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Events
Top-Grossing Films of the Year
Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2003; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year 2003.
Movies reaching blockbuster motion picture status were led by Disney's Finding Nemo. These are the worldwide top 10 grossing films as of January 11, 2004:
2003 Rank | Title | Studio/Distributor | International Box Office Gross | North American Box Office Gross''' |
1. |
Finding Nemo |
Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar |
$821,300,000 |
$339,714,978 |
2. |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
New Line |
$782,500,000 |
$315,555,000 |
3. |
The Matrix Reloaded |
Warner Bros |
$738,000,000 |
$281,576,461 |
4. |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$653,400,000 |
$305,413,918 |
5. |
Bruce Almighty |
Universal |
$474,700,000 |
$242,829,261 |
6. |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
Warner Bros |
$433,100,000 |
$150,371,112 |
7. |
The Matrix Revolutions |
Warner Bros |
$420,800,000 |
$138,491,786 |
8. |
|
20th Century Fox |
$406,400,000 |
$214,949,694 |
9. |
Bad Boys II |
Columbia Pictures |
$272,300,000 |
$138,608,444 |
10. |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |
Columbia Pictures |
$259,200,000 |
$100,830,111 |
In North America, 26 films grossed more than $100 million, six films grossed more than $200 million, and three films grossed more than $300 million.
For a complete list of 2003's top-grossing films, follow this link:
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2003&p=.htm
Deaths
- January 4 Conrad Hall, Hollywood cinematographer, a two-time Academy Award-winner
- January 8 Ron Goodwin, British film music composer and conductor
- January 11 Maurice Pialat, French movie director
- January 11 Anthony Havelock-Allan, British screenwriter
- January 12 Maurice Gibb, of the Bee Gees, singer, composer, actor
- January 13 Norman Panama, screenwriter and director
- January 18 Richard Crenna, actor
- January 23 Nell Carter, singer, actress
- January 25 Robert Rockwell, actor
- January 29 Peter Shaw, producer; husband of actress Angela Lansbury
- February 9 Vera Hruba Ralston, actress
- February 18 Jack Brodsky, movie producer and publicist
- February 22 Daniel Taradash, former president of AMPAS; Oscar-winning screenwriter of "From Here to Eternity"
- February 25 Alberto Sordi, Italian comedy film legend
- March 3 Horst Buchholz, German actor
- March 8 Karen Morley, actress
- March 8 Adam Faith, British singer and actor
- March 9 Stan Brakhage, filmmaker
- March 12 Lynne Thigpen, actor
- March 15 Dame Thora Hird, veteran British actress
- March 24 Philip Yordan, screenwriter; won Oscar for "Broken Lance"
- March 31 Michael Jeter, actor
- April 1 Leslie Cheung, actor and singer
- April 2 Michael Wayne, film producer; eldest son of John Wayne
- April 12 Sydney Lassick, actor, best known playing asylum resident Cheswick in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- April 21 Nina Simone, jazz singer, "High Priestess of Soul"
- April 26 Peter Stone, Oscar-and-(3-time)Tony-winning writer
- April 27 Elaine Steinbeck, actress
- May 3 Suzy Parker, actress, model
- May 14 Dame Wendy Hiller, actress
- May 14 Robert Stack, actor
- May 28 Martha Scott, actress
- June 2 Richard Cusack, 77, ad executive turned actor/screenwriter
- June 7 Trevor Goddard, actor
- June 7 Tony McAuley BBC Northern Ireland broadcaster & film-maker associated with traditional Irish music and arts
- June 12 Gregory Peck, actor
- June 15 Hume Cronyn, actor
- June 29 Katharine Hepburn, actress
- June 30 Buddy Hackett, comic, actor
- July 1 N!xau, Namibian actor
- July 6 Buddy Ebsen, actor
- July 25 John Schlesinger, director
- July 27 Bob Hope, comedian, actor
- August 1 Marie Trintignant, French actress and daughter of actor Jean-Louis Trintignant.
- August 2 Don Estelle, actor
- August 9 Gregory Hines, actor, dancer.
- August 30 Charles Bronson, actor
- September 8 Leni Riefenstahl, German filmmaker
- September 9 Larry Hovis, actor, played Carter on "Hogan's Heroes"
- September 10 Harry Goz, cartoon voice actor.
- September 11 John Ritter, American actor, played Jack Tripper on Three's Company
- September 12 Johnny Cash, American country singer
- September 16 Erich Hallhuber, Bavarian actor.
- September 22 Gordon Jump, American actor.
- September 27 Donald O'Connor, entertainer, actor
- September 28 Elia Kazan, director
- October 2 Gunther Philipp, Austrian actor
- October 3 William Steig, American cartoonist and children's author; creator of Shrek
- October 5 Denis Quilley, British actor
- October 20 Jack Elam, American actor, 84 years
- October 21 Fred Berry, American actor,
- October 23 Tony Capstick, British actor, comedian, musician and broadcaster
- November 4 Ken Gampu, South African actor
- November 6 Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (41 years)
- November 9 Art Carney, The Honeymooners actor (85 years)
- November 12 Jonathan Brandis, actor, reportedly suicide (27 years)
- November 12 Penny Singleton, actress (95 years)
- November 13 Kellie Waymire, actress (35 years)
- November 14 Gene Anthony Ray, actor and dancer
- November 15 Dorothy Loudon, actress
- November 18 Michael Kamen, composer
- November 20 Kerem Yilmazer, Turkish actor (58 years)
- November 20 Robert Addie, British actor (43 years)
- November 27 Will Quadflieg, German actor
- December 3 David Hemmings, actor
- December 12 Keiko, orca of Reino Aventura and Free Willy fame (27 years)
- December 14 Jeanne Crain, Oscar-nominated actress (78 years)
- December 17 Ed Devereaux, Australian actor
- December 19 Hope Lange, actress in Peyton Place
- December 27 Sir Alan Bates, British actor
- December 30 Anita Mui, 40, Hong Kong actress
- December 30 John Gregory Dunne, 71, screenwriter
Wide-Release Movies in 2003
(Movies released in at least 1,000 North American theatres)
North American Release Date | Title | Studio/Distributor | North American Box Office Gross | Notable Cast/Crew |
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January 10 |
Just Married |
20th Century Fox |
$56,127,162 |
|
January 17 |
Kangaroo Jack |
Warner Brothers |
$66,924,790 |
|
January 17 |
National Security |
Sony Pictures |
$36,288,951 |
Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn |
January 17 |
A Guy Thing |
MGM |
$15,545,431 |
|
January 24 |
Darkness Falls |
Revolution Studios |
$32,539,681 |
|
January 31 |
The Recruit |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$52,802,140 |
|
January 31 |
Biker Boyz |
DreamWorks |
$21,989,492 |
|
February 7 |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days |
Paramount Pictures |
$105,813,373 |
|
February 7 |
Shanghai Knights |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$60,476,872 |
Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson |
February 7 |
Deliver Us from Eva |
Focus |
$17,573,594 |
|
February 14 |
Daredevil |
20th Century Fox |
$102,543,518 |
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell |
February 14 |
The Jungle Book 2 |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$47,901,582 |
|
February 21 |
Old School |
DreamWorks |
$75,585,093 |
|
February 21 |
The Life of David Gale |
Universal Studios |
$19,955,598 |
|
February 21 |
Gods and Generals |
Warner Brothers |
$12,882,934 |
|
February 21 |
Dark Blue |
United Artists |
$9,245,932 |
|
February 28 |
Cradle 2 the Grave |
Warner Bros |
$34,612,814 |
|
March 7 |
Bringing Down the House |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$132,716,677 |
|
March 7 |
Tears of the Sun |
Sony Pictures |
$43,632,458 |
|
March 14 |
Agent Cody Banks |
MGM |
$47,810,938 |
Frankie Muńiz, Hilary Duff |
March 14 |
The Hunted |
Paramount Pictures |
$34,244,097 |
|
March 14 |
Willard |
New Line |
$6,882,696 |
