Australian Box Office For 2003
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finding Nemo | $26,723,583 | 399 | $26,820,431 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | The Matrix Reloaded | $22,070,814 | 482 | $22,070,814 | May 15 | - |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $18,468,493 | 377 | $18,476,252 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 4 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $14,953,795 | 425 | $10,950 | - | Roadshow Films |
| 5 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $14,220,219 | 453 | $36,550,919 | - | Roadshow Entertainment |
| 6 | Bruce Almighty | $13,558,467 | 322 | $13,558,467 | Jun 19 | - |
| 7 | The Matrix Revolutions | $13,015,662 | 456 | $13,015,662 | Nov 6 | - |
| 8 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $12,517,483 | 392 | $12,517,483 | Jul 3 | Madman Entertainment |
| 9 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $12,352,558 | 378 | $12,352,558 | Jul 17 | - |
| 10 | Chicago | $10,991,219 | 201 | $3,679 | Jan 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | X2: X-Men United | $10,654,741 | 359 | $10,654,741 | Apr 30 | - |
| 12 | 8 Mile | $9,663,658 | 243 | $9,663,658 | Jan 16 | - |
| 13 | Daddy Day Care | $9,575,013 | 331 | $9,817,371 | Jun 26 | - |
| 14 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $9,118,755 | 301 | $9,123,961 | Jun 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 15 | Catch Me If You Can | $8,648,013 | 296 | $8,648,013 | Jan 9 | - |
| 16 | Two Weeks Notice | $8,624,931 | 253 | $9,223,580 | Jan 1 | - |
| 17 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $7,926,407 | 325 | $10,396,176 | Dec 4 | Park Circus |
| 18 | Bad Boys II | $7,680,900 | 273 | $7,680,900 | Sep 18 | - |
| 19 | Johnny English | $7,663,685 | 252 | $7,664,271 | Apr 10 | - |
| 20 | American Wedding | $7,632,148 | 310 | $8,370,008 | Aug 7 | - |
| 21 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $7,276,876 | 246 | $7,287,449 | - | United International Pictures |
| 22 | Anger Management | $7,116,457 | 325 | $7,116,457 | Apr 17 | - |
| 23 | The Italian Job | $6,889,804 | 260 | $6,904,291 | Aug 21 | - |
| 24 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $6,405,315 | 211 | $6,425,735 | Oct 2 | - |
| 25 | Hulk | $6,374,127 | 341 | $6,449,412 | Jun 26 | - |
| 26 | School of Rock | $6,045,630 | 397 | $6,274,337 | - | Big Bull Productions |
| 27 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $5,869,144 | 272 | $10,360 | - | Park Circus |
| 28 | S.W.A.T. | $5,819,211 | 246 | $5,911,294 | Nov 27 | - |
| 29 | Elf | $5,792,568 | 195 | $6,122,569 | - | Roadshow Films |
| 30 | Intolerable Cruelty | $5,776,202 | 230 | $5,816,924 | Oct 23 | - |
| 31 | Scary Movie 3 | $5,466,771 | 305 | $6,072,297 | Dec 11 | - |
| 32 | Maid in Manhattan | $5,149,602 | 308 | $5,162,487 | Mar 6 | - |
| 33 | Calendar Girls | $5,148,042 | 185 | $5,148,042 | Oct 9 | - |
| 34 | Whale Rider | $5,065,399 | 203 | $5,208,397 | May 8 | - |
| 35 | Love Actually | $5,046,766 | 303 | $390,629 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 36 | Ned Kelly | $5,040,860 | 354 | $5,040,860 | Mar 27 | - |
