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            $100 Million Boxoffice Movies 
              in 2003
				
  
            
               
                
				
                     
                      | Rank | 
                      Movie Title | 
                      Studio | 
                      Total 
                        U.S. Domestic 
                        Gross | 
                      Total 
                        Theaters | 
                      Opening 
                        Week 
                        U.S. Domestic 
                        Gross  | 
                      Opening 
                        Week 
                        Theaters | 
                      Open 
                        Date  | 
                      Close 
                        Date  | 
                     
                     
                      | 1 | 
                      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 
                      New Line | 
                      $377,027,325 | 
                      3,703 | 
                      $72,629,713 | 
                      3,703 | 
                      12/17 | 
                      6/3 | 
                     
                     
                      | 2 | 
                      Finding Nemo | 
                      Buena Vista | 
                      $339,714,978 | 
                      3,425 | 
                      $70,251,710 | 
                      3,374 | 
                      5/30 | 
                      12/18 | 
                     
                     
                      | 3 | 
                      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black 
                        Pearl | 
                      Buena Vista | 
                      $305,413,918 | 
                      3,416 | 
                      $46,630,690 | 
                      3,269 | 
                      7/9 | 
                      1/8 | 
                     
                     
                      | 4 | 
                      The Matrix Reloaded | 
                      Warner | 
                      $281,576,461 | 
                      3,603 | 
                      $91,774,413 | 
                      3,603 | 
                      5/15 | 
                      11/13 | 
                     
                     
                      | 5 | 
                      Bruce Almighty | 
                      Universal | 
                      $242,829,261 | 
                      3,549 | 
                      $67,953,330 | 
                      3,483 | 
                      5/23 | 
                      12/11 | 
                     
                     
                      | 6 | 
                      X2: X-Men United | 
                      Fox | 
                      $214,949,694 | 
                      3,749 | 
                      $85,558,731 | 
                      3,741 | 
                      5/2 | 
                      9/25 | 
                     
                     
                      | 7 | 
                      Elf | 
                      New Line | 
                      $173,398,518 | 
                      3,381 | 
                      $31,113,501 | 
                      3,337 | 
                      11/7 | 
                      3/4 | 
                     
                     
                      | 8 | 
                      Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | 
                      Warner | 
                      $150,371,112 | 
                      3,504 | 
                      $44,041,440 | 
                      3,504 | 
                      7/2 | 
                      10/30 | 
                     
                     
                      | 9 | 
                      The Matrix Revolutions | 
                      Warner | 
                      $139,313,948 | 
                      3,502 | 
                      $48,475,154 | 
                      3,502 | 
                      11/5 | 
                      3/4 | 
                     
                     
                      | 10 | 
                      Cheaper by the Dozen | 
                      Fox | 
                      $138,614,544 | 
                      3,307 | 
                      $27,557,647 | 
                      3,298 | 
                      12/25 | 
                      6/6 | 
                     
                     
                      | 11 | 
                      Bad Boys II | 
                      Sony | 
                      $138,608,444 | 
                      3,202 | 
                      $46,522,560 | 
                      3,186 | 
                      7/18 | 
                      11/20 | 
                     
                     
                      | 12 | 
                      Anger Management | 
                      Sony | 
                      $135,645,823 | 
                      3,656 | 
                      $42,220,847 | 
                      3,551 | 
                      4/11 | 
                      8/28 | 
                     
                     
                      | 13 | 
                      Bringing Down the House | 
                      Buena Vista | 
                      $132,716,677 | 
                      2,910 | 
                      $31,101,026 | 
                      2,801 | 
                      3/7 | 
                      8/28 | 
                     
                     
                      | 14 | 
                      Hulk | 
                      Universal | 
                      $132,177,234 | 
                      3,674 | 
                      $62,128,420 | 
                      3,660 | 
                      6/20 | 
                      10/16 | 
                     
                     
                      | 15 | 
                      2 Fast 2 Furious | 
                      Universal | 
                      $127,154,901 | 
                      3,418 | 
                      $50,472,480 | 
                      3,408 | 
                      6/6 | 
                      10/23 | 
                     
                     
                      | 16 | 
                      Something's Gotta Give | 
                      Sony | 
                      $124,728,738 | 
                      2,876 | 
                      $16,064,723 | 
                      2,677 | 
                      12/12 | 
                      4/29 | 
                     
                     
                      | 17 | 
                      Seabiscuit | 
                      Universal | 
                      $120,277,854 | 
                      2,573 | 
                      $20,854,735 | 
                      1,989 | 
                      7/25 | 
                      2/5 | 
                     
                     
                      | 18 | 
                      S.W.A.T. | 
                      Sony | 
                      $116,934,650 | 
                      3,220 | 
                      $37,062,535 | 
                      3,202 | 
                      8/8 | 
                      12/11 | 
                     
                     
                      | 19 | 
                      Spy Kids 3D: Game Over | 
                      Dimension | 
                      $111,761,982 | 
                      3,388 | 
                      $33,417,739 | 
                      3,344 | 
                      7/25 | 
                      2/5 | 
                     
                     
                      | 20 | 
                      The Last Samurai | 
                      Warner | 
                      $111,127,263 | 
                      2,938 | 
                      $24,271,354 | 
                      2,908 | 
                      12/5 | 
                      4/8 | 
                     
                     
                      | 21 | 
                      Freaky Friday | 
                      Buena Vista | 
                      $110,230,332 | 
                      3,067 | 
                      $22,203,007 | 
                      2,954 | 
                      8/6 | 
                      1/15 | 
                     
                     
                      | 22 | 
                      Scary Movie 3 | 
                      Dimension | 
                      $110,003,217 | 
                      3,505 | 
                      $48,113,770 | 
                      3,505 | 
                      10/24 | 
                      2/19 | 
                     
                     
                      | 23 | 
                      The Italian Job | 
                      Paramount | 
                      $106,128,601 | 
                      2,877 | 
                      $19,457,944 | 
                      2,633 | 
                      5/30 | 
                      11/6 | 
                     
                     
                      | 24 | 
                      How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | 
                      Paramount | 
                      $105,813,373 | 
                      2,923 | 
                      $23,774,850 | 
                      2,923 | 
                      2/7 | 
                      7/24 | 
                     
                     
                      | 25 | 
                      American Wedding | 
                      Universal | 
                      $104,565,114 | 
                      3,175 | 
                      $33,369,440 | 
                      3,172 | 
                      8/1 | 
                      11/20 | 
                     
                     
                      | 26 | 
                      Daddy Day Care | 
                      Sony | 
                      $104,297,061 | 
                      3,472 | 
                      $27,623,580 | 
                      3,370 | 
                      5/9 | 
                      10/19 | 
                     
                     
                      | 27 | 
                      Daredevil | 
                      Fox | 
                      $102,543,518 | 
                      3,474 | 
                      $40,310,419 | 
                      3,471 | 
                      2/14 | 
                      7/17 | 
                     
                     
                      | 28 | 
                      The Cat in the Hat | 
                      Universal | 
                      $101,149,285 | 
                      3,467 | 
                      $38,329,160 | 
                      3,464 | 
                      11/21 | 
                      3/18 | 
                     
                     
                      | 29 | 
                      Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | 
                      Sony | 
                      $100,830,111 | 
                      3,485 | 
                      $37,634,221 | 
                      3,459 | 
                      6/27 | 
                      10/2 | 
                     
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