Domestic Box Office For 2003
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Bugs! | $19,063,544 | 33 | - | - | - | Mar 12 | Aug 19 | SK Films |
| 118 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $17,040,871 | 97 | $1,408,474 | 8.3% | 97 | Apr 11 | Oct 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 148 | The Young Black Stallion | $6,751,389 | 51 | $629,999 | 9.3% | 51 | Dec 25 | Sep 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 300 | Postmen in the Mountains | $203,975 | 7 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | Jul 3 | Shadow Distribution |
| 154 | The Station Agent | $5,739,376 | 198 | $57,785 | 1% | 3 | Oct 3 | Apr 4 | Miramax |
| 314 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | $163,577 | 7 | $35,809 | 21.9% | 7 | Dec 26 | Oct 28 | Kino International |
| 387 | Hukkle | $53,715 | 4 | - | - | - | Nov 14 | Sep 30 | Shadow Distribution |
| 305 | Lost Boys of Sudan | $188,467 | 8 | - | - | - | Aug 22 | Sep 30 | Shadow Distribution |
| 181 | My Architect | $2,750,707 | 39 | $37,929 | - | 2 | Nov 12 | Aug 5 | New Yorker Films |
| 180 | Monsieur Ibrahim | $2,823,890 | 92 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | Aug 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 146 | The Triplets of Belleville | $7,007,149 | 463 | $108,080 | 1.5% | 6 | Nov 26 | Jul 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 263 | Pride and Prejudice | $377,271 | 20 | $38,329 | 10.2% | 18 | Dec 5 | Jul 8 | Excel Entertainment |
| 30 | Cold Mountain | $95,636,509 | 2,802 | $14,500,000 | - | 2,163 | Dec 25 | Jul 1 | Miramax |
| 221 | To Be and to Have | $777,129 | 14 | $20,528 | 2.6% | 3 | Sep 19 | Jun 24 | New Yorker Films |
| 144 | City of God | $7,564,459 | 242 | $88,292 | - | 5 | Jan 17 | Jun 24 | Miramax |
| 238 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | $578,241 | 15 | $9,482 | 1.6% | 1 | Sep 19 | Jun 17 | Artistic License |
| 372 | What Alice Found | $67,436 | 3 | $6,720 | 10% | 1 | Dec 5 | Jun 17 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 239 | The Weather Underground | $564,632 | 14 | $13,984 | 2.5% | 1 | Jun 4 | Jun 13 | Shadow Distribution |
| 410 | Martin & Orloff | $34,222 | 2 | $6,988 | 20.4% | 1 | Nov 7 | Jun 13 | - |
| 341 | The Bullocks 2003 Re-release | $116,428 | 3 | $14,790 | 12.7% | 1 | Nov 14 | Jun 10 | Kino International |
| 123 | In America | $15,539,656 | 403 | $205,229 | 1.3% | 11 | Nov 26 | Jun 10 | - |
| 475 | Blue Gate Crossing | $6,242 | 1 | $2,547 | 40.8% | 1 | Nov 21 | Jun 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 437 | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | $18,515 | 1 | $5,045 | 27.2% | 1 | Aug 22 | Jun 10 | First Run |
| 10 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $138,614,544 | 3,307 | $27,557,647 | 19.9% | 3,298 | Dec 25 | Jun 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 172 | The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Re-release | $3,435,749 | 139 | $79,650 | 2.3% | 6 | Nov 21 | Jun 3 | Miramax |
| 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 |
| 83 | Monster | $34,469,210 | 1,093 | $86,831 | 0.3% | 4 | Dec 24 | Jun 3 | Newmarket Films |
| 40 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $70,099,045 | 3,102 | $22,200,000 | - | 3,102 | Oct 10 | May 27 | Miramax |
