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Adventure box office · Week 51 · Dec 14–20, 2003

Adventure Box Office, Week 51 of 2003: Adventure Releases of Dec 14–20

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in week 51 of 2003 (Dec 14–20), with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003) at $6.7M. 2 adventure films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.1B in all, 33% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion.

week 51 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$1.1B
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
33%
The chart

Every Adventure Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2003 (Dec 14–20).

  1. 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) movie poster
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Dec 17, 2003 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $1.1B worldwide
    Dec 17, 2003 US and Canada: $381.9M Rest of the world: $756.7M Worldwide: $1.1B
  2. 2 Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003) movie poster
    Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003) Dec 20, 2003 · Japanese · Fantasy, Adventure, Animation $6.7M worldwide
    Dec 20, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.7M
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Adventure Box Office in 2003, Week by Week

39 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

Adventure Box Office Week 51 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing adventure movie in week 51 of 2003 (Dec 14–20)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) leads with $1.1B worldwide, $381.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003) at $6.7M.

How much did adventure movies released in week 51 of 2003 (Dec 14–20) earn?

2 adventure films released in week 51 of 2003 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $1.1B in all, or $572.6M per film on average.

How many adventure movies released in week 51 of 2003 (Dec 14–20) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). 1 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 51, 2003 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$381.9M of the $1.1B total, or 33%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 2003 adventure 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 51 of 2003 (Dec 14–20). 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 51, 2003 adventure 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.