2003 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2003. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2003. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2002 will most likely earn money in 2002 and 2003.

To see the top movies released in 2003 (ranked by their total cumulative gross across all years), click the “Released in 2003” button below.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	2003 Gross Infl. adj.	Tickets Sold
1	Finding Nemo	May 30, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$673,794,997	56,337,374
2	Pirates of the Caribbean: The…	Jul 9, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$605,741,343	50,647,269
3	The Matrix Reloaded	May 15, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$558,438,163	46,692,154
4	The Lord of the Rings: The Re…	Dec 17, 2003	New Line	Adventure	$494,755,106	41,367,484
5	Bruce Almighty	May 23, 2003	Universal	Comedy	$481,385,032	40,249,585
6	X-Men 2	May 2, 2003	20th Century Fox	Action	$426,334,716	35,646,715
7	Chicago	Dec 27, 2002	Miramax	Musical	$334,428,949	27,962,287
8	Elf	Nov 7, 2003	New Line	Comedy	$332,420,564	27,794,362
9	Terminator 3: Rise of the Mac…	Jul 1, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$298,223,088	24,935,041
10	Bad Boys II	Jul 18, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$274,784,213	22,975,269
11	The Matrix Revolutions	Nov 5, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$273,926,219	22,903,530
12	Anger Management	Apr 11, 2003	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$268,873,776	22,481,085
13	Bringing Down the House	Mar 7, 2003	Walt Disney	Comedy	$263,150,549	22,002,554
14	Hulk	Jun 20, 2003	Universal	Action	$262,162,474	21,919,939
15	2 Fast 2 Furious	Jun 6, 2003	Universal	Action	$252,131,989	21,081,270
16	The Lord of the Rings: The Tw…	Dec 18, 2002	New Line	Adventure	$241,816,602	20,218,779
17	Seabiscuit	Jul 25, 2003	Universal	Drama	$238,401,651	19,933,248
18	S.W.A.T.	Aug 8, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$231,816,925	19,382,686
19	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Jul 25, 2003	Miramax/Dimension	Adventure	$221,441,187	18,515,149
20	Freaky Friday	Aug 6, 2003	Walt Disney	Comedy	$218,419,246	18,262,479
21	Scary Movie 3	Oct 24, 2003	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$216,996,446	18,143,516
22	The Italian Job	May 30, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$210,492,057	17,599,670
23	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	Feb 7, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$209,860,355	17,546,852
24	American Wedding	Aug 1, 2003	Universal	Comedy	$206,977,826	17,305,838
25	Daddy Day Care	May 9, 2003	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$206,570,385	17,271,771
26	Daredevil	Feb 14, 2003	20th Century Fox	Action	$203,386,480	17,005,559
27	Catch Me if You Can	Dec 25, 2002	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$202,673,010	16,945,904
28	Charlie’s Angels: Full Thrott…	Jun 27, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$199,956,777	16,718,794
29	Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat	Nov 21, 2003	Universal	Comedy	$195,158,639	16,317,612
30	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White …	Jul 2, 2003	MGM	Comedy	$178,842,313	14,953,371
31	Brother Bear	Oct 24, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$164,163,870	13,726,076
32	Freddy vs. Jason	Aug 15, 2003	New Line	Horror	$163,613,490	13,680,058
33	Master and Commander: The Far…	Nov 14, 2003	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$162,418,514	13,580,143
34	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Oct 17, 2003	New Line	Horror	$159,155,681	13,307,331
35	School of Rock	Oct 3, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$158,608,688	13,261,596
36	The Last Samurai	Dec 5, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$158,078,275	13,217,247
37	Old School	Feb 21, 2003	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$149,063,648	12,463,516
38	Kill Bill: Volume 1	Oct 10, 2003	Miramax	Action	$138,075,316	11,544,759
39	The Haunted Mansion	Nov 26, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$134,706,690	11,263,101
40	Holes	Apr 18, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$133,650,370	11,174,780
41	Kangaroo Jack	Jan 17, 2003	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$132,339,911	11,065,210
42	The League of Extraordinary G…	Jul 11, 2003	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$131,828,166	11,022,422
43	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The …	Jul 25, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$130,218,731	10,887,854
44	Something’s Gotta Give	Dec 12, 2003	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$129,517,081	10,829,187
45	About Schmidt	Dec 13, 2002	New Line	Drama	$123,829,449	10,353,633
46	Shanghai Knights	Feb 7, 2003	Walt Disney	Western	$119,937,617	10,028,229
