Domestic 2003 Weekend 36
September 5-7, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | $6,660,540 | - | 2,026 | - | $3,287 | $6,660,540 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | $6,562,008 | -57% | 3,124 | - | $2,100 | $27,282,853 | 2 | United Artists |
| 3 | 5 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $5,271,528 | -33.9% | 2,203 | -24 | $2,392 | $281,831,452 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 2 | Freaky Friday | $5,040,247 | -45.3% | 2,973 | -94 | $1,695 | $97,082,820 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | S.W.A.T. | $4,570,388 | -45.2% | 2,600 | -181 | $1,757 | $108,784,017 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | - | The Order | $4,438,899 | - | 1,975 | - | $2,247 | $4,438,899 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 4 | Open Range | $4,202,447 | -48% | 2,268 | +24 | $1,852 | $49,308,750 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 7 | Seabiscuit | $3,705,320 | -43.2% | 2,573 | +17 | $1,440 | $109,642,685 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 6 | Freddy vs. Jason | $3,200,000 | -55% | 2,505 | -424 | $1,277 | $78,300,000 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | 9 | Uptown Girls | $2,466,987 | -42% | 2,031 | -135 | $1,214 | $33,584,221 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | 10 | American Wedding | $2,195,325 | -41.3% | 1,514 | -296 | $1,450 | $100,668,200 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | 8 | The Medallion | $2,183,244 | -53.4% | 2,180 | -472 | $1,001 | $19,847,415 | 3 | TriStar Pictures |
| 13 | 12 | The Italian Job | $1,754,500 | -40.5% | 1,487 | -477 | $1,179 | $103,344,071 | 15 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 11 | My Boss's Daughter | $1,753,748 | -49.8% | 1,892 | -314 | $926 | $13,841,269 | 3 | Dimension Films |
| 15 | 13 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $1,080,772 | -57% | 1,825 | -560 | $592 | $108,886,203 | 7 | Dimension Films |
| 16 | 16 | Bad Boys II | $1,022,456 | -31.7% | 741 | -128 | $1,379 | $136,429,760 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 14 | The Divorce | $952,396 | -40.3% | 674 | -27 | $1,413 | $7,623,036 | 5 | - |
| 18 | 17 | Whale Rider | $894,293 | -19% | 556 | +53 | $1,608 | $18,129,128 | 14 | Newmarket Films |
| 19 | 18 | Dirty Pretty Things | $852,661 | -20.8% | 493 | +110 | $1,729 | $5,771,124 | 8 | Miramax |
| 20 | 15 | Finding Nemo | $804,150 | -47.7% | 903 | -150 | $890 | $333,843,390 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 23 | Thirteen | $624,611 | +1.3% | 108 | +35 | $5,783 | $1,861,652 | 3 | - |
| 22 | 20 | American Splendor | $580,938 | -30.4% | 88 | - | $6,601 | $2,829,651 | 4 | Fine Line Features |
| 23 | 21 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | $568,438 | -8.8% | 283 | +80 | $2,008 | $2,723,124 | 6 | Miramax |
| 24 | 25 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $443,716 | -8.6% | 181 | +22 | $2,451 | $2,730,838 | 6 | - |
| 25 | 19 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $424,004 | -60.1% | 676 | -354 | $627 | $64,612,890 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | 22 | The Matrix Reloaded | $387,362 | -37.6% | 357 | - | $1,085 | $280,332,223 | 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 26 | Step Into Liquid | $334,490 | -24.4% | 83 | +7 | $4,030 | $2,239,595 | 5 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 28 | 27 | Swimming Pool | $308,515 | -24.3% | 226 | +12 | $1,365 | $9,467,761 | 10 | Focus Features |
| 29 | 31 | Bruce Almighty | $279,740 | -19% | 284 | -5 | $985 | $241,326,540 | 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | 28 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $263,883 | -34.7% | 283 | -31 | $932 | $65,595,502 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | 30 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $251,577 | -28.9% | 191 | -11 | $1,317 | $9,505,323 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | 29 | 28 Days Later | $241,788 | -37.8% | 248 | +28 | $974 | $44,539,636 | 11 | - |
