Domestic Box Office For March 2003
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bend It Like Beckham | $32,543,449 | 1,002 | $161,528 | 0.5% | 6 | Mar 12 | Oct 23 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 2 | Nowhere in Africa | $6,180,200 | 78 | $22,070 | 0.4% | 2 | Mar 7 | Oct 16 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 3 | Laurel Canyon | $3,663,356 | 121 | $149,099 | 4.1% | 10 | Mar 7 | Jul 31 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | Raising Victor Vargas | $2,078,661 | 69 | $33,166 | 1.6% | 2 | Mar 28 | Aug 13 | IDP Distribution |
| 5 | The Spanish Apartment | $1,067,438 | 23 | $57,692 | 5.4% | 11 | Mar 21 | - | - |
| 6 | Assassination Tango | $1,013,272 | 45 | $64,474 | 6.4% | 7 | Mar 28 | Aug 21 | United Artists |
| 7 | Irreversible | $792,200 | 35 | $60,086 | 7.6% | 7 | Mar 7 | May 18 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Spun | $411,119 | 24 | $15,160 | 3.7% | 1 | Mar 14 | May 22 | Newmarket Films |
| 9 | The Safety of Objects | $319,299 | 43 | $86,250 | - | 32 | Mar 7 | Jun 26 | IFC Films |
| 10 | The Girl from Paris | $183,266 | 5 | $8,280 | 4.5% | 1 | Mar 21 | Feb 8 | Films Philos |
| 11 | 1+1=11 | $132,498 | 18 | $92,342 | 69.7% | 18 | Mar 28 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 12 | Ten | $105,990 | 4 | $10,559 | 10% | 1 | Mar 5 | Jun 12 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 13 | Stevie | $103,401 | 13 | $9,383 | 9.1% | 4 | Mar 28 | May 8 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | The Good Old Naughty Days | $60,862 | 2 | $7,359 | 12.1% | 1 | Mar 28 | Dec 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 15 | Down and Out with the Dolls | $60,000 | 7 | $13,684 | - | 7 | Mar 21 | Jul 27 | Indican Pictures |
| 16 | Under the Skin of the City | $30,666 | 3 | $7,412 | 24.2% | 2 | Mar 14 | Apr 17 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 17 | Fulltime Killer | $23,124 | 5 | $3,676 | 15.9% | 1 | Mar 21 | - | Palm Pictures |
| 18 | Japón | $21,900 | 1 | $3,562 | 16.3% | 1 | Mar 19 | May 4 | Vitagraph Films |
| 19 | Unknown Pleasures | $11,254 | 1 | $3,628 | 32.2% | 1 | Mar 26 | Apr 24 | New Yorker Films |
| 20 | Gaudi Afternoon | $5,858 | 1 | $3,838 | 65.5% | 1 | Mar 21 | Mar 27 | Cinema Four |
| 21 | Chaos | $4,608 | 1 | $2,428 | 52.7% | 1 | Mar 7 | - | Tidepoint Pictures |
| 22 | Journeys with George | $3,588 | 1 | $2,264 | 63.1% | 1 | Mar 14 | Mar 20 | Cinema Four |
| 23 | Short Eyes | $3,456 | 1 | $2,204 | 63.8% | 1 | Mar 7 | - | Castle Hill Productions |
