| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | - | - | - | $18,365,222 | 3,124 | $35,667,218 | Aug 29 | United Artists | false |
| 2 | Freaky Friday | - | - | - | $12,602,252 | 3,067 | $110,230,332 | Aug 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | - | - | - | $10,818,785 | 3,416 | $305,413,918 | Jul 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | S.W.A.T. | - | - | - | $10,780,295 | 3,220 | $116,934,650 | Aug 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Open Range | - | - | - | $10,748,196 | 2,268 | $58,331,254 | Aug 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Seabiscuit | - | - | - | $9,061,030 | 2,573 | $120,277,854 | Jul 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Freddy vs. Jason | - | - | - | $8,660,070 | 3,014 | $82,622,655 | Aug 15 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 8 | The Medallion | - | - | - | $6,210,244 | 2,652 | $22,219,192 | Aug 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 9 | Uptown Girls | - | - | - | $5,607,007 | 2,495 | $37,182,494 | Aug 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | American Wedding | - | - | - | $4,760,255 | 3,175 | $104,565,114 | Aug 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | My Boss's Daughter | - | - | - | $4,515,119 | 2,206 | $15,550,605 | Aug 22 | Dimension Films | false |
| 12 | The Italian Job | - | - | - | $3,946,271 | 2,877 | $106,128,601 | May 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | - | - | - | $3,736,260 | 3,388 | $111,761,982 | Jul 25 | Dimension Films | false |
| 14 | Finding Nemo | - | - | - | $2,337,618 | 3,425 | $339,714,978 | May 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Divorce | - | - | - | $2,071,851 | 701 | $9,081,057 | Aug 8 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 16 | Bad Boys II | - | - | - | $1,958,752 | 3,202 | $138,608,444 | Jul 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Whale Rider | - | - | - | $1,521,142 | 556 | $20,779,666 | Jun 6 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 18 | Dirty Pretty Things | - | - | - | $1,411,642 | 493 | $8,112,414 | Jul 18 | Miramax | false |
| 19 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | - | - | - | $1,368,153 | 3,222 | $65,660,196 | Jul 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | American Splendor | - | - | - | $1,115,379 | 272 | $6,010,990 | Aug 15 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 21 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $841,180 | 295 | $4,583,889 | Aug 1 | Miramax | false |
| 22 | Thirteen | - | - | - | $839,277 | 243 | $4,601,043 | Aug 20 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Matrix Reloaded | - | - | - | $775,136 | 3,603 | $281,576,461 | May 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | - | - | - | $653,251 | 3,375 | $90,186,328 | Jul 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 25 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | - | - | - | $638,385 | 181 | $3,707,346 | Aug 1 | Manhattan Pictures International | false |
| 26 | Step Into Liquid | - | - | - | $608,156 | 91 | $3,681,803 | Aug 8 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 27 | Swimming Pool | - | - | - | $559,864 | 259 | $10,130,108 | Jul 2 | Focus Features | false |
| 28 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | - | - | - | $521,121 | 3,002 | $66,465,204 | Jul 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 29 | 28 Days Later | - | - | - | $485,803 | 1,407 | $45,064,915 | Jun 27 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 30 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $469,027 | 202 | $10,764,402 | Apr 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 31 | Bruce Almighty | - | - | - | $446,645 | 3,549 | $242,829,261 | May 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 32 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | - | - | - | $440,568 | 3,485 | $100,830,111 | Jun 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | - | - | - | $401,206 | 3,504 | $150,371,112 | Jul 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Bend It Like Beckham | - | - | - | $288,937 | 1,002 | $32,543,449 | Mar 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 35 | Daddy Day Care | - | - | - | $276,124 | 3,472 | $104,297,061 | May 9 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 36 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | - | - | - | $273,838 | 80 | $9,354,342 | Jul 11 | Odeon | false |
| 37 | Marci X | - | - | - | $267,330 | 1,200 | $1,648,818 | Aug 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 38 | Camp | - | - | - | $265,270 | 116 | $1,629,862 | Jul 25 | IFC Films | false |
| 39 | Johnny English | - | - | - | $204,035 | 2,236 | $28,082,366 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | - | - | - | $181,906 | 63 | $1,690,767 | Aug 29 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false |
