Domestic 2003 Weekend 42
October 17-19, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $29,100,000 | - | 3,016 | - | $9,648 | $29,100,000 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | 1 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $12,500,000 | -43.7% | 3,102 | - | $4,029 | $43,300,000 | 2 | Miramax |
| 3 | - | Runaway Jury | $11,836,705 | - | 2,815 | - | $4,204 | $11,836,705 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 2 | School of Rock | $11,006,233 | -28.9% | 2,951 | +22 | $3,729 | $54,898,025 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 17 | Mystic River | $10,445,547 | +1,530% | 1,467 | +1,454 | $7,120 | $13,532,943 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 3 | Good Boy | $8,932,472 | -31.8% | 3,225 | - | $2,769 | $25,713,653 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | 4 | Intolerable Cruelty | $6,515,010 | -48% | 2,570 | +6 | $2,535 | $22,720,755 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | Out of Time | $4,002,023 | -53.4% | 2,344 | -732 | $1,707 | $35,230,719 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | 8 | Under the Tuscan Sun | $3,379,245 | -31.2% | 1,663 | -38 | $2,032 | $33,657,195 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 7 | The Rundown | $2,780,695 | -46.6% | 2,099 | -724 | $1,324 | $44,518,785 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 10 | Lost in Translation | $2,000,000 | -31% | 771 | -111 | $2,594 | $21,000,000 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 12 | 9 | Secondhand Lions | $1,800,000 | -45.5% | 1,610 | -953 | $1,118 | $38,300,000 | 5 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | 6 | House of the Dead | $1,763,212 | -67.9% | 1,540 | +20 | $1,144 | $8,811,768 | 2 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 14 | 12 | The Fighting Temptations | $1,034,764 | -45.8% | 867 | -301 | $1,193 | $28,773,229 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | 11 | Underworld | $900,869 | -60.6% | 904 | -1,002 | $996 | $50,503,172 | 5 | Screen Gems |
| 16 | 15 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $653,715 | -36% | 493 | -308 | $1,325 | $300,557,571 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | - | Veronica Guerin | $611,276 | - | 472 | - | $1,295 | $611,276 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 19 | Finding Nemo | $511,514 | -18.4% | 455 | -85 | $1,124 | $338,163,432 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 20 | Luther | $378,213 | -33.2% | 219 | -92 | $1,727 | $3,731,329 | 4 | R.S. Entertainment |
| 20 | 13 | Cold Creek Manor | $280,113 | -74% | 480 | -683 | $583 | $20,825,290 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 14 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | $275,780 | -74.1% | 288 | -843 | $957 | $55,677,591 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | 58 | The Station Agent | $221,166 | +412.1% | 50 | +47 | $4,423 | $396,827 | 3 | Miramax |
| 23 | 22 | Seabiscuit | $220,215 | -30.1% | 277 | -98 | $795 | $119,091,925 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | 16 | Matchstick Men | $203,178 | -76.9% | 314 | -707 | $647 | $36,260,522 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | 40 | Freddy vs. Jason | $190,248 | +98.3% | 190 | +29 | $1,001 | $82,163,317 | 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | 24 | Evil Words | $174,569 | -39.2% | 61 | - | $2,861 | $1,382,638 | 3 | Odeon |
