Domestic Box Office For March 2003

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Bringing Down the House$100,800,3442,910$132,716,677Mar 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2Chicago$46,001,0002,701$170,687,518Dec 27Miramax
3Old School$43,234,2892,742$75,585,093Feb 21DreamWorks Distribution
4Tears of the Sun$41,602,2112,973$43,734,876Mar 7Revolution Studios
5Agent Cody Banks$35,509,0213,369$47,938,330Mar 14Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
6How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days$30,537,0312,923$105,813,373Feb 7Paramount Pictures
7The Hunted$29,499,7152,517$34,244,097Mar 14Paramount Pictures
8Cradle 2 the Grave$28,127,2782,625$34,712,347Feb 28Warner Bros.
9Dreamcatcher$26,138,1642,945$33,715,436Mar 21Warner Bros.
10Daredevil$23,344,2483,474$102,543,518Feb 14Twentieth Century Fox
11The Jungle Book 2$18,062,7122,815$47,901,582Feb 14Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
12Head of State$14,345,9572,256$38,125,247Mar 28DreamWorks Distribution
13Piglet's Big Movie$13,067,7692,084$23,103,423Mar 21Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
14The Core$12,771,4893,019$31,186,896Mar 28Paramount Pictures
15View from the Top$12,447,0002,508$15,614,000Mar 21Miramax
16Basic$12,360,4342,876$26,793,311Mar 28Sony Pictures Releasing
17Shanghai Knights$11,638,4422,755$60,476,872Feb 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18The Pianist$10,096,000842$32,572,577Dec 25Focus Features
19The Life of David Gale$9,228,7402,003$19,955,598Feb 21Universal Pictures
20The Hours$8,621,8931,010$41,675,994Dec 27Paramount Pictures
21About Schmidt$7,109,7001,240$65,016,287Dec 13New Line Cinema
22Boat Trip$6,887,0001,803$8,600,126Mar 21Artisan Entertainment
23Willard$6,791,1001,762$6,886,089Mar 14New Line Cinema
24The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$6,752,0893,622$339,789,881Dec 18New Line Cinema
25Gods and Generals$5,993,8701,533$12,882,934Feb 21Warner Bros.
26The Recruit$5,914,4372,376$52,802,140Jan 31Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
27The Quiet American$5,745,800396$12,988,801Nov 22Miramax
28Final Destination 2$4,681,6602,834$46,961,214Jan 31New Line Cinema
29Dark Blue$3,409,2152,176$9,250,301Feb 21United Artists
30Gangs of New York$3,363,3002,340$77,812,000Dec 20Miramax
31Kangaroo Jack$3,332,9472,848$66,934,963Jan 17Warner Bros.
32Catch Me If You Can$2,307,8643,225$164,615,351Dec 25DreamWorks Distribution
33Adaptation.$2,133,622672$22,498,520Dec 6Sony Pictures Releasing
34Deliver Us from Eva$1,980,3401,139$17,573,594Feb 7Focus Features
35The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$1,957,34466$15,686,215Dec 27Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
36Spirited Away$1,921,030714$10,055,859Sep 20Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
37Space Station 3D$1,851,42264$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
38Talk to Her
2002 Re-release
$1,412,010255$9,285,469Nov 22Sony Pictures Classics
39Far from Heaven$1,289,994291$15,901,849Nov 8Focus Features
40Frida$1,224,798794$25,885,000Oct 25Miramax
41Bend It Like Beckham$1,219,5861,002$32,543,449Mar 12-
42Bowling for Columbine$1,217,605248$21,576,018Oct 11United Artists
43Just Married$1,201,7422,769$56,127,162Jan 10Twentieth Century Fox
44City of God$1,181,046242$7,564,459Jan 17Miramax
45Laurel Canyon$1,134,527121$3,663,356Mar 7Sony Pictures Classics
46Rabbit-Proof Fence$1,017,413153$6,199,600Nov 27Miramax
47Spider$1,015,95754$1,642,483Dec 20Sony Pictures Classics
48Biker Boyz$987,0601,769$22,076,772Jan 31DreamWorks Distribution
49Darkness Falls$922,7142,865$32,551,396Jan 24Revolution Studios
50Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets$892,7693,682$261,988,482Nov 15Warner Bros.
51Maid in Manhattan$772,0553,050$94,011,225Dec 13Revolution Studios
52The Guru$734,21298$3,095,506Jan 31Universal Pictures
53Nowhere in Africa$634,39978$6,180,200Mar 7Zeitgeist Films
54Two Weeks Notice$622,4662,755$93,354,851Dec 20Warner Bros.
