Domestic 2003 Week 51
December 19-25, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $120,199,783 | +133.5% | 3,703 | - | $32,460 | $171,670,604 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | 2 | Something's Gotta Give | $20,072,904 | -8.8% | 2,709 | +32 | $7,409 | $42,085,944 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | - | Mona Lisa Smile | $19,874,831 | - | 2,677 | - | $7,424 | $19,874,831 | 1 | Revolution Studios |
| 4 | 3 | The Last Samurai | $14,279,292 | -24.6% | 2,557 | -351 | $5,584 | $65,997,157 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 6 | Elf | $11,432,332 | +46.2% | 2,015 | -861 | $5,673 | $160,742,664 | 7 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | 4 | Stuck on You | $9,085,595 | -22.3% | 2,400 | -603 | $3,785 | $20,785,478 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 5 | Bad Santa | $8,612,454 | +6.2% | 1,710 | -830 | $5,036 | $46,421,195 | 5 | Dimension Films |
| 8 | - | Cheaper by the Dozen | $7,839,594 | - | 3,298 | - | $2,377 | $7,839,594 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 8 | The Haunted Mansion | $7,002,290 | -3.6% | 1,622 | -1,379 | $4,317 | $61,876,111 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 7 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $6,036,036 | -18.9% | 1,133 | -711 | $5,327 | $13,478,071 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | - | Paycheck | $5,152,898 | - | 2,762 | - | $1,865 | $5,152,898 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | - | Cold Mountain | $4,505,514 | - | 2,163 | - | $2,082 | $4,505,514 | 1 | Miramax |
| 13 | 9 | Honey | $4,333,645 | -27.4% | 858 | -1,070 | $5,050 | $25,221,350 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | 10 | The Cat in the Hat | $4,138,615 | -18.1% | 1,272 | -1,048 | $3,253 | $95,751,430 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | - | Peter Pan | $3,488,120 | - | 2,813 | - | $1,240 | $3,488,120 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 12 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $2,505,767 | -22% | 751 | -410 | $3,336 | $79,527,377 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | 13 | Love Actually | $2,017,460 | -32.3% | 432 | -1,134 | $4,670 | $55,056,875 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 11 | Gothika | $1,978,876 | -45.9% | 406 | -815 | $4,874 | $56,848,151 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 25 | Big Fish | $1,053,555 | +225.7% | 124 | +118 | $8,496 | $1,451,439 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | 23 | In America | $1,005,199 | +158.3% | 325 | +278 | $3,092 | $1,922,190 | 5 | - |
| 21 | 18 | Brother Bear | $943,099 | +10.4% | 564 | -467 | $1,672 | $81,602,321 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | 14 | The Missing | $638,693 | -67.6% | 146 | -924 | $4,374 | $25,770,248 | 5 | Revolution Studios |
| 23 | 22 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2003 Re-release | $619,160 | +46.2% | 46 | - | $13,460 | $2,315,821 | 8 | IMAX |
| 24 | 20 | Mystic River | $536,734 | -3.2% | 201 | -101 | $2,670 | $53,220,432 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | 24 | Lost in Translation | $516,784 | +53.2% | 130 | -18 | $3,975 | $30,285,829 | 15 | Focus Features |
| 26 | 21 | 21 Grams | $498,732 | +7.2% | 71 | -3 | $7,024 | $3,547,939 | 5 | Focus Features |
| 27 | 50 | The Cooler | $492,834 | +634.7% | 70 | +59 | $7,040 | $886,518 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 28 | 17 | The Matrix Revolutions | $469,263 | -51.5% | 116 | -156 | $4,045 | $137,638,537 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | 42 | School of Rock | $409,129 | +266% | 279 | +127 | $1,466 | $79,439,513 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | - | Calendar Girls | $352,506 | - | 42 | - | $8,393 | $352,506 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | 31 | Radio | $311,310 | +57% | 226 | -59 | $1,377 | $51,215,568 | 9 | Revolution Studios |
| 32 | 26 | The Station Agent | $268,448 | -8.8% | 123 | -66 | $2,182 | $4,246,881 | 12 | Miramax |
| 33 | 16 | Timeline | $243,054 | -77.9% | 320 | -552 | $759 | $18,993,942 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | 29 | Red Nose | $228,294 | +5.1% | 69 | -7 | $3,308 | $1,155,836 | 4 | Christal Films |
