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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 Pokmon 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 Notable 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 States

Please 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 $1119110941 $377027325 $106643712 $36550919 2 Finding Nemo Disney/Pixar $867893978 $339714978 $67117404 $26820431 3 The Matrix Reloaded Warner Bros. $742128461 $281576461 $53880216 $22070814 4 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Disney $654264015 $305413918 $47531328 $18476252 5 Bruce Almighty Universal $484592874 $242829261 $37412900 $13558467 6 The Last Samurai Warner Bros. $456758981 $111127263 $21993151 $9617283 7 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Warner Bros. $433371112 $150371112 $31289575 $12352558 8 The Matrix Revolutions Warner Bros. $427343298 $139313948 $31020318 $13015662 9 X2 Fox $407711549 $214949694 $33549569 $10654741 10 Bad Boys II Columbia $273339556 $138608444 $14920239 $7680900

The 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 Csar 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 Rene Zellweger Cold Mountain Rene Zellweger Cold Mountain Rene 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 Nemo

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Elephant directed by Gus Van Sant United States

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Vozvrashcheniye (The Return) directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): In This World directed by Michael Winterbottom United Kingdom Films released in 2003 Years in film 1870s 1880s 1890s 1890  1891  1892  1893  1894 1895  1896  1897  1898  1899 1900s 1900  1901  1902  1903  1904 1905  1906  1907  1908  1909 1910s 1910  1911  1912  1913  1914 1915  1916  1917  1918  1919 1920s 1920  1921  1922  1923  1924 1925  1926  1927  1928  1929 1930s 1930  1931  1932  1933  1934 1935  1936  1937  1938  1939 1940s 1940  1941  1942  1943  1944 1945  1946  1947  1948  1949 1950s 1950  1951  1952  1953  1954 1955  1956  1957  1958  1959 1960s 1960  1961  1962  1963  1964 1965  1966  1967  1968  1969 1970s 1970  1971  1972  1973  1974 1975  1976  1977  1978  1979 1980s 1980  1981  1982  1983  1984 1985  1986  1987  1988  1989 1990s 1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 2000s 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004 2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 2010s 2010  2011  2012 and beyond

# 2 Fast 2 Furious 11:14 21 Grams starring Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out starring Michael Madsen 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure A 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 Anne B. Real The Animatrix Anything Else B 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 giovent) 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 Monk C 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 Chirusoku no natsu 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 Leo Janek'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 Family E Eden's Curve Elephant - Palme d'Or award Elf Eve's Dropping In Evil F Facing Windows - Golden Space Needle award (for 2004) Faster Fear and Trembling 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 G Gang of Roses Garden of Heaven 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 Thing H 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 How to Deal How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 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 Toro I 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 Infernal Affairs II 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 Statham J Japanese Story Jeepers Creepers II Johnny English The Jungle Book 2 Ju-on: The Grudge Just Married K 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 Last Life in the Universe 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 Fiennes M Malibu's Most Wanted A Man Apart Manhood 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 Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) A Mighty Wind Milwaukee Minnesota2 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 Munnabhai M.B.B.S. 