| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Finding Nemo | - | - | - | $61,538,679 | 3,425 | $339,714,978 | 18.1% | May 30, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Bruce Almighty | - | - | - | $28,794,510 | 3,549 | $242,829,261 | 11.9% | May 23, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | - | - | - | $19,664,160 | 3,418 | $127,154,901 | 15.5% | Jun 6, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | The Italian Job | - | - | - | $16,759,636 | 2,877 | $106,128,601 | 15.8% | May 30, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | The Matrix Reloaded | - | - | - | $12,914,861 | 3,603 | $281,576,461 | 4.6% | May 15, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Daddy Day Care | - | - | - | $5,144,556 | 3,472 | $104,297,061 | 4.9% | May 9, 2003 | Revolution Studios |
| 7 | X-Men 2 | - | - | - | $4,229,183 | 3,749 | $214,949,694 | 2% | May 2, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | Wrong Turn | - | - | - | $4,160,312 | 1,615 | $15,418,790 | 27% | May 30, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | The In-Laws | - | - | - | $2,961,659 | 2,652 | $20,453,431 | 14.5% | May 23, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Down with Love | - | - | - | $1,401,062 | 2,123 | $20,305,251 | 6.9% | May 9, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie | - | - | - | $1,139,307 | 2,825 | $42,734,455 | 2.7% | May 2, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Holes | - | - | - | $1,095,389 | 2,452 | $67,406,573 | 1.6% | Apr 18, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Bend It Like Beckham | - | - | - | $945,110 | 1,002 | $32,543,449 | 2.9% | Mar 12, 2003 | - |
| 14 | Identity | - | - | - | $604,530 | 2,733 | $52,159,536 | 1.2% | Apr 25, 2003 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $563,901 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 3.3% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | A Mighty Wind | - | - | - | $555,453 | 770 | $17,781,006 | 3.1% | Apr 16, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Anger Management | - | - | - | $540,594 | 3,656 | $135,645,823 | 0.4% | Apr 11, 2003 | Revolution Studios |
| 18 | Bringing Down the House | - | - | - | $457,204 | 2,910 | $132,716,677 | 0.3% | Mar 7, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | The Barbarian Invasions | - | - | - | $401,094 | 134 | $5,109,226 | 7.9% | May 9, 2003 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 20 | Chicago | - | - | - | $320,908 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | 0.2% | Dec 27, 2002 | Miramax |
| 21 | Spellbound | - | - | - | $312,340 | 117 | $5,728,581 | 5.5% | Apr 30, 2003 | THINKFilm |
| 22 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $309,102 | 202 | $10,764,402 | 2.9% | Apr 18, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | Old School | - | - | - | $301,040 | 2,742 | $75,585,093 | 0.4% | Feb 21, 2003 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 24 | Taxi 3 | - | - | - | $291,544 | 37 | $497,208 | 58.6% | May 30, 2003 | Christal Films |
| 25 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $279,339 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.3% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 26 | Phone Booth | - | - | - | $261,564 | 2,489 | $46,566,212 | 0.6% | Apr 4, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Nowhere in Africa | - | - | - | $256,210 | 78 | $6,180,200 | 4.1% | Mar 7, 2003 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 28 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | - | - | - | $225,498 | 2,923 | $105,813,373 | 0.2% | Feb 7, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $204,204 | 100 | $2,830,361 | 7.2% | May 16, 2003 | - |
| 30 | The Dancer Upstairs | - | - | - | $190,581 | 152 | $2,377,348 | 8% | May 2, 2003 | - |
| 31 | Man on the Train | - | - | - | $161,330 | 85 | $2,542,020 | 6.3% | May 9, 2003 | Paramount Classics |
| 32 | Head of State | - | - | - | $148,598 | 2,256 | $38,125,247 | 0.4% | Mar 28, 2003 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 33 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $116,156 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | <0.1% | Dec 18, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 34 | Raising Victor Vargas | - | - | - | $114,128 | 69 | $2,078,661 | 5.5% | Mar 28, 2003 | IDP Distribution |