| 37 | Just Married | $4,629,787 | 269 | $4,647,909 | Feb 20 | - |
| 38 | Daredevil | $4,539,133 | 305 | $4,539,133 | Mar 20 | - |
| 39 | Freaky Friday | $4,534,290 | 236 | $4,570,622 | - | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 40 | Gangs of New York | $4,448,367 | 269 | $4,448,367 | Feb 13 | - |
| 41 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | $4,432,047 | 260 | $4,440,825 | Jan 9 | - |
| 42 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | $4,242,354 | 264 | $4,255,293 | Sep 11 | - |
| 43 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $4,173,144 | 221 | $4,173,144 | Sep 25 | - |
| 44 | The Hours | $3,948,664 | 142 | $3,961,950 | Feb 20 | - |
| 45 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $3,605,366 | 488 | $20,857,535 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | Peter Pan | $3,562,336 | 269 | $6,298,228 | Dec 18 | - |
| 47 | What a Girl Wants | $3,534,182 | 171 | $3,534,182 | Apr 3 | - |
| 48 | I Spy | $3,366,225 | 168 | $3,366,225 | Jan 23 | - |
| 49 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie | $3,210,673 | 203 | $3,212,434 | May 29 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 50 | Phone Booth | $3,131,821 | 177 | $3,143,533 | May 22 | - |
| 51 | The Quiet American | $2,943,813 | 67 | $2,954,629 | Jan 16 | - |
| 52 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $2,937,413 | 215 | $2,942,814 | Jul 3 | - |
| 53 | Identity | $2,885,854 | 178 | $2,885,854 | Jul 31 | - |
| 54 | The Jungle Book 2 2003 Re-release | $2,819,026 | 280 | $2,834,861 | Apr 10 | - |
| 55 | Shanghai Knights | $2,794,270 | 187 | $2,795,786 | Apr 10 | - |
| 56 | Japanese Story | $2,770,143 | 58 | $2,862,768 | Sep 25 | Big Bull Productions |
| 57 | Bringing Down the House | $2,745,540 | 219 | $2,749,435 | Apr 3 | - |
| 58 | Rugrats Go Wild | $2,652,623 | 214 | $2,662,316 | Sep 18 | - |
| 59 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $2,636,548 | 175 | $2,636,548 | Nov 20 | - |
| 60 | Ripley's Game | $2,601,080 | 182 | $2,618,035 | Apr 17 | - |
| 61 | About Schmidt | $2,600,811 | 47 | $2,615,840 | Feb 6 | - |
| 62 | Die Another Day | $2,545,238 | 323 | $10,520,593 | Dec 12 | Big Bull Productions |
| 63 | The Hot Chick | $2,536,574 | 147 | $2,827,463 | Jan 1 | - |
| 64 | Jackass: The Movie | $2,489,105 | 171 | $2,550,363 | Feb 27 | - |
| 65 | Agent Cody Banks | $2,451,430 | 194 | $2,472,917 | Sep 18 | - |
| 66 | Seabiscuit | $2,377,263 | 231 | $2,377,263 | Nov 13 | - |
| 67 | Mystic River | $2,376,022 | 83 | $4,765,090 | Nov 20 | - |
| 68 | Kangaroo Jack | $2,315,484 | 261 | $2,315,484 | Apr 10 | - |
| 69 | Piglet's Big Movie | $2,315,222 | 231 | $2,315,222 | May 29 | - |
| 70 | The Recruit | $2,309,962 | 148 | $2,313,089 | Feb 27 | - |
| 71 | Sweet Home Alabama | $2,301,368 | 249 | $6,063,195 | Dec 19 | - |
| 72 | One Hour Photo | $2,270,540 | 158 | $2,290,485 | Jan 30 | - |
| 73 | Runaway Jury | $2,212,023 | 196 | $2,220,579 | Oct 30 | - |
| 74 | Bowling for Columbine | $2,202,933 | 41 | $2,565,433 | Dec 26 | - |
| 75 | The Pianist | $2,183,907 | 53 | $2,255,498 | Mar 6 | - |
| 76 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | $2,167,926 | 228 | $2,891,437 | Dec 11 | - |
| 77 | The Wild Thornberrys | $2,148,574 | 255 | $2,152,828 | Apr 10 | - |
| 78 | Fat Pizza | $2,146,843 | 101 | $2,146,843 | Apr 10 | Roadshow Films |
| 79 | Freddy vs. Jason | $2,126,440 | 188 | $2,129,638 | Oct 23 | - |
| 80 | Dreamcatcher | $1,892,168 | 155 | $1,892,168 | Apr 3 | - |
| 81 | Final Destination 2 | $1,866,486 | 142 | $1,879,963 | Mar 6 | - |
| 82 | Matchstick Men | $1,849,458 | 127 | $1,849,458 | Oct 2 | - |
| 83 | Star Trek: Nemesis | $1,809,302 | 181 | $1,809,302 | Feb 6 | - |
| 84 | Analyze That | $1,793,537 | 187 | $1,793,537 | Jan 16 | - |
| 85 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $1,718,788 | 213 | $15,168,243 | Oct 24 | Roadshow Films |
| 86 | Brother Bear | $1,718,470 | 260 | $6,747,370 | Dec 26 | - |
| 87 | Down with Love | $1,692,794 | 173 | $1,711,224 | Aug 14 | - |
| 88 | Bulletproof Monk | $1,566,435 | 137 | $1,566,435 | Jun 12 | - |
| 89 | Cradle 2 the Grave | $1,550,475 | 119 | $1,550,475 | Mar 27 | - |
| 90 | 28 Days Later | $1,474,915 | 147 | $1,474,915 | Sep 4 | - |
| 91 | Bad Eggs | $1,468,982 | 172 | $1,468,982 | Jul 24 | - |
| 92 | Tears of the Sun | $1,449,248 | 160 | $1,449,248 | Aug 14 | - |
| 93 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $1,444,110 | 25 | $1,462,580 | Jun 19 | - |
| 94 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $1,424,683 | 2 | $2,596,425 | Sep 4 | IMAX |
| 95 | Old School | $1,416,741 | 178 | $1,416,741 | May 29 | - |
| 96 | Treasure Planet | $1,414,827 | 254 | $2,190,907 | Dec 26 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 97 | Gettin' Square | $1,388,317 | 132 | $1,422,008 | - | Hoyts Distribution |
| 98 | Basic | $1,386,905 | 156 | $1,386,905 | May 29 | - |
| 99 | Like Mike | $1,253,249 | 156 | $1,260,454 | Jan 16 | - |
| 100 | The Master of Disguise | $1,206,795 | 142 | $1,279,529 | Jan 1 | - |
| 101 | Russian Ark Canadian Release | $1,116,160 | 12 | $1,171,556 | May 1 | - |
| 102 | In the Cut | $1,097,392 | 56 | $1,097,392 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 103 | Hollywood Homicide | $1,090,661 | 150 | $1,090,661 | Sep 4 | - |
| 104 | Uptown Girls | $1,055,607 | 124 | $1,055,607 | Nov 20 | - |
| 105 | The Core | $980,977 | 171 | $980,977 | Jun 12 | - |
| 106 | The Real Cancun | $965,434 | 106 | $965,434 | Jul 10 | - |
| 107 | White Oleander | $912,291 | 173 | $912,291 | Jun 12 | - |
| 108 | National Security | $903,970 | 146 | $903,970 | May 8 | - |
| 109 | Mambo Italiano 2003 Re-release | $841,655 | 113 | $841,655 | Oct 23 | - |
| 110 | Punch-Drunk Love | $840,999 | 30 | $840,999 | - | Park Circus |
| 111 | Criminal Ways | $815,731 | 147 | $815,731 | Sep 25 | - |
| 112 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $813,714 | 43 | $821,534 | Jul 24 | - |
| 113 | I Capture the Castle | $807,005 | 37 | $807,747 | Jul 10 | - |
| 114 | A Man Apart | $788,976 | 151 | $788,976 | Jun 12 | - |
| 115 | Nowhere in Africa | $785,594 | 12 | $855,643 | Apr 17 | - |
