Domestic Box Office For December 2003
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $377,027,325 | 3,703 | $72,629,713 | 19.3% | 3,703 | Dec 17 | Jun 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $138,614,544 | 3,307 | $27,557,647 | 19.9% | 3,298 | Dec 25 | Jun 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Something's Gotta Give | $124,728,738 | 2,876 | $16,064,723 | 12.9% | 2,677 | Dec 12 | Apr 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | The Last Samurai | $111,127,263 | 2,938 | $24,271,354 | 21.8% | 2,908 | Dec 5 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Cold Mountain | $95,636,509 | 2,802 | $14,500,000 | - | 2,163 | Dec 25 | Jul 1 | Miramax |
| 6 | Big Fish | $66,809,693 | 2,514 | $207,377 | 0.3% | 6 | Dec 10 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Mona Lisa Smile | $63,860,942 | 2,714 | $11,528,498 | 18.1% | 2,677 | Dec 19 | Mar 11 | Revolution Studios |
| 8 | Paycheck | $53,790,451 | 2,762 | $13,462,374 | 25% | 2,762 | Dec 25 | Apr 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Peter Pan | $48,462,608 | 2,813 | $11,139,495 | 23% | 2,813 | Dec 25 | Apr 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Monster | $34,469,210 | 1,093 | $86,831 | 0.3% | 4 | Dec 24 | Jun 3 | Newmarket Films |
| 11 | Stuck on You | $33,832,741 | 3,007 | $9,411,055 | 27.8% | 3,003 | Dec 12 | Mar 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Calendar Girls | $31,041,759 | 967 | $151,393 | 0.5% | 24 | Dec 19 | Apr 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Honey | $30,308,417 | 1,972 | $12,856,040 | 42.4% | 1,942 | Dec 5 | Feb 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $21,924,226 | 1,844 | $6,315,311 | 28.8% | 1,844 | Dec 12 | Mar 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | House of Sand and Fog | $13,040,288 | 598 | $45,572 | 0.3% | 2 | Dec 19 | Apr 15 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 16 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $11,670,971 | 402 | $89,472 | 0.8% | 7 | Dec 12 | May 9 | Lionsgate |
| 17 | The Young Black Stallion | $6,751,389 | 51 | $629,999 | 9.3% | 51 | Dec 25 | Sep 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | The Fog of War | $4,198,566 | 261 | $41,449 | 1% | 3 | Dec 19 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | Monsieur Ibrahim | $2,823,890 | 92 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | Aug 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | The Company | $2,283,914 | 55 | $93,776 | 4.1% | 11 | Dec 25 | May 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2003 Re-release | $1,996,877 | 126 | $727,645 | - | 126 | Dec 12 | Dec 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 22 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2003 Extended Edition | $1,412,056 | 126 | $473,463 | - | 126 | Dec 5 | Dec 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 23 | The Statement | $765,637 | 51 | $37,220 | 4.9% | 7 | Dec 12 | Apr 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | Alexandra's Project | $752,148 | 29 | $37,078 | 4.9% | 10 | Dec 19 | Feb 26 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 25 | Japanese Story | $647,054 | 21 | $23,962 | 3.7% | 5 | Dec 31 | - | IDP Distribution |
| 26 | LOC: Kargil | $621,103 | 58 | $223,793 | 36% | 58 | Dec 25 | Jan 11 | Eros Worldwide |
| 27 | Blizzard | $504,600 | 136 | $145,525 | 28.8% | 136 | Dec 12 | Jan 4 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 28 | Pride and Prejudice | $377,271 | 20 | $38,329 | 10.2% | 18 | Dec 5 | Jul 8 | Excel Entertainment |
| 29 | Annie Brocoli dans les fonds marins | $374,360 | 55 | $48,174 | 12.9% | 55 | Dec 19 | Jan 19 | TVA Films |
| 30 | Postmen in the Mountains | $203,975 | 7 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | Jul 3 | Shadow Distribution |
| 31 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | $163,577 | 7 | $35,809 | 21.9% | 7 | Dec 26 | Oct 28 | Kino International |
| 32 | Incantato | $108,954 | 8 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | Jan 29 | Odeon |
| 33 | The Hebrew Hammer | $82,157 | 8 | $19,539 | 23.8% | 8 | Dec 19 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 34 | What Alice Found | $67,436 | 3 | $6,720 | 10% | 1 | Dec 5 | Jun 17 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 35 | AKA | $49,988 | 3 | $7,553 | 15.1% | 3 | Dec 12 | May 20 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 36 | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. | $48,772 | 17 | $48,772 | 100% | 17 | Dec 19 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 37 | Power Trip | $39,359 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | Artistic License |
| 38 | The Butterfly 2003 Re-release | $38,438 | 2 | $1,906 | 5% | 1 | Dec 19 | - | First Run |
| 39 | From Here to Eternity | $36,416 | 5 | $18,176 | 49.9% | 5 | Dec 5 | Dec 11 | Sony Pictures Repertory |
| 40 | Millennium Mambo | $14,904 | 1 | $4,619 | 31% | 1 | Dec 31 | Jan 22 | Palm Pictures |
| 41 | Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection | $3,741 | 1 | $2,207 | 59% | 1 | Dec 5 | - | Arab Film Distribution |