| 33 | 33 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $194,233 | -38.5% | 208 | -95 | $933 | $149,354,165 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | 34 | Bend It Like Beckham | $189,963 | -11.8% | 173 | +21 | $1,098 | $31,979,505 | 26 | - |
| 35 | 32 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $184,317 | -46% | 218 | -116 | $845 | $100,518,250 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | - | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $175,386 | - | 68 | - | $2,579 | $6,809,796 | 9 | Odeon |
| 37 | 36 | Daddy Day Care | $158,064 | -22.1% | 222 | -4 | $712 | $103,307,739 | 18 | Revolution Studios |
| 38 | 68 | Party Monster | $134,157 | +784.8% | 7 | +6 | $19,165 | $161,190 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 39 | 37 | Camp | $119,009 | -39% | 110 | -6 | $1,081 | $1,472,932 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 40 | 39 | Hulk | $114,730 | -15.8% | 170 | -13 | $674 | $131,918,495 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 41 | 40 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $102,235 | -20.1% | 142 | -18 | $719 | $126,911,695 | 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | 38 | Johnny English | $102,225 | -35.4% | 144 | -6 | $709 | $27,772,575 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 43 | 24 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | $101,532 | -80.8% | 204 | -613 | $497 | $89,920,669 | 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 44 | - | Kuch Naa Kaho | $92,197 | - | 32 | - | $2,881 | $92,197 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 45 | - | Gaz Bar Blues | $90,610 | - | 15 | - | $6,040 | $90,610 | 1 | Odeon |
| 46 | 41 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $88,300 | -30.7% | 218 | -28 | $405 | $26,288,320 | 10 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 47 | 47 | Space Station 3D | $80,787 | -10.2% | 18 | +1 | $4,488 | $43,361,856 | 73 | IMAX |
| 48 | 45 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $59,901 | -45.5% | 60 | -3 | $998 | $267,362 | 2 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 49 | 43 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $59,341 | -50% | 23 | -1 | $2,580 | $14,415,925 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 50 | 48 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $56,489 | -35.4% | 44 | -4 | $1,283 | $595,954 | 6 | Paramount Classics |
| 51 | 50 | Spellbound | $51,886 | -36% | 54 | +4 | $960 | $5,463,482 | 19 | THINKFilm |
| 52 | - | Where's the Party Yaar? | $48,832 | - | 11 | - | $4,439 | $48,832 | 1 | Music Masala Films |
| 53 | 46 | Civil Brand | $43,205 | -56.5% | 35 | - | $1,234 | $187,011 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 54 | 51 | Northfork | $41,503 | -30.3% | 51 | -4 | $813 | $1,278,868 | 9 | Paramount Classics |
| 55 | - | Hawayein | $37,812 | - | 5 | - | $7,562 | $339,826 | 4 | - |
| 56 | 49 | Rugrats Go Wild | $36,582 | -55.2% | 124 | -28 | $295 | $39,343,764 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 57 | 52 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $36,231 | -38.3% | 8 | -2 | $4,528 | $45,940,051 | 255 | IMAX |
| 58 | 53 | Passionada | $35,393 | -37.4% | 21 | -6 | $1,685 | $428,399 | 4 | IDP Distribution |
| 59 | 55 | Capturing the Friedmans | $35,164 | -22.5% | 36 | - | $976 | $3,005,798 | 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 60 | 42 | Grind | $33,223 | -73.7% | 92 | -233 | $361 | $5,062,852 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | 54 | I Capture the Castle | $32,683 | -30.9% | 29 | -5 | $1,127 | $1,099,200 | 9 | IDP Distribution |
| 62 | 44 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | $31,816 | -71.8% | 13 | - | $2,447 | $263,963 | 3 | Miramax |
| 63 | 35 | Marci X | $31,014 | -85.1% | 274 | -926 | $113 | $1,627,245 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 64 | 63 | Masked and Anonymous | $27,661 | +50.4% | 12 | -1 | $2,305 | $351,849 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 65 | - | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $26,687 | - | 7 | - | $3,812 | $15,215,715 | 135 | - |
| 66 | - | The R.M. | $26,685 | - | 17 | - | $1,569 | $1,085,492 | 32 | - |
| 67 | - | The Other Side of the Bed 2003 Re-release | $25,318 | - | 10 | - | $2,531 | $77,337 | 2 | Sundance Film Series |