| 116 | Swimming Pool | $776,614 | 22 | $776,614 | Oct 2 | - |
| 117 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $749,038 | 2 | $1,659,400 | Nov 21 | IMAX |
| 118 | View from the Top | $746,961 | 109 | $748,212 | Jul 31 | - |
| 119 | Bugs! | $725,814 | 2 | $1,712,555 | Apr 10 | - |
| 120 | Far from Heaven | $722,389 | 63 | $776,437 | Feb 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 121 | Adaptation. | $720,750 | 31 | $1,139,021 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 122 | The Magdalene Sisters Canadian Release | $711,770 | 17 | $711,770 | Apr 17 | - |
| 123 | Lost in Translation | $664,907 | 146 | $4,682,460 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 124 | Half Past Dead | $662,745 | 106 | $662,745 | Feb 20 | - |
| 125 | The In-Laws | $655,216 | 153 | $655,216 | Aug 28 | - |
| 126 | The Life of David Gale | $654,583 | 155 | $654,583 | May 22 | - |
| 127 | The Divorce | $649,494 | 49 | $651,762 | Nov 6 | - |
| 128 | Darkness Falls | $637,686 | 110 | $637,686 | Aug 28 | - |
| 129 | Frida | $637,614 | 27 | $913,320 | - | Little Monster Entertainment |
| 130 | Confidence | $619,341 | 101 | $620,842 | Jul 24 | - |
| 131 | Danny Deckchair | $606,549 | 186 | $645,618 | Jul 31 | - |
| 132 | The Medallion | $600,948 | 77 | $600,948 | Oct 30 | - |
| 133 | Good Boy | $594,801 | 169 | $594,801 | Nov 27 | - |
| 134 | 25th Hour | $582,946 | 20 | $583,900 | Jun 5 | - |
| 135 | Take Away | $576,479 | 112 | $581,655 | Aug 14 | - |
| 136 | Secretary | $559,329 | 15 | $559,329 | May 29 | - |
| 137 | Swimming Upstream | $541,094 | 89 | $545,663 | Feb 27 | - |
| 138 | The Dancer Upstairs | $535,760 | 19 | $560,032 | Jul 3 | - |
| 139 | Cabin Fever | $531,561 | 107 | $531,561 | Dec 4 | - |
| 140 | Spellbound | $480,777 | 15 | $480,777 | Nov 13 | - |
| 141 | Antwone Fisher | $470,345 | 125 | $470,345 | Mar 13 | - |
| 142 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | $464,694 | 20 | $584,141 | May 15 | - |
| 143 | Holes | $444,159 | 116 | $446,507 | Oct 30 | - |
| 144 | Undercover Brother | $428,160 | 113 | $428,160 | Feb 13 | - |
| 145 | Alexandra's Project | $408,425 | 24 | $426,401 | May 8 | - |
| 146 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | $376,689 | 14 | $376,689 | Feb 13 | - |
| 147 | Igby Goes Down | $361,980 | 32 | $361,980 | Jun 5 | - |
| 148 | City of God | $321,913 | 12 | $344,841 | Mar 13 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 149 | The Four Feathers | $320,614 | 63 | $321,533 | Jun 5 | - |
| 150 | A Mighty Wind | $294,363 | 30 | $343,129 | Jul 24 | - |
| 151 | The Rage in Placid Lake | $279,375 | 38 | $284,808 | Aug 28 | - |
| 152 | 8 Women | $274,890 | 18 | $431,531 | Dec 25 | - |
| 153 | American Splendor | $267,549 | 17 | $287,525 | Sep 11 | - |
| 154 | The Rules of Attraction | $264,833 | 53 | $264,833 | Feb 20 | - |
| 155 | All the Way | $263,819 | 171 | $277,428 | Aug 14 | - |
| 156 | Buffalo Soldiers | $262,089 | 46 | $280,099 | Aug 21 | - |
| 157 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | $257,311 | 26 | $532,443 | Dec 18 | - |
