Rank Movie Release Date Distributor Genre Gross Tickets Sold
1
Finding Nemo May 30, 2003 Walt Disney Adventure $339,714,367 56,337,374
2
Pirates of the Caribbean: T… Jul 9, 2003 Walt Disney Adventure $305,410,819 50,648,560
3
The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 17, 2003 New Line Adventure $290,425,213 48,163,385
4
The Matrix Reloaded May 15, 2003 Warner Bros. Action $281,553,689 46,692,154
5
Bruce Almighty May 23, 2003 Universal Comedy $242,704,995 40,249,584
6
X2: X-Men United May 2, 2003 20th Century Fox Action $214,949,694 35,646,715
7
Elf Nov 7, 2003 New Line Comedy $170,837,644 28,331,284
8
Chicago Dec 27, 2002 Miramax Musical $161,445,985 26,773,795
9
Terminator 3: Rise of the M… Jul 1, 2003 Warner Bros. Action $150,358,296 24,935,040
10
Bad Boys II Jul 18, 2003 Sony Pictures Action $138,540,870 22,975,268
11
The Matrix Revolutions Nov 5, 2003 Warner Bros. Action $138,294,428 22,934,399
12
Anger Management Apr 11, 2003 Sony Pictures Comedy $135,560,942 22,481,084
13
Bringing Down the House Mar 7, 2003 Walt Disney Comedy $132,675,402 22,002,554
14
Hulk Jun 20, 2003 Universal Action $132,177,234 21,919,939
15
2 Fast 2 Furious Jun 6, 2003 Universal Action $127,120,058 21,081,269
16
Seabiscuit Jul 25, 2003 Universal Drama $120,277,854 19,946,576
17
S.W.A.T. Aug 8, 2003 Sony Pictures Action $116,877,597 19,382,686
18
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Jul 25, 2003 Miramax/Dimension Adventure $111,678,621 18,520,500
19
Freaky Friday Aug 6, 2003 Walt Disney Comedy $110,180,505 18,272,057
20
Scary Movie 3 Oct 24, 2003 Miramax/Dimension Comedy $109,563,395 18,169,717
Total Gross of All Movies $9,193,277,289
Total Tickets Sold 1,524,589,620
www.the-numbers.com/market/2003/top-grossing-movies