Domestic 2003 Weekend 50
December 12-14, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Something's Gotta Give | $16,064,723 | - | 2,677 | - | $6,001 | $16,064,723 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | 1 | The Last Samurai | $14,087,074 | -42% | 2,908 | - | $4,844 | $46,874,330 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | - | Stuck on You | $9,411,055 | - | 3,003 | - | $3,133 | $9,411,055 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | - | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $6,315,311 | - | 1,844 | - | $3,424 | $6,315,311 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 4 | Elf | $6,200,000 | -23.5% | 2,876 | -243 | $2,155 | $147,700,000 | 6 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | 6 | Bad Santa | $6,200,000 | -12.7% | 2,540 | +449 | $2,440 | $35,900,000 | 3 | Dimension Films |
| 7 | 3 | The Haunted Mansion | $6,139,023 | -34.7% | 3,001 | -121 | $2,045 | $53,749,464 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 2 | Honey | $4,860,975 | -62.2% | 1,972 | +30 | $2,464 | $19,776,370 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 5 | The Cat in the Hat | $4,166,590 | -41.7% | 2,955 | -454 | $1,410 | $90,728,185 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | 7 | Gothika | $2,725,221 | -48.1% | 1,806 | -399 | $1,508 | $53,933,915 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 9 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $2,381,479 | -36% | 1,623 | -721 | $1,467 | $76,192,090 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | 10 | Love Actually | $2,114,095 | -40.6% | 1,566 | -106 | $1,349 | $52,171,570 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | 8 | The Missing | $1,516,818 | -62.4% | 2,083 | -673 | $728 | $24,680,041 | 3 | Revolution Studios |
| 14 | 11 | Timeline | $869,644 | -68.1% | 1,915 | -872 | $454 | $18,519,185 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | - | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2003 Re-release | $727,645 | - | 126 | - | $5,774 | $727,645 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | 12 | The Matrix Revolutions | $722,041 | -46.6% | 633 | -624 | $1,140 | $136,924,212 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 13 | Brother Bear | $655,405 | -48% | 1,031 | -585 | $635 | $80,460,136 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 14 | Mystic River | $397,403 | -36.2% | 410 | -95 | $969 | $52,526,351 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 16 | 21 Grams | $322,069 | -35.9% | 74 | - | $4,352 | $2,906,214 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 20 | 31 | In America | $275,435 | +92.1% | 47 | +36 | $5,860 | $803,254 | 3 | - |
| 21 | 23 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2003 Re-release | $271,537 | +22.4% | 46 | +1 | $5,902 | $1,544,652 | 7 | IMAX |
| 22 | 15 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | $231,252 | -56.5% | 455 | -555 | $508 | $19,757,206 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 20 | Lost in Translation | $217,008 | -23.5% | 148 | -8 | $1,466 | $29,648,743 | 14 | Focus Features |
| 24 | - | Big Fish | $207,377 | - | 6 | - | $34,562 | $281,795 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 21 | The Station Agent | $206,962 | -24.2% | 189 | -9 | $1,095 | $3,891,168 | 11 | Miramax |
| 26 | 19 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | $160,832 | -47% | 43 | -8 | $3,740 | $1,653,388 | 3 | Yash Raj Films |
| 27 | 18 | Radio | $155,279 | -61.3% | 285 | -230 | $544 | $50,861,262 | 8 | Revolution Studios |
| 28 | 25 | Red Nose | $150,596 | -23.1% | 76 | -14 | $1,981 | $860,906 | 3 | Christal Films |
