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The year 2003 in film involved some significant events.
Highest-grossing films
The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
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| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | New Line | $1,140,682,011 |
| 2 | Finding Nemo | Disney | $871,014,978[2] |
| 3 | The Matrix Reloaded | Warner Bros. | $739,412,035 |
| 4 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Disney | $654,264,015 |
| 5 | Bruce Almighty | Universal | $484,592,874 |
| 6 | The Last Samurai | Warner Bros. | $454,627,263 |
| 7 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $433,371,112 | |
| 8 | The Matrix Revolutions | $427,343,298 | |
| 9 | X2 | 20th Century Fox | $407,711,549 |
| 10 | Bad Boys II | Sony | $273,339,556 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King grossed more than $1.14 billion, making it the highest-grossing film in 2003 worldwide and in North America and the second-highest-grossing film up to that time. It was also the second film to surpass the billion-dollar milestone after Titanic in 1997. It currently ranks as the 24th-highest-grossing film of all time, unadjusted for inflation.
Finding Nemo was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by Shrek 2 in 2004. It is currently the 13th-highest-grossing animated film after its 3D release.
Events
- February 24: The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 César 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.
Award ceremonies
Awards
2003 wide-release films
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Notable films released in 2003
United States unless stated
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- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
- 11:14, starring Rachael Leigh Cook - (Canada/US)
- 2 Fast 2 Furious, starring Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson and Eva Mendes
- 2LDK - (Japan)
- 21 Grams, starring Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio del Toro
- 3 Deewarein (3 Walls) - (India: Hindi)
- The 4th Floor (Planta 4ª) - (Spain)
- 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out, starring Michael Madsen
A
- Acacia – (South Korea)
- After You... (Après vous...), starring Daniel Auteuil and José Garcia – (France)
- Agent Cody Banks, starring Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, Angie Harmon
- Alex and Emma, starring Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson
- Alexandra's Project – (Australia)
- Alien (re-release, was originally released in 1979)
- All the Real Girls, starring Zooey Deschanel
- All Tomorrow's Parties (Mingri tianya) – (China)
- Alone Across Australia – (Australia)
- The Alzheimer Case (a.k.a. The Memory of a Killer) – (Belgium)
- American Splendor, starring Paul Giamatti and Hope Davis
- American Wedding, starring Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott
- Ana and the Others (Ana y los otros) – (Argentina)
- Ang Tanging Ina (The Only Mother) – (Philippines)
- Anger Management, starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson
- Anger of the Gods (La colère des dieux) – (Burkina Faso/France)
- Angulimala – (Thailand)
- The Animatrix – (Japan/US)
- Any Way the Wind Blows – (Belgium)
- Anything Else, starring Woody Allen, Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Danny DeVito
- Après la vie (a.k.a. Three: After Life) – (France/Belgium)
- Arisan! (The Gathering) – (Indonesia)
- At Five in the Afternoon (Panj é asr) – (Iran)
B
- Baadasssss!, directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles
- Bad Boys II, starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Gabrielle Union
- Bad Santa, directed by Terry Zwigoff, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Bernie Mac
- Baghban (Gardener) – (India: Hindi)
- The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares) – (Canada) – (Cesar Award for Best Film)
- Basic, starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Connie Nielsen
- The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (La pelota vasca: la piel contra la piedra) – (Spain)
- Beautiful Boxer (บิวตี้ฟูล บ๊อกเซอร์) – (Thailand)
- Beauty and the Beast – (South Africa/UK)
- Beneath Her Window (Pod njenim oknom) – (Slovenia)
- The Best of Youth (La Meglio gioventù) – (Italy)
- Beyond Borders, starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen
- Beyond Re-Animator, starring Jeffrey Combs and Santiago Segura – (Spain)
- Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton, starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange
- Bimmer (Бумер) – (Russia)
- Biola Tak Berdawai (The Stringless Violin) – (Indonesia)
- Blind Shaft (Mángjǐng) – (China)
- Blizzard, starring Christopher Plummer, Brenda Blethyn, Whoopi Goldberg – (Canada/US)