| 35 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $107,784 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.2% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 36 | Mambo Italiano | - | - | - | $103,214 | 100 | $3,047,296 | 3.4% | Jun 6, 2003 | - |
| 37 | Daredevil | - | - | - | $100,742 | 3,474 | $102,543,518 | <0.1% | Feb 14, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | Capturing the Friedmans | - | - | - | $86,373 | 78 | $3,119,113 | 2.8% | May 30, 2003 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 39 | Malibu's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $81,834 | 2,503 | $34,432,201 | 0.2% | Apr 18, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | What a Girl Wants | - | - | - | $81,260 | 2,964 | $36,105,433 | 0.2% | Apr 4, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Together with You | - | - | - | $76,423 | 47 | $1,151,941 | 6.6% | May 30, 2003 | United Artists |
| 42 | The Shape of Things | - | - | - | $62,804 | 60 | $735,992 | 8.5% | May 9, 2003 | Focus Features |
| 43 | The Cremaster Cycle | - | - | - | $62,005 | 7 | $514,622 | 12% | Apr 25, 2003 | Palm Pictures |
| 44 | Respiro | - | - | - | $60,883 | 32 | $1,072,834 | 5.7% | May 23, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | Bhoot | - | - | - | $59,080 | 19 | $106,774 | 55.3% | May 30, 2003 | Spark Media |
| 46 | House of 1000 Corpses | - | - | - | $57,980 | 847 | $12,634,962 | 0.5% | Apr 11, 2003 | Lionsgate Films |
| 47 | Laurel Canyon | - | - | - | $55,895 | 121 | $3,663,356 | 1.5% | Mar 7, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | Agent Cody Banks | - | - | - | $55,391 | 3,369 | $47,938,330 | 0.1% | Mar 14, 2003 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 49 | Blue Car | - | - | - | $55,364 | 28 | $465,310 | 11.9% | May 2, 2003 | Miramax |
| 50 | Bulletproof Monk | - | - | - | $55,252 | 2,955 | $23,358,708 | 0.2% | Apr 16, 2003 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 51 | The Core | - | - | - | $47,536 | 3,019 | $31,186,896 | 0.2% | Mar 28, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 52 | The Pianist | - | - | - | $47,020 | 842 | $32,572,577 | 0.1% | Dec 25, 2002 | Focus Features |
| 53 | City of God | - | - | - | $40,550 | 242 | $7,564,459 | 0.5% | Jan 17, 2003 | Miramax |
| 54 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $38,400 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 0.3% | Feb 23, 2001 | - |
| 55 | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | - | - | - | $37,587 | 29 | $1,000,045 | 3.8% | Apr 4, 2003 | IDP Distribution |
| 56 | The Man Without a Past | - | - | - | $37,582 | 31 | $921,847 | 4.1% | Apr 4, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | Whale Rider | - | - | - | $33,943 | 556 | $20,779,666 | 0.2% | Jun 6, 2003 | Newmarket Films |
| 58 | The Good Thief | - | - | - | $33,712 | 222 | $3,517,797 | 1% | Apr 2, 2003 | - |
| 59 | Pokémon Heroes | - | - | - | $31,525 | 200 | $746,381 | 4.2% | May 16, 2003 | Miramax |
| 60 | Shanghai Knights | - | - | - | $31,157 | 2,755 | $60,476,872 | <0.1% | Feb 7, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 61 | Sweet Sixteen | - | - | - | $30,587 | 21 | $316,319 | 9.7% | May 16, 2003 | Lionsgate Films |
| 62 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $30,030 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 0.2% | Feb 10, 2001 | - |
| 63 | Russian Ark | - | - | - | $29,875 | 22 | $2,326,979 | 1.3% | Dec 13, 2002 | Wellspring Media |
| 64 | The Quiet American | - | - | - | $27,217 | 396 | $12,988,801 | 0.2% | Nov 22, 2002 | Miramax |
| 65 | Rivers and Tides | - | - | - | $26,815 | 15 | $2,200,276 | 1.2% | Jun 26, 2002 | Roxie Releasing |
| 66 | He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not | - | - | - | $25,856 | 23 | $1,011,102 | 2.6% | Feb 14, 2003 | IDP Distribution |
| 67 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $23,365 | 248 | $21,576,018 | 0.1% | Oct 11, 2002 | United Artists |
| 68 | The Trip | - | - | - | $23,068 | 9 | $306,567 | 7.5% | May 9, 2003 | TLA Releasing |
| 69 | Confidence | - | - | - | $22,512 | 1,871 | $12,251,640 | 0.2% | Apr 25, 2003 | Lionsgate Films |
| 70 | Kangaroo Jack | - | - | - | $22,355 | 2,848 | $66,934,963 | <0.1% | Jan 17, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 71 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $20,121 | 81 | $18,798,590 | 0.1% | Jul 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | Spider | - | - | - | $18,662 | 54 | $1,642,483 | 1.1% | Dec 20, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | Assassination Tango | - | - | - | $18,322 | 45 | $1,013,272 | 1.8% | Mar 28, 2003 | United Artists |
| 74 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | - | - | - | $17,949 | 4 | $290,767 | 6.2% | Nov 22, 2002 | First Run |
| 75 | Owning Mahowny | - | - | - | $16,069 | 24 | $1,011,871 | 1.6% | May 2, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 76 | Friends and Family | - | - | - | $15,604 | 4 | $127,212 | 12.3% | May 16, 2003 | Regent Releasing |
| 77 | It Runs in the Family | - | - | - | $14,633 | 1,207 | $7,491,839 | 0.2% | Apr 25, 2003 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 78 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $14,111 | 22 | $15,627,434 | <0.1% | May 5, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 79 | City of Ghosts | - | - | - | $14,053 | 20 | $357,197 | 3.9% | Apr 25, 2003 | United Artists |
| 80 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $12,310 | 21 | $3,921,642 | 0.3% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 81 | A Decade Under the Influence | - | - | - | $11,971 | 3 | $34,837 | 34.4% | Apr 25, 2003 | IFC Films |
| 82 | All the Real Girls | - | - | - | $10,513 | 25 | $549,666 | 1.9% | Feb 14, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 83 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $9,972 | 19 | $1,766,621 | 0.6% | Sep 20, 2002 | IMAX |
| 84 | The Red Circle | - | - | - | $9,700 | 4 | $369,970 | 2.6% | Jan 10, 2003 | Rialto Pictures |
| 85 | Marooned in Iraq | - | - | - | $9,640 | 6 | $141,243 | 6.8% | Apr 25, 2003 | Wellspring Media |
| 86 | The Sea | - | - | - | $9,338 | 8 | $75,994 | 12.3% | May 16, 2003 | Palm Pictures |
| 87 | Time Changer | - | - | - | $9,198 | 169 | $1,285,167 | 0.7% | Oct 25, 2002 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 88 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | - | - | - | $8,851 | 5 | $160,621 | 5.5% | May 23, 2003 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 89 | Lawless Heart | - | - | - | $8,705 | 18 | $330,067 | 2.6% | Feb 21, 2003 | First Look International |
| 90 | The Eye | - | - | - | $8,646 | 23 | $512,049 | 1.7% | Jun 6, 2003 | Palm Pictures |
| 91 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $8,371 | 8 | $1,023,156 | 0.8% | Jan 18, 2001 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 92 | Better Luck Tomorrow | - | - | - | $8,317 | 387 | $3,802,390 | 0.2% | Apr 11, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 93 | Extreme | - | - | - | $8,300 | 21 | $12,475,172 | <0.1% | Apr 2, 1999 | IMAX |
| 94 | Chasing Papi | - | - | - | $8,100 | 585 | $6,130,049 | 0.1% | Apr 16, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 95 | The Weather Underground | - | - | - | $8,081 | 14 | $564,632 | 1.4% | Jun 4, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 96 | Shanghai Ghetto | - | - | - | $7,832 | 13 | $712,446 | 1.1% | Sep 27, 2002 | Menemsha Films |
| 97 | Levity | - | - | - | $7,297 | 17 | $209,695 | 3.5% | Apr 4, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 98 | Manic | - | - | - | $7,228 | 15 | $69,958 | 10.3% | Apr 25, 2003 | IFC Films |
| 99 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $6,608 | 16 | $7,195,792 | <0.1% | Feb 26, 1999 | - |
| 100 | The Girl from Paris | - | - | - | $6,583 | 5 | $183,266 | 3.6% | Mar 21, 2003 | Films Philos |
| 101 | Friday Night | - | - | - | $5,205 | 5 | $156,918 | 3.3% | May 23, 2003 | Wellspring Media |
| 102 | Divine Intervention | - | - | - | $5,196 | 9 | $421,343 | 1.2% | Jan 17, 2003 | Avatar Films |
| 103 | A Family Affair | - | - | - | $5,093 | 3 | $50,075 | 10.2% | Feb 21, 2003 | - |
| 104 | Charlotte Sometimes | - | - | - | $4,782 | 5 | $150,445 | 3.2% | May 2, 2003 | - |
| 105 | Almost Salinas | - | - | - | $4,707 | 4 | $21,419 | 22% | May 9, 2003 | - |
| 106 | Beyond Vanilla | - | - | - | $4,020 | 1 | $27,396 | 14.7% | May 16, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 107 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,885 | 255 | $9,285,469 | <0.1% | Nov 22, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 108 | Last Dance | - | - | - | $3,785 | 1 | $15,515 | 24.4% | Jul 12, 2002 | First Run |
| 109 | Amen. | - | - | - | $3,567 | 9 | $274,299 | 1.3% | Jan 24, 2003 | Kino International |
| 110 | XX/XY | - | - | - | $3,345 | 14 | $104,130 | 3.2% | Apr 11, 2003 | IFC Films |
| 111 | Stone Reader | - | - | - | $2,982 | 7 | $260,523 | 1.1% | Feb 12, 2003 | - |
| 112 | Washington Heights | - | - | - | $2,761 | 27 | $160,291 | 1.7% | May 9, 2003 | MAC Releasing |
| 113 | A Woman Is a Woman | - | - | - | $2,705 | 2 | $100,665 | 2.7% | May 16, 2003 | Rialto Pictures |
| 114 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $2,700 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 115 | Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary | - | - | - | $2,638 | 12 | $378,382 | 0.7% | Jan 24, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 116 | Lost in La Mancha | - | - | - | $2,544 | 24 | $732,393 | 0.3% | Jan 31, 2003 | IFC Films |
| 117 | Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary | - | - | - | $2,417 | 2 | $55,365 | 4.4% | May 14, 2003 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 118 | Only the Strong Survive | - | - | - | $2,312 | 13 | $57,581 | 4% | May 9, 2003 | Miramax |
| 119 | Painted Fire | - | - | - | $2,308 | 5 | $64,029 | 3.6% | Feb 14, 2003 | Kino International |
| 120 | Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII | - | - | - | $2,228 | 3 | $42,390 | 5.3% | May 16, 2003 | The Cinema Guild |
| 121 | Love the Hard Way | - | - | - | $2,175 | 6 | $44,391 | 4.9% | Jun 6, 2003 | Kino International |
| 122 | Cet amour-là | - | - | - | $1,990 | 2 | $72,844 | 2.7% | Apr 2, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 123 | Jenny Lamour | - | - | - | $1,950 | 2 | $152,961 | 1.3% | Oct 25, 2002 | Rialto Pictures |
| 124 | Chaos 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,900 | 5 | $206,789 | 0.9% | Jan 29, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 125 | House of Fools | - | - | - | $1,543 | 8 | $57,862 | 2.7% | Apr 25, 2003 | Paramount Classics |
| 126 | New Suit | - | - | - | $1,497 | 7 | $71,743 | 2.1% | May 2, 2003 | - |
| 127 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | - | - | - | $1,410 | 8 | $516,726 | 0.3% | Sep 25, 2002 | First Run |
| 128 | Ten | - | - | - | $1,380 | 4 | $105,990 | 1.3% | Mar 5, 2003 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 129 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $1,270 | 10 | $8,959,784 | <0.1% | Aug 20, 1999 | - |
| 130 | Fellini: I'm a Born Liar | - | - | - | $1,260 | 5 | $106,686 | 1.2% | Apr 2, 2003 | First Look International |
| 131 | Bolivia | - | - | - | $1,128 | 2 | $33,098 | 3.4% | Feb 26, 2003 | Cinema Tropical |
| 132 | Manna from Heaven | - | - | - | $1,043 | 33 | $505,675 | 0.2% | Aug 2, 2002 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 133 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | - | - | - | $1,039 | 5 | $561,692 | 0.2% | Jul 26, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 134 | The Safety of Objects | - | - | - | $990 | 43 | $319,299 | 0.3% | Mar 7, 2003 | IFC Films |
| 135 | Garmento | - | - | - | $780 | 1 | $19,402 | 4% | Jun 6, 2003 | - |
| 136 | The Son | - | - | - | $675 | 3 | $70,262 | 1% | Jan 10, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 137 | Beauty and the Beast 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $380 | 3 | $138,503 | 0.3% | Jun 21, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 138 | Hush! | - | - | - | $335 | 2 | $21,278 | 1.6% | Nov 8, 2002 | Strand Releasing |
| 139 | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | - | - | - | $325 | 7 | $162,885 | 0.2% | Feb 14, 2003 | Wellspring Media |
| 140 | Controlled Chaos | - | - | - | $311 | 1 | $7,549 | 4.1% | Jun 4, 2003 | - |
| 141 | The Sound of Trumpets | - | - | - | $153 | 1 | $9,080 | 1.7% | Dec 20, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 142 | Kira's Reason: A Love Story | - | - | - | $135 | 1 | $4,847 | 2.8% | Jan 17, 2003 | First Run |
