Domestic 2003 Weekend 35
August 29-September 1, 2003 - Labor Day weekend (US)
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| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Jeepers Creepers 2 | $18,365,222 | - | 3,124 | - | $5,878 | $18,365,222 | 1 | United Artists |
| 2 | - | Freaky Friday | $12,602,252 | - | 3,067 | - | $4,108 | $90,844,347 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | - | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $10,818,785 | - | 2,227 | - | $4,858 | $275,018,547 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | - | S.W.A.T. | $10,780,295 | - | 2,781 | - | $3,876 | $102,702,416 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | - | Open Range | $10,748,196 | - | 2,244 | - | $4,789 | $43,482,974 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | - | Seabiscuit | $9,061,030 | - | 2,556 | - | $3,545 | $104,645,915 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | - | Freddy vs. Jason | $8,660,070 | - | 2,929 | - | $2,956 | $73,944,569 | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | - | The Medallion | $6,210,244 | - | 2,652 | - | $2,341 | $16,867,389 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | - | Uptown Girls | $5,607,007 | - | 2,166 | - | $2,588 | $30,426,760 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 10 | - | American Wedding | $4,760,255 | - | 1,810 | - | $2,629 | $97,694,355 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | - | My Boss's Daughter | $4,515,119 | - | 2,206 | - | $2,046 | $11,616,469 | 2 | Dimension Films |
| 12 | - | The Italian Job | $3,946,271 | - | 1,964 | - | $2,009 | $100,890,875 | 14 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | - | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $3,736,260 | - | 2,385 | - | $1,566 | $107,420,532 | 6 | Dimension Films |
| 14 | - | Finding Nemo | $2,337,618 | - | 1,053 | - | $2,219 | $332,722,962 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | - | The Divorce | $2,071,851 | - | 701 | - | $2,955 | $6,262,588 | 4 | - |
| 16 | - | Bad Boys II | $1,958,752 | - | 869 | - | $2,254 | $135,072,491 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | - | Whale Rider | $1,521,142 | - | 503 | - | $3,024 | $16,909,713 | 13 | Newmarket Films |
| 18 | - | Dirty Pretty Things | $1,411,642 | - | 383 | - | $3,685 | $4,672,544 | 7 | Miramax |
| 19 | - | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $1,368,153 | - | 1,030 | - | $1,328 | $63,983,372 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | - | American Splendor | $1,115,379 | - | 88 | - | $12,674 | $2,053,107 | 3 | Fine Line Features |
| 21 | - | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | $841,180 | - | 203 | - | $4,143 | $1,969,206 | 5 | Miramax |
| 22 | - | Thirteen | $839,277 | - | 73 | - | $11,496 | $1,059,704 | 2 | - |
| 23 | - | The Matrix Reloaded | $775,136 | - | 357 | - | $2,171 | $279,771,818 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | - | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | $653,251 | - | 817 | - | $799 | $89,808,372 | 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | - | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $638,385 | - | 159 | - | $4,015 | $2,052,807 | 5 | - |
| 26 | - | Step Into Liquid | $608,156 | - | 76 | - | $8,002 | $1,775,746 | 4 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 27 | - | Swimming Pool | $559,864 | - | 214 | - | $2,616 | $9,039,687 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 28 | - | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $521,121 | - | 314 | - | $1,659 | $65,246,423 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | - | 28 Days Later | $485,803 | - | 220 | - | $2,208 | $44,210,662 | 10 | - |