| 29 | 27 | Freaky Friday | $149,447 | -19.9% | 244 | -32 | $612 | $109,748,438 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | - | Blizzard | $145,525 | - | 136 | - | $1,070 | $145,525 | 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 31 | 22 | Runaway Jury | $124,865 | -48.3% | 257 | -80 | $485 | $48,636,984 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | - | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $89,472 | - | 7 | - | $12,781 | $89,472 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | 29 | Shattered Glass | $88,079 | -42.9% | 123 | -19 | $716 | $1,926,071 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | 30 | School of Rock | $85,135 | -42% | 152 | -150 | $560 | $79,003,723 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | 28 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $84,836 | -48.6% | 213 | -70 | $398 | $305,267,970 | 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | 24 | Scary Movie 3 | $83,206 | -62% | 228 | -245 | $364 | $109,006,565 | 8 | Dimension Films |
| 37 | 26 | The Human Stain | $83,183 | -55.8% | 144 | -89 | $577 | $5,230,216 | 7 | Miramax |
| 38 | 33 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $80,433 | -35.6% | 113 | -34 | $711 | $69,422,663 | 10 | Miramax |
| 39 | 34 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $73,644 | -33.9% | 165 | -30 | $446 | $80,060,859 | 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 40 | 35 | Pieces of April | $71,030 | -34.8% | 101 | +7 | $703 | $2,235,467 | 9 | United Artists |
| 41 | 32 | The Gospel of John | $69,153 | -45.4% | 80 | -19 | $864 | $2,984,378 | 12 | THINKFilm |
| 42 | 36 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $65,093 | -30.2% | 208 | -19 | $312 | $111,489,436 | 21 | Dimension Films |
| 43 | 38 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $55,770 | -23.6% | 6 | -4 | $9,295 | $938,044 | 16 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 44 | 42 | Space Station 3D | $53,672 | -10% | 19 | -1 | $2,824 | $45,625,638 | 87 | IMAX |
| 45 | 40 | Intolerable Cruelty | $49,450 | -23.2% | 157 | +14 | $314 | $35,168,575 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 46 | 37 | The Cooler | $45,419 | -40% | 11 | - | $4,129 | $372,020 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 47 | 43 | The Triplets of Belleville | $44,805 | -22.6% | 6 | - | $7,467 | $305,219 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | - | Duplex | $39,992 | - | 113 | - | $353 | $9,652,000 | 12 | Miramax |
| 49 | 47 | Elephant | $38,348 | -24.6% | 36 | - | $1,065 | $1,140,604 | 8 | Fine Line Features |
| 50 | 44 | The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Re-release | $37,302 | -32.1% | 11 | +1 | $3,391 | $334,320 | 4 | Miramax |
| 51 | - | The Statement | $37,220 | - | 7 | - | $5,317 | $37,220 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 52 | 49 | Secondhand Lions | $36,927 | -12.9% | 103 | -5 | $358 | $41,988,596 | 13 | New Line Cinema |
| 53 | 41 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | $35,997 | -40% | 94 | -30 | $382 | $56,292,921 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 54 | 39 | Under the Tuscan Sun | $35,327 | -47.9% | 95 | -24 | $371 | $42,934,744 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 55 | 45 | Bubba Ho-Tep | $29,002 | -43.9% | 19 | -6 | $1,526 | $1,112,206 | 13 | Vitagraph Films |
| 56 | 52 | Out of Time | $27,446 | -12.3% | 58 | -23 | $473 | $40,998,687 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 57 | 50 | Pride and Prejudice | $26,713 | -30.3% | 18 | - | $1,484 | $82,236 | 2 | Excel Entertainment |
| 58 | 46 | The Fighting Temptations | $25,943 | -49.3% | 69 | -30 | $375 | $30,213,026 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 59 | 62 | Gloomy Sunday | $25,232 | +38.4% | 15 | +8 | $1,682 | $312,133 | 26 | Menemsha Films |