| 27 | 26 | S.W.A.T. | $168,472 | -26.6% | 197 | -40 | $855 | $116,357,927 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | 23 | Freaky Friday | $153,121 | -47.5% | 259 | -227 | $591 | $108,485,036 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | 21 | Cabin Fever | $149,684 | -59.3% | 172 | -265 | $870 | $20,820,830 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | 54 | Wonderland | $145,647 | +174.3% | 79 | +67 | $1,843 | $353,159 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | 25 | Mambo Italiano 2003 Re-release | $140,359 | -38.9% | 80 | -30 | $1,754 | $2,736,465 | 5 | IDP Distribution |
| 32 | 18 | Duplex | $127,541 | -80% | 201 | -760 | $634 | $9,517,632 | 4 | Miramax |
| 33 | 42 | The Gospel of John | $117,495 | +28.2% | 31 | +12 | $3,790 | $511,730 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 34 | 41 | Bubba Ho-Tep | $109,865 | +19% | 22 | +2 | $4,993 | $607,412 | 5 | Vitagraph Films |
| 35 | 33 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $102,416 | -17.2% | 177 | -23 | $578 | $65,460,386 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | 27 | Baghban | $92,722 | -58.5% | 45 | -3 | $2,060 | $792,722 | 3 | Eros Worldwide |
| 37 | 35 | Space Station 3D | $92,198 | -16.2% | 23 | +1 | $4,008 | $44,303,033 | 79 | IMAX |
| 38 | 38 | American Wedding | $87,835 | -15.2% | 144 | -30 | $609 | $104,354,205 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | 28 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | $87,114 | -57.6% | 137 | -171 | $635 | $35,296,200 | 8 | United Artists |
| 40 | 34 | Bad Boys II | $84,647 | -23.3% | 128 | -20 | $661 | $138,396,624 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 41 | 31 | Open Range | $82,179 | -43.9% | 160 | -100 | $513 | $57,893,764 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | 47 | The Matrix Reloaded | $65,126 | -16.6% | 32 | -17 | $2,035 | $281,414,042 | 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 45 | Bruce Almighty | $62,335 | -24.5% | 91 | -35 | $685 | $242,589,580 | 22 | Universal Pictures |
| 44 | 37 | Whale Rider | $60,904 | -42.2% | 130 | -30 | $468 | $20,596,685 | 20 | Newmarket Films |
| 45 | 30 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | $60,448 | -60.5% | 280 | -375 | $215 | $22,523,270 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 46 | - | Sylvia | $58,940 | - | 3 | - | $19,646 | $58,940 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 47 | 32 | Thirteen | $57,819 | -60.2% | 78 | -55 | $741 | $4,428,906 | 9 | - |
| 48 | 39 | Dirty Pretty Things | $57,199 | -42.9% | 56 | -32 | $1,021 | $7,803,048 | 14 | Miramax |
| 49 | 44 | Step Into Liquid | $56,940 | -32.9% | 60 | -7 | $949 | $3,520,689 | 11 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 50 | 94 | My Boss's Daughter | $55,974 | +662.2% | 133 | +108 | $420 | $15,494,983 | 9 | Dimension Films |
| 51 | 29 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $55,860 | -71.7% | 122 | -610 | $457 | $110,945,022 | 13 | Dimension Films |
| 52 | 36 | American Splendor | $54,973 | -48.9% | 86 | -36 | $639 | $5,688,932 | 10 | Fine Line Features |
| 53 | 56 | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | $54,823 | +9% | 29 | - | $1,890 | $739,172 | 6 | - |
| 54 | 49 | Uptown Girls | $54,714 | -26.1% | 112 | -13 | $488 | $37,002,125 | 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 55 | 112 | My Life Without Me | $52,675 | +1,324% | 39 | +25 | $1,350 | $200,852 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 56 | - | Pieces of April | $48,422 | - | 6 | - | $8,070 | $48,422 | 1 | United Artists |
