Domestic 2003 Week 34
August 22-28, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Freddy vs. Jason | $17,239,859 | -64.1% | 3,014 | - | $5,719 | $65,284,499 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | 2 | S.W.A.T. | $14,656,383 | -43% | 3,204 | -16 | $4,574 | $91,922,121 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | Freaky Friday | $13,115,045 | -34.9% | 3,058 | +79 | $4,288 | $78,242,095 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | Open Range | $12,898,840 | -35% | 2,163 | +88 | $5,963 | $32,734,778 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | - | The Medallion | $10,657,145 | - | 2,648 | - | $4,024 | $10,657,145 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $10,549,512 | -25.2% | 2,404 | -306 | $4,388 | $264,199,762 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 8 | Seabiscuit | $8,818,945 | -25.5% | 2,534 | +72 | $3,480 | $95,584,885 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | Uptown Girls | $8,108,537 | -51.5% | 2,495 | - | $3,249 | $24,819,753 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | 7 | American Wedding | $7,882,780 | -37.4% | 2,467 | -518 | $3,195 | $92,934,100 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | - | My Boss's Daughter | $7,101,350 | - | 2,201 | - | $3,226 | $7,101,350 | 1 | Dimension Films |
| 11 | 9 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $4,199,082 | -46.7% | 2,429 | -574 | $1,728 | $103,684,272 | 5 | Dimension Films |
| 12 | 10 | Bad Boys II | $2,820,597 | -38.4% | 1,202 | -583 | $2,346 | $133,113,739 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 11 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $2,111,557 | -49.9% | 1,272 | -654 | $1,660 | $62,615,219 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 15 | The Divorce | $2,000,520 | +38.5% | 422 | +242 | $4,740 | $4,190,737 | 3 | - |
| 15 | 14 | Finding Nemo | $1,634,222 | -29.5% | 838 | -199 | $1,950 | $330,385,344 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | 118 | Galapagos | $1,465,992 | +90,842.4% | 2 | - | $732,996 | $14,052,973 | 200 | IMAX |
| 17 | 13 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $1,308,123 | -52.5% | 542 | -274 | $2,413 | $99,822,081 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | - | Marci X | $1,261,352 | - | 1,200 | - | $1,051 | $1,261,352 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | 43 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $1,180,475 | +692.4% | 9 | - | $131,163 | $45,806,338 | 253 | IMAX |
| 20 | 12 | Grind | $1,154,481 | -68.8% | 2,253 | - | $512 | $4,858,228 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 22 | Dirty Pretty Things | $1,003,333 | +21.2% | 240 | +98 | $4,180 | $3,260,902 | 6 | Miramax |
| 22 | 17 | Whale Rider | $951,077 | -14% | 338 | -10 | $2,813 | $15,388,571 | 12 | Newmarket Films |
| 23 | 19 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $867,192 | -3.3% | 422 | -162 | $2,054 | $64,725,302 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | 18 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | $836,532 | -13.2% | 987 | -20 | $847 | $89,155,121 | 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | 16 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $684,894 | -43.5% | 411 | -222 | $1,666 | $148,692,353 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | 38 | American Splendor | $675,132 | +157.1% | 32 | +26 | $21,097 | $937,728 | 2 | Fine Line Features |
| 27 | 20 | Swimming Pool | $659,924 | -26.4% | 235 | -22 | $2,808 | $8,479,823 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 28 | 31 | Step Into Liquid | $590,105 | +63.9% | 50 | +34 | $11,802 | $1,167,590 | 3 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 29 | 36 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | $509,105 | +69.1% | 61 | +35 | $8,345 | $1,128,026 | 4 | Miramax |