|
March 21 |
Dreamcatcher |
Warner Bros |
$33,700,070 |
|
March 21 |
View from the Top |
Miramax |
$15,614,000 |
|
March 21 |
Piglet's Big Movie |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$23,103,423 |
|
March 21 |
Boat Trip |
Artisan |
$8,600,126 |
|
March 28 |
Head of State |
DreamWorks |
$38,111,412 |
|
March 28 |
The Core |
Paramount Pictures |
$31,118,819 |
|
March 28 |
Basic |
Sony Pictures |
$26,599,248 |
|
April 4 |
Phone Booth |
20th Century Fox |
$46,566,212 |
|
April 4 |
What a Girl Wants |
Warner Bros |
$36,093,584 |
Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth |
April 4 |
A Man Apart |
New Line |
$26,671,549 |
|
April 11 |
Anger Management |
Revolution Studios |
$135,645,823 |
|
April 11 |
House of 1,000 Corpses |
Lions Gate |
$12,620,318 |
Rob Zombie (director) |
April 16 |
Bulletproof Monk |
MGM |
$23,346,068 |
Chow Yun-Fat |
April 18 |
Holes |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$67,383,924 |
Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver |
April 18 |
Malibu's Most Wanted |
Warner Bros |
$34,370,863 |
|
April 25 |
Identity |
Sony Pictures |
$52,138,971 |
John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Alfred Molina |
April 25 |
Confidence |
Lions Gate |
$12,217,840 |
|
April 25 |
It Runs in the Family |
MGM |
$7,488,566 |
|
April 25 |
The Real Cancun |
New Line |
$3,816,594 |
|
May 2 |
|
20th Century Fox |
$214,949,694 |
|
May 2 |
The Lizzie McGuire Movie |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$42,717,939 |
Hilary Duff |
May 9 |
Daddy Day Care |
Revolution Studios |
$104,148,781 |
Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin |
May 15 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
Warner Bros |
$281,576,461 |
|
May 23 |
Bruce Almighty |
Universal Studios |
$242,829,261 |
|
May 23 |
The In-Laws |
Warner Bros |
$20,453,431 |
|
May 30 |
Finding Nemo |
Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar |
$339,714,978 |
|
May 30 |
The Italian Job |
Paramount Pictures |
$106,128,601 |
|
May 30 |
Wrong Turn |
20th Century Fox |
$15,418,790 |
|
June 6 |
2 Fast 2 Furious |
Universal Studios |
$127,154,901 |
Paul Walker, Tyrese |
June 13 |
Rugrats Go Wild |
Paramount Pictures |
$39,402,572 |
|
June 13 |
Hollywood Homicide |
Revolution Studios |
$30,207,785 |
|
June 13 |
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd |
New Line |
$26,214,846 |
|
June 20 |
The Hulk |
Universal Studios |
$132,177,234 |
Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly |
June 20 |
Alex and Emma |
Warner Bros |
$14,218,698 |
Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson |
June 20 |
From Justin to Kelly |
20th Century Fox |
$4,928,883 |
|
June 27 |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |
Sony Pictures |
$100,814,328 |
|
June 27 |
28 Days Later |
Fox Searchlight |
$45,064,915 |
|
July 2 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
Warner Bros |
$150,371,112 |
|
July 2 |
Legally Blonde 2 Red, White and Blonde |
MGM |
$90,168,825 |
Reese Witherspoon |
July 2 |
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas |
DreamWorks |
$26,466,286 |
|
July 9 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$305,388,685* |
|
July 9 |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |
20th Century Fox |
$66,465,204 |
Sean Connery |
July 18 |
Bad Boys II |
Sony Pictures |
$138,608,444 |
|
July 18 |
Johnny English |
Universal Studios |
$28,082,366 |
Rowan Atkinson |
July 18 |
How to Deal |
New Line |
$14,144,112 |
|
July 25 |
Spy Kids 3D: Game Over |
Dimension |
$111,610,328 |
|
July 25 |
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life |
Paramount Pictures |
$65,660,198 |
Angelina Jolie |
July 25 |
Seabiscuit |
Universal Studios |
$120,211,436 |
|
August 1 |
American Wedding |
Universal Studios |
$104,492,461 |
Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott |
August 1 |
Gigli |
Revolution Studios |
$6,068,735 |
|
August 6 |
