Domestic 2003 Weekend 40
October 3-5, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | School of Rock | $19,622,714 | - | 2,614 | - | $7,506 | $19,622,714 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | - | Out of Time | $16,185,316 | - | 3,076 | - | $5,261 | $16,185,316 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 3 | 1 | The Rundown | $9,682,780 | -47.8% | 3,154 | +2 | $3,070 | $32,666,055 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 2 | Under the Tuscan Sun | $7,682,053 | -21.2% | 1,697 | +471 | $4,526 | $20,740,822 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 4 | Secondhand Lions | $5,400,000 | -34.1% | 3,032 | -6 | $1,781 | $30,800,000 | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | 3 | Underworld | $5,068,277 | -46.2% | 2,715 | -213 | $1,866 | $44,808,894 | 3 | Screen Gems |
| 7 | 10 | Lost in Translation | $4,300,000 | +22.9% | 864 | +376 | $4,976 | $14,200,000 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 8 | 5 | The Fighting Temptations | $3,386,543 | -47% | 1,762 | -264 | $1,921 | $24,576,247 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | 6 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | $2,626,304 | -47.5% | 2,097 | -825 | $1,252 | $53,068,097 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 8 | Cold Creek Manor | $2,511,141 | -43% | 1,938 | -97 | $1,295 | $18,340,205 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 9 | Matchstick Men | $2,267,466 | -47.9% | 2,007 | -659 | $1,129 | $34,188,065 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 7 | Duplex | $2,100,000 | -54.3% | 2,191 | +2 | $958 | $7,800,000 | 2 | Miramax |
| 13 | 12 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $1,629,244 | -31.4% | 1,211 | -232 | $1,345 | $297,930,745 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 13 | Cabin Fever | $1,090,054 | -47.7% | 1,056 | -573 | $1,032 | $19,786,417 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | 11 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | $939,488 | -68.7% | 1,662 | -291 | $565 | $22,064,416 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | 15 | Luther | $835,770 | -8% | 382 | -18 | $2,187 | $2,108,887 | 2 | R.S. Entertainment |
| 17 | 14 | Freaky Friday | $696,516 | -47.1% | 921 | -501 | $756 | $107,723,361 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 22 | Finding Nemo | $659,505 | +82.7% | 604 | +199 | $1,091 | $336,477,830 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 16 | Seabiscuit | $583,065 | -33.8% | 617 | -259 | $945 | $118,251,555 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | - | Evil Words | $514,762 | - | 61 | - | $8,438 | $514,762 | 1 | Odeon |
| 21 | 21 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | $407,081 | -9% | 570 | -7 | $714 | $34,816,435 | 6 | United Artists |
| 22 | 19 | Mambo Italiano 2003 Re-release | $385,692 | -23.9% | 159 | -24 | $2,425 | $2,110,408 | 3 | IDP Distribution |
| 23 | - | Baghban | $345,041 | - | 50 | - | $6,900 | $345,041 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 24 | 17 | Open Range | $343,190 | -49.4% | 567 | -363 | $605 | $57,476,463 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | - | Foolproof | $230,312 | - | 189 | - | $1,218 | $230,312 | 1 | Odeon |
| 26 | 23 | Thirteen | $229,314 | -25.6% | 167 | -43 | $1,373 | $4,064,274 | 7 | - |
| 27 | 45 | American Splendor | $200,361 | +160.2% | 185 | +6 | $1,083 | $5,404,960 | 8 | Fine Line Features |