| 30 | 25 | The Matrix Reloaded | $488,960 | -5.5% | 90 | -14 | $5,432 | $278,996,682 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 27 | Bruce Almighty | $481,315 | -5% | 332 | +3 | $1,449 | $240,517,790 | 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | 28 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $460,417 | -0.2% | 86 | +23 | $5,353 | $1,414,422 | 4 | - |
| 33 | 23 | 28 Days Later | $435,442 | -39.5% | 247 | -89 | $1,762 | $43,724,859 | 9 | - |
| 34 | 29 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $425,892 | -3.9% | 145 | +1 | $2,937 | $8,666,317 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 21 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $417,561 | -52.9% | 65 | +34 | $6,424 | $6,271,801 | 7 | Odeon |
| 36 | 34 | Hulk | $311,890 | -3.4% | 261 | +20 | $1,194 | $131,586,910 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 37 | 32 | Daddy Day Care | $309,984 | -13.9% | 283 | -4 | $1,095 | $102,826,205 | 16 | Revolution Studios |
| 38 | 26 | Bend It Like Beckham | $300,924 | -41% | 161 | -116 | $1,869 | $31,437,080 | 25 | - |
| 39 | 24 | Johnny English | $300,510 | -43.1% | 217 | -126 | $1,384 | $27,434,790 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 40 | 86 | China: The Panda Adventure | $283,746 | +2,750.9% | 3 | - | $94,582 | $3,487,292 | 116 | IMAX |
| 41 | 37 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $268,775 | -8.6% | 215 | -23 | $1,250 | $126,621,455 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | 33 | Rugrats Go Wild | $242,642 | -28.3% | 263 | - | $922 | $39,178,548 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 43 | 30 | Space Station 3D | $231,342 | -38.5% | 18 | -4 | $12,852 | $43,091,449 | 71 | IMAX |
| 44 | 35 | The Italian Job | $224,358 | -26.2% | 64 | -54 | $3,505 | $96,944,604 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 45 | 71 | Thirteen | $196,827 | +734% | 5 | +3 | $39,365 | $220,427 | 2 | - |
| 46 | 40 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $155,710 | -16.3% | 32 | - | $4,865 | $14,158,317 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | 46 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $118,628 | +22.7% | 45 | +13 | $2,636 | $398,236 | 4 | Paramount Classics |
| 48 | 42 | Northfork | $112,176 | -25.6% | 64 | -7 | $1,752 | $1,147,567 | 7 | Paramount Classics |
| 49 | 44 | Spellbound | $108,897 | -14.2% | 54 | +3 | $2,016 | $5,282,631 | 18 | THINKFilm |
| 50 | 39 | Passionada | $98,352 | -51.3% | 36 | -38 | $2,732 | $300,288 | 2 | IDP Distribution |
| 51 | 48 | I Capture the Castle | $82,758 | -5.9% | 39 | +4 | $2,122 | $994,845 | 7 | IDP Distribution |
| 52 | 41 | Koi... Mil Gaya | $80,189 | -49.9% | 43 | -11 | $1,864 | $587,817 | 3 | Yash Raj Films |
| 53 | - | The Battle of Shaker Heights | $73,717 | - | 5 | - | $14,743 | $73,717 | 1 | Miramax |
| 54 | 47 | Capturing the Friedmans | $72,785 | -21.2% | 43 | -10 | $1,692 | $2,897,983 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 55 | 51 | Haunted Castle | $71,270 | +9% | 3 | - | $23,756 | $6,991,840 | 131 | - |
| 56 | - | Green Card Fever | $67,529 | - | 18 | - | $3,751 | $67,529 | 1 | - |
| 57 | 49 | Buffalo Soldiers | $48,997 | -26.6% | 20 | -4 | $2,449 | $288,688 | 5 | Miramax |
| 58 | 52 | X2: X-Men United | $48,518 | -24.7% | 65 | -16 | $746 | $214,884,711 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 59 | 50 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $38,425 | -42% | 89 | -40 | $431 | $25,998,229 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 60 | 57 | Wrong Turn | $34,294 | -16% | 45 | -6 | $762 | $15,360,773 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 61 | 55 | Nowhere in Africa | $33,717 | -25% | 25 | -5 | $1,348 | $6,051,722 | 25 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 62 | 53 | Chicago | $31,531 | -41.7% | 54 | -22 | $583 | $170,669,641 | 35 | Miramax |
| 63 | 70 | The Cuckoo | $30,730 | +27.1% | 12 | +4 | $2,560 | $123,452 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 64 | 59 | Mambo Italiano | $30,593 | -18.7% | 14 | +3 | $2,185 | $2,951,326 | 12 | - |
