Yearly box office · films released in
2003
| # | Film | Studio | Total gross | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | NL | $377,027,325 | $72,629,713 |
| 2 | Finding Nemo | BV | $339,714,978 | $70,251,710 |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | BV | $305,413,918 | $46,630,690 |
| 4 | The Matrix Reloaded | WB | $281,576,461 | $91,774,413 |
| 5 | Bruce Almighty | Uni. | $242,829,261 | $67,953,330 |
| 6 | X2: X-Men United | Fox | $214,949,694 | $85,558,731 |
| 7 | Elf | NL | $173,398,518 | $31,113,501 |
| 8 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | WB | $150,371,112 | $44,041,440 |
| 9 | The Matrix Revolutions | WB | $139,313,948 | $48,475,154 |
| 10 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Fox | $138,614,544 | $27,557,647 |
| 11 | Bad Boys II | Sony | $138,608,444 | $46,522,560 |
| 12 | Anger Management | SonR | $135,645,823 | $42,220,847 |
| 13 | Bringing Down the House | BV | $132,716,677 | $31,101,026 |
| 14 | Hulk | Uni. | $132,177,234 | $62,128,420 |
| 15 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Uni. | $127,154,901 | $50,472,480 |
| 16 | Something's Gotta Give | Sony | $124,728,738 | $16,064,723 |
| 17 | Seabiscuit | Uni. | $120,277,854 | $20,854,735 |
| 18 | S.W.A.T. | Sony | $116,934,650 | $37,062,535 |
| 19 | Spy Kids 3D: Game Over | Dim. | $111,761,982 | $33,417,739 |
| 20 | The Last Samurai | WB | $111,127,263 | $24,271,354 |
| 21 | Freaky Friday | BV | $110,230,332 | $22,203,007 |
| 22 | Scary Movie 3 | Dim. | $110,003,217 | $48,113,770 |
| 23 | The Italian Job | Par. | $106,128,601 | $19,457,944 |
| 24 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Par. | $105,813,373 | $23,774,850 |
| 25 | American Wedding | Uni. | $104,565,114 | $33,369,440 |
| 26 | Daddy Day Care | SonR | $104,297,061 | $27,623,580 |
| 27 | Daredevil | Fox | $102,543,518 | $40,310,419 |
| 28 | The Cat in the Hat | Uni. | $101,149,285 | $38,329,160 |
| 29 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Sony | $100,830,111 | $37,634,221 |
| 30 | Cold Mountain | Mira. | $95,636,509 | $14,574,213 |
| 31 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Fox | $93,927,920 | $25,105,990 |
| 32 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde | MGM | $90,186,328 | $22,220,670 |
| 33 | Mystic River | WB | $90,135,191 | $640,815 |
| 34 | Brother Bear | BV | $85,336,277 | $291,940 |
| 35 | Freddy Vs. Jason | NL | $82,622,655 | $36,428,066 |
| 36 | School of Rock | Par. | $81,261,177 | $19,622,714 |
| 37 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | NL | $80,571,655 | $28,094,014 |
| 38 | The Haunted Mansion | BV | $75,847,266 | $24,278,410 |
| 39 | Old School | DW | $75,585,093 | $17,453,216 |
| 40 | Kill Bill Vol. 1 | Mira. | $70,099,045 | $22,089,322 |
| 41 | Holes | BV | $67,406,573 | $16,300,155 |
| 42 | Kangaroo Jack | WB | $66,934,963 | $16,580,209 |
| 43 | Big Fish | Sony | $66,809,693 | $207,377 |
| 44 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Fox | $66,465,204 | $23,075,892 |
| 45 | Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Par. | $65,660,196 | $21,783,641 |
| 46 | Mona Lisa Smile | SonR | $63,860,942 | $11,528,498 |
| 47 | Shanghai Knights | BV | $60,476,872 | $19,603,630 |
| 48 | Bad Santa | Dim. | $60,060,328 | $12,292,952 |
| 49 | Love Actually | Uni. | $59,696,144 | $6,886,080 |
| 50 | Gothika | WB | $59,694,580 | $19,288,438 |
506 films in all.
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.