| 28 | 20 | S.W.A.T. | $183,070 | -62.4% | 351 | -291 | $521 | $115,832,004 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | 30 | The Italian Job | $172,249 | -17.1% | 187 | -76 | $921 | $105,874,216 | 19 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | 24 | American Wedding | $171,250 | -37.5% | 250 | -82 | $685 | $104,058,025 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | 28 | Dirty Pretty Things | $159,556 | -25.5% | 171 | +29 | $933 | $754,506 | 12 | Miramax |
| 32 | 29 | Whale Rider | $158,411 | -24.4% | 195 | -42 | $812 | $20,308,150 | 18 | Newmarket Films |
| 33 | 27 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $137,982 | -36.5% | 285 | -92 | $484 | $110,561,361 | 11 | Dimension Films |
| 34 | 26 | Bad Boys II | $135,115 | -45.7% | 273 | +4 | $494 | $138,117,943 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 35 | 32 | Freddy vs. Jason | $130,466 | -32.4% | 215 | -84 | $606 | $81,785,021 | 8 | New Line Cinema |
| 36 | 34 | Bruce Almighty | $123,540 | -26.1% | 174 | -30 | $710 | $242,375,175 | 20 | Universal Pictures |
| 37 | 25 | Uptown Girls | $122,100 | -51.2% | 225 | -149 | $542 | $36,816,053 | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 38 | 33 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | $117,614 | -32.1% | 129 | -45 | $911 | $4,261,445 | 10 | Miramax |
| 39 | 48 | The Medallion | $117,390 | +58.7% | 223 | +101 | $526 | $21,963,412 | 7 | TriStar Pictures |
| 40 | 18 | Anything Else | $117,105 | -81.8% | 238 | -795 | $492 | $3,135,535 | 3 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 41 | 63 | Casa de los babys | $102,778 | +222.8% | 61 | +53 | $1,684 | $199,984 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 42 | 42 | The Gospel of John | $102,122 | +3.8% | 15 | +1 | $6,808 | $239,097 | 2 | THINKFilm |
| 43 | 35 | Step Into Liquid | $96,960 | -34.6% | 80 | -7 | $1,212 | $3,286,876 | 9 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 44 | 38 | The Matrix Reloaded | $95,512 | -18.5% | 70 | -45 | $1,364 | $281,193,463 | 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | - | Wonderland | $91,798 | - | 5 | - | $18,359 | $91,798 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 46 | 57 | Bubba Ho-Tep | $89,465 | +90.3% | 8 | +5 | $11,183 | $216,182 | 3 | Vitagraph Films |
| 47 | 40 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $85,724 | -18.6% | 81 | -7 | $1,058 | $10,336,320 | 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | 39 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $82,091 | -23.1% | 33 | -11 | $2,487 | $7,517,525 | 13 | Odeon |
| 49 | 36 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $68,546 | -47.3% | 186 | -95 | $368 | $150,262,753 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | - | Concert for George | $67,711 | - | 105 | - | $644 | $67,711 | 1 | ArenaPlex LLC |
| 51 | 46 | Gaz Bar Blues | $64,996 | -15.2% | 23 | +5 | $2,825 | $644,488 | 5 | Odeon |
| 52 | 41 | Father and Sons | $64,942 | -36.3% | 42 | -7 | $1,546 | $494,689 | 3 | Odeon |
| 53 | 44 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $62,506 | -25.9% | 109 | -46 | $573 | $66,327,144 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 54 | 52 | Space Station 3D | $61,803 | +0.6% | 19 | -3 | $3,252 | $43,874,890 | 77 | IMAX |
| 55 | - | The Station Agent | $57,785 | - | 3 | - | $19,261 | $57,785 | 1 | Miramax |
| 56 | 53 | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | $56,321 | -5.4% | 34 | -3 | $1,656 | $516,860 | 4 | - |
| 57 | 49 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $52,488 | -27.7% | 60 | -26 | $874 | $3,478,403 | 10 | - |
| 58 | 37 | Daddy Day Care | $51,525 | -58% | 122 | -43 | $422 | $104,000,558 | 22 | Revolution Studios |
| 59 | 55 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $49,091 | -7.6% | 18 | +1 | $2,727 | $14,734,924 | 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 60 | 43 | The Order | $48,625 | -46.3% | 53 | -21 | $917 | $7,614,058 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 61 | 47 | The Divorce | $44,525 | -39.9% | 63 | -49 | $706 | $9,004,811 | 9 | - |
| 62 | 95 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $36,919 | +396.8% | 46 | +36 | $802 | $441,436 | 6 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 63 | 50 | Bend It Like Beckham | $36,119 | -47.2% | 54 | -45 | $668 | $32,507,423 | 30 | - |
| 64 | 58 | Demonlover | $32,141 | -28% | 15 | +3 | $2,142 | $156,347 | 3 | Palm Pictures |
| 65 | 61 | Party Monster | $31,379 | -21.2% | 13 | +1 | $2,413 | $488,885 | 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 66 | 62 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $28,285 | -17.3% | 54 | -25 | $523 | $65,171,060 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 67 | 60 | My Life Without Me | $27,891 | -31.2% | 7 | - | $3,984 | $85,709 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 56 | Swimming Pool | $27,679 | -43.5% | 39 | -26 | $709 | $10,066,523 | 14 | Focus Features |
| 69 | 70 | To Be and to Have | $26,773 | +6.1% | 4 | +1 | $6,693 | $105,041 | 3 | New Yorker Films |
| 70 | 65 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $26,719 | -5.3% | 6 | -1 | $4,453 | $46,120,158 | 259 | IMAX |
| 71 | 59 | 28 Days Later | $26,094 | -40.4% | 51 | -42 | $511 | $45,018,612 | 15 | - |
| 72 | 73 | Haunted Castle | $25,130 | +3.7% | 3 | - | $8,376 | $7,245,150 | 137 | - |
| 73 | 51 | My Boss's Daughter | $23,390 | -65.7% | 72 | -80 | $324 | $15,422,434 | 7 | Dimension Films |
| 74 | - | The Event | $19,206 | - | 18 | - | $1,067 | $19,206 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 75 | 106 | Bollywood/Hollywood 2003 Re-release | $18,014 | +229.3% | 18 | +15 | $1,000 | $25,682 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 76 | 67 | Spellbound | $16,257 | -39.3% | 20 | -8 | $812 | $5,656,596 | 23 | THINKFilm |
| 77 | 77 | Yossi & Jagger | $16,100 | -17% | 1 | - | $16,100 | $55,270 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 78 | 97 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | $16,052 | +136.5% | 3 | +2 | $5,350 | $40,415 | 3 | Artistic License |
| 79 | 85 | The Weather Underground | $15,827 | +25.6% | 13 | -1 | $1,217 | $420,235 | 18 | Shadow Distribution |
| 80 | 82 | The Bread, My Sweet | $15,561 | +10.1% | 7 | +1 | $2,223 | $823,120 | 142 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 81 | 79 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $15,073 | -6.7% | 6 | -2 | $2,512 | $15,297,272 | 139 | - |
| 82 | 64 | Red Betsy | $14,481 | -51.3% | 17 | -5 | $851 | $92,520 | 3 | Lang Films |
| 83 | 78 | Masked and Anonymous | $11,173 | -36.1% | 17 | - | $657 | $460,559 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 84 | 86 | Galapagos | $10,849 | -11% | 4 | +2 | $2,712 | $14,119,660 | 206 | IMAX |
| 85 | 76 | In This World | $10,040 | -51.9% | 5 | -5 | $2,008 | $74,162 | 3 | Sundance Film Series |
