Domestic 2003 Weekend 34
August 22-24, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Freddy vs. Jason | $13,400,000 | -63.2% | 3,014 | - | $4,445 | $61,500,000 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | 2 | S.W.A.T. | $10,581,327 | -41.6% | 3,204 | -16 | $3,302 | $87,847,065 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | Open Range | $9,481,315 | -32.5% | 2,163 | +88 | $4,383 | $29,317,253 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | Freaky Friday | $9,304,643 | -30.7% | 3,058 | +79 | $3,042 | $74,431,693 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | - | The Medallion | $8,111,324 | - | 2,648 | - | $3,063 | $8,111,324 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $7,275,447 | -20.6% | 2,404 | -306 | $3,026 | $260,925,697 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 8 | Seabiscuit | $6,170,290 | -23.7% | 2,534 | +72 | $2,435 | $92,936,230 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | Uptown Girls | $5,606,943 | -50.3% | 2,495 | - | $2,247 | $22,318,159 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | 7 | American Wedding | $5,464,405 | -35% | 2,467 | -518 | $2,215 | $90,515,725 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | - | My Boss's Daughter | $5,000,000 | - | 2,201 | - | $2,271 | $5,000,000 | 1 | Dimension Films |
| 11 | 9 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $3,000,000 | -42.3% | 2,429 | -574 | $1,235 | $102,500,000 | 5 | Dimension Films |
| 12 | 10 | Bad Boys II | $2,031,469 | -35.4% | 1,202 | -583 | $1,690 | $132,324,611 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 11 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $1,503,624 | -46% | 1,272 | -654 | $1,182 | $62,007,286 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 15 | The Divorce | $1,368,317 | +45.2% | 422 | +242 | $3,242 | $3,558,534 | 3 | - |
| 15 | 14 | Finding Nemo | $1,038,919 | -23.5% | 838 | -199 | $1,239 | $329,790,041 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | 13 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $1,004,457 | -49.3% | 542 | -274 | $1,853 | $99,518,415 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | - | Marci X | $872,950 | - | 1,200 | - | $727 | $872,950 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | 12 | Grind | $818,330 | -67.4% | 2,253 | - | $363 | $4,522,077 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 21 | Dirty Pretty Things | $691,098 | +24% | 240 | +98 | $2,879 | $2,948,667 | 6 | Miramax |
| 20 | 20 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $660,077 | +11.2% | 422 | -162 | $1,564 | $64,518,187 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | 17 | Whale Rider | $616,795 | -14.5% | 338 | -10 | $1,824 | $15,054,289 | 12 | Newmarket Films |
| 22 | 18 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | $601,329 | -7.2% | 987 | -20 | $609 | $88,919,918 | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 23 | 16 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $472,095 | -42.2% | 411 | -222 | $1,148 | $148,479,554 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 37 | American Splendor | $454,375 | +184.5% | 32 | +26 | $14,199 | $716,971 | 2 | Fine Line Features |
| 25 | 19 | Swimming Pool | $449,700 | -24.7% | 235 | -22 | $1,913 | $8,269,599 | 8 | Focus Features |
| 26 | 32 | Step Into Liquid | $372,013 | +84.7% | 50 | +34 | $7,440 | $949,498 | 3 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 27 | 34 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | $345,750 | +82.4% | 61 | +35 | $5,668 | $964,671 | 4 | Miramax |
| 28 | 24 | Bruce Almighty | $320,375 | -1.6% | 332 | +3 | $964 | $240,356,850 | 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 23 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $314,902 | -5.1% | 86 | +23 | $3,661 | $1,268,907 | 4 | - |
| 30 | 27 | The Matrix Reloaded | $313,923 | +6.3% | 90 | -14 | $3,488 | $278,821,645 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 22 | 28 Days Later | $289,274 | -36.6% | 247 | -89 | $1,171 | $43,578,691 | 9 | - |