| 158 | The Good Thief | $243,863 | 17 | $243,863 | Jul 17 | - |
| 159 | The Emperor's Club | $229,502 | 95 | $229,502 | Mar 20 | - |
| 160 | They | $229,062 | 76 | $229,063 | Feb 6 | - |
| 161 | Blue Crush | $191,776 | 191 | $2,572,089 | Dec 5 | - |
| 162 | Biker Boyz | $191,446 | 79 | $191,446 | Jul 24 | - |
| 163 | Malibu's Most Wanted | $190,303 | 77 | $190,303 | Jul 24 | - |
| 164 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | $189,079 | 74 | $189,079 | Mar 6 | - |
| 165 | Perfect Strangers | $186,282 | 27 | $187,148 | Oct 9 | - |
| 166 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | $183,267 | 72 | $183,267 | Dec 11 | - |
| 167 | Man on the Train | $181,516 | 12 | $181,516 | Aug 28 | - |
| 168 | Together | $179,801 | 16 | $189,462 | Sep 11 | - |
| 169 | Anita & Me | $176,936 | 41 | $177,578 | May 8 | - |
| 170 | Crackerjack | $175,429 | 204 | $4,518,366 | Nov 7 | Roadshow Films |
| 171 | Head of State | $172,727 | 97 | $172,727 | Oct 16 | - |
| 172 | 24 Hour Party People | $170,828 | 10 | $181,561 | - | Screen Media Films |
| 173 | Narc | $155,962 | 50 | $157,297 | Aug 14 | - |
| 174 | Solaris | $155,216 | 30 | $155,216 | Feb 27 | - |
| 175 | Extreme Ops | $154,928 | 111 | $154,928 | Jul 31 | - |
| 176 | Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress | $152,076 | 10 | $156,839 | May 29 | - |
| 177 | Alien 2003 Director's Cut | $150,810 | 40 | $150,810 | Nov 13 | - |
| 178 | Auto Focus | $148,671 | 14 | $148,671 | Jul 10 | - |
| 179 | Mostly Martha | $145,009 | 20 | $275,902 | Dec 26 | - |
| 180 | Spider | $144,894 | 8 | $144,894 | May 8 | - |
| 181 | Good Bye Lenin! | $131,882 | 17 | $884,367 | Dec 26 | Hopscotch Films |
| 182 | Wrong Turn | $123,972 | 42 | $123,972 | Jul 31 | - |
| 183 | A Fish Tale | $116,656 | 59 | $150,167 | Jun 26 | - |
| 184 | Storm | $115,474 | 3 | $201,019 | May 22 | - |
| 185 | Cypher | $113,727 | 21 | $116,033 | Aug 14 | - |
| 186 | It Runs in the Family | $108,994 | 27 | $111,132 | Aug 21 | - |
| 187 | The Santa Clause 2 | $106,764 | 226 | $3,151,605 | Dec 5 | - |
| 188 | Bright Young Things | $103,775 | 28 | $232,680 | Dec 26 | - |
| 189 | Trapped | $101,965 | 93 | $101,965 | Feb 20 | - |
| 190 | You Can't Stop the Murders | $101,124 | 61 | $101,124 | Mar 13 | - |
| 191 | City by the Sea | $97,609 | 60 | $97,609 | Feb 6 | - |
| 192 | Laurel Canyon | $94,825 | 22 | $94,825 | Oct 30 | - |
| 193 | Undead | $91,136 | 17 | $96,919 | Sep 4 | - |
| 194 | Nicholas Nickleby | $89,269 | 23 | $93,721 | Nov 20 | - |
| 195 | Frailty | $88,965 | 81 | $88,965 | Jan 30 | - |
| 196 | Dogville | $88,568 | 15 | $307,104 | Dec 26 | - |
| 197 | The Matrix | $87,654 | 93 | $10,467,585 | - | Roadshow Entertainment |
| 198 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $86,821 | 9 | $86,821 | Sep 4 | - |
| 199 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | $83,925 | 11 | $83,925 | May 22 | - |
| 200 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2003 Re-release | $80,427 | 12 | $83,045 | Dec 18 | - |
Data courtesy of Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia
