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English box office · Week 53 · Dec 28–31, 2003

English Box Office, Week 53 of 2003: English Releases of Dec 28–31

Japanese Story (2003) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 53 of 2003 (Dec 28–31), with $4.1M worldwide, ahead of Belly of the Beast (2003) at $255K. 2 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.4M in all, 15% of it from the US & Canada.

week 53 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$4.4M
Japanese Story (2003), the #1
$4.1M
earned in the US & Canada
15%
Japanese Story (2003) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 English-language movie of Week 53, 2003

Japanese Story (2003)

2003 · Drama, Romance

$4.1M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total

$647.1K US & Canada · 16% $3.5M elsewhere · 84%
The chart

Every English Release of Week 53 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 53 of 2003 (Dec 28–31).

  1. 1 Japanese Story (2003) movie poster
    Japanese Story (2003) Dec 31, 2003 · Drama, Romance $4.1M worldwide
    Dec 31, 2003 US and Canada: $647.1K Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $4.1M
  2. 2 Belly of the Beast (2003) movie poster
    Belly of the Beast (2003) Dec 30, 2003 · Thriller, Action $255K worldwide
    Dec 30, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $255K
FAQ

English Box Office Week 53 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 53 of 2003 (Dec 28–31)?

Japanese Story (2003) leads with $4.1M worldwide, $647.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Belly of the Beast (2003) at $255K.

How much did English-language movies released in week 53 of 2003 (Dec 28–31) earn?

2 English-language films released in week 53 of 2003 (Dec 28–31) report a worldwide gross, $4.4M in all, or $2.2M per film on average.

How many English-language movies released in week 53 of 2003 (Dec 28–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Japanese Story (2003), earned $4.1M.

How much of the Week 53, 2003 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$647.1K of the $4.4M total, or 15%, 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 week 53, 2003 English 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 53 of 2003 (Dec 28–31). 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.

How often is the week 53, 2003 English 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.