| 57 | 52 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $46,839 | -23.9% | 20 | - | $2,341 | $14,908,385 | 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 58 | - | Bon Voyage | $38,682 | - | 16 | - | $2,417 | $38,682 | 1 | - |
| 59 | 51 | The Italian Job | $38,408 | -39.6% | 69 | -34 | $556 | $106,059,455 | 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 60 | 65 | Haunted Castle | $36,221 | +18.5% | 4 | - | $9,055 | $7,362,992 | 139 | - |
| 61 | 48 | Casa de los babys | $35,423 | -52.3% | 52 | -19 | $681 | $378,281 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 62 | 50 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | $34,374 | -50.3% | 59 | -30 | $582 | $4,445,174 | 12 | Miramax |
| 63 | 55 | Daddy Day Care | $32,714 | -35% | 74 | -39 | $442 | $104,148,781 | 24 | Revolution Studios |
| 64 | 75 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $30,138 | +85.9% | 7 | -1 | $4,305 | $15,356,728 | 141 | - |
| 65 | 53 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $29,869 | -47.3% | 39 | -31 | $765 | $10,499,535 | 27 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | - | Returner | $29,214 | - | 13 | - | $2,247 | $29,214 | 1 | IDP Distribution |
| 67 | 60 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $27,387 | -23.6% | 11 | -7 | $2,489 | $7,650,719 | 15 | Odeon |
| 68 | 57 | The Medallion | $26,330 | -39.3% | 63 | -37 | $417 | $22,108,977 | 9 | TriStar Pictures |
| 69 | 64 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $24,292 | -24.7% | 6 | -2 | $4,048 | $46,226,517 | 261 | IMAX |
| 70 | 71 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $23,234 | +21.1% | 16 | -9 | $1,452 | $530,943 | 8 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 71 | 80 | Girls Will Be Girls | $22,038 | +53.5% | 11 | +9 | $2,003 | $42,103 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 72 | 46 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $19,814 | -74.6% | 55 | -39 | $360 | $150,350,192 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 73 | 63 | Party Monster | $19,809 | -40.4% | 11 | -1 | $1,800 | $575,306 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 74 | 61 | Gaz Bar Blues | $18,720 | -46.3% | 13 | -8 | $1,440 | $735,748 | 7 | Odeon |
| 75 | 69 | To Be and to Have | $17,892 | -20.6% | 5 | - | $3,578 | $172,257 | 5 | New Yorker Films |
| 76 | 59 | Father and Sons | $16,229 | -54.9% | 16 | -5 | $1,014 | $587,195 | 5 | Odeon |
| 77 | 84 | The Flower of Evil | $15,812 | +27.3% | 6 | +4 | $2,635 | $33,636 | 2 | Palm Pictures |
| 78 | 66 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $15,147 | -47.7% | 37 | -19 | $409 | $66,416,133 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 79 | 70 | Dopamine | $13,727 | -38.4% | 10 | - | $1,372 | $45,132 | 2 | Sundance Film Series |
| 80 | 90 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | $11,507 | +20.2% | 5 | +2 | $2,301 | $79,190 | 5 | Artistic License |
| 81 | 86 | The Animation Show | $11,177 | -3.9% | 6 | +1 | $1,862 | $196,008 | 7 | - |
| 82 | 87 | The Holy Land | $11,088 | +3.2% | 9 | +2 | $1,232 | $490,527 | 15 | - |
| 83 | 62 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $10,303 | -70.4% | 21 | -30 | $490 | $3,560,500 | 12 | - |
| 84 | 74 | The Divorce | $9,788 | -43.6% | 14 | -11 | $699 | $9,058,314 | 11 | - |
| 85 | 96 | Galapagos | $9,732 | +42.9% | 5 | +2 | $1,946 | $14,152,961 | 208 | IMAX |
| 86 | 91 | Bus 174 | $9,640 | +11.8% | 1 | - | $9,640 | $26,530 | 2 | THINKFilm |
| 87 | 76 | Mga munting tinig | $8,717 | -42.5% | 6 | - | $1,452 | $38,976 | 2 | Small Island Films |
| 88 | - | Au hasard Balthazar | $8,436 | - | 1 | - | $8,436 | $8,436 | 1 | Rialto Pictures |
