061May 9Revolution Studios
35Hulk$1,885,7953,674$132,177,234Jun 20Universal Pictures
36The Secret Lives of Dentists$1,813,005181$3,707,346Aug 1-
37T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$1,790,61738$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
38American Splendor$1,772,728272$6,010,990Aug 15Fine Line Features
39The Magdalene Sisters
2003 Re-release
$1,750,921295$4,583,889Aug 1Miramax
402 Fast 2 Furious$1,731,2503,418$127,154,901Jun 6Universal Pictures
41Step Into Liquid$1,610,48591$3,681,803Aug 8Artisan Entertainment
42Space Station 3D$1,503,47964$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
43Galapagos$1,472,52614$18,630,372Oct 29IMAX
44Marci X$1,469,1151,200$1,648,818Aug 22Paramount Pictures
45Camp$1,088,289116$1,629,862Jul 25IFC Films
46How to Deal$969,9912,319$14,195,227Jul 18New Line Cinema
47Rugrats Go Wild$921,7833,041$39,402,572Jun 13Paramount Pictures
48Ghosts of the Abyss$893,11697$17,040,871Apr 11Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
49Thirteen$837,271243$4,601,043Aug 20-
50Northfork$790,51571$1,420,578Jul 11Paramount Classics
51Spellbound$759,366117$5,728,581Apr 30THINKFilm
52Koi... Mil Gaya$615,02755$671,372Aug 8Yash Raj Films
53Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas$587,1243,086$26,483,452Jul 2DreamWorks Distribution
54I Capture the Castle$544,67242$1,179,035Jul 11IDP Distribution
55Owning Mahowny$506,11724$1,011,871May 2Sony Pictures Classics
56Capturing the Friedmans$504,82378$3,119,113May 30Magnolia Pictures
57And Now Ladies & Gentlemen$485,67248$736,872Aug 1Paramount Classics
58X-Men 2$412,6103,749$214,949,694May 2Twentieth Century Fox
59Passionada$339,38774$540,833Aug 15IDP Distribution
60China: The Panda Adventure$327,81921$3,921,642Jun 9IMAX
61Chicago$300,7022,701$170,687,518Dec 27Miramax
62Haunted Castle$298,79110$13,651,656Feb 23-
63The Lizzie McGuire Movie$293,0272,825$42,734,455May 2Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
64Holes$279,8952,452$67,406,573Apr 18Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
65Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd$277,8832,609$26,276,465Jun 13New Line Cinema
66Wrong Turn$265,4671,615$15,418,790May 30Twentieth Century Fox
67A Mighty Wind$259,929770$17,781,006Apr 16Warner Bros.
68Respiro$251,59032$1,072,834May 23Sony Pictures Classics
69Masked and Anonymous$251,54523$533,569Jul 24Sony Pictures Classics
70Buffalo Soldiers$251,05524$354,421Jul 25Miramax
71The Holy Land$248,00717$603,520Jul 11-
72Anger Management$222,0743,656$135,645,823Apr 11Revolution Studios
73Nowhere in Africa$214,85778$6,180,200Mar 7Zeitgeist Films
74Mambo Italiano$198,430100$3,047,296Jun 6-
75The Battle of Shaker Heights$193,19513$280,351Aug 22Miramax
76Lucía, Lucía$164,49953$269,586Jul 25-
77Hollywood Homicide$163,5092,840$30,940,691Jun 13Revolution Studios
78A Housekeeper$161,39624$467,288Jul 11Palm Pictures
79The Weather Underground$153,79014$564,632Jun 4Shadow Distribution
80The Spanish Apartment
2003 Re-release
$148,087100$2,830,361May 16-
81Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$135,29526$15,553,324Feb 10-
82Bringing Down the House$134,2102,910$132,716,677Mar 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
83Identity$131,0222,733$52,159,536Apr 25Sony Pictures Releasing
84Agent Cody Banks$127,1923,369$47,938,330Mar 14Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
85Man on the Train$124,64985$2,542,020May 9Paramount Classics
86Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$116,59281$18,798,590Jul 11Sony Pictures Classics
87The Legend of Johnny Lingo$110,00063$1,690,767Aug 29Innovation Film Group (IFG)
88Mondays in the Sun$106,89220$153,256Jul 25Lionsgate Films
89Rivers and Tides$105,73815$2,200,276Jun 26Roxie Releasing
90Civil Brand$99,30035$254,293Aug 29Lionsgate Films
91Alex & Emma$96,5162,310$14,218,698Jun 20Warner Bros.