| 30 | - | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $469,027 | - | 202 | - | $2,321 | $9,135,344 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | - | Bruce Almighty | $446,645 | - | 289 | - | $1,545 | $240,964,435 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | - | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $440,568 | - | 334 | - | $1,319 | $100,262,649 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | - | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $401,206 | - | 303 | - | $1,324 | $149,093,559 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | - | Bend It Like Beckham | $288,937 | - | 152 | - | $1,900 | $31,726,017 | 25 | - |
| 35 | - | Daddy Day Care | $276,124 | - | 226 | - | $1,221 | $103,102,329 | 17 | Revolution Studios |
| 36 | - | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $273,838 | - | 72 | - | $3,803 | $6,545,639 | - | Odeon |
| 37 | - | Marci X | $267,330 | - | 1,200 | - | $222 | $1,528,682 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | - | Camp | $265,270 | - | 116 | - | $2,286 | $1,310,700 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 39 | - | Johnny English | $204,035 | - | 150 | - | $1,360 | $27,638,825 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 40 | - | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $181,906 | - | 63 | - | $2,887 | $181,906 | 1 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 41 | - | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $180,065 | - | 246 | - | $731 | $26,178,294 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 42 | - | Hulk | $178,425 | - | 183 | - | $975 | $131,765,335 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 43 | - | Ghosts of the Abyss | $164,845 | - | 24 | - | $6,868 | $14,323,162 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | - | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $160,030 | - | 160 | - | $1,000 | $126,781,485 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | - | Grind | $156,642 | - | 325 | - | $481 | $5,014,870 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | - | The Battle of Shaker Heights | $140,459 | - | 13 | - | $10,804 | $214,176 | 2 | Miramax |
| 47 | - | Civil Brand | $123,580 | - | 35 | - | $3,530 | $123,580 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 48 | - | Space Station 3D | $118,838 | - | 17 | - | $6,990 | $43,210,287 | 72 | IMAX |
| 49 | - | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $116,941 | - | 48 | - | $2,436 | $515,177 | 5 | Paramount Classics |
| 50 | - | Rugrats Go Wild | $114,415 | - | 152 | - | $752 | $39,292,963 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 51 | - | Spellbound | $104,099 | - | 50 | - | $2,081 | $5,386,730 | 18 | THINKFilm |
| 52 | - | Passionada | $77,033 | - | 27 | - | $2,853 | $377,321 | 3 | IDP Distribution |
| 53 | - | Northfork | $76,063 | - | 55 | - | $1,382 | $1,223,630 | 8 | Paramount Classics |
| 54 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $71,892 | - | 10 | - | $7,189 | $45,878,230 | 254 | IMAX |
| 55 | - | I Capture the Castle | $57,188 | - | 34 | - | $1,682 | $1,052,033 | 8 | IDP Distribution |
| 56 | - | Capturing the Friedmans | $55,648 | - | 36 | - | $1,545 | $2,953,631 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 57 | - | Koi... Mil Gaya | $52,264 | - | 22 | - | $2,375 | $640,381 | - | Yash Raj Films |
| 58 | - | Spirited Away | $42,495 | - | 18 | - | $2,360 | $10,049,886 | 50 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 59 | - | The Other Side of the Bed 2003 Re-release | $41,597 | - | 10 | - | $4,159 | $41,597 | - | Sundance Film Series |
| 60 | - | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | $36,526 | - | 8 | - | $4,565 | $53,639 | 2 | Palm Pictures |
| 61 | - | The Weather Underground | $30,584 | - | 5 | - | $6,116 | $313,762 | - | Shadow Distribution |
| 62 | - | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $29,527 | - | 6 | - | $4,921 | $29,527 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | - | Green Card Fever | $29,102 | - | 17 | - | $1,711 | $96,631 | 2 | - |
| 64 | - | Mambo Italiano | $28,979 | - | 12 | - | $2,414 | $2,981,646 | - | - |
| 65 | - | Haunted Castle | $27,398 | - | 3 | - | $9,132 | $7,019,238 | 132 | - |
