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Short Box Office 2003: Highest-Grossing Short Movies

Bugs! (2003) is the highest-grossing short movie released in 2003, with $29.4M worldwide, ahead of Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) at $27.6M. 2 short films released in 2003 report a worldwide gross, $57M in all, 63% of it from the US & Canada.

2003 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$57M
Bugs! (2003), the #1
$29.4M
earned in the US & Canada
63%
Bugs! (2003) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 short movie of 2003

Bugs! (2003)

2003 · Documentary, Short

$29.4M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total

$19.1M US & Canada · 65% $10.4M elsewhere · 35%
The chart

Every Short Release 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 2003.

  1. 1 Bugs! (2003) movie poster
    Bugs! (2003) Jul 25, 2003 · English · Documentary, Short $29.4M worldwide
    Jul 25, 2003 US and Canada: $19.1M Rest of the world: $10.4M Worldwide: $29.4M
  2. 2 Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) movie poster
    Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) Apr 11, 2003 · English · Family, Documentary, Short $27.6M worldwide
    Apr 11, 2003 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $10.5M Worldwide: $27.6M
FAQ

Short Box Office 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 short movie in 2003?

Bugs! (2003) leads with $29.4M worldwide, $19.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) at $27.6M.

How much did short movies released in 2003 earn?

2 short films released in 2003 report a worldwide gross, $57M in all, or $28.5M per film on average.

How many short movies released in 2003 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Bugs! (2003), earned $29.4M.

How much of the 2003 Short box office came from the US and Canada?

$36.1M of the $57M total, or 63%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the 2003 short 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 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 2003 short 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.