| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | American Wedding | - | - | - | $12,228,060 | 3,175 | $104,565,114 | 11.7% | Aug 1, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | - | - | - | $6,089,000 | 3,388 | $111,761,982 | 5.4% | Jul 25, 2003 | Dimension Films |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | - | - | - | $5,651,711 | 3,416 | $305,413,918 | 1.9% | Jul 9, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Seabiscuit | - | - | - | $5,059,890 | 2,573 | $120,277,854 | 4.2% | Jul 25, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Bad Boys II | - | - | - | $3,765,094 | 3,202 | $138,608,444 | 2.7% | Jul 18, 2003 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | - | - | - | $3,555,042 | 3,222 | $65,660,196 | 5.4% | Jul 25, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Freaky Friday | - | - | - | $1,556,852 | 3,067 | $110,230,332 | 1.4% | Aug 6, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Gigli | - | - | - | $1,449,667 | 2,215 | $6,087,542 | 23.8% | Aug 1, 2003 | Revolution Studios |
| 9 | Finding Nemo | - | - | - | $1,117,852 | 3,425 | $339,714,978 | 0.3% | May 30, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | - | - | - | $951,046 | 3,002 | $66,465,204 | 1.4% | Jul 11, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | - | - | - | $829,143 | 3,504 | $150,371,112 | 0.6% | Jul 2, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Johnny English | - | - | - | $796,950 | 2,236 | $28,082,366 | 2.8% | Jul 18, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Bend It Like Beckham | - | - | - | $540,163 | 1,002 | $32,543,449 | 1.7% | Mar 12, 2003 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 14 | 28 Days Later | - | - | - | $498,166 | 1,407 | $45,064,915 | 1.1% | Jun 27, 2003 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 15 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | - | - | - | $453,167 | 3,375 | $90,186,328 | 0.5% | Jul 2, 2003 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 16 | Whale Rider | - | - | - | $309,462 | 556 | $20,779,666 | 1.5% | Jun 6, 2003 | Newmarket Films |
| 17 | Swimming Pool | - | - | - | $278,000 | 259 | $10,130,108 | 2.7% | Jul 2, 2003 | Focus Features |
| 18 | The Italian Job | - | - | - | $203,315 | 2,877 | $106,128,601 | 0.2% | May 30, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | How to Deal | - | - | - | $201,000 | 2,319 | $14,195,227 | 1.4% | Jul 18, 2003 | New Line Cinema |
| 20 | Bruce Almighty | - | - | - | $185,385 | 3,549 | $242,829,261 | <0.1% | May 23, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | - | - | - | $171,436 | 3,485 | $100,830,111 | 0.2% | Jun 27, 2003 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | The Matrix Reloaded | - | - | - | $149,725 | 3,603 | $281,576,461 | <0.1% | May 15, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Daddy Day Care | - | - | - | $134,618 | 3,472 | $104,297,061 | 0.1% | May 9, 2003 | Revolution Studios |
| 24 | Agent Cody Banks | - | - | - | $127,192 | 3,369 | $47,938,330 | 0.3% | Mar 14, 2003 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | Hulk | - | - | - | $117,810 | 3,674 | $132,177,234 | <0.1% | Jun 20, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | - | - | - | $113,313 | 80 | $9,354,342 | 1.2% | Jul 11, 2003 | Odeon |
| 27 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | - | - | - | $106,865 | 3,418 | $127,154,901 | <0.1% | Jun 6, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $80,994 | 202 | $10,764,402 | 0.8% | Apr 18, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | Dirty Pretty Things | - | - | - | $75,879 | 493 | $8,112,414 | 0.9% | Jul 18, 2003 | Miramax |
| 30 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $58,431 | 64 | $93,383,953 | <0.1% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 31 | Northfork | - | - | - | $45,123 | 71 | $1,420,578 | 3.2% | Jul 11, 2003 | Paramount Classics |