| 60 | 53 | The Rundown | $25,197 | -16.9% | 42 | -29 | $599 | $47,678,160 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 61 | 57 | My Architect | $22,830 | -10.9% | 2 | -1 | $11,415 | $250,718 | 5 | New Yorker Films |
| 62 | 59 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | $22,688 | +7.7% | 15 | +2 | $1,512 | $328,637 | 13 | Artistic License |
| 63 | 58 | Sylvia | $22,343 | +1.4% | 41 | +8 | $544 | $1,273,754 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 64 | 55 | Haunted Castle | $21,750 | -20.9% | 5 | - | $4,350 | $7,910,536 | 147 | - |
| 65 | 51 | Bugs! | $18,782 | -43.9% | 17 | - | $1,104 | $4,230,484 | 40 | SK Films |
| 66 | 60 | Good Boy | $17,431 | -13.3% | 117 | +14 | $148 | $37,627,217 | 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 67 | 54 | To Be and to Have | $16,269 | -41.2% | 14 | +4 | $1,162 | $480,805 | 13 | New Yorker Films |
| 68 | 61 | Die, Mommie, Die! | $14,485 | -20.8% | 17 | +2 | $852 | $305,666 | 7 | Sundance Film Series |
| 69 | 74 | The Animation Show | $12,856 | +68.3% | 7 | +3 | $1,836 | $280,516 | 15 | - |
| 70 | 80 | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | $11,371 | +89.5% | 8 | +3 | $1,421 | $138,653 | 8 | Vitagraph Films |
| 71 | 48 | Tupac: Resurrection | $11,263 | -77.5% | 39 | -67 | $288 | $7,682,255 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 72 | 85 | My Life Without Me | $10,811 | +138.9% | 16 | +6 | $675 | $395,592 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | 73 | City of God | $10,168 | +31.5% | 5 | +1 | $2,033 | $4,765,728 | 48 | Miramax |
| 74 | 70 | Party Monster | $10,126 | -0.7% | 10 | +2 | $1,012 | $717,211 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 75 | 77 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $9,669 | +43.7% | 7 | -2 | $1,381 | $15,198,646 | 36 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 76 | 69 | Dirty Pretty Things | $9,426 | -10.1% | 9 | -3 | $1,047 | $8,050,039 | 22 | Miramax |
| 77 | 71 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $9,314 | +4.4% | 6 | -2 | $1,552 | $46,518,099 | 269 | IMAX |
| 78 | 68 | The Bread, My Sweet | $8,502 | -23.7% | 6 | - | $1,417 | $961,081 | 152 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 79 | - | AKA | $7,553 | - | 3 | - | $2,517 | $7,553 | 1 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 80 | 72 | The Holy Land | $6,748 | -20.5% | 5 | -1 | $1,349 | $586,438 | 23 | - |
| 81 | 112 | Yossi & Jagger | $6,682 | +431.2% | 3 | - | $2,227 | $177,401 | 12 | Strand Releasing |
| 82 | - | I Vitelloni 2003 Re-release | $6,553 | - | 1 | - | $6,553 | $44,017 | 5 | Kino International |
| 83 | - | Au hasard Balthazar | $5,468 | - | 1 | - | $5,468 | $39,388 | 9 | Rialto Pictures |
| 84 | 79 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $5,286 | -17.6% | 11 | - | $480 | $10,762,178 | 35 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 85 | 66 | Mambo Italiano 2003 Re-release | $5,079 | -56.6% | 14 | -2 | $362 | $3,203,653 | 13 | IDP Distribution |
| 86 | 76 | The Singing Detective | $4,899 | -27.6% | 16 | -12 | $306 | $318,896 | 8 | Paramount Classics |
| 87 | 81 | The Flower of Evil | $4,515 | -22.9% | 10 | +2 | $451 | $173,864 | 10 | Palm Pictures |
| 88 | 67 | Bus 174 | $4,272 | -62.5% | 3 | -2 | $1,424 | $151,424 | 10 | THINKFilm |
| 89 | 89 | The Gatekeeper | $4,215 | +13.2% | 2 | - | $2,107 | $151,541 | 34 | - |
| 90 | 92 | Galapagos | $3,958 | +32.5% | 4 | +1 | $989 | $14,240,096 | 216 | IMAX |
| 91 | 84 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $3,807 | -20.9% | 2 | -3 | $1,903 | $8,003,778 | 23 | Odeon |
| 92 | - | Rivers and Tides | $3,771 | - | 3 | - | $1,257 | $2,174,717 | 77 | Roxie Releasing |
| 93 | 93 | The Cremaster Cycle | $3,629 | +27.8% | 1 | - | $3,629 | $513,665 | 34 | Palm Pictures |
