Domestic Box Office For Aug 21, 2003
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
Key:Estimated
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Freddy vs. Jason | $2,207,000 | -11.9% | - | 3,014 | $732 | $48,044,640 | 7 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | 2 | S.W.A.T. | $1,713,149 | -2.8% | -35.2% | 3,220 | $532 | $77,265,738 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | Freaky Friday | $1,601,871 | +1.3% | -32.7% | 2,979 | $537 | $65,127,050 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | Open Range | $1,333,361 | -0.2% | - | 2,075 | $642 | $19,835,938 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 6 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $1,195,078 | +3.2% | -18.3% | 2,710 | $440 | $253,650,250 | 44 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | Uptown Girls | $1,188,790 | -5.1% | - | 2,495 | $476 | $16,711,216 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | 8 | Seabiscuit | $947,870 | +2.7% | -18.7% | 2,462 | $385 | $86,765,940 | 28 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 7 | American Wedding | $925,350 | -7.6% | -31.4% | 2,985 | $310 | $85,051,320 | 21 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $625,000 | -2.3% | -28.8% | 3,003 | $208 | $99,485,190 | 28 | Dimension Films |
| 10 | 11 | Bad Boys II | $337,792 | -1% | -37.9% | 1,785 | $189 | $130,293,142 | 35 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 10 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $319,031 | -11.1% | -35% | 1,926 | $165 | $60,503,662 | 28 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | Grind | $257,394 | -7.5% | - | 2,253 | $114 | $3,703,747 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 13 | Finding Nemo | $233,609 | -4.7% | -26.3% | 1,037 | $225 | $328,751,122 | 84 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $191,063 | +4.8% | +148.3% | 816 | $234 | $98,513,958 | 56 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | 15 | The Divorce | $130,064 | -0.7% | +185.2% | 180 | $722 | $2,190,217 | 14 | - |
| 16 | 17 | Whale Rider | $99,158 | +4.2% | +0.5% | 348 | $284 | $14,437,494 | 77 | Newmarket Films |
| 17 | 16 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $92,465 | -5.8% | -45.9% | 633 | $146 | $148,007,459 | 51 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | 18 | Swimming Pool | $78,000 | - | - | 257 | $303 | $7,819,899 | 51 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 20 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $77,952 | +3.8% | -56.6% | 584 | $133 | $63,858,110 | 42 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | 19 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | $77,297 | +0.3% | -28.5% | 1,007 | $76 | $88,318,589 | 51 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | 21 | Dirty Pretty Things | $71,000 | - | +121.9% | 142 | $500 | $2,257,569 | 35 | Miramax |
| 22 | 22 | 28 Days Later | $64,144 | -4% | -30.1% | 336 | $190 | $43,289,417 | 56 | - |
| 23 | 23 | The Matrix Reloaded | $55,267 | -3.1% | +12% | 104 | $531 | $278,507,722 | 99 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 25 | Bend It Like Beckham | $53,279 | +8% | -53.9% | 277 | $192 | $31,136,156 | 163 | - |
| 25 | 24 | Johnny English | $47,995 | -6.7% | -59.1% | 343 | $139 | $27,134,280 | 35 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 26 | Bruce Almighty | $41,125 | -7.4% | -9.3% | 329 | $125 | $240,036,475 | 91 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | 27 | Rugrats Go Wild | $29,138 | -13.7% | +214.3% | 263 | $110 | $38,935,906 | 70 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | 28 | The Italian Job | $28,391 | -2.6% | -45.2% | 118 | $240 | $96,720,246 | 84 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | 29 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $26,180 | -8.3% | -24.6% | 238 | $110 | $126,352,680 | 77 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | 31 | American Splendor | $24,148 | +0.9% | - | 6 | $4,024 | $261,407 | 7 | Fine Line Features |
| 31 | 30 | Hulk | $22,895 | -13.6% | -21.5% | 241 | $95 | $131,275,020 | 63 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | 32 | Passionada | $22,400 | +22.4% | - | 74 | $302 | $201,936 | 7 | IDP Distribution |
| 33 | 34 | Northfork | $14,358 | +29.5% | -1.9% | 71 | $202 | $1,035,391 | 42 | Paramount Classics |
| 34 | 35 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $11,586 | +53.4% | +89.6% | 32 | $362 | $279,608 | 21 | Paramount Classics |
| 35 | 33 | Thirteen | $11,087 | -11.4% | - | 2 | $5,543 | $23,600 | 2 | - |
| 36 | 37 | X2: X-Men United | $5,726 | -8% | -44.9% | 81 | $70 | $214,836,193 | 112 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | 36 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $5,412 | -16.5% | -36.7% | 129 | $41 | $25,960,604 | 51 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 38 | 38 | The Holy Land | $4,952 | -0.2% | +59.6% | 15 | $330 | $319,878 | 42 | - |
| 39 | 39 | Man on the Train | $4,566 | +46% | +96.7% | 29 | $157 | $2,447,603 | 105 | Paramount Classics |
| 40 | 40 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | $2,384 | +9.1% | -38.6% | 18 | $132 | $2,773,948 | 98 | - |
| 41 | 41 | Lucía, Lucía | $2,208 | +51% | -31.3% | 17 | $129 | $261,803 | 28 | - |
| 42 | 42 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $979 | +12.5% | - | 10 | $97 | $339,785,181 | 247 | New Line Cinema |
| 43 | 43 | New Suit | $54 | +28.6% | +260% | 1 | $54 | $52,321 | 112 | - |
