Domestic 2003 Weekend 1
January 3-5, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $25,017,279 | -48.8% | 3,622 | - | $6,907 | $261,031,601 | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | 2 | Catch Me If You Can | $21,142,434 | -29.7% | 3,170 | +14 | $6,669 | $97,437,621 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | 3 | Two Weeks Notice | $11,126,397 | -28.3% | 2,755 | - | $4,038 | $68,810,079 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 22 | About Schmidt | $8,800,000 | +941.4% | 816 | +782 | $10,784 | $12,200,000 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 5 | 4 | Maid in Manhattan | $8,621,757 | -31.2% | 3,050 | +112 | $2,826 | $76,328,613 | 4 | Revolution Studios |
| 6 | 5 | Gangs of New York | $7,400,000 | -33.9% | 2,305 | +115 | $3,210 | $47,200,000 | 3 | Miramax |
| 7 | 7 | The Wild Thornberrys | $5,510,465 | -25.2% | 2,881 | -131 | $1,912 | $31,526,879 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 6 | Drumline | $5,303,002 | -34.6% | 1,653 | -16 | $3,208 | $47,539,218 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 13 | Chicago | $5,000,000 | +141% | 304 | +227 | $16,447 | $9,300,000 | 2 | Miramax |
| 10 | 8 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $4,653,389 | -28.1% | 2,015 | -490 | $2,309 | $252,097,945 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 9 | The Hot Chick | $3,632,237 | -24.5% | 2,160 | -86 | $1,681 | $29,852,872 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | 10 | Die Another Day | $2,938,007 | -32.7% | 1,808 | -67 | $1,625 | $153,760,933 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | 12 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $2,661,106 | -3.6% | 1,194 | +243 | $2,228 | $227,898,505 | 38 | IFC Films |
| 14 | 11 | Star Trek: Nemesis | $2,506,191 | -38.2% | 2,423 | -219 | $1,034 | $39,691,177 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | 17 | Antwone Fisher | $1,455,805 | -19.2% | 192 | +1 | $7,582 | $6,118,566 | 3 | - |
| 16 | 16 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | $1,363,882 | -25.3% | 66 | - | $20,664 | $5,986,626 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 18 | Treasure Planet | $1,155,978 | -25.4% | 1,253 | -161 | $922 | $35,820,872 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 15 | Analyze That | $1,112,353 | -46.2% | 1,235 | -376 | $900 | $30,777,692 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 21 | Adaptation. | $903,927 | -12.6% | 109 | - | $8,292 | $6,100,371 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | 14 | The Santa Clause 2 | $816,138 | -60.6% | 1,202 | -309 | $678 | $138,277,797 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 44 | The Pianist | $744,588 | +569.2% | 90 | +84 | $8,273 | $1,000,511 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 22 | 20 | Empire | $729,300 | -31.6% | 469 | -27 | $1,555 | $16,611,085 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | 27 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | $577,127 | +34.3% | 63 | +4 | $9,160 | $2,304,186 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 23 | Far from Heaven | $565,088 | -12.6% | 253 | +23 | $2,233 | $11,230,060 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 25 | 19 | Pinocchio | $545,844 | -52.6% | 1,195 | - | $456 | $3,364,522 | 2 | Miramax |
| 26 | 24 | Frida | $473,348 | -14.2% | 254 | -29 | $1,863 | $21,289,079 | 11 | Miramax |
| 27 | 28 | Bowling for Columbine | $412,371 | -1.2% | 198 | +23 | $2,082 | $16,030,877 | 13 | United Artists |
| 28 | 25 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | $395,384 | -19.8% | 88 | -1 | $4,493 | $4,924,311 | 6 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 29 | 26 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $365,298 | -15.9% | 86 | +2 | $4,247 | $1,682,956 | 6 | Miramax |