| 32 | 28 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $263,763 | +1.3% | 26 | -118 | $10,144 | $8,504,188 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 33 | 30 | Hulk | $215,325 | +1.5% | 261 | +20 | $825 | $131,490,345 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | 29 | Daddy Day Care | $215,080 | -3.7% | 283 | -4 | $760 | $102,731,301 | 16 | Revolution Studios |
| 35 | 25 | Johnny English | $196,385 | -38.4% | 217 | -126 | $905 | $27,330,665 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | 38 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $195,577 | +33.7% | 65 | +34 | $3,008 | $6,049,817 | 7 | Odeon |
| 37 | 26 | Bend It Like Beckham | $193,830 | -38.8% | 161 | -116 | $1,203 | $31,329,986 | 24 | - |
| 38 | 36 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $169,835 | -4.2% | 215 | -23 | $789 | $126,522,515 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | 31 | Rugrats Go Wild | $167,040 | -18.5% | 263 | - | $635 | $39,102,946 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 40 | 35 | The Italian Job | $133,086 | -29% | 64 | -54 | $2,079 | $96,853,332 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | - | Thirteen | $116,260 | - | 5 | - | $23,252 | $139,860 | 1 | - |
| 42 | 39 | Space Station 3D | $108,018 | -21.4% | 18 | -4 | $6,001 | $42,968,125 | 71 | IMAX |
| 43 | 43 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $92,454 | -4.6% | 32 | - | $2,889 | $14,095,061 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | 42 | Northfork | $82,814 | -15.2% | 64 | -7 | $1,293 | $1,118,205 | 7 | Paramount Classics |
| 45 | 46 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $81,415 | +32.1% | 45 | +13 | $1,809 | $361,023 | 4 | Paramount Classics |
| 46 | 44 | Spellbound | $70,193 | -7.7% | 54 | +3 | $1,299 | $5,243,927 | 17 | THINKFilm |
| 47 | - | Green Card Fever | $67,529 | - | 18 | - | $3,751 | $67,529 | 1 | - |
| 48 | 41 | Passionada | $63,096 | -48.9% | 36 | -38 | $1,752 | $265,032 | 2 | IDP Distribution |
| 49 | 45 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $62,599 | -11.2% | 9 | - | $6,955 | $44,688,462 | 253 | IMAX |
| 50 | 40 | Koi... Mil Gaya | $61,033 | -51.6% | 43 | -11 | $1,419 | $568,961 | 3 | Yash Raj Films |
| 51 | 48 | I Capture the Castle | $55,419 | -8% | 39 | +4 | $1,421 | $967,506 | 7 | IDP Distribution |
| 52 | 47 | Capturing the Friedmans | $48,868 | -20.3% | 43 | -10 | $1,136 | $2,874,066 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 53 | 49 | Hollywood Homicide | $43,415 | -26.3% | 83 | -13 | $523 | $30,207,785 | 11 | Revolution Studios |
| 54 | - | The Battle of Shaker Heights | $42,569 | - | 5 | - | $8,513 | $42,569 | 1 | Miramax |
| 55 | 55 | Haunted Castle | $33,750 | +9% | 3 | - | $11,250 | $6,954,320 | 131 | - |
| 56 | 51 | X2: X-Men United | $33,131 | -20% | 65 | -16 | $509 | $214,869,324 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 57 | 52 | Buffalo Soldiers | $30,721 | -24.6% | 20 | -4 | $1,536 | $270,412 | 5 | Miramax |
| 58 | 56 | Wrong Turn | $25,854 | -5.4% | 45 | -6 | $574 | $15,352,334 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 59 | 50 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $23,858 | -43.6% | 89 | -40 | $268 | $25,983,662 | 8 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 60 | - | Spirited Away | $22,862 | - | 6 | - | $3,810 | $10,004,994 | 49 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 61 | 58 | Nowhere in Africa | $22,482 | -9.6% | 25 | -4 | $899 | $6,040,487 | 25 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 62 | 68 | The Cuckoo | $22,194 | +41.1% | 12 | +4 | $1,849 | $114,916 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | 53 | Chicago | $21,242 | -36.7% | 54 | -22 | $393 | $170,659,352 | 35 | Miramax |
| 64 | 54 | The Holy Land | $20,141 | -38.3% | 11 | -4 | $1,831 | $340,019 | 7 | - |
| 65 | 60 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $19,340 | -10.9% | 8 | - | $2,417 | $15,156,060 | 133 | - |
| 66 | 62 | A Mighty Wind | $18,982 | -6% | 49 | +5 | $387 | $17,583,468 | 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | 57 | Masked and Anonymous | $18,541 | -29.7% | 12 | - | $1,545 | $284,260 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 73 | The Weather Underground | $18,256 | +39.8% | 7 | +3 | $2,608 | $270,979 | 12 | Shadow Distribution |
| 69 | 71 | Mondays in the Sun | $17,530 | +19.2% | 20 | +8 | $876 | $119,582 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 70 | 67 | The Trip | $16,022 | -0.2% | 7 | +2 | $2,288 | $291,731 | 16 | TLA Releasing |
| 71 | 59 | Owning Mahowny | $15,902 | -30.6% | 24 | - | $662 | $882,952 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | 64 | Mambo Italiano | $15,440 | -15.5% | 14 | +3 | $1,102 | $2,937,514 | 12 | - |
| 73 | - | No News from God | $15,271 | - | 3 | - | $5,090 | $15,271 | 1 | First Look International |
| 74 | 89 | Madame Satã | $14,377 | +165.3% | 4 | +1 | $3,594 | $114,808 | 7 | Wellspring Media |
| 75 | 69 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | $13,507 | -12.1% | 14 | -4 | $964 | $2,787,455 | 15 | - |
| 76 | 72 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $13,442 | <0.1% | 2 | -1 | $6,721 | $18,683,879 | 320 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 77 | 65 | Respiro | $12,536 | -25.5% | 14 | -4 | $895 | $958,078 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 78 | 76 | Rivers and Tides | $11,495 | -5.3% | 8 | -1 | $1,436 | $2,032,143 | 61 | Roxie Releasing |
| 79 | - | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | $10,998 | - | 1 | - | $10,998 | $10,998 | 1 | Palm Pictures |
| 80 | 83 | Russian Ark | $10,242 | +40.9% | 9 | -1 | $1,138 | $2,282,936 | 37 | Wellspring Media |
| 81 | 75 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $10,093 | -19.5% | 2 | - | $5,046 | $15,980,378 | 34 | Miramax |
| 82 | - | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $10,046 | - | 2 | - | $5,023 | $10,046 | 1 | First Look International |
| 83 | 70 | A Housekeeper | $9,924 | -34.9% | 10 | -3 | $992 | $344,342 | 7 | Palm Pictures |
| 84 | 86 | The Princess Blade | $9,868 | +50.8% | 7 | +3 | $1,409 | $39,685 | 3 | ADV Films |
| 85 | - | Teknolust | $9,475 | - | 2 | - | $4,737 | $9,475 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 86 | 77 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $8,748 | -18.7% | 4 | - | $2,187 | $15,507,852 | 173 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 87 | 79 | City of God | $8,467 | <0.1% | 3 | +1 | $2,822 | $4,573,927 | 32 | Miramax |
| 88 | 85 | Together | $7,105 | +2.6% | 9 | +1 | $789 | $1,103,911 | 13 | United Artists |
| 89 | - | Dog Days | $6,267 | - | 1 | - | $6,267 | $6,267 | 1 | Leisure Time Features |
| 90 | 74 | Lucía, Lucía | $5,692 | -54.8% | 11 | -6 | $517 | $267,495 | 5 | - |
| 91 | 87 | Gloomy Sunday | $5,691 | -8.9% | 1 | - | $5,691 | $99,881 | 10 | Menemsha Films |
| 92 | 88 | The Eye | $5,203 | -7.9% | 7 | -1 | $743 | $476,449 | 12 | Palm Pictures |
| 93 | - | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | $5,045 | - | 1 | - | $5,045 | $5,045 | 1 | First Run |
| 94 | - | The Legend of Suriyothai | $5,024 | - | 7 | - | $717 | $391,131 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | 92 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $4,700 | -7.9% | 8 | -2 | $587 | $339,789,881 | 36 | New Line Cinema |
| 96 | 105 | The Red Circle | $4,680 | +90.4% | 4 | +1 | $1,170 | $354,674 | 33 | Rialto Pictures |
| 97 | 110 | The Cremaster Cycle | $4,650 | +150.5% | 2 | - | $2,325 | $428,447 | 18 | Palm Pictures |
| 98 | 101 | China: The Panda Adventure | $4,626 | +45.2% | 3 | - | $1,542 | $3,208,172 | 116 | IMAX |
| 99 | 97 | Jet Lag 2003 Re-release | $4,381 | +10.9% | 6 | -4 | $730 | $532,468 | 11 | Miramax |
| 100 | 91 | The Man Without a Past | $4,297 | -16.7% | 6 | - | $716 | $910,173 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 101 | 104 | Tycoon: A New Russian | $4,046 | +60.6% | 2 | +1 | $2,023 | $97,888 | 11 | New Yorker Films |
