Return of the King #1 Movie of the Year

Kai Lord · Jan 31, 2004

Just passed Finding Nemo at the Domestic Box Office:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2003&p=.htm

2001: FOTR 2nd to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2002: TTT 2nd to Spider-Man
2003: ROTK 2nd to None

Hail to the King.

John Crichton · Feb 1, 2004

Are you surprised that it took the top spot?

Kai Lord · Feb 1, 2004

Nope. Simply curious as to how long it would take. Though with today's audiences, nothing's a given, as the B.O. leaders of 2001 and 2002 (and almost every year) attest.

John Crichton · Feb 1, 2004

Ah, gotcha. *thumbs up*

Storminator · Feb 2, 2004

Kai Lord said:
Nope. Simply curious as to how long it would take. Though with today's audiences, nothing's a given, as the B.O. leaders of 2001 and 2002 (and almost every year) attest.

Were you surprised that Harry Potter took #1? That seems like as close to a given as anything could get.

PS

Flexor the Mighty! · Feb 2, 2004

I think FotR was better than Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, but Spidey was a better flick than TTT, especially the theater cut. Haven't seen RotK yet so the jury is out for me.

Kai Lord · Feb 4, 2004

Storminator said:
Were you surprised that Harry Potter took #1? That seems like as close to a given as anything could get.

Definitely not a given. It edged FOTR by a mere what...one or two million? And that was with many more small children in attendance. It could have been the same for Spider-Man, but it still would have been nice to see a vastly superior movie like TTT be rewarded with the top spot (not that anyone at New Line is complaining I'm sure).

And like kindergarten-friendly movies Harry Potter and Spider-Man, Finding Nemo could have been the one to edge out LOTR this year, but unlike the previous two years, quality won the day.

Welverin · Feb 4, 2004

Kai Lord said:
It could have been the same for Spider-Man, but it still would have been nice to see a vastly superior movie like TTT be rewarded with the top spot (not that anyone at New Line is complaining I'm sure).

Vastly suerior? Not quite.

And like kindergarten-friendly movies Harry Potter and Spider-Man, Finding Nemo could have been the one to edge out LOTR this year, but unlike the previous two years, quality won the day.

Seeing as how RotK made the vast majority of it's money in 2004, it didn't beat out Finding Nemo for the top spot in 2003.

Oh and Spider-man is not kindergarten friendly.

Kai Lord · Feb 4, 2004

Welverin said:
Vastly suerior? Not quite.

Yep. Of course movies nearly universally recognized as great such as all three LOTR films, Casablanca, Raiders of the Lost Ark, etc., will always have a few people like yourself who say "yeah well I like Spider-Man better."