Box Office Weekly Data March 2003

All figures are in Australian dollars.  Welcome to the Sammi Cinema box office information page.  I won't bore you with details of what films I liked or expected to do well, or indulge in inane chatter about statistics, I'll just post the most up-to-date box office data I can get my hands on.  Note I include the weekend results as well as more detailed full weekly details.   These are NOT the same list.., examine the weekend and weekly data for the same week, the top 20 is similar, but rarely identical! 

 

Box office for week ending 12th March 2003 (6th March - 12th March 2003)

 

 

Opening in 13th place on 74 screens and taking a remarkably flop like $232,797 is the much derided Ballistic: Eks Vs Sever. 

 

This week

Last week

Film Title

 

Distributor

Weeks
in
release

Box Office
this week

%
+,-

SCRNS

SCRN
AVG

SCRN
+,-

SCRNS
Last
week

Box Office
last week

Total B.O.
to date

1

7

Maid In Manhattan

PG

Columbia/Tristar

1

$3,029,089

371

308

9835

108

200

$643,068

$3,896,453

2

 

Final Destination 2

MA

Roadshow

1

$1,259,554

0

141

8933

141

n/a

n/a

$1,281,567

3

4

Chicago

M

BVI/MIRAMAX

7

$1,129,070

-23

200

5645

0

200

$1,471,887

$13,985,754

4

1

Jackass: The Movie

MA

UIP/PARAMOUNT

2

$1,099,055

-45

169

6503

-2

171

$2,018,645

$3,212,359

5

2

Just Married

PG

FOX

3

$1,002,952

-44

209

4799

-21

230

$1,822,470

$6,401,049

6

3

Recruit, The

M

BVI

2

$1,000,114

-34

148

6758

0

148

$1,524,341

$2,532,082

7

5

Hours, The

M

BVI/MIRAMAX

3

$895,307

-33

110

8139

0

110

$1,352,557

$4,152,725

8

6

Gangs Of New York

MA

Columbia/Tristar

4

$732,919

-34

234

3132

-22

256

$1,120,609

$6,480,479

9

 

Pianist, The

MA

UIP/Universal

1

$587,103

0

53

11077

53

n/a

n/a

$714,040

10

8

Two Towers, The

M

Roadshow

11

$298,768

-30

72

4150

-65

137

$431,511

$44,628,317

11

 

About Schmidt

M

Roadshow

5

$288,729

0

45

6416

45

n/a

n/a

$2,937,129

12

10

Swimming Upstream

M

Hoyts

2

$233,658

-30

88

2655

0

88

$336,657

$577,777

13

 

Ballistic: Ecks Vs Sever

M

Warner Bros

1

$232,797

0

74

3146

74

n/a

n/a

$232,797

14

15

Bowling For Columbine

M

Icon/Hopscotch

11

$156,226

-15

35

4464

-1

36

$183,940

$3,657,703

15

12

Quiet American, The

M

BVI

8

$150,474

-26

51

2950

-6

57

$205,011

$4,594,482

16

20

Talk To Her

MA

FOX

4

$109,521

-10

14

7823

0

14

$122,747

$463,796

17

13

8 Mile

M

UIP/Universal

8

$107,223

-46

59

1817

-49

108

$198,570

$16,432,488

18

11

Half Past Dead

M

Screen Gems

3

$94,910

-69

59

1609

-46

105

$307,418

$1,091,232

19

14

Catch Me If You Can

M

UIP/Universal

9

$83,392

-55

38

2195

-43

81

$188,657

$14,711,793

20

17

Solaris

M

FOX

2

$83,232

-51

30

2774

0

30

$171,324

$254,556

 

First releases 6th March 2003:

Australia: Land Beyond Time: G, IMAX, $37,233, 2 screens.

Ballistic: Eks Vs Sever: M, Roadshow, $232,797 , 74 screens.  

Cowboy Bebop: M , COL/TRI, $10,975, 2 screens.

Final Destination 2: MA, Roadshow, $1,259,554, 141 screens. 

