Domestic Box Office For 2003

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Finding Nemo$339,714,1843,425$339,714,978May 30Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$305,398,7793,416$305,413,918Jul 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
3The Matrix Reloaded$281,576,4613,603$281,576,461May 15Warner Bros.
4The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$249,445,9273,703$377,027,325Dec 17New Line Cinema
5Bruce Almighty$242,829,2613,549$242,829,261May 23Universal Pictures
6X2$214,949,6943,749$214,949,694May 2Twentieth Century Fox
7Elf$167,547,0003,381$173,398,518Nov 7New Line Cinema
8Chicago$167,511,9322,701$170,687,518Dec 27Miramax
9Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines$150,371,1123,504$150,371,112Jul 2Warner Bros.
10Bad Boys II$138,608,4443,202$138,608,444Jul 18Sony Pictures Releasing
11The Matrix Revolutions$138,041,1733,502$139,313,948Nov 5Warner Bros.
12Anger Management$135,645,8233,656$135,645,823Apr 11Revolution Studios
13Bringing Down the House$132,716,8482,910$132,716,677Mar 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
14Hulk$132,177,2343,674$132,177,234Jun 20Universal Pictures
152 Fast 2 Furious$127,154,9013,418$127,154,901Jun 6Universal Pictures
16The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$121,193,9763,622$339,789,881Dec 18New Line Cinema
17Seabiscuit$120,231,5342,573$120,277,854Jul 25Universal Pictures
18S.W.A.T.$116,934,6503,220$116,934,650Aug 8Sony Pictures Releasing
19Spy Kids 3: Game Over$111,637,7603,388$111,761,982Jul 25Dimension Films
20Freaky Friday$110,100,8263,067$110,230,332Aug 6Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
21Scary Movie 3$109,362,2023,505$110,003,217Oct 24Dimension Films
22The Italian Job$106,128,6012,877$106,128,601May 30Paramount Pictures
23How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days$105,813,3732,923$105,813,373Feb 7Paramount Pictures
24American Wedding$104,565,1143,175$104,565,114Aug 1Universal Pictures
25Daddy Day Care$104,297,0613,472$104,297,061May 9Revolution Studios
26Daredevil$102,543,5183,474$102,543,518Feb 14Twentieth Century Fox
27Catch Me If You Can$102,042,5903,225$164,615,351Dec 25DreamWorks Distribution
28Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle$100,830,1113,485$100,830,111Jun 27Sony Pictures Releasing
29The Cat in the Hat$98,050,9953,467$101,149,285Nov 21Universal Pictures
30Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde$90,186,3283,375$90,186,328Jul 2Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
31Freddy vs. Jason$82,618,3583,014$82,622,655Aug 15New Line Cinema
32Brother Bear$82,580,2653,030$85,336,277Oct 24Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
33Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World$81,531,7483,101$93,927,920Nov 14Twentieth Century Fox
34The Texas Chainsaw Massacre$80,235,9423,018$80,571,655Oct 17New Line Cinema
35School of Rock$79,870,6002,951$81,261,177Oct 3Paramount Pictures
36The Last Samurai$79,722,5062,938$111,127,263Dec 5Warner Bros.
37Old School$75,585,0932,742$75,585,093Feb 21DreamWorks Distribution
38Kill Bill: Vol. 1$69,709,6073,102$70,099,045Oct 10Miramax
39Holes$67,406,5732,452$67,406,573Apr 18Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
40The Haunted Mansion$67,016,2883,122$75,847,266Nov 26Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
41Kangaroo Jack$66,934,9632,848$66,934,963Jan 17Warner Bros.
42The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen$66,465,2043,002$66,465,204Jul 11Twentieth Century Fox
43Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life$65,660,1963,222$65,660,196Jul 25Paramount Pictures
44Something's Gotta Give$65,230,7652,876$124,728,738Dec 12Sony Pictures Releasing
45About Schmidt$61,997,6451,240$65,016,287Dec 13New Line Cinema
46Shanghai Knights$60,476,9062,755$60,476,872Feb 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
47Open Range$58,331,2542,268$58,331,254Aug 15Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
48Gothika$57,711,9482,382$59,694,580Nov 21Warner Bros.
49Love Actually$56,446,2401,714$59,696,144Nov 7Universal Pictures
50Once Upon a Time in Mexico$56,359,7803,289$56,359,780Sep 12Sony Pictures Releasing
51Just Married$56,127,1622,769$56,127,162Jan 10Twentieth Century Fox
52Cheaper by the Dozen$55,618,7443,307$138,614,544Dec 25Twentieth Century Fox
53Mystic River$53,765,6051,581$90,135,191Oct 8Warner Bros.
54Bad Santa$52,849,0002,540$60,060,328Nov 26Dimension Films
55The Recruit$52,802,0702,376$52,802,140Jan 31Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
56Identity$52,180,3742,733$52,159,536Apr 25Sony Pictures Releasing
57Underworld$51,791,1682,928$51,970,690Sep 19Screen Gems
58Radio$51,422,3883,074$52,333,738Oct 24Revolution Studios
59Runaway Jury$48,931,9052,815$49,443,628Oct 17Twentieth Century Fox
60Agent Cody Banks$47,938,3303,369$47,938,330Mar 14Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
61The Jungle Book 2$47,906,3412,815$47,901,582Feb 14Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
62The Rundown$47,726,3423,154$47,726,342Sep 26Universal Pictures
63Final Destination 2$46,977,9892,834$46,961,214Jan 31New Line Cinema
64Phone Booth$46,566,2122,489$46,566,212Apr 4Twentieth Century Fox
6528 Days Later$45,064,9151,407$45,064,915Jun 27-
66Tears of the Sun$43,734,8922,973$43,734,876Mar 7Revolution Studios
67Gangs of New York$43,461,0512,340$77,812,000Dec 20Miramax
68Under the Tuscan Sun$43,180,3281,701$43,610,723Sep 26Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
69Two Weeks Notice$43,153,5322,755$93,354,851Dec 20Warner Bros.
70The Lizzie McGuire Movie$42,734,4552,825$42,734,455May 2Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
71Secondhand Lions$42,071,5313,038$42,070,939Sep 19New Line Cinema
72The Hours$41,168,6791,010$41,675,994Dec 27Paramount Pictures
73Out of Time$41,052,5033,076$41,088,845Oct 3Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
74Rugrats Go Wild$39,402,5723,041$39,402,572Jun 13Paramount Pictures
75Mona Lisa Smile$38,594,1452,714$63,860,942Dec 19Revolution Studios
76Head of State$38,125,2472,256$38,125,247Mar 28DreamWorks Distribution
77Good Boy$37,650,3603,225$37,667,746Oct 10Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
78Uptown Girls$37,182,4942,495$37,182,494Aug 15Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
79Matchstick Men$36,906,4602,711$36,906,460Sep 12Warner Bros.
80National Security$36,377,3442,729$36,381,186Jan 17Sony Pictures Releasing
81What a Girl Wants$36,105,4332,964$36,105,433Apr 4Warner Bros.
82Jeepers Creepers 2$35,666,2523,124$35,667,218Aug 29United Artists
83Intolerable Cruelty$35,267,6922,570$35,327,628Oct 10Universal Pictures
84Cradle 2 the Grave$34,712,3472,625$34,712,347Feb 28Warner Bros.
85Malibu's Most Wanted$34,432,2012,503$34,432,201Apr 18Warner Bros.
86The Hunted$34,244,0972,517$34,244,097Mar 14Paramount Pictures
87Dreamcatcher$33,715,4362,945$33,715,436Mar 21Warner Bros.
88Darkness Falls$32,554,1332,865$32,551,396Jan 24Revolution Studios
89Bend It Like Beckham$32,543,4491,002$32,543,449Mar 12-
90The Pianist$32,366,947842$32,572,577Dec 25Focus Features
91Maid in Manhattan$31,880,4243,050$94,011,225Dec 13Revolution Studios
92The Core$31,186,8963,019$31,186,896Mar 28Paramount Pictures
93Lost in Translation$30,961,436882$44,585,453Sep 12Focus Features
94Hollywood Homicide$30,940,6912,840$30,940,691Jun 13Revolution Studios
95The Fighting Temptations$30,250,7452,026$30,250,745Sep 19Paramount Pictures
96Johnny English$28,082,3662,236$28,082,366Jul 18Universal Pictures
97Cold Mountain$28,051,5142,802$95,636,509Dec 25Miramax
98Honey$27,368,2001,972$30,308,417Dec 5Universal Pictures
99A Man Apart$26,798,6222,495$26,736,098Apr 4New Line Cinema
100Basic$26,793,3112,876$26,793,311Mar 28Sony Pictures Releasing
101Stuck on You$26,763,6563,007$33,832,741Dec 12Twentieth Century Fox
102Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas$26,483,4523,086$26,483,452Jul 2DreamWorks Distribution
103Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd$26,277,7572,609$26,276,465Jun 13New Line Cinema
104The Missing$25,904,9672,756$27,011,180Nov 26Revolution Studios
105Paycheck$25,022,0772,762$53,790,451Dec 25Paramount Pictures
106Bulletproof Monk$23,358,7082,955$23,358,708Apr 16Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
107Piglet's Big Movie$23,101,9502,084$23,103,423Mar 21Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
108Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star$22,738,6712,083$22,738,671Sep 5Paramount Pictures
109The Medallion$22,219,1922,652$22,219,192Aug 22TriStar Pictures
110Peter Pan$22,111,4652,813$48,462,608Dec 25Universal Pictures
111Biker Boyz$22,064,7691,769$22,076,772Jan 31DreamWorks Distribution
112Cold Creek Manor$21,386,0112,035$21,386,011Sep 19Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
113Cabin Fever$21,157,3592,105$21,158,188Sep 12Lionsgate Films
114Whale Rider$20,779,666556$20,779,666Jun 6Newmarket Films
115The In-Laws$20,453,4312,652$20,453,431May 23Warner Bros.
116Looney Tunes: Back in Action$20,382,7572,903$20,991,364Nov 14Warner Bros.
117Down with Love$20,305,2512,123$20,305,251May 9Twentieth Century Fox
118The Life of David Gale$19,955,5982,003$19,955,598Feb 21Universal Pictures
119Timeline$19,068,0972,787$19,481,943Nov 26Paramount Pictures
120Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets$18,121,1113,682$261,988,482Nov 15Warner Bros.
121Adaptation.$17,946,961672$22,498,520Dec 6Sony Pictures Releasing
122My Big Fat Greek Wedding$17,785,7142,016$241,438,208Apr 19IFC Films
123A Mighty Wind$17,781,006770$17,781,006Apr 16Warner Bros.
124The Wild Thornberrys$17,697,1643,012$40,108,697Dec 20Paramount Pictures
125Love Don't Cost a Thing$17,602,6761,844$21,924,226Dec 12Warner Bros.
126Deliver Us from Eva$17,539,2221,139$17,573,594Feb 7Focus Features
127Antwone Fisher$17,406,8081,021$21,078,145Dec 19-
128Drumline$17,282,7951,837$56,399,184Dec 13Twentieth Century Fox
129Space Station 3D$16,077,21364$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
130Confessions of a Dangerous Mind$15,986,5901,776$16,007,718Dec 31Miramax
131View from the Top$15,613,8972,508$15,614,000Mar 21Miramax
132My Boss's Daughter$15,548,5482,206$15,550,605Aug 22Dimension Films
133A Guy Thing$15,545,4312,520$15,545,431Jan 17Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
134Wrong Turn$15,418,7901,615$15,418,790May 30Twentieth Century Fox
135Ghosts of the Abyss$15,259,62397$17,040,871Apr 11Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
136Dirty Pretty Things$14,864,314493$8,112,414Jul 18Miramax
137Alex & Emma$14,218,6982,310$14,218,698Jun 20Warner Bros.
138How to Deal$14,197,9912,319$14,195,227Jul 18New Line Cinema
139Gods and Generals$12,882,9351,533$12,882,934Feb 21Warner Bros.
14025th Hour$12,676,545495$13,084,595Dec 19Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
141House of 1000 Corpses$12,631,898847$12,634,962Apr 11Lionsgate Films
142The Quiet American$12,488,421396$12,988,801Nov 22Miramax
143Confidence$12,252,0631,871$12,251,640Apr 25Lionsgate Films
144Die Another Day$12,176,5803,377$160,942,139Nov 22Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
145The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$11,977,57766$15,686,215Dec 27Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
146The Hot Chick$11,085,9872,246$35,081,594Dec 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
147Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$10,763,402202$10,764,402Apr 18Sony Pictures Classics
148Narc$10,256,880822$10,465,659Dec 20Paramount Pictures
149House of the Dead$10,249,7191,540$10,249,719Oct 10Artisan Entertainment
150Swimming Pool$10,133,961259$10,130,108Jul 2Focus Features
151Duplex$9,692,2192,191$9,692,135Sep 26Miramax
152Dark Blue$9,250,3012,176$9,250,301Feb 21United Artists
153The Divorce$9,081,057701$9,081,057Aug 8-
154Boat Trip$8,599,1161,803$8,600,126Mar 21Artisan Entertainment
155Seducing Doctor Lewis$8,025,39780$9,354,342Jul 11Odeon
156Talk to Her
2002 Re-release
$7,772,256255$9,285,469Nov 22Sony Pictures Classics
157Star Trek: Nemesis$7,760,0572,711$43,254,409Dec 13Paramount Pictures
158Tupac: Resurrection$7,718,961804$7,718,961Nov 14Paramount Pictures
159The Order$7,660,8061,975$7,660,806Sep 5Twentieth Century Fox
160It Runs in the Family$7,491,8391,207$7,491,839Apr 25Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
161Willard$6,885,1251,762$6,886,089Mar 14New Line Cinema
162Bowling for Columbine$6,202,134248$21,576,018Oct 11United Artists
163Nowhere in Africa$6,178,80878$6,180,200Mar 7Zeitgeist Films
164Chasing Papi$6,130,049585$6,130,049Apr 16Twentieth Century Fox
165Gigli$6,087,5422,215$6,087,542Aug 1Revolution Studios
166American Splendor$6,011,630272$6,010,990Aug 15Fine Line Features
167Spellbound$5,728,581117$5,728,581Apr 30THINKFilm
168T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$5,727,82238$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
169Far from Heaven$5,597,865291$15,901,849Nov 8Focus Features
17021 Grams$5,564,820411$16,290,476Nov 21Focus Features
171Luther$5,485,926400$5,791,328Sep 26R.S. Entertainment
172Frida$5,372,495794$25,885,000Oct 25Miramax
173The Human Stain$5,353,851388$5,381,908Oct 31Miramax
174Grind$5,123,6962,253$5,123,696Aug 15Warner Bros.
175Rabbit-Proof Fence$5,100,906153$6,199,600Nov 27Miramax
176The Barbarian Invasions$5,037,785134$5,109,226May 9Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
177Big Fish$4,965,5332,514$66,809,693Dec 10Sony Pictures Releasing
178From Justin to Kelly$4,928,8832,001$4,928,883Jun 20Twentieth Century Fox
179In the Cut$4,750,602825$4,750,602Oct 22Screen Gems
180Spirited Away$4,640,765714$10,055,859Sep 20Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
181Thirteen$4,601,043243$4,601,043Aug 20-
182City of God$4,583,534242$7,564,459Jan 17Miramax
183The Magdalene Sisters
2003 Re-release
$4,581,436295$4,583,889Aug 1Miramax
184The Station Agent$4,464,135198$5,739,376Oct 3Miramax
185Beyond Borders$4,430,1011,798$4,430,101Oct 24Paramount Pictures
186Treasure Planet$4,409,7663,227$38,176,783Nov 27Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
187The Real Cancun$3,823,2692,261$3,825,421Apr 25New Line Cinema
188Better Luck Tomorrow$3,802,390387$3,802,390Apr 11Paramount Pictures
189In America$3,681,206403$15,539,656Nov 26-
190Step Into Liquid$3,680,39491$3,681,803Aug 8Artisan Entertainment
191Laurel Canyon$3,662,159121$3,663,356Mar 7Sony Pictures Classics
192The Secret Lives of Dentists$3,618,566181$3,707,346Aug 1-
193The Good Thief$3,517,797222$3,517,797Apr 2-
194Analyze That$3,390,9202,635$32,130,627Dec 6Warner Bros.
195Anything Else$3,212,3101,033$3,212,310Sep 19DreamWorks Distribution
196Mambo Italiano
2003 Re-release
$3,205,730183$3,205,730Sep 19IDP Distribution
197Capturing the Friedmans$3,119,11378$3,119,113May 30Magnolia Pictures
198The Guru$3,095,50698$3,095,506Jan 31Universal Pictures
199The Gospel of John$3,084,128113$4,069,090Sep 26THINKFilm
200Mambo Italiano$3,047,296100$3,047,296Jun 6-