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Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +...The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Freddy vs. Jason, X2: X-Men United, Bad Boys II, Scary Movie 3 and Final Destination 2.
Contents 1 Highest-grossing films 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Films released in 2003 5 Deaths 6 Wide-release movies 6.1 January - March 6.2 April - June 6.3 July - September 6.4 October - December 7 References // Highest-grossing films See also: List of 2003 box office number-one films in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United StatesPlease note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2003. The top ten films of 2003, by worldwide gross in United States dollars, as well as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia grosses, are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 20031 Rank Title Studio Worldwide United States and Canada United Kingdom Australia 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Cinema $1,119,110,941 $377,027,325 $106,643,712 $36,550,919 2 Finding Nemo Disney & Pixar $867,893,978 $339,714,978 $67,117,404 $26,820,431 3 The Matrix Reloaded Warner Bros. $742,128,461 $281,576,461 $53,880,216 $22,070,814 4 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Disney $654,264,015 $305,413,918 $47,531,328 $18,476,252 5 Bruce Almighty Universal Studios $484,592,874 $242,829,261 $37,412,900 $13,558,467 6 The Last Samurai Warner Bros. $456,758,981 $111,127,263 $21,993,151 $9,617,283 7 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Warner Bros. $433,371,112 $150,371,112 $31,289,575 $12,352,558 8 The Matrix Revolutions Warner Bros. $427,343,298 $139,313,948 $31,020,318 $13,015,662 9 X2 20th Century Fox $407,711,549 $214,949,694 $33,549,569 $10,654,741 10 Bad Boys II Columbia Pictures $273,339,556 $138,608,444 $14,920,239 $7,680,900The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King grossed more than $1.19 billion, making it the third-highest-grossing film in history. Three other films, Finding Nemo, The Matrix Reloaded and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl are also in the list of the fifty highest-grossing films.
Events February 24 - The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 Cesar Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. November 17: Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Governor of California. December 22: Both of the movies from the Matrix trilogy released in 2003 were shut out of visual effects Oscar consideration by the Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee. December 31 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mails nomination ballots in which it qualifies 254 films released in 2003 as eligible for Oscar consideration. Awards Category/Organization 61st Golden Globe Awards January 25, 2004 57th BAFTA Awards February 15, 2004 76th Academy Awards February 29, 2004 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Lost in Translation The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Director Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Peter Weir Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Actor Sean Penn Mystic River Bill Murray Lost in Translation Bill Murray Lost in Translation Sean Penn Mystic River Best Actress Charlize Theron Monster Diane Keaton Something's Gotta Give Scarlett Johansson Lost in Translation Charlize Theron Monster Best Supporting Actor Tim Robbins Mystic River Bill Nighy Love Actually Tim Robbins Mystic River Best Supporting Actress Renée Zellweger Cold Mountain Renée Zellweger Cold Mountain Renée Zellweger Cold Mountain Best Screenplay (Adapted) Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh Best Screenplay (Original) The Station Agent Thomas McCarthy Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola Best Score The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Howard Shore Cold Mountain T-Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Howard Shore Best Foreign Language Film Osama In This World The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) Best Animated Film — — Finding NemoPalme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Elephant, directed by Gus Van Sant, United StatesGolden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Vozvrashcheniye (The Return), directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, RussiaGolden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
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101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure 2 Fast 2 Furious 21 Grams, starring Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out, starring Michael MadsenA
Acacia Agent Cody Banks Alex and Emma Alien (re-release, was originally released in 1979) Alien Hunter All the Real Girls American Splendor American Wedding Anger Management, starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson The Animatrix Anything ElseB
