Domestic 2003 Weekend 37
September 12-14, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | $23,424,118 | - | 3,282 | - | $7,137 | $23,424,118 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | - | Matchstick Men | $13,087,307 | - | 2,711 | - | $4,827 | $13,087,307 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | - | Cabin Fever | $8,400,000 | - | 2,087 | - | $4,024 | $8,400,000 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 1 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | $5,042,028 | -24.3% | 2,083 | +57 | $2,420 | $12,871,357 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $4,506,400 | -14.5% | 2,029 | -174 | $2,220 | $287,884,372 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 4 | Freaky Friday | $4,061,689 | -19.4% | 2,567 | -406 | $1,582 | $101,971,030 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 2 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | $3,019,860 | -54% | 2,784 | -340 | $1,084 | $31,865,481 | 3 | United Artists |
| 8 | 8 | Seabiscuit | $2,754,615 | -25.7% | 2,102 | -471 | $1,310 | $113,606,750 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 5 | S.W.A.T. | $2,708,563 | -40.7% | 2,062 | -538 | $1,313 | $112,791,312 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 7 | Open Range | $2,706,853 | -35.6% | 2,063 | -205 | $1,312 | $53,482,017 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 10 | Uptown Girls | $1,403,912 | -43.1% | 1,425 | -606 | $985 | $35,496,283 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | 9 | Freddy vs. Jason | $1,300,000 | -59.4% | 1,577 | -928 | $824 | $76,400,000 | 5 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | 6 | The Order | $1,140,136 | -74.3% | 1,975 | - | $577 | $6,845,194 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 11 | American Wedding | $1,137,375 | -48.2% | 1,011 | -503 | $1,125 | $102,486,890 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | - | Lost in Translation | $925,087 | - | 23 | - | $40,221 | $925,087 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 16 | 22 | American Splendor | $840,774 | +44.7% | 272 | +184 | $3,091 | $3,871,437 | 5 | Fine Line Features |
| 17 | 12 | The Medallion | $835,165 | -61.7% | 990 | -1,190 | $843 | $21,252,540 | 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 18 | 13 | The Italian Job | $791,525 | -54.9% | 980 | -507 | $807 | $104,733,456 | 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | 20 | Finding Nemo | $636,935 | -20.8% | 624 | -279 | $1,020 | $334,702,727 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 18 | Whale Rider | $633,318 | -29.2% | 492 | -64 | $1,287 | $19,101,182 | 15 | Newmarket Films |
| 21 | 14 | My Boss's Daughter | $587,885 | -66.5% | 1,044 | -848 | $563 | $14,876,383 | 4 | Dimension Films |
| 22 | 15 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $522,100 | -51.7% | 950 | -875 | $549 | $109,631,985 | 8 | Dimension Films |
| 23 | 16 | Bad Boys II | $521,844 | -49% | 525 | -216 | $993 | $137,255,889 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | 21 | Thirteen | $482,695 | -22.7% | 158 | +50 | $3,055 | $2,572,863 | 4 | - |
| 25 | 19 | Dirty Pretty Things | $444,286 | -47.9% | 443 | -50 | $1,002 | $6,508,955 | 9 | Miramax |
| 26 | 17 | The Divorce | $439,403 | -53.9% | 432 | -242 | $1,017 | $8,409,849 | 6 | - |
| 27 | 23 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | $355,024 | -37.5% | 295 | +12 | $1,203 | $3,315,306 | 7 | Miramax |
| 28 | 29 | Bruce Almighty | $274,665 | -1.8% | 252 | -32 | $1,089 | $241,686,320 | 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 27 | Step Into Liquid | $261,810 | -21.7% | 90 | +7 | $2,909 | $2,604,144 | 6 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 30 | 24 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $240,852 | -45.7% | 156 | -25 | $1,543 | $3,090,198 | 7 | - |
| 31 | 30 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $206,106 | -21.9% | 260 | -23 | $792 | $65,883,617 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | 25 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $204,835 | -51.7% | 382 | -294 | $536 | $64,966,531 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | 26 | The Matrix Reloaded | $193,196 | -50.1% | 286 | -71 | $675 | $280,644,783 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | 31 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $183,623 | -27% | 137 | -54 | $1,340 | $9,824,964 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 28 | Swimming Pool | $182,943 | -40.7% | 173 | -53 | $1,057 | $9,781,267 | 11 | Focus Features |
| 36 | 37 | Daddy Day Care | $153,828 | -2.7% | 204 | -18 | $754 | $103,551,400 | 19 | Revolution Studios |
| 37 | 32 | 28 Days Later | $144,640 | -40.2% | 212 | -36 | $682 | $44,777,706 | 12 | - |
| 38 | 34 | Bend It Like Beckham | $144,635 | -23.9% | 164 | -9 | $881 | $32,196,445 | 27 | - |
| 39 | - | No Good Deed | $127,000 | - | 402 | - | $315 | $127,000 | 1 | MAC Releasing |
| 40 | 36 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $119,578 | -31.8% | 62 | -6 | $1,928 | $7,019,708 | 10 | Odeon |
| 41 | - | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | $114,573 | - | 29 | - | $3,950 | $114,573 | 1 | - |
| 42 | 35 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $107,812 | -41.5% | 176 | -42 | $612 | $100,685,880 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 43 | 33 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $100,361 | -48.3% | 120 | -88 | $836 | $149,543,038 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | 40 | Hulk | $92,120 | -19.7% | 128 | -42 | $719 | $132,042,005 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | 45 | Gaz Bar Blues | $90,820 | +0.2% | 23 | +8 | $3,948 | $235,372 | 2 | Odeon |
| 46 | 42 | Johnny English | $89,640 | -12.3% | 129 | -15 | $694 | $27,888,885 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | 43 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | $86,100 | -15.2% | 188 | -16 | $457 | $90,039,088 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 48 | 41 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $79,065 | -22.7% | 118 | -24 | $670 | $127,014,815 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 49 | - | Hangman's Curse | $78,084 | - | 18 | - | $4,338 | $78,084 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | 38 | Party Monster | $68,719 | -48.8% | 7 | - | $9,817 | $296,665 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 51 | 49 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $68,434 | +15.3% | 22 | -1 | $3,110 | $14,506,018 | 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 52 | 47 | Space Station 3D | $67,726 | -16.2% | 23 | +5 | $2,944 | $43,480,067 | 74 | IMAX |
| 53 | 44 | Kuch Naa Kaho | $58,784 | -36.2% | 32 | - | $1,837 | $187,444 | 2 | Eros Worldwide |
| 54 | 46 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $58,775 | -33.4% | 152 | -66 | $386 | $26,367,627 | 11 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 55 | 39 | Camp | $54,062 | -54.6% | 64 | -46 | $844 | $1,566,968 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 56 | 58 | Passionada | $47,421 | +34% | 33 | +12 | $1,437 | $487,110 | 5 | IDP Distribution |
| 57 | 48 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $44,921 | -25% | 43 | -17 | $1,044 | $340,693 | 3 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 58 | 60 | Grind | $41,448 | +24.8% | 140 | +48 | $296 | $5,111,630 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | 51 | Spellbound | $40,424 | -22.1% | 38 | -16 | $1,063 | $5,530,123 | 20 | THINKFilm |
| 60 | - | So Close | $31,702 | - | 11 | - | $2,882 | $31,702 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 61 | 59 | Capturing the Friedmans | $31,649 | -10% | 34 | -2 | $930 | $3,051,619 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | 52 | Where's the Party Yaar? | $31,132 | -36.2% | 10 | -1 | $3,113 | $85,739 | 2 | Music Masala Films |
| 63 | - | Dummy | $30,120 | - | 5 | - | $6,024 | $30,120 | 1 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 64 | - | How the West Was Won 2003 Re-release | $28,568 | - | 1 | - | $28,568 | $28,568 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 65 | 56 | Rugrats Go Wild | $28,450 | -22.2% | 71 | -53 | $400 | $39,378,921 | 14 | Paramount Pictures |
| 66 | 55 | Hawayein | $27,523 | -27.2% | 5 | - | $5,504 | $377,794 | 5 | - |
| 67 | 54 | Northfork | $27,175 | -34.5% | 45 | -6 | $603 | $1,323,116 | 10 | Paramount Classics |
| 68 | 64 | Masked and Anonymous | $27,122 | -1.9% | 17 | +5 | $1,595 | $390,842 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | 50 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $26,638 | -52.8% | 35 | -9 | $761 | $643,962 | 7 | Paramount Classics |
| 70 | 57 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $26,193 | -27.7% | 8 | - | $3,274 | $45,977,767 | 256 | IMAX |
| 71 | 75 | The Animation Show | $25,430 | +37.6% | 5 | +1 | $5,086 | $60,029 | 2 | - |
| 72 | 70 | Taking Sides | $22,915 | +3.9% | 5 | +3 | $4,583 | $56,383 | 2 | New Yorker Films |
| 73 | 83 | The Holy Land | $22,228 | +54.9% | 17 | +10 | $1,307 | $423,013 | 10 | - |
| 74 | 81 | Nowhere in Africa | $19,410 | +23% | 15 | -7 | $1,294 | $6,126,600 | 28 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 75 | 61 | I Capture the Castle | $19,368 | -40.7% | 24 | -5 | $807 | $1,131,676 | 10 | IDP Distribution |
| 76 | - | Millennium Actress | $18,732 | - | 6 | - | $3,122 | $18,732 | 1 | - |
| 77 | 73 | 30 Years to Life | $18,602 | -10.7% | 3 | - | $6,200 | $99,023 | 67 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 78 | 69 | Haunted Castle | $17,290 | -26.4% | 3 | - | $5,763 | $7,119,130 | 134 | - |
| 79 | 72 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $16,461 | -21.7% | 10 | +1 | $1,646 | $83,158 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | 91 | The Cuckoo | $13,975 | +54.6% | 14 | +7 | $998 | $171,017 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 81 | 65 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $13,735 | -48.5% | 7 | - | $1,962 | $15,239,711 | 136 | - |
| 82 | 76 | Mambo Italiano | $13,060 | -27.2% | 13 | - | $1,004 | $3,031,801 | 15 | - |
| 83 | 53 | Civil Brand | $12,869 | -70.2% | 9 | -26 | $1,429 | $214,160 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 84 | 67 | The Other Side of the Bed 2003 Re-release | $12,842 | -49.3% | 7 | -3 | $1,834 | $102,737 | 3 | Sundance Film Series |
| 85 | 86 | Owning Mahowny | $12,634 | -2.4% | 18 | +2 | $701 | $959,248 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 86 | 71 | Touchez pas au grisbi | $12,158 | -43.9% | 1 | -1 | $12,158 | $47,614 | 2 | Rialto Pictures |
| 87 | 77 | September 11 | $11,811 | -33.9% | 6 | +1 | $1,968 | $84,330 | 9 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 88 | 111 | Rivers and Tides | $9,957 | +167.4% | 9 | +5 | $1,106 | $2,068,348 | 64 | Roxie Releasing |
| 89 | 108 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | $9,899 | +115.9% | 5 | +3 | $1,979 | $98,256 | 10 | TLA Releasing |
| 90 | 87 | City of God | $9,606 | -8.8% | 2 | - | $4,803 | $4,621,998 | 35 | Miramax |
| 91 | 79 | The Weather Underground | $9,042 | -45.1% | 9 | - | $1,004 | $356,817 | 15 | Shadow Distribution |
| 92 | 121 | The Bread, My Sweet | $8,811 | +257.2% | 4 | +2 | $2,202 | $772,439 | 139 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 93 | 68 | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | $8,400 | -64.6% | 6 | -7 | $1,400 | $111,815 | 4 | Palm Pictures |
| 94 | 66 | The R.M. | $8,092 | -69.7% | 7 | -10 | $1,156 | $1,105,532 | 33 | - |
| 95 | 97 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | $7,670 | +12.2% | 8 | -4 | $958 | $2,822,223 | 18 | - |
| 96 | - | Luster | $7,589 | - | 1 | - | $7,589 | $7,589 | 1 | TLA Releasing |
| 97 | 82 | Wrong Turn | $7,439 | -51.2% | 22 | -6 | $338 | $15,411,121 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 98 | 63 | Marci X | $7,039 | -77.3% | 82 | -192 | $85 | $1,646,664 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 99 | 85 | Respiro | $6,757 | -51% | 10 | -2 | $675 | $1,023,738 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 100 | 93 | Man on the Train | $6,558 | -18.3% | 12 | -4 | $546 | $2,490,328 | 19 | Paramount Classics |
| 101 | 78 | X2: X-Men United | $6,552 | -62.8% | 19 | -20 | $344 | $214,944,062 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 102 | 88 | The Girl from Paris | $6,383 | -39% | 4 | -1 | $1,595 | $152,077 | 26 | Films Philos |
| 103 | 80 | Green Card Fever | $6,250 | -61.2% | 10 | - | $625 | $118,996 | 4 | - |
| 104 | 94 | Madame Satã | $5,495 | -26.9% | 3 | -1 | $1,831 | $156,470 | 10 | Wellspring Media |
| 105 | 131 | Tycoon: A New Russian | $5,181 | +247% | 2 | - | $2,590 | $107,085 | 14 | New Yorker Films |
| 106 | - | Gloomy Sunday | $5,079 | - | 1 | - | $5,079 | $121,444 | 13 | Menemsha Films |
| 107 | 106 | Together | $5,006 | -4.9% | 10 | - | $500 | $1,130,593 | 16 | United Artists |
| 108 | 104 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $4,727 | -13.9% | 2 | - | $2,363 | $1,690,492 | 52 | IMAX |
| 109 | 84 | Buffalo Soldiers | $4,715 | -66.9% | 15 | +1 | $314 | $342,332 | 8 | Miramax |
| 110 | 103 | Bonhoeffer | $4,691 | -14.7% | 2 | -2 | $2,345 | $183,529 | 13 | First Run |
| 111 | - | Galapagos | $4,500 | - | 2 | - | $2,250 | $14,074,782 | 203 | IMAX |
| 112 | 89 | Russian Ark | $4,480 | -52.6% | 3 | -4 | $1,493 | $2,312,583 | 40 | Wellspring Media |
| 113 | 92 | Friday Night | $4,313 | -50.7% | 4 | -1 | $1,078 | $142,252 | 17 | Wellspring Media |
| 114 | 95 | Carnage | $4,164 | -41.7% | 1 | - | $4,164 | $14,566 | 2 | Wellspring Media |
| 115 | 137 | The Cremaster Cycle | $4,045 | +368.2% | 4 | +3 | $1,011 | $448,690 | 21 | Palm Pictures |
| 116 | 62 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | $4,043 | -87.3% | 5 | -8 | $808 | $279,282 | 4 | Miramax |
| 117 | 128 | On_Line | $3,967 | +132.3% | 4 | +3 | $991 | $124,833 | 12 | Indican Pictures |
| 118 | - | The Anarchist Cookbook | $3,605 | - | 1 | - | $3,605 | $14,369 | 9 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 119 | 123 | Suddenly | $3,425 | +61.4% | 1 | - | $3,425 | $15,146 | 3 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 120 | 119 | Stone Reader | $3,356 | +27.8% | 2 | - | $1,678 | $241,066 | 31 | - |
| 121 | 107 | China: The Panda Adventure | $3,301 | -30.8% | 2 | -1 | $1,650 | $3,505,357 | 119 | IMAX |
