Domestic Box Office For September 2003

Key:Estimated

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Once Upon a Time in Mexico$49,743,3383,289$56,359,780Sep 12Sony Pictures Releasing
2Underworld$38,489,0912,928$51,970,690Sep 19Screen Gems
3Matchstick Men$31,329,6962,711$36,906,460Sep 12Warner Bros.
4Secondhand Lions$24,460,0003,038$42,070,939Sep 19New Line Cinema
5Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$23,849,1633,416$305,413,918Jul 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star$20,981,6262,083$22,738,671Sep 5Paramount Pictures
7The Rundown$20,965,5103,154$47,726,342Sep 26Universal Pictures
8The Fighting Temptations$20,673,3202,026$30,250,745Sep 19Paramount Pictures
9Freaky Friday$19,452,7773,067$110,230,332Aug 6Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
10Jeepers Creepers 2$19,081,1523,124$35,667,218Aug 29United Artists
11Cabin Fever$18,052,0002,105$21,158,188Sep 12Lionsgate Films
12Open Range$16,208,6662,268$58,331,254Aug 15Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13Seabiscuit$15,429,6452,573$120,277,854Jul 25Universal Pictures
14S.W.A.T.$15,267,0353,220$116,934,650Aug 8Sony Pictures Releasing
15Cold Creek Manor$15,260,5682,035$21,386,011Sep 19Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
16Under the Tuscan Sun$11,415,6981,701$43,610,723Sep 26Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
17Lost in Translation$9,248,291882$44,585,453Sep 12Focus Features
18Freddy vs. Jason$9,019,3283,014$82,622,655Aug 15New Line Cinema
19Uptown Girls$7,595,1822,495$37,182,494Aug 15Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
20The Order$7,547,5741,975$7,660,806Sep 5Twentieth Century Fox
21American Wedding$7,176,8903,175$104,565,114Aug 1Universal Pictures
22The Medallion$6,496,7582,652$22,219,192Aug 22TriStar Pictures
23The Italian Job$5,766,9312,877$106,128,601May 30Paramount Pictures
24Duplex$5,173,0002,191$9,692,135Sep 26Miramax
25My Boss's Daughter$4,721,9162,206$15,550,605Aug 22Dimension Films
26Spy Kids 3: Game Over$3,977,2993,388$111,761,982Jul 25Dimension Films
27Whale Rider$3,610,122556$20,779,666Jun 6Newmarket Films
28Finding Nemo$3,450,4513,425$339,714,978May 30Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
29American Splendor$3,328,784272$6,010,990Aug 15Fine Line Features
30Bad Boys II$3,300,2813,202$138,608,444Jul 18Sony Pictures Releasing
31The Divorce$3,155,868701$9,081,057Aug 8-
32Thirteen$2,926,431243$4,601,043Aug 20-
33Anything Else$2,903,5171,033$3,212,310Sep 19DreamWorks Distribution
34Dirty Pretty Things$2,758,793493$8,112,414Jul 18Miramax
35The Magdalene Sisters
2003 Re-release
$2,142,338295$4,583,889Aug 1Miramax
36Mambo Italiano
2003 Re-release
$1,532,208183$3,205,730Sep 19IDP Distribution
37Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life$1,459,3273,222$65,660,196Jul 25Paramount Pictures
38The Matrix Reloaded$1,454,1123,603$281,576,461May 15Warner Bros.
39The Secret Lives of Dentists$1,428,480181$3,707,346Aug 1-
40Step Into Liquid$1,369,64691$3,681,803Aug 8Artisan Entertainment
41Bruce Almighty$1,352,3593,549$242,829,261May 23Universal Pictures
42Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$1,288,049202$10,764,402Apr 18Sony Pictures Classics
43Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines$1,163,0213,504$150,371,112Jul 2Warner Bros.
