Domestic Box Office For May 2003

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1The Matrix Reloaded$228,246,7303,603$281,576,461May 15Warner Bros.
2X-Men 2$197,870,9313,749$214,949,694May 2Twentieth Century Fox
3Bruce Almighty$126,989,9103,549$242,829,261May 23Universal Pictures
4Daddy Day Care$79,917,3003,472$104,297,061May 9Revolution Studios
5Finding Nemo$48,219,6033,425$339,714,978May 30Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6The Lizzie McGuire Movie$38,928,6172,825$42,734,455May 2Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
7Identity$30,655,4742,733$52,159,536Apr 25Sony Pictures Releasing
8Anger Management$26,593,4773,656$135,645,823Apr 11Revolution Studios
9Holes$23,613,6172,452$67,406,573Apr 18Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
10Down with Love$16,750,0152,123$20,305,251May 9Twentieth Century Fox
11The Italian Job$13,889,5492,877$106,128,601May 30Paramount Pictures
12The In-Laws$13,544,9182,652$20,453,431May 23Warner Bros.
13A Mighty Wind$10,195,797770$17,781,006Apr 16Warner Bros.
14Bend It Like Beckham$9,509,9461,002$32,543,449Mar 12-
15Malibu's Most Wanted$8,966,7842,503$34,432,201Apr 18Warner Bros.
16Confidence$6,533,6111,871$12,251,640Apr 25Lionsgate Films
17Ghosts of the Abyss$4,613,60497$17,040,871Apr 11Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18Chicago$4,488,9312,701$170,687,518Dec 27Miramax
19Phone Booth$4,488,2302,489$46,566,212Apr 4Twentieth Century Fox
20It Runs in the Family$3,994,1861,207$7,491,839Apr 25Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
21Wrong Turn$3,712,9461,615$15,418,790May 30Twentieth Century Fox
22Bringing Down the House$3,607,1112,910$132,716,677Mar 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
23Bulletproof Monk$3,177,8992,955$23,358,708Apr 16Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
24What a Girl Wants$2,593,7442,964$36,105,433Apr 4Warner Bros.
25The Barbarian Invasions$2,544,931134$5,109,226May 9Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
26House of 1000 Corpses$2,282,828847$12,634,962Apr 11Lionsgate Films
27Space Station 3D$1,810,26064$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
28The Dancer Upstairs$1,697,079152$2,377,348May 2-
29Nowhere in Africa$1,544,92778$6,180,200Mar 7Zeitgeist Films
30Daredevil$1,429,3193,474$102,543,518Feb 14Twentieth Century Fox
31Better Luck Tomorrow$1,298,263387$3,802,390Apr 11Paramount Pictures
32The Good Thief$1,239,558222$3,517,797Apr 2-
33The Real Cancun$1,232,2692,261$3,825,421Apr 25New Line Cinema
34Agent Cody Banks$1,213,5703,369$47,938,330Mar 14Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
35A Man Apart$1,090,2182,495$26,736,098Apr 4New Line Cinema
36The Pianist$1,073,109842$32,572,577Dec 25Focus Features
37Head of State$1,035,6962,256$38,125,247Mar 28DreamWorks Distribution
38Piglet's Big Movie$992,1972,084$23,103,423Mar 21Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
39Chasing Papi$917,941585$6,130,049Apr 16Twentieth Century Fox
40The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$909,0133,622$339,789,881Dec 18New Line Cinema
41How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days$879,7662,923$105,813,373Feb 7Paramount Pictures
42Raising Victor Vargas$851,52569$2,078,661Mar 28IDP Distribution
43Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$825,085202$10,764,402Apr 18Sony Pictures Classics
44Laurel Canyon$724,639121$3,663,356Mar 7Sony Pictures Classics
45Shanghai Knights$665,8482,755$60,476,872Feb 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
46The Shape of Things$632,96660$735,992May 9Focus Features
47Man on the Train$613,38385$2,542,020May 9Paramount Classics
48Pokémon Heroes$586,341200$746,381May 16Miramax
49Spellbound$569,145117$5,728,581Apr 30THINKFilm
50The Spanish Apartment
2003 Re-release
$528,379100$2,830,361May 16-
51Old School$504,7362,742$75,585,093Feb 21DreamWorks Distribution
52The Quiet American$488,589396$12,988,801Nov 22Miramax
53T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$413,72338$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
54The Core$388,8493,019$31,186,896Mar 28Paramount Pictures
55Basic$383,1822,876$26,793,311Mar 28Sony Pictures Releasing
56The Man Without a Past$359,12931$921,847Apr 4Sony Pictures Classics
57Dreamcatcher$354,5522,945$33,715,436Mar 21Warner Bros.
58Kangaroo Jack$349,4122,848$66,934,963Jan 17Warner Bros.