| 35 | 27 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | $227,919 | -15.7% | 336 | +83 | $678 | $20,024,106 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 32 | Freaky Friday | $174,810 | -10.6% | 124 | -120 | $1,409 | $109,969,312 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 37 | 33 | Blizzard | $169,603 | -7.9% | 136 | - | $1,247 | $353,825 | 2 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 38 | 41 | Space Station 3D | $145,599 | +24.2% | 18 | -1 | $8,088 | $45,834,790 | 88 | IMAX |
| 39 | 53 | The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Re-release | $137,358 | +134.1% | 54 | +43 | $2,543 | $493,044 | 5 | Miramax |
| 40 | 34 | Runaway Jury | $135,055 | -20% | 168 | -89 | $803 | $48,816,035 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 41 | 30 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | $135,000 | -32.6% | 37 | -6 | $3,648 | $1,827,835 | 5 | Yash Raj Films |
| 42 | 36 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $134,424 | -0.1% | 8 | +1 | $16,803 | $269,013 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 43 | - | LOC: Kargil | $132,975 | - | - | - | - | $132,975 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 44 | 51 | The Triplets of Belleville | $114,605 | +74.6% | 19 | +13 | $6,031 | $440,676 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | - | Annie Brocoli dans les fonds marins | $99,138 | - | 55 | - | $1,802 | $99,138 | 1 | - |
| 46 | - | House of Sand and Fog | $91,099 | - | 2 | - | $45,549 | $91,099 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 47 | 44 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $84,681 | -20.6% | 113 | -52 | $749 | $80,178,539 | 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 48 | 43 | Scary Movie 3 | $77,379 | -27.4% | 195 | -33 | $396 | $109,107,382 | 9 | Dimension Films |
| 49 | - | The Fog of War | $75,981 | - | 3 | - | $25,327 | $75,981 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 50 | 38 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $75,692 | -38.7% | 48 | -65 | $1,576 | $69,541,342 | 11 | Miramax |
| 51 | 40 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $74,900 | -37.4% | 34 | -179 | $2,202 | $305,377,624 | 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 52 | 45 | Pieces of April | $72,612 | -30.9% | 70 | -31 | $1,037 | $2,342,077 | 10 | United Artists |
| 53 | - | The Young Black Stallion | $72,403 | - | 51 | - | $1,419 | $72,403 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 54 | 48 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $70,672 | -15.9% | 59 | -149 | $1,197 | $111,578,999 | 22 | Dimension Films |
| 55 | 37 | Shattered Glass | $63,662 | -49.7% | 62 | -61 | $1,026 | $2,028,281 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 56 | 39 | The Human Stain | $61,693 | -49.9% | 28 | -116 | $2,203 | $5,331,987 | 8 | Miramax |
| 57 | - | Alexandra's Project | $61,416 | - | 10 | - | $6,141 | $79,158 | 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 58 | 55 | The Statement | $58,425 | +1.4% | 17 | +10 | $3,436 | $116,046 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 59 | 46 | The Gospel of John | $51,813 | -48.1% | 43 | -33 | $1,204 | $3,066,938 | 13 | THINKFilm |
| 60 | 59 | Bubba Ho-Tep | $45,060 | -2.6% | 17 | -2 | $2,650 | $1,174,527 | 14 | Vitagraph Films |
| 61 | 52 | Elephant | $43,061 | -31.9% | 33 | -3 | $1,304 | $1,208,600 | 9 | Fine Line Features |
| 62 | 49 | Intolerable Cruelty | $42,512 | -39.1% | 59 | -98 | $720 | $35,231,452 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 63 | 56 | Under the Tuscan Sun | $37,641 | -33.9% | 158 | +63 | $238 | $42,994,046 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 64 | - | The Hebrew Hammer | $36,983 | - | 8 | - | $4,622 | $36,983 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 65 | - | The Company | $34,494 | - | 11 | - | $3,135 | $34,494 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | 28 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $33,600 | -86% | 4 | -2 | $8,400 | $46,781,971 | 270 | IMAX |
| 67 | 67 | My Architect | $29,732 | -14.2% | 2 | -1 | $14,866 | $292,260 | 7 | New Yorker Films |
| 68 | 73 | Tupac: Resurrection | $29,440 | +58.9% | 110 | +71 | $267 | $7,718,961 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 69 | 66 | The Fighting Temptations | $29,007 | -16.3% | 69 | - | $420 | $30,250,745 | 14 | Paramount Pictures |
| 70 | 63 | Sylvia | $27,405 | -25.3% | 24 | -17 | $1,141 | $1,315,498 | 10 | Focus Features |
| 71 | 62 | Pride and Prejudice | $24,677 | -35.1% | 18 | - | $1,370 | $118,237 | 3 | Excel Entertainment |