| 30 | 31 | The Hours | $355,116 | +4.9% | 11 | - | $32,283 | $1,070,856 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | 29 | Sweet Home Alabama | $333,326 | -16.9% | 294 | -32 | $1,133 | $126,086,880 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | 30 | 8 Mile | $304,765 | -12.1% | 365 | +44 | $834 | $115,270,265 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | 32 | The Ring | $235,282 | -21.1% | 206 | -31 | $1,142 | $127,230,430 | 12 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 34 | 33 | Friday After Next | $205,905 | -23.3% | 203 | -132 | $1,014 | $32,588,293 | 7 | New Line Cinema |
| 35 | 36 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | $167,951 | -20.2% | 89 | +6 | $1,887 | $4,558,301 | 8 | IDP Distribution |
| 36 | 41 | Space Station 3D | $160,440 | +25.9% | 35 | -9 | $4,584 | $30,460,417 | 38 | IMAX |
| 37 | 34 | Evelyn | $151,268 | -39.5% | 125 | -12 | $1,210 | $1,043,479 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 38 | 37 | Ghost Ship | $149,197 | -21.7% | 151 | -22 | $988 | $29,879,445 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 59 | Nicholas Nickleby | $136,185 | +217.7% | 32 | +27 | $4,255 | $228,518 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 40 | 43 | 25th Hour | $134,720 | +15.1% | 5 | - | $26,944 | $624,933 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | 38 | Real Women Have Curves | $117,025 | -18.6% | 73 | -28 | $1,603 | $5,361,548 | 12 | Newmarket Films |
| 42 | 87 | Tuck Everlasting | $109,397 | +1,839.7% | 175 | +148 | $625 | $18,914,978 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 43 | 45 | The Emperor's Club | $105,465 | -4.3% | 199 | +32 | $529 | $13,829,640 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 44 | 48 | Signs | $98,716 | +4.8% | 102 | -21 | $967 | $227,746,423 | 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 45 | 40 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $90,033 | -32% | 232 | -160 | $388 | $25,408,198 | 14 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 46 | 39 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | $87,359 | -34.7% | 13 | -4 | $6,719 | $8,110,444 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | - | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $87,199 | - | 4 | - | $21,799 | $169,714 | 1 | Miramax |
| 48 | 47 | I Spy | $76,826 | -20.2% | 108 | -29 | $711 | $33,428,810 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 49 | 51 | Narc | $66,593 | +4.6% | 6 | - | $11,098 | $315,168 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 50 | 35 | Kaante | $66,086 | -68.7% | 29 | - | $2,278 | $944,272 | 3 | Media Partners |
| 51 | 42 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $61,440 | -49.2% | 19 | -4 | $3,233 | $1,902,622 | 10 | IMAX |
| 52 | 50 | Barbershop | $56,709 | -21.8% | 80 | -1 | $708 | $75,694,428 | 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 53 | 46 | Jackass: The Movie | $49,038 | -53.4% | 149 | -33 | $329 | $64,182,101 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 54 | 75 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $45,450 | +269.8% | 5 | - | $9,090 | $14,705,708 | 140 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | 57 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | $44,689 | -1.9% | 67 | -8 | $667 | $85,821,260 | 22 | Dimension Films |