| 65 | 69 | The Weather Underground | $30,455 | +25.8% | 7 | +3 | $4,350 | $283,228 | 13 | Shadow Distribution |
| 66 | 54 | The Holy Land | $30,295 | -40.9% | 11 | -4 | $2,754 | $350,173 | 7 | - |
| 67 | 56 | Masked and Anonymous | $28,907 | -34% | 12 | - | $2,408 | $294,626 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 72 | Mondays in the Sun | $27,346 | +22.9% | 20 | +8 | $1,367 | $129,398 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 69 | 67 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $27,175 | +7.2% | 8 | - | $3,396 | $15,163,895 | 133 | - |
| 70 | 64 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $26,046 | -3.8% | 2 | -1 | $13,023 | $18,694,123 | 320 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 71 | - | Spirited Away | $25,259 | - | 6 | - | $4,209 | $10,007,391 | 49 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 72 | 65 | The Trip | $24,724 | -3.9% | 7 | +2 | $3,532 | $300,433 | 16 | TLA Releasing |
| 73 | 90 | Madame Satã | $24,091 | +187.8% | 4 | +1 | $6,022 | $124,522 | 8 | Wellspring Media |
| 74 | 66 | Respiro | $22,759 | -11.4% | 14 | -4 | $1,625 | $968,301 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 75 | 74 | Rivers and Tides | $21,853 | +1.7% | 8 | -1 | $2,731 | $2,042,501 | 62 | Roxie Releasing |
| 76 | - | No News from God | $21,731 | - | 3 | - | $7,243 | $21,731 | 1 | First Look International |
| 77 | 68 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | $18,377 | -27.2% | 14 | -4 | $1,312 | $2,792,325 | 15 | - |
| 78 | - | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | $17,113 | - | 1 | - | $17,113 | $17,113 | 1 | Palm Pictures |
| 79 | - | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $16,243 | - | 2 | - | $8,121 | $16,243 | 1 | First Look International |
| 80 | 75 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $16,238 | -19% | 2 | - | $8,119 | $15,986,523 | 35 | Miramax |
| 81 | 61 | Owning Mahowny | $15,461 | -58.3% | 15 | -9 | $1,030 | $704,951 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 82 | 79 | City of God | $15,256 | +1.7% | 3 | +1 | $5,085 | $4,580,716 | 32 | Miramax |
| 83 | 73 | A Housekeeper | $14,435 | -33.2% | 10 | -3 | $1,443 | $348,853 | 7 | Palm Pictures |
| 84 | 84 | Russian Ark | $14,432 | +32% | 9 | -1 | $1,603 | $2,287,126 | 37 | Wellspring Media |
| 85 | 82 | The Princess Blade | $13,683 | +21.5% | 7 | +3 | $1,954 | $43,142 | 3 | ADV Films |
| 86 | - | Teknolust | $12,777 | - | 2 | - | $6,388 | $12,777 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 87 | 119 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $10,149 | +551.8% | 2 | +1 | $5,074 | $1,662,523 | 49 | IMAX |
| 88 | 77 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $9,956 | -48.3% | 4 | - | $2,489 | $15,508,770 | 173 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 89 | - | Dog Days | $9,887 | - | 1 | - | $9,887 | $9,879 | 1 | Leisure Time Features |
| 90 | 83 | Together | $9,483 | -13.6% | 9 | +1 | $1,053 | $1,106,289 | 13 | United Artists |
| 91 | 106 | The Red Circle | $8,724 | +134.6% | 4 | +1 | $2,181 | $356,317 | 33 | Rialto Pictures |
| 92 | 102 | The Cremaster Cycle | $8,225 | +82.6% | 2 | - | $4,112 | $432,022 | 18 | Palm Pictures |
| 93 | 98 | The Legend of Suriyothai | $8,112 | +46.2% | 7 | +3 | $1,158 | $394,219 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 94 | 76 | Lucía, Lucía | $7,783 | -60.1% | 11 | -6 | $707 | $269,586 | 5 | - |
| 95 | 63 | Man on the Train | $7,386 | -74.1% | 14 | -15 | $527 | $2,454,989 | 16 | Paramount Classics |
| 96 | 91 | Gloomy Sunday | $7,366 | -11.1% | 1 | - | $7,366 | $101,556 | 10 | Menemsha Films |
| 97 | - | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | $7,247 | - | 1 | - | $7,247 | $7,247 | 1 | First Run |
| 98 | - | Rana's Wedding | $7,048 | - | 1 | - | $7,048 | $7,048 | 1 | Arab Film Distribution |