| 68 | 57 | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | $23,746 | -11.5% | 13 | +5 | $1,826 | $88,212 | 3 | Palm Pictures |
| 69 | 62 | Haunted Castle | $23,500 | +21.6% | 3 | - | $7,833 | $7,087,840 | 133 | - |
| 70 | - | Taking Sides | $22,051 | - | 2 | - | $11,025 | $22,051 | 1 | New Yorker Films |
| 71 | - | Don't Touch the Loot | $21,674 | - | 2 | - | $10,837 | $21,674 | 1 | Rialto Pictures |
| 72 | 59 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $21,019 | -2.1% | 9 | +3 | $2,335 | $56,885 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | - | 30 Years to Life | $20,837 | - | 3 | - | $6,945 | $62,455 | 66 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 74 | - | Koi... Mil Gaya | $20,461 | - | 19 | - | $1,076 | $671,372 | 5 | Yash Raj Films |
| 75 | - | The Animation Show | $18,487 | - | 4 | - | $4,621 | $25,131 | 1 | - |
| 76 | - | Mambo Italiano | $17,950 | - | 13 | - | $1,380 | $3,009,048 | 14 | - |
| 77 | - | September 11 | $17,869 | - | 5 | - | $3,573 | $61,011 | 8 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 78 | 66 | X2: X-Men United | $17,610 | +5.8% | 39 | -1 | $451 | $214,930,077 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 79 | - | The Weather Underground | $16,456 | - | 9 | - | $1,828 | $341,571 | 14 | Shadow Distribution |
| 80 | 60 | Green Card Fever | $16,115 | -19.8% | 10 | -7 | $1,611 | $112,746 | 3 | - |
| 81 | 67 | Nowhere in Africa | $15,782 | -3.1% | 22 | +7 | $717 | $6,092,989 | 27 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 82 | 70 | Wrong Turn | $15,245 | +15.2% | 28 | +9 | $544 | $15,399,683 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 83 | 61 | The Holy Land | $14,347 | -27.7% | 7 | -2 | $2,049 | $395,827 | 9 | Cavu Pictures |
| 84 | 65 | Buffalo Soldiers | $14,227 | -15.2% | 14 | +2 | $1,016 | $330,989 | 7 | Miramax |
| 85 | 58 | Respiro | $13,803 | -37.9% | 12 | +1 | $1,150 | $1,011,663 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 86 | 64 | Owning Mahowny | $12,944 | -23.9% | 16 | +4 | $809 | $938,653 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 87 | 80 | City of God | $10,529 | +26.1% | 2 | - | $5,264 | $4,606,165 | 34 | Miramax |
| 88 | - | The Girl from Paris | $10,464 | - | 5 | - | $2,092 | $142,840 | 25 | Films Philos |
| 89 | - | Russian Ark | $9,443 | - | 7 | - | $1,349 | $2,305,703 | 39 | Wellspring Media |
| 90 | 82 | A Housekeeper | $9,326 | +17% | 11 | +4 | $847 | $371,851 | 9 | Palm Pictures |
| 91 | 73 | The Cuckoo | $9,042 | -28.7% | 7 | -3 | $1,291 | $152,776 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 92 | 69 | Friday Night | $8,741 | -37.3% | 5 | +3 | $1,748 | $134,235 | 16 | Wellspring Media |
| 93 | 77 | Man on the Train | $8,026 | -14% | 16 | +7 | $501 | $2,478,146 | 18 | Paramount Classics |
| 94 | 76 | Madame Satã | $7,522 | -30.2% | 4 | - | $1,880 | $149,250 | 9 | Wellspring Media |
| 95 | - | Carnage | $7,139 | - | 1 | - | $7,139 | $7,139 | 1 | Wellspring Media |
| 96 | - | New Suit | $7,024 | - | 5 | - | $1,404 | $60,481 | 19 | - |
| 97 | 83 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | $6,839 | +0.4% | 12 | +2 | $569 | $2,811,339 | 17 | - |
| 98 | - | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $6,453 | - | 4 | - | $1,613 | $15,529,664 | 175 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 99 | 71 | No News from God | $6,120 | -53.4% | 3 | - | $2,040 | $49,626 | 3 | First Look International |
| 100 | - | A Woman Is a Woman | $5,793 | - | 1 | - | $5,793 | $93,064 | 17 | Rialto Pictures |
| 101 | - | A Grin Without A Cat | $5,627 | - | 1 | - | $5,627 | $35,100 | 71 | Icarus Films |
| 102 | 79 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $5,532 | -34.4% | 3 | +1 | $1,844 | $38,008 | 3 | First Look International |
| 103 | - | Bonhoeffer | $5,498 | - | 4 | +2 | $1,374 | $170,366 | 12 | First Run |
| 104 | 87 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $5,489 | -4.5% | 2 | -1 | $2,744 | $1,682,522 | 51 | IMAX |
| 105 | 81 | The Legend of Suriyothai | $5,403 | -33.4% | 6 | -1 | $900 | $409,995 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 106 | - | Together | $5,262 | - | 10 | - | $526 | $1,123,464 | 15 | United Artists |