- The Blue Light (Ao no Honō) – (Japan)
- Blueprint, starring Franka Potente – (Germany)
- Bon Voyage, starring Isabelle Adjani and Gérard Depardieu – (France)
- Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (Ha-Kochavim Shel Shlomi) – (Israel)
- Boredom in Brno (Nuda v Brně) – (Czech Republic)
- Bright Future (Akarui Mirai), directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa – (Japan)
- Bright Young Things, directed by Stephen Fry – (UK)
- Bringing Down the House, starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah
- Brother Bear
- The Brown Bunny, starring Vincent Gallo and Chloë Sevigny
- Bruce Almighty, starring Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman, Steve Carell
- Buddy – (Norway)
- Bulletproof Monk, starring Chow Yun-fat and Seann William Scott
C
- Café Lumière (Kohi Jiko), directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien – (Japan)
- Cala, My Dog! (Kala shi tiao gou) – (China)
- Calendar Girls, starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters – (UK)
- Carandiru, directed by Héctor Babenco – (Brazil/Argentina)
- Carolina, starring Julia Stiles
- Casa de los Babys, directed by John Sayles, starring Daryl Hannah and Marcia Gay Harden – (Mexico/US)
- The Cat in the Hat, starring Mike Myers, Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Kelly Preston
- Caterina in the Big City (Caterina va in città) – (Italy)
- Cavale (a.k.a. One: On the Run) – (France/Belgium)
- Cell Phone (shŏujī) – (China)
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Demi Moore, Bernie Mac
- Cheaper by the Dozen, starring Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling
- Cheerleader Queens (ว้ายบึ้ม! เชียร์กระหึ่มโลก) – (Thailand)
- Cheese and Jam (Kajmak in marmelada) – (Slovenia)
- Chirusoku no Natsu – (Japan)
- The Classic (클래식) – (South Korea)
- Cleopatra – (Argentina)
- Cloaca – (Netherlands)
- Code 46, directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Tim Robbins – (UK)
- Coffee and Cigarettes, starring Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni
- Cold Creek Manor, starring Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart
- Cold Mountain, directed by Anthony Minghella, starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger
- The Company, directed by Robert Altman, starring Neve Campbell
- Confidence, starring Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Edward Burns, Andy García
- The Cooler, starring William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin
- The Core, starring Hilary Swank, Aaron Eckhart, DJ Qualls
- The Corporation – (Canada)
- Cowards Bend the Knee – (Canada)
- Cradle 2 the Grave, starring Jet Li and DMX
- Crimson Gold (Talaye Sorkh), directed by Jafar Panahi – (Iran)
- Cristina Quer Casar (Cristina Wants to Get Married) – (Brazil)
- The Cunning Little Vixen, animated version of Leoš Janáček's opera – (UK) – (film only mentioned in article)
D
- Daddy Day Care, starring Eddie Murphy
- Danny Deckchair, starring Rhys Ifans and Miranda Otto – (Australia)
- Daredevil, starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan
- Dark Blue, starring Kurt Russell
- Darkness Falls, starring Chaney Kley and Emma Caulfield
- Deliver Us from Eva, starring Gabrielle Union and LL Cool J
- Devil's Pond, starring Tara Reid
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, starring David Spade
- Dil Ka Rishta (English: Relationship of Heart) starring Arjun Rampal, Aishwarya Rai, Isha Koppikar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Raakhee, Paresh Rawal – (India: Hindi)
- Distant Lights (Lichter) – (Germany)
- Le Divorce, starring Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts
- Dogville, directed by Lars von Trier, starring Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Stellan Skarsgård, Ben Gazzara – (International)
- Doppelganger – (Japan)
- Down with Love, starring Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, David Hyde Pierce
- Dreamcatcher, starring Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Timothy Olyphant
- The Dreamers (Les Reveurs), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Michael Pitt and Eva Green – (France/UK/Italy)
- Drifters (Er di) – (China)
- Duplex, starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore
- DysFunKtional Family
E
- Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off
- Elephant – directed by Gus Van Sant, winner of Palme d'Or award
- Elf, directed by Jon Favreau, starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Bob Newhart
- Eve's Dropping In
- Evil (Ondskan) – (Sweden)
F
- Facing Windows (La finestra di fronte) – (Italy) – Golden Space Needle award (for 2004)
- Fake (เฟค โกหกทั้งเพ) – (Thailand)
- Falling Angels, starring Miranda Richardson – (Canada)
- Fan Chan (My Girl) – (Thailand)
- Far Side of the Moon (La face cachée de la lune) – (Canada)