| 32 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | - | - | - | $41,282 | 3,086 | $26,483,452 | 0.2% | Jul 2, 2003 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 33 | Spellbound | - | - | - | $39,372 | 117 | $5,728,581 | 0.7% | Apr 30, 2003 | THINKFilm |
| 34 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $36,794 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 0.2% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $33,101 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 36 | X2: X-Men United | - | - | - | $28,586 | 3,749 | $214,949,694 | <0.1% | May 2, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | - | - | - | $26,007 | 181 | $3,707,346 | 0.7% | Aug 1, 2003 | Manhattan Pictures International |
| 38 | Rugrats Go Wild | - | - | - | $25,757 | 3,041 | $39,402,572 | <0.1% | Jun 13, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie | - | - | - | $24,628 | 2,825 | $42,734,455 | <0.1% | May 2, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | - | - | - | $23,965 | 2,609 | $26,276,465 | <0.1% | Jun 13, 2003 | New Line Cinema |
| 41 | I Capture the Castle | - | - | - | $23,360 | 42 | $1,179,035 | 2% | Jul 11, 2003 | IDP Distribution |
| 42 | Capturing the Friedmans | - | - | - | $22,673 | 78 | $3,119,113 | 0.7% | May 30, 2003 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 43 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,810 | 295 | $4,583,889 | 0.5% | Aug 1, 2003 | Miramax |
| 44 | Holes | - | - | - | $20,775 | 2,452 | $67,406,573 | <0.1% | Apr 18, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 45 | Lucía, Lucía | - | - | - | $19,388 | 53 | $269,586 | 7.2% | Jul 25, 2003 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 46 | Wrong Turn | - | - | - | $17,411 | 1,615 | $15,418,790 | 0.1% | May 30, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | Chicago | - | - | - | $16,568 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | <0.1% | Dec 27, 2002 | Miramax |
| 48 | Anger Management | - | - | - | $13,765 | 3,656 | $135,645,823 | <0.1% | Apr 11, 2003 | Revolution Studios |
| 49 | Masked and Anonymous | - | - | - | $12,966 | 23 | $533,569 | 2.4% | Jul 24, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 50 | The Holy Land | - | - | - | $12,855 | 17 | $603,520 | 2.1% | Jul 11, 2003 | Cavu Pictures |
| 51 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | - | - | - | $12,596 | 48 | $736,872 | 1.7% | Aug 1, 2003 | Paramount Classics |
| 52 | Alex & Emma | - | - | - | $12,400 | 2,310 | $14,218,698 | <0.1% | Jun 20, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | Camp | - | - | - | $11,888 | 116 | $1,629,862 | 0.7% | Jul 25, 2003 | IFC Films |
| 54 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,040 | 100 | $2,830,361 | 0.4% | May 16, 2003 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 55 | A Housekeeper | - | - | - | $10,955 | 24 | $467,288 | 2.3% | Jul 11, 2003 | Palm Pictures |
| 56 | Nowhere in Africa | - | - | - | $9,707 | 78 | $6,180,200 | 0.2% | Mar 7, 2003 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 57 | Mambo Italiano | - | - | - | $9,103 | 100 | $3,047,296 | 0.3% | Jun 6, 2003 | Equinox Films |
| 58 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $9,011 | 10 | $13,651,656 | <0.1% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 59 | Bringing Down the House | - | - | - | $8,496 | 2,910 | $132,716,677 | <0.1% | Mar 7, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 60 | The Weather Underground | - | - | - | $8,034 | 14 | $564,632 | 1.4% | Jun 4, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 61 | Man on the Train | - | - | - | $7,890 | 85 | $2,542,020 | 0.3% | May 9, 2003 | Paramount Classics |
| 62 | The Barbarian Invasions | - | - | - | $7,108 | 134 | $5,109,226 | 0.1% | May 9, 2003 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 63 | Identity | - | - | - | $5,906 | 2,733 | $52,159,536 | <0.1% | Apr 25, 2003 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 64 | City of Ghosts | - | - | - | $5,211 | 20 | $357,197 | 1.5% | Apr 25, 2003 | United Artists |
