List of 2003 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2003.[1]

Number-one films

# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1 January 5, 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $25,017,279 [2]
2 January 12, 2003 Just Married $17,548,993 [3]
3 January 19, 2003 Kangaroo Jack $16,580,209 [4][5]
4 January 26, 2003 Darkness Falls $12,024,917 [6]
5 February 2, 2003 The Recruit $16,302,063 [7]
6 February 9, 2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days $23,774,850 [8]
7 February 16, 2003 Daredevil $40,310,419 Daredevil broke John Q.'s record ($20.3 mil) for the highest President's Day weekend debut, and Hannibal's record ($29.7 mil) for the highest President's Day weekend gross. [9][10]
8 February 23, 2003 $18,092,309 [11]
9 March 2, 2003 Cradle 2 the Grave $16,521,468 [12]
10 March 9, 2003 Bringing Down the House $31,101,026 [13]
11 March 16, 2003 $22,054,934 [14]
12 March 23, 2003 $16,204,468 [15]
13 March 30, 2003 Head of State $13,503,484 [16]
14 April 6, 2003 Phone Booth $15,021,088 [17]
15 April 13, 2003 Anger Management $42,220,847 Anger Management broke The Scorpion King's record ($36.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut in April. [18]
16 April 20, 2003 $25,005,588 [19][20]
17 April 27, 2003 Identity $16,225,263 [21]
18 May 4, 2003 X2 $85,558,731 [22]
19 May 11, 2003 $40,032,160 [23]
20 May 18, 2003 The Matrix Reloaded $91,774,413 The Matrix Reloaded's $37.5 million opening day gross broke Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones' record ($30.1 mil) for the highest-grossing Thursday of all-time. It also broke Hannibal's record ($58.0 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's record ($90.2 mill) for the highest opening for a Warner Bros. film. The Matrix Reloaded had the highest weekend debut of 2003. [24]
21 May 25, 2003 Bruce Almighty $67,953,330 [25][26]
22 June 1, 2003 Finding Nemo $70,251,710 Finding Nemo broke Monsters, Inc.'s records ($62.6 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film, a non-sequel animated film, a G-rated film, as well as for an original film overall. [27]
23 June 8, 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious $50,472,480 [28]
24 June 15, 2003 Finding Nemo $28,384,483 Finding Nemo reclaimed #1 in its third weekend of release. [29]
25 June 22, 2003 Hulk $62,128,420 Hulk broke Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me's record ($54.9 mil) for the highest weekend debut in June. [30]
26 June 29, 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle $37,634,221 [31]
27 July 6, 2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines $44,041,440 [32]
28 July 13, 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $46,630,690 [33]
29 July 20, 2003 Bad Boys II $46,522,560 [34]
30 July 27, 2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over $33,417,739 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over broke Jaws 3-D's record ($13.3 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film. [35]
31 August 3, 2003 American Wedding $33,369,440 [36]
32 August 10, 2003 S.W.A.T. $37,062,535 [37]
33 August 17, 2003 Freddy vs. Jason $36,428,066 Freddy vs. Jason broke Scream 3's record ($34.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a slasher film. [38]
34 August 24, 2003 $13,152,967 [39]
35 August 31, 2003 Jeepers Creepers 2 $15,269,324 Jeepers Creepers 2 broke Jeepers Creepers' record ($13.1 mil) for the highest Labor Day weekend debut. [40][41]
36 September 7, 2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star $6,660,540 [42]
37 September 14, 2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico $23,424,118 [43]
38 September 21, 2003 Underworld $21,753,759 [44]
39 September 28, 2003 The Rundown $18,553,765 [45]
40 October 5, 2003 School of Rock $19,622,714 [46]
41 October 12, 2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1 $22,089,322 [47][48]
42 October 19, 2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre $28,094,014 [49]
43 October 26, 2003 Scary Movie 3 $48,113,770 Scary Movie 3 broke Red Dragon's record ($36.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October as well as for any fall release, and broke Lara Croft: Tomb Raider's record ($47.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. [50]
44 November 2, 2003 $20,017,468 [51]
45 November 9, 2003 The Matrix Revolutions $48,475,154 [52]
46 November 16, 2003 Elf $26,325,613 Elf reached #1 in its second weekend of release. [53]
47 November 23, 2003 The Cat in the Hat $38,329,160 [54]
48 November 30, 2003 $24,459,685 [55]
49 December 7, 2003 The Last Samurai $24,271,354 [56]
50 December 14, 2003 Something's Gotta Give $16,064,723 [57]
51 December 21, 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $72,629,713 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's $34.4 million opening day gross broke Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace's record ($28.5 mil) for the highest Wednesday gross of all-time. It also broke The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' record ($62.0 mil) for the highest weekend debut in December. [58]
52 December 28, 2003 $50,598,104 [59]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2003 by Calendar Gross[60]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Finding Nemo Walt Disney Studios voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe and Geoffrey Rush Andrew Stanton $339,714,184
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Jonathan Pryce Gore Verbinski $305,398,779
3. The Matrix Reloaded Warner Bros. Pictures Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith and Gloria Foster The Wachowskis $281,576,461
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Cinema Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm and Sean Bean Peter Jackson $249,445,927
5. Bruce Almighty Universal Pictures Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston and Philip Baker Hall Tom Shadyac $242,829,261
6. X2 20th Century Fox Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Shawn Ashmore, Kelly Hu, Aaron Stanford and Bruce Davison Bryan Singer $214,949,694
7. Elf New Line Cinema Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner and Bob Newhart Jon Favreau $167,547,000
8. Chicago Miramax Films Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Colm Feore and Dominic West Rob Marshall $167,511,932
9. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Warner Bros. Pictures Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes and Kristanna Loken Jonathan Mostow $150,371,112
10. Bad Boys II Columbia Pictures Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Mollà, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle and Joe Pantoliano Michael Bay $138,608,444

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2003 by In-year release[61]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Cinema $377,027,325
2. Finding Nemo Disney $339,714,978
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $305,413,918
4. The Matrix Reloaded Warner Bros. $281,576,461
5. Bruce Almighty Universal $242,829,261
6. X2 20th Century Fox $214,949,694
7. Elf New Line Cinema $173,398,518
8. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Warner Bros. $150,371,112
9. The Matrix Revolutions $139,313,948
10. Cheaper by the Dozen 20th Century Fox $138,614,544


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2003
G Finding Nemo
PG Elf
PG-13 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
R The Matrix Reloaded

See also

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