| 94 | 78 | What Alice Found | $2,971 | -55.8% | 1 | - | $2,971 | $13,318 | 2 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 95 | 103 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $2,922 | +32.7% | 4 | - | $730 | $88,902 | 17 | First Look International |
| 96 | 91 | Gaz Bar Blues | $2,912 | -4.1% | 1 | -1 | $2,912 | $883,063 | 15 | Odeon |
| 97 | 97 | Thirteen | $2,733 | +2.9% | 6 | -1 | $455 | $4,599,680 | 17 | - |
| 98 | 75 | The Weather Underground | $2,510 | -64.5% | 7 | -3 | $358 | $491,309 | 28 | Shadow Distribution |
| 99 | 99 | Porn Theatre | $2,424 | +2.2% | 2 | +1 | $1,212 | $23,490 | 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 100 | 96 | Bonhoeffer | $2,115 | -22% | 2 | +1 | $1,057 | $264,511 | 26 | First Run |
| 101 | 105 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | $2,071 | -3.1% | 1 | -1 | $2,071 | $1,819,468 | 131 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 102 | 110 | Carnage | $1,986 | +13.6% | 3 | - | $662 | $50,494 | 15 | Wellspring Media |
| 103 | 104 | 9 Dead Gay Guys | $1,827 | -16% | 2 | +1 | $913 | $22,451 | 9 | TLA Releasing |
| 104 | 87 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $1,798 | -56.9% | 3 | -1 | $599 | $3,703,202 | 20 | - |
| 105 | 119 | In My Skin | $1,719 | +314.2% | 3 | +2 | $573 | $24,032 | 6 | Wellspring Media |
| 106 | 90 | Girls Will Be Girls | $1,694 | -46.2% | 5 | -1 | $338 | $147,235 | 10 | IFC Films |
| 107 | - | The Embalmer | $1,542 | - | 2 | - | $771 | $53,769 | 22 | First Run |
| 108 | 101 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $1,501 | -32.3% | 2 | -1 | $750 | $15,598,224 | 189 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 109 | 106 | Billabong Odyssey | $1,500 | -25% | 2 | -2 | $750 | $155,500 | 6 | ArenaPlex LLC |
| 110 | 125 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $1,429 | +1,131.9% | 4 | +3 | $357 | $171,830 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 111 | 82 | My Flesh and Blood | $1,399 | -74.8% | 4 | -2 | $349 | $35,838 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 112 | 107 | Evil Words | $1,214 | -38.4% | 2 | -4 | $607 | $2,013,469 | 11 | Odeon |
| 113 | 83 | Finding Nemo | $1,156 | -76.5% | 21 | -23 | $55 | $339,714,367 | 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 114 | 117 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $1,045 | +84.3% | 1 | - | $1,045 | $18,795,605 | 336 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 115 | 95 | Red Betsy | $1,024 | -63% | 2 | -2 | $512 | $163,815 | 13 | Lang Films |
| 116 | 114 | China: The Panda Adventure | $917 | -0.1% | 2 | -2 | $458 | $3,544,232 | 132 | IMAX |
| 117 | 111 | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | $874 | -41.2% | 3 | -2 | $291 | $1,123,146 | 14 | - |
| 118 | 94 | Demonlover | $676 | -75.7% | 2 | -3 | $338 | $226,026 | 13 | Palm Pictures |
| 119 | 98 | Hukkle | $639 | -74.2% | 2 | - | $319 | $9,844 | 5 | Shadow Distribution |
| 120 | 100 | Masked and Anonymous | $638 | -71.4% | 2 | -2 | $319 | $533,344 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 121 | 88 | Taking Sides | $504 | -87.7% | 1 | -2 | $504 | $175,174 | 15 | New Yorker Films |
| 122 | 115 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $500 | -28.6% | 1 | - | $500 | $6,952,645 | 251 | - |
| 123 | 127 | Prey for Rock & Roll | $425 | +367% | 3 | +2 | $141 | $58,040 | 12 | MAC Releasing |
| 124 | 120 | Alien Adventure | $300 | -25% | 1 | - | $300 | $4,318,359 | 226 | - |
| 125 | 113 | Madame Satã | $250 | -75.3% | 1 | -1 | $250 | $198,181 | 23 | Wellspring Media |
| 126 | - | No News from God | $181 | - | 1 | - | $181 | $77,732 | 17 | First Look International |
| 127 | 126 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $72 | -31.4% | 1 | - | $72 | $1,722,039 | 65 | IMAX |
