Domestic Box Office For 2003
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446 | Millennium Mambo | $14,904 | 1 | $4,619 | 31% | 1 | Dec 31 | Jan 22 | Palm Pictures |
| 232 | Japanese Story | $647,054 | 21 | $23,962 | 3.7% | 5 | Dec 31 | - | IDP Distribution |
| 314 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | $163,577 | 7 | $35,809 | 21.9% | 7 | Dec 26 | Oct 28 | Kino International |
| 10 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $138,614,544 | 3,307 | $27,557,647 | 19.9% | 3,298 | Dec 25 | Jun 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 54 | Paycheck | $53,790,451 | 2,762 | $13,462,374 | 25% | 2,762 | Dec 25 | Apr 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | Cold Mountain | $95,636,509 | 2,802 | $14,500,000 | - | 2,163 | Dec 25 | Jul 1 | Miramax |
| 234 | LOC: Kargil | $621,103 | 58 | $223,793 | 36% | 58 | Dec 25 | Jan 11 | Eros Worldwide |
| 186 | The Company | $2,283,914 | 55 | $93,776 | 4.1% | 11 | Dec 25 | May 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 148 | The Young Black Stallion | $6,751,389 | 51 | $629,999 | 9.3% | 51 | Dec 25 | Sep 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 60 | Peter Pan | $48,462,608 | 2,813 | $11,139,495 | 23% | 2,813 | Dec 25 | Apr 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 300 | Postmen in the Mountains | $203,975 | 7 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | Jul 3 | Shadow Distribution |
| 83 | Monster | $34,469,210 | 1,093 | $86,831 | 0.3% | 4 | Dec 24 | Jun 3 | Newmarket Films |
| 343 | Incantato | $108,954 | 8 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | Jan 29 | Odeon |
| 401 | The Butterfly 2003 Re-release | $38,438 | 2 | $1,906 | 5% | 1 | Dec 19 | - | First Run |
| 264 | Annie Brocoli dans les fonds marins | $374,360 | 55 | $48,174 | 12.9% | 55 | Dec 19 | Jan 19 | - |
| 223 | Alexandra's Project | $752,148 | 29 | $37,078 | 4.9% | 10 | Dec 19 | Feb 26 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 394 | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. | $48,772 | 17 | $48,772 | 100% | 17 | Dec 19 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 164 | The Fog of War | $4,198,566 | 261 | $41,449 | 1% | 3 | Dec 19 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 91 | Calendar Girls | $31,041,759 | 967 | $151,393 | 0.5% | 24 | Dec 19 | Apr 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 355 | The Hebrew Hammer | $82,157 | 8 | $19,539 | 23.8% | 8 | Dec 19 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 127 | House of Sand and Fog | $13,040,288 | 598 | $45,572 | 0.3% | 2 | Dec 19 | Apr 15 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 46 | Mona Lisa Smile | $63,860,942 | 2,714 | $11,528,498 | 18.1% | 2,677 | Dec 19 | Mar 11 | Revolution Studios |
| 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 |
| 131 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $11,670,971 | 402 | $89,472 | 0.8% | 7 | Dec 12 | May 9 | Lionsgate Films |
| 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. |
| 16 | Something's Gotta Give | $124,728,738 | 2,876 | $16,064,723 | 12.9% | 2,677 | Dec 12 | Apr 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 248 | Blizzard | $504,600 | 136 | $145,525 | 28.8% | 136 | Dec 12 | Jan 4 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 222 | The Statement | $765,637 | 51 | $37,220 | 4.9% | 7 | Dec 12 | Apr 1 | 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 |
| 391 | AKA | $49,988 | 3 | $7,553 | 15.1% | 3 | Dec 12 | May 20 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 86 | Stuck on You | $33,832,741 | 3,007 | $9,411,055 | 27.8% | 3,003 | Dec 12 | Mar 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | Big Fish | $66,809,693 | 2,514 | $207,377 | 0.3% | 6 | Dec 10 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 400 | Power Trip | $39,359 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | Artistic License |
| 20 | The Last Samurai | $111,127,263 | 2,938 | $24,271,354 | 21.8% | 2,908 | Dec 5 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 263 | Pride and Prejudice | $377,271 | 20 | $38,329 | 10.2% | 18 | Dec 5 | Jul 8 | Excel Entertainment |
| 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 |
| 407 | From Here to Eternity | $36,416 | 5 | $18,176 | 49.9% | 5 | Dec 5 | Dec 11 | Sony Pictures Repertory |
| 93 | Honey | $30,308,417 | 1,972 | $12,856,040 | 42.4% | 1,942 | Dec 5 | Feb 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 488 | Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection | $3,741 | 1 | $2,207 | 59% | 1 | Dec 5 | - | Arab Film Distribution |
| 372 | What Alice Found | $67,436 | 3 | $6,720 | 10% | 1 | Dec 5 | Jun 17 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 180 | Monsieur Ibrahim | $2,823,890 | 92 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | Aug 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 502 | Independent Spirits: Faith Hubley/John Hubley | $1,551 | 1 | $960 | 61.9% | 1 | Nov 28 | - | Cinema Four |
| 191 | Red Nose | $2,004,814 | 90 | $217,000 | 10.8% | 32 | Nov 28 | Jan 19 | Christal Films |
| 399 | My Flesh and Blood | $40,573 | 7 | $18,763 | 46.2% | 7 | Nov 28 | Feb 26 | Strand Releasing |
| 450 | The Legend of Leigh Bowery | $11,989 | 1 | $6,038 | 50.4% | 1 | Nov 28 | Dec 11 | Palm Pictures |
| 123 | In America | $15,539,656 | 403 | $205,229 | 1.3% | 11 | Nov 26 | Jun 10 | - |
| 461 | El bonaerense | $9,470 | 1 | $5,550 | 58.6% | 1 | Nov 26 | - | Menemsha Films |
| 193 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | $1,991,922 | 52 | $758,211 | 38.1% | 52 | Nov 26 | Feb 12 | Yash Raj Films |
| 96 | The Missing | $27,011,180 | 2,756 | $10,833,633 | 40.1% | 2,756 | Nov 26 | Feb 16 | Revolution Studios |
| 38 | The Haunted Mansion | $75,847,266 | 3,122 | $24,278,410 | 32% | 3,122 | Nov 26 | Apr 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | Bad Santa | $60,060,328 | 2,540 | $12,500,000 | - | 2,005 | Nov 26 | Mar 25 | Dimension Films |
| 140 | The Cooler | $8,291,572 | 408 | $128,973 | 1.6% | 11 | Nov 26 | Apr 15 | Lionsgate Films |
| 146 | The Triplets of Belleville | $7,007,149 | 463 | $108,080 | 1.5% | 6 | Nov 26 | Jul 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 114 | Timeline | $19,481,943 | 2,787 | $8,440,629 | 43.3% | 2,787 | Nov 26 | Feb 19 | Paramount Pictures |
| 500 | Blindness | $1,602 | 1 | $1,432 | 89.4% | 1 | Nov 21 | Nov 27 | - |
| 504 | El Leyton | $1,332 | 1 | $1,332 | 100% | 1 | Nov 21 | - | Cinema Four |
| 119 | 21 Grams | $16,290,476 | 411 | $274,454 | 1.7% | 8 | Nov 21 | Apr 15 | Focus Features |
| 172 | The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Re-release | $3,435,749 | 139 | $79,650 | 2.3% | 6 | Nov 21 | Jun 3 | Miramax |
| 475 | Blue Gate Crossing | $6,242 | 1 | $2,547 | 40.8% | 1 | Nov 21 | Jun 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 463 | Acts of Worship | $9,377 | 1 | $6,626 | 70.7% | 1 | Nov 21 | - | Manifesto Vision |
| 406 | Out of Control | $36,486 | 12 | $36,486 | 100% | 12 | Nov 21 | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 109 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | $20,991,364 | 2,903 | $9,317,371 | 44.4% | 2,903 | Nov 14 | Feb 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 387 | Hukkle | $53,715 | 4 | - | - | - | Nov 14 | Sep 30 | Shadow Distribution |
| 506 | A House on a Hill | $984 | 1 | $678 | 68.9% | 1 | Nov 14 | - | Abramorama |
| 485 | Melvin Goes to Dinner | $4,168 | 1 | $1,919 | 46% | 1 | Nov 14 | - | Arrival Pictures |
| 341 | The Bullocks 2003 Re-release | $116,428 | 3 | $14,790 | 12.7% | 1 | Nov 14 | Jun 10 | Kino International |
| 356 | Anything But Love | $81,451 | 16 | $24,641 | - | 16 | Nov 14 | Jan 29 | IDP Distribution |
| 142 | Tupac: Resurrection | $7,718,961 | 804 | $4,632,847 | 60% | 801 | Nov 14 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures |
| 181 | My Architect | $2,750,707 | 39 | $37,929 | - | 2 | Nov 12 | Aug 5 | New Yorker Films |
| 438 | Hidden in Plain Sight | $16,803 | 3 | $5,298 | 31.5% | 3 | Nov 7 | Nov 20 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 7 | Elf | $173,398,518 | 3,381 | $32,100,000 | - | 3,337 | Nov 7 | Mar 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 452 | Love Forbidden 2003 Re-release | $11,421 | 1 | $4,075 | 35.7% | 1 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 429 | American Storytellers | $24,082 | 1 | $2,974 | 12.3% | 1 | Nov 7 | Apr 28 | Indican Pictures |
| 415 | In My Skin | $31,046 | 3 | $7,572 | 24.4% | 3 | Nov 7 | Mar 14 | Wellspring Media |
| 320 | Billabong Odyssey | $156,000 | 27 | $54,000 | 34.6% | 27 | Nov 7 | Dec 18 | - |
| 410 | Martin & Orloff | $34,222 | 2 | $6,988 | 20.4% | 1 | Nov 7 | Jun 13 | - |
| 49 | Love Actually | $59,696,144 | 1,714 | $6,886,080 | 11.5% | 576 | Nov 7 | Mar 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | The Matrix Revolutions | $139,313,948 | 3,502 | $48,475,154 | 34.8% | 3,502 | Nov 5 | Mar 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 178 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2003 Re-release | $3,045,032 | 46 | $14,568 | 0.5% | 6 | Oct 31 | Jan 22 | IMAX |
| 188 | Shattered Glass | $2,220,008 | 215 | $77,540 | 3.5% | 8 | Oct 31 | Jan 29 | Lionsgate Films |
| 467 | Suspended Animation | $8,169 | 3 | $3,285 | 40.2% | 3 | Oct 31 | Jan 29 | First Run |
| 273 | Die, Mommie, Die! | $320,092 | 17 | $54,129 | 16.9% | 10 | Oct 31 | Dec 21 | Sundance Film Series |
| 156 | The Human Stain | $5,381,908 | 388 | $1,034,195 | - | 160 | Oct 31 | Feb 5 | Miramax |
| 379 | Eyes Without a Face | $58,565 | 3 | $19,628 | 33.5% | 3 | Oct 31 | Dec 25 | Rialto Pictures |
| 194 | Alien 2003 Director's Cut | $1,986,910 | 347 | $1,023,665 | 51.5% | 347 | Oct 29 | Dec 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 402 | Girlhood | $37,977 | 3 | $4,845 | 12.8% | 2 | Oct 29 | Mar 4 | Wellspring Media |
| 423 | Snowboarder | $27,732 | 29 | $27,732 | 100% | 29 | Oct 24 | - | Christal Films |
| 56 | Radio | $52,333,738 | 3,074 | $13,303,724 | 25.4% | 3,074 | Oct 24 | Feb 1 | Revolution Studios |
| 492 | Sister Helen | $3,541 | 1 | $2,163 | 61.1% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | Cinema Four |
| 34 | Brother Bear | $85,336,277 | 3,030 | $291,940 | 0.3% | 2 | Oct 24 | Apr 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 480 | Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy | $5,161 | 14 | $5,161 | 100% | 14 | Oct 24 | - | R.S. Entertainment |
| 203 | Elephant | $1,266,955 | 38 | $93,356 | 7.4% | 6 | Oct 24 | Jan 8 | Fine Line Features |
| 271 | The Singing Detective | $337,174 | 46 | $28,324 | 8.4% | 5 | Oct 24 | Feb 5 | Paramount Classics |
| 163 | Beyond Borders | $4,430,101 | 1,798 | $2,076,402 | 46.9% | 1,798 | Oct 24 | Nov 27 | Paramount Pictures |
| 321 | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | $153,859 | 8 | $6,101 | 4% | 1 | Oct 24 | Dec 21 | Vitagraph Films |
| 22 | Scary Movie 3 | $110,003,217 | 3,505 | $49,700,000 | - | 3,505 | Oct 24 | Feb 19 | Dimension Films |
| 373 | Pinjar | $66,290 | 22 | $16,617 | 25.1% | 19 | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 160 | In the Cut | $4,750,602 | 825 | $97,625 | 2.1% | 6 | Oct 22 | Nov 27 | Screen Gems |
| 293 | The Far Side of the Moon | $235,926 | 7 | $27,865 | 11.8% | 6 | Oct 20 | - | Odeon |
| 59 | Runaway Jury | $49,443,628 | 2,815 | $11,836,705 | 23.9% | 2,815 | Oct 17 | Feb 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 326 | Bon Voyage | $148,727 | 16 | $38,682 | 26% | 16 | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 395 | Au hasard Balthazar | $45,406 | 1 | $8,436 | 18.6% | 1 | Oct 17 | Dec 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 202 | Sylvia | $1,315,498 | 109 | $58,940 | 4.5% | 3 | Oct 17 | Dec 25 | Focus Features |
| 183 | Pieces of April | $2,528,664 | 101 | $48,422 | 1.9% | 6 | Oct 17 | Feb 29 | United Artists |
| 482 | High Times Potluck | $4,827 | 2 | $3,168 | 65.6% | 2 | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 426 | 9 Dead Gay Guys | $26,377 | 2 | $3,462 | 13.1% | 1 | Oct 17 | Jan 15 | TLA Releasing |
| 37 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $80,571,655 | 3,018 | $29,100,000 | - | 3,016 | Oct 17 | Feb 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 199 | Veronica Guerin | $1,571,504 | 472 | $611,276 | 38.9% | 472 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 363 | Returner | $73,060 | 13 | $29,214 | 40% | 13 | Oct 17 | - | IDP Distribution |
| 445 | Khachaturian | $15,084 | 2 | $2,210 | 14.7% | 2 | Oct 17 | Nov 20 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 416 | Sans Soleil | $30,878 | 1 | $6,460 | 20.9% | 1 | Oct 10 | - | New Yorker Films |
| 370 | Mga munting tinig | $69,739 | 6 | $15,166 | 21.7% | 6 | Oct 10 | Mar 11 | Small Island Films |
| 327 | Girls Will Be Girls | $148,047 | 14 | $14,361 | 9.7% | 2 | Oct 10 | Dec 18 | IFC Films |
| 419 | Gang of Roses | $30,497 | 4 | $26,282 | 86.2% | 4 | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 308 | The Flower of Evil | $182,163 | 16 | $12,419 | 6.8% | 2 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Palm Pictures |
| 40 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $70,099,045 | 3,102 | $22,200,000 | - | 3,102 | Oct 10 | May 27 | Miramax |
| 81 | Intolerable Cruelty | $35,327,628 | 2,570 | $12,525,075 | 35.5% | 2,564 | Oct 10 | Jan 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 476 | The Calling 2003 Re-release | $6,092 | 10 | $4,754 | 78% | 10 | Oct 10 | Oct 19 | - |
| 75 | Good Boy | $37,667,746 | 3,225 | $13,107,022 | 34.8% | 3,225 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 371 | Dopamine | $69,544 | 10 | $22,278 | 32% | 10 | Oct 10 | Nov 13 | Sundance Film Series |
| 133 | House of the Dead | $10,249,719 | 1,540 | $5,500,000 | - | 1,520 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 414 | Glowing Eyes | $31,653 | 2 | $3,367 | 10.6% | 1 | Oct 10 | Apr 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 297 | Bus 174 | $217,201 | 5 | $8,625 | 4% | 1 | Oct 8 | Apr 29 | THINKFilm |
| 33 | Mystic River | $90,135,191 | 1,581 | $640,815 | 0.7% | 13 | Oct 8 | May 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 292 | 2001: A Space Odyssey 2003 Re-release | $239,621 | - | - | - | - | Oct 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 211 | Wonderland | $1,060,512 | 195 | $91,798 | 8.7% | 5 | Oct 3 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 253 | Foolproof | $458,990 | 189 | $230,312 | 50.2% | 189 | Oct 3 | - | Odeon |
| 494 | The Work and the Story | $3,233 | 5 | $2,192 | 67.8% | 5 | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 505 | Exorcism | $1,303 | 2 | $1,303 | 100% | 2 | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 190 | Evil Words | $2,014,071 | 61 | $514,762 | 25.6% | 61 | Oct 3 | - | Odeon |
| 212 | Baghban | $1,058,803 | 50 | $345,041 | 32.6% | 50 | Oct 3 | Nov 20 | Eros Worldwide |
| 331 | Concert for George | $134,600 | 105 | $67,711 | 50.3% | 105 | Oct 3 | Nov 13 | - |
| 408 | The Event | $35,554 | 18 | $19,206 | 54% | 18 | Oct 3 | Oct 30 | THINKFilm |
| 154 | The Station Agent | $5,739,376 | 198 | $57,785 | 1% | 3 | Oct 3 | Apr 4 | Miramax |
| 72 | Out of Time | $41,088,845 | 3,076 | $16,185,316 | 39.4% | 3,076 | Oct 3 | Feb 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 36 | School of Rock | $81,261,177 | 2,951 | $19,622,714 | 24.1% | 2,614 | Oct 3 | Mar 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 63 | The Rundown | $47,726,342 | 3,154 | $18,553,765 | 38.9% | 3,152 | Sep 26 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures |
| 403 | Bollywood/Hollywood 2003 Re-release | $37,962 | 18 | $5,470 | 14.4% | 3 | Sep 26 | - | Magnolia Pictures |
| 453 | Camera Obscura | $11,384 | 2 | $6,066 | 53.3% | 1 | Sep 26 | Oct 12 | - |
| 380 | Prey for Rock & Roll | $58,040 | 5 | $6,835 | 11.8% | 1 | Sep 26 | Dec 14 | MAC Releasing |
| 165 | The Gospel of John | $4,069,090 | 113 | $98,363 | 2.4% | 14 | Sep 26 | Apr 15 | THINKFilm |
| 153 | Luther | $5,791,328 | 400 | $908,446 | - | 400 | Sep 26 | Dec 18 | R.S. Entertainment |
| 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 |
| 135 | Duplex | $9,692,135 | 2,191 | $4,600,000 | - | 2,189 | Sep 26 | Dec 25 | Miramax |
| 261 | My Life Without Me | $400,948 | 39 | $40,515 | 10.1% | 7 | Sep 26 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 384 | Kart Racer | $56,146 | 86 | $56,146 | 100% | 86 | Sep 25 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 385 | Dorm Daze | $56,127 | 34 | $27,712 | 49.4% | 34 | Sep 24 | Oct 19 | 120 Degree Films |
| 286 | Yossi & Jagger | $267,005 | 6 | $19,395 | 7.3% | 1 | Sep 24 | May 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 204 | Bubba Ho-Tep | $1,239,183 | 25 | $35,636 | 2.9% | 2 | Sep 19 | Jan 11 | Vitagraph Films |
| 58 | Underworld | $51,970,690 | 2,928 | $21,753,759 | 41.9% | 2,915 | Sep 19 | Jan 11 | Screen Gems |
| 294 | Demonlover | $232,044 | 15 | $39,284 | 16.9% | 8 | Sep 19 | Jan 29 | Palm Pictures |
| 349 | Emerald Cowboy | $101,358 | 6 | $9,708 | 9.6% | 4 | Sep 19 | Mar 4 | Indican Pictures |
| 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 |
| 221 | To Be and to Have | $777,129 | 14 | $20,528 | 2.6% | 3 | Sep 19 | Jun 24 | New Yorker Films |
| 238 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | $578,241 | 15 | $9,482 | 1.6% | 1 | Sep 19 | Jun 17 | Artistic License |
| 94 | The Fighting Temptations | $30,250,745 | 2,026 | $11,758,372 | 38.9% | 2,026 | Sep 19 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures |
| 174 | Mambo Italiano 2003 Re-release | $3,205,730 | 183 | $734,570 | - | 178 | Sep 19 | Dec 18 | IDP Distribution |
| 173 | Anything Else | $3,212,310 | 1,033 | $1,673,125 | 52.1% | 1,033 | Sep 19 | Oct 16 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 226 | Scarface 2003 Re-release | $739,905 | 12 | $242,821 | 32.8% | 12 | Sep 19 | Oct 2 | Focus Features |
| 313 | Red Betsy | $164,520 | 22 | $29,864 | 18.2% | 22 | Sep 19 | - | Lang Films |
| 354 | In This World | $84,299 | 10 | $24,602 | 29.2% | 10 | Sep 19 | Oct 16 | Sundance Film Series |
| 71 | Secondhand Lions | $42,070,939 | 3,038 | $12,900,000 | - | 3,013 | Sep 19 | Jan 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 233 | Father and Sons | $634,968 | 49 | $178,929 | 28.2% | 49 | Sep 19 | - | Odeon |
| 250 | Casa de los babys | $478,031 | 71 | $36,456 | 7.6% | 9 | Sep 19 | Nov 27 | IFC Films |
| 366 | Dummy | $71,646 | 5 | $30,120 | 42% | 5 | Sep 12 | Oct 9 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 108 | Cabin Fever | $21,158,188 | 2,105 | $8,400,000 | - | 2,087 | Sep 12 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 490 | Warrior of Light | $3,617 | 1 | $2,712 | 75% | 1 | Sep 12 | - | New Yorker 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 |
| 404 | Millennium Actress | $37,641 | 6 | $18,732 | 49.8% | 6 | Sep 12 | Oct 2 | - |
| 196 | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | $1,680,020 | 38 | $114,573 | 6.8% | 29 | Sep 12 | May 13 | - |
| 360 | How the West Was Won 2003 Re-release | $76,729 | 1 | $28,568 | 37.2% | 1 | Sep 12 | Sep 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 309 | No Good Deed | $181,600 | 402 | $127,000 | - | 402 | Sep 12 | Sep 18 | MAC Releasing |
| 428 | Luster | $24,137 | 1 | $7,589 | 31.4% | 1 | Sep 12 | - | TLA Releasing |
| 77 | Matchstick Men | $36,906,460 | 2,711 | $13,087,307 | 35.5% | 2,711 | Sep 12 | Dec 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | Lost in Translation | $44,585,453 | 882 | $925,087 | 2.1% | 23 | Sep 12 | Mar 25 | Focus Features |
| 311 | Hangman's Curse | $168,406 | 18 | $78,084 | 46.4% | 18 | Sep 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 361 | So Close | $76,584 | 11 | $31,702 | 41.4% | 11 | Sep 12 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 353 | Where's the Party Yaar? | $85,739 | 11 | $48,832 | 57% | 11 | Sep 5 | - | Music Masala Films |
| 334 | Touchez pas au grisbi | $131,548 | 2 | $21,674 | 16.5% | 2 | Sep 5 | Feb 12 | Rialto Pictures |
| 304 | Taking Sides | $188,952 | 9 | $22,051 | 11.7% | 2 | Sep 5 | Mar 14 | New Yorker 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 |
| 376 | Carnage | $60,158 | 6 | $7,139 | 11.9% | 1 | Sep 5 | Feb 5 | Wellspring Media |
| 479 | Home Room | $5,216 | 3 | $3,467 | 66.5% | 3 | Sep 5 | Sep 11 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 295 | Kuch Naa Kaho | $224,831 | 32 | $92,197 | 41% | 32 | Sep 5 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 143 | The Order | $7,660,806 | 1,975 | $4,438,899 | 57.9% | 1,975 | Sep 5 | Oct 30 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 218 | Gaz Bar Blues | $884,664 | 23 | $90,610 | 10.2% | 15 | Sep 5 | - | Odeon |
| 266 | The Animation Show | $366,344 | 10 | $18,487 | 5% | 4 | Sep 5 | Apr 22 | - |
| 466 | Zero Day | $8,466 | 1 | $3,148 | 37.2% | 1 | Sep 3 | Sep 18 | Avatar Films |
| 495 | The Backyard | $3,200 | 1 | $1,500 | 46.9% | 1 | Aug 29 | Sep 7 | - |
| 195 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $1,690,767 | 63 | $109,868 | - | 63 | Aug 29 | Jan 29 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 225 | Party Monster | $742,898 | 13 | $15,163 | 2% | 1 | Aug 29 | Mar 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 310 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | $172,564 | 17 | $21,475 | 12.4% | 6 | Aug 29 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | $35,667,218 | 3,124 | $15,269,324 | 42.8% | 3,124 | Aug 29 | Jan 2 | United Artists |
| 342 | The Other Side of the Bed 2003 Re-release | $113,543 | 10 | $41,597 | 36.6% | 10 | Aug 29 | - | Sundance Film Series |
| 459 | Nola | $10,550 | 19 | $6,010 | 57% | 19 | Aug 29 | Sep 4 | IDP Distribution |
| 289 | Civil Brand | $254,293 | 35 | $99,296 | - | 35 | Aug 29 | Oct 16 | Lionsgate Films |
| 396 | Suddenly | $44,806 | 3 | $5,406 | 12.1% | 1 | Aug 27 | May 9 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