| 107 | 86 | China: The Panda Adventure | $4,768 | -19.2% | 3 | - | $1,589 | $3,504,465 | 118 | IMAX |
| 108 | 78 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | $4,586 | -47.9% | 2 | -1 | $2,293 | $86,392 | 9 | TLA Releasing |
| 109 | - | Everybody Says I'm Fine! | $3,823 | - | 1 | - | $3,823 | $22,531 | 17 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 110 | - | The Red Circle | $3,798 | - | 1 | - | $3,798 | $367,187 | 35 | Rialto Pictures |
| 111 | - | Rivers and Tides | $3,724 | - | 4 | - | $931 | $2,056,482 | 63 | Roxie Releasing |
| 112 | 98 | Chaos 2002 Re-release | $3,582 | +70.6% | 2 | +1 | $1,791 | $204,274 | 32 | New Yorker Films |
| 113 | - | Home Room | $3,467 | - | 3 | - | $1,155 | $3,467 | 1 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 114 | 95 | The Eye | $3,318 | +35% | 4 | - | $829 | $484,281 | 14 | Palm Pictures |
| 115 | - | Zero Day | $3,148 | - | 1 | - | $3,148 | $4,499 | 1 | Avatar Films |
| 116 | - | The Heart of Me | $2,967 | - | 6 | - | $494 | $189,664 | 13 | THINKFilm |
| 117 | - | Confusion of Genders 2003 Re-release | $2,763 | - | 2 | - | $1,381 | $32,711 | 9 | - |
| 118 | 92 | The Man Without a Past | $2,679 | -37.7% | 6 | - | $446 | $916,447 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 119 | - | Stone Reader | $2,625 | - | 2 | - | $1,312 | $236,585 | 30 | - |
| 120 | 90 | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | $2,600 | -46% | 2 | - | $1,300 | $141,330 | 30 | Wellspring Media |
| 121 | - | The Bread, My Sweet | $2,467 | - | 2 | - | $1,233 | $761,658 | 138 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 122 | 99 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | $2,420 | +37.9% | 3 | +1 | $806 | $149,576 | 16 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 123 | - | Suddenly | $2,122 | - | 1 | - | $2,122 | $10,418 | 2 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 124 | - | Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII | $2,061 | - | 1 | - | $2,061 | $32,909 | 17 | The Cinema Guild |
| 125 | 89 | Teknolust | $1,971 | -62.8% | 2 | - | $985 | $23,034 | 3 | THINKFilm |
| 126 | - | The Princess Blade | $1,928 | - | 2 | - | $964 | $57,008 | 5 | ADV Films |
| 127 | 106 | Time Changer | $1,893 | +1,007% | 2 | +1 | $946 | $1,280,847 | 46 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 128 | 84 | On_Line | $1,708 | -74.9% | 1 | -1 | $1,708 | $119,158 | 11 | Indican Pictures |
| 129 | - | Medea | $1,651 | - | 2 | - | $825 | $16,559 | 21 | - |
| 130 | 96 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | $1,567 | -28.8% | 1 | -2 | $1,567 | $1,785,006 | 117 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 131 | - | Tycoon: A New Russian | $1,493 | - | 2 | - | $746 | $101,305 | 13 | New Yorker Films |
| 132 | - | The Backyard | $1,300 | - | 1 | - | $1,300 | $3,200 | 2 | - |
| 133 | 91 | Jet Lag 2003 Re-release | $1,260 | -73.2% | 5 | -1 | $252 | $544,434 | 13 | Miramax |
| 134 | - | The Gatekeeper | $1,255 | - | 1 | - | $1,255 | $98,058 | 20 | - |
| 135 | 105 | Marooned in Iraq | $1,000 | +119.8% | 1 | - | $1,000 | $128,859 | 20 | Wellspring Media |
| 136 | 101 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $995 | -37.8% | 2 | - | $497 | $6,931,588 | 237 | - |
| 137 | 88 | The Cremaster Cycle | $864 | -83.8% | 1 | -2 | $864 | $444,310 | 20 | Palm Pictures |
| 138 | - | Manna from Heaven | $786 | - | 1 | - | $786 | $421,172 | 58 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 139 | - | Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet | $756 | - | 1 | - | $756 | $45,500 | 44 | First Run |
| 140 | 102 | Beyond Vanilla | $672 | -51.8% | 1 | - | $672 | $27,396 | 17 | Strand Releasing |
| 141 | - | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $643 | - | 1 | - | $643 | $18,709,506 | 322 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 142 | - | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | $622 | - | 1 | - | $622 | $11,952 | 3 | First Run |
| 143 | - | Alien Adventure | $544 | - | 1 | - | $544 | $4,302,017 | 212 | - |
| 144 | - | Bowling for Columbine | $480 | - | 3 | - | $160 | $21,575,207 | 48 | United Artists |