| 41 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | - | - | - | $180,065 | 3,086 | $26,483,452 | Jul 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 42 | Hulk | - | - | - | $178,425 | 3,674 | $132,177,234 | Jun 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 43 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $164,845 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 44 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | - | - | - | $160,030 | 3,418 | $127,154,901 | Jun 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 45 | Grind | - | - | - | $156,642 | 2,253 | $5,123,696 | Aug 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | - | - | - | $140,459 | 13 | $280,351 | Aug 22 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | Civil Brand | - | - | - | $123,580 | 35 | $254,293 | Aug 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 48 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $118,838 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 49 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | - | - | - | $116,941 | 48 | $736,872 | Aug 1 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 50 | Rugrats Go Wild | - | - | - | $114,415 | 3,041 | $39,402,572 | Jun 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 51 | Spellbound | - | - | - | $104,099 | 117 | $5,728,581 | Apr 30 | THINKFilm | false |
| 52 | Passionada | - | - | - | $77,033 | 74 | $540,833 | Aug 15 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 53 | Northfork | - | - | - | $76,063 | 71 | $1,420,578 | Jul 11 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 54 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $71,892 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 55 | I Capture the Castle | - | - | - | $57,188 | 42 | $1,179,035 | Jul 11 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 56 | Capturing the Friedmans | - | - | - | $55,648 | 78 | $3,119,113 | May 30 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 57 | Koi... Mil Gaya | - | - | - | $52,264 | 55 | $671,372 | Aug 8 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 58 | Spirited Away | - | - | - | $42,495 | 714 | $10,055,859 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 59 | The Other Side of the Bed 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $41,597 | 10 | $113,543 | Aug 29 | Sundance Film Series | false |
| 60 | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | - | - | - | $36,526 | 13 | $150,268 | Aug 22 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 61 | The Weather Underground | - | - | - | $30,584 | 14 | $564,632 | Jun 4 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 62 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | - | - | - | $29,527 | 17 | $172,564 | Aug 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 63 | Green Card Fever | - | - | - | $29,102 | 18 | $125,596 | Aug 22 | Net Effect Media | false |
| 64 | Mambo Italiano | - | - | - | $28,979 | 100 | $3,047,296 | Jun 6 | Equinox Films | false |
| 65 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $27,398 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 66 | The Holy Land | - | - | - | $26,556 | 17 | $603,520 | Jul 11 | Cavu Pictures | false |
| 67 | Masked and Anonymous | - | - | - | $25,508 | 23 | $533,569 | Jul 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 68 | Respiro | - | - | - | $24,568 | 32 | $1,072,834 | May 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 69 | Buffalo Soldiers | - | - | - | $22,533 | 24 | $354,421 | Jul 25 | Miramax | false |
| 70 | X2: X-Men United | - | - | - | $22,502 | 3,749 | $214,949,694 | May 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 71 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $20,880 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | false |
| 72 | Party Monster | - | - | - | $20,322 | 13 | $742,898 | Aug 29 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 73 | Nowhere in Africa | - | - | - | $20,272 | 78 | $6,180,200 | Mar 7 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 74 | Owning Mahowny | - | - | - | $18,958 | 24 | $1,011,871 | May 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 75 | No News from God | - | - | - | $18,315 | 5 | $77,858 | Aug 22 | First Look International | false |
| 76 | Friday Night | - | - | - | $17,869 | 5 | $156,918 | May 23 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 77 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | - | - | - | $17,053 | 1,776 | $16,007,718 | Dec 31 | Miramax | false |
| 78 | Mondays in the Sun | - | - | - | $17,004 | 20 | $153,256 | Jul 25 | Lionsgate | false |
| 79 | The Cuckoo | - | - | - | $16,859 | 14 | $243,936 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 80 | Wrong Turn | - | - | - | $16,522 | 1,615 | $15,418,790 | May 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 81 | Chicago | - | - | - | $14,864 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | Dec 27 | Miramax | false |
| 82 | Madame Satã | - | - | - | $14,697 | 9 | $198,309 | Jul 9 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 83 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,145 | 5 | $96,269 | Aug 22 | First Look International | false |
| 84 | The Legend of Suriyothai | - | - | - | $11,411 | 22 | $454,736 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 85 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $11,357 | 8 | $1,023,156 | Jan 18 | Panorama Entertainment | false |
| 86 | Man on the Train | - | - | - | $11,234 | 85 | $2,542,020 | May 9 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 87 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | - | - | - | $11,110 | 6 | $159,338 | Jul 11 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 88 | City of God | - | - | - | $10,974 | 242 | $7,564,459 | Jan 17 | Miramax | false |
| 89 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $10,547 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 90 | Together | - | - | - | $10,531 | 47 | $1,151,941 | May 30 | United Artists | false |
| 91 | A Housekeeper | - | - | - | $10,391 | 24 | $467,288 | Jul 11 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 92 | The Princess Blade | - | - | - | $9,736 | 7 | $77,567 | Aug 8 | ADV Films | false |
