Market Charts > 2003 > Creative Types > Historical Fiction
Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2003
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2003 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Chicago |
Dec 27, 2002 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$161,445,985 |
26,773,795 |
2 |
The Last Samurai |
Dec 5, 2003 |
Action |
R |
$90,017,337 |
14,928,248 |
3 |
Master and Commander: The F… |
Nov 14, 2003 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$83,006,144 |
13,765,529 |
4 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
Oct 17, 2003 |
Horror |
R |
$80,469,745 |
13,344,899 |
5 |
Shanghai Knights |
Feb 7, 2003 |
Western |
PG-13 |
$60,470,220 |
10,028,228 |
6 |
Open Range |
Aug 15, 2003 |
Western |
R |
$58,331,254 |
9,673,508 |
7 |
Mona Lisa Smile |
Dec 19, 2003 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$50,006,766 |
8,292,996 |
8 |
The Jungle Book 2 |
Feb 14, 2003 |
Adventure |
G |
$47,901,582 |
7,943,877 |
9 |
Cold Mountain |
Dec 25, 2003 |
Drama |
R |
$43,737,222 |
7,253,270 |
10 |
Secondhand Lions |
Sep 19, 2003 |
Drama |
PG |
$42,070,939 |
6,976,938 |
11 |
The Hours |
Dec 27, 2002 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$40,526,974 |
6,720,891 |
12 |
Gangs of New York |
Dec 20, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$30,648,441 |
5,082,660 |
13 |
The Missing |
Nov 26, 2003 |
Western |
R |
$26,121,804 |
4,331,974 |
14 |
Cold Creek Manor |
Sep 19, 2003 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$21,384,035 |
3,546,274 |
15 |
Down with Love |
May 9, 2003 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$20,305,251 |
3,367,371 |
16 |
Gods and Generals |
Feb 21, 2003 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$12,882,934 |
2,136,473 |
17 |
The Quiet American |
Nov 22, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$12,643,911 |
2,096,834 |
18 |
Nowhere in Africa |
Mar 7, 2003 |
Drama |
R |
$6,173,485 |
1,023,795 |
19 |
Luther |
Sep 26, 2003 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$5,781,086 |
958,720 |
20 |
Seraphin un Homme et Son |
Nov 29, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$5,058,187 |
838,836 |
21 |
The Magdalene Sisters |
Aug 1, 2003 |
Drama |
R |
$4,890,878 |
811,090 |
22 |
Far From Heaven |
Nov 8, 2002 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$4,671,789 |
774,757 |
23 |
Beyond Borders |
Oct 24, 2003 |
Drama |
R |
$4,426,297 |
734,045 |
24 |
Scarface |
Dec 9, 1983 |
Drama |
R |
$3,983,232 |
660,569 |
25 |
Russkiy kovcheg |
Dec 13, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$2,184,008 |
362,190 |
26 |
Northfork |
Jul 11, 2003 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,420,578 |
235,585 |
27 |
Les Triplettes de Belleville |
Nov 26, 2003 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$1,399,698 |
232,122 |
28 |
Nicholas Nickleby |
Dec 27, 2002 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,334,282 |
221,273 |
29 |
I Capture the Castle |
Jul 11, 2003 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$1,174,139 |
194,716 |
30 |
El crimen de padre Amaro |
Nov 15, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$1,160,699 |
192,487 |
31 |
The Book of Mormon Movie, V… |
Sep 12, 2003 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,124,502 |
186,484 |
32 |
The Man Without a Past |
Apr 4, 2003 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$921,547 |
152,827 |
33 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring |
Dec 12, 2003 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$865,240 |
143,489 |
34 |
L.O.C. (Kargil) |
Dec 25, 2003 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$587,978 |
97,508 |
35 |
China: The Panda Adventure |
Jul 27, 2001 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$554,858 |
92,016 |
36 |
Max |
Dec 27, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$461,818 |
76,586 |
37 |
The Legend of Suriyothai |
Jun 20, 2003 |
Action |
R |
$454,255 |
75,332 |
38 |
Divine Intervention |
Jan 17, 2003 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$421,187 |
69,848 |
39 |
Buffalo Soldiers |
Jul 25, 2003 |
Comedy |
R |
$353,743 |
58,663 |
40 |
The Statement |
Dec 12, 2003 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$321,081 |
53,247 |
41 |
The Emperor's Club |
Nov 22, 2002 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$231,310 |
38,359 |
42 |
Madame Satã |
Jul 9, 2003 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$198,181 |
32,865 |
43 |
Shichinin no samurai |
Nov 19, 1956 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$88,293 |
14,642 |
44 |
The Fast Runner |
May 10, 2002 |
Adventure |
R |
$22,714 |
3,766 |
45 |
From Here to Eternity |
Aug 5, 1953 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$18,176 |
3,014 |
46 |
Medea |
Apr 25, 2003 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$16,087 |
2,667 |
47 |
Wings of Courage |
Apr 21, 1995 |
Drama |
G |
$5,249 |
870 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $932,275,121 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 154,606,133 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2003.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2003.
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