55The Wild Thornberrys$602,2513,012$40,108,697Dec 20Paramount Pictures
56Drumline$581,6951,837$56,399,184Dec 13Twentieth Century Fox
57Antwone Fisher$575,2441,021$21,078,145Dec 19-
58Poolhall Junkies$459,704179$563,711Feb 28-
59Irreversible$448,35835$792,200Mar 7Lionsgate
60Russian Ark$441,68722$2,326,979Dec 13Wellspring Media
61A Fish Tale$400,77534$563,911Feb 28-
62He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not$313,67023$1,011,102Feb 14IDP Distribution
6325th Hour$309,719495$13,084,595Dec 19Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
64T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$293,59638$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
65My Big Fat Greek Wedding$288,9062,016$241,438,208Apr 19IFC Films
66The Hot Chick$283,4292,246$35,081,594Dec 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
67The R.M.$269,79630$1,111,615Jan 31-
68Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$265,49726$15,553,324Feb 10-
69The Safety of Objects$263,59043$319,299Mar 7IFC Films
70Rivers and Tides$257,19315$2,200,276Jun 26Roxie Releasing
71The Spanish Apartment$247,93923$1,067,438Mar 21-
72Amandla!$242,43516$405,331Feb 19Artisan Entertainment
73Lost in La Mancha$220,65124$732,393Jan 31IFC Films
74Die Another Day$214,9603,377$160,942,139Nov 22Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
75Time Changer$197,673169$1,285,167Oct 25Five & Two Pictures
76All the Real Girls$191,71825$549,666Feb 14Sony Pictures Classics
77Séraphin: Heart of Stone$177,633123$6,749,187Nov 29Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
78Star Trek: Nemesis$169,9742,711$43,254,409Dec 13Paramount Pictures
79The Ring$169,6462,927$129,128,133Oct 18DreamWorks Distribution
80Jet Lag$167,43240$250,000Feb 21Christal Films
81The Crime of Padre Amaro$159,543137$5,717,044Nov 15IDP Distribution
82Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary$147,39812$378,382Jan 24Sony Pictures Classics
83Gerry$145,55515$254,683Feb 14THINKFilm
84National Security$142,0312,729$36,381,186Jan 17Sony Pictures Releasing
85Spun$140,87624$411,119Mar 14Newmarket Films
86Confessions of a Dangerous Mind$137,5221,776$16,007,718Dec 31Miramax
87Nicholas Nickleby$120,885100$1,587,173Dec 27Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
88Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 IMAX Release
$118,38058$8,485,488Nov 1Twentieth Century Fox
89Narc$107,776822$10,465,659Dec 20Paramount Pictures
90Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$103,86822$15,627,434May 5Sony Pictures Classics
91Open Hearts$96,07513$136,170Feb 21Newmarket Films
928 Mile$85,6162,585$116,750,901Nov 8Universal Pictures
93Friday After Next$81,7801,621$33,253,609Nov 22New Line Cinema
94Till Human Voices Wake Us$74,39517$120,601Feb 21Paramount Classics
95Manna from Heaven$71,45233$505,675Aug 2Five Sisters Productions
96Assassination Tango$70,82745$1,013,272Mar 28United Artists
97Divine Intervention$66,3639$421,343Jan 17Avatar Films
98Todo el poder$63,83417$70,920Feb 28-
99The Fassbinder Series
Film Festival
$63,3107$162,885Feb 14Wellspring Media
100Haunted Castle$63,20610$13,651,656Feb 23-
101Lockdown$62,17275$449,482Feb 14Innovation Film Group (IFG)
102Amen.$58,1409$274,299Jan 24Kino International
1031+1=11$54,99218$132,498Mar 28Eros Worldwide
104Evelyn$51,626137$1,487,645Dec 13Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
105The Way Home$50,94420$445,367Nov 15Paramount Classics
106Sordid Lives$50,0298$1,111,273May 11Regent Releasing
107Love Liza$49,99410$213,137Dec 30Sony Pictures Classics
108The Bread, My Sweet$48,3158$1,023,156Jan 18Panorama Entertainment
109Lawless Heart$47,87318$330,067Feb 21First Look International
110The Red Circle$47,2524$369,970Jan 10Rialto Pictures
111Shanghai Ghetto$44,18713$712,446Sep 27Menemsha Films
112Moonlight Mile$42,873437$6,835,856Sep 27Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
113Ten$41,6534$105,990Mar 5Zeitgeist Films
114Encounter in the Third Dimension$39,87016$7,195,792Feb 26-
115Morvern Callar$36,5299$267,907Dec 20Cowboy Pictures
116Raising Victor Vargas$36,05069$2,078,661Mar 28IDP Distribution