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 Globes N 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 Game O 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 Time P 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 Pokmon Heroes Puppet Master: The Legacy Prey for Rock & Roll R Radio The Real Cancun The Reckoning The Recruit Remember Me My Love (Ricordati di me) Reversal of Fortune The Room Rugrats Go Wild Runaway Jury The Rundown S 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 Spring Summer Fall Winter...and Spring (Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom) 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 Sylvia T Tagore directed by V. V. Vinayak (Tollywood film) Tears of the Sun Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines The Tesseract directed by Oxide Pang Testosterone 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 Days U Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle Uncle Nino Under the Tuscan Sun Underworld Uptown Girls V V-Day: Until the Violence Stops Veronica Guerin starring Cate Blanchett View from the Top Vozvrashcheniye (The Return) - Golden Lion award W What a Girl Wants Willard Wonderful Days Korean Wonderland starring Val Kilmer Wrong Turn X X2 Y The Yes Men Yes You Can Go Home (Eric Burdon concert film) Young Adam Young Black Stallion Z Zatoichi (The Blind Swordsman) Zhou Yu's Train Notable deaths Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films January 1 Royce D. Applegate 63 Actor O Brother Where Art Thou Seabiscuit Rain Man Splash Gods and Generals The Rookie Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Dr. Dolittle 4 Conrad Hall 72 Cinematographer American Beauty Cool Hand Luke Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Road to Perdition Marathon Man Sleepy Hollow In Cold Blood 8 Ron Goodwin 77 Composer Where Eagles Dare Frenzy Battle of Britain 11 Anthony Havelock-Allan 98 Producer Romeo and Juliet Great Expectations Ryan's Daughter Othello 12 Maurice Gibb 53 Singer Composer Actor Saturday Night Fever Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 13 Norman Panama 88 Screenwriter White Christmas The Court Jester Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 18 Richard Crenna 76 Actor First Blood Summer Rental Sabrina Leviathan Hot Shots! Part Deux The Flamingo Kid 20 David Battley 67 Actor Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Krull The Waiter The London Connection 23 Nell Carter 54 Actress The Grass Harp Bb's Kids Modern Problems February 3 Lana Clarkson 40 Actress Scarface Fast Times at Ridgemont High Barbarian Queen 9 Vera Hruba Ralston 82 Actress The Fighting Kentuckian Dakota The Wild Blue Yonder Jubilee Trail 13 Stacy Keach Sr. 88 Actor Pretty Woman Saturday the 14th The Parallax View Armed and Dangerous Brewster McCloud 22 Daniel Taradash 89 Screenwriter From Here to Eternity Hawaii Castle Keep Storm Center 27 Fred Rogers 74 Actor Mr. Rogers Casper March 3 Horst Buchholz 69 Actor The Magnificent Seven Life is Beautiful Aces: Iron Eagle III One Two Three 8 Adam Faith 62 Actor Singer McVicar Stardust 12 Lynne Thigpen 54 Actress Anger Management The Insider Shaft Tootsie The Paper Just Cause Blankman Bicentennial Man Novocaine 24 Phillip Yordan 88 Screenwriter Broken Lance El Cid Johnny Guitar Battle of the Bulge Detective Story Dillinger 31 Michael Jeter 50 Actor The Green Mile Jurassic Park III The Fisher King Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Waterworld Air Bud Patch Adams Tango & Cash Open Range MouseHunt Drop Zone The Polar Express April 2 Michael Wayne 68 Producer McLintock! The Green Berets Brannigan 8 Bing Russell 76 Actor The Magnificent Seven Tango & Cash Brannigan Dick Tracy The Apple Dumpling Gang Billy the Kid vs. Dracula 12 Sydney Lassick 80 Actor One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Carrie Cool as Ice Man on the Moon History of the World Part I Tom and Jerry: The Movie 16 Graham Jarvis 72 Actor Misery Silkwood Mr. Mom 26 Peter Stone 73 Screenwriter Charade The Taking of Pelham One Two Three May 3 Suzy Parker 70 Actress Funny Face The Best of Everything The Interns 9 Carmen Filpi 80 Actor Ed Wood Beetlejuice The Wedding Singer Wayne's World The Beverly Hillbillies Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 