59Bowling for Columbine$321,556248$21,576,018Oct 11United Artists
60The Jungle Book 2$317,9462,815$47,901,582Feb 14Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
61The Hours$315,0891,010$41,675,994Dec 27Paramount Pictures
62City of God$313,740242$7,564,459Jan 17Miramax
63The Hunted$308,1552,517$34,244,097Mar 14Paramount Pictures
64Armaan$296,70250$301,010May 16Eros Worldwide
65About Schmidt$285,6261,240$65,016,287Dec 13New Line Cinema
66Russian Ark$278,57622$2,326,979Dec 13Wellspring Media
67Blue Car$266,76228$465,310May 2Miramax
68The Life of David Gale$264,0652,003$19,955,598Feb 21Universal Pictures
69National Security$251,0542,729$36,381,186Jan 17Sony Pictures Releasing
70The Wild Thornberrys$226,2443,012$40,108,697Dec 20Paramount Pictures
71Cowboy Bebop: The Movie$214,61429$1,000,045Apr 4IDP Distribution
72Tears of the Sun$211,5942,973$43,734,876Mar 7Revolution Studios
73City of Ghosts$206,10820$357,197Apr 25United Artists
74Adaptation.$204,703672$22,498,520Dec 6Sony Pictures Releasing
75Rivers and Tides$202,05415$2,200,276Jun 26Roxie Releasing
76Assassination Tango$201,04345$1,013,272Mar 28United Artists
77Cradle 2 the Grave$191,9432,625$34,712,347Feb 28Warner Bros.
78Haunted Castle$191,62110$13,651,656Feb 23-
79Final Destination 2$189,8752,834$46,961,214Jan 31New Line Cinema
80Owning Mahowny$166,11924$1,011,871May 2Sony Pictures Classics
81The Cremaster Cycle$165,5147$514,622Apr 25Palm Pictures
82The Butterfly$155,71312$189,144May 9-
83The Recruit$148,1622,376$52,802,140Jan 31Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
84Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$145,02926$15,553,324Feb 10-
85He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not$144,57123$1,011,102Feb 14IDP Distribution
86The Spanish Apartment$134,92623$1,067,438Mar 21-
87Time Changer$133,518169$1,285,167Oct 25Five & Two Pictures
88Respiro$133,46032$1,072,834May 23Sony Pictures Classics
89Lawless Heart$131,01018$330,067Feb 21First Look International
90Spider$125,76054$1,642,483Dec 20Sony Pictures Classics
91Talk to Her
2002 Re-release
$119,902255$9,285,469Nov 22Sony Pictures Classics
92Taxi 3$113,97237$497,208May 30Christal Films
93Sweet Sixteen$109,73321$316,319May 16Lionsgate Films
94Washington Heights$109,41827$160,291May 9MAC Releasing
95Lilya 4-Ever$106,4377$184,023Apr 18Newmarket Films
96How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause$95,63141$353,275Feb 7Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
97A Fish Tale$90,43434$563,911Feb 28-
98Catch Me If You Can$88,9403,225$164,615,351Dec 25DreamWorks Distribution
99People I Know$83,7438$126,793Apr 23Miramax
100Maid in Manhattan$81,1953,050$94,011,225Dec 13Revolution Studios
101Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$74,78522$15,627,434May 5Sony Pictures Classics
102Steal$66,567125$220,944Apr 25Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
103All the Real Girls$66,54725$549,666Feb 14Sony Pictures Classics
104Boat Trip$65,1091,803$8,600,126Mar 21Artisan Entertainment
105The Trip$63,0369$306,567May 9TLA Releasing
106Stone Reader$58,4187$260,523Feb 12-
107Deliver Us from Eva$56,3511,139$17,573,594Feb 7Focus Features
108The Red Circle$54,4014$369,970Jan 10Rialto Pictures
109Apollo 13
The IMAX Experience
$53,85019$1,766,621Sep 20IMAX
110Divine Intervention$52,6709$421,343Jan 17Avatar Films
111Lost in La Mancha$51,76324$732,393Jan 31IFC Films
112Marooned in Iraq$51,2496$141,243Apr 25Wellspring Media
113Frida$50,091794$25,885,000Oct 25Miramax
114A Woman Is a Woman$49,9812$100,665May 16Rialto Pictures
115XX/XY$49,38714$104,130Apr 11IFC Films
116Manic$49,10515$69,958Apr 25IFC Films
117The Guru$46,09698$3,095,506Jan 31Universal Pictures
118Together with You$45,81447$1,151,941May 30United Artists
119Only the Strong Survive$45,37313$57,581May 9Miramax
120Levity$43,98317$209,695Apr 4Sony Pictures Classics
121Extreme$43,47021$12,475,172Apr 2IMAX
122The Bread, My Sweet$42,6488$1,023,156Jan 18Panorama Entertainment
123Friends and Family$42,2074$127,212May 16Regent Releasing
124Ten$40,5914$105,990Mar 5Zeitgeist Films
125Encounter in the Third Dimension$40,38116$7,195,792Feb 26-
126Gangs of New York$40,0652,340$77,812,000Dec 20Miramax
127The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$39,92866$15,686,215Dec 27Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
128Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary$39,87812$378,382Jan 24Sony Pictures Classics
