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2003 in film

See also: 2002 in film, other events of 2003, 2004 in film and the list of 'years in film'

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Top Grossing Films of the Year
3 Deaths
4 Wide-Release Movies in 2003
5 Other Movies Released in 2003

Events

Top Grossing Films of the Year

Movies reaching blockbuster motion picture status were led by Disney's Finding Nemo and include the much-hyped second and third Matrix movies, but as contenders for summer movie dominance, they failed to reach the heights of Spider-Man. In December, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, wide released on December 17, reached blockbuster status within its first four days.

The 25 films with North American ticket sales of more than $100 million U.S. dollars as of December 29: [Rank/Title/North American Gross/(International Total)]

  1. Finding Nemo $339,714,978 ($748,900,000)
  2. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $305,388,685 ($652,200,000)
  3. The Matrix Reloaded $281,576,461 ($738,000,000)
  4. Bruce Almighty $242,829,261 ($474,800,000)
  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $232,254,000 ($502,300,000)
  6. $214,949,694 ($406,400,000)
  7. Elf $165,580,000 (N/A)
  8. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines $150,371,112 ($433,100,000)
  9. Bad Boys II $138,608,444 ($253,300,000)
  10. The Matrix Revolutions 137,941,003 ($415,900,000)
  11. Anger Management $135,645,823
  12. Bringing Down the House $132,716,677
  13. The Hulk $132,177,234
  14. 2 Fast 2 Furious $127,154,901
  15. Seabiscuit $120,231,534
  16. S.W.A.T $116,934,650
  17. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over $111,610,328
  18. Freaky Friday $110,042,380
  19. Scary Movie 3 $109,271,669
  20. The Italian Job $106,128,601
  21. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days $105,813,373
  22. American Wedding $104,492,461
  23. Daddy Day Care $104,148,781
  24. Daredevil $102,543,518
  25. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle $100,814,328

For a complete list of top-grossing films, follow this link:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2003&p=.htm

Deaths

Wide-Release Movies in 2003

(Movies released in at least 1,000 North American theatres)

North American
Release Date		 TitleStudio/DistributorNorth American
Box Office Gross		Notable Cast/Crew
January 10 Just Married 20th Century Fox $56,127,162 
January 17 Kangaroo Jack Warner Brothers $66,924,790 
January 17 National Security Sony $36,288,951 Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn
January 17 A Guy Thing MGM $15,545,431 
January 24 Darkness Falls Revolution $32,539,681 
January 31 The Recruit Disney $52,802,140 
January 31 Biker Boyz DreamWorks $21,989,492 
February 7 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Paramount $105,813,373 
February 7 Shanghai Knights Disney $60,476,872 Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson
February 7 Deliver Us from Eva Focus $17,573,594 
February 14 Daredevil Fox $102,543,518 Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell
February 14 The Jungle Book 2 Disney $47,901,582 
February 21 Old School DreamWorks $75,585,093 
February 21 The Life of David Gale Universal $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 Disney $132,716,677 
March 7 Tears of the Sun Sony $43,632,458 
March 14 Agent Cody Banks MGM $47,810,938 Frankie Muńiz, Hilary Duff
March 14 The Hunted Paramount $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 Disney $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 $31,118,819 
March 28 Basic Sony $26,599,248 
April 4 Phone Booth 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 $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 Disney $67,383,924 Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver
April 18 Malibu's Most Wanted Warner Bros $34,370,863 
April 25 Identity Sony $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 Fox $214,949,694 
May 2 The Lizzie McGuire Movie Disney $42,717,939 Hilary Duff
May 9 Daddy Day Care Revolution $104,148,781 Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin
May 15 The Matrix Reloaded Warner Bros $281,576,461 
May 23 Bruce Almighty Universal $242,829,261 
May 23 The In-Laws Warner Bros $20,453,431 
May 30 Finding Nemo Disney/Pixar $339,714,978 
May 30 The Italian Job Paramount $106,128,601 
May 30 Wrong Turn Fox $15,418,790 
June 6 2 Fast 2 Furious Universal $127,154,901 Paul Walker, Tyrese
June 13 Rugrats Go Wild Paramount $39,402,572 
June 13 Hollywood Homicide Revolution $30,207,785 
June 13 Dumb and Dumberer:
When Harry Met Lloyd		 New Line $26,214,846 
June 20 The Hulk Universal $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 Fox $4,928,883 
June 27 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Sony $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		 Disney $305,388,685* 
July 9 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Fox $66,465,204 Sean Connery
July 18 Bad Boys II Sony $138,608,444 
July 18 Johnny English Universal $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 $65,660,198 Angelina Jolie
July 25 Seabiscuit Universal $120,211,436 
August 1 American Wedding Universal $104,492,461 Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott
August 1 Gigli Revolution $6,068,735 
August 6 Freaky Friday Revolution $110,042,380 Lindsay Lohan
August 8 S.W.A.T Sony $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 Disney $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 $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 $22,741,671 David Spade
September 5 The Order Fox $7,660,806 
September 12 Once Upon a Time in Mexico Sony $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 $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 Disney $21,386,011 Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone
September 19 Anything Else DreamWorks $3,212,310 
September 26 The Rundown Universal $47,678,160 The Rock (Dwayne Johnson), Seann William Scott
September 26 Under the Tuscan Sun Disney $43,095,548 
September 26 Duplex Miramax $9,670,651 Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore
October 3 School of Rock Paramount $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 $35,254,176 George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones
October 10 House of the Dead Artisan $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 Fox $48,905,518 John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz
October 24 Brother Bear Disney $82,256,636* 
October 24 Scary Movie 3 Dimension $109,061,000 Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Tim Stack
October 24 Radio Sony $51,422,388 Cuba Gooding, Jr, Ed Harris
October 24 Beyond Borders Paramount $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 $56,070,880* 
November 14 Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World		 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 $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 Disney $65,475,698* Eddie Murphy
November 26 Bad Santa Dimension $51,733,000* Billy Bob Thornton
November 26 The Missing Revolution $25,904,967* Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett
November 26 Timeline Paramount $19,052,570 Paul Walker
December 5 The Last Samurai Warner Bros $76,102,930* Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe
December 5 Honey Universal $26,919,855* Jessica Alba, Lil' Romeo, Mekhi Phifer
December 12 Something's Gotta Give Sony $58,467,387* Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves
December 12 Stuck on You 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 $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 $20,818,771* Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman
December 25 Peter Pan Universal $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