14 Wendy Hiller 90 Actress The Elephant Man A Man for All Seasons Murder on the Orient Express Pygmalion 14 Robert Stack 84 Actor Written on the Wind Airplane! War Paint The High and the Mighty Is Paris Burning Bwana Devil Beavis and Butthead Do America House of Bamboo Bullfighter and the Lady The Gift of Love Uncommon Valor The Last Voyage John Paul Jones 1941 Joe vs. The Volcano The Tarnished Angels A Date with Judy Caddyshack II Recess: School's Out The Mortal Storm The Caretakers Transformers: The Movie Miss Tatlock's Millions Dangerous Curves Nice Girl BASEketball 24 Rachel Kempson 92 Actress Out of Africa Tom Jones Georgy Girl 28 Martha Scott 90 Actress Ben-Hur The Ten Commandments Airport 1975 June 2 Richard Cusack 77 Actor The Fugitive High Fidelity Eight Men Out Chain Reaction While You Were Sleeping Return to Me 7 Trevor Goddard 40 Actor Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Mortal Kombat Deep Rising 11 William Marshall 78 Actor Blacula Maverick Skullduggery Curtain 12 Gregory Peck 85 Producer To Kill a Mockingbird Roman Holiday The Omen Cape Fear The Guns of Navarone Twelve O'Clock High The Million Pound Note How the West Was Won Moby Dick Pork Chop Hill MacArthur 15 Hume Cronyn 90 Singer Actor The Seventh Cross Cocoon Shadow of a Doubt Cleopatra The Pelican Brief Hamlet The Postman Always Rings Twice Marvin's Room 15 Philip Stone 79 Actor The Shining Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom A Clockwork Orange Flash Gordon Barry Lyndon Hitler: The Last Ten Days 29 Katharine Hepburn 96 Actress The Lion in Winter On Golden Pond Bringing Up Baby The Philadelphia Story Guess Who's Coming to Dinner The African Queen Morning Glory Summertime The Rainmaker Rooster Cogburn Little Women Adam's Rib Love Affair Song of Love Desk Set Suddenly Last Summer Pat and Mike 30 Buddy Hackett 78 Actor It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World The Little Mermaid The Love Bug Scrooged The Music Man July 1 N!xau 58 Actor The Gods Must Be Crazy 6 Buddy Ebsen 95 Actor Breakfast at Tiffany's The Beverly Hillbillies Mail Order Bride 25 John Schlesinger 77 Director Midnight Cowboy Pacific Heights Marathon Man The Next Best Thing 27 Bob Hope 100 Actor Road to Singapore Road to Morocco Road to Hong Kong Road to Rio Road to Zanzibar Road to Utopia Road to Bali My Favorite Blonde The Muppet Movie I'll Take Sweden Spies Like Us 31 Frederick Coffin 60 Actor Wayne's World Hard to Kill Identity Mother's Day August 2 Don Estelle 70 Actor Santa Claus A Private Function 9 Gregory Hines 57 Actor The Cotton Club Running Scared Renaissance Man The Preacher's Wife 30 Charles Bronson 81 Actor The Great Escape Death Wish The Dirty Dozen Once Upon a Time in the West Murphy's Law The Indian Runner The White Buffalo September 9 Larry Hovis 67 Actor Lone Star State of Mind 11 John Ritter 54 Actor Sling Blade Bad Santa North Clifford's Really Big Movie It Problem Child 12 Johnny Cash 71 Singer Actor Five Minutes to Live The Hunted A Gunfight 16 Sheb Wooley 82 Actor Hoosiers The Outlaw Josey Wales High Noon Silverado Giant 22 Gordon Jump 71 Actor Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Making the Grade The Fury 26 George Plimpton 76 Actor Good Will Hunting Reds Nixon EDtv When We Were Kings Just Cause The Bonfire of the Vanities Rio Lobo Just Visiting 27 Donald O'Connor 78 Actor Singin' in the Rain Toys That's Entertainment! Tom Sawyer Detective 28 Elia Kazan 94 Director A Streetcar Named Desire On the Waterfront East of Eden Splendor in the Grass America America Viva Zapata! Gentleman's Agreement October 3 Florence Stanley 79 Actress Atlantis: The Lost Empire Bulworth Trapped in Paradise The Odd Couple II A Goofy Movie The Brainiacs.com 5 Denis Quilley 75 Actor King David Mister Johnson 20 Jack Elam 82 Actor The Cannonball Run Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Rio Lobo Support Your Local Sheriff! The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again November 9 Art Carney 85 Actor Harry and Tonto Last Action Hero Firestarter Take This Job and Shove It The Muppets Take Manhattan The Yellow Rolls-Royce 11 Robert Brown 82 Actor Octopussy Licence to Kill The Third Man The Living Daylights A View to a Kill The Spy Who Loved Me 12 Jonathan