| 65 | Rivers and Tides | - | - | - | $4,767 | 15 | $2,200,276 | 0.2% | Jun 26, 2002 | Roxie Releasing |
| 66 | Buffalo Soldiers | - | - | - | $4,520 | 24 | $354,421 | 1.3% | Jul 25, 2003 | Miramax |
| 67 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $4,456 | 26 | $15,553,324 | <0.1% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 68 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | - | - | - | $4,296 | 5 | $561,692 | 0.8% | Jul 26, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 69 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $4,244 | 81 | $18,798,590 | <0.1% | Jul 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 70 | The Legend of Suriyothai | - | - | - | $3,959 | 22 | $454,736 | 0.9% | Jun 20, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 71 | Jet Lag 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,717 | 24 | $544,964 | 0.7% | Jun 13, 2003 | Miramax |
| 72 | Mondays in the Sun | - | - | - | $3,702 | 20 | $153,256 | 2.4% | Jul 25, 2003 | Lionsgate |
| 73 | City of God | - | - | - | $3,503 | 242 | $7,564,459 | <0.1% | Jan 17, 2003 | Miramax |
| 74 | Raising Victor Vargas | - | - | - | $3,430 | 69 | $2,078,661 | 0.2% | Mar 28, 2003 | IDP Distribution |
| 75 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $3,037 | 22 | $15,627,434 | <0.1% | May 5, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 76 | Together | - | - | - | $2,967 | 47 | $1,151,941 | 0.3% | May 30, 2003 | United Artists |
| 77 | The Eye | - | - | - | $2,661 | 23 | $512,049 | 0.5% | Jun 6, 2003 | Palm Pictures |
| 78 | Boys Life 4: Four Play | - | - | - | $2,541 | 3 | $53,169 | 4.8% | Aug 1, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 79 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $2,475 | 21 | $3,921,642 | <0.1% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 80 | The Cremaster Cycle | - | - | - | $2,474 | 7 | $514,622 | 0.5% | Apr 25, 2003 | Palm Pictures |
| 81 | The Heart of Me | - | - | - | $2,371 | 11 | $196,067 | 1.2% | Jun 13, 2003 | THINKFilm |
| 82 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $2,270 | 8 | $1,023,156 | 0.2% | Jan 18, 2001 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 83 | Madame Satã | - | - | - | $2,009 | 9 | $198,309 | 1% | Jul 9, 2003 | Wellspring Media |
| 84 | The Hard Word | - | - | - | $1,911 | 38 | $426,880 | 0.4% | Jun 13, 2003 | Lionsgate |
| 85 | Washington Heights | - | - | - | $1,778 | 27 | $160,291 | 1.1% | May 9, 2003 | MAC Releasing |
| 86 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $1,729 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | <0.1% | Dec 18, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 87 | The Trip | - | - | - | $1,633 | 9 | $306,567 | 0.5% | May 9, 2003 | TLA Releasing |
| 88 | This Thing of Ours | - | - | - | $1,445 | 7 | $37,227 | 3.9% | Jul 18, 2003 | Small Planet Pictures |
| 89 | Gloomy Sunday | - | - | - | $1,382 | 16 | $585,604 | 0.2% | Jun 20, 2003 | Menemsha Films |
| 90 | Hotel | - | - | - | $1,273 | 2 | $29,813 | 4.3% | Jul 25, 2003 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 91 | September 11 | - | - | - | $1,203 | 6 | $127,035 | 0.9% | Jul 18, 2003 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 92 | The Man Without a Past | - | - | - | $1,199 | 31 | $921,847 | 0.1% | Apr 4, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 93 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $1,197 | 19 | $1,766,621 | <0.1% | Sep 20, 2002 | IMAX |
| 94 | O Fantasma | - | - | - | $1,115 | 1 | $126,783 | 0.9% | Nov 22, 2002 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 95 | Stone Reader | - | - | - | $1,042 | 7 | $260,523 | 0.4% | Feb 12, 2003 | Jet Films LLC |
| 96 | The Gatekeeper | - | - | - | $1,006 | 3 | $312,434 | 0.3% | Apr 25, 2003 | Gatekeeper Productions |