| 33 | Mystic River | $90,135,191 | 1,581 | $640,815 | 0.7% | 13 | Oct 8 | May 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 391 | AKA | $49,988 | 3 | $7,553 | 15.1% | 3 | Dec 12 | May 20 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 164 | The Fog of War | $4,198,566 | 261 | $41,449 | 1% | 3 | Dec 19 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 43 | Big Fish | $66,809,693 | 2,514 | $207,377 | 0.3% | 6 | Dec 10 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 276 | The Gatekeeper | $312,434 | 3 | - | - | - | Apr 25 | May 13 | - |
| 186 | The Company | $2,283,914 | 55 | $93,776 | 4.1% | 11 | Dec 25 | May 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $93,927,920 | 3,101 | $25,105,990 | 26.7% | 3,101 | Nov 14 | May 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 196 | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | $1,680,020 | 38 | $114,573 | 6.8% | 29 | Sep 12 | May 13 | - |
| 131 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $11,670,971 | 402 | $89,472 | 0.8% | 7 | Dec 12 | May 9 | Lionsgate Films |
| 396 | Suddenly | $44,806 | 3 | $5,406 | 12.1% | 1 | Aug 27 | May 9 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 286 | Yossi & Jagger | $267,005 | 6 | $19,395 | 7.3% | 1 | Sep 24 | May 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 297 | Bus 174 | $217,201 | 5 | $8,625 | 4% | 1 | Oct 8 | Apr 29 | THINKFilm |
| 16 | Something's Gotta Give | $124,728,738 | 2,876 | $16,064,723 | 12.9% | 2,677 | Dec 12 | Apr 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 429 | American Storytellers | $24,082 | 1 | $2,974 | 12.3% | 1 | Nov 7 | Apr 28 | Indican Pictures |
| 266 | The Animation Show | $366,344 | 10 | $18,487 | 5% | 4 | Sep 5 | Apr 22 | - |
| 414 | Glowing Eyes | $31,653 | 2 | $3,367 | 10.6% | 1 | Oct 10 | Apr 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 165 | The Gospel of John | $4,069,090 | 113 | $98,363 | 2.4% | 14 | Sep 26 | Apr 15 | THINKFilm |
| 91 | Calendar Girls | $31,041,759 | 967 | $151,393 | 0.5% | 24 | Dec 19 | Apr 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 140 | The Cooler | $8,291,572 | 408 | $128,973 | 1.6% | 11 | Nov 26 | Apr 15 | Lionsgate Films |
| 119 | 21 Grams | $16,290,476 | 411 | $274,454 | 1.7% | 8 | Nov 21 | Apr 15 | Focus Features |
| 38 | The Haunted Mansion | $75,847,266 | 3,122 | $24,278,410 | 32% | 3,122 | Nov 26 | Apr 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 127 | House of Sand and Fog | $13,040,288 | 598 | $45,572 | 0.3% | 2 | Dec 19 | Apr 15 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 20 | The Last Samurai | $111,127,263 | 2,938 | $24,271,354 | 21.8% | 2,908 | Dec 5 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Brother Bear | $85,336,277 | 3,030 | $291,940 | 0.3% | 2 | Oct 24 | Apr 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 281 | Bonhoeffer | $296,181 | 7 | $10,099 | 3.4% | 1 | Jun 20 | Apr 4 | First Run |
| 222 | The Statement | $765,637 | 51 | $37,220 | 4.9% | 7 | Dec 12 | Apr 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | Peter Pan | $48,462,608 | 2,813 | $11,139,495 | 23% | 2,813 | Dec 25 | Apr 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 54 | Paycheck | $53,790,451 | 2,762 | $13,462,374 | 25% | 2,762 | Dec 25 | Apr 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 67 | Lost in Translation | $44,585,453 | 882 | $925,087 | 2.1% | 23 | Sep 12 | Mar 25 | Focus Features |
| 48 | Bad Santa | $60,060,328 | 2,540 | $12,500,000 | - | 2,005 | Nov 26 | Mar 25 | Dimension Films |
