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
1January 5, 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$25,017,279[2]
2January 12, 2003Just Married$17,548,993[3]
3January 19, 2003Kangaroo Jack$16,580,209[4]
4January 26, 2003Darkness Falls$12,024,917[5]
5February 2, 2003The Recruit$16,302,063[6]
6February 9, 2003How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days$23,774,850[7]
7February 16, 2003Daredevil$40,310,419Daredevil 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.[8]
8February 23, 2003$18,092,309[9]
9March 2, 2003Cradle 2 the Grave$16,521,468[10]
10March 9, 2003Bringing Down the House$31,101,026[11]
11March 16, 2003$22,054,934[12]
12March 23, 2003$16,204,468[13]
13March 30, 2003Head of State$13,503,484[14]
14April 6, 2003Phone Booth$15,021,088[15]
15April 13, 2003Anger Management$42,220,847Anger Management broke The Scorpion King's record ($36.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut in April.[16]
16April 20, 2003$25,005,588[17]
17April 27, 2003Identity$16,225,263[18]
18May 4, 2003X2$85,558,731X2 broke Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones' record ($80.0 mill) for the largest opening weekend for 20th Century Fox.[19]
19May 11, 2003$40,032,160[20]
20May 18, 2003The Matrix Reloaded$91,774,413The 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 million) for the highest opening for a Warner Bros. film. The Matrix Reloaded had the highest weekend debut of 2003.[21]
21May 25, 2003Bruce Almighty$67,953,330[22]
22June 1, 2003Finding Nemo$70,251,710Finding 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.[23]
23June 8, 20032 Fast 2 Furious$50,472,480[24]
24June 15, 2003Finding Nemo$28,384,483Finding Nemo reclaimed #1 in its third weekend of release.[25]
25June 22, 2003Hulk$62,128,420Hulk broke Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me's record ($54.9 mil) for the highest weekend debut in June.[26]
26June 29, 2003Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle$37,634,221[27]
27July 6, 2003Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines$44,041,440[28]
28July 13, 2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$46,630,690[29]
29July 20, 2003Bad Boys II$46,522,560[30]
30July 27, 2003Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over$33,417,739Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over broke Jaws 3-D's record ($13.3 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film.[31]
31August 3, 2003American Wedding$33,369,440[32]
32August 10, 2003S.W.A.T.$37,062,535[33]
33August 17, 2003Freddy vs. Jason$36,428,066Freddy vs. Jason broke Scream 3's record ($34.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a slasher film.[34]
34August 24, 2003$13,152,967[35]
35August 31, 2003Jeepers Creepers 2$15,269,324Jeepers Creepers 2 broke Jeepers Creepers' record ($13.1 mil) for the highest Labor Day weekend debut.[36]
36September 7, 2003Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star$6,660,540[37]
37September 14, 2003Once Upon a Time in Mexico$23,424,118[38]
38September 21, 2003Underworld$21,753,759[39]
39September 28, 2003The Rundown$18,553,765[40]
40October 5, 2003School of Rock$19,622,714[41]
41October 12, 2003Kill Bill: Volume 1$22,089,322[42]
42October 19, 2003The Texas Chainsaw Massacre$28,094,014[43]
43October 26, 2003Scary Movie 3$48,113,770Scary 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.[44]
44November 2, 2003$20,017,468[45]
45November 9, 2003The Matrix Revolutions$48,475,154[46]
46November 16, 2003Elf$26,325,613Elf reached #1 in its second weekend of release.[47]
47November 23, 2003The Cat in the Hat$38,329,160[48]
48November 30, 2003$24,459,685[49]
49December 7, 2003The Last Samurai$24,271,354[50]
50December 14, 2003Something's Gotta Give$16,064,723[51]
51December 21, 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$72,629,713The 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.[52]
52December 28, 2003$50,598,104[53]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2003 by Calendar Gross[54]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Finding Nemo Walt Disney Studios voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould and Willem Dafoe 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 and Colm Feore 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[55]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingNew Line Cinema$377,027,325
2.Finding NemoDisney$339,714,978
3.Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$305,413,918
4.The Matrix ReloadedWarner Bros.$281,576,461
5.Bruce AlmightyUniversal$242,829,261
6.X220th Century Fox$214,949,694
7.ElfNew Line Cinema$173,398,518
8.Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesWarner Bros.$150,371,112
9.The Matrix Revolutions$139,313,948
10.Cheaper by the DozenFox$138,614,544


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2003
GFinding Nemo
PGElf
PG-13The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
RThe Matrix Reloaded

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See also
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2002		 2003 Succeeded by
2004
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