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Top 2003 Movies at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top 2003 Domestic Limited Release - Top 2003 International - Top 2003 Worldwide
Other Domestic Cumulative records: All Time Domestic - All Time Domestic (Inf. Adj.) - All Time Animated Domestic - All Time Sequel Domestic - All Time Non-Sequel Domestic - Top 2023 Domestic - Top 2024 Domestic
This chart contains the total domestic box office for movies released in 2003.
See Top Grossing Movies of 2003 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 2003, including films released in 2002 and earlier.
| Rank | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office |
Opening Weekend Box Office |
Max Theater Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | New Line | $381,472,917 | $72,629,713 | 3,703 |
| 2 | Finding Nemo | Walt Disney | $380,529,370 | $70,251,710 | 3,425 |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Blac… | Walt Disney | $305,410,819 | $46,630,690 | 3,416 |
| 4 | The Matrix Reloaded | Warner Bros. | $281,553,689 | $91,774,413 | 3,603 |
| 5 | Bruce Almighty | Universal | $242,704,995 | $67,953,330 | 3,549 |
| 6 | X-Men 2 | 20th Cent… | $214,949,694 | $85,558,731 | 3,749 |
| 7 | Elf | New Line | $181,096,587 | $31,113,501 | 3,381 |
| 8 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Warner Bros. | $150,358,296 | $44,041,440 | 3,504 |
| 9 | The Matrix Revolutions | Warner Bros. | $139,270,910 | $48,475,154 | 3,502 |
| 10 | Cheaper by the Dozen | 20th Cent… | $138,614,544 | $27,557,647 | 3,307 |
| 11 | Bad Boys II | Sony Pict… | $138,540,870 | $46,522,560 | 3,202 |
| 12 | Anger Management | Sony Pict… | $135,560,942 | $42,220,847 | 3,656 |
| 13 | Bringing Down the House | Walt Disney | $132,675,402 | $31,101,026 | 2,910 |
| 14 | Hulk | Universal | $132,177,234 | $62,128,420 | 3,674 |
| 15 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Universal | $127,120,058 | $50,472,480 | 3,418 |
| 16 | Something's Gotta Give | Sony Pict… | $124,685,242 | $16,064,723 | 2,876 |
| 17 | Seabiscuit | Universal | $120,277,854 | $20,854,735 | 2,573 |
| 18 | S.W.A.T. | Sony Pict… | $116,877,597 | $37,062,535 | 3,220 |
| 19 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Miramax/D… | $111,760,631 | $33,417,739 | 3,388 |
| 20 | The Last Samurai | Warner Bros. | $111,110,575 | $24,271,354 | 2,938 |
| 21 | Freaky Friday | Walt Disney | $110,222,438 | $22,203,007 | 3,067 |
| 22 | Scary Movie 3 | Miramax/D… | $110,000,082 | $48,113,770 | 3,505 |
| 23 | The Italian Job | Paramount… | $106,126,012 | $19,457,944 | 2,877 |
| 24 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Paramount… | $105,807,520 | $23,774,850 | 2,923 |
| 25 | American Wedding | Universal | $104,354,205 | $33,369,440 | 3,195 |
| 26 | Daddy Day Care | Sony Pict… | $104,148,781 | $27,623,580 | 3,472 |
| 27 | Daredevil | 20th Cent… | $102,543,518 | $40,310,418 | 3,474 |
| 28 | Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat | Universal | $101,018,283 | $38,329,160 | 3,467 |
| 29 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Sony Pict… | $100,814,328 | $37,634,221 | 3,485 |
| 30 | Cold Mountain | Miramax | $95,632,614 | $14,574,213 | 2,802 |
| 31 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | 20th Cent… | $93,926,386 | $25,105,990 | 3,101 |
| 32 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | MGM | $90,639,088 | $22,220,670 | 3,375 |
| 33 | Mystic River | Warner Bros. | $90,135,191 | $640,815 | 1,581 |
| 34 | Brother Bear | Walt Disney | $85,336,277 | $291,940 | 3,030 |
| 35 | Freddy vs. Jason | New Line | $82,622,655 | $36,428,066 | 3,014 |
| 36 | School of Rock | Paramount… | $81,261,177 | $19,622,714 | 2,951 |
| 37 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | New Line | $80,571,655 | $28,094,014 | 3,018 |
| 38 | The Haunted Mansion | Walt Disney | $75,817,994 | $24,278,410 | 3,122 |
| 39 | Old School | Dreamwork… | $75,155,000 | $17,453,216 | 2,742 |
| 40 | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | Miramax | $70,098,138 | $22,089,322 | 3,102 |
| 41 | Holes | Walt Disney | $67,383,924 | $16,300,155 | 2,452 |
| 42 | Kangaroo Jack | Warner Bros. | $66,723,216 | $16,580,209 | 2,848 |
| 43 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | 20th Cent… | $66,465,204 | $23,075,892 | 3,002 |