| 93 | Everybody Says I'm Fine! | - | - | - | $9,479 | 3 | $27,225 | May 16 | Panorama Entertainment | false |
| 94 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $8,143 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 95 | On_Line | - | - | - | $8,102 | 7 | $167,102 | Jun 27 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 96 | Nola | - | - | - | $8,058 | 19 | $10,550 | Aug 29 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 97 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,989 | 100 | $2,830,361 | May 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 98 | Rivers and Tides | - | - | - | $7,655 | 15 | $2,200,276 | Jun 26 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 99 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $7,652 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 100 | Gloomy Sunday | - | - | - | $7,550 | 16 | $585,604 | Jun 20 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 101 | Stone Reader | - | - | - | $7,369 | 7 | $260,523 | Feb 12 | Jet Films LLC | false |
| 102 | The Cremaster Cycle | - | - | - | $7,229 | 7 | $514,622 | Apr 25 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 103 | Teknolust | - | - | - | $6,883 | 3 | $28,811 | Aug 22 | THINKFilm | false |
| 104 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $6,227 | 19 | $1,766,621 | Sep 20 | IMAX | false |
| 105 | The Man Without a Past | - | - | - | $5,827 | 31 | $921,847 | Apr 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 106 | Jet Lag 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,827 | 24 | $544,964 | Jun 13 | Miramax | false |
| 107 | Suddenly | - | - | - | $5,406 | 3 | $44,806 | Aug 27 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 108 | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | - | - | - | $5,187 | 7 | $162,885 | Feb 14 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 109 | The Trip | - | - | - | $4,970 | 9 | $306,567 | May 9 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 110 | The Red Circle | - | - | - | $3,409 | 4 | $369,970 | Jan 10 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 111 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,199 | 4 | $271,841 | Aug 30 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 112 | Dog Days | - | - | - | $3,144 | 1 | $13,031 | Aug 22 | Leisure Time Features | false |
| 113 | The Eye | - | - | - | $3,046 | 23 | $512,049 | Jun 6 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 114 | Bonhoeffer | - | - | - | $3,031 | 7 | $296,181 | Jun 20 | First Run | false |
| 115 | Rana's Wedding | - | - | - | $2,847 | 1 | $10,604 | Aug 22 | Arab Film Distribution | false |
| 116 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,716 | 26 | $1,827,696 | Jun 15 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 117 | Chaos 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,676 | 5 | $206,789 | Jan 29 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 118 | The Heart of Me | - | - | - | $2,561 | 11 | $196,067 | Jun 13 | THINKFilm | false |
| 119 | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,341 | 1 | $18,515 | Aug 22 | First Run | false |
| 120 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | - | - | - | $2,207 | 5 | $160,621 | May 23 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 121 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | - | - | - | $1,794 | 5 | $561,692 | Jul 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 122 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $1,782 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 123 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $1,688 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 124 | September 11 | - | - | - | $1,600 | 6 | $127,035 | Jul 18 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 125 | The Backyard | - | - | - | $1,500 | 1 | $3,200 | Aug 29 | HIQI Media | false |
| 126 | The Gatekeeper | - | - | - | $1,469 | 3 | $312,434 | Apr 25 | Gatekeeper Productions | false |
| 127 | Beyond Vanilla | - | - | - | $1,393 | 1 | $27,396 | May 16 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 128 | Gasoline | - | - | - | $1,157 | 2 | $11,023 | Jul 2 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 129 | Boys Life 4: Four Play | - | - | - | $839 | 3 | $53,169 | Aug 1 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 130 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $823 | 248 | $21,576,018 | Oct 11 | United Artists | false |
| 131 | Manna from Heaven | - | - | - | $780 | 33 | $505,675 | Aug 2 | Five Sisters Productions | false |
| 132 | Shanghai Ghetto | - | - | - | $696 | 13 | $712,446 | Sep 27 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 133 | Morvern Callar | - | - | - | $665 | 9 | $267,907 | Dec 20 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 134 | The R.M. | - | - | - | $583 | 30 | $1,111,615 | Jan 31 | Halestone Distribution | false |
| 135 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $516 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 136 | The Embalmer | - | - | - | $507 | 2 | $56,878 | Jul 18 | First Run | false |
| 137 | Marooned in Iraq | - | - | - | $455 | 6 | $141,243 | Apr 25 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 138 | The Girl from Paris | - | - | - | $330 | 5 | $183,266 | Mar 21 | Films Philos | false |
| 139 | Time Changer | - | - | - | $252 | 169 | $1,285,167 | Oct 25 | Five & Two Pictures | false |
| 140 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $233 | 2 | $16,015,639 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