| 86 | 88 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $9,553 | -16.9% | 19 | -7 | $502 | $703,861 | 10 | Paramount Classics |
| 87 | 104 | The Cuckoo | $9,538 | +57.5% | 10 | +4 | $953 | $209,416 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 88 | 84 | A Housekeeper | $8,805 | -31.5% | 4 | -6 | $2,201 | $411,327 | 13 | Palm Pictures |
| 89 | 66 | Dorm Daze | $8,333 | -69.9% | 28 | -6 | $297 | $47,153 | 2 | 120 Degree Films |
| 90 | 80 | Hangman's Curse | $7,977 | -50.3% | 7 | -2 | $1,139 | $145,325 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 91 | 83 | Taking Sides | $7,844 | -40.7% | 7 | -2 | $1,120 | $113,402 | 5 | New Yorker Films |
| 92 | 96 | Prey for Rock & Roll | $7,728 | +13.1% | 3 | +2 | $2,576 | $16,684 | 2 | MAC Releasing |
| 93 | 91 | Capturing the Friedmans | $7,655 | -15.5% | 14 | -7 | $546 | $3,110,867 | 19 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 94 | 107 | Owning Mahowny | $6,510 | +24% | 12 | -6 | $542 | $998,509 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | 112 | Northfork | $6,403 | +38.8% | 14 | -10 | $457 | $1,382,401 | 13 | Paramount Classics |
| 96 | 81 | Emerald Cowboy | $6,198 | -60.9% | 3 | -3 | $2,066 | $34,077 | 3 | Indican Pictures |
| 97 | 87 | Don't Touch the Loot | $5,888 | -51.6% | 2 | - | $2,944 | $90,343 | 5 | Rialto Pictures |
| 98 | 136 | Man on the Train | $5,737 | +286.9% | 14 | +5 | $409 | $2,516,267 | 22 | Paramount Classics |
| 99 | 111 | Respiro | $5,472 | +16.1% | 9 | -3 | $608 | $1,051,907 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 100 | 102 | City of God | $5,366 | -12.3% | 1 | -1 | $5,366 | $4,659,390 | 38 | Miramax |
| 101 | 100 | Camp | $4,888 | -22.8% | 7 | -6 | $698 | $1,626,127 | 11 | IFC Films |
| 102 | 99 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | $4,880 | -25.5% | 4 | -1 | $1,220 | $1,798,748 | 121 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 103 | 113 | Madame Satã | $4,750 | +4.1% | 9 | +3 | $527 | $176,226 | 13 | Wellspring Media |
| 104 | 109 | Manna from Heaven | $4,535 | -11.2% | 4 | +1 | $1,133 | $437,784 | 62 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 105 | 108 | The Holy Land | $3,898 | -24.9% | 3 | -2 | $1,299 | $460,903 | 13 | - |
| 106 | 124 | On_Line | $3,430 | +39.3% | 1 | - | $3,430 | $138,128 | 15 | Indican Pictures |
| 107 | 125 | The Princess Blade | $3,361 | +37.4% | 5 | - | $672 | $69,386 | 9 | ADV Films |
| 108 | 90 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | $3,317 | -69.5% | 5 | -1 | $663 | $139,373 | 13 | TLA Releasing |
| 109 | 94 | Rivers and Tides | $3,185 | -57.9% | 4 | -2 | $796 | $2,108,533 | 67 | Roxie Releasing |
| 110 | 123 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $3,146 | +12.2% | 2 | -1 | $1,573 | $15,551,704 | 179 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 111 | 130 | China: The Panda Adventure | $3,115 | +43.3% | 2 | - | $1,557 | $3,519,225 | 122 | IMAX |
| 112 | 98 | Nowhere in Africa | $2,899 | -57% | 7 | -7 | $414 | $6,173,485 | 31 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 113 | 115 | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | $2,594 | -35.1% | 6 | +1 | $432 | $126,232 | 7 | Palm Pictures |
| 114 | - | Garmento | $2,507 | - | 1 | - | $2,507 | $16,825 | 18 | - |
| 115 | 147 | Friday Night | $2,375 | +216.7% | 4 | +2 | $593 | $149,834 | 20 | Wellspring Media |
| 116 | 126 | The Embalmer | $2,374 | +0.4% | 2 | - | $1,187 | $43,278 | 12 | First Run |
| 117 | 128 | The Gatekeeper | $2,232 | -0.1% | 1 | - | $2,232 | $109,639 | 24 | - |
| 118 | - | The Work and the Story | $2,192 | - | 5 | - | $438 | $2,192 | 1 | - |
| 119 | 105 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $2,164 | -62% | 4 | -3 | $541 | $112,601 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 120 | 103 | Camera Obscura | $2,085 | -65.6% | 1 | - | $2,085 | $9,453 | 2 | - |
| 121 | 114 | The Legend of Suriyothai | $1,941 | -53.4% | 4 | -3 | $485 | $429,221 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 122 | 150 | The Heart of Me | $1,872 | +230.2% | 4 | +2 | $468 | $196,067 | 17 | THINKFilm |
| 123 | - | Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII | $1,856 | - | 3 | - | $618 | $37,156 | 21 | The Cinema Guild |
| 124 | 129 | Together | $1,797 | -18.2% | 6 | -1 | $299 | $1,145,190 | 19 | United Artists |
| 125 | 92 | So Close | $1,711 | -79.1% | 3 | -6 | $570 | $75,705 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 126 | 118 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $1,585 | -52.1% | 1 | -1 | $1,585 | $50,603 | 7 | First Look International |
| 127 | 122 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $1,542 | -45% | 2 | - | $771 | $1,704,141 | 55 | IMAX |
| 128 | - | Exorcism | $1,303 | - | 2 | - | $651 | $1,303 | 1 | - |
| 129 | 139 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,292 | +12.9% | 2 | - | $646 | $6,937,125 | 241 | - |
| 130 | 121 | Dummy | $1,219 | -59.2% | 1 | -1 | $1,219 | $71,305 | 4 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 131 | - | The Son | $1,036 | - | 1 | - | $1,036 | $64,689 | 39 | New Yorker Films |
| 132 | 119 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | $992 | -68.9% | 3 | - | $330 | $160,621 | 20 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 133 | 101 | September 11 | $947 | -84.9% | 2 | -1 | $473 | $102,071 | 12 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 134 | 148 | Russian Ark | $934 | +35.6% | 3 | - | $311 | $2,321,001 | 43 | Wellspring Media |
| 135 | 137 | The Eye | $902 | -27.8% | 4 | +2 | $225 | $490,931 | 18 | Palm Pictures |
| 136 | 144 | New Suit | $886 | -10.3% | 2 | - | $443 | $67,472 | 23 | - |
| 137 | - | No News from God | $861 | - | 2 | - | $430 | $56,588 | 7 | First Look International |
| 138 | - | Cet amour-là | $778 | - | 1 | - | $778 | $70,547 | 27 | New Yorker Films |
| 139 | 141 | Carnage | $765 | -31.2% | 1 | - | $765 | $21,259 | 5 | Wellspring Media |
| 140 | 138 | Stone Reader | $679 | -42.9% | 1 | -1 | $679 | $248,403 | 34 | - |
| 141 | - | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $668 | - | 1 | - | $668 | $18,776,994 | 326 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 142 | - | Everybody Says I'm Fine! | $649 | - | 2 | - | $324 | $27,225 | 21 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 143 | 142 | O Fantasma | $566 | -47.8% | 1 | - | $566 | $118,665 | 46 | - |
| 144 | - | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | $500 | - | 1 | - | $500 | $561,692 | 63 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 145 | 133 | Marooned in Iraq | $478 | -72.7% | 2 | -4 | $239 | $135,776 | 24 | Wellspring Media |
| 146 | - | Teknolust | $469 | - | 1 | - | $469 | $28,811 | 7 | THINKFilm |
| 147 | 149 | Alien Adventure | $350 | -39.6% | 1 | - | $350 | $4,305,539 | 216 | - |
| 148 | 110 | The Cremaster Cycle | $330 | -93.4% | 1 | -2 | $330 | $465,248 | 24 | Palm Pictures |