129China: The Panda Adventure$36,63921$3,921,642Jun 9IMAX
130Charlotte Sometimes$36,2895$150,445May 2-
131Amen.$34,5049$274,299Jan 24Kino International
132Fellini: I'm a Born Liar$34,1165$106,686Apr 2First Look International
133Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary$33,8882$55,365May 14Zeitgeist Films
134New Suit$32,9837$71,743May 2-
135Darkness Falls$31,4802,865$32,551,396Jan 24Revolution Studios
136Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$31,36281$18,798,590Jul 11Sony Pictures Classics
137Galapagos$30,84514$18,630,372Oct 29IMAX
138The R.M.$29,35030$1,111,615Jan 31-
139Shanghai Ghetto$29,12513$712,446Sep 27Menemsha Films
140Rabbit-Proof Fence$28,646153$6,199,600Nov 27Miramax
141Capturing the Friedmans$28,49478$3,119,113May 30Magnolia Pictures
14230 Years to Life$28,2346$103,540Jun 7Innovation Film Group (IFG)
143Just Married$26,5972,769$56,127,162Jan 10Twentieth Century Fox
144Stevie$25,62313$103,401Mar 28Lionsgate Films
14518 Years Later$25,61134$25,611May 2-
146Spun$24,72824$411,119Mar 14Newmarket Films
147Amandla!$24,64616$405,331Feb 19Artisan Entertainment
148Nicholas Nickleby$24,352100$1,587,173Dec 27Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
149The Sea$24,2248$75,994May 16Palm Pictures
150House of Fools$24,1658$57,862Apr 25Paramount Classics
151Bhoot$23,63219$106,774May 30Spark Media
152DysFunktional Family$22,105602$2,255,000Apr 4Miramax
153View from the Top$21,3322,508$15,614,000Mar 21Miramax
154Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times$21,0004$290,767Nov 22First Run
155The Young Unknowns$19,9705$59,166Apr 11Indican Pictures
156Beyond Vanilla$19,1741$27,396May 16Strand Releasing
157Spirited Away$17,622714$10,055,859Sep 20Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
158Chaos
2002 Re-release
$16,6765$206,789Jan 29New Yorker Films
159Friday Night$15,7425$156,918May 23Wellspring Media
160Irreversible$15,35935$792,200Mar 7Lionsgate Films
161Painted Fire$15,0425$64,029Feb 14Kino International
162Almost Salinas$14,6204$21,419May 9-
163The Hero: Love Story of a Spy$14,47023$285,394Apr 11Video Sound
164Cet amour-là$14,2712$72,844Apr 2New Yorker Films
165Antwone Fisher$12,5851,021$21,078,145Dec 19-
166Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII$11,9573$42,390May 16The Cinema Guild
167Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet$11,6521$46,412Nov 8First Run
168A Decade Under the Influence$11,5473$34,837Apr 25IFC Films
169The Girl from Paris$11,4375$183,266Mar 21Films Philos
170Cinemania$11,3051$11,305May 16Loop Filmworks
171Manfast$11,0791$11,480Apr 30-
172The Fassbinder Series
Film Festival
$10,9017$162,885Feb 14Wellspring Media
173Die Another Day$10,0213,377$160,942,139Nov 22Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
174Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)$9,8925$160,621May 23Cowboy Pictures
175Japan$9,4001$21,900Mar 19Vitagraph Films
176Gods and Generals$8,8591,533$12,882,934Feb 21Warner Bros.
177O Fantasma$8,8391$126,783Nov 22-
178Jenny Lamour$8,7812$152,961Oct 25Rialto Pictures
179Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master$8,5623$16,234Apr 25Pioneer
180A Family Affair$8,4663$50,075Feb 21-
181The Son$8,0553$70,262Jan 10New Yorker Films
182Everybody Says I'm Fine!$7,9803$27,225May 16Panorama Entertainment
183The Trials of Henry Kissinger$7,8878$516,726Sep 25First Run
184Alien Adventure$7,83510$8,959,784Aug 20-
185Kurosawa & Mifune Festival$7,5715$561,692Jul 26Cowboy Pictures
186The Safety of Objects$7,34743$319,299Mar 7IFC Films
187Willard$7,0371,762$6,886,089Mar 14New Line Cinema
188Pursuit of Happiness$6,8501$6,850May 16-
189The Good Old Naughty Days$6,3442$60,862Mar 28Strand Releasing
190Medea$6,3273$16,714Apr 18-
191Manna from Heaven$6,29833$505,675Aug 2Five Sisters Productions
192Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2001 Re-release
$6,27126$1,827,696Jun 15Rainbow Releasing
193Seven Samurai
2002 Re-release
$5,8574$271,841Aug 30Cowboy Pictures
194Beauty and the Beast
2002 Re-release
$5,7193$138,503Jun 21Cowboy Pictures
195Waiting for Happiness$5,4241$7,406Apr 5New Yorker Films
196Across the Sea of Time$5,3572$16,015,639Oct 20Sony Pictures Classics
197Morvern Callar$4,7099$267,907Dec 20Cowboy Pictures
198Evelyn$4,308137$1,487,645Dec 13Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
199Two Weeks Notice$4,0002,755$93,354,851Dec 20Warner Bros.
200Dr. Benny$3,6571$3,657May 2Outrider Pictures