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Biography box office · December 2003

Biography Box Office, December 2003: Top-Grossing Releases

Monster (2003) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in December 2003, with $58.5M worldwide, ahead of Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) at $33M. 2 biography films released in December 2003 report a worldwide gross, $91.5M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada.

December 2003 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$91.5M
Monster (2003), the #1
$58.5M
earned in the US & Canada
50%
Monster (2003) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 biography movie of December 2003

Monster (2003)

2003 · Biography, Drama

$58.5M worldwide · 64% of the chart's total

$34.5M US & Canada · 59% $24M elsewhere · 41%
The chart

Every Biography Release of December 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 December 2003.

  1. 1 Monster (2003) movie poster
    Monster (2003) Dec 24, 2003 · English · Biography, Drama, Romance $58.5M worldwide
    Dec 24, 2003 US and Canada: $34.5M Rest of the world: $24M Worldwide: $58.5M
  2. 2 Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) movie poster
    Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) Dec 12, 2003 · English · Biography, Drama, Romance $33M worldwide
    Dec 12, 2003 US and Canada: $11.7M Rest of the world: $21.4M Worldwide: $33M
FAQ

Biography Box Office December 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 biography movie in December 2003?

Monster (2003) leads with $58.5M worldwide, $34.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) at $33M.

How much did biography movies released in December 2003 earn?

2 biography films released in December 2003 report a worldwide gross, $91.5M in all, or $45.7M per film on average.

How many biography movies released in December 2003 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Monster (2003), earned $58.5M.

How much of the December 2003 Biography box office came from the US and Canada?

$46.1M of the $91.5M total, or 50%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the December 2003 biography 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 December 2003. 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 December 2003 biography 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.