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

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

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is the highest-grossing fantasy 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 and The 3 Wise Men (2003) at $2.8M. 3 fantasy 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
3
combined worldwide
$1.1B
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
33%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 51 of 2003?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) leads with $1.1B, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.1B, 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.

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) movie poster Number 1
    $1.1B The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    $381.9M US & Canada · 34% $756.7M elsewhere · 66%
  2. Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003) movie poster Number 2
    $6.7M Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The 3 Wise Men (2003) movie poster Number 3
    $2.8M The 3 Wise Men (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Fantasy 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
  3. 3 The 3 Wise Men (2003) movie poster
    The 3 Wise Men (2003) Dec 19, 2003 · Spanish · Family, Fantasy, Animation $2.8M worldwide
    Dec 19, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $1.1B. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $1.1B, led by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 2–8 Elf (2003) $230.3M Elf (2003)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 The Singing Forest (2003) $435.6K The Singing Forest (2003)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 The Haunted Mansion (2003) $226.2M The Haunted Mansion (2003)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 Raining Cats and Frogs (2003) $64.9K Raining Cats and Frogs (2003)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 Big Fish (2003) $134M Big Fish (2003)
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1.1B The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 Peter Pan (2003) $122M Peter Pan (2003)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2003 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2003 earned the most: $1.1B from 3 films, led by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 1994 Dec 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1995 Dec 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1996 Dec 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1997 Dec 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1998 Dec 13–19 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1999 Dec 12–18 2 films 2 $387.6M – Stuart Little (1999) $300.1M
Week 51, 2000 Dec 10–16 2 films · +40% 2 $543.8M +40% What Women Want (2000) $374.1M
Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 6 films · +78% 6 $967.7M +78% The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $888.5M
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 1 film · −94% 1 $60.7M −94% The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) $60.7M
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 3 films · +1792% 3 $1.1B +1792% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1.1B
Archive

Fantasy Box Office in 2003, Week by Week

27 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

Fantasy 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing fantasy 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 and The 3 Wise Men (2003) at $2.8M.

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

3 fantasy films released in week 51 of 2003 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $1.1B in all, or $382.7M per film on average.

How many fantasy 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 Fantasy 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. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 2003 fantasy 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 fantasy 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.