Domestic 2003 Week 38
September 19-25, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Underworld | $27,606,895 | - | 2,915 | - | $9,470 | $27,606,895 | 1 | Screen Gems |
| 2 | - | Secondhand Lions | $15,205,707 | - | 3,013 | - | $5,046 | $15,205,707 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 3 | 1 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | $14,018,616 | -53.2% | 3,289 | +7 | $4,262 | $43,963,171 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | - | The Fighting Temptations | $13,728,001 | - | 2,026 | - | $6,775 | $13,728,001 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | - | Cold Creek Manor | $10,237,665 | - | 2,035 | - | $5,030 | $10,237,665 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 2 | Matchstick Men | $9,667,446 | -42% | 2,711 | - | $3,566 | $26,348,764 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 3 | Cabin Fever | $5,157,500 | -52.3% | 2,105 | +18 | $2,450 | $15,969,829 | 2 | Lionsgate Films |
| 8 | 5 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $4,323,835 | -23.3% | 1,746 | -283 | $2,476 | $293,338,779 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 4 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | $4,308,360 | -24.3% | 2,083 | - | $2,068 | $17,827,369 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | 15 | Lost in Translation | $3,617,123 | +171.1% | 183 | +160 | $19,765 | $4,951,414 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 11 | 6 | Freaky Friday | $2,933,423 | -36.9% | 1,850 | -717 | $1,585 | $105,492,423 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | - | Anything Else | $2,136,851 | - | 1,033 | - | $2,068 | $2,136,851 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 13 | 9 | Seabiscuit | $2,111,795 | -40.6% | 1,417 | -685 | $1,490 | $116,516,300 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | 8 | Open Range | $1,870,374 | -47.7% | 1,465 | -598 | $1,276 | $56,222,207 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | 10 | S.W.A.T. | $1,566,156 | -53.8% | 1,278 | -784 | $1,225 | $115,037,570 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | 7 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | $1,259,837 | -66.3% | 1,358 | -1,426 | $927 | $33,842,985 | 4 | United Artists |
| 17 | - | Mambo Italiano 2003 Re-release | $1,025,208 | - | 178 | - | $5,759 | $1,025,208 | 1 | IDP Distribution |
| 18 | 14 | American Wedding | $706,585 | -52.2% | 561 | -450 | $1,259 | $103,533,085 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | 16 | American Splendor | $684,966 | -37.7% | 260 | -12 | $2,634 | $4,814,872 | 6 | Fine Line Features |
| 20 | 12 | Uptown Girls | $643,985 | -61.1% | 676 | -749 | $952 | $36,393,046 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | 23 | Thirteen | $643,817 | -1.8% | 243 | +85 | $2,649 | $3,389,710 | 6 | - |
| 22 | 11 | Freddy vs. Jason | $562,494 | -67% | 631 | -946 | $891 | $81,417,625 | 6 | New Line Cinema |
| 23 | 19 | Whale Rider | $539,476 | -35.6% | 341 | -151 | $1,582 | $19,845,623 | 16 | Newmarket Films |
| 24 | 20 | Finding Nemo | $534,536 | -30.8% | 480 | -144 | $1,113 | $335,373,122 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | - | Scarface 2003 Re-release | $461,664 | - | 12 | - | $38,472 | $462,000 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 26 | 25 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $450,091 | -26.8% | 567 | -383 | $793 | $110,175,264 | 9 | Dimension Films |
| 27 | 17 | The Italian Job | $441,570 | -57.3% | 420 | -560 | $1,051 | $105,416,930 | 17 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | 43 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $431,981 | +201.9% | 335 | +215 | $1,289 | $150,017,736 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | 27 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | $405,250 | -23.6% | 224 | -71 | $1,809 | $3,895,712 | 8 | Miramax |
| 30 | 24 | Dirty Pretty Things | $398,933 | -36.9% | 201 | -242 | $1,984 | $7,096,058 | 10 | Miramax |
| 31 | 18 | The Medallion | $315,607 | -69.4% | 307 | -683 | $1,028 | $21,762,763 | 5 | TriStar Pictures |
| 32 | 21 | My Boss's Daughter | $298,878 | -59.1% | 383 | -661 | $780 | $15,317,973 | 5 | Dimension Films |
| 33 | 26 | The Divorce | $296,324 | -49.2% | 252 | -180 | $1,175 | $8,850,004 | 7 | - |