| 56 | 53 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $44,133 | -18.6% | 50 | -7 | $882 | $1,331,012 | 8 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 57 | 55 | Stuart Little 2 | $43,328 | -8.5% | 73 | -19 | $593 | $64,956,806 | 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 58 | 49 | Eight Crazy Nights | $38,744 | -52% | 98 | -78 | $395 | $23,443,124 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 59 | 79 | Intacto 2002 Re-release | $38,353 | +246.6% | 20 | +15 | $1,917 | $82,592 | 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 60 | 54 | Personal Velocity | $36,673 | -31.7% | 25 | -4 | $1,466 | $703,951 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 61 | 56 | The Tuxedo | $36,642 | -21.5% | 52 | -19 | $704 | $50,512,500 | 15 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 62 | 64 | Russian Ark | $34,244 | +16.3% | 4 | +2 | $8,561 | $189,588 | 4 | Wellspring Media |
| 63 | 58 | xXx | $32,366 | -27.3% | 54 | -8 | $599 | $142,109,382 | 22 | Revolution Studios |
| 64 | 52 | Saathiya | $29,318 | -50.2% | 23 | -6 | $1,274 | $271,748 | 3 | Yash Raj Films |
| 65 | 74 | Extreme Ops | $27,143 | +103.4% | 76 | +7 | $357 | $4,808,772 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 66 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $26,906 | - | 1 | - | $26,906 | $41,175,321 | 220 | IMAX |
| 67 | 61 | They | $25,513 | -18.5% | 28 | -15 | $911 | $12,693,621 | 6 | Dimension Films |
| 68 | 63 | Spirited Away | $24,305 | -19.4% | 32 | -6 | $759 | $5,462,320 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 69 | 65 | Brown Sugar | $23,586 | -15.8% | 34 | -2 | $693 | $27,307,759 | 13 | - |
| 70 | 62 | Max | $22,994 | -23.8% | 6 | - | $3,832 | $77,379 | 2 | Lionsgate Films |
| 71 | 66 | The Man from Elysian Fields | $20,629 | -26.2% | 15 | +2 | $1,375 | $1,397,734 | 15 | IDP Distribution |
| 72 | 71 | Secretary | $20,384 | +13.2% | 20 | -1 | $1,019 | $3,874,608 | 16 | Lionsgate Films |
| 73 | 60 | Ararat | $19,158 | -46.8% | 10 | -6 | $1,915 | $1,510,307 | 8 | Miramax |
| 74 | 69 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $17,846 | -8.6% | 7 | - | $2,549 | $13,813,133 | 100 | - |
| 75 | 68 | Solaris | $16,629 | -25% | 48 | -11 | $346 | $14,864,114 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 76 | 70 | Auto Focus | $15,636 | -14.5% | 19 | -6 | $822 | $2,008,023 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 77 | 80 | Roger Dodger | $15,548 | +42.4% | 18 | -12 | $863 | $1,222,817 | 11 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 78 | - | Love Liza | $15,522 | - | 4 | - | $3,880 | $36,462 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 79 | - | Rivers and Tides | $12,256 | - | 1 | - | $12,256 | $815,209 | 28 | Roxie Releasing |
| 80 | 77 | Igby Goes Down | $11,294 | -3.2% | 17 | +9 | $664 | $4,724,887 | 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 81 | 73 | Haunted Castle | $10,000 | -33.3% | 3 | - | $3,333 | $5,569,202 | 98 | - |
| 82 | 90 | Tully | $9,532 | +95.5% | 5 | +1 | $1,906 | $248,889 | 10 | - |
| 83 | 111 | The Ignorant Fairies | $8,611 | +444% | 2 | +1 | $4,305 | $130,300 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 84 | 85 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | $8,573 | +28.6% | 6 | +1 | $1,428 | $384,100 | 15 | First Run |
| 85 | 76 | Morvern Callar | $7,810 | -34.5% | 1 | -2 | $7,810 | $56,314 | 3 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 86 | 103 | Ikiru | $7,590 | +253.2% | 1 | - | $7,590 | $9,739 | 2 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 87 | 88 | Metropolis 2002 Re-release | $7,435 | +34.2% | 5 | - | $1,487 | $586,759 | 26 | Kino International |
| 88 | 82 | The Bread, My Sweet | $7,234 | -23.8% | 4 | -2 | $1,808 | $354,205 | 103 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 89 | 83 | Charly | $6,831 | -8.4% | 9 | +1 | $759 | $593,825 | 15 | Excel Entertainment |