| 102 | 84 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | $3,796 | -47.8% | 3 | -1 | $1,265 | $141,791 | 14 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 103 | 82 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | $3,637 | -50.6% | 3 | -1 | $1,212 | $580,809 | 57 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 104 | 66 | Man on the Train | $3,507 | -79% | 14 | -15 | $250 | $2,451,110 | 16 | Paramount Classics |
| 105 | - | Rana's Wedding | $3,099 | - | 1 | - | $3,099 | $3,099 | 1 | Arab Film Distribution |
| 106 | 95 | The Bread, My Sweet | $2,741 | -38.1% | 2 | - | $1,370 | $745,066 | 136 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 107 | 106 | Bonhoeffer | $2,671 | +10.7% | 1 | - | $2,671 | $157,422 | 10 | First Run |
| 108 | 80 | Washington Heights | $2,476 | -70.7% | 2 | -2 | $1,238 | $160,291 | 16 | MAC Releasing |
| 109 | 102 | The Girl from Paris | $2,445 | -22.9% | 3 | - | $815 | $131,046 | 23 | Films Philos |
| 110 | 112 | Stone Reader | $2,354 | +56.1% | 2 | - | $1,177 | $222,295 | 28 | - |
| 111 | 81 | Boys Life 4: Four Play | $2,179 | -71% | 3 | +1 | $726 | $50,914 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 112 | 119 | September 11 | $2,178 | +103.9% | 3 | +2 | $726 | $40,206 | 6 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 113 | 93 | Shanghai Ghetto | $2,062 | -59% | 2 | - | $1,031 | $698,216 | 48 | Menemsha Films |
| 114 | 96 | The Heart of Me | $2,057 | -49.4% | 3 | -3 | $685 | $183,025 | 11 | THINKFilm |
| 115 | - | The Embalmer | $1,875 | - | 1 | - | $1,875 | $34,066 | 6 | First Run |
| 116 | 78 | The Gatekeeper | $1,794 | -79.1% | 1 | -1 | $1,794 | $94,202 | 18 | - |
| 117 | 120 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,750 | +64.8% | 2 | - | $875 | $6,928,059 | 235 | - |
| 118 | 100 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | $1,553 | -54.5% | 3 | +2 | $517 | $263,165 | 52 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 119 | 107 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | $1,539 | -27.4% | 1 | - | $1,539 | $67,662 | 7 | TLA Releasing |
| 120 | 114 | Galapagos | $1,419 | +3.7% | 2 | - | $709 | $12,588,400 | 200 | IMAX |
| 121 | 127 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $1,291 | +190.8% | 2 | +1 | $645 | $1,653,665 | 49 | IMAX |
| 122 | 109 | The R.M. | $1,260 | -33.5% | 30 | +27 | $42 | $1,057,022 | 30 | - |
| 123 | 94 | Bowling for Columbine | $1,227 | -75.2% | 2 | -3 | $613 | $21,572,249 | 46 | United Artists |
| 124 | 125 | Alien Adventure | $1,000 | +94.2% | 1 | - | $1,000 | $4,299,207 | 210 | - |
| 125 | - | Gasoline | $996 | - | 1 | - | $996 | $7,544 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 126 | 118 | New Suit | $930 | -18.1% | 1 | - | $930 | $53,251 | 17 | - |
| 127 | 117 | Marooned in Iraq | $800 | -36.9% | 1 | -1 | $800 | $127,204 | 18 | Wellspring Media |
| 128 | - | Manna from Heaven | $765 | - | 1 | - | $765 | $419,606 | 56 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 129 | - | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | $650 | - | 1 | - | $650 | $130,613 | 28 | Wellspring Media |
| 130 | 90 | Confusion of Genders 2003 Re-release | $594 | -88.5% | 2 | -1 | $297 | $29,609 | 7 | - |
| 131 | 98 | On_Line | $584 | -84.6% | 1 | -1 | $584 | $105,436 | 9 | Indican Pictures |
| 132 | 123 | The Good Old Naughty Days | $517 | -45.6% | 1 | - | $517 | $56,462 | 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 133 | 116 | Chaos 2002 Re-release | $479 | -62.5% | 1 | -1 | $479 | $197,397 | 30 | New Yorker Films |
| 134 | 130 | Across the Sea of Time | $213 | +8.1% | 1 | - | $213 | $15,993,742 | 410 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 135 | 122 | Time Changer | $157 | -84.2% | 1 | -1 | $157 | $1,278,610 | 44 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 136 | 132 | Morvern Callar | $116 | -20% | 1 | -1 | $116 | $267,194 | 36 | Cowboy Pictures |