Bad Boys II starring, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, and Gabrielle Union Bad Santa, directed by Terry Zwigoff, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox Basic Beautiful Boxer Beauty and the Beast The Best of Youth (La Meglio gioventù) Beyond Borders Beyond Re-Animator Big Fish Biker Boyz Blizzard Blueprint Bon Voyage Bright Young Things Bringing Down the House starring, Steve Martin, and Queen Latifah Brother Bear Bruce Almighty starring, Jim Carrey The Brown Bunny Bulletproof MonkC
Cabin Fever Calendar Girls, starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters Carolina The Cat in the Hat, starring Mike Myers Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Cheaper by the Dozen Cheerleader Queens Code 46 Coffee and Cigarettes Cold Creek Manor Cold Mountain, directed by Anthony Minghella, starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger The Company, starring Neve Campbell Confidence The Cooler, starring William H. Macy and Alec Baldwin The Core The Corporation Cradle 2 the Grave The Cunning Little Vixen, animated version of Leoš Janáček's opera by BBC -(film only mentioned in article)D
Daddy Day Care Daredevil Darkness Falls Deliver Us from Eva Devil's Pond Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Le Divorce Dogville, directed by Lars von Trier, starring Nicole Kidman Down with Love Dreamcatcher The Dreamers Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Duplex DysFunKtional FamilyE
Eden's Curve Elephant - Palme d'Or award Elf Eve's Dropping InF
Facing Windows - Golden Space Needle award (for 2004) Faster Festival Express The Fighting Temptations Final Destination 2 Finding Nemo - Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Flyin' Ryan Flywheel Foolproof, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kristin Booth Freaky Friday Freddy vs. Jason From Justin to KellyG
Gang of Roses Garden of Heaven Gigli Girl with a Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth Gods and Generals Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. Going Greek Going for Broke Good Boy! Good Bye Lenin!, a German comedy, released internationally The Gospel of John, starring Henry Ian Cusick Gothika Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville and Christina Applegate Grind A Guy ThingH
The Haunted Mansion Haute Tension (High Tension) Head of State Highwaymen Holes Hollywood Homicide Home Alone 4 Honey Hope Springs House of 1000 Corpses House of Sand and Fog, starring Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley House of the Dead How to Deal How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days The Hulk The Human Stain, directed by Robert Benton, starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman The Hunted, directed by William Friedkin, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio del ToroI
I Am David I Capture the Castle I'm Not Scared Identity Imagining Argentina In the Cut, starring Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo The In-Laws (remake) Indigo Intermission Intolerable Cruelty Invisible Children of Love Les Invasions barbares (Barbarian Invasions) - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film It Runs in the Family The Italian Job, starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, and Jason StathamJ
Japanese Story Jeepers Creepers II Johnny English The Jungle Book 2 Ju-on: The Grudge Just MarriedK
Kaena: The Prophecy Kal Ho Naa Ho Kangaroo Jack Kart Racer Kill Bill Vol. 1, directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Uma Thurman Kitchen Stories Koi... Mil Gaya Kontroll (Control)L
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe The Last Supper The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde The Life of David Gale The Lizzie McGuire Movie Looney Tunes: Back in Action The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, directed by Peter Jackson - Academy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards for Best Picture Lost in Translation, directed by Sofia Coppola, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) Love Actually, directed by Richard Curtis with an all-star cast Love Don't Cost a Thing Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) Luther, starring Joseph FiennesM
Malibu's Most Wanted A Man Apart Manhood Marci X Masked and Anonymous Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, directed by Peter Weir, starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany Matchstick Men The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Revolutions The Medallion A Mighty Wind Milwaukee, Minnesota[1], starring Randy Quaid The Missing Mona Lisa Smile Monsieur Ibrahim Monster, starring Charlize Theron (winner Oscar and Golden Globe for best actress) and Christina Ricci Monster Man The Mother My Boss's Daughter My Life Without Me, starring Sarah Polley Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon - winner of 2 Oscars and 2 Golden GlobesN
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze National Security Natural City Ned Kelly, starring Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom and Naomi Watts Nemesis GameO
Octane Okkadu, directed by Gunasekhar (Tollywood film) Oldboy, directed by Park Chan-wook, starring Choi Min-sik - winner of 2004 Grand Prix Old School Once Upon a Time in Mexico Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior Open Range, directed by and starring Kevin Costner with Robert Duvall and Annette Bening Open Water The Order Osama - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Otets i syn (Father and Son) Out of TimeP
Paycheck Party Monster Peter Pan Phone Booth Pieces of April Piglet's Big Movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley Pokémon Heroes Puppet Master: The Legacy Prey for Rock & RollR
Radio The Real Cancun The Reckoning The Recruit Remember Me, My Love (Ricordati di me) Reversal of Fortune Rugrats Go Wild Runaway Jury The RundownS
Scary Movie 3 Scent of Love School of Rock, starring Jack Black Schultze Gets the Blues Seabiscuit Secondhand Lions Shanghai Knights Shattered Glass, starring Hayden Christensen Shelter Dogs Simhadri, directed by S.S. Rajamouli (Tollywood film) Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas The Singing Detective Singles The Snow Walker Soldados de Salamina - Spanish film Something's Gotta Give, starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton and Keanu Reeves Song for a Raggy Boy Southlander, by Steven Hanft and Ross Harris; cast includes Rory Cochrane, Beck, and Beth Orton Spy Kids 3D: Game Over -(redirects to Spy Kids) The Station Agent, starring Peter Dinklage The Statement, starring Michael Caine The Story of the Weeping Camel Stuck on You, directed by Farrelly Brothers, starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear S.W.A.T. Swimming Pool Swing, directed by Martin Guigui SylviaT
Tagore, directed by V. V. Vinayak (Tollywood film) Tears of the Sun Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines The Tesseract, directed by Oxide Pang The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Thirteen This Girl's Life A Thousand Clouds of Peace Till There Was You Timeline Tokyo Godfathers Touching the Void Les Triplettes de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville) Tupac: Resurrection Twist Two DaysU
Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle Uncle Nino Under the Tuscan Sun Underworld Uptown GirlsV
V-Day: Until the Violence Stops Veronica Guerin, starring Cate Blanchett View from the Top Vozvrashcheniye (The Return) - Golden Lion awardW
Whale Rider, starring Keisha Castle-Hughes What a Girl Wants Willard Wonderful Days, Korean Wonderland, starring Val Kilmer Wrong TurnX
X2: X-Men UnitedY
The Yes Men Yes, You Can Go Home (Eric Burdon concert film) Young Adam Young Black StallionZ
Zatoichi (The Blind Swordsman) Zhou Yu's Train Deaths January 4 : Conrad Hall, Hollywood : cinematographer, a two-time Academy Award-winner January 8 : Ron Goodwin, British : film music composer and conductor January 11 : Maurice Pialat, French movie director January 11 : Anthony Havelock-Allan, British screenwriter January 12 : Maurice Gibb, of the Bee Gees, singer, composer, actor January 13 : Norman Panama, screenwriter and director January 18 : Richard Crenna, actor January 23 : Nell Carter, singer, actress January 25 : Robert Rockwell, actor January 29 : Peter Shaw, producer; husband of actress Angela Lansbury February 9 : Vera Hruba Ralston, actress February 18 : Jack Brodsky, movie : producer and publicist February 22 : Daniel Taradash, former president of AMPAS; Oscar-winning screenwriter of "From Here to Eternity" February 25 : Alberto Sordi, Italian comedy film legend March 3 : Horst Buchholz, German actor March 8 : Karen Morley, actress March 8 : Adam Faith, British singer and actor March 9 : Stan Brakhage, filmmaker March 12 : Lynne Thigpen, actor March 15 Dame Thora Hird, veteran British actress March 24 : Philip Yordan, screenwriter; won Oscar for "Broken Lance" March 31 : Michael Jeter, actor April 1 : Leslie Cheung, actor and singer April 2 : Michael Wayne, film producer; eldest son of John Wayne April 12 : Sydney Lassick, actor, best known playing asylum resident Cheswick in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest April 21 : Nina Simone, jazz singer, "High Priestess of Soul" April 24 : Kiril Gospodinov, Bulgarian actor, best known playing the past-master in The Past-Master April 26 : Peter Stone, Oscar-and-(3-time)Tony-winning writer April 27 : Elaine Steinbeck, actress May 3 : Suzy Parker, actress, model May 14 Dame Wendy Hiller, actress May 14 : Robert Stack, actor May 15 : June Carter Cash, American country singer, wife of Johnny Cash May 28 : Martha Scott, actress June 2 : Richard Cusack, 77, ad executive turned actor/screenwriter June 7 : Trevor Goddard, actor June 7 : Tony McAuley : BBC Northern Ireland broadcaster & film-maker associated with traditional Irish music and arts June 12 : Gregory Peck, actor June 15 : Hume Cronyn, actor June 29 : Katharine Hepburn, actress June 30 : Buddy Hackett, comic, actor July 1 : N!xau, Namibian