44The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen$1,116,6003,002$66,465,204Jul 11Twentieth Century Fox
45Swimming Pool$1,086,346259$10,130,108Jul 2Focus Features
46Seducing Doctor Lewis$963,74780$9,354,342Jul 11Odeon
47Luther$908,000400$5,791,328Sep 26R.S. Entertainment
4828 Days Later$868,1171,407$45,064,915Jun 27-
49Daddy Day Care$863,7543,472$104,297,061May 9Revolution Studios
50Bend It Like Beckham$804,5411,002$32,543,449Mar 12-
51Space Station 3D$600,27064$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
52Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle$570,3963,485$100,830,111Jun 27Sony Pictures Releasing
53Gaz Bar Blues$542,55223$884,664Sep 5Odeon
54Scarface
2003 Re-release
$504,34212$739,905Sep 19Focus Features
55The Barbarian Invasions$492,551134$5,109,226May 9Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
56Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde$479,8983,375$90,186,328Jul 2Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
57Johnny English$464,4172,236$28,082,366Jul 18Universal Pictures
58Camp$441,250116$1,629,862Jul 25IFC Films
59Party Monster$429,49813$742,898Aug 29Strand Releasing
60The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey$427,64438$1,680,020Sep 12-
61Ghosts of the Abyss$421,44397$17,040,871Apr 11Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
62Hulk$412,6253,674$132,177,234Jun 20Universal Pictures
63Father and Sons$383,47949$634,968Sep 19Odeon
642 Fast 2 Furious$344,9853,418$127,154,901Jun 6Universal Pictures
65Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas$332,2543,086$26,483,452Jul 2DreamWorks Distribution
66The Legend of Johnny Lingo$280,94563$1,690,767Aug 29Innovation Film Group (IFG)
67T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$231,78738$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
68Kuch Naa Kaho$224,83132$224,831Sep 5Eros Worldwide
69And Now Ladies & Gentlemen$206,03848$736,872Aug 1Paramount Classics
70Passionada$197,35374$540,833Aug 15IDP Distribution
71Spellbound$192,777117$5,728,581Apr 30THINKFilm
72Haunted Castle$185,65410$13,651,656Feb 23-
73No Good Deed$181,600402$181,600Sep 12MAC Releasing
74Marci X$179,7031,200$1,648,818Aug 22Paramount Pictures
75Capturing the Friedmans$170,42078$3,119,113May 30Magnolia Pictures
76Northfork$170,14771$1,420,578Jul 11Paramount Classics
77I Capture the Castle$148,88242$1,179,035Jul 11IDP Distribution
78Rugrats Go Wild$142,3823,041$39,402,572Jun 13Paramount Pictures
79Grind$139,0662,253$5,123,696Aug 15Warner Bros.
80Masked and Anonymous$135,58823$533,569Jul 24Sony Pictures Classics
81Hangman's Curse$132,60518$168,406Sep 12Twentieth Century Fox
82Civil Brand$118,61835$254,293Aug 29Lionsgate Films
83Bubba Ho-Tep$108,10025$1,239,183Sep 19Vitagraph Films
84Hawayein$107,9645$409,978Aug 15-
85Demonlover$105,86515$232,044Sep 19Palm Pictures
86Nowhere in Africa$105,20578$6,180,200Mar 7Zeitgeist Films
87Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$101,42826$15,553,324Feb 10-
88Taking Sides$99,9349$188,952Sep 5New Yorker Films
89The Weather Underground$97,50714$564,632Jun 4Shadow Distribution
90The Battle of Shaker Heights$93,75213$280,351Aug 22Miramax
91Once Upon a Time in the Midlands$92,80517$172,564Aug 29Sony Pictures Classics
92The Other Side of the Bed
2003 Re-release
$90,79410$113,543Aug 29Sundance Film Series
93Owning Mahowny$87,38324$1,011,871May 2Sony Pictures Classics
94Where's the Party Yaar?$85,73911$85,739Sep 5Music Masala Films
95Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator$84,49413$150,268Aug 22Palm Pictures
96Casa de los babys$84,37571$478,031Sep 19IFC Films
97The Holy Land$79,18517$603,520Jul 11-
98Touchez pas au grisbi$78,3972$131,548Sep 5Rialto Pictures
99Mambo Italiano$78,158100$3,047,296Jun 6-
100How the West Was Won
2003 Re-release
$76,7291$76,729Sep 12Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
101Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$73,81081$18,798,590Jul 11Sony Pictures Classics
102So Close$70,62411$76,584Sep 12Strand Releasing
103Dummy$68,7675$71,646Sep 12Artisan Entertainment
104The Animation Show$68,53110$366,344Sep 5-
105Red Betsy$67,37622$164,520Sep 19Lang Films
106To Be and to Have$67,36214$777,129Sep 19New Yorker Films
107City of God$64,250242$7,564,459Jan 17Miramax
108The Cuckoo$63,35914$243,936Jul 11Sony Pictures Classics
109Respiro$63,23832$1,072,834May 23Sony Pictures Classics
11030 Years to Life$61,9226$103,540Jun 7Innovation Film Group (IFG)
111Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero$56,9716$159,338Jul 11TLA Releasing
112September 11$56,7946$127,035Jul 18Empire Pictures Inc.
113Koi... Mil Gaya$56,34155$671,372Aug 8Yash Raj Films
114Kart Racer$56,14686$56,146Sep 25Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
115In This World$55,78310$84,299Sep 19Sundance Film Series
116Rivers and Tides$54,38015$2,200,276Jun 26Roxie Releasing
117The R.M.$53,21530$1,111,615Jan 31-
118Buffalo Soldiers$53,04124$354,421Jul 25Miramax
119The Bread, My Sweet$50,8778$1,023,156Jan 18Panorama Entertainment
120Galapagos$50,77114$18,630,372Oct 29IMAX
121X-Men 2$48,3423,749$214,949,694May 2Twentieth Century Fox
122Wrong Turn$47,8721,615$15,418,790May 30Twentieth Century Fox
123Man on the Train$45,12485$2,542,020May 9Paramount Classics
124Green Card Fever$43,59318$125,596Aug 22-
125Bonhoeffer$43,0037$296,181Jun 20First Run
126A Housekeeper$42,67424$467,288Jul 11Palm Pictures
127Madame Satã$37,5969$198,309Jul 9Wellspring Media
128Millennium Actress$37,5866$37,641Sep 12-
129Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$32,17122$15,627,434May 5Sony Pictures Classics
130Apollo 13
The IMAX Experience
$32,15819$1,766,621Sep 20IMAX
131The Spanish Apartment
2003 Re-release
$31,226100$2,830,361May 16-
132Together with You$30,94447$1,151,941May 30United Artists
133Yossi & Jagger$30,0256$267,005Sep 24Strand Releasing
134Dorm Daze$29,81634$56,127Sep 24120 Degree Films
135The Gospel of John$29,410113$4,069,090Sep 26THINKFilm
136Russian Ark$28,62122$2,326,979Dec 13Wellspring Media
137Spirited Away$27,696714$10,055,859Sep 20Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
138The Legend of Suriyothai$27,19822$454,736Jun 20Sony Pictures Classics
139The Cremaster Cycle$25,6327$514,622Apr 25Palm Pictures
140Autumn Spring
2003 Re-release
$24,8715$96,269Aug 22First Look International
141The Girl from Paris$24,5785$183,266Mar 21Films Philos
142Emerald Cowboy$23,3506$101,358Sep 19Indican Pictures
143No News from God$23,3415$77,858Aug 22First Look International
144On_Line$23,0577$167,102Jun 27Indican Pictures
145China: The Panda Adventure$22,54121$3,921,642Jun 9IMAX
146Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion$21,40015$578,241Sep 19Artistic License
147Gloomy Sunday$21,05716$585,604Jun 20Menemsha Films
148Friday Night$19,9655$156,918May 23Wellspring Media
149Carnage$19,1566$60,158Sep 5Wellspring Media
150Stone Reader$18,0367$260,523Feb 12-
151The Princess Blade$16,5047$77,567Aug 8ADV Films
152Kurosawa & Mifune Festival$14,4645$561,692Jul 26Cowboy Pictures
153The Fassbinder Series
Film Festival
$14,0627$162,885Feb 14Wellspring Media
154A Woman Is a Woman$14,0502$100,665May 16Rialto Pictures
155Luster$13,7761$24,137Sep 12TLA Releasing
156Mondays in the Sun$13,63220$153,256Jul 25Lionsgate Films
157Tycoon: A New Russian$13,4973$123,159Jun 13New Yorker Films
158Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)$13,0955$160,621May 23Cowboy Pictures
159New Suit$12,7827$71,743May 2-
160Suddenly$12,6123$44,806Aug 27Empire Pictures Inc.