| 66 | - | The Holy Land | $26,556 | - | 9 | - | $2,950 | $376,729 | 8 | - |
| 67 | - | Masked and Anonymous | $25,508 | - | 13 | - | $1,962 | $320,134 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | - | Respiro | $24,568 | - | 12 | - | $2,047 | $992,869 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | - | Buffalo Soldiers | $22,533 | - | 12 | - | $1,877 | $311,221 | 6 | Miramax |
| 70 | - | X2: X-Men United | $22,502 | - | 40 | - | $562 | $214,907,213 | 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 71 | - | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $20,880 | - | 8 | - | $2,610 | $15,184,775 | - | - |
| 72 | - | Party Monster | $20,322 | - | 1 | - | $20,322 | $20,322 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 73 | - | Nowhere in Africa | $20,272 | - | 15 | - | $1,351 | $6,071,994 | 26 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 74 | - | Owning Mahowny | $18,958 | - | 13 | - | $1,458 | $901,469 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 75 | - | No News from God | $18,315 | - | 3 | - | $6,105 | $40,046 | 2 | First Look International |
| 76 | - | Friday Night | $17,869 | - | 2 | - | $8,934 | $123,234 | 15 | Wellspring Media |
| 77 | - | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $17,053 | - | 2 | - | $8,526 | $16,003,576 | 35 | Miramax |
| 78 | - | Mondays in the Sun | $17,004 | - | 16 | - | $1,062 | $146,402 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 79 | - | The Cuckoo | $16,859 | - | 10 | - | $1,685 | $140,311 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | - | Wrong Turn | $16,522 | - | 19 | - | $869 | $15,377,296 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 81 | - | Chicago | $14,864 | - | 26 | - | $571 | $170,684,505 | 36 | Miramax |
| 82 | - | Madame Satã | $14,697 | - | 4 | - | $3,674 | $139,219 | 8 | Wellspring Media |
| 83 | - | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $12,145 | - | 2 | - | $6,072 | $28,388 | 2 | First Look International |
| 84 | - | The Legend of Suriyothai | $11,411 | - | 7 | - | $1,630 | $405,630 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 85 | - | The Bread, My Sweet | $11,357 | - | 4 | - | $2,839 | $757,819 | - | Panorama Entertainment |
| 86 | - | Man on the Train | $11,234 | - | 9 | - | $1,248 | $2,466,223 | 17 | Paramount Classics |
| 87 | - | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | $11,110 | - | 3 | - | $3,703 | $79,735 | 8 | TLA Releasing |
| 88 | - | City of God | $10,974 | - | 2 | - | $5,487 | $4,591,690 | 33 | Miramax |
| 89 | - | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $10,547 | - | 2 | - | $5,273 | $18,707,030 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 90 | - | Together | $10,531 | - | 8 | - | $1,316 | $1,116,820 | - | United Artists |
| 91 | - | A Housekeeper | $10,391 | - | 7 | - | $1,484 | $359,244 | 8 | Palm Pictures |
| 92 | - | The Princess Blade | $9,736 | - | 7 | - | $1,390 | $53,236 | - | ADV Films |
| 93 | - | Everybody Says I'm Fine! | $9,479 | - | 1 | - | $9,479 | $17,459 | - | Panorama Entertainment |
| 94 | - | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $8,143 | - | 4 | - | $2,035 | $15,517,203 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | - | On_Line | $8,102 | - | 2 | - | $4,051 | $114,146 | 10 | Indican Pictures |
| 96 | - | Nola | $8,058 | - | 19 | - | $424 | $8,058 | 1 | IDP Distribution |
| 97 | - | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | $7,989 | - | 10 | - | $798 | $2,800,314 | 16 | - |
| 98 | - | Rivers and Tides | $7,655 | - | 5 | - | $1,531 | $2,050,156 | - | Roxie Releasing |
| 99 | - | China: The Panda Adventure | $7,652 | - | 3 | - | $2,550 | $3,494,944 | 117 | IMAX |
| 100 | - | Gloomy Sunday | $7,550 | - | 1 | - | $7,550 | $109,106 | - | Menemsha Films |
| 101 | - | Stone Reader | $7,369 | - | 2 | - | $3,684 | $232,976 | - | - |
| 102 | - | The Cremaster Cycle | $7,229 | - | 3 | - | $2,409 | $439,251 | 19 | Palm Pictures |
| 103 | - | Teknolust | $6,883 | - | 2 | - | $3,441 | $19,660 | 2 | THINKFilm |
| 104 | - | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $6,227 | - | 3 | - | $2,075 | $1,668,750 | 50 | IMAX |
| 105 | - | The Man Without a Past | $5,827 | - | 7 | - | $832 | $917,045 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 106 | - | Jet Lag 2003 Re-release | $5,827 | - | 6 | - | $971 | $540,668 | 12 | Miramax |
| 107 | - | Suddenly | $5,406 | - | 1 | - | $5,406 | $6,752 | - | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 108 | - | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | $5,187 | - | 2 | - | $2,593 | $136,628 | 29 | Wellspring Media |
| 109 | - | The Trip | $4,970 | - | 5 | - | $994 | $305,403 | 17 | TLA Releasing |
| 110 | - | The Red Circle | $3,409 | - | 3 | - | $1,136 | $362,127 | - | Rialto Pictures |
| 111 | 76 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | $3,199 | -85.3% | 1 | -1 | $3,199 | $269,062 | 53 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 112 | - | Dog Days | $3,144 | - | 1 | - | $3,144 | $13,031 | - | Leisure Time Features |
| 113 | - | The Eye | $3,046 | - | 4 | - | $761 | $480,320 | 13 | Palm Pictures |
| 114 | - | Bonhoeffer | $3,031 | - | 2 | - | $1,515 | $161,720 | 11 | First Run |
| 115 | - | Rana's Wedding | $2,847 | - | 1 | - | $2,847 | $9,895 | 2 | Arab Film Distribution |
| 116 | - | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | $2,716 | - | 3 | - | $905 | $1,783,439 | 116 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 117 | - | Chaos 2002 Re-release | $2,676 | - | 1 | - | $2,676 | $200,692 | 31 | New Yorker Films |
| 118 | - | The Heart of Me | $2,561 | - | 2 | - | $1,280 | $186,546 | - | THINKFilm |
| 119 | - | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | $2,341 | - | 1 | - | $2,341 | $9,588 | - | First Run |
| 120 | - | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | $2,207 | - | 2 | - | $1,103 | $146,540 | 15 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 121 | - | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | $1,794 | - | 2 | - | $897 | $560,192 | - | Cowboy Pictures |
| 122 | - | Galapagos | $1,782 | - | 2 | - | $891 | $14,054,755 | 201 | IMAX |
| 123 | - | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,688 | - | 2 | - | $844 | $6,930,261 | 236 | - |
| 124 | - | September 11 | $1,600 | - | 1 | - | $1,600 | $43,142 | - | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 125 | - | The Backyard | $1,500 | - | 1 | - | $1,500 | $1,500 | - | - |
| 126 | - | The Gatekeeper | $1,469 | - | 1 | - | $1,469 | $96,333 | - | - |
| 127 | - | Beyond Vanilla | $1,393 | - | 1 | - | $1,393 | $26,724 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 128 | - | Gasoline | $1,157 | - | 1 | - | $1,157 | $9,225 | 9 | Strand Releasing |
| 129 | - | Boys Life 4: Four Play | $839 | - | 1 | - | $839 | $52,867 | 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 130 | - | Bowling for Columbine | $823 | - | 2 | - | $411 | $21,573,866 | - | United Artists |
| 131 | - | Manna from Heaven | $780 | - | 1 | - | $780 | $420,386 | - | Five Sisters Productions |
| 132 | - | Shanghai Ghetto | $696 | - | 1 | - | $696 | $700,174 | - | Menemsha Films |
| 133 | - | Morvern Callar | $665 | - | 1 | - | $665 | $267,907 | - | Cowboy Pictures |
| 134 | - | The R.M. | $583 | - | 1 | - | $583 | $1,058,350 | - | - |
| 135 | - | Alien Adventure | $516 | - | 1 | - | $516 | $4,300,489 | - | - |
| 136 | - | The Embalmer | $507 | - | 1 | - | $507 | $35,645 | - | First Run |
| 137 | - | Marooned in Iraq | $455 | - | 1 | - | $455 | $127,859 | 19 | Wellspring Media |
| 138 | - | The Girl from Paris | $330 | - | 3 | - | $110 | $132,376 | - | Films Philos |
| 139 | - | Time Changer | $252 | - | 1 | - | $252 | $1,278,916 | 45 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 140 | - | Across the Sea of Time | $233 | - | 1 | - | $233 | $15,993,975 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
