#1 of 8 2003 · Action, Adventure
$81M worldwide · 49% of the chart's total
The Rundown (2003) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 39 of 2003 (Sep 21–27), with $81M worldwide, ahead of Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) at $58.9M and Duplex (2003) at $19.3M. 8 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $164M in all, 63% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 52% on Week 38, 2003, whose releases took $107.6M. By language, English leads with $162.6M across 5 comedy releases.
#1 of 8 2003 · Action, Adventure
$81M worldwide · 49% of the chart's total
The Rundown (2003) leads with $81M, 49% of the total. The top 5 together took $162.6M, 99% of what all 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 39 of 2003 (Sep 21–27).
Sep 26, 2003 US and Canada: $47.7M Rest of the world: $33.3M Worldwide: $81M
Sep 26, 2003 US and Canada: $43.6M Rest of the world: $15.3M Worldwide: $58.9M
Sep 26, 2003 US and Canada: $9.7M Rest of the world: $9.6M Worldwide: $19.3M
Sep 26, 2003 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $637.7K Worldwide: $2.1M
Sep 26, 2003 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
Sep 25, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $862.7K
Sep 26, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278.4K Of the top 8, Bubba Ho-tep (2003) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Duplex (2003) made 50% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $103.8M (63%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 8 report no US & Canada figure.
Week 39 releases took $164M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 41 (Oct 5–11) with $172.2M, led by Intolerable Cruelty (2003).
Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2002 earned the most: $313.3M from 9 films, led by Sweet Home Alabama (2002). Week 39, 2003 took $164M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 39, 1994 Sep 18–24 2 films | 2 | $271.1K | – | Sleep with Me (1994) $200.2K |
| Week 39, 1995 Sep 24–30 3 films · +9831% | 3 | $26.9M | +9831% | To Die For (1995) $21.3M |
| Week 39, 1996 Sep 22–28 2 films · −9% | 2 | $24.5M | −9% | Secrets & Lies (1996) $13.4M |
| Week 39, 1997 Sep 21–27 3 films · +78% | 3 | $43.7M | +78% | Soul Food (1997) $43.7M |
| Week 39, 1998 Sep 20–26 4 films · −91% | 4 | $4.1M | −91% | Pecker (1998) $2.3M |
| Week 39, 1999 Sep 19–25 4 films · +146% | 4 | $10.1M | +146% | Jakob the Liar (1999) $5M |
| Week 39, 2000 Sep 17–23 2 films · +2% | 2 | $10.2M | +2% | Woman on Top (2000) $10.2M |
| Week 39, 2001 Sep 23–29 8 films · +601% | 8 | $71.6M | +601% | Zoolander (2001) $60.8M |
| Week 39, 2002 Sep 22–28 9 films · +338% | 9 | $313.3M | +338% | Sweet Home Alabama (2002) $180.6M |
| Week 39, 2003 Sep 21–27 8 films · −48% | 8 | $164M | −48% | The Rundown (2003) $81M |
English-language comedy films took $162.6M across 5 films, 99% of the total, ahead of Italian-language comedy films ($862.7K) and German-language comedy films ($279K).
52 weeks of 2003 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 25–31) with $941.6M, led by Finding Nemo (2003).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 8 films as the chart.
The Rundown (2003) leads with $81M worldwide, $47.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) at $58.9M and Duplex (2003) at $19.3M.
8 comedy films released in week 39 of 2003 (Sep 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $164M in all, or $20.5M per film on average. Week 38, 2003 releases took $107.6M.
None. The biggest, The Rundown (2003), earned $81M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 39 of 2003 (Sep 21–27). 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.
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.