| 89 | 113 | The Weather Underground | $7,846 | +112.2% | 5 | -4 | $1,569 | $446,554 | 20 | Shadow Distribution |
| 90 | 92 | Spellbound | $7,756 | -6.3% | 12 | -4 | $646 | $5,691,538 | 25 | THINKFilm |
| 91 | 124 | Prey for Rock & Roll | $7,736 | +157.6% | 4 | +1 | $1,934 | $32,086 | 4 | MAC Releasing |
| 92 | 85 | Masked and Anonymous | $7,577 | -37% | 15 | -3 | $505 | $491,425 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 93 | 104 | City of God | $7,568 | +52.4% | 3 | +2 | $2,522 | $4,676,802 | 40 | Miramax |
| 94 | - | Carnage | $7,561 | - | 3 | - | $2,520 | $28,959 | 7 | Wellspring Media |
| 95 | 102 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $7,501 | +40.3% | 6 | -6 | $1,250 | $723,646 | 12 | Paramount Classics |
| 96 | 108 | Emerald Cowboy | $6,892 | +59.3% | 4 | - | $1,723 | $49,752 | 5 | Indican Pictures |
| 97 | - | Bonhoeffer | $6,875 | - | 6 | - | $1,145 | $227,233 | 18 | First Run |
| 98 | 82 | The Order | $6,734 | -49.4% | 33 | +12 | $204 | $7,653,763 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 99 | 93 | Yossi & Jagger | $6,620 | -17.8% | 1 | - | $6,620 | $83,275 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 100 | 77 | Demonlover | $6,406 | -57.7% | 9 | -4 | $711 | $200,397 | 5 | Palm Pictures |
| 101 | 79 | 28 Days Later | $6,253 | -57.7% | 16 | -12 | $390 | $45,057,058 | 17 | - |
| 102 | 109 | Northfork | $6,175 | +46.9% | 12 | -1 | $514 | $1,397,978 | 15 | Paramount Classics |
| 103 | 81 | The Bread, My Sweet | $6,130 | -55.7% | 5 | -2 | $1,226 | $846,738 | 144 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 104 | 152 | Dorm Daze | $6,068 | +8,568.6% | 6 | +5 | $1,011 | $56,127 | 4 | 120 Degree Films |
| 105 | 88 | A Housekeeper | $5,155 | -50.1% | 13 | +3 | $396 | $435,374 | 15 | Palm Pictures |
| 106 | 78 | Bend It Like Beckham | $5,135 | -66% | 16 | -10 | $320 | $32,541,719 | 32 | - |
| 107 | 89 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $4,640 | -54.4% | 9 | -5 | $515 | $132,406 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 108 | 116 | Glowing Eyes | $4,549 | +35.1% | 2 | +1 | $2,274 | $10,647 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 109 | - | Confusion of Genders 2003 Re-release | $4,385 | - | 3 | - | $1,461 | $40,624 | 15 | - |
| 110 | 105 | Respiro | $4,364 | -8.3% | 7 | - | $623 | $1,067,853 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 111 | 98 | Taking Sides | $4,240 | -35.5% | 3 | -3 | $1,413 | $128,644 | 7 | New Yorker Films |
| 112 | - | Luster | $4,111 | - | 1 | - | $4,111 | $20,310 | 6 | TLA Releasing |
| 113 | 43 | Foolproof | $4,027 | -95.5% | 11 | -165 | $366 | $454,604 | 3 | Odeon |
| 114 | 111 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $3,909 | -6.7% | 2 | - | $1,954 | $15,564,344 | 181 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 115 | - | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | $3,533 | - | 3 | - | $1,177 | $1,803,830 | 123 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 116 | - | 9 Dead Gay Guys | $3,462 | - | 1 | - | $3,462 | $3,462 | 1 | TLA Releasing |
| 117 | 101 | The Cuckoo | $3,406 | -38.2% | 10 | +2 | $340 | $223,517 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 118 | 126 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $3,380 | +21.5% | 3 | -1 | $1,126 | $57,795 | 9 | First Look International |
| 119 | 136 | The Legend of Suriyothai | $3,219 | +102.7% | 7 | +2 | $459 | $436,265 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 120 | - | High Times Potluck | $3,168 | - | 2 | - | $1,584 | $3,168 | 1 | - |
