| Movie Summary |  The Last Samurai |  Vanilla Sky |  Jerry Maguire |  A Few Good Men |
| Genre | War | Thriller | Comedy / Drama | Drama / Thriller |
| Studio | Warner Bros. | Paramount | Sony / Columbia | Columbia |
| Release Date | December 5, 2003 | December 14, 2001 | December 13, 1996 | December 11, 1992 |
| Domestic Gross | $111,127,263 | $100,618,344 | $153,952,592 | $141,340,178 |
| Production Budget | $140 million | $68 million | $50 million | $40 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 34 min. | 2 hrs. 15 min. | 2 hrs. 18 min. | 2 hrs. 18 min. |
| MPAA Rating | R | R | R | R |
| MPAA Reason | for strong violence and battle sequences | sexuality and strong language | language and sexuality | language |
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| Domestic Summary | The Last Samurai | Vanilla Sky | Jerry Maguire | A Few Good Men |
| Total Gross | $111,127,263 | $100,618,344 | $153,952,592 | $141,340,178 |
| Opening Weekend* | $24,271,354 | $25,015,518 | $17,084,296 | $15,517,468 |
| Theaters | 2,908 | 2,742 | 2,531 | 1,925 |
| Average | $8,346 | $9,123 | $6,750 | $8,061 |
| Opening % of Total | 21.8% | 24.9% | 11.1% | 11.0% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -42.0% | -51.7% | -23.2% | -28.2% |
| Widest Release | 2,938 | 2,842 | 2,531 | 2,201 |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
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| Worldwide Summary | The Last Samurai | Vanilla Sky | Jerry Maguire | A Few Good Men |
| Worldwide Gross | $456,758,981 | $203,388,341 | $273,552,592 | $243,240,178 |
| Foreign Gross | $345,631,718 | $102,769,997 | $119,600,000 | $101,900,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 75.7% | 50.5% | 43.7% | 41.9% |
| Domestic Gross | $111,127,263 | $100,618,344 | $153,952,592 | $141,340,178 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 24.3% | 49.5% | 56.3% | 58.1% |
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| People Summary | The Last Samurai | Vanilla Sky | Jerry Maguire | A Few Good Men |
| Actor: Cuba Gooding, Jr. | - | - | #2 | n/a |
| Actor: Tom Cruise | #12 | #15 | #8 | #9 |
| Cinematographer: John Toll | #2 | #4 | - | - |
| Director: Cameron Crowe | - | #2 | #1 | - |
| Producer: Paula Wagner | #5 | #6 | - | - |
| Producer: Tom Cruise | #5 | #6 | - | - |
| Writer: Cameron Crowe | - | #2 | #1 | - |
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| Genres & Franchises | The Last Samurai | Vanilla Sky | Jerry Maguire | A Few Good Men |
| Showdown: Tom Cruise December Showdown | #3 | #4 | #1 | #2 |
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| Chart Rankings | The Last Samurai | Vanilla Sky | Jerry Maguire | A Few Good Men |
| Opening Weekends Under 3,000 Theaters | #120 | #110 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Under 3,000 Theaters Adjusted | #175 | #129 | #197 | - |
| All Time Domestic | #443 | #526 | #232 | #273 |
| All Time Worldwide | #135 | #509 | #334 | #393 |
| Opening Weeks | #508 | #502 | #848 | #964 |
| Opening Weekends | #494 | #472 | #838 | #938 |
| Opening Weekends - December | #40 | #38 | #57 | #64 |
| Opening Weekends - Holiday | #107 | #102 | #157 | #174 |
| Eleventh Weekends | - | - | #42 | #57 |
| Ninth Weekends | - | - | #69 | #58 |
| Tenth Weekends | - | - | #25 | #61 |
| Twelfth Weekends | - | - | #39 | #62 |
| Twelfth Weekends | - | - | #38 | #86 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | - | - | #99 | #47 |
| Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive) | - | - | #117 | #92 |
| Most Weekends in Top 5 (non-consecutive) | - | - | #52 | #51 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | - | - | #182 | #86 |
| Consecutive Weekends In Top 10 | - | - | #95 | #77 |
| Consecutive Weekends In Top 5 | - | - | #43 | #42 |
| Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends | - | - | #134 | #113 |
| Fourth Weekends | - | - | #107 | #69 |
| Fifth Weekends | #167 | - | #187 | #91 |
| Sixth Weekends | - | - | #108 | #62 |
| Seventh Weekends | - | - | #82 | #65 |
| Eighth Weekends | - | - | #46 | #98 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #478 | #858 | #94 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #732 | #1259 | #155 | - |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #1916 | #2828 | #663 | #897 |
| Rated R | #90 | #120 | #24 | #36 |
| Rated R, Opening Weekends | #116 | #106 | - | - |
| Widest R Rated Releases | #161 | #195 | - | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #124 | #24 | #150 | #139 |
| Best Picture Nomination Effect | - | - | #105 | #115 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #192 | #579 | #270 | #139 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #523 | #468 | #567 | #602 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - December | #40 | #33 | #44 | #51 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #505 | #425 | #539 | #569 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | #112 | #94 | #120 | #129 |
| Eleventh Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #39 | #54 |
| Ninth Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #65 | #41 |
| Tenth Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #26 | #52 |
| Twelfth Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #41 | #54 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #102 | #91 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #60 | #23 |
| Fifth Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #127 | #44 |
| Sixth Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #75 | #34 |
| Seventh Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #68 | #42 |
| Eighth Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #46 | #71 |
| Rated R Adjusted | #155 | #163 | #34 | #33 |
| Rated R, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #114 | #84 | #129 | #137 |
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