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History box office · Week 38 · Sep 14–20, 2003

History Box Office, Week 38 of 2003: History Releases of Sep 14–20

The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20), with $1.6M worldwide, ahead of Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) at $578.2K and Pornography (2003) at $37.8K. 3 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.2M in all, 26% of it from the US & Canada.

week 38 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$2.2M
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003), the #1
$1.6M
earned in the US & Canada
26%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest History Hits of Week 38 of 2003?

The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) leads with $1.6M, 72% of the total. The top 3 together took $2.2M, 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 Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) movie poster Number 1
    $1.6M The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) movie poster Number 2
    $578.2K Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003)
    $578.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Pornography (2003) movie poster Number 3
    $37.8K Pornography (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every History Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20).

  1. 1 The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) movie poster
    The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) Sep 20, 2003 · Spanish · History, Documentary $1.6M worldwide
    Sep 20, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  2. 2 Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) movie poster
    Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) Sep 19, 2003 · English · History, Documentary $578.2K worldwide
    Sep 19, 2003 US and Canada: $578.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $578.2K
  3. 3 Pornography (2003) movie poster
    Pornography (2003) Sep 19, 2003 · Polish · Romance, War, History $37.8K worldwide
    Sep 19, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 38 releases took $2.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 21–27) with $29.6M, led by Luther (2003).

  1. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Sibelius (2003) $2.4M Sibelius (2003)
  7. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) $2.2M The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003)
  8. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 Luther (2003) $29.6M Luther (2003)
  9. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2003 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 1994 earned the most: $27.9M from 2 films, led by Quiz Show (1994). Week 38, 2003 took $2.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 1994 Sep 11–17 2 films 2 $27.9M – Quiz Show (1994) $24.8M
Week 38, 1995 Sep 17–23 1 film · −95% 1 $1.3M −95% The Horseman on the Roof (1995) $1.3M
Week 38, 1996 Sep 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1997 Sep 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1998 Sep 13–19 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1999 Sep 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 2000 Sep 10–16 1 film 1 $99.7K – Paragraph 175 (2000) $99.7K
Week 38, 2001 Sep 16–22 1 film · +2362% 1 $2.5M +2362% The Endurance (2001) $2.5M
Week 38, 2002 Sep 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 2003 Sep 14–20 3 films 3 $2.2M – The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) $1.6M
Archive

History Box Office in 2003, Week by Week

16 weeks of 2003 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 49 (Nov 30–Dec 6) with $454.6M, led by The Last Samurai (2003).

FAQ

History Box Office Week 38 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 history movie in week 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20)?

The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) leads with $1.6M worldwide. Next come Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) at $578.2K and Pornography (2003) at $37.8K.

How much did history movies released in week 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20) earn?

3 history films released in week 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $2.2M in all, or $728.6K per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003), earned $1.6M.

How much of the Week 38, 2003 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$578.2K of the $2.2M total, or 26%, 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 38, 2003 history 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 38 of 2003 (Sep 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 38, 2003 history 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.