| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | - | - | - | $77,366,175 | 3,703 | $377,027,325 | 20.5% | Dec 17, 2003 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Cheaper by the Dozen | - | - | - | $56,584,763 | 3,307 | $138,614,544 | 40.8% | Dec 25, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Cold Mountain | - | - | - | $36,782,000 | 2,802 | $95,636,509 | 38.5% | Dec 25, 2003 | Miramax |
| 4 | Something's Gotta Give | - | - | - | $35,514,464 | 2,876 | $124,728,738 | 28.5% | Dec 12, 2003 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Big Fish | - | - | - | $32,892,665 | 2,514 | $66,809,693 | 49.2% | Dec 10, 2003 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Along Came Polly | - | - | - | $27,721,185 | 3,052 | $88,097,164 | 31.5% | Jan 16, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Paycheck | - | - | - | $25,412,535 | 2,762 | $53,790,451 | 47.2% | Dec 25, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | The Last Samurai | - | - | - | $22,275,991 | 2,938 | $111,127,263 | 20% | Dec 5, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Mona Lisa Smile | - | - | - | $21,904,200 | 2,714 | $63,860,942 | 34.3% | Dec 19, 2003 | Revolution Studios |
| 10 | Peter Pan | - | - | - | $20,916,875 | 2,813 | $48,462,608 | 43.2% | Dec 25, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Calendar Girls | - | - | - | $16,251,341 | 967 | $31,041,759 | 52.4% | Dec 19, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | My Baby's Daddy | - | - | - | $12,411,000 | 1,448 | $17,669,317 | 70.2% | Jan 9, 2004 | Miramax |
| 13 | Chasing Liberty | - | - | - | $10,028,131 | 2,400 | $12,195,626 | 82.2% | Jan 9, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Torque | - | - | - | $9,970,557 | 2,463 | $21,215,059 | 47% | Jan 16, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Bad Santa | - | - | - | $6,341,000 | 2,540 | $60,060,328 | 10.6% | Nov 26, 2003 | Dimension Films |
| 16 | Stuck on You | - | - | - | $6,338,383 | 3,007 | $33,832,741 | 18.7% | Dec 12, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | House of Sand and Fog | - | - | - | $6,119,406 | 598 | $13,040,288 | 46.9% | Dec 19, 2003 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 18 | 21 Grams | - | - | - | $5,272,000 | 411 | $16,290,476 | 32.4% | Nov 21, 2003 | Focus Features |
| 19 | The Haunted Mansion | - | - | - | $4,901,485 | 3,122 | $75,847,266 | 6.5% | Nov 26, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Elf | - | - | - | $4,298,208 | 3,381 | $173,398,518 | 2.5% | Nov 7, 2003 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | In America | - | - | - | $4,155,338 | 403 | $15,539,656 | 26.7% | Nov 26, 2003 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 22 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | - | - | - | $3,764,033 | 1,844 | $21,924,226 | 17.2% | Dec 12, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | - | - | - | $3,194,287 | 3,101 | $93,927,920 | 3.4% | Nov 14, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | Monster | - | - | - | $3,099,275 | 1,093 | $34,469,210 | 9% | Dec 24, 2003 | Newmarket Films |
| 25 | Lost in Translation | - | - | - | $2,499,000 | 882 | $44,585,453 | 5.6% | Sep 12, 2003 | Focus Features |
| 26 | Teacher's Pet | - | - | - | $2,461,252 | 2,027 | $6,491,969 | 37.9% | Jan 16, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | Honey | - | - | - | $2,307,700 | 1,972 | $30,308,417 | 7.6% | Dec 5, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | The Cat in the Hat | - | - | - | $2,122,210 | 3,467 | $101,149,285 | 2.1% | Nov 21, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Love Actually | - | - | - | $2,117,265 | 1,714 | $59,827,019 | 3.5% | Nov 7, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | The Cooler | - | - | - | $2,041,822 | 408 | $8,291,572 | 24.6% | Nov 26, 2003 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $1,538,908 | 51 | $6,751,389 | 22.8% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | Mystic River | - | - | - | $1,475,648 | 1,581 | $90,135,191 | 1.6% | Oct 8, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | - | - | - | $1,198,041 | 402 | $11,670,971 | 10.3% | Dec 12, 2003 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | Brother Bear | - | - | - | $1,179,805 | 3,030 | $85,336,277 | 1.4% | Oct 24, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | Gothika | - | - | - | $1,041,914 | 2,382 | $59,694,580 | 1.7% | Nov 21, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | School of Rock | - | - | - | $883,185 | 2,951 | $81,261,177 | 1.1% | Oct 3, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | The Triplets of Belleville | - | - | - | $694,858 | 463 | $7,007,149 | 9.9% | Nov 26, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | The Matrix Revolutions | - | - | - | $657,834 | 3,502 | $139,313,948 | 0.5% | Nov 5, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | Radio | - | - | - | $599,622 | 3,074 | $52,333,738 | 1.1% | Oct 24, 2003 | Revolution Studios |
