Domestic Box Office For December 2003
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
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 | Mona Lisa Smile | $63,860,942 | 2,714 | $11,528,498 | 18.1% | 2,677 | Dec 19 | Mar 11 | Revolution Studios |
| 7 | Paycheck | $53,790,451 | 2,762 | $13,462,374 | 25% | 2,762 | Dec 25 | Apr 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Peter Pan | $48,462,608 | 2,813 | $11,139,495 | 23% | 2,813 | Dec 25 | Apr 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Stuck on You | $33,832,741 | 3,007 | $9,411,055 | 27.8% | 3,003 | Dec 12 | Mar 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | Honey | $30,308,417 | 1,972 | $12,856,040 | 42.4% | 1,942 | Dec 5 | Feb 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $21,924,226 | 1,844 | $6,315,311 | 28.8% | 1,844 | Dec 12 | Mar 11 | Warner Bros. |
