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Sci-Fi box office · October 2003

Sci-Fi Box Office, October 2003: Top-Grossing Releases

Returner (2003) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in October 2003, with $10M worldwide, ahead of Maximum Velocity (2003) at $381.2K. 2 sci-fi films released in October 2003 report a worldwide gross, $10.4M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

October 2003 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$10.4M
Returner (2003), the #1
$10M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Returner (2003) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 sci-fi movie of October 2003

Returner (2003)

2003 · Action, Adventure

$10M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

$73.1K US & Canada · <1% $9.9M elsewhere · 99%
The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of October 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 October 2003.

  1. 1 Returner (2003) movie poster
    Returner (2003) Oct 17, 2003 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $10M worldwide
    Oct 17, 2003 US and Canada: $73.1K Rest of the world: $9.9M Worldwide: $10M
  2. 2 Maximum Velocity (2003) movie poster
    Maximum Velocity (2003) Oct 7, 2003 · English · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure $381.2K worldwide
    Oct 7, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $381.2K
FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office October 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 sci-fi movie in October 2003?

Returner (2003) leads with $10M worldwide, $73.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Maximum Velocity (2003) at $381.2K.

How much did sci-fi movies released in October 2003 earn?

2 sci-fi films released in October 2003 report a worldwide gross, $10.4M in all, or $5.2M per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in October 2003 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Returner (2003), earned $10M.

How much of the October 2003 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$73.1K of the $10.4M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 2003 sci-fi 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 October 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 October 2003 sci-fi 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.