actor July 6 : Buddy Ebsen, actor July 25 : John Schlesinger, director July 27 : Bob Hope, comedian, actor August 1 : Marie Trintignant, French actress and daughter of actor Jean-Louis Trintignant. August 2 : Don Estelle, actor August 9 : Gregory Hines, actor, dancer. August 30 : Charles Bronson, actor September 8 : Leni Riefenstahl, German filmmaker September 9 : Larry Hovis, actor, played Carter on "Hogan's Heroes" September 10 : Harry Goz, cartoon voice actor. September 11 : John Ritter, American actor, played Jack Tripper on Three's Company September 12 : Johnny Cash, American country singer, husband of June Carter Cash September 16 : Erich Hallhuber, Bavarian actor. September 22 : Gordon Jump, American actor. September 27 : Donald O'Connor, entertainer, actor September 28 : Elia Kazan, director October 2 : Gunther Philipp, Austrian actor October 3 : William Steig, American : cartoonist and children's author; creator of Shrek October 5 : Denis Quilley, British actor October 20 : Jack Elam, American actor, 84 years October 21 : Fred Berry, American actor, October 23 : Tony Capstick, British actor, comedian, musician and broadcaster November 4 : Ken Gampu, South African actor November 6 : Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (41 years) November 9 : Art Carney, The Honeymooners actor (85 years) November 11 : Robert Brown, actor, played M in the James Bond series November 12 : Jonathan Brandis, actor, reportedly suicide (27 years) November 12 : Penny Singleton, actress (95 years) November 13 : Kellie Waymire, actress (35 years) November 14 : Gene Anthony Ray, actor and dancer November 15 : Dorothy Loudon, actress November 18 : Michael Kamen, composer November 20 : Kerem Yilmazer, Turkish actor (58 years) November 20 : Robert Addie, British actor (43 years) November 27 : Will Quadflieg, German actor December 3 : David Hemmings, actor December 8 : Nikolay Binev, Bulgarian actor December 12 : Keiko, orca of Reino Aventura and Free Willy fame (27 years) December 14 : Jeanne Crain, Oscar-nominated actress (78 years) December 17 : Ed Devereaux, Australian actor December 19 : Hope Lange, actress in Peyton Place December 19 : Les Tremayne, actor December 27 Sir Alan Bates, British actor December 30 : Anita Mui, 40, Hong Kong actress December 30 : John Gregory Dunne, 71, screenwriter December 30 : Earl Hindman, 61, actor (Home Improvement) Wide-release moviesMovies released in at least 600 North American theatres.
January - March ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J A N U A R Y 10 Just Married 20th Century Fox Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy 17 A Guy Thing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Jason Lee, Julia Stiles, Selma Blair Kangaroo Jack Warner Bros. Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon, Christopher Walken National Security Columbia Pictures Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore, Bill Duke, Eric Roberts, Timothy Busfield, Robinne Lee 24 Darkness Falls Columbia Pictures Chaney Kley, Emma Caulfield 31 Biker Boyz DreamWorks Laurence Fishburne, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Lisa Bonet Final Destination 2 New Line Cinema Ali Larter, A. J. Cook, Michael Landes, Keegan Connor Tracy, Jonathan Cherry, James Kirk, Lynda Boyd The Recruit Touchstone Pictures Dir: Roger Donaldson; Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan F E B R U A R Y 7 Deliver Us from Eva Focus Features LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union, Essence Atkins, Duane Martin, Mel Jackson, Megan Good How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Paramount Pictures Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey Shanghai Knights Touchstone Pictures Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong 14 Daredevil 20th Century Fox Dir: Mark Steven Johnson; Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell The Jungle Book 2 Walt Disney Pictures John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman, Bob Joles, Tony Jay, Phil Collins, John Rhys-Davies 21 Dark Blue United Artists Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Brendan Gleeson, Ving Rhames, Dash Mihok, Kurupt Gods and Generals Warner Bros. Jeff Daniels, Robert Duvall, Kevin Conway, C. Thomas Howell, Stephen Lang, Brian Mallon, Mira Sorvino The Life of David Gale Universal Studios Dir: Alan Parker; Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Matt Craven Old School DreamWorks Dir: Todd Phillips; Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Ellen Pompeo, Jeremy Piven, Juliette Lewis 28 Cradle 2 the Grave Warner Bros. Jet Li, DMX, Anthony Anderson, Kelly Hu, Tom Arnold M A R C H 7 Bringing Down the House Touchstone Pictures Steve Martin, Queen Latifah Tears of the Sun Columbia Pictures Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser 12 Bend It Like Beckham ‡ Fox Searchlight Pictures Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaznay Lewis, Archie Panjabi 14 Agent Cody Banks Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Frankie Múñiz, Hilary Duff, Angie Harmon, Keith David, Cynthia Stevenson, Darrell Hammond The Hunted Paramount Pictures Dir: William Friedkin; Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro, Connie Nielsen Willard New Line Cinema Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Harring, Jackie Burroughs 21 Boat Trip Artisan Entertainment Dir: Mort Nathan; Cuba Gooding, Jr., Horatio Sanz, Roselyn Sanchez, Vivica A. Fox, Maurice Godin, Lin Shaye Dreamcatcher Warner Bros. Dir: Lawrence Kasdan; Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Timothy Olyphant, Damian Lewis, Morgan Freeman, Tom Sizemore Piglet's Big Movie Walt Disney Pictures Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, Nikita Hopkins, Ken Sansom, Kath Soucie, Andre Stojka View from the Top Miramax Films Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Candice Bergen, Joshua Malina 28 Basic Columbia Pictures Dir: John McTiernan; John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Connie Nielsen, Timothy Daly The Core Paramount Pictures Aaron Eckhart, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, DJ Qualls, Bruce Greenwood, Stanley Tucci Head of State DreamWorks Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Tracy Morgan April - June ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew A P R I L 4 A Man Apart New Line Cinema Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant Phone Booth 20th Century Fox Dir: Joel Schumacher; Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Radha Mitchell, Katie Holmes What a Girl Wants Warner Bros. Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston, Oliver James 9 Flywheel Sherwood Pictures Alex Kendrick, Lisa Arnold, Steve Moore, Walter Burnett 11 Anger Management Columbia Pictures Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzman, Allen Covert, Lynne Thigpen 16 Bulletproof Monk Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Chow Yun-fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King A Mighty Wind ‡ Warner Bros. Bob Balaban, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer 18 Holes Walt Disney Pictures Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Khleo Thomas, Tim Blake Nelson, Sigourney Weaver Malibu's Most Wanted Warner Bros. Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Regina Hall, Damien Dante Wayans 25 Confidence Lions Gate Entertainment Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy García, Paul Giamatti, Luis Guzmán, Donal Logue, Brian Van Holt Identity Columbia Pictures Dir: James Mangold; John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall, Rebecca De Mornay, John Hawkes It Runs in the Family Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Michael Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Cameron Douglas, Diana Dill, Rory Culkin, Bernadette Peters The Real Cancun New Line Cinema Dir: Rick de Oliviera; Benjamin Fletcher, Nicole Frilot, Roxanne Frilot, Brittany Brown-Hart M A Y 2 The Lizzie McGuire Movie Walt Disney Pictures Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine, Yani Gellman, Jake Thomas, Ashlie Brillault X2: X-Men United 20th Century Fox Dir: Bryan Singer; Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin 9 Daddy Day Care Columbia Pictures Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, Anjelica Huston, Lacey Chabert 15 The Matrix Reloaded Warner Bros. Dir: The Wachowski Brothers; Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Harold Perrineau, Randall Duk Kim 16 Down with Love ‡ 20th Century Fox Ewan McGregor, Renée Zellweger, David Hyde Pierce, Sarah Paulson 23 Bruce Almighty Universal Studios Dir: Tom Shadyac; Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Ann Walter, Catherine Bell, Steve Carell The In-Laws Warner Bros. Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Candice Bergen, Ryan Reynolds 30 Finding Nemo Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Joe Ranft, Allison Janney The Italian Job Paramount Pictures Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Seth Green, Jason Statham, Mos Def, Donald Sutherland Wrong Turn 20th Century Fox Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku J U N E 6 2 Fast 2 Furious Universal Studios Dir: John Singleton; Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, James Remar, Ludacris, Devon Aoki 13 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd New Line Cinema Derek Richardson, Eric Christian Olsen, Eugene Levy Hollywood Homicide Columbia Pictures Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Isaiah Washington, Lolita Davidovich, Master P Rugrats Go Wild Paramount Pictures Elizabeth Daily, Nancy Cartwright, Kath Soucie, Dionne Quan, Cheryl Chase, Tim Curry, Lacey Chabert 20 Alex & Emma Warner Bros. Dir: Rob Reiner; Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau From Justin to Kelly 20th Century Fox Dir: Robert Iscove; Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini The Hulk Universal Studios Dir: Ang Lee; Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Nick Nolte, Josh Lucas 27 28 Days Later Fox Searchlight Pictures Dir: Danny Boyle; Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Noah Huntley, Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Columbia Pictures Dir: McG; Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Demi Moore, Bernie Mac, Luke Wilson, Matt LeBlanc, John Cleese, Robert Patrick July - September ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J U L Y 2 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Dana Ivey Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Warner Bros. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas DreamWorks Animation Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes 9 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Walt Disney Pictures Dir: Gore Verbinski; Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Jack Davenport, Jonathan Pryce 11 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 20th Century Fox Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend, Shane West 18 Bad Boys II Columbia Pictures Dir: Michael Bay; Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Mollà, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle, Joe Pantoliano How to Deal New Line Cinema Mandy Moore, Allison Janney, Trent Ford Johnny English Universal Studios Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Ben Miller, Natalie Imbruglia 25 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Paramount Pictures Dir: Jan de Bont; Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Til Schweiger, Djimon Hounsou Seabiscuit Universal Studios Dir: Gary Ross; Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Royce D. Applegate, William H. Macy, David McCullough Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Dimension Films Dir: Robert Rodriguez; Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Ricardo Montalbán, Sylvester Stallone A U G U S T 1 American Wedding Universal Studios Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, Eugene Levy Gigli Columbia Pictures Dir: Martin Brest; Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Lainie Kazan 6 Freaky Friday Walt Disney Pictures Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Ryan Malgarini, Harold Gould 8 Le Divorce ‡ Fox Searchlight Pictures Dir: James Ivory; Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Glenn Close, Matthew Modine S.W.A.T. Columbia Pictures Colin Farrell, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Olivier Martinez 15 Freddy vs. Jason New Line Cinema Monica Keena, Kelly Rowland, Jason Ritter, Christopher Marquette, Lochlyn Munro, Katharine Isabelle Grind Warner Bros. Mike Vogel, Adam Brody, Vince Vieluf, Joey Kern, Jennifer Morrison, Bam Margera Open Range Touchstone Pictures Dir: Kevin Costner; Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening Uptown Girls Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dakota Fanning, Brittany Murphy, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison, Jesse Spencer, Heather Locklear 22 Marci X Paramount Pictures Dir: Richard Benjamin; Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans The Medallion Screen Gems Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani, Julian Sands My Boss's Daughter Dimension Films Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid, Molly Shannon, Terence Stamp, Andy Richter 29 Jeepers Creepers II United Artists Jonathan Breck, Ray Wise, Luke Edwards, Eric Nenninger S E P T E M B E R 5 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Paramount Pictures David Spade, Mary McCormack, Craig Bierko, Rob Reiner The Order 20th Century Fox Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Fürmann, Mark Addy, Peter Weller 12 Cabin Fever Lions Gate Entertainment Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, Joey Kern, Jeff Hoffman Lost in Translation ‡ Focus Features Dir: Sofia Coppola; Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson Matchstick Men Warner Bros. Dir: Ridley Scott; Nicolas Cage, Alison Lohman, Sam Rockwell, Bruce Altman, Bruce McGill Once Upon a Time in Mexico Columbia Pictures Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Danny Trejo 19 Anything Else DreamWorks Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Woody Allen, Erica Leerhsen, Danny DeVito Cold Creek Manor Touchstone Pictures Dir: Mike Figgis; Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis The Fighting Temptations Paramount Pictures Cuba Gooding, Jr., Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Epps, Steve Harvey, Latanya Richardson, Faith Evans Secondhand Lions New Line Cinema Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgwick Underworld Screen Gems Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Shane Brolly 26 Duplex Miramax Films Dir: Danny DeVito; Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore, Stuart Cornfeld The Rundown Universal Studios Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson, Ewen Bremner, Jon Gries Under the Tuscan Sun Touchstone Pictures Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan October - December ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew O C T O B E R 3 Out of Time Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes School of Rock Paramount Pictures Dir: Richard Linklater; Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman, Miranda Cosgrove 8 Mystic River ‡ Warner Bros. Dir: Clint Eastwood; Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney 10 Good Boy! Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Liam Aiken, Molly Shannon, Kevin Nealon House of the Dead Artisan Entertainment Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard, Ona Grauer Intolerable Cruelty Universal Studios George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric The Entertainer, Edward Hermann Kill Bill Vol. 1 Miramax Films Dir: Quentin Tarantino; Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Vivica A. Fox 17 Runaway Jury 20th Century Fox John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Piven The Texas Chainsaw Massacre New Line Cinema Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, David Dorfman, R. Lee Ermey 22 In the Cut ‡ Screen Gems Dir: Jane Campion; Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh 24 Beyond Borders Paramount Pictures Dir: Martin Campbell; Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen Brother Bear ‡ Walt Disney Pictures Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Jason Raize, D. B. Sweeney Radio Columbia Pictures Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ed Harris, S. Epatha Merkerson, Alfre Woodard, Debra Winger, Riley Smith Scary Movie 3 Dimension Films Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Simon Rex, Leslie Nielsen, Regina Hall N O V E M B E R 5 The Matrix Revolutions Warner Bros. Dir: The Wachowski Brothers; Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith Clayton Watson, Nathaniel Lees 7 Elf New Line Cinema Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner Love Actually ‡ Universal Studios Dir: Richard Curtis; Alan Rickman, Ant McPartlin, Declan Donnelly (Ant & Dec), Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley, Michael Parkinson, Martine McCutcheon 14 Looney Tunes: Back in Action Warner Bros. Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Heather Locklear, Steve Martin Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 20th Century Fox Dir: Peter Weir; Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall Tupac: Resurrection Paramount Pictures Tupac Shakur 21 The Cat in the Hat Universal Studios Dir: Bo Welch; Mike Myers, Alec Baldwin, Kelly Preston, Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin, Amy Hill, Sean Hayes Gothika Warner Bros. Halle Berry, Robert Downey, Jr. 26 Bad Santa Dimension Films Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom The Haunted Mansion Walt Disney Pictures Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Tilly, Terence Stamp, Marsha Thomason, Nathaniel Parker The Missing Columbia Pictures Dir: Ron Howard; Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd, Eric Schweig Timeline Paramount Pictures Dir: Richard Donner; Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly D E C E M B E R 5 Honey Universal Studios Jessica Alba, Lil' Romeo, Mekhi Phifer, David Moscow, Zachary Williams The Last Samurai Warner Bros. Dir: Edward Zwick; Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Ken Watanabe, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki 10 Big Fish ‡ Columbia Pictures Dir: Tim Burton; Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Steve Buscemi, Helena Bonhma Carter 12 Love Don't Cost a Thing Warner Bros. Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Kenan Thompson, Kal Penn, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Steve Harvey Something's Gotta Give Columbia Pictures Dir: Nancy Meyers; Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet Stuck on You 20th Century Fox Dir: Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly; Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Cher, Seymour Cassel, Wen Yann Shih 17 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Cinema Dir: Peter Jackson; Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Peter Jackson director 19 Mona Lisa Smile Columbia Pictures Dir: Mike Newell; Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dominic West, Juliet Stevenson 23 Cheaper by the Dozen 20th Century Fox Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling, Alyson Stoner, Ashton Kutcher Cold Mountain Miramax Films Dir: Anthony Minghella; Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Kathy Baker, Brendan Gleeson Peter Pan Universal Studios Jeremy Sumpter, Ludivine Sagnier, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Jason Isaacs 24 Monster ‡ Newmarket Films Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen 25 Paycheck Paramount Pictures Dir: John Woo; Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart References ^ "2003 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2003&p=.htm. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
