161Shanghai Ghetto$12,27213$712,446Sep 27Menemsha Films
162Confessions of a Dangerous Mind$12,1081,776$16,007,718Dec 31Miramax
163Teknolust$11,8783$28,811Aug 22THINKFilm
164My Life Without Me$11,70039$400,948Sep 26Sony Pictures Classics
165Manna from Heaven$11,28233$505,675Aug 2Five Sisters Productions
166The Gatekeeper$10,9883$312,434Apr 25-
167The Eye$10,69123$512,049Jun 6Palm Pictures
168Chicago$10,2122,701$170,687,518Dec 27Miramax
169The Man Without a Past$9,53531$921,847Apr 4Sony Pictures Classics
170Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2001 Re-release
$9,44926$1,827,696Jun 15Rainbow Releasing
171The Red Circle$9,2494$369,970Jan 10Rialto Pictures
172The Heart of Me$8,79511$196,067Jun 13THINKFilm
173Everybody Says I'm Fine!$8,7803$27,225May 16Panorama Entertainment
174Zero Day$7,8871$8,466Sep 3Avatar Films
175Chaos
2002 Re-release
$7,6255$206,789Jan 29New Yorker Films
176Marooned in Iraq$6,7626$141,243Apr 25Wellspring Media
177Jet Lag
2003 Re-release
$6,55024$544,964Jun 13Miramax
178Confusion of Genders
2003 Re-release
$6,0643$49,237Jul 9-
179Nola$6,02819$10,550Aug 29IDP Distribution
180Ikiru$5,9352$60,239Dec 27Cowboy Pictures
181Encounter in the Third Dimension$5,93316$7,195,792Feb 26-
182A Grin Without A Cat$5,6271$43,616May 1Icarus Films
183Bollywood/Hollywood
2003 Re-release
$5,47518$37,962Sep 26Magnolia Pictures
184Camera Obscura$5,2602$11,384Sep 26-
185Home Room$5,2163$5,216Sep 5Innovation Film Group (IFG)
186Time Changer$5,041169$1,285,167Oct 25Five & Two Pictures
187O Fantasma$4,8731$126,783Nov 22-
188Seven Samurai
2002 Re-release
$4,6074$271,841Aug 30Cowboy Pictures
189Alien Adventure$4,27310$8,959,784Aug 20-
190Medea$4,1473$16,714Apr 18-
191The Anarchist Cookbook$4,1432$14,369Jul 18Innovation Film Group (IFG)
192Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII$4,1353$42,390May 16The Cinema Guild
193The Embalmer$4,0342$56,878Jul 18First Run
194Warrior of Light$3,6171$3,617Sep 12New Yorker Films
195Cet amour-là$3,6002$72,844Apr 2New Yorker Films
196The Trip$3,5049$306,567May 9TLA Releasing
197Venus Boyz
2003 Re-release
$3,2171$18,515Aug 22First Run
198Prey for Rock & Roll$3,0955$58,040Sep 26MAC Releasing
199The Backyard$2,3841$3,200Aug 29-
200Bowling for Columbine$2,251248$21,576,018Oct 11United Artists