- Faster – (US/Spain)
- Father and Son (Otets i syn), directed by Alexander Sokurov – (Russia)
- Fear and Trembling (Stupeur et tremblements) – (France)
- Festival Express, featuring Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, The Band – (Netherlands/UK)
- The Fighting Temptations, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Epps
- Final Destination 2, starring Ali Larter and A.J. Cook
- Finding Nemo – Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
- The Five Obstructions (De fem benspænd), directed by and starring Lars von Trier – (Denmark)
- The First Night (La primera noche) – (Colombia)
- Flywheel
- Foolproof, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kristin Booth – (Canada)
- Freaky Friday, starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis
- Freddy vs. Jason, starring Robert Englund
- Free Radicals (Böse Zellen) – (Austria)
- Fuse (Gori vatra) – (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
G
- Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine, featuring Garry Kasparov – (UK/Canada)
- Games of Love and Chance (L'Esquive) – (France)
- Garden of Heaven (Haneul jeongwon) – (South Korea)
- Gettin' Square – (Australia)
- Gigli, directed by Martin Brest, starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez – Winner of 6 Razzies
- Ginger and Cinnamon (Dillo con parole mie) – (Italy)
- Girl with a Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth – (UK/Luxembourg)
- Godforsaken (Van God Los) – (Netherlands)
- Gods and Generals, starring Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Robert Duvall
- Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (Gojira tai Mosura tai Mekagojira Tōkyō Esu Ō Esu) – (Japan)
- Going for Broke, starring Gerald McRaney and Delta Burke
- Good Bye, Lenin! – (Germany)
- A Good Lawyer's Wife (Baramnan Kajok) – (South Korea)
- Good Morning, Night (Buongiorno, notte) – (Italy)
- Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Bu San) – (Taiwan)
- The Gospel of John, starring Henry Ian Cusick – (UK/Canada/US)
- Gothika, starring Halle Berry and Robert Downey, Jr.
- Gozu, directed by Takashi Miike – (Japan)
- Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville and Christina Applegate
- The Greatest Expectation (Widaehan yusan) – (South Korea)
- The Green Butchers (De grønne slagtere), starring Mads Mikkelsen – (Denmark)
- Green Tea (Lu Cha), directed by Zhang Yuan – (China)
- Grind
- A Guy Thing, starring Julia Stiles, Jason Lee, Selma Blair
H
- Harvie Krumpet, starring Geoffrey Rush – (Australia)
- The Haunted Mansion, starring Eddie Murphy
- Haute Tension (High Tension) – (France)
- Havana Suite (Suite Habana) – (Cuba)
- Head of State, starring Chris Rock and Bernie Mac
- The Heart of Me, starring Helena Bonham Carter, Paul Bettany, Olivia Williams – (UK)
- Helmiä ja sikoja (Pearls and Pigs) – (Finland)
- Hey DJ, starring Charlotte Lewis, Terry Camilleri, Jon Jacobs, Tina Wiseman
- Holes, starring Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Patricia Arquette, Jon Voight
- Hollywood Homicide, directed by Ron Shelton, starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett
- Hope Springs, starring Colin Firth, Minnie Driver, Heather Graham – (UK/US)
- Horseman (Konjanik) – (Croatia)
- House of 1000 Corpses, directed by Rob Zombie
- House of Sand and Fog, starring Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley
- A House with a View of the Sea (Una casa con vista al mar) – (Venezuela)
- How to Deal, starring Mandy Moore
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey
- Hulk, starring Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas
- 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, starring Jim Caviezel
- I Capture the Castle, starring Romola Garai – (UK)
- I'm Not Scared (Io non ho paura) – (Italy)
- Identity, starring John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet
- If You Were Me (Yeoseot gae ui siseon) – (South Korea)
- Imagining Argentina, starring Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson – (Spain/UK/US)
- In the City (En la ciudad) – (Spain)
- In the Cut, starring Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo
- The In-Laws (remake), starring Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks
- Incantato (a.k.a. The Heart is Elsewhere) – (Italy)
- Infernal Affairs II (Mou gaan dou II) – (Hong Kong)
- Infernal Affairs III (Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan), starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai – (Hong Kong)
- ...ing - (South Korea)
- The Inheritance (Arven) – (Denmark)
- Intermission, starring Cillian Murphy, Colin Farrell, Kelly Macdonald – (Ireland)
- Interview, directed by Theo van Gogh – (Netherlands)
- Into the Mirror (Geoul sokeuro) – (South Korea)
- Intolerable Cruelty, starring George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush
- Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (Eiga Inuyasha: Tenka Hadō no Ken) – (Japan)
- The Invisible Children of Love – (India: Bengali)
- Les Invasions barbares (Barbarian Invasions) – (Canada/France) – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- It Runs in the Family, starring Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas
- The Italian Job, starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham
J
- Jade Goddess of Mercy (Yu Guan Yin) – (China)
- Jajantaram Mamantaram
- James' Journey to Jerusalem (Massa'ot James Be'eretz Hakodesh) – (Israel)
- Japanese Story, starring Toni Collette – (Australia)
- Jeepers Creepers 2
- Johnny English, starring Rowan Atkinson – (UK/US)
- The Jungle Book 2, voices of Haley Joel Osment and John Goodman
- Ju-on: The Grudge – (Japan)
- Just Married, starring Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy
K
- Kaena: The Prophecy (Kaena: La prophétie), starring Kirsten Dunst and Richard Harris – (Canada/France)
- Kal Ho Naa Ho (Tomorrow Might Never Come) – (India: Hindi)
- Kangaroo Jack, starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren, Christopher Walken – (US/Australia)
- Kart Racer – (Canada)
- Kill Bill: Volume 1, directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Sonny Chiba
- Killing Words (Palabras encadenadas) – (Spain)
- Kitchen Stories (Salmer fra Kjøkkenet) – (Sweden/Norway)
- The Kite (Tayyara men wara) – (Lebanon)
- Koi... Mil Gaya (I Found Someone) – (India: Hindi)
- Kontroll (Control) – (Hungary)
- Kopps (Cops) – (Sweden)
L
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, starring Angelina Jolie – (US/UK/Japan/Germany)
- Last Life in the Universe (Ruang rak noi nid mahasan) – (Thailand)
- The Last Samurai, directed by Edward Zwick, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe
- The Last Supper (Choihui mancheon) – (South Korea)
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, starring Sean Connery – (UK/US)
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Sally Field
- The Life of David Gale, starring Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, and Laura Linney
- The Lizzie McGuire Movie, starring Hilary Duff
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action, starring Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Heather Locklear
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen – (New Zealand/US) – Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards for Best Picture
- Lost in Translation, directed by Sofia Coppola, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson – (US/Japan) – Golden Globe for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
- Love Actually, directed by Richard Curtis, starring Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson – (UK)
- Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) – (France/Belgium)
- Luther, starring Joseph Fiennes – (Germany/US)
M
- Magnifico – (Philippines)
- Malibu's Most Wanted, starring Jamie Kennedy and Taye Diggs
- Mamay – (Ukraine)
- A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel and Larenz Tate
- The Man of the Year (O Homen do Ano) – (Brazil)
- The Man Who Copied (O Homem que Copiava) – (Brazil)
- Manhood
- Marci X, starring Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans
- Masked and Anonymous, starring Bob Dylan, Jeff Bridges, Penélope Cruz, Luke Wilson, Jessica Lange, John Goodman
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, directed by Peter Weir, starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany
- Matchstick Men, starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman
- The Matrix Reloaded, starring Keanu Reeves
- The Matrix Revolutions, starring Keanu Reeves
- The Medallion, starring Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani – (Hong Kong/US)
- Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) – (South Korea)
- A Mighty Wind, directed by Christopher Guest, starring Bob Balaban, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer
- The Missing, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett
- Mona Lisa Smile, starring Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst
- Monsieur Ibrahim (a.k.a. Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran), starring Omar Sharif – (France)
- Monsieur N. – (France/UK)
- Monster, starring Charlize Theron (winner Oscar and Golden Globe for best actress) and Christina Ricci
- Monster Man
- Most (a.k.a. The Bridge) – (Czech Republic)
- The Mother, starring Anne Reid and Daniel Craig – (UK)
- Mother Teresa of Calcutta, starring Olivia Hussey
- Mr. Butterfly (Nabi) – (South Korea)
- Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., starring Sanjay Dutt – (India: Hindi)
- Mutt Boy (Ddong Gae) – (South Korea)
- My Boss's Daughter, starring Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid, Terence Stamp
