2003 Top-Grossing Domestic Movies

This chart ranks movies by their Domestic box office earnings for movies released in 2003.

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	2003 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	The Lord of the Rings: The Re…	Dec 17, 2003	New Line	Adventure	$383,381,648	62,492,368
2	Finding Nemo	May 30, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$380,529,370	61,464,763
3	Pirates of the Caribbean: The…	Jul 9, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$305,410,819	50,648,522
4	The Matrix Reloaded	May 15, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$281,553,689	46,692,154
5	Bruce Almighty	May 23, 2003	Universal	Comedy	$242,704,995	40,249,585
6	X-Men 2	May 2, 2003	20th Century Fox	Action	$214,949,694	35,646,715
7	Elf	Nov 7, 2003	New Line	Comedy	$187,061,739	29,759,862
8	Terminator 3: Rise of the Mac…	Jul 1, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$150,358,296	24,935,041
9	The Matrix Revolutions	Nov 5, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$139,270,910	23,090,748
10	Cheaper by the Dozen	Dec 25, 2003	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$138,614,544	22,589,406
11	Bad Boys II	Jul 18, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$138,540,870	22,975,269
12	Anger Management	Apr 11, 2003	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$135,560,942	22,481,085
13	Bringing Down the House	Mar 7, 2003	Walt Disney	Comedy	$132,675,402	22,002,554
14	Hulk	Jun 20, 2003	Universal	Action	$132,177,234	21,919,939
15	2 Fast 2 Furious	Jun 6, 2003	Universal	Action	$127,120,058	21,081,270
16	Something’s Gotta Give	Dec 12, 2003	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$124,685,242	20,392,028
17	Seabiscuit	Jul 25, 2003	Universal	Drama	$120,277,854	19,933,248
18	S.W.A.T.	Aug 8, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$116,877,597	19,382,686
19	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Jul 25, 2003	Miramax/Dimension	Adventure	$111,760,631	18,533,552
20	The Last Samurai	Dec 5, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$111,110,575	18,275,311
21	Freaky Friday	Aug 6, 2003	Walt Disney	Comedy	$110,222,438	18,278,532
22	Scary Movie 3	Oct 24, 2003	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$110,000,082	18,239,278
23	The Italian Job	May 30, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$106,126,012	17,599,670
24	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	Feb 7, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$105,807,520	17,546,852
25	American Wedding	Aug 1, 2003	Universal	Comedy	$104,354,205	17,305,838
26	Daddy Day Care	May 9, 2003	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$104,148,781	17,271,771
27	Daredevil	Feb 14, 2003	20th Century Fox	Action	$102,543,518	17,005,559
28	Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat	Nov 21, 2003	Universal	Comedy	$101,018,283	16,740,009
29	Charlie’s Angels: Full Thrott…	Jun 27, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$100,814,328	16,718,794
30	Cold Mountain	Dec 25, 2003	Miramax	Drama	$95,632,614	15,535,331
31	Master and Commander: The Far…	Nov 14, 2003	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$93,926,386	15,518,649
32	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White …	Jul 2, 2003	MGM	Comedy	$90,639,088	14,953,371
33	Mystic River	Oct 8, 2003	Warner Bros.	Drama	$90,135,191	14,773,570
34	Brother Bear	Oct 24, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$85,336,277	14,139,609
35	Freddy vs. Jason	Aug 15, 2003	New Line	Horror	$82,622,655	13,680,058
36	School of Rock	Oct 3, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$81,261,177	13,469,930
37	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Oct 17, 2003	New Line	Horror	$80,571,655	13,330,973
38	The Haunted Mansion	Nov 26, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$75,817,994	12,535,483
39	Old School	Feb 21, 2003	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$75,155,000	12,463,516
40	Kill Bill: Volume 1	Oct 10, 2003	Miramax	Action	$70,098,138	11,622,576
41	Holes	Apr 18, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$67,383,924	11,174,780
42	Kangaroo Jack	Jan 17, 2003	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$66,723,216	11,065,210
43	The League of Extraordinary G…	Jul 11, 2003	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$66,465,204	11,022,422
44	Big Fish	Dec 10, 2003	Sony Pictures	Drama	$66,432,867	10,726,131
45	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The …	Jul 25, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$65,653,758	10,887,854
46	Mona Lisa Smile	Dec 19, 2003	Sony Pictures	Drama	$63,803,100	10,459,797
47	Shanghai Knights	Feb 7, 2003	Walt Disney	Western	$60,470,220	10,028,229
