Domestic Box Office For October 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 | Brother Bear | $85,336,277 | 3,030 | $291,940 | 0.3% | 2 | Oct 24 | Apr 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | The Station Agent | $5,739,376 | 198 | $57,785 | 1% | 3 | Oct 3 | Apr 4 | Miramax |
| 3 | The Human Stain | $5,381,908 | 388 | $1,034,195 | - | 160 | Oct 31 | Feb 5 | Miramax |
| 4 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2003 Re-release | $3,045,032 | 46 | $14,568 | 0.5% | 6 | Oct 31 | Jan 22 | IMAX |
| 5 | Pieces of April | $2,528,664 | 101 | $48,422 | 1.9% | 6 | Oct 17 | Feb 29 | United Artists |
| 6 | Shattered Glass | $2,220,008 | 215 | $77,540 | 3.5% | 8 | Oct 31 | Jan 29 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Evil Words | $2,014,071 | 61 | $514,762 | 25.6% | 61 | Oct 3 | - | Odeon |
| 8 | Alien 2003 Director's Cut | $1,986,910 | 347 | $1,023,665 | 51.5% | 347 | Oct 29 | Dec 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Veronica Guerin | $1,571,504 | 472 | $611,276 | 38.9% | 472 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Sylvia | $1,315,498 | 109 | $58,940 | 4.5% | 3 | Oct 17 | Dec 25 | Focus Features |
| 11 | Elephant | $1,266,955 | 38 | $93,356 | 7.4% | 6 | Oct 24 | Jan 8 | Fine Line Features |
| 12 | Wonderland | $1,060,512 | 195 | $91,798 | 8.7% | 5 | Oct 3 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | Baghban | $1,058,803 | 50 | $345,041 | 32.6% | 50 | Oct 3 | Nov 20 | Eros Worldwide |
| 14 | Foolproof | $458,990 | 189 | $230,312 | 50.2% | 189 | Oct 3 | - | Odeon |
| 15 | The Singing Detective | $337,174 | 46 | $28,324 | 8.4% | 5 | Oct 24 | Feb 5 | Paramount Classics |
| 16 | Die, Mommie, Die! | $320,092 | 17 | $54,129 | 16.9% | 10 | Oct 31 | Dec 21 | Sundance Film Series |
| 17 | The Far Side of the Moon | $235,926 | 7 | $27,865 | 11.8% | 6 | Oct 20 | - | Odeon |
| 18 | Bus 174 | $217,201 | 5 | $8,625 | 4% | 1 | Oct 8 | Apr 29 | THINKFilm |
| 19 | The Flower of Evil | $182,163 | 16 | $12,419 | 6.8% | 2 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Palm Pictures |
| 20 | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | $153,859 | 8 | $6,101 | 4% | 1 | Oct 24 | Dec 21 | Vitagraph Films |
| 21 | Bon Voyage | $148,727 | 16 | $38,682 | 26% | 16 | Oct 17 | - | TVA Films |
| 22 | Girls Will Be Girls | $148,047 | 14 | $14,361 | 9.7% | 2 | Oct 10 | Dec 18 | IFC Films |
| 23 | Concert for George | $134,600 | 105 | $67,711 | 50.3% | 105 | Oct 3 | Nov 13 | ArenaPlex LLC |
| 24 | Returner | $73,060 | 13 | $29,214 | 40% | 13 | Oct 17 | - | IDP Distribution |
| 25 | Mga munting tinig | $69,739 | 6 | $15,166 | 21.7% | 6 | Oct 10 | Mar 11 | Small Island Films |
| 26 | Dopamine | $69,544 | 10 | $22,278 | 32% | 10 | Oct 10 | Nov 13 | Sundance Film Series |
| 27 | Pinjar | $66,290 | 22 | $16,617 | 25.1% | 19 | Oct 24 | - | Net Effect Media |
| 28 | Eyes Without a Face | $58,565 | 3 | $19,628 | 33.5% | 3 | Oct 31 | Dec 25 | Rialto Pictures |
| 29 | Au hasard Balthazar | $45,406 | 1 | $8,436 | 18.6% | 1 | Oct 17 | Dec 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 30 | Girlhood | $37,977 | 3 | $4,845 | 12.8% | 2 | Oct 29 | Mar 4 | Wellspring Media |
| 31 | The Event | $35,554 | 18 | $19,206 | 54% | 18 | Oct 3 | Oct 30 | THINKFilm |
| 32 | Porn Theatre | $31,653 | 2 | $3,367 | 10.6% | 1 | Oct 10 | Apr 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 33 | Sans Soleil | $30,878 | 1 | $6,460 | 20.9% | 1 | Oct 10 | - | New Yorker Films |
| 34 | Gang of Roses | $30,497 | 4 | $26,282 | 86.2% | 4 | Oct 10 | - | DEJ Productions |
| 35 | Snowboarder | $27,732 | 29 | $27,732 | 100% | 29 | Oct 24 | - | Christal Films |
| 36 | 9 Dead Gay Guys | $26,377 | 2 | $3,462 | 13.1% | 1 | Oct 17 | Jan 15 | TLA Releasing |
| 37 | Khachaturian | $15,084 | 2 | $2,210 | 14.7% | 2 | Oct 17 | Nov 20 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 38 | Suspended Animation | $8,169 | 3 | $3,285 | 40.2% | 3 | Oct 31 | Jan 29 | First Run |
| 39 | The Calling 2003 Re-release | $6,092 | 10 | $4,754 | 78% | 10 | Oct 10 | Oct 19 | - |
| 40 | Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy | $5,161 | 14 | $5,161 | 100% | 14 | Oct 24 | - | R.S. Entertainment |
| 41 | High Times Potluck | $4,827 | 2 | $3,168 | 65.6% | 2 | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 42 | Sister Helen | $3,541 | 1 | $2,163 | 61.1% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | Cinema Four |
| 43 | The Work and the Story | $3,233 | 5 | $2,192 | 67.8% | 5 | Oct 3 | - | Off-Hollywood Distribution |
| 44 | Exorcism | $1,303 | 2 | $1,303 | 100% | 2 | Oct 3 | - | Exorcism The Movie |