| 97 | The Cuckoo | - | - | - | $941 | 14 | $243,936 | 0.4% | Jul 11, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 98 | The R.M. | - | - | - | $869 | 30 | $1,111,615 | <0.1% | Jan 31, 2003 | Halestone Distribution |
| 99 | Russian Ark | - | - | - | $835 | 22 | $2,326,979 | <0.1% | Dec 13, 2002 | Wellspring Media |
| 100 | Charlotte Sometimes | - | - | - | $820 | 5 | $150,445 | 0.5% | May 2, 2003 | Small Planet Pictures |
| 101 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $796 | 248 | $21,576,018 | <0.1% | Oct 11, 2002 | United Artists |
| 102 | Bonhoeffer | - | - | - | $773 | 7 | $296,181 | 0.3% | Jun 20, 2003 | First Run |
| 103 | Time Changer | - | - | - | $727 | 169 | $1,285,167 | <0.1% | Oct 25, 2002 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 104 | Amen. | - | - | - | $722 | 9 | $274,299 | 0.3% | Jan 24, 2003 | Kino International |
| 105 | The Spanish Apartment | - | - | - | $673 | 23 | $1,067,438 | <0.1% | Mar 21, 2003 | - |
| 106 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | - | - | - | $639 | 5 | $160,621 | 0.4% | May 23, 2003 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 107 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | - | - | - | $576 | 6 | $159,338 | 0.4% | Jul 11, 2003 | TLA Releasing |
| 108 | Friday Night | - | - | - | $555 | 5 | $156,918 | 0.4% | May 23, 2003 | Wellspring Media |
| 109 | Morvern Callar | - | - | - | $508 | 9 | $267,907 | 0.2% | Dec 20, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 110 | Tycoon: A New Russian | - | - | - | $489 | 3 | $123,159 | 0.4% | Jun 13, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 111 | Assassination Tango | - | - | - | $421 | 45 | $1,013,272 | <0.1% | Mar 28, 2003 | United Artists |
| 112 | The Dancer Upstairs | - | - | - | $415 | 152 | $2,377,348 | <0.1% | May 2, 2003 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 113 | The Red Circle | - | - | - | $414 | 4 | $369,970 | 0.1% | Jan 10, 2003 | Rialto Pictures |
| 114 | The Quiet American | - | - | - | $411 | 396 | $12,988,801 | <0.1% | Nov 22, 2002 | Miramax |
| 115 | New Suit | - | - | - | $384 | 7 | $71,743 | 0.5% | May 2, 2003 | Trillion Entertainment |
| 116 | Chaos 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $376 | 5 | $206,789 | 0.2% | Jan 29, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 117 | The Girl from Paris | - | - | - | $340 | 5 | $183,266 | 0.2% | Mar 21, 2003 | Films Philos |
| 118 | Lawless Heart | - | - | - | $336 | 18 | $330,067 | 0.1% | Feb 21, 2003 | First Look International |
| 119 | Shanghai Ghetto | - | - | - | $317 | 13 | $712,446 | <0.1% | Sep 27, 2002 | Menemsha Films |
| 120 | The Embalmer | - | - | - | $314 | 2 | $56,878 | 0.6% | Jul 18, 2003 | First Run |
| 121 | Seaside | - | - | - | $300 | 1 | $15,290 | 2% | Aug 6, 2003 | First Run |
| 122 | Levity | - | - | - | $286 | 17 | $209,695 | 0.1% | Apr 4, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 123 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $271 | 16 | $7,195,792 | <0.1% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 124 | Bolivia | - | - | - | $238 | 2 | $33,098 | 0.7% | Feb 26, 2003 | Cinema Tropical |
| 125 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $203 | 10 | $8,959,784 | <0.1% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 126 | House of Fools | - | - | - | $52 | 8 | $57,862 | <0.1% | Apr 25, 2003 | Paramount Classics |
| 127 | Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee | - | - | - | $35 | 1 | $20,073 | 0.2% | Apr 11, 2003 | Facets Multimedia Distribution |
| 128 | Gasoline | - | - | - | $33 | 2 | $11,023 | 0.3% | Jul 2, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 129 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $27 | 2 | $16,015,639 | <0.1% | Oct 20, 1995 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 130 | Ikiru | - | - | - | $22 | 2 | $60,239 | <0.1% | Dec 27, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
