#1 of 5 2003 · Drama, Romance
$173M worldwide · 48% of the chart's total
Cold Mountain (2003) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 52 of 2003 (Dec 21–27), with $173M worldwide, ahead of Peter Pan (2003) at $122M and Monster (2003) at $58.5M. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $361.1M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 150% on Week 51, 2003, whose releases took $144.4M. By language, English leads with $359.9M across 4 romance releases.
#1 of 5 2003 · Drama, Romance
$173M worldwide · 48% of the chart's total
Cold Mountain (2003) leads with $173M, 48% of the total. The top 5 together took $361.1M, almost all of what the 5 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 52 of 2003 (Dec 21–27).
Dec 25, 2003 US and Canada: $95.6M Rest of the world: $77.4M Worldwide: $173M
Dec 25, 2003 US and Canada: $48.5M Rest of the world: $73.5M Worldwide: $122M
Dec 24, 2003 US and Canada: $34.5M Rest of the world: $24M Worldwide: $58.5M
Dec 25, 2003 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $6.4M
Dec 24, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M Of the top 5, Monster (2003) earned the biggest share at home (59% in the US & Canada), while The Company (2003) made 64% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $180.9M (50%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 5 reports no US & Canada figure.
Week 52 releases took $361.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 21–27) with $361.1M, led by Cold Mountain (2003).
Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2003 earned the most: $361.1M from 5 films, led by Cold Mountain (2003).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 52, 1994 Dec 18–24 1 film | 1 | $50.1M | – | Little Women (1994) $50.1M |
| Week 52, 1995 Dec 24–30 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 52, 1996 Dec 22–28 3 films | 3 | $124.4M | – | Michael (1996) $119.7M |
| Week 52, 1997 Dec 21–27 2 films · +154% | 2 | $316.6M | +154% | As Good as It Gets (1997) $314.2M |
| Week 52, 1998 Dec 20–26 2 films · −100% | 2 | $389.3K | −100% | Under the Sun (1998) $316K |
| Week 52, 1999 Dec 19–25 3 films · +41296% | 3 | $161.1M | +41296% | The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) $138M |
| Week 52, 2000 Dec 17–23 3 films · +10% | 3 | $177M | +10% | The Family Man (2000) $124.7M |
| Week 52, 2001 Dec 23–29 6 films · −55% | 6 | $78.9M | −55% | Monster's Ball (2001) $45M |
| Week 52, 2002 Dec 22–28 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 52, 2003 Dec 21–27 5 films | 5 | $361.1M | – | Cold Mountain (2003) $173M |
50 weeks of 2003 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 28 (Jul 6–12) with $668.6M, led by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (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 5 films as the chart.
Cold Mountain (2003) leads with $173M worldwide, $95.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Peter Pan (2003) at $122M and Monster (2003) at $58.5M.
5 romance films released in week 52 of 2003 (Dec 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $361.1M in all, or $72.2M per film on average. Week 51, 2003 releases took $144.4M.
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Cold Mountain (2003) with $173M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 52 of 2003 (Dec 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.