Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12), with $654.3M worldwide, ahead of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) at $179.3M and I Capture the Castle (2003) at $6.6M. 5 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $842.2M in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 32% on Week 27, 2003, whose releases took $639.4M. By genre, Fantasy leads with $835.1M across 3 English releases.
#1 of 5 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
2003 · Action, Adventure
$654.3M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) leads with $654.3M, 78% of the total. The top 5 together took $842.2M, 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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Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12).
Jul 11, 2003 US and Canada: $66.5M Rest of the world: $112.8M Worldwide: $179.3M Jul 11, 2003 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $6.6M Jul 11, 2003 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $179.2K Worldwide: $1.6M Jul 11, 2003 US and Canada: $243.9K Rest of the world: $236.6K Worldwide: $480.6K Of the top 5, Northfork (2003) earned the biggest share at home (89% in the US & Canada), while I Capture the Castle (2003) made 82% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $374.7M (44%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 28 releases took $842.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 22 (May 25–31) with $1.2B, led by Finding Nemo (2003).
Of these 10 years, Week 28, 2003 earned the most: $842.2M from 5 films, led by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 28, 1994 Jul 3–9 1 film | 1 | $678.2M | – | Forrest Gump (1994) $678.2M |
| Week 28, 1995 Jul 9–15 4 films · −55% | 4 | $308.6M | −55% | Nine Months (1995) $138.5M |
| Week 28, 1996 Jul 7–13 1 film · −100% | 1 | $25.9K | −100% | Army Daze (1996) $25.9K |
| Week 28, 1997 Jul 6–12 6 films · +766677% | 6 | $198.5M | +766677% | Contact (1997) $171.1M |
| Week 28, 1998 Jul 5–11 6 films · +89% | 6 | $374.2M | +89% | Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) $285.4M |
| Week 28, 1999 Jul 4–10 3 films · −26% | 3 | $276.8M | −26% | American Pie (1999) $235.5M |
| Week 28, 2000 Jul 2–8 4 films · +2% | 4 | $281.8M | +2% | Scary Movie (2000) $278M |
| Week 28, 2001 Jul 8–14 7 films · +23% | 7 | $347M | +23% | Legally Blonde (2001) $141.8M |
| Week 28, 2002 Jul 7–13 7 films · −2% | 7 | $338.9M | −2% | Road to Perdition (2002) $181M |
| Week 28, 2003 Jul 6–12 5 films · +148% | 5 | $842.2M | +148% | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $654.3M |
53 weeks of 2003 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $1.5B, led by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (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.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) leads with $654.3M worldwide, $305.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) at $179.3M and I Capture the Castle (2003) at $6.6M.
5 English-language films released in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $842.2M in all, or $168.4M per film on average. Week 27, 2003 releases took $639.4M.
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) with $654.3M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
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.