| 121 | 146 | Man on the Train | $3,004 | +499.6% | 13 | +3 | $231 | $2,527,906 | 24 | Paramount Classics |
| 122 | 83 | Concert for George | $3,000 | -76.9% | 5 | -11 | $600 | $125,300 | 3 | - |
| 123 | 141 | No News from God | $2,626 | +137.9% | 3 | - | $875 | $75,403 | 9 | First Look International |
| 124 | 95 | Red Betsy | $2,546 | -63.3% | 3 | -7 | $848 | $110,297 | 5 | Lang Films |
| 125 | 117 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | $2,480 | -25.7% | 2 | -2 | $1,240 | $147,955 | 15 | TLA Releasing |
| 126 | 139 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $2,241 | +72.3% | 2 | - | $1,120 | $6,941,893 | 243 | - |
| 127 | 130 | China: The Panda Adventure | $2,238 | +2.9% | 2 | - | $1,119 | $3,529,773 | 124 | IMAX |
| 128 | 119 | Rivers and Tides | $2,223 | -30.7% | 2 | -3 | $1,111 | $2,121,730 | 69 | Roxie Releasing |
| 129 | 114 | The Cremaster Cycle | $2,211 | -40% | 3 | -2 | $737 | $475,906 | 26 | Palm Pictures |
| 130 | - | Khachaturian | $2,210 | - | 2 | - | $1,105 | $2,210 | 1 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 131 | 67 | Gang of Roses | $2,100 | -92% | 3 | -1 | $700 | $30,497 | 2 | - |
| 132 | 142 | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | $2,000 | +90.5% | 2 | - | $1,000 | $153,028 | 36 | Wellspring Media |
| 133 | 125 | On_Line | $1,782 | -36.9% | 1 | -1 | $1,782 | $145,602 | 17 | Indican Pictures |
| 134 | - | Touchez pas au grisbi | $1,693 | - | 1 | - | $1,693 | $95,793 | 7 | Rialto Pictures |
| 135 | 107 | The Event | $1,542 | -65.6% | 6 | +2 | $257 | $34,406 | 3 | THINKFilm |
| 136 | 144 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $1,527 | +56.1% | 2 | - | $763 | $1,708,907 | 57 | IMAX |
| 137 | 122 | Manna from Heaven | $1,450 | -53.4% | 2 | -1 | $725 | $445,087 | 64 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 138 | 123 | The Gatekeeper | $1,432 | -52.3% | 1 | - | $1,432 | $116,132 | 26 | - |
| 139 | 129 | Owning Mahowny | $1,294 | -49.6% | 3 | -3 | $431 | $1,011,054 | 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 140 | 145 | Russian Ark | $1,200 | +75.2% | 1 | -1 | $1,200 | $2,323,549 | 45 | Wellspring Media |
| 141 | 106 | The Calling 2003 Re-release | $966 | -79.7% | 6 | -4 | $161 | $6,092 | 2 | - |
| 142 | 132 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $936 | -51.9% | 1 | - | $936 | $18,780,413 | 328 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 143 | 118 | September 11 | $815 | -75.2% | 2 | - | $407 | $111,191 | 14 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 144 | 127 | Stone Reader | $812 | -69.6% | 1 | -2 | $812 | $253,019 | 36 | - |
| 145 | 110 | Madame Satã | $807 | -80.8% | 2 | -5 | $403 | $185,729 | 15 | Wellspring Media |
| 146 | 148 | Alien Adventure | $737 | +47.4% | 1 | - | $737 | $4,307,800 | 218 | - |
| 147 | 138 | The Princess Blade | $684 | -47.7% | 2 | -3 | $342 | $74,026 | 11 | ADV Films |
| 148 | 143 | Friday Night | $578 | -42.2% | 3 | +2 | $192 | $154,037 | 22 | Wellspring Media |
| 149 | 128 | The Eye | $325 | -87.7% | 2 | -5 | $162 | $495,830 | 20 | Palm Pictures |
| 150 | - | The Son | $305 | - | 1 | - | $305 | $65,571 | 41 | New Yorker Films |
| 151 | 151 | Tycoon: A New Russian | $288 | +3.6% | 1 | - | $288 | $119,257 | 19 | New Yorker Films |
| 152 | - | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | $189 | - | 1 | - | $189 | $12,404 | 9 | First Run |
| 153 | 133 | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | $156 | -91.7% | 1 | -4 | $156 | $130,471 | 9 | Palm Pictures |