| 34 | 28 | Step Into Liquid | $275,183 | -24.4% | 91 | +1 | $3,023 | $2,981,540 | 7 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 35 | 29 | Bruce Almighty | $272,220 | -22.6% | 225 | -27 | $1,209 | $242,035,410 | 18 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | - | Father and Sons | $267,809 | - | 49 | - | $5,465 | $267,809 | 1 | Odeon |
| 37 | 22 | Bad Boys II | $259,035 | -61.3% | 229 | -296 | $1,131 | $137,661,761 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 38 | 36 | Daddy Day Care | $200,686 | -8.5% | 207 | +3 | $969 | $103,817,581 | 20 | Revolution Studios |
| 39 | 40 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $197,953 | +9% | 50 | -12 | $3,959 | $7,374,385 | 11 | Odeon |
| 40 | 32 | The Matrix Reloaded | $193,559 | -32.5% | 196 | -90 | $987 | $280,931,812 | 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 55 | Space Station 3D | $192,884 | +185.7% | 20 | -3 | $9,644 | $43,672,747 | 75 | IMAX |
| 42 | 31 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $176,829 | -38.4% | 215 | -45 | $822 | $66,141,489 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | 33 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $175,760 | -36.7% | 118 | -19 | $1,489 | $10,094,948 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | 30 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $167,420 | -46.6% | 120 | -36 | $1,395 | $3,330,081 | 8 | - |
| 45 | 39 | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | $155,672 | -18% | 38 | +9 | $4,096 | $345,414 | 2 | - |
| 46 | 42 | Gaz Bar Blues | $154,419 | +2.1% | 23 | - | $6,713 | $450,207 | 3 | Odeon |
| 47 | 13 | The Order | $147,592 | -90.7% | 296 | -1,679 | $498 | $7,446,029 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | 38 | Bend It Like Beckham | $124,688 | -36.5% | 117 | -47 | $1,065 | $32,372,771 | 29 | - |
| 49 | 34 | Swimming Pool | $116,374 | -55.2% | 93 | -80 | $1,251 | $9,974,259 | 13 | Focus Features |
| 50 | 35 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $88,747 | -64.1% | 114 | -268 | $778 | $65,097,432 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 51 | 37 | 28 Days Later | $86,043 | -58.3% | 136 | -76 | $632 | $44,925,381 | 13 | - |
| 52 | 47 | Johnny English | $75,110 | -34.3% | 90 | -39 | $834 | $27,988,610 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 53 | 49 | Party Monster | $74,631 | -23.4% | 9 | +2 | $8,292 | $400,052 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 54 | 48 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $72,730 | -28.5% | 22 | - | $3,305 | $14,611,990 | 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 55 | 44 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $71,442 | -49% | 120 | -56 | $595 | $100,789,572 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 56 | 46 | Hulk | $70,825 | -38.5% | 95 | -33 | $745 | $132,135,870 | 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 57 | 45 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | $66,900 | -47.4% | 132 | -56 | $506 | $90,147,171 | 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 58 | 50 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $63,145 | -33.9% | 82 | -36 | $770 | $127,094,445 | 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 59 | - | Bubba Ho-Tep | $61,565 | - | 2 | - | $30,782 | $61,565 | 1 | Vitagraph Films |
| 60 | - | Demonlover | $60,015 | - | 8 | - | $7,501 | $60,015 | 1 | Palm Pictures |
| 61 | 52 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $57,706 | -22.1% | 117 | -35 | $493 | $26,440,680 | 13 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 62 | 58 | Spellbound | $56,408 | -3.2% | 36 | -3 | $1,566 | $5,604,373 | 22 | THINKFilm |
| 63 | - | Casa de los babys | $52,310 | - | 9 | - | $5,812 | $52,310 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 64 | 62 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $50,851 | +16.5% | 8 | - | $6,356 | $46,046,078 | 257 | IMAX |
| 65 | - | Red Betsy | $40,726 | - | 22 | - | $1,851 | $40,726 | 1 | Lang Films |
| 66 | 67 | Haunted Castle | $39,881 | +4.4% | 3 | - | $13,293 | $7,179,936 | 135 | - |
| 67 | 68 | How the West Was Won 2003 Re-release | $38,625 | +1.4% | 1 | - | $38,625 | $76,729 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 68 | - | In This World | $34,948 | - | 10 | - | $3,494 | $34,948 | 1 | Sundance Film Series |
| 69 | 51 | Hangman's Curse | $34,079 | -60.7% | 16 | -2 | $2,129 | $120,755 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 70 | - | To Be and to Have | $31,292 | - | 3 | - | $10,430 | $40,107 | 1 | New Yorker Films |
| 71 | 66 | Northfork | $28,955 | -26.3% | 31 | -14 | $934 | $1,357,944 | 11 | Paramount Classics |
| 72 | 54 | Camp | $28,952 | -59.3% | 31 | -32 | $933 | $1,613,043 | 9 | IFC Films |
| 73 | 56 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $28,098 | -58.4% | 20 | -23 | $1,404 | $391,368 | 4 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 74 | 64 | Dummy | $24,544 | -40% | 5 | - | $4,908 | $65,477 | 2 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 75 | 91 | The Weather Underground | $24,145 | +95.3% | 8 | - | $3,018 | $384,396 | 17 | Shadow Distribution |
| 76 | 61 | Capturing the Friedmans | $23,953 | -48.4% | 24 | -10 | $998 | $3,090,367 | 17 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 77 | 57 | Passionada | $23,616 | -63.9% | 18 | -15 | $1,312 | $528,744 | 6 | IDP Distribution |
| 78 | 76 | I Capture the Castle | $22,287 | -21.5% | 17 | -7 | $1,311 | $1,162,987 | 11 | IDP Distribution |
| 79 | 73 | Taking Sides | $22,238 | -26.3% | 6 | +1 | $3,706 | $85,874 | 3 | New Yorker Films |
| 80 | 72 | Nowhere in Africa | $22,095 | -30.4% | 11 | -10 | $2,008 | $6,161,017 | 29 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 81 | 63 | Masked and Anonymous | $21,670 | -47.5% | 20 | +3 | $1,083 | $426,634 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 82 | 69 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $21,504 | -42.3% | 23 | -12 | $934 | $675,034 | 8 | Paramount Classics |
| 83 | 71 | Rugrats Go Wild | $19,721 | -39.1% | 60 | -11 | $328 | $39,402,572 | 15 | Paramount Pictures |
| 84 | 87 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $19,710 | +30% | 7 | - | $2,815 | $15,260,851 | 137 | - |
| 85 | 74 | The Holy Land | $18,881 | -36.1% | 9 | -8 | $2,097 | $449,197 | 11 | - |
| 86 | 88 | City of God | $17,566 | +19.1% | 3 | +1 | $5,855 | $4,644,712 | 36 | Miramax |
| 87 | 89 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | $17,525 | +31.3% | 6 | +2 | $2,920 | $119,225 | 11 | TLA Releasing |
| 88 | 95 | The Bread, My Sweet | $16,194 | +46.2% | 6 | +2 | $2,699 | $790,901 | 141 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 89 | 84 | Rivers and Tides | $15,895 | -5.5% | 5 | -4 | $3,179 | $2,091,108 | 66 | Roxie Releasing |
| 90 | 111 | Galapagos | $14,853 | +120.1% | 2 | - | $7,426 | $14,091,883 | 204 | IMAX |
| 91 | 60 | So Close | $14,452 | -69.7% | 8 | -3 | $1,806 | $62,214 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 92 | - | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | $14,000 | - | 1 | - | $14,000 | $14,000 | 1 | Artistic License |
| 93 | 79 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $13,009 | -43% | 7 | -3 | $1,858 | $102,534 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 94 | 103 | Respiro | $12,884 | +46.5% | 13 | +3 | $991 | $1,038,660 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | - | Emerald Cowboy | $12,040 | - | 4 | - | $3,010 | $12,040 | 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 96 | 94 | Man on the Train | $11,007 | -2.6% | 17 | +5 | $647 | $2,505,121 | 20 | Paramount Classics |
| 97 | 77 | Millennium Actress | $10,886 | -57% | 6 | - | $1,814 | $36,226 | 2 | - |
| 98 | 80 | Owning Mahowny | $10,726 | -51.5% | 13 | -5 | $825 | $979,433 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 99 | 83 | The Cuckoo | $10,366 | -39.7% | 6 | -8 | $1,727 | $184,585 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 100 | 101 | Bonhoeffer | $9,624 | +8.5% | 4 | +3 | $2,406 | $194,047 | 14 | First Run |
| 101 | 81 | Touchez pas au grisbi | $8,454 | -56.3% | 1 | - | $8,454 | $63,262 | 3 | Rialto Pictures |
| 102 | 112 | Together with You | $7,625 | +17.1% | 11 | +1 | $693 | $1,139,722 | 17 | United Artists |
| 103 | - | Dorm Daze | $7,306 | - | 34 | - | $214 | $7,306 | 1 | 120 Degree Films |
| 104 | - | Yossi & Jagger | $7,175 | - | 1 | - | $7,175 | $7,175 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 105 | 123 | A Housekeeper | $6,369 | +67.3% | 7 | -1 | $909 | $384,557 | 11 | Palm Pictures |