Freaky Friday |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$110,042,380 |
Lindsay Lohan |
August 8 |
S.W.A.T |
Sony Pictures |
$116,934,650 |
Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell |
August 15 |
Freddy vs. Jason |
New Line |
$82,556,855 |
Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger |
August 15 |
Open Range |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$58,331,254 |
|
August 15 |
Uptown Girls |
MGM |
$37,095,657 |
Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning |
August 15 |
Grind |
Warner Bros |
$5,123,696 |
|
August 22 |
The Medallion |
Screen Gems |
$22,108,977 |
Jackie Chan |
August 22 |
My Boss's Daughter |
Dimension |
$15,550,605 |
|
August 22 |
Marci X |
Paramount Pictures |
$1,648,818 |
Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans |
August 29 |
Jeepers Creepers 2 |
United Artists |
$35,623,801 |
Ray Wise, Jonathan Breck |
September 5 |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star |
Paramount Pictures |
$22,741,671 |
David Spade |
September 5 |
The Order |
20th Century Fox |
$7,660,806 |
|
September 12 |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico |
Sony Pictures |
$56,292,921 |
|
September 12 |
Matchstick Men |
Warner Bros |
$36,886,006 |
|
September 12 |
Cabin Fever |
Lions Gate |
$21,158,188 |
|
September 19 |
Underworld |
Screen Gems |
$51,741,634 |
Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman |
September 19 |
The Fighting Temptations |
Paramount Pictures |
$30,221,738 |
Cuba Gooding, Jr, Beyoncé Knowles, Jonathan Lynn (director) |
September 19 |
Secondhand Lions |
New Line |
$41,988,596 |
|
September 19 |
Cold Creek Manor |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$21,386,011 |
Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone |
September 19 |
Anything Else |
DreamWorks |
$3,212,310 |
|
September 26 |
The Rundown |
Universal Studios |
$47,678,160 |
The Rock (Dwayne Johnson), Seann William Scott |
September 26 |
Under the Tuscan Sun |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$43,095,548 |
|
September 26 |
Duplex |
Miramax |
$9,670,651 |
Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore |
October 3 |
School of Rock |
Paramount Pictures |
$79,757,618 |
Jack Black |
October 3 |
Out of Time |
MGM |
$40,998,687 |
Denzel Washington |
October 10 |
Kill Bill Vol. 1 |
Miramax |
$69,577,340 |
Uma Thurman, Quentin Tarantino (writer, director) |
October 10 |
Good Boy |
MGM |
$37,627,217 |
|
October 10 |
Intolerable Cruelty |
Universal Studios |
$35,254,176 |
George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones |
October 10 |
House of the Dead |
Artisan Entertainment |
$10,211,633 |
|
October 10 |
Mystic River |
Warner Bros |
$53,619,415 |
Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Clint Eastwood (director) |
October 17 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
New Line |
$80,213,803* |
|
October 17 |
Runaway Jury |
20th Century Fox |
$48,905,518 |
John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz |
October 24 |
Brother Bear |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$82,256,636* |
|
October 24 |
Scary Movie 3 |
Dimension |
$109,061,000 |
Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Tim Stack |
October 24 |
Radio |
Sony Pictures |
$51,422,388 |
Cuba Gooding, Jr, Ed Harris |
October 24 |
Beyond Borders |
Paramount Pictures |
$4,430,101 |
Angelina Jolie |
November 5 |
The Matrix Revolutions |
Warner Bros |
$137,941,003* |
|
November 7 |
Elf |
New Line |
$165,580,000* |
Will Ferrell, James Caan |
November 7 |
Love Actually |
Universal Studios |
$56,070,880* |
|
November 14 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
20th Century Fox |
$80,943,916* |
Russell Crowe |
November 14 |
Looney Tunes: Back in Action |
Warner Bros |
$20,264,659* |
Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Heather Locklear, Steve Martin |
November 21 |
The Cat in the Hat |
Universal Studios |
$97,356,155* |
Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning, Kelly Preston |
November 21 |
Gothika |
Warner Bros |
$57,562,178* |
Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr, Penélope Cruz |
November 26 |
The Haunted Mansion |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$65,475,698* |
Eddie Murphy |
November 26 |
Bad Santa |
Dimension |
$51,733,000* |
Billy Bob Thornton |
November 26 |
The Missing |
Revolution Studios |
$25,904,967* |
Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett |
November 26 |
Timeline |
Paramount Pictures |
$19,052,570 |
Paul Walker |
December 5 |
The Last Samurai |
Warner Bros |
$76,102,930* |
Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe |
December 5 |
Honey |
Universal Studios |
$26,919,855* |
Jessica Alba, Lil' Romeo, Mekhi Phifer |
December 10 |
Big Fish |
Sony Pictures |
$14,101,000* |
Billy Crudup, Albert Finney, Ewan McGregor, Tim Burton (director) |
December 12 |
Something's Gotta Give |
Sony Pictures |
$58,467,387* |
Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves |
December 12 |
Stuck on You |
20th Century Fox |
$25,239,795* |
Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear |
December 12 |
Love Don't Cost a Thing |
Warner Bros |
$16,894,166* |
Nick Cannon, Christina Milian |
December 17 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
New Line |
$232,254,000* |
Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Peter Jackson (director) |
December 19 |
Mona Lisa Smile |
Sony Pictures |
$33,742,836* |
Julia Roberts |
December 25 |
Cheaper by the Dozen |
20th Century Fox |
$42,001,052* |
Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt |
December 25 |
Cold Mountain |
Mirimax |
$21,825,000* |
Nicole Kidman, Jude Law |
December 25 |
Paycheck |
Paramount Pictures |
$20,818,771* |
Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman |
December 25 |
Peter Pan |
Universal Studios |
$17,173,380* |
Jeremy Sumpter, Ludivine Sagnier, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Jason Isaacs, P. J. Hogan (director) |
*Estimated as of Dec. 29, 2003
Other Movies Released in 2003
- 21 Grams, starring Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro
- Alien (re-release, was released in 1979)
- Blizzard
- The Brown Bunny
- Calendar Girls, starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters
- The Company, starring Neve Campbell
- The Cooler, starring William H. Macy and Alec Baldwin
- Elephant
- Final Destination 2
- Foolproof, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kristin Booth
- Gerry
- Girl with a Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth
- Good bye, Lenin, a German comedy, released internationally
- Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville and Christina Applegate''
- The Guru, starring Jimi Mistry and Heather Graham
- House of Sand and Fog, starring Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley
- The Human Stain, starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman
- In America
- In the Cut, starring Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo
- Irréversible
- Kart Racer
- Les Invasions barbares (Barbarian Invasions) written and directed by Denys Arcand
- L'homme du train (The Man on the Train) - directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday
- Millennium Actress (USA release date, was released in Japan in 2001)
- Monster, starring Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci
- My Life Without Me, starring Sarah Polley
- Prey for Rock & Roll
- Shattered Glass, starring Hayden Christensen
- Spider
- The Station Agent, starring Peter Dinklage
- The Statement, starring Michael Caine
- The Triplets of Belleville (originally released in France)
- Tupac: Resurrection, starring Tupac Shakur
- Veronica Guerin, starring Cate Blanchett
- Whale Rider
- Wonderland, starring Val Kilmer
- Young Black Stallion
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