Maid In Manhattan: PG, Columbia,    $3,029,089,  308 screens. 

Moonlight Mile: M, BVI, $66,238, 18 screens. 

I Am Trying To Break Free: M, Stomp Visual, $?,  1 screen. 

The Pianist: MA, UIP,  $587,103  ,53 screens. 

Power And Terror: Noam Chomsky In Our Times: G, Gil Schrine, $?, 2 screens.

Roger Dodger: M, Rialto, $?, 12 screens.

Saathiya: M, MG Distribution, $?, 8 screens.

Teesh and Trude: MA, Cecil B Duex Mels, $ ?,  1 screens.

 

 

Box office for week ending March 19, 2003 (March 13 - March 19, 2003) 

 

 

The Truth About Charlie's Box office performance in Australia is that it stunk the place up. $38,963 for 44 Screens!!!

This week

Last week

Film Title

 

Distributor

Weeks
in
release

Box Office
this week

%
+,-

SCRNS

SCRN
AVG

SCRN
+,-

SCRNS
Last
week

Box Office
last week

Total B.O.
to date

1

 

Maid In Manhattan

PG

Columbia/Tristar

2

$1,976,079

0

308

6416

308

n/a

n/a

$5,872,532

2

3

Chicago

M

BVI/MIRAMAX

8

$927,029

-17

142

6528

-58

200

$1,129,070

$14,914,459

3

2

Final Destination 2

MA

Roadshow

2

$873,166

-30

142

6149

1

141

$1,259,554

$2,155,216

4

7

Hours, The

M

BVI/MIRAMAX

4

$729,387

-18

134

5443

24

110

$895,307

$4,884,106

5

4

Jackass: The Movie

MA

UIP/PARAMOUNT

3

$709,566

-35

171

4150

2

169

$1,099,055

$3,923,056

6

6

Recruit, The

M

BVI

3

$660,436

-33

148

4462

0

148

$1,000,114

$3,191,709

7

5

Just Married

PG

FOX

4

$645,533

-35

193

3345

-16

209

$1,002,952

$7,046,582

8

8

Gangs Of New York

MA

Columbia/Tristar

5

$497,397

-32

210

2369

-24

234

$732,919

$6,978,231

9

9

Pianist, The

MA

UIP/Universal

2

$482,751

-17

53

9109

0

53

$587,103

$1,184,947

10

 

Antwone Fisher

M

FOX

1

$458,415

0

125

3667

125

n/a

n/a

$458,415

11

11

About Schmidt

M

Roadshow

6

$214,007

-25

46

4652

1

45

$288,729

$3,152,383

12

10

Two Towers, The

M

Roadshow

12

$189,633

-36

58

3270

-14

72

$298,768

$44,824,443

13

 

You Can't Stop The Murders

M

BVI/MIRAMAX

1

$170,252

0

61

2791

61

n/a

n/a

$170,252

14

15

Quiet American, The

M

BVI

9

$151,113

0

62

2437

11

51

$150,474

$4,749,872

15

14

Bowling For Columbine

M

Icon/Hopscotch

12

$149,815

-4

34

4406

-1

35

$156,226

$3,807,786

16

12

Swimming Upstream

M

Hoyts

3

$136,360

-41

89

1532

1

88

$233,658

$714,257

17

 

City Of God

R

BVI/MIRAMAX

1

$114,638

0

11

10422

11

n/a

n/a

$153,239

18

 

Knockaround Guys

MA

Roadshow

1

$102,456

0

40

2561

40

n/a

n/a

$153,296

19

16

Talk To Her

MA

FOX

5

$86,854

-20

14

6204

0

14

$109,521

$550,650

20

13

Ballistic: Ecks Vs Sever

M

Warner Bros

2

$81,341

-65

48

1695

-26

74

$232,797

$314,138

First releases 13th March 2003:

Antwone Fisher: M, Fox, $458,415,  125 screens. 

City Of God: R, BVI, $115,638,   11 screens. 

Knockaround Guys: MA, Roadshow, $102,456,  40 screens. 