92Kurosawa & Mifune Festival$91,7475$561,692Jul 26Cowboy Pictures
93City of God$82,885242$7,564,459Jan 17Miramax
94Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$82,72722$15,627,434May 5Sony Pictures Classics
95Green Card Fever$80,00018$125,596Aug 22-
96The Cuckoo$76,84014$243,936Jul 11Sony Pictures Classics
97The Trip$75,6409$306,567May 9TLA Releasing
98The Barbarian Invasions$73,668134$5,109,226May 9Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
99Spirited Away$69,472714$10,055,859Sep 20Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
100Jet Lag
2003 Re-release
$64,71924$544,964Jun 13Miramax
101Madame Satã$63,5179$198,309Jul 9Wellspring Media
102The Legend of Suriyothai$59,95922$454,736Jun 20Sony Pictures Classics
103Boys Life 4: Four Play$52,5173$53,169Aug 1Strand Releasing
104Together with You$52,21147$1,151,941May 30United Artists
105The Eye$49,95823$512,049Jun 6Palm Pictures
106The Princess Blade$48,4627$77,567Aug 8ADV Films
107Charlotte Sometimes$48,2935$150,445May 2-
108The Bread, My Sweet$47,9548$1,023,156Jan 18Panorama Entertainment
109Russian Ark$47,17322$2,326,979Dec 13Wellspring Media
110Confessions of a Dangerous Mind$45,3551,776$16,007,718Dec 31Miramax
111Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)$44,7685$160,621May 23Cowboy Pictures
112The Cremaster Cycle$43,9107$514,622Apr 25Palm Pictures
113The Heart of Me$41,99611$196,067Jun 13THINKFilm
114Raising Victor Vargas$40,70969$2,078,661Mar 28IDP Distribution
115The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$38,6283,622$339,789,881Dec 18New Line Cinema
116Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator$37,40513$150,268Aug 22Palm Pictures
117The Man Without a Past$35,59931$921,847Apr 4Sony Pictures Classics
118Gloomy Sunday$33,78316$585,604Jun 20Menemsha Films
119Fanfan$32,68619$32,686Aug 8Christal Films
120The Gatekeeper$32,0213$312,434Apr 25-
121No News from God$31,0615$77,858Aug 22First Look International
122Darna Mana Hai$30,89726$132,348Jul 25Eros Worldwide
123Apollo 13
The IMAX Experience
$27,23419$1,766,621Sep 20IMAX
124Shanghai Ghetto$26,55213$712,446Sep 27Menemsha Films
125Bonhoeffer$25,9427$296,181Jun 20First Run
126Washington Heights$24,64427$160,291May 9MAC Releasing
127Stone Reader$24,1517$260,523Feb 12-
128Bowling for Columbine$23,545248$21,576,018Oct 11United Artists
129Autumn Spring
2003 Re-release
$23,2005$96,269Aug 22First Look International
130Assassination Tango$22,82545$1,013,272Mar 28United Artists
131The Other Side of the Bed
2003 Re-release
$22,29310$113,543Aug 29Sundance Film Series
132The Red Circle$20,2104$369,970Jan 10Rialto Pictures
133Tycoon: A New Russian$18,9233$123,159Jun 13New Yorker Films
134September 11$18,9226$127,035Jul 18Empire Pictures Inc.
135Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero$17,9066$159,338Jul 11TLA Releasing
136Friday Night$17,6395$156,918May 23Wellspring Media
137The R.M.$16,96030$1,111,615Jan 31-
138Teknolust$16,3263$28,811Aug 22THINKFilm
139Once Upon a Time in the Midlands$15,36917$172,564Aug 29Sony Pictures Classics
140On_Line$13,7907$167,102Jun 27Indican Pictures
141The Hard Word$13,37738$426,880Jun 13Lionsgate Films
142This Thing of Ours$12,8357$37,227Jul 18-
143Seven Samurai
2002 Re-release
$12,4914$271,841Aug 30Cowboy Pictures
144Seaside$12,4841$15,290Aug 6First Run
145Metropolis
2002 Re-release
$11,6308$650,422Jul 12Kino International
146Party Monster$11,58313$742,898Aug 29Strand Releasing
147The Girl from Paris$11,4875$183,266Mar 21Films Philos
148Hotel$10,9922$29,813Jul 25Innovation Film Group (IFG)
149The Dancer Upstairs$10,484152$2,377,348May 2-
150Encounter in the Third Dimension$9,97416$7,195,792Feb 26-
151Dog Days$9,8871$13,031Aug 22Leisure Time Features
152Chaos
2002 Re-release
$9,4665$206,789Jan 29New Yorker Films
153The Embalmer$9,3712$56,878Jul 18First Run
154Time Changer$9,324169$1,285,167Oct 25Five & Two Pictures
155Venus Boyz
2003 Re-release
$8,9961$18,515Aug 22First Run
156Confusion of Genders
2003 Re-release
$8,8513$49,237Jul 9-
157Rana's Wedding$8,5721$10,604Aug 22Arab Film Distribution
158A Woman Is a Woman$8,1062$100,665May 16Rialto Pictures
159Scorched$8,00012$8,000Aug 1-
160Marooned in Iraq$7,8756$141,243Apr 25Wellspring Media
161O Fantasma$7,8091$126,783Nov 22-
162The Spanish Apartment$7,56523$1,067,438Mar 21-
163Alien Adventure$6,83010$8,959,784Aug 20-
164Amen.$6,7069$274,299Jan 24Kino International
165The Fassbinder Series
Film Festival
$6,7017$162,885Feb 14Wellspring Media
166Morvern Callar$6,5949$267,907Dec 20Cowboy Pictures
167Lawless Heart$6,04818$330,067Feb 21First Look International
168Levity$6,02117$209,695Apr 4Sony Pictures Classics
169Cuban Rafters
2003 Re-release
$6,0141$16,783Jul 23Seventh Art Releasing
170New Suit$5,8097$71,743May 2-
171City of Ghosts$5,21120$357,197Apr 25United Artists
172Everybody Says I'm Fine!$4,5963$27,225May 16Panorama Entertainment
173Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2001 Re-release
$4,53826$1,827,696Jun 15Rainbow Releasing
174Nola$4,52119$10,550Aug 29IDP Distribution
175Ikiru$4,3522$60,239Dec 27Cowboy Pictures
176Suddenly$4,3223$44,806Aug 27Empire Pictures Inc.
177Bawandar$3,7791$3,779Aug 8R.S. Entertainment
178Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII$3,7163$42,390May 16The Cinema Guild
179Garmento$3,1941$19,402Jun 6-
180The Quiet American$2,881396$12,988,801Nov 22Miramax
181The Animation Show$2,84710$366,344Sep 5-
182A Family Affair$2,6823$50,075Feb 21-
183The Good Old Naughty Days$2,5472$60,862Mar 28Strand Releasing
184Gasoline$2,3402$11,023Jul 2Strand Releasing
185Jenny Lamour$2,2242$152,961Oct 25Rialto Pictures
186Enemies of Laughter$2,0001$2,000Aug 1Outrider Pictures
187Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times$1,7364$290,767Nov 22First Run
188Bolivia$1,6702$33,098Feb 26Cinema Tropical
189House of Fools$1,5308$57,862Apr 25Paramount Classics
190Manna from Heaven$1,09833$505,675Aug 2Five Sisters Productions
191The Backyard$8131$3,200Aug 29-
192Across the Sea of Time$7692$16,015,639Oct 20Sony Pictures Classics
193A Grin Without A Cat$7421$43,616May 1Icarus Films
194Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee$6411$20,073Apr 11-
195Friends and Family$6234$127,212May 16Regent Releasing
196Beyond Vanilla$5971$27,396May 16Strand Releasing
197Zero Day$5791$8,466Sep 3Avatar Films