48	Love Actually	Nov 7, 2003	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$60,418,011	9,934,026
49	Bad Santa	Nov 26, 2003	Miramax/Dimension	Black Comedy	$60,060,328	9,916,447
50	Gothika	Nov 21, 2003	Warner Bros.	Horror	$59,588,068	9,873,574
51	Open Range	Aug 15, 2003	Walt Disney	Western	$58,331,254	9,673,508
52	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Sep 12, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$56,330,657	9,341,734
53	Just Married	Jan 10, 2003	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$56,127,162	9,307,987
54	Paycheck	Dec 25, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$53,789,313	8,782,378
55	The Recruit	Jan 31, 2003	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$52,784,696	8,753,681
56	Radio	Oct 24, 2003	Sony Pictures	Drama	$52,333,738	8,675,433
57	Identity	Apr 25, 2003	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$52,131,264	8,645,317
58	Underworld	Sep 19, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$51,970,690	8,617,928
59	Runaway Jury	Oct 17, 2003	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$49,440,996	8,196,827
60	Peter Pan	Dec 25, 2003	Universal	Adventure	$48,417,850	7,902,507
61	The Jungle Book 2	Feb 14, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$47,901,582	7,943,878
62	The Rundown	Sep 26, 2003	Universal	Action	$47,641,743	7,900,787
63	Agent Cody Banks	Mar 14, 2003	MGM	Adventure	$47,545,060	7,884,753
64	Final Destination 2	Jan 31, 2003	New Line	Horror	$46,896,664	7,777,225
65	Phone Booth	Apr 4, 2003	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$46,566,212	7,722,423
66	28 Days Later…	Jun 27, 2003	Fox Searchlight	Horror	$45,064,915	7,473,452
67	Lost in Translation	Sep 12, 2003	Focus Features	Drama	$44,585,453	7,329,054
68	Tears of the Sun	Mar 7, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$43,632,458	7,235,897
69	Under the Tuscan Sun	Sep 26, 2003	Walt Disney	Comedy	$43,601,508	7,228,889
70	The Lizzie McGuire Movie	May 2, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$42,734,455	7,076,721
71	Secondhand Lions	Sep 19, 2003	New Line	Drama	$42,070,939	6,969,107
72	Out of Time	Oct 3, 2003	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$41,083,108	6,812,843
73	Rugrats Go Wild	Jun 13, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$39,402,572	6,534,423
74	Head of State	Mar 28, 2003	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$37,788,228	6,266,704
75	Good Boy!	Oct 10, 2003	MGM	Adventure	$37,667,746	6,244,501
76	Uptown Girls	Aug 15, 2003	MGM	Comedy	$37,095,657	6,151,850
77	Matchstick Men	Sep 12, 2003	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$36,873,198	6,114,958
78	National Security	Jan 17, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$36,288,951	6,018,068
79	What a Girl Wants	Apr 4, 2003	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$35,990,505	5,968,575
80	Jeepers Creepers 2	Aug 29, 2003	MGM	Horror	$35,623,801	5,907,761
81	Intolerable Cruelty	Oct 10, 2003	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$35,327,628	5,858,386
82	Cradle 2 the Grave	Feb 28, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$34,657,731	5,747,551
83	Monster	Dec 24, 2003	Newmarket Films	Drama	$34,469,210	5,551,680
84	Malibu’s Most Wanted	Apr 18, 2003	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$34,308,901	5,689,702
85	The Hunted	Mar 14, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Action	$34,234,008	5,677,282
86	Stuck On You	Dec 12, 2003	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$33,832,741	5,576,930
87	Dreamcatcher	Mar 21, 2003	Warner Bros.	Horror	$33,685,268	5,586,280
88	Bend it Like Beckham	Mar 12, 2003	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$32,543,449	5,396,924
89	Darkness Falls	Jan 24, 2003	Sony Pictures	Horror	$32,539,681	5,396,299
90	The Core	Mar 28, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Action	$31,111,260	5,159,413
91	Calendar Girls	Dec 19, 2003	Walt Disney	Comedy	$31,011,616	5,005,914
92	Honey	Dec 5, 2003	Universal	Drama	$30,272,254	5,008,123
93	The Fighting Temptations	Sep 19, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$30,238,577	5,014,689
94	Hollywood Homicide	Jun 13, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$30,207,785	5,009,583
95	Johnny English	Jul 18, 2003	Universal	Action	$28,013,509	4,645,690
96	The Missing	Nov 26, 2003	Sony Pictures	Western	$26,900,336	4,456,783
97	Basic	Mar 28, 2003	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$26,599,248	4,411,152
98	A Man Apart	Apr 4, 2003	New Line	Action	$26,500,000	4,394,693
99	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven S…	Jul 2, 2003	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$26,483,452	4,391,949
100	Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry…	Jun 13, 2003	New Line	Comedy	$26,214,846	4,347,404