117A Guy Thing$35,1322,520$15,545,431Jan 17Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
118Galapagos$34,71714$18,630,372Oct 29IMAX
119Tully$33,93913$466,664Nov 1-
120Stone Reader$33,6577$260,523Feb 12-
121Apollo 13
The IMAX Experience
$32,87219$1,766,621Sep 20IMAX
122Max$32,82037$539,879Dec 27Lionsgate
123Kurosawa & Mifune Festival$31,1315$561,692Jul 26Cowboy Pictures
124Down and Out with the Dolls$29,4247$60,000Mar 21Indican Pictures
125Charly$26,10136$814,666Sep 27Excel Entertainment
126Real Women Have Curves$24,492163$5,853,194Oct 18Newmarket Films
127Chaos
2002 Re-release
$23,2885$206,789Jan 29New Yorker Films
128The Ignorant Fairies$22,1364$215,449Sep 20Strand Releasing
129Extreme$21,47921$12,475,172Apr 2IMAX
130The Girl from Paris$19,5785$183,266Mar 21Films Philos
131The Trials of Henry Kissinger$18,6218$516,726Sep 25First Run
132Zus & Zo$18,5954$49,468Feb 7-
133Tarkovsky At 70
Film Festival
$18,1822$177,345Sep 13Kino International
134Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times$17,9144$290,767Nov 22First Run
135Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars$16,5395$162,547Jul 10Cowboy Pictures
136Fat Girl$16,42217$725,854Oct 12Cowboy Pictures
137Bolivia$15,8602$33,098Feb 26Cinema Tropical
138Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$15,85381$18,798,590Jul 11Sony Pictures Classics
139Fidel$14,7122$121,304Oct 18First Run
140Across the Sea of Time$12,7902$16,015,639Oct 20Sony Pictures Classics
141Ikiru$12,5062$60,239Dec 27Cowboy Pictures
142The Good Thief$12,084222$3,517,797Apr 2-
143Under the Skin of the City$12,0103$30,666Mar 14Magnolia Pictures
144I Am Trying to Break Your Heart$11,42313$445,522Jul 26Cowboy Pictures
145Seven Samurai
2002 Re-release
$10,9734$271,841Aug 30Cowboy Pictures
146Stevie$10,58413$103,401Mar 28Lionsgate
147Jenny Lamour$10,4672$152,961Oct 25Rialto Pictures
148Fulltime Killer$10,2105$23,124Mar 21Palm Pictures
149Japón$10,1901$21,900Mar 19Vitagraph Films
150Alias Betty$9,9258$208,400Sep 13Wellspring Media
151O Fantasma$9,9151$126,783Nov 22-
152Painted Fire$8,7235$64,029Feb 14Kino International
153Metropolis
2002 Re-release
$8,1078$650,422Jul 12Kino International
154Personal Velocity$7,56543$811,299Nov 22Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
155P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!$7,2347$28,454Jan 17TLA Releasing
156The Son$7,1773$70,262Jan 10New Yorker Films
157The Good Old Naughty Days$7,0562$60,862Mar 28Strand Releasing
158The Scoundrel's Wife$7,0245$8,018Feb 28Miracle Film Distribution
159Alien Adventure$6,62810$8,959,784Aug 20-
160May$6,0369$150,277Feb 7Lionsgate
161Gaudi Afternoon$5,8581$5,858Mar 21Cinema Four
162China: The Panda Adventure$5,03121$3,921,642Jun 9IMAX
163Chaos$4,6081$4,608Mar 7Tidepoint Pictures
164L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin$4,2881$9,397Jan 31The Cinema Guild
165A Family Affair$4,2063$50,075Feb 21-
166Journeys with George$3,5881$3,588Mar 14Cinema Four
167Handcart$3,54214$98,666Oct 11-
168Short Eyes$3,4561$3,456Mar 7Castle Hill Productions
169Unknown Pleasures$3,4301$11,254Mar 26New Yorker Films
170All About Lily Chou-Chou$3,3932$26,485Jul 12Cowboy Pictures
171Hybrid$2,9922$164,386May 10Indican Pictures
172Cet amour-là$2,4242$72,844Apr 2New Yorker Films
173Hush!$2,2752$21,278Nov 8Strand Releasing
174Dischord$2,1992$2,199Feb 28Artistic License
175Songs from the Second Floor$1,7452$80,334Aug 17New Yorker Films
176In Praise of Love$1,73511$252,074Sep 6-
177Missing Young Woman$1,6111$8,858Feb 21Balcony Releasing
178Fellini: I'm a Born Liar$1,5005$106,686Apr 2First Look International
179The Slaughter Rule$1,4113$13,411Jan 8Cowboy Pictures
180Massoud, the Afghan
2002 Re-release
$1,3531$26,747Dec 4New Yorker Films
181Tosca$1,0602$69,613Jul 12Avatar Films
182The Bank$7095$88,414Aug 28The Cinema Guild
183Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet$5161$46,412Nov 8First Run
184The Komediant$4212$119,506Apr 5New Yorker Films
185Lan Yu$4203$116,325Jul 3Strand Releasing
186A Grin Without A Cat$2451$43,616May 1Icarus Films
187Kandahar$18829$1,418,314Dec 14Avatar Films
188Smokers Only$1321$11,871Dec 20Strand Releasing