| 50 | Gothika | $59,694,580 | 2,382 | $19,288,438 | 32.3% | 2,382 | Nov 21 | Mar 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | The Cat in the Hat | $101,149,285 | 3,467 | $38,329,160 | 37.9% | 3,464 | Nov 21 | Mar 18 | Universal Pictures |
| 86 | Stuck on You | $33,832,741 | 3,007 | $9,411,055 | 27.8% | 3,003 | Dec 12 | Mar 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 304 | Taking Sides | $188,952 | 9 | $22,051 | 11.7% | 2 | Sep 5 | Mar 14 | New Yorker Films |
| 415 | In My Skin | $31,046 | 3 | $7,572 | 24.4% | 3 | Nov 7 | Mar 14 | Wellspring Media |
| 106 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $21,924,226 | 1,844 | $6,315,311 | 28.8% | 1,844 | Dec 12 | Mar 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | Mona Lisa Smile | $63,860,942 | 2,714 | $11,528,498 | 18.1% | 2,677 | Dec 19 | Mar 11 | Revolution Studios |
| 370 | Mga munting tinig | $69,739 | 6 | $15,166 | 21.7% | 6 | Oct 10 | Mar 11 | Small Island Films |
| 9 | The Matrix Revolutions | $139,313,948 | 3,502 | $48,475,154 | 34.8% | 3,502 | Nov 5 | Mar 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | School of Rock | $81,261,177 | 2,951 | $19,622,714 | 24.1% | 2,614 | Oct 3 | Mar 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 349 | Emerald Cowboy | $101,358 | 6 | $9,708 | 9.6% | 4 | Sep 19 | Mar 4 | Indican Pictures |
| 49 | Love Actually | $59,696,144 | 1,714 | $6,886,080 | 11.5% | 576 | Nov 7 | Mar 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 383 | The Embalmer | $56,878 | 2 | $10,313 | 18.1% | 2 | Jul 18 | Mar 4 | First Run |
| 225 | Party Monster | $742,898 | 13 | $15,163 | 2% | 1 | Aug 29 | Mar 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 7 | Elf | $173,398,518 | 3,381 | $32,100,000 | - | 3,337 | Nov 7 | Mar 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 402 | Girlhood | $37,977 | 3 | $4,845 | 12.8% | 2 | Oct 29 | Mar 4 | Wellspring Media |
| 336 | September 11 | $127,035 | 6 | $7,046 | 5.5% | 1 | Jul 18 | Mar 4 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 183 | Pieces of April | $2,528,664 | 101 | $48,422 | 1.9% | 6 | Oct 17 | Feb 29 | United Artists |
| 59 | Runaway Jury | $49,443,628 | 2,815 | $11,836,705 | 23.9% | 2,815 | Oct 17 | Feb 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 399 | My Flesh and Blood | $40,573 | 7 | $18,763 | 46.2% | 7 | Nov 28 | Feb 26 | Strand Releasing |
| 93 | Honey | $30,308,417 | 1,972 | $12,856,040 | 42.4% | 1,942 | Dec 5 | Feb 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 352 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $96,269 | 5 | $10,046 | 10.4% | 2 | Aug 22 | Feb 26 | First Look International |
| 223 | Alexandra's Project | $752,148 | 29 | $37,078 | 4.9% | 10 | Dec 19 | Feb 26 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 114 | Timeline | $19,481,943 | 2,787 | $8,440,629 | 43.3% | 2,787 | Nov 26 | Feb 19 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | Scary Movie 3 | $110,003,217 | 3,505 | $49,700,000 | - | 3,505 | Oct 24 | Feb 19 | Dimension Films |
| 141 | Dirty Pretty Things | $8,112,414 | 493 | $100,512 | 1.2% | 5 | Jul 18 | Feb 19 | Miramax |
| 237 | Gloomy Sunday | $585,604 | 16 | $7,102 | 1.2% | 1 | Jun 20 | Feb 16 | Menemsha Films |
| 37 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $80,571,655 | 3,018 | $29,100,000 | - | 3,016 | Oct 17 | Feb 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 96 | The Missing | $27,011,180 | 2,756 | $10,833,633 | 40.1% | 2,756 | Nov 26 | Feb 16 | Revolution Studios |
| 334 | Touchez pas au grisbi | $131,548 | 2 | $21,674 | 16.5% | 2 | Sep 5 | Feb 12 | Rialto Pictures |
| 193 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | $1,991,922 | 52 | $758,211 | 38.1% | 52 | Nov 26 | Feb 12 | Yash Raj Films |
| 307 | The Girl from Paris | $183,266 | 5 | $8,280 | 4.5% | 1 | Mar 21 | Feb 8 | Films Philos |
| 355 | The Hebrew Hammer | $82,157 | 8 | $19,539 | 23.8% | 8 | Dec 19 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 452 | Love Forbidden 2003 Re-release | $11,421 | 1 | $4,075 | 35.7% | 1 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 19 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $111,761,982 | 3,388 | $32,500,000 | - | 3,344 | Jul 25 | Feb 5 | Dimension Films |
| 271 | The Singing Detective | $337,174 | 46 | $28,324 | 8.4% | 5 | Oct 24 | Feb 5 | Paramount Classics |
| 376 | Carnage | $60,158 | 6 | $7,139 | 11.9% | 1 | Sep 5 | Feb 5 | Wellspring Media |
| 156 | The Human Stain | $5,381,908 | 388 | $1,034,195 | - | 160 | Oct 31 | Feb 5 | Miramax |
| 69 | Under the Tuscan Sun | $43,610,723 | 1,701 | $9,751,425 | 22.4% | 1,226 | Sep 26 | Feb 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Seabiscuit | $120,277,854 | 2,573 | $20,854,735 | 17.3% | 1,989 | Jul 25 | Feb 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 56 | Radio | $52,333,738 | 3,074 | $13,303,724 | 25.4% | 3,074 | Oct 24 | Feb 1 | Revolution Studios |
| 109 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | $20,991,364 | 2,903 | $9,317,371 | 44.4% | 2,903 | Nov 14 | Feb 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 72 | Out of Time | $41,088,845 | 3,076 | $16,185,316 | 39.4% | 3,076 | Oct 3 | Feb 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 356 | Anything But Love | $81,451 | 16 | $24,641 | - | 16 | Nov 14 | Jan 29 | IDP Distribution |
| 195 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $1,690,767 | 63 | $109,868 | - | 63 | Aug 29 | Jan 29 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 467 | Suspended Animation | $8,169 | 3 | $3,285 | 40.2% | 3 | Oct 31 | Jan 29 | First Run |
| 294 | Demonlover | $232,044 | 15 | $39,284 | 16.9% | 8 | Sep 19 | Jan 29 | Palm Pictures |
| 368 | The Son | $70,262 | 3 | $10,048 | 14.3% | 2 | Jan 10 | Jan 29 | New Yorker Films |
| 188 | Shattered Glass | $2,220,008 | 215 | $77,540 | 3.5% | 8 | Oct 31 | Jan 29 | Lionsgate Films |
| 444 | Seaside | $15,290 | 1 | $4,736 | 31% | 1 | Aug 6 | Jan 29 | First Run |
| 343 | Incantato | $108,954 | 8 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | Jan 29 | Odeon |
| 236 | The Holy Land | $603,520 | 17 | $19,014 | 3.2% | 1 | Jul 11 | Jan 29 | - |
| 178 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2003 Re-release | $3,045,032 | 46 | $14,568 | 0.5% | 6 | Oct 31 | Jan 22 | IMAX |
| 446 | Millennium Mambo | $14,904 | 1 | $4,619 | 31% | 1 | Dec 31 | Jan 22 | Palm Pictures |
| 246 | The Cremaster Cycle | $514,622 | 7 | $10,785 | 2.1% | 1 | Apr 25 | Jan 22 | Palm Pictures |
| 191 | Red Nose | $2,004,814 | 90 | $217,000 | 10.8% | 32 | Nov 28 | Jan 19 | Christal Films |
| 264 | Annie Brocoli dans les fonds marins | $374,360 | 55 | $48,174 | 12.9% | 55 | Dec 19 | Jan 19 | - |
| 426 | 9 Dead Gay Guys | $26,377 | 2 | $3,462 | 13.1% | 1 | Oct 17 | Jan 15 | TLA Releasing |
| 308 | The Flower of Evil | $182,163 | 16 | $12,419 | 6.8% | 2 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Palm Pictures |
| 21 | Freaky Friday | $110,230,332 | 3,067 | $22,203,007 | 20.1% | 2,954 | Aug 6 | Jan 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 75 | Good Boy | $37,667,746 | 3,225 | $13,107,022 | 34.8% | 3,225 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 58 | Underworld | $51,970,690 | 2,928 | $21,753,759 | 41.9% | 2,915 | Sep 19 | Jan 11 | Screen Gems |
| 204 | Bubba Ho-Tep | $1,239,183 | 25 | $35,636 | 2.9% | 2 | Sep 19 | Jan 11 | Vitagraph Films |
| 81 | Intolerable Cruelty | $35,327,628 | 2,570 | $12,525,075 | 35.5% | 2,564 | Oct 10 | Jan 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 234 | LOC: Kargil | $621,103 | 58 | $223,793 | 36% | 58 | Dec 25 | Jan 11 | Eros Worldwide |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $305,413,918 | 3,416 | $46,630,690 | 15.3% | 3,269 | Jul 9 | Jan 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 203 | Elephant | $1,266,955 | 38 | $93,356 | 7.4% | 6 | Oct 24 | Jan 8 | Fine Line Features |
| 248 | Blizzard | $504,600 | 136 | $145,525 | 28.8% | 136 | Dec 12 | Jan 4 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 80 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | $35,667,218 | 3,124 | $15,269,324 | 42.8% | 3,124 | Aug 29 | Jan 2 | United Artists |
| 312 | On_Line | $167,102 | 7 | $25,658 | 15.4% | 6 | Jun 27 | Jan 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 168 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | $3,707,346 | 181 | $121,769 | 3.3% | 12 | Aug 1 | Jan 1 | - |
| 71 | Secondhand Lions | $42,070,939 | 3,038 | $12,900,000 | - | 3,013 | Sep 19 | Jan 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 200 | Northfork | $1,420,578 | 71 | $61,481 | 4.3% | 5 | Jul 11 | Dec 28 | Paramount Classics |
| 63 | The Rundown | $47,726,342 | 3,154 | $18,553,765 | 38.9% | 3,152 | Sep 26 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures |
| 257 | Divine Intervention | $421,343 | 9 | $13,228 | 3.1% | 1 | Jan 17 | Dec 25 | Avatar Films |
| 52 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | $56,359,780 | 3,289 | $23,424,118 | 41.6% | 3,282 | Sep 12 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 94 | The Fighting Temptations | $30,250,745 | 2,026 | $11,758,372 | 38.9% | 2,026 | Sep 19 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures |
| 202 | Sylvia | $1,315,498 | 109 | $58,940 | 4.5% | 3 | Oct 17 | Dec 25 | Focus Features |
| 142 | Tupac: Resurrection | $7,718,961 | 804 | $4,632,847 | 60% | 801 | Nov 14 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures |
| 379 | Eyes Without a Face | $58,565 | 3 | $19,628 | 33.5% | 3 | Oct 31 | Dec 25 | Rialto Pictures |
| 135 | Duplex | $9,692,135 | 2,191 | $4,600,000 | - | 2,189 | Sep 26 | Dec 25 | Miramax |
| 273 | Die, Mommie, Die! | $320,092 | 17 | $54,129 | 16.9% | 10 | Oct 31 | Dec 21 | Sundance Film Series |
| 321 | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | $153,859 | 8 | $6,101 | 4% | 1 | Oct 24 | Dec 21 | Vitagraph Films |
| 136 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $9,354,342 | 80 | $895,699 | 9.6% | 78 | Jul 11 | Dec 21 | Odeon |
| 320 | Billabong Odyssey | $156,000 | 27 | $54,000 | 34.6% | 27 | Nov 7 | Dec 18 | - |
| 395 | Au hasard Balthazar | $45,406 | 1 | $8,436 | 18.6% | 1 | Oct 17 | Dec 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 261 | My Life Without Me | $400,948 | 39 | $40,515 | 10.1% | 7 | Sep 26 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 245 | Masked and Anonymous | $533,569 | 23 | $30,783 | 5.8% | 4 | Jul 24 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 2 | Finding Nemo | $339,714,978 | 3,425 | $70,251,710 | 20.7% | 3,374 | May 30 | Dec 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 174 | Mambo Italiano 2003 Re-release | $3,205,730 | 183 | $734,570 | - | 178 | Sep 19 | Dec 18 | IDP Distribution |
| 161 | Thirteen | $4,601,043 | 243 | $116,260 | 2.5% | 5 | Aug 20 | Dec 18 | - |
| 310 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $172,564 | 17 | $21,475 | 12.4% | 6 | Aug 29 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 153 | Luther | $5,791,328 | 400 | $908,446 | - | 400 | Sep 26 | Dec 18 | R.S. Entertainment |
| 327 | Girls Will Be Girls | $148,047 | 14 | $14,361 | 9.7% | 2 | Oct 10 | Dec 18 | IFC Films |
| 301 | Madame Satã | $198,309 | 9 | $23,654 | 11.9% | 4 | Jul 9 | Dec 18 | Wellspring Media |
| 358 | No News from God | $77,858 | 5 | $15,271 | 19.6% | 3 | Aug 22 | Dec 18 | First Look International |
| 132 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | $10,764,402 | 202 | $33,128 | 0.3% | 1 | Apr 18 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 192 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2003 Re-release | $1,996,877 | 126 | $727,645 | - | 126 | Dec 12 | Dec 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 201 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2003 Extended Edition | $1,412,056 | 126 | $473,463 | - | 126 | Dec 5 | Dec 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 380 | Prey for Rock & Roll | $58,040 | 5 | $6,835 | 11.8% | 1 | Sep 26 | Dec 14 | MAC Releasing |
| 407 | From Here to Eternity | $36,416 | 5 | $18,176 | 49.9% | 5 | Dec 5 | Dec 11 | Sony Pictures Repertory |
| 318 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | $159,338 | 6 | $7,400 | 4.6% | 1 | Jul 11 | Dec 11 | TLA Releasing |
| 450 | The Legend of Leigh Bowery | $11,989 | 1 | $6,038 | 50.4% | 1 | Nov 28 | Dec 11 | Palm Pictures |
| 155 | Spellbound | $5,728,581 | 117 | $17,508 | 0.3% | 1 | Apr 30 | Dec 11 | THINKFilm |
| 18 | S.W.A.T. | $116,934,650 | 3,220 | $37,062,535 | 31.7% | 3,202 | Aug 8 | Dec 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Bruce Almighty | $242,829,261 | 3,549 | $67,953,330 | 28% | 3,483 | May 23 | Dec 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 375 | The Good Old Naughty Days | $60,862 | 2 | $7,359 | 12.1% | 1 | Mar 28 | Dec 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 211 | Wonderland | $1,060,512 | 195 | $91,798 | 8.7% | 5 | Oct 3 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 108 | Cabin Fever | $21,158,188 | 2,105 | $8,400,000 | - | 2,087 | Sep 12 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 107 | Cold Creek Manor | $21,386,011 | 2,035 | $8,190,574 | 38.3% | 2,035 | Sep 19 | Dec 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 51 | Open Range | $58,331,254 | 2,268 | $14,047,781 | 24.1% | 2,075 | Aug 15 | Dec 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 199 | Veronica Guerin | $1,571,504 | 472 | $611,276 | 38.9% | 472 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 194 | Alien 2003 Director's Cut | $1,986,910 | 347 | $1,023,665 | 51.5% | 347 | Oct 29 | Dec 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 152 | American Splendor | $6,010,990 | 272 | $159,705 | 2.7% | 6 | Aug 15 | Dec 4 | Fine Line Features |
| 77 | Matchstick Men | $36,906,460 | 2,711 | $13,087,307 | 35.5% | 2,711 | Sep 12 | Dec 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 365 | New Suit | $71,743 | 7 | $13,239 | 18.5% | 7 | May 2 | Dec 4 | - |
| 182 | Man on the Train | $2,542,020 | 85 | $41,138 | 1.6% | 5 | May 9 | Nov 30 | Paramount Classics |
| 110 | Whale Rider | $20,779,666 | 556 | $137,418 | 0.7% | 9 | Jun 6 | Nov 27 | Newmarket Films |
| 103 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | $22,738,671 | 2,083 | $6,660,540 | 29.3% | 2,026 | Sep 5 | Nov 27 | Paramount Pictures |
| 250 | Casa de los babys | $478,031 | 71 | $36,456 | 7.6% | 9 | Sep 19 | Nov 27 | IFC Films |
| 500 | Blindness | $1,602 | 1 | $1,432 | 89.4% | 1 | Nov 21 | Nov 27 | - |
| 163 | Beyond Borders | $4,430,101 | 1,798 | $2,076,402 | 46.9% | 1,798 | Oct 24 | Nov 27 | Paramount Pictures |
| 160 | In the Cut | $4,750,602 | 825 | $97,625 | 2.1% | 6 | Oct 22 | Nov 27 | Screen Gems |
| 227 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | $736,872 | 48 | $49,176 | 6.7% | 6 | Aug 1 | Nov 27 | Paramount Classics |
| 162 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | $4,583,889 | 295 | $84,553 | 1.8% | 5 | Aug 1 | Nov 23 | Miramax |
| 291 | The Cuckoo | $243,936 | 14 | $16,473 | 6.8% | 6 | Jul 11 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 212 | Baghban | $1,058,803 | 50 | $345,041 | 32.6% | 50 | Oct 3 | Nov 20 | Eros Worldwide |
| 25 | American Wedding | $104,565,114 | 3,175 | $33,369,440 | 31.9% | 3,172 | Aug 1 | Nov 20 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Bad Boys II | $138,608,444 | 3,202 | $46,522,560 | 33.6% | 3,186 | Jul 18 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 76 | Uptown Girls | $37,182,494 | 2,495 | $11,277,367 | 30.3% | 2,495 | Aug 15 | Nov 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 133 | House of the Dead | $10,249,719 | 1,540 | $5,500,000 | - | 1,520 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 209 | Respiro | $1,072,834 | 32 | $71,677 | 6.7% | 7 | May 23 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | Freddy vs. Jason | $82,622,655 | 3,014 | $36,400,000 | - | 3,014 | Aug 15 | Nov 20 | New Line Cinema |
| 438 | Hidden in Plain Sight | $16,803 | 3 | $5,298 | 31.5% | 3 | Nov 7 | Nov 20 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 445 | Khachaturian | $15,084 | 2 | $2,210 | 14.7% | 2 | Oct 17 | Nov 20 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 287 | Stone Reader | $260,523 | 7 | $5,682 | 2.2% | 1 | Feb 12 | Nov 13 | - |
| 121 | My Boss's Daughter | $15,550,605 | 2,206 | $5,000,000 | - | 2,201 | Aug 22 | Nov 13 | Dimension Films |
| 4 | The Matrix Reloaded | $281,576,461 | 3,603 | $91,774,413 | 32.6% | 3,603 | May 15 | Nov 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 104 | The Medallion | $22,219,192 | 2,652 | $8,111,324 | 36.5% | 2,648 | Aug 22 | Nov 13 | TriStar Pictures |
| 44 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $66,465,204 | 3,002 | $23,075,892 | 34.7% | 3,002 | Jul 11 | Nov 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | $65,660,196 | 3,222 | $21,783,641 | 33.2% | 3,222 | Jul 25 | Nov 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 331 | Concert for George | $134,600 | 105 | $67,711 | 50.3% | 105 | Oct 3 | Nov 13 | - |