| 40 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | - | - | - | $594,687 | 63 | $1,690,767 | 35.2% | Aug 29, 2003 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 41 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | - | - | - | $497,444 | 2,903 | $20,991,364 | 2.4% | Nov 14, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Red Nose | - | - | - | $481,878 | 90 | $2,004,814 | 24% | Nov 28, 2003 | Christal Films |
| 43 | Scary Movie 3 | - | - | - | $428,513 | 3,505 | $110,003,217 | 0.4% | Oct 24, 2003 | Dimension Films |
| 44 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $416,273 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.4% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 45 | The Station Agent | - | - | - | $403,915 | 198 | $5,739,376 | 7% | Oct 3, 2003 | Miramax |
| 46 | The Company | - | - | - | $354,430 | 55 | $2,283,914 | 15.5% | Dec 25, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | Alexandra's Project | - | - | - | $353,646 | 29 | $752,148 | 47% | Dec 19, 2003 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 48 | The Missing | - | - | - | $350,173 | 2,756 | $27,011,180 | 1.3% | Nov 26, 2003 | Revolution Studios |
| 49 | Under the Tuscan Sun | - | - | - | $340,230 | 1,701 | $43,610,723 | 0.8% | Sep 26, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 50 | City of God | - | - | - | $328,159 | 242 | $7,564,459 | 4.3% | Jan 17, 2003 | Miramax |
| 51 | Runaway Jury | - | - | - | $296,235 | 2,815 | $49,443,628 | 0.6% | Oct 17, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 52 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $282,231 | 46 | $3,045,032 | 9.3% | Oct 31, 2003 | IMAX |
| 53 | The Fog of War | - | - | - | $277,908 | 261 | $4,198,566 | 6.6% | Dec 19, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 54 | The Statement | - | - | - | $277,144 | 51 | $765,637 | 36.2% | Dec 12, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $244,741 | 139 | $3,435,749 | 7.1% | Nov 21, 2003 | Miramax |
| 56 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $224,330 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 1.2% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 57 | Timeline | - | - | - | $187,984 | 2,787 | $19,481,943 | 1% | Nov 26, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 58 | Underworld | - | - | - | $179,518 | 2,928 | $51,970,690 | 0.3% | Sep 19, 2003 | Screen Gems |
| 59 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $152,629 | 9 | $822,941 | 18.5% | Jan 9, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 60 | My Architect | - | - | - | $151,217 | 39 | $2,750,707 | 5.5% | Nov 12, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 61 | LOC: Kargil | - | - | - | $150,492 | 58 | $621,103 | 24.2% | Dec 25, 2003 | Eros Worldwide |
| 62 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | - | - | - | $144,889 | 3,102 | $70,099,045 | 0.2% | Oct 10, 2003 | Miramax |
| 63 | Annie Brocoli dans les fonds marins | - | - | - | $133,283 | 55 | $374,360 | 35.6% | Dec 19, 2003 | TVA Films |
| 64 | Freaky Friday | - | - | - | $129,504 | 3,067 | $110,230,332 | 0.1% | Aug 6, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 65 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | - | - | - | $116,145 | 3,018 | $80,571,655 | 0.1% | Oct 17, 2003 | New Line Cinema |
| 66 | Gloomy Sunday | - | - | - | $110,965 | 16 | $585,604 | 18.9% | Jun 20, 2003 | Menemsha Films |
| 67 | Shattered Glass | - | - | - | $102,087 | 215 | $2,220,008 | 4.6% | Oct 31, 2003 | Lionsgate |
| 68 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $93,230 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.2% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 69 | The Home Teachers | - | - | - | $85,408 | 20 | $203,917 | 41.9% | Jan 9, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 70 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | - | - | - | $82,080 | 3,388 | $111,761,982 | <0.1% | Jul 25, 2003 | Dimension Films |
| 71 | Japanese Story | - | - | - | $72,508 | 21 | $647,054 | 11.2% | Dec 31, 2003 | IDP Distribution |