- My Father and I (Wo he Baba) – (China)
- My Life Without Me, starring Sarah Polley – (Spain/Canada)
- Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon – winner of 2 Oscars and 2 Golden Globes
N
- Narradores de Javé (The Storytellers) – (Brazil)
- Nathalie..., starring Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Gérard Depardieu – (France)
- National Security, starring Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn
- Natural City (내츄럴 시티) – (South Korea)
- Ned – (Australia)
- Ned Kelly, starring Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts – (Australia)
- Nemesis Game – (New Zealand/Canada)
- Nicotina (Nicotine) – (Mexico)
- Nina's Tragedies (Ha-Asonot Shel Nina) – (Israel)
- Noi the Albino (Nói albinói) – (Iceland)
- Nousukausi (Upswing) – (Finland)
- Nuan – (China)
O
- OK Baytong – (Thailand)
- Okkadu, directed by Gunasekhar – (India: Telugu)
- Oldboy (올드보이), directed by Park Chan-wook, starring Choi Min-sik – (South Korea) – winner of 2004 Grand Prix
- Old School, starring Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn
- The Olive Harvest – (Palestine)
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico, directed by Robert Rodriguez, starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp
- Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, starring Tony Jaa – (Thailand)
- Open Range, directed by and starring Kevin Costner, with Robert Duvall and Annette Bening
- Open Water
- The Order, starring Heath Ledger – (Germany/US)
- Osama (أسامة) – (Afghanistan) – Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Osuofia in London – (Nigeria)
- Out of Time, starring Denzel Washington and Eva Mendes
- Owning Mahowny, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Hurt, Minnie Driver – (Canada/UK)
P–Q
- PTU (a.k.a. PTU: Police Tactical Unit) – (Hong Kong)
- Paloh – (Malaysia)
- Paycheck, starring Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart
- Party Monster, starring Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green
- Peter Pan – (Australia/UK/US)
- Pieces of April, starring Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Oliver Platt
- Piglet's Big Movie
- Pinjar – (India: Hindi)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
- Pokémon Heroes – (Japan)
- Politiki Kouzina (A Touch of Spice) – (Greece/Turkey)
- Prey for Rock & Roll, starring Gina Gershon
- The Professional (Profesionalac) – (Serbia)
R
- Radio, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ed Harris
- The Rage in Placid Lake – (Australia)
- Rahtree: Flower of the Night (Buppah Rahtree) – (Thailand)
- The Reckoning, starring Willem Dafoe and Paul Bettany – (UK/Spain)
- Reconstruction – (Denmark)
- The Recruit, starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell
- The Rescuers Down Under (re-release) United States
- Remake, starring François Berléand and Évelyne Bouix – (Bosnia & Herzegovina/France/Turkey)
- Remember Me, My Love (Ricordati di me) – (Italy)
- The Return (Vozvrashchenie) – (Russia)
- Revengers Tragedy, directed by Alex Cox, starring Christopher Eccleston and Eddie Izzard – (UK)
- Reversal of Fortune (Yeokjeone sanda) – (South Korea)
- The Room, starring Tommy Wiseau
- Rugrats Go Wild
- Runaway Jury, starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz
- The Rundown, starring The Rock and Seann William Scott
- Running on Karma (Daai zek lou), starring Andy Lau – (Hong Kong)
S
- S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine – (Cambodia/France)
- S.W.A.T., starring Samuel L. Jackson, LL Cool J, Colin Farrell
- The Saddest Music in the World, starring Isabella Rossellini – (Canada)
- Save the Green Planet! (Jigureul Jikyeora!) – (South Korea)
- Scary Movie 3, starring Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Pamela Anderson
- Scent of Love (Gukhwaggot hyanggi) – (South Korea)
- School of Rock, starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman
- Schultze Gets the Blues – (Germany)
- Seabiscuit, directed by Gary Ross, starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, William H. Macy, Chris Cooper
- Secondhand Lions, starring Haley Joel Osment, Robert Duvall, Michael Caine
- Seducing Doctor Lewis (La grande séduction) – (Canada)
- Sexo con Amor (Sex with Love) – (Chile)
- Shanghai Knights, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson
- Shara (Sharasōju) – (Japan)
- Shattered Glass, starring Hayden Christensen, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Hank Azaria
- Shelter Dogs
- Silmido – (South Korea)
- Simhadri (సింహాద్రి), directed by S. S. Rajamouli (India: Telugu)
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
- The Singing Detective, starring Robert Downey, Jr.
- Singles – (South Korea)
- Slim Susie (Smala Sussie) – (Sweden)
- The Snow Walker – (Canada)
- Soldados de Salamina (The Soldiers of Salamis) – