Domestic Box Office For October 2003
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scary Movie 3 | $110,003,217 | 3,505 | $49,700,000 | - | 3,505 | Oct 24 | Feb 19 | Dimension Films |
| 2 | Mystic River | $90,135,191 | 1,581 | $640,815 | 0.7% | 13 | Oct 8 | May 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Brother Bear | $85,336,277 | 3,030 | $291,940 | 0.3% | 2 | Oct 24 | Apr 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | School of Rock | $81,261,177 | 2,951 | $19,622,714 | 24.1% | 2,614 | Oct 3 | Mar 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $80,571,655 | 3,018 | $29,100,000 | - | 3,016 | Oct 17 | Feb 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $70,099,045 | 3,102 | $22,200,000 | - | 3,102 | Oct 10 | May 27 | Miramax |
| 7 | Radio | $52,333,738 | 3,074 | $13,303,724 | 25.4% | 3,074 | Oct 24 | Feb 1 | Revolution Studios |
| 8 | Runaway Jury | $49,443,628 | 2,815 | $11,836,705 | 23.9% | 2,815 | Oct 17 | Feb 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Out of Time | $41,088,845 | 3,076 | $16,185,316 | 39.4% | 3,076 | Oct 3 | Feb 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 10 | Good Boy | $37,667,746 | 3,225 | $13,107,022 | 34.8% | 3,225 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | Intolerable Cruelty | $35,327,628 | 2,570 | $12,525,075 | 35.5% | 2,564 | Oct 10 | Jan 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | House of the Dead | $10,249,719 | 1,540 | $5,500,000 | - | 1,520 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 13 | The Station Agent | $5,739,376 | 198 | $57,785 | 1% | 3 | Oct 3 | Apr 4 | Miramax |
| 14 | The Human Stain | $5,381,908 | 388 | $1,034,195 | - | 160 | Oct 31 | Feb 5 | Miramax |
| 15 | In the Cut | $4,750,602 | 825 | $97,625 | 2.1% | 6 | Oct 22 | Nov 27 | Screen Gems |
| 16 | Beyond Borders | $4,430,101 | 1,798 | $2,076,402 | 46.9% | 1,798 | Oct 24 | Nov 27 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2003 Re-release | $3,045,032 | 46 | $14,568 | 0.5% | 6 | Oct 31 | Jan 22 | IMAX |
| 18 | Pieces of April | $2,528,664 | 101 | $48,422 | 1.9% | 6 | Oct 17 | Feb 29 | United Artists |
| 19 | Shattered Glass | $2,220,008 | 215 | $77,540 | 3.5% | 8 | Oct 31 | Jan 29 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | Evil Words | $2,014,071 | 61 | $514,762 | 25.6% | 61 | Oct 3 | - | Odeon |
| 21 | Alien 2003 Director's Cut | $1,986,910 | 347 | $1,023,665 | 51.5% | 347 | Oct 29 | Dec 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | Veronica Guerin | $1,571,504 | 472 | $611,276 | 38.9% | 472 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Sylvia | $1,315,498 | 109 | $58,940 | 4.5% | 3 | Oct 17 | Dec 25 | Focus Features |
| 24 | Elephant | $1,266,955 | 38 | $93,356 | 7.4% | 6 | Oct 24 | Jan 8 | Fine Line Features |
| 25 | Wonderland | $1,060,512 | 195 | $91,798 | 8.7% | 5 | Oct 3 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | Baghban | $1,058,803 | 50 | $345,041 | 32.6% | 50 | Oct 3 | Nov 20 | Eros Worldwide |
| 27 | Foolproof | $458,990 | 189 | $230,312 | 50.2% | 189 | Oct 3 | - | Odeon |
| 28 | The Singing Detective | $337,174 | 46 | $28,324 | 8.4% | 5 | Oct 24 | Feb 5 | Paramount Classics |
| 29 | Die, Mommie, Die! | $320,092 | 17 | $54,129 | 16.9% | 10 | Oct 31 | Dec 21 | Sundance Film Series |
| 30 | 2001: A Space Odyssey 2003 Re-release | $239,621 | - | - | - | - | Oct 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | The Far Side of the Moon | $235,926 | 7 | $27,865 | 11.8% | 6 | Oct 20 | - | Odeon |
| 32 | Bus 174 | $217,201 | 5 | $8,625 | 4% | 1 | Oct 8 | Apr 29 | THINKFilm |
| 33 | The Flower of Evil | $182,163 | 16 | $12,419 | 6.8% | 2 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Palm Pictures |
| 34 | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | $153,859 | 8 | $6,101 | 4% | 1 | Oct 24 | Dec 21 | Vitagraph Films |
| 35 | Bon Voyage | $148,727 | 16 | $38,682 | 26% | 16 | Oct 17 | - | TVA Films |
| 36 | Girls Will Be Girls | $148,047 | 14 | $14,361 | 9.7% | 2 | Oct 10 | Dec 18 | IFC Films |
| 37 | Concert for George | $134,600 | 105 | $67,711 | 50.3% | 105 | Oct 3 | Nov 13 | ArenaPlex LLC |
| 38 | Returner | $73,060 | 13 | $29,214 | 40% | 13 | Oct 17 | - | IDP Distribution |
| 39 | Mga munting tinig | $69,739 | 6 | $15,166 | 21.7% | 6 | Oct 10 | Mar 11 | Small Island Films |
| 40 | Dopamine | $69,544 | 10 | $22,278 | 32% | 10 | Oct 10 | Nov 13 | Sundance Film Series |
| 41 | Pinjar | $66,290 | 22 | $16,617 | 25.1% | 19 | Oct 24 | - | Net Effect Media |
| 42 | Eyes Without a Face | $58,565 | 3 | $19,628 | 33.5% | 3 | Oct 31 | Dec 25 | Rialto Pictures |
| 43 | Au hasard Balthazar | $45,406 | 1 | $8,436 | 18.6% | 1 | Oct 17 | Dec 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 44 | Girlhood | $37,977 | 3 | $4,845 | 12.8% | 2 | Oct 29 | Mar 4 | Wellspring Media |
| 45 | The Event | $35,554 | 18 | $19,206 | 54% | 18 | Oct 3 | Oct 30 | THINKFilm |
| 46 | Porn Theatre | $31,653 | 2 | $3,367 | 10.6% | 1 | Oct 10 | Apr 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 47 | Sans Soleil | $30,878 | 1 | $6,460 | 20.9% | 1 | Oct 10 | - | New Yorker Films |
| 48 | Gang of Roses | $30,497 | 4 | $26,282 | 86.2% | 4 | Oct 10 | - | DEJ Productions |
| 49 | Snowboarder | $27,732 | 29 | $27,732 | 100% | 29 | Oct 24 | - | Christal Films |
| 50 | 9 Dead Gay Guys | $26,377 | 2 | $3,462 | 13.1% | 1 | Oct 17 | Jan 15 | TLA Releasing |
| 51 | Khachaturian | $15,084 | 2 | $2,210 | 14.7% | 2 | Oct 17 | Nov 20 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 52 | Suspended Animation | $8,169 | 3 | $3,285 | 40.2% | 3 | Oct 31 | Jan 29 | First Run |
| 53 | The Calling 2003 Re-release | $6,092 | 10 | $4,754 | 78% | 10 | Oct 10 | Oct 19 | - |
| 54 | Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy | $5,161 | 14 | $5,161 | 100% | 14 | Oct 24 | - | R.S. Entertainment |
| 55 | High Times Potluck | $4,827 | 2 | $3,168 | 65.6% | 2 | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 56 | Sister Helen | $3,541 | 1 | $2,163 | 61.1% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | Cinema Four |
| 57 | The Work and the Story | $3,233 | 5 | $2,192 | 67.8% | 5 | Oct 3 | - | Off-Hollywood Distribution |
| 58 | Exorcism | $1,303 | 2 | $1,303 | 100% | 2 | Oct 3 | - | Exorcism The Movie |
