Winter 2003/2004

Title Opening Closing Gross Theaters 1st Wk % Per Scrn Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
(Nov 5 - Feb 12)
1 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The 12-17-03 06-03-04 377,019,252 72,629,713 3703 3703 19.26 101,815 New Line
2 Elf 11-07-03 03-04-04 173,381,405 31,113,501 3337 3381 17.95 51,281 New Line
3 Matrix Revolutions, The 11-05-03 02-26-04 139,259,759 48,475,154 3502 3502 34.81 39,766 Warner Bros.
4 Cheaper by the Dozen 12-25-03 06-10-04 138,614,544 27,557,647 3298 3307 19.88 41,915 Fox
5 Something's Gotta Give 12-12-03 04-01-04 124,590,960 16,064,723 2677 2876 12.89 43,321 Sony
6 Last Samurai, The 12-05-03 04-08-04 111,110,575 24,271,354 2908 2938 21.84 37,818 Warner Bros.
7 Cat in the Hat, The 11-21-03 01-29-04 100,446,895 38,329,160 3464 3467 38.16 28,972 Universal
8 Cold Mountain 12-25-03 07-01-04 95,632,614 14,574,213 2163 2802 15.24 34,130 Miramax
9 Master and Commander 11-14-03 05-13-04 93,926,386 25,105,990 3101 3101 26.73 30,289 Fox
10 Along Came Polly 01-16-04 04-15-04 87,856,565 32,450,825 2984 3052 36.94 28,787 Universal
11 Haunted Mansion, The 11-26-03 04-15-04 75,817,994 24,278,410 3122 3122 32.02 24,285 Buena Vista
12 Big Fish 12-10-03 03-18-04 66,257,002 13,811,191 6 2514 20.84 26,355 Sony
13 Barbershop 2 02-06-04 05-27-04 64,955,956 24,241,612 2711 2711 37.32 23,960 MGM
14 Miracle 02-06-04 05-06-04 64,371,181 19,377,577 2605 2755 30.10 23,365 Buena Vista
15 Mona Lisa Smile 12-19-03 02-26-04 63,695,760 11,528,498 2677 2714 18.10 23,469 Sony
16 Bad Santa 11-26-03 03-25-04 60,057,639 12,292,952 2005 2540 20.47 23,645 Miramax
17 Gothika 11-21-03 03-11-04 59,588,068 19,288,438 2382 2382 32.37 25,016 Warner Bros.
18 Love Actually 11-07-03 02-20-04 59,365,105 6,886,080 576 1714 11.60 34,635 Universal
19 Butterfly Effect, The 01-23-04 04-15-04 57,650,876 17,065,227 2605 2605 29.60 22,131 New Line
20 Paycheck 12-25-03 04-01-04 53,789,313 13,462,374 2762 2762 25.03 19,475 Paramount
21 Peter Pan 12-25-03 04-01-04 48,417,850 11,139,495 2813 2813 23.01 17,212 Universal
22 You Got Served 01-30-04 04-15-04 40,066,497 16,123,105 1933 1943 40.24 20,621 Sony
23 Monster 12-24-03 06-03-04 34,468,224 3,369,353 4 1087 9.78 31,709 NewMarket
24 Stuck on You 12-12-03 03-18-04 33,828,318 9,411,055 3003 3007 27.82 11,250 Fox
25 Calendar Girls 12-19-03 04-15-04 31,011,616 4,437,082 24 967 14.31 32,070 Buena Vista
26 Honey 12-05-03 02-20-04 30,222,640 12,856,040 1942 1972 42.54 15,326 Universal
27 Missing, The 11-26-03 02-20-04 26,900,336 10,833,633 2756 2756 40.27 9,761 Sony
28 Love Don't Cost A Thing 12-12-03 03-11-04 21,897,389 6,315,311 1844 1844 28.84 11,875 Warner Bros.
29 Torque 01-16-04 04-08-04 21,176,322 11,442,203 2463 2463 54.03 8,598 Warner Bros.
30 Looney Tunes: Back in Action 11-14-03 01-29-04 20,950,820 9,317,371 2903 2903 44.47 7,217 Warner Bros.