| 106 | 114 | The Cremaster Cycle | $5,745 | -8% | 3 | -1 | $1,915 | $456,635 | 22 | Palm Pictures |
| 107 | 126 | The Legend of Suriyothai | $5,470 | +50.5% | 8 | +4 | $683 | $422,341 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 108 | 107 | Madame Satã | $5,412 | -33.6% | 6 | +3 | $902 | $164,537 | 12 | Wellspring Media |
| 109 | 86 | September 11 | $5,390 | -66% | 3 | -3 | $1,796 | $93,784 | 10 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 110 | 119 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $5,307 | -5.2% | 2 | - | $2,653 | $1,696,674 | 53 | IMAX |
| 111 | 97 | Wrong Turn | $5,292 | -46.1% | 13 | -9 | $407 | $15,418,790 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 112 | 118 | China: The Panda Adventure | $4,908 | -15.3% | 2 | - | $2,454 | $3,512,760 | 120 | IMAX |
| 113 | 98 | Buffalo Soldiers | $4,877 | -49.4% | 9 | -6 | $541 | $352,133 | 9 | Miramax |
| 114 | 115 | Gloomy Sunday | $4,739 | -22.5% | 1 | - | $4,739 | $127,218 | 14 | Menemsha Films |
| 115 | 109 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $4,573 | -38.5% | - | - | - | $15,544,148 | 177 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 116 | 110 | Tycoon: A New Russian | $4,458 | -35.8% | 2 | - | $2,229 | $113,309 | 15 | New Yorker Films |
| 117 | 143 | Manna from Heaven | $4,255 | +473.5% | 1 | - | $4,255 | $426,169 | 60 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 118 | 147 | The Princess Blade | $4,022 | +664.6% | 3 | +2 | $1,340 | $62,328 | 7 | ADV Films |
| 119 | 82 | The Other Side of the Bed 2003 Re-release | $4,009 | -77.8% | 4 | -3 | $1,002 | $111,959 | 4 | Sundance Film Series |
| 120 | 93 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | $3,764 | -68.7% | 1 | -7 | $3,764 | $2,830,361 | 19 | - |
| 121 | 105 | X2 | $3,622 | -57.7% | 7 | -12 | $517 | $214,949,694 | 21 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 122 | 146 | The Eye | $3,353 | +370.9% | 4 | +2 | $838 | $488,346 | 16 | Palm Pictures |
| 123 | 108 | On_Line | $3,316 | -58.8% | 1 | -3 | $3,316 | $132,236 | 13 | Indican Pictures |
| 124 | 128 | The Gatekeeper | $3,203 | -7.6% | 1 | - | $3,203 | $104,888 | 22 | - |
| 125 | 136 | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | $2,924 | +37.9% | 2 | - | $1,462 | $148,318 | 32 | Wellspring Media |
| 126 | 117 | Stone Reader | $2,451 | -57.8% | 2 | - | $1,225 | $245,974 | 33 | - |
| 127 | 125 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | $2,358 | -35.6% | 3 | - | $786 | $156,169 | 18 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 128 | 113 | Carnage | $2,332 | -63.7% | 1 | - | $2,332 | $19,156 | 3 | Wellspring Media |
| 129 | 104 | Russian Ark | $1,893 | -78.2% | 8 | +5 | $236 | $2,318,660 | 41 | Wellspring Media |
| 130 | 92 | The R.M. | $1,731 | -85.9% | 2 | -5 | $865 | $1,111,430 | 34 | - |
| 131 | 132 | Teknolust | $1,609 | -34.7% | 3 | +1 | $536 | $27,884 | 5 | THINKFilm |
| 132 | 99 | Green Card Fever | $1,600 | -82.7% | 10 | - | $160 | $123,596 | 5 | - |
| 133 | 116 | Friday Night | $1,562 | -73.8% | 2 | -2 | $781 | $145,459 | 18 | Wellspring Media |
| 134 | 106 | The Girl from Paris | $1,489 | -82% | 3 | -1 | $496 | $155,436 | 27 | Films Philos |
| 135 | 137 | Marooned in Iraq | $1,206 | -38.7% | 3 | +1 | $402 | $132,031 | 22 | Wellspring Media |
| 136 | 90 | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | $1,131 | -91.3% | 1 | -5 | $1,131 | $117,574 | 5 | Palm Pictures |
| 137 | 140 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,071 | -19.8% | 2 | - | $535 | $6,934,229 | 239 | - |
| 138 | 144 | Time Changer | $862 | +18.2% | 3 | +1 | $287 | $1,283,061 | 48 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 139 | 141 | Alien Adventure | $820 | -16.5% | 1 | - | $820 | $4,304,150 | 214 | - |
| 140 | - | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | $655 | - | 1 | - | $655 | $271,841 | 56 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 141 | 122 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $637 | -84.2% | 1 | -1 | $637 | $45,706 | 5 | First Look International |
| 142 | 133 | The Man Without a Past | $566 | -76.1% | 1 | -3 | $566 | $921,847 | 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