The Man Without A Past: M, Sharmill Films, $13,487,  3 screens.

Mrs. Caldicot's Cabbage War:  M, Rialto, $ ?,  1 screen.

Truth About Charlie: M, UIP/UNI, $38,963,  44 Screens.

You Can't Stop The Murders: M, BVI, $170,252,  61 screens. 

 

Box Office For Week Ending 26th March 2003 (March 20, 2003 to March 26, 2003) 

 

Daredevil: He looks a little horny to me:- and with $3.9 million in the first week, you'd be too. 

 

This week Last week Film Title   Distributor Weeks
in
release		 Box Office
this week		 %
+,-		 SCRNS SCRN
AVG		 SCRN
+,-		 SCRNS
Last
week		 Box Office
last week		 Total B.O.
to date
1   Daredevil M FOX 1 $3,952,322 0 304 130011 304 n/a n/a $3,952,322
2 1 Maid In Manhattan PG Columbia/Tristar 3 $1,265,439 -35 297 4261 -11 308 $1,976,079 $7,137,971
3 2 Chicago M BVI/MIRAMAX 9 $892,044 -3 196 4551 54 142 $927,029 $15,808,694
4 4 Hours, The M BVI/MIRAMAX 5 $627,876 -13 134 4686 0 134 $729,387 $5,511,924
5 3 Final Destination 2 MA Roadshow 3 $474,598 -45 139 3414 -3 142 $873,166 $2,631,074
6 9 Pianist, The MA UIP/Universal 3 $447,762 -7 53 8448 0 53 $482,751 $1,632,709
7 6 Recruit, The M BVI 4 $378,949 -42 148 2560 0 148 $660,436 $3,574,623
8 5 Jackass: The Movie MA UIP/PARAMOUNT 4 $359,678 -49 158 2276 -13 171 $709,566 $4,288,145
9 7 Just Married PG FOX 5 $351,228 -45 178 1973 -15 193 $645,533 $7,397,960
10 8 Gangs Of New York MA Columbia/Tristar 6 $298,612 -39 168 1777 -42 210 $497,397 $7,277,180
11   Emperor's Club, The PG Roadshow 1 $262,147 0 95 2759 95 n/a n/a $262,147
12 11 About Schmidt M Roadshow 7 $241,042 12 44 5478 -2 46 $214,007 $3,393,425
13   Antwone Fisher M FOX 2 $226,622 0 125 1813 125 n/a n/a $685,037
14 12 Two Towers, The M Roadshow 13 $166,543 -12 55 3028 -3 58 $189,633 $44,992,524
15 15 Bowling For Columbine M Icon/Hopscotch 13 $155,305 3 41 3788 7 34 $149,815 $3,964,254
16 14 Quiet American, The M BVI 10 $150,769 0 64 2356 2 62 $151,113 $4,901,795
17   Dog Soldiers MA Globe/Universal 1 $123,481 0 47 2627 47 n/a n/a $123,481
18   24 Hour Party People MA Dendy 1 $117,971 0 10 11797 10 n/a n/a $135,971
19 17 City Of God R BVI/MIRAMAX 2 $95,660 -16 12 7972 1 11 $114,638 $249,295
20 19 Talk To Her MA FOX 6 $75,669 -12 14 5405 0 14 $86,854 $626,319

 

First Releases 20th March 2003: 

24 Hour Party People: MA, Dendy, $117,971, 10 screens. 

Badlands 1973: TBA, Chapel, $ ?,  1 screen.

Below: M, BVI/Miramax, $18,153, 10 screens.

Battle Royale: R, Becker, $ ?, 1 screen. 

Daredevil: M, Fox, $3,952,322, 304 screens. 

Dog Soldiers: MA, Becker, $123,481,  47 screens. 

The Emperors Club: PG, Roadshow, $226,622,  95 screens. 

Minor Mishaps: M, Gil Scrine, $  ?, 1 screen. 

Tape: MA, Palace, $ ?, 1 screen. 