| 122 | 98 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $3,220 | -50.1% | 4 | - | $805 | $15,535,359 | 176 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 123 | 134 | The Gatekeeper | $3,018 | +140.5% | 1 | - | $3,018 | $101,238 | 21 | - |
| 124 | 90 | A Housekeeper | $2,802 | -70% | 8 | -3 | $350 | $377,183 | 10 | Palm Pictures |
| 125 | - | Warrior of Light | $2,712 | - | 1 | - | $2,712 | $2,712 | 1 | New Yorker Films |
| 126 | 105 | The Legend of Suriyothai | $2,526 | -53.2% | 4 | -2 | $631 | $415,762 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 127 | - | O Fantasma | $2,414 | - | 1 | - | $2,414 | $115,197 | 43 | - |
| 128 | 102 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $2,381 | -57% | 3 | - | $793 | $43,415 | 4 | First Look International |
| 129 | 99 | No News from God | $2,374 | -61.2% | 3 | - | $791 | $54,467 | 4 | First Look International |
| 130 | 122 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | $2,334 | -3.6% | 3 | - | $778 | $152,481 | 17 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 131 | 100 | A Woman Is a Woman | $2,053 | -64.6% | 1 | - | $2,053 | $99,658 | 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 132 | 109 | Everybody Says I'm Fine! | $1,955 | -48.9% | 1 | - | $1,955 | $25,753 | 18 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 133 | - | Shanghai Ghetto | $1,880 | - | 2 | - | $940 | $711,598 | 51 | Menemsha Films |
| 134 | - | The Son | $1,672 | - | 1 | - | $1,672 | $62,426 | 36 | New Yorker Films |
| 135 | 120 | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | $1,602 | -38.4% | 2 | - | $801 | $144,935 | 31 | Wellspring Media |
| 136 | 110 | The Red Circle | $1,507 | -60.3% | 3 | +2 | $502 | $369,229 | 36 | Rialto Pictures |
| 137 | 115 | Zero Day | $1,385 | -56% | 1 | - | $1,385 | $7,221 | 2 | Avatar Films |
| 138 | 135 | Marooned in Iraq | $1,384 | +38.4% | 2 | +1 | $692 | $130,243 | 21 | Wellspring Media |
| 139 | 117 | Confusion of Genders 2003 Re-release | $1,152 | -58.3% | 1 | -1 | $1,152 | $35,151 | 10 | - |
| 140 | 118 | The Man Without a Past | $1,078 | -59.8% | 4 | -2 | $269 | $919,988 | 24 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 141 | 125 | Teknolust | $1,077 | -45.4% | 2 | - | $538 | $24,888 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 142 | 124 | Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII | $995 | -51.7% | 1 | - | $995 | $34,820 | 18 | The Cinema Guild |
| 143 | 138 | Manna from Heaven | $742 | -5.6% | 1 | - | $742 | $421,914 | 59 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 144 | 127 | Time Changer | $712 | -62.4% | 2 | - | $356 | $1,282,182 | 47 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 145 | 136 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $615 | -38.2% | 2 | - | $307 | $6,932,438 | 238 | - |
| 146 | 114 | The Eye | $580 | -82.5% | 2 | -2 | $290 | $484,861 | 15 | Palm Pictures |
| 147 | 126 | The Princess Blade | $526 | -72.7% | 1 | -1 | $526 | $58,306 | 6 | ADV Films |
| 148 | - | Garmento | $460 | - | 1 | - | $460 | $14,062 | 15 | - |
| 149 | 141 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $425 | -33.9% | 1 | - | $425 | $18,775,243 | 323 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 150 | 116 | The Heart of Me | $351 | -88.2% | 2 | -4 | $175 | $193,187 | 14 | THINKFilm |
| 151 | 144 | Bowling for Columbine | $306 | -36.2% | 1 | -2 | $306 | $21,575,958 | 49 | United Artists |
| 152 | 143 | Alien Adventure | $295 | -45.8% | 1 | - | $295 | $4,302,643 | 213 | - |
| 153 | - | Across the Sea of Time | $72 | - | 1 | - | $72 | $15,993,993 | 413 | Sony Pictures Classics |