| 72 | Bubba Ho-Tep | - | - | - | $64,656 | 25 | $1,239,183 | 5.2% | Sep 19, 2003 | Vitagraph Films |
| 73 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | - | - | - | $61,577 | 52 | $1,991,922 | 3.1% | Nov 26, 2003 | Yash Raj Films |
| 74 | Intolerable Cruelty | - | - | - | $59,930 | 2,570 | $35,327,628 | 0.2% | Oct 10, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 75 | Pieces of April | - | - | - | $59,604 | 101 | $2,528,664 | 2.4% | Oct 17, 2003 | United Artists |
| 76 | The Gospel of John | - | - | - | $58,087 | 113 | $4,069,090 | 1.4% | Sep 26, 2003 | THINKFilm |
| 77 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $57,853 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 0.3% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 78 | To Be and to Have | - | - | - | $50,609 | 14 | $777,129 | 6.5% | Sep 19, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 79 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $45,499 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 0.3% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 80 | Blizzard | - | - | - | $45,274 | 136 | $504,600 | 9% | Dec 12, 2003 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 81 | Incantato | - | - | - | $44,033 | 8 | $108,954 | 40.4% | Dec 19, 2003 | Odeon |
| 82 | Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times | - | - | - | $41,826 | 2 | $99,819 | 41.9% | Jan 7, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 83 | Pride and Prejudice | - | - | - | $40,144 | 20 | $377,271 | 10.6% | Dec 5, 2003 | Excel Entertainment |
| 84 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $36,052 | 7 | $163,577 | 22% | Dec 26, 2003 | Kino International |
| 85 | Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer | - | - | - | $32,110 | 6 | $97,362 | 33% | Jan 9, 2004 | Lantern Lane Entertainment |
| 86 | Elephant | - | - | - | $31,931 | 38 | $1,266,955 | 2.5% | Oct 24, 2003 | Fine Line Features |
| 87 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | - | - | - | $30,174 | 15 | $578,241 | 5.2% | Sep 19, 2003 | Artistic License |
| 88 | Out of Time | - | - | - | $28,784 | 3,076 | $41,088,845 | <0.1% | Oct 3, 2003 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 89 | The Gatekeeper | - | - | - | $26,070 | 3 | $312,434 | 8.3% | Apr 25, 2003 | Gatekeeper Productions |
| 90 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | - | - | - | $24,131 | 80 | $9,354,342 | 0.3% | Jul 11, 2003 | Odeon |
| 91 | The Human Stain | - | - | - | $23,976 | 388 | $5,381,908 | 0.4% | Oct 31, 2003 | Miramax |
| 92 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $23,356 | 8 | $1,023,156 | 2.3% | Jan 18, 2001 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 93 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $21,867 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 0.2% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 94 | The Hebrew Hammer | - | - | - | $21,177 | 8 | $82,157 | 25.8% | Dec 19, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 95 | Tokyo Godfathers | - | - | - | $20,400 | 10 | $129,560 | 15.7% | Jan 16, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 96 | Dirty Pretty Things | - | - | - | $19,021 | 493 | $8,112,414 | 0.2% | Jul 18, 2003 | Miramax |
| 97 | Good Boy | - | - | - | $16,489 | 3,225 | $37,667,746 | <0.1% | Oct 10, 2003 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 98 | The Animation Show | - | - | - | $15,857 | 10 | $366,344 | 4.3% | Sep 5, 2003 | The Animation Show |
| 99 | Secret Things | - | - | - | $15,036 | 3 | $105,090 | 14.3% | Jan 2, 2004 | First Run |
| 100 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | - | - | - | $14,166 | 3,416 | $305,413,918 | <0.1% | Jul 9, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 101 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $13,882 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 102 | I Vitelloni 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,886 | 3 | $116,428 | 11.1% | Nov 14, 2003 | Kino International |
| 103 | Millennium Mambo | - | - | - | $11,817 | 1 | $14,904 | 79.3% | Dec 31, 2003 | Palm Pictures |
| 104 | Bus 174 | - | - | - | $11,659 | 5 | $217,201 | 5.4% | Oct 8, 2003 | THINKFilm |
| 105 | AKA | - | - | - | $11,465 | 3 | $49,988 | 22.9% | Dec 12, 2003 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 106 | Yossi & Jagger | - | - | - | $10,350 | 6 | $267,005 | 3.9% | Sep 24, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 107 | Crimson Gold | - | - | - | $9,702 | 8 | $148,959 | 6.5% | Jan 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 108 | Bonhoeffer | - | - | - | $8,976 | 7 | $296,181 | 3% | Jun 20, 2003 | First Run |