Tuck Everlasting: PG, BVI, $3,457,  3 screens.

Box Office For Week Ending 2nd April 2003 (March 27, 2003 to April 2, 2003) 

 

Cradle 2 The Grave:- this generic action film's success (as with Daredevil and Jackass: The Movie) can be attributed to those blokes who aren't whipped enough to have to see Maid In Manhattan, Chicago, The Hours, Just Married or The Emperors Club AGAIN with their girlfriends or wives. Want to be Jet Li's sidekick? 

 

This week

Last week

Film Title

 

Distributor

Weeks
in
release

Box Office
this week

%
+,-

SCRNS

SCRN
AVG

SCRN
+,-

SCRNS
Last
week

Box Office
last week

Total B.O.
to date

1

 

Ned Kelly

M

UIP/Universal

1

$3,439,557

0

352

9771

352

n/a

n/a

$3,442,017

2

1

Daredevil

M

FOX

2

$1,817,274

-95

305

5958

1

304

$39,523,222

$5,769,596

3

 

Cradle 2: The Grave

MA

Roadshow

1

$1,356,890

0

119

11402

119

n/a

n/a

$1,356,890

4

3

Chicago

M

BVI/MIRAMAX

10

$1,006,229

12

201

5006

5

196

$892,044

$16,816,214

5

2

Maid In Manhattan

PG

Columbia/Tristar

4

$898,392

-29

246

3652

-51

297

$1,265,439

$8,036,780

6

4

Hours, The

M

BVI/MIRAMAX

6

$556,445

-11

142

3919

8

134

$627,876

$6,070,164

7

6

Pianist, The

MA

UIP/Universal

4

$508,900

13

53

9602

0

53

$447,762

$2,141,609

8

5

Final Destination 2

MA

Roadshow

4

$268,132

-43

102

2629

-37

139

$474,598

$2,899,192

9

12

About Schmidt

M

Roadshow

8

$228,643

-5

47

4865

3

44

$241,042

$3,622,080

10

9

Just Married

PG

FOX

6

$228,135

-35

134

1703

-44

178

$351,228

$7,626,095

11

15

Bowling For Columbine

M

Icon/Hopscotch

14

$181,931

17

41

4437

0

41

$155,305

$4,147,940

12

8

Jackass: The Movie

MA

UIP/PARAMOUNT

5

$179,642

-50

101

1779

-57

158

$359,678

$4,494,009

13

7

Recruit, The

M

BVI

5

$179,235

-52

89

2014

-59

148

$378,949

$3,756,229

14

10

Gangs Of New York

MA

Columbia/Tristar

7

$153,714

-48

88

1747

-80

168

$298,612

$7,430,946

15

14

Two Towers, The

M

Roadshow

14

$123,804

-25

36

3439

-19

55

$166,543

$45,124,714

16

11

Emperor's Club, The

PG

Roadshow

2

$121,109

-53

93

1302

-2

95

$262,147

$383,255

17

13

Antwone Fisher

M

FOX

3

$104,145

-54

120

868

-5

125

$226,622

$789,182

18

18

24 Hour Party People

MA

Dendy

2

$101,034

-14

10

10103

0

10

$117,971

$237,005

19

16

Quiet American, The

M

BVI

11

$91,740

-39

49

1872

-15

64

$150,769

$4,996,252

20

19

City Of God

R

BVI/MIRAMAX

3

$78,084

-18

12

6507

0

12

$95,660

$327,324

 

First Releases 27th March 2003: 

Cradle To The Grave: M, Roadshow, National, Action, 119

In Shifting Sands The Truth About UNSCOM and The Disarmament of Iraq: PG, Ronin, Syd/ Brisb, Doco, 2

Ned Kelly: M, UIP, National, Drama, 352 

Paradise Found: M, Becker, Adelaide, Bio-pic drama, 3

The Rookie: G, Buena Vista, Syd/ Melb/ Adel, Sports drama, 3

Sweet Sixteen: MA, Niche, Syd/ Melb/ Bris, Brit-Teen drama, 6, $38,444.