| 99 | 95 | Jet Lag 2003 Re-release | $6,754 | -6.9% | 6 | -4 | $1,125 | $534,841 | 11 | Miramax |
| 100 | 78 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | $6,337 | -59.2% | 3 | -1 | $2,112 | $144,333 | 14 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 101 | 88 | The Eye | $6,028 | -32.4% | 7 | -1 | $861 | $477,274 | 12 | Palm Pictures |
| 102 | 107 | Tycoon: A New Russian | $5,970 | +63.7% | 2 | +1 | $2,985 | $99,812 | 11 | New Yorker Films |
| 103 | - | Stone Reader | $5,666 | - | 2 | - | $2,833 | $225,607 | 29 | - |
| 104 | 94 | The Man Without a Past | $5,342 | -28.1% | 6 | - | $890 | $911,218 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 105 | 97 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | $4,250 | -38.1% | 3 | +2 | $1,416 | $265,863 | 52 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 106 | 87 | The Bread, My Sweet | $4,137 | -54.3% | 2 | - | $2,068 | $746,462 | 137 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 107 | 105 | Bonhoeffer | $3,938 | +5.7% | 1 | - | $3,938 | $158,689 | 10 | First Run |
| 108 | 110 | September 11 | $3,514 | +18.5% | 3 | +2 | $1,171 | $41,542 | 6 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 109 | 103 | The Girl from Paris | $3,445 | -23.5% | 3 | - | $1,148 | $132,046 | 23 | Films Philos |
| 110 | 96 | Shanghai Ghetto | $3,324 | -54% | 2 | - | $1,662 | $699,478 | 48 | Menemsha Films |
| 111 | 80 | Boys Life 4: Four Play | $3,293 | -72.4% | 2 | - | $1,646 | $52,028 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 112 | 100 | The Heart of Me | $3,017 | -37.7% | 3 | -3 | $1,005 | $183,985 | 11 | THINKFilm |
| 113 | - | The Embalmer | $2,947 | - | 1 | - | $2,947 | $34,922 | 6 | First Run |
| 114 | 109 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | $2,502 | -25.2% | 1 | - | $2,502 | $68,625 | 7 | TLA Releasing |
| 115 | 85 | Washington Heights | $2,476 | -75.8% | 2 | -2 | $1,238 | $160,291 | 16 | MAC Releasing |
| 116 | 81 | The Gatekeeper | $2,456 | -78.3% | 1 | -1 | $2,456 | $94,864 | 18 | - |
| 117 | 104 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $2,264 | -39.9% | 2 | - | $1,132 | $6,928,573 | 235 | - |
| 118 | 93 | Bowling for Columbine | $2,021 | -74.3% | 2 | -3 | $1,010 | $21,573,043 | 46 | United Artists |
| 119 | 108 | The R.M. | $2,005 | -42.9% | 3 | - | $668 | $1,057,767 | 30 | - |
| 120 | 120 | Alien Adventure | $1,766 | +16.3% | 1 | - | $1,766 | $4,299,973 | 210 | - |
| 121 | - | Gasoline | $1,520 | - | 1 | - | $1,520 | $8,068 | 9 | Strand Releasing |
| 122 | 113 | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | $1,478 | -29.6% | 1 | - | $1,478 | $131,441 | 28 | Wellspring Media |
| 123 | - | Suddenly | $1,346 | - | 1 | - | $1,346 | $1,346 | 1 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 124 | 123 | The Good Old Naughty Days | $1,296 | +3.6% | 1 | - | $1,296 | $57,241 | 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 125 | 99 | On_Line | $1,192 | -77.5% | 1 | -1 | $1,192 | $106,044 | 9 | Indican Pictures |
| 126 | 122 | New Suit | $1,136 | -16.7% | 1 | - | $1,136 | $53,457 | 17 | - |
| 127 | 116 | Chaos 2002 Re-release | $1,098 | -42% | 1 | -1 | $1,098 | $198,041 | 31 | New Yorker Films |
| 128 | 115 | Marooned in Iraq | $1,000 | -48% | 1 | -1 | $1,000 | $127,404 | 18 | Wellspring Media |
| 129 | 124 | Friday Night | $944 | +63.9% | 1 | - | $944 | $105,365 | 14 | Wellspring Media |
| 130 | 92 | Confusion of Genders 2003 Re-release | $934 | -88.2% | 2 | -1 | $467 | $29,949 | 8 | - |
| 131 | - | Manna from Heaven | $765 | - | 1 | - | $765 | $419,606 | 56 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 132 | 127 | Across the Sea of Time | $213 | +8.1% | 1 | - | $213 | $15,993,742 | 410 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 133 | 121 | Time Changer | $211 | -84.9% | 1 | -1 | $211 | $1,278,664 | 44 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 134 | 125 | Morvern Callar | $164 | -54.8% | 1 | -1 | $164 | $267,194 | 36 | Cowboy Pictures |
