2003 Top-Grossing Movies Internationally

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative international 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.

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Biggest Territory	Genre	2003 International Gross
1	The Lord of the Rings: The Re…	Dec 17, 2003	Japan	Adventure	$742,764,991
2	Finding Nemo	May 30, 2003	Japan	Adventure	$555,565,482
3	The Matrix Reloaded	May 15, 2003	Japan	Action	$457,023,240
4	Pirates of the Caribbean: The…	Jul 9, 2003	United Kingdom	Adventure	$348,900,000
5	The Last Samurai	Dec 5, 2003	Japan	Action	$345,700,000
6	The Matrix Revolutions	Nov 5, 2003	Australia	Action	$288,029,350
7	Terminator 3: Rise of the Mac…	Jul 1, 2003	United Kingdom	Action	$282,700,000
8	Bruce Almighty	May 23, 2003	United Kingdom	Comedy	$241,763,613
9	X-Men 2	Apr 30, 2003	United Kingdom	Action	$191,398,936
10	Love Actually	Nov 7, 2003	United Kingdom	Romantic Comedy	$186,244,221
11	Brother Bear	Oct 24, 2003		Adventure	$165,061,521
12	Bayside Shakedown 2 (踊る大捜…	Jul 19, 2003	Japan	Action	$161,877,216
13	Something’s Gotta Give	Dec 12, 2003	Australia	Romantic Comedy	$142,000,000
14	Bad Boys II	Jul 18, 2003		Action	$134,731,112
15	Johnny English	Apr 11, 2003	United Kingdom	Action	$133,722,282
16	American Wedding	Aug 1, 2003	United Kingdom	Comedy	$128,000,000
17	Charlie’s Angels: Full Thrott…	Jun 27, 2003	United Kingdom	Action	$126,348,945
18	Master and Commander: The Far…	Nov 14, 2003		Adventure	$118,985,751
19	Hulk	Jun 20, 2003	United Kingdom	Action	$112,854,445
20	The League of Extraordinary G…	Jul 11, 2003		Adventure	$112,800,000
21	2 Fast 2 Furious	Jun 6, 2003	United Kingdom	Action	$109,290,549
22	Kill Bill: Volume 1	Oct 10, 2003	South Korea	Action	$106,371,290
23	The Jungle Book 2	Feb 14, 2003	United Kingdom	Adventure	$92,022,620
24	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The …	Jul 25, 2003	United Kingdom	Adventure	$91,439,185
25	S.W.A.T.	Aug 8, 2003		Action	$90,277,151
26	Intolerable Cruelty	Oct 10, 2003	Australia	Romantic Comedy	$86,000,000
27	Jeepers Creepers 2	Aug 29, 2003	Australia	Horror	$84,300,000
28	Gothika	Nov 21, 2003	Australia	Horror	$81,896,744
29	Daredevil	Feb 14, 2003		Action	$80,239,000
30	The Haunted Mansion	Nov 26, 2003	Australia	Adventure	$79,932,634
31	Mona Lisa Smile	Dec 19, 2003	Australia	Drama	$77,402,069
32	Good Bye, Lenin!	Jul 25, 2003	United Kingdom	Comedy	$75,320,674
33	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	Feb 7, 2003	United Kingdom	Romantic Comedy	$72,696,268
34	Lost in Translation	Sep 12, 2003	South Korea	Drama	$72,499,844
35	The Italian Job	May 30, 2003		Adventure	$70,136,827
36	Cold Mountain	Dec 25, 2003	Australia	Drama	$69,541,295
37	Mystic River	Oct 8, 2003	Australia	Drama	$66,686,829
38	Calendar Girls	Sep 5, 2003	United Kingdom	Comedy	$62,063,000
39	Daddy Day Care	May 9, 2003	United Kingdom	Comedy	$60,136,806
40	Anger Management	Apr 11, 2003	United Kingdom	Comedy	$59,923,610
41	Big Fish	Dec 10, 2003	Australia	Drama	$57,490,348
42	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Jul 25, 2003	United Kingdom	Adventure	$56,091,364
43	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven S…	Jul 2, 2003	United Kingdom	Adventure	$54,284,432
44	Cheaper by the Dozen	Dec 25, 2003	Australia	Comedy	$51,597,569
45	Phone Booth	Apr 4, 2003	United Kingdom	Thriller/Suspense	$51,270,926
46	School of Rock	Oct 3, 2003	South Korea	Comedy	$50,683,495
47	Freaky Friday	Aug 6, 2003	Australia	Comedy	$50,600,000
48	The Recruit	Jan 31, 2003	United Kingdom	Thriller/Suspense	$48,389,744
49	Peter Pan	Dec 18, 2003	Australia	Adventure	$46,837,635
50	Elf	Nov 7, 2003	United Kingdom	Comedy	$46,812,848
51	Just Married	Jan 10, 2003	United Kingdom	Romantic Comedy	$45,437,773
52	Scary Movie 3	Oct 24, 2003		Comedy	$45,199,918
53	Paycheck	Dec 25, 2003	Australia	Thriller/Suspense	$45,030,476
54	Underworld	Sep 19, 2003	Australia	Action	$43,737,767
55	Final Destination 2	Jan 31, 2003	Australia	Horror	$43,500,000
56	21 Grams	Nov 21, 2003	Australia	Drama	$43,418,924
57	The Core	Mar 28, 2003	Italy	Action	$43,009,532
58	Dreamcatcher	Mar 21, 2003	United Kingdom	Horror	$42,000,000
59	Tears of the Sun	Mar 7, 2003		Action	$42,000,000
60	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Sep 12, 2003	Australia	Action	$41,082,870
61	Piglet's Big Movie	Mar 21, 2003	United Kingdom	Adventure	$39,767,123
62	28 Days Later…	Jun 27, 2003	United Kingdom	Horror	$37,719,602
63	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White …	Jul 2, 2003	United Kingdom	Comedy	$34,700,000
64	Looney Tunes: Back in Action	Nov 14, 2003		Adventure	$33,589,842
65	The Rundown	Sep 26, 2003	Australia	Action	$33,190,150
66	Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat	Nov 21, 2003	Australia	Comedy	$32,800,000
67	Honey	Dec 5, 2003	Australia	Drama	$32,374,509
68	Bringing Down the House	Mar 7, 2003	United Kingdom	Comedy	$32,000,000
69	Freddy vs. Jason	Aug 15, 2003	United Kingdom	Horror	$31,953,748
70	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Dec 12, 2003	Australia	Drama	$31,519,226
71	Identity	Apr 25, 2003	United Kingdom	Thriller/Suspense	$29,987,772
72	Monster	Dec 24, 2003	Australia	Drama	$29,731,111
73	Stuck On You	Dec 12, 2003	Australia	Comedy	$29,704,423
74	Seabiscuit	Jul 25, 2003		Drama	$28,437,488
75	Shanghai Knights	Feb 7, 2003	United Kingdom	Western	$27,846,615
76	Winged Migration	Apr 18, 2003		Documentary	$27,445,930
77	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Oct 17, 2003	Australia	Horror	$27,395,664
78	Luther	Sep 26, 2003	South Korea	Drama	$26,935,977
79	Ocean Wonderland	Feb 11, 2003	Australia	Documentary	$25,977,417
80	Cidade de Deus	Jan 3, 2003	United Kingdom	Drama	$24,495,898
81	Kangaroo Jack	Jan 17, 2003	United Kingdom	Comedy	$23,835,366
82	Matchstick Men	Sep 12, 2003		Comedy	$22,292,102
83	Cradle 2 the Grave	Feb 28, 2003	United Kingdom	Action	$21,777,211
84	The Guru	Jan 31, 2003		Comedy	$21,099,329
85	Detective Conan: Crossroad in…	Apr 19, 2003	China	Thriller/Suspense	$20,428,237
86	Hollywood Homicide	Jun 13, 2003		Action	$20,201,968
87	In the Cut	Oct 22, 2003	New Zealand	Thriller/Suspense	$18,976,191
88	Whale Rider	Jan 30, 2003	United Kingdom	Drama	$18,594,934
89	National Security	Jan 17, 2003	United Kingdom	Action	$18,310,349
90	Runaway Jury	Oct 17, 2003		Thriller/Suspense	$17,897,223
91	Les invasions barbares	May 9, 2003	Australia	Drama	$17,453,869
92	A Man Apart	Apr 4, 2003	Australia	Action	$17,297,731
93	Bad Santa	Nov 26, 2003	Australia	Black Comedy	$17,086,703
94	Rugrats Go Wild	Jun 13, 2003	United Kingdom	Adventure	$16,040,460
95	Basic	Mar 28, 2003	United Kingdom	Thriller/Suspense	$15,999,250
96	Down with Love	May 9, 2003		Romantic Comedy	$15,151,698
97	Darkness Falls	Jan 24, 2003	United Kingdom	Horror	$14,750,077
98	To Be and To Have	Jun 20, 2003	United Kingdom	Documentary	$14,566,128
99	Out of Time	Oct 3, 2003	Australia	Thriller/Suspense	$14,406,718
100	The Human Stain	Oct 31, 2003	Australia	Drama	$13,998,160