Top - Grossing
Films of the Year
Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first
released in 2003; because they may have made most of their income
in a later year, they are may not be the top - grossing films for
calendar year 2003.
Movies reaching blockbuster motion picture status were led by Disney's
Finding Nemo and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
Pearl. These are the top 10 grossing as of January 2, 2004:
2003 Rank |
Title |
Studio/Distributor |
North
American
Box Office Gross |
Total
Iternational |
1. |
Finding
Nemo |
Walt Disney
Pictures/Pixar |
$339,714,978 |
$748,900,000 |
2. |
Pirates
of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
Walt Disney
Pictures |
$305,403,440
|
$652,200,000 |
3. |
The
Matrix Reloaded |
Warner
Bros. |
$281,576,461 |
$738,000,000 |
4. |
The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
New Line |
$272,399,000
|
$542,400,000 |
5. |
Bruce
Almighty |
Universal |
$242,829,261 |
$474,800,000 |
6. |
X2:
X - Men United |
20th Century
Fox |
$214,949,694 |
$406,400,000 |
7. |
Elf |
New Line |
$169,703,000 |
(N/A) |
8. |
Terminator
3: Rise of the Machines |
Warner
Bros. |
$150,371,112 |
$433,100,000 |
9. |
Bad
Boys II |
Columbia
Pictures |
$138,608,444 |
$253,300,000 |
10. |
The
Matrix Revolutions |
Warner
Bros. |
$138,008,923 |
$416,000,000 |
25 films grossed
more than $100 million, six films grossed more than $200 million,
and two films grossed more than $300 million.
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