| 72 | 61 | Out of Time | $22,923 | -41.6% | 47 | -11 | $487 | $41,033,405 | 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 73 | 69 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | $18,324 | -40.9% | 12 | -3 | $1,527 | $355,297 | 14 | Artistic License |
| 74 | 76 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $18,133 | +13.7% | 6 | -1 | $3,022 | $15,223,059 | 37 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 75 | 68 | Haunted Castle | $17,500 | -47.6% | 5 | - | $3,500 | $7,939,686 | 148 | - |
| 76 | - | Monster | $16,768 | - | 1 | - | $16,768 | $16,768 | 1 | Newmarket Films |
| 77 | 70 | Good Boy | $12,775 | -43.1% | 60 | -57 | $212 | $37,645,014 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 78 | 96 | What Alice Found | $12,035 | +142.7% | 3 | +2 | $4,011 | $27,341 | 3 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 79 | 84 | The Bread, My Sweet | $11,175 | +5.5% | 6 | - | $1,862 | $974,344 | 154 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 80 | 94 | Rivers and Tides | $10,502 | +72.2% | 7 | +4 | $1,500 | $2,187,867 | 79 | Roxie Releasing |
| 81 | 86 | Galapagos | $7,250 | -19.9% | 5 | +1 | $1,450 | $14,252,436 | 217 | IMAX |
| 82 | 78 | City of God | $6,737 | -57.1% | 4 | -1 | $1,684 | $4,777,994 | 49 | Miramax |
| 83 | 72 | The Animation Show | $6,662 | -67.2% | - | - | - | $294,613 | 16 | - |
| 84 | 79 | Dirty Pretty Things | $6,576 | -54% | 8 | -1 | $822 | $8,061,490 | 23 | Miramax |
| 85 | 91 | Bus 174 | $6,163 | -12.2% | 5 | +2 | $1,232 | $160,337 | 12 | THINKFilm |
| 86 | 97 | The Weather Underground | $5,589 | +14.6% | 2 | -5 | $2,794 | $499,265 | 30 | Shadow Distribution |
| 87 | - | Eyes Without a Face | $5,377 | - | 2 | - | $2,688 | $58,565 | 8 | Rialto Pictures |
| 88 | 87 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $4,663 | -41.8% | 2 | - | $2,331 | $8,012,647 | 24 | Odeon |
| 89 | 85 | Yossi & Jagger | $4,237 | -56.8% | 1 | -2 | $4,237 | $184,770 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 90 | 83 | The Holy Land | $4,233 | -62.1% | 3 | -2 | $1,411 | $595,087 | 24 | - |
| 91 | 88 | The Singing Detective | $3,852 | -49.5% | 11 | -5 | $350 | $325,481 | 9 | Paramount Classics |
| 92 | 77 | Party Monster | $3,795 | -76% | 4 | -6 | $948 | $726,711 | 17 | Strand Releasing |
| 93 | - | The Butterfly 2003 Re-release | $3,480 | - | 1 | - | $3,480 | $3,480 | 1 | First Run |
| 94 | 93 | The Gatekeeper | $2,930 | -56.7% | 2 | - | $1,465 | $157,030 | 35 | - |
| 95 | 125 | Northfork | $2,168 | +232% | 2 | +1 | $1,084 | $1,420,512 | 24 | Paramount Classics |
| 96 | 110 | Bonhoeffer | $2,166 | -1.2% | 2 | +1 | $1,083 | $266,755 | 27 | First Run |
| 97 | 104 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $1,687 | -43.3% | 2 | -1 | $843 | $3,706,064 | 21 | - |
| 98 | 113 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $1,354 | -35.7% | 1 | - | $1,354 | $18,798,021 | 337 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 99 | 102 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $1,150 | -67.3% | 2 | -2 | $575 | $90,645 | 18 | First Look International |
| 100 | 47 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $1,118 | -98.7% | 3 | -3 | $372 | $972,617 | 17 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 101 | 95 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $1,064 | -78.8% | 2 | - | $532 | $15,599,358 | 190 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 102 | 92 | The Flower of Evil | $1,034 | -84.9% | 3 | -7 | $344 | $177,238 | 11 | Palm Pictures |
| 103 | 103 | In My Skin | $1,024 | -65.8% | 2 | -1 | $512 | $26,335 | 7 | Wellspring Media |
| 104 | 105 | Carnage | $1,004 | -64.8% | 2 | -1 | $502 | $52,363 | 16 | Wellspring Media |
| 105 | - | Girlhood | $937 | - | 2 | - | $468 | $28,892 | 9 | Wellspring Media |
| 106 | 122 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $700 | -26.3% | 1 | - | $700 | $6,953,795 | 252 | - |
| 107 | 121 | Demonlover | $684 | -35.3% | 1 | -1 | $684 | $227,092 | 14 | Palm Pictures |
| 108 | 109 | 9 Dead Gay Guys | $618 | -73.2% | 1 | -1 | $618 | $23,545 | 10 | TLA Releasing |
| 109 | - | Seaside | $615 | - | 1 | - | $615 | $13,766 | 21 | First Run |
| 110 | 101 | The Cremaster Cycle | $607 | -83.3% | 1 | - | $607 | $514,272 | 35 | Palm Pictures |
| 111 | 126 | Alien Adventure | $600 | +4.3% | 1 | - | $600 | $4,319,234 | 227 | - |
| 112 | 35 | China: The Panda Adventure | $415 | -99.7% | 1 | -1 | $415 | $3,680,763 | 133 | IMAX |