47	Open Range	Aug 15, 2003	Walt Disney	Western	$115,695,157	9,673,508
48	Gothika	Nov 21, 2003	Warner Bros.	Horror	$114,737,998	9,593,478
49	Love Actually	Nov 7, 2003	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$112,454,069	9,402,514
50	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Sep 12, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$111,727,141	9,341,734
51	Just Married	Jan 10, 2003	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$111,323,525	9,307,987
52	Cheaper by the Dozen	Dec 25, 2003	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$110,674,627	9,253,731
53	Mystic River	Oct 8, 2003	Warner Bros.	Drama	$106,887,704	8,937,099
54	The Recruit	Jan 31, 2003	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$104,694,024	8,753,681
55	Identity	Apr 25, 2003	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$103,397,996	8,645,317
56	Underworld	Sep 19, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$102,766,100	8,592,483
57	Radio	Oct 24, 2003	Sony Pictures	Drama	$102,370,916	8,559,441
58	Bad Santa	Nov 26, 2003	Miramax/Dimension	Black Comedy	$101,049,495	8,448,954
59	Runaway Jury	Oct 17, 2003	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$97,095,348	8,118,340
60	The Jungle Book 2	Feb 14, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$95,008,776	7,943,878
61	The Rundown	Sep 26, 2003	Universal	Action	$94,493,407	7,900,787
62	Agent Cody Banks	Mar 14, 2003	MGM	Adventure	$94,301,645	7,884,753
63	Final Destination 2	Jan 31, 2003	New Line	Horror	$93,015,606	7,777,225
64	Phone Booth	Apr 4, 2003	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$92,360,182	7,722,423
65	28 Days Later…	Jun 27, 2003	Fox Searchlight	Horror	$89,382,485	7,473,452
66	Tears of the Sun	Mar 7, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$86,541,326	7,235,897
67	Gangs of New York	Dec 20, 2002	Miramax	Drama	$86,458,106	7,228,939
68	Under the Tuscan Sun	Sep 26, 2003	Walt Disney	Comedy	$85,706,155	7,166,067
69	Two Weeks Notice	Dec 20, 2002	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$85,647,718	7,161,180
70	The Lizzie McGuire Movie	May 2, 2003	Walt Disney	Adventure	$84,637,588	7,076,721
71	Secondhand Lions	Sep 19, 2003	New Line	Drama	$83,350,519	6,969,107
72	The Hours	Dec 27, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$81,834,184	6,842,323
73	Out of Time	Oct 3, 2003	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$81,370,848	6,803,583
74	Rugrats Go Wild	Jun 13, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$78,151,702	6,534,423
75	Mona Lisa Smile	Dec 19, 2003	Sony Pictures	Drama	$76,559,867	6,401,327
76	Head of State	Mar 28, 2003	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$74,949,786	6,266,704
77	Good Boy!	Oct 10, 2003	MGM	Adventure	$74,655,064	6,242,062
78	Uptown Girls	Aug 15, 2003	MGM	Comedy	$73,576,129	6,151,850
79	Matchstick Men	Sep 12, 2003	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$73,134,900	6,114,958
80	National Security	Jan 17, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$71,976,095	6,018,068
81	What a Girl Wants	Apr 4, 2003	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$71,384,153	5,968,575
82	Jeepers Creepers 2	Aug 29, 2003	MGM	Horror	$70,656,826	5,907,761
83	Intolerable Cruelty	Oct 10, 2003	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$69,962,505	5,849,708
84	Cradle 2 the Grave	Feb 28, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$68,740,707	5,747,551
85	Malibu’s Most Wanted	Apr 18, 2003	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$68,048,832	5,689,702
86	The Hunted	Mar 14, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Action	$67,900,288	5,677,282
87	Dreamcatcher	Mar 21, 2003	Warner Bros.	Horror	$66,811,908	5,586,280
88	Bend it Like Beckham	Mar 12, 2003	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$64,547,206	5,396,924
89	Darkness Falls	Jan 24, 2003	Sony Pictures	Horror	$64,539,732	5,396,299
90	The Pianist	Dec 27, 2002	Focus Features	Drama	$64,215,333	5,369,175
91	Maid in Manhattan	Dec 13, 2002	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$63,179,535	5,282,570
92	The Core	Mar 28, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Action	$61,706,579	5,159,413
93	Lost in Translation	Sep 12, 2003	Focus Features	Drama	$61,658,497	5,155,393
94	The Fighting Temptations	Sep 19, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$59,975,685	5,014,689
95	Hollywood Homicide	Jun 13, 2003	Sony Pictures	Action	$59,914,612	5,009,583
96	Cold Mountain	Dec 25, 2003	Miramax	Drama	$55,932,338	4,676,617
97	Johnny English	Jul 18, 2003	Universal	Action	$55,562,449	4,645,690
98	Honey	Dec 5, 2003	Universal	Drama	$55,028,585	4,601,052
99	Stuck On You	Dec 12, 2003	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$53,155,556	4,444,444
100	Basic	Mar 28, 2003	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$52,757,381	4,411,152