How much of the Week 28, 2003 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$371.9M of the $838.9M total, or 44%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 28 · Jul 6–12, 2003

Action Box Office, Week 28 of 2003: Action Releases of Jul 6–12

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12), with $654.3M worldwide, ahead of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) at $179.3M and Simhadri (2003) at $5.4M. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $838.9M in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 87% on Week 27, 2003, whose releases took $448.8M.

week 28 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $838.9M
films crossed $100M: 2
vs Week 27, 2003: +87%

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) movie poster

#1 of 3

#1 action movie of Week 28, 2003

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

2003 · Action, Adventure

$654.3M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total

$305.4M US & Canada · 47% $348.9M elsewhere · 53%

Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 28 of 2003?

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) leads with $654.3M, 78% of the total. The top 3 together took $838.9M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$654.3M Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
$305.4M US & Canada · 47% $348.9M elsewhere · 53%
Number 2

$179.3M The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
$66.5M US & Canada · 37% $112.8M elsewhere · 63%
Number 3

$5.4M Simhadri (2003)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 28 of 2003, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12).

1
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Jul 9, 2003 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $654.3M worldwide

Jul 9, 2003 US and Canada: $305.4M Rest of the world: $348.9M Worldwide: $654.3M
2
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Jul 11, 2003 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy $179.3M worldwide

Jul 11, 2003 US and Canada: $66.5M Rest of the world: $112.8M Worldwide: $179.3M
3
Simhadri (2003) Jul 9, 2003 · Telugu · Drama, Action $5.4M worldwide

Jul 9, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4M

Weeks around it

How Does Week 28 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 28 releases took $838.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 28 (Jul 6–12) with $838.9M, led by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).

Earlier years

How Does Week 28 of 2003 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 28, 2003 earned the most: $838.9M from 3 films, led by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 28, 1994 Jul 3–9 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 28, 1995 Jul 9–15 1 film	1	$104.3M	–	Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) $104.3M
Week 28, 1996 Jul 7–13 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 28, 1997 Jul 6–12 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 28, 1998 Jul 5–11 2 films	2	$340.1M	–	Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) $285.4M
Week 28, 1999 Jul 4–10 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 28, 2000 Jul 2–8 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 28, 2001 Jul 8–14 2 films	2	$198.7M	–	The Score (2001) $113.6M
Week 28, 2002 Jul 7–13 2 films · −42%	2	$115.2M	−42%	Reign of Fire (2002) $82.2M
Week 28, 2003 Jul 6–12 3 films · +628%	3	$838.9M	+628%	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $654.3M

Action Box Office in 2003, Week by Week

47 weeks of 2003 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $1.1B, led by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 28 of 2003: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12)?

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) leads with $654.3M worldwide, $305.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) at $179.3M and Simhadri (2003) at $5.4M.

How much did action movies released in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12) earn?

3 action films released in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $838.9M in all, or $279.6M per film on average. Week 27, 2003 releases took $448.8M.

How many action movies released in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) with $654.3M.

How is the week 28, 2003 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 28, 2003 action box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.