2003 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 2003. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 2003.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 2003 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 2003” button below.

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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