Brandis 27 Actor The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter Oliver & Company Sidekicks Ghost Dad Fatal Attraction Ride with the Devil 12 Penny Singleton 95 Actress Voice of Jane Jetson Blondie Jetsons: The Movie After the Thin Man 14 Gene Anthony Ray 41 Actor Fame Austin Powers in Goldmember Eddie 15 Dorothy Loudon 70 Actress Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Garbo Talks 18 Michael Kamen 55 Composer Die Hard Lethal Weapon X-Men Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Highlander The Iron Giant Road House Don Juan DeMarco Brazil Hudson Hawk Against the Ropes The Three Musketeers Event Horizon The Last Boy Scout 101 Dalmatians First Daughter Circle of Friends 20 Robert Addie 87 Director Excalibur Another Country 27 Norman Burton 79 Actor Planet of the Apes The Towering Inferno Bloodsport Diamonds Are Forever The Gumball Rally December 3 David Hemmings 62 Actor Gladiator Gangs of New York The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Spy Game Camelot Barbarella 14 Jeanne Crain 78 Actress State Fair Leave Her to Heaven Pinky A Letter to Three Wives Guns of the Timberland 17 Ed Devereaux 78 Actor Skippy the Bush Kangaroo 19 Hope Lange 72 Actress Blue Velvet Peyton Place Death Wish A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge I Am the Cheese 19 Les Tremayne 90 Actor The War of the Worlds North by Northwest The Fortune Cookie Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Goldfinger 27 Alan Bates 69 Actor Women in Love Hamlet Alexis Zorba The Rose The Mothman Prophecies An Unmarried Woman The Sum of All Fears Gosford Park The Statement 30 John Gregory Dunne 71 Screenwriter A Star is Born Up Close and Personal True Confessions The Panic in Needle Park 31 Earl Hindman 61 Actor Three Men and a Baby Silverado Taps Wide-release movies Movies 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 Miz 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 Snchez Vivica A. Fox Maurice Godin Dreamcatcher Warner Bros. Dir: Lawrence Kasdan; Thomas Jane Jason Lee Timothy Olyphant Damian Lewis Morgan Freeman 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 Guzmn 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 Garca Paul Giamatti Luis Guzmn Donal Logue Brian Van Holt Identity Columbia Pictures Dir: James Mangold; John Cusack Ray Liotta Amanda Peet Alfred Molina Clea DuVall Rebecca De Mornay 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 16 Down with Love 20th Century Fox Ewan McGregor Rene Zellweger David Hyde Pierce Sarah Paulson 23 Bruce Almighty Universal Studios Dir: Tom Shadyac; Jim Carrey Morgan Freeman Jennifer Aniston Lisa Ann Walter 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 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 Guy Siner Mackenzie Crook Zoe Saldana 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 Moll Gabrielle Union Peter Stormare 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 Ciarn Hinds Chris Barrie Noah Taylor Djimon Hounsou Seabiscuit Universal Studios Dir: Gary Ross; Tobey Maguire Jeff Bridges Chris Cooper Royce D. Applegate William H. Macy Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Dimension Films Dir: Robert Rodriguez; Alexa Vega Daryl Sabara Antonio Banderas Carla Gugino Ricardo Montalbn 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 Frmann 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. Beyonc 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 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 Bill Nighy Colin Firth Emma Thompson Hugh Grant Liam Neeson Rowan Atkinson Keira Knightley Ant McPartlin Declan Donnelly (Ant & Dec) Michael Parkinson Martine McCutcheon Billy Bob Thornton 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 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 10 Big Fish Columbia Pictures Dir: Tim Burton; Ewan McGregor Albert Finney Billy Crudup Jessica Lange Alison Lohman Steve Buscemi Helena Bonham 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 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 Rene Zellweger Eileen Atkins 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/view2worldwide&yr2003&p.htm. Retrieved September 8 2009.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285727/