| 90 | 81 | The Transporter | $6,355 | -33.3% | 15 | -9 | $423 | $25,283,879 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 91 | 84 | One Hour Photo | $5,591 | -19.2% | 11 | -4 | $508 | $31,597,131 | 20 | - |
| 92 | 93 | Tarkovsky At 70 Film Festival | $5,400 | +24.2% | 1 | - | $5,400 | $112,772 | 17 | Kino International |
| 93 | 89 | Sordid Lives | $4,502 | -13.4% | 3 | -1 | $1,500 | $1,001,848 | 87 | Regent Releasing |
| 94 | 91 | Mostly Martha | $4,341 | -4.8% | 8 | - | $542 | $4,139,417 | 21 | Paramount Classics |
| 95 | 78 | The Way Home | $4,095 | -64.4% | 7 | -6 | $585 | $305,107 | 8 | Paramount Classics |
| 96 | 99 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $3,758 | +37.4% | 1 | -1 | $3,758 | $1,389,105 | 16 | IMAX |
| 97 | - | Sex with Strangers | $3,468 | - | 1 | - | $3,468 | $252,289 | 46 | - |
| 98 | - | Fidel | $3,363 | - | 1 | - | $3,363 | $86,403 | 12 | First Run |
| 99 | 95 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | $3,178 | -10.2% | 1 | - | $3,178 | $55,237 | 7 | First Run |
| 100 | 106 | Bloody Sunday | $3,168 | +62.8% | 5 | - | $633 | $760,795 | 14 | Paramount Classics |
| 101 | - | The Bank | $2,274 | - | 1 | - | $2,274 | $67,814 | 19 | The Cinema Guild |
| 102 | 97 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $2,000 | -37.5% | 2 | - | $1,000 | $6,689,512 | 202 | - |
| 103 | 112 | Alien Adventure | $2,000 | +53.8% | 1 | - | $2,000 | $4,237,204 | 177 | - |
| 104 | 108 | Extreme | $1,968 | +12.9% | 1 | - | $1,968 | $12,345,418 | 197 | IMAX |
| 105 | 92 | Jenny Lamour | $1,938 | -57.3% | 1 | - | $1,938 | $49,597 | 11 | Rialto Pictures |
| 106 | - | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | $1,879 | - | 1 | - | $1,879 | $183,445 | 19 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 107 | 105 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $1,795 | -15.7% | 2 | - | $897 | $18,328,711 | 287 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 108 | 109 | The Komediant | $1,704 | +0.4% | 2 | - | $852 | $114,266 | 40 | New Yorker Films |
| 109 | 121 | Beauty and the Beast 2002 Re-release | $1,699 | +270.2% | 1 | - | $1,699 | $119,825 | 29 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 110 | 110 | Galapagos | $1,590 | - | 1 | - | $1,590 | $12,415,350 | 167 | IMAX |
| 111 | 107 | All or Nothing | $1,585 | -13.8% | 3 | +1 | $528 | $177,567 | 11 | United Artists |
| 112 | 102 | China: The Panda Adventure | $1,307 | -41.3% | 2 | -2 | $653 | $2,990,483 | 83 | IMAX |
| 113 | 119 | In Praise of Love | $1,223 | +147.1% | 2 | +1 | $611 | $233,401 | 18 | - |
| 114 | 100 | Alias Betty | $1,070 | -60.4% | 1 | -2 | $1,070 | $185,959 | 17 | Wellspring Media |
| 115 | 117 | The Producers | $1,029 | +22.6% | 1 | - | $1,029 | $111,301 | 31 | Rialto Pictures |
| 116 | - | Pandora's Box | $988 | - | 1 | - | $988 | $881,950 | 22 | - |
| 117 | 116 | How I Killed My Father | $913 | -5.6% | 1 | - | $913 | $131,951 | 20 | New Yorker Films |
| 118 | 124 | Across the Sea of Time | $858 | +299.1% | 1 | - | $858 | $15,952,702 | 377 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 119 | 98 | Nightcap | $748 | -73.1% | 1 | -2 | $748 | $437,141 | 23 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 120 | - | The Decalogue | $464 | - | 1 | - | $464 | $655,462 | 135 | New Yorker Films |
| 121 | 94 | Devils on the Doorstep | $411 | -90.5% | 1 | - | $411 | $17,055 | 3 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 122 | 127 | Mark Twain's America in | $215 | +194.5% | 1 | - | $215 | $2,292,236 | 236 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 123 | 126 | Trembling Before G-d | $151 | -20.5% | 1 | - | $151 | $788,896 | 63 | New Yorker Films |