| 44 | Big Fish | Sony Pict… | $66,432,867 | $207,377 | 2,514 |
| 45 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Paramount… | $65,653,758 | $21,783,641 | 3,222 |
| 46 | Mona Lisa Smile | Sony Pict… | $63,803,100 | $11,528,498 | 2,714 |
| 47 | Shanghai Knights | Walt Disney | $60,470,220 | $19,603,630 | 2,755 |
| 48 | Love Actually | Universal | $60,104,551 | $6,886,080 | 1,870 |
| 49 | Bad Santa | Miramax/D… | $60,060,328 | $12,292,952 | 2,540 |
| 50 | Gothika | Warner Bros. | $59,588,068 | $19,288,438 | 2,382 |
| 51 | Open Range | Walt Disney | $58,331,254 | $14,047,781 | 2,268 |
| 52 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Sony Pict… | $56,330,657 | $23,424,118 | 3,289 |
| 53 | Just Married | 20th Cent… | $56,127,162 | $17,548,993 | 2,769 |
| 54 | Paycheck | Paramount… | $53,789,313 | $13,462,374 | 2,762 |
| 55 | The Recruit | Walt Disney | $52,784,696 | $16,302,063 | 2,376 |
| 56 | Radio | Sony Pict… | $52,333,738 | $13,303,724 | 3,074 |
| 57 | Identity | Sony Pict… | $52,131,264 | $16,225,263 | 2,733 |
| 58 | Underworld | Sony Pict… | $51,970,690 | $21,753,759 | 2,928 |
| 59 | Runaway Jury | 20th Cent… | $49,440,996 | $11,836,705 | 2,815 |
| 60 | Peter Pan | Universal | $48,417,850 | $11,139,495 | 2,813 |
| 61 | The Jungle Book 2 | Walt Disney | $47,901,582 | $11,441,733 | 2,815 |
| 62 | The Rundown | Universal | $47,641,743 | $18,533,765 | 3,154 |
| 63 | Agent Cody Banks | MGM | $47,545,060 | $14,064,317 | 3,369 |
| 64 | Final Destination 2 | New Line | $46,896,664 | $16,017,141 | 2,834 |
| 65 | Phone Booth | 20th Cent… | $46,566,212 | $15,021,088 | 2,489 |
| 66 | 28 Days Later… | Fox Searc… | $45,064,915 | $10,061,858 | 1,407 |
| 67 | Lost in Translation | Focus Fea… | $44,585,453 | $925,087 | 882 |
| 68 | Tears of the Sun | Sony Pict… | $43,632,458 | $17,057,213 | 2,973 |
| 69 | Under the Tuscan Sun | Walt Disney | $43,601,508 | $9,751,425 | 1,701 |
| 70 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie | Walt Disney | $42,734,455 | $17,338,755 | 2,825 |
| 71 | Secondhand Lions | New Line | $42,070,939 | $12,139,832 | 3,038 |
| 72 | Out of Time | MGM | $41,083,108 | $16,185,316 | 3,076 |
| 73 | Rugrats Go Wild | Paramount… | $39,402,572 | $11,556,869 | 3,041 |
| 74 | Head of State | Dreamwork… | $37,788,228 | $13,503,484 | 2,256 |
| 75 | Good Boy! | MGM | $37,667,746 | $13,107,022 | 3,225 |
| 76 | Uptown Girls | MGM | $37,095,657 | $11,277,367 | 2,495 |
| 77 | Matchstick Men | Warner Bros. | $36,873,198 | $13,087,307 | 2,711 |
| 78 | National Security | Sony Pict… | $36,288,951 | $14,369,694 | 2,848 |
| 79 | What a Girl Wants | Warner Bros. | $35,990,505 | $11,434,964 | 2,964 |
| 80 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | MGM | $35,623,801 | $15,269,324 | 3,124 |
| 81 | Intolerable Cruelty | Universal | $35,327,628 | $12,525,075 | 2,570 |
| 82 | Cradle 2 the Grave | Warner Bros. | $34,657,731 | $16,521,486 | 2,625 |
| 83 | Monster | Newmarket… | $34,469,210 | $86,831 | 1,093 |
| 84 | Malibu’s Most Wanted | Warner Bros. | $34,308,901 | $12,618,159 | 2,503 |
| 85 | The Hunted | Paramount… | $34,234,008 | $13,482,638 | 2,517 |
| 86 | Stuck On You | 20th Cent… | $33,832,741 | $9,411,055 | 3,007 |
| 87 | Dreamcatcher | Warner Bros. | $33,685,268 | $15,027,423 | 2,945 |
| 88 | Bend it Like Beckham | Fox Searc… | $32,543,449 | $161,528 | 1,002 |
| 89 | Darkness Falls | Sony Pict… | $32,539,681 | $12,024,917 | 2,865 |
| 90 | The Core | Paramount… | $31,111,260 | $12,053,131 | 3,019 |
| 91 | Calendar Girls | Walt Disney | $31,011,616 | $151,393 | 967 |
| 92 | Honey | Universal | $30,272,254 | $12,856,040 | 1,972 |
| 93 | The Fighting Temptations | Paramount… | $30,238,577 | $11,758,372 | 2,026 |
| 94 | Hollywood Homicide | Sony Pict… | $30,207,785 | $11,112,632 | 2,840 |
| 95 | Johnny English | Universal | $28,013,509 | $9,134,085 | 2,236 |
| 96 | The Missing | Sony Pict… | $26,900,336 | $10,833,633 | 2,756 |
| 97 | Basic | Sony Pict… | $26,599,248 | $11,511,960 | 2,876 |
| 98 | A Man Apart | New Line | $26,500,000 | $11,019,224 | 2,495 |
| 99 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Dreamwork… | $26,483,452 | $6,874,477 | 3,086 |
| 100 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | New Line | $26,214,846 | $10,845,064 | 2,609 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.