| 109 | The Singing Detective | - | - | - | $8,018 | 46 | $337,174 | 2.4% | Oct 24, 2003 | Paramount Classics |
| 110 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $7,306 | 7 | $203,975 | 3.6% | Dec 25, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 111 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $6,925 | 22 | $15,627,434 | <0.1% | May 5, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 112 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,614 | 26 | $1,827,696 | 0.4% | Jun 15, 2001 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 113 | Porn Theatre | - | - | - | $5,680 | 2 | $31,653 | 17.9% | Oct 10, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 114 | The Butterfly 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,532 | 2 | $38,438 | 14.4% | Dec 19, 2003 | First Run |
| 115 | Rivers and Tides | - | - | - | $5,288 | 15 | $2,200,276 | 0.2% | Jun 26, 2002 | Roxie Releasing |
| 116 | Party Monster | - | - | - | $5,116 | 13 | $742,898 | 0.7% | Aug 29, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 117 | Carnage | - | - | - | $4,972 | 6 | $60,158 | 8.3% | Sep 5, 2003 | Wellspring Media |
| 118 | The Holy Land | - | - | - | $4,754 | 17 | $603,520 | 0.8% | Jul 11, 2003 | Cavu Pictures |
| 119 | What Alice Found | - | - | - | $4,250 | 3 | $67,436 | 6.3% | Dec 5, 2003 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 120 | The Flower of Evil | - | - | - | $4,169 | 16 | $182,163 | 2.3% | Oct 10, 2003 | Palm Pictures |
| 121 | Demonlover | - | - | - | $3,373 | 15 | $232,044 | 1.5% | Sep 19, 2003 | Palm Pictures |
| 122 | The Weather Underground | - | - | - | $2,973 | 14 | $564,632 | 0.5% | Jun 4, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 123 | 9 Dead Gay Guys | - | - | - | $2,832 | 2 | $26,377 | 10.7% | Oct 17, 2003 | TLA Releasing |
| 124 | Cuba: Island of Music | - | - | - | $2,583 | 1 | $9,791 | 26.4% | Jan 16, 2004 | Cinema Four |
| 125 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $2,552 | 16 | $7,195,792 | <0.1% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 126 | Hukkle | - | - | - | $2,475 | 4 | $53,715 | 4.6% | Nov 14, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 127 | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,430 | 2 | $55,188 | 4.4% | Jan 16, 2004 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 128 | Manna from Heaven | - | - | - | $2,350 | 33 | $505,675 | 0.5% | Aug 2, 2002 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 129 | The Son | - | - | - | $1,773 | 3 | $70,262 | 2.5% | Jan 10, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 130 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $1,471 | 10 | $8,959,784 | <0.1% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 131 | Empathy | - | - | - | $1,461 | 1 | $29,345 | 5% | Jan 21, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 132 | Seaside | - | - | - | $1,348 | 1 | $15,290 | 8.8% | Aug 6, 2003 | First Run |
| 133 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $1,226 | 19 | $1,766,621 | <0.1% | Sep 20, 2002 | IMAX |
| 134 | Blue Gate Crossing | - | - | - | $1,039 | 1 | $6,242 | 16.6% | Nov 21, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 135 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | - | - | - | $966 | 3,124 | $35,667,218 | <0.1% | Aug 29, 2003 | United Artists |
| 136 | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $908 | 1 | $18,515 | 4.9% | Aug 22, 2003 | First Run |
| 137 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $723 | 21 | $3,921,642 | <0.1% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 138 | The Embalmer | - | - | - | $719 | 2 | $56,878 | 1.3% | Jul 18, 2003 | First Run |
| 139 | American Storytellers | - | - | - | $640 | 1 | $24,082 | 2.7% | Nov 7, 2003 | Indican Pictures |
| 140 | On_Line | - | - | - | $491 | 7 | $167,102 | 0.3% | Jun 27, 2003 | Indican Pictures |
| 141 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $377 | 2 | $16,015,639 | <0.1% | Oct 20, 1995 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 142 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | - | - | - | $183 | 181 | $3,707,346 | <0.1% | Aug 1, 2003 | Manhattan Pictures International |
| 143 | The Cremaster Cycle | - | - | - | $150 | 7 | $514,622 | <0.1% | Apr 25, 2003 | Palm Pictures |
| 144 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $132 | 5 | $96,269 | 0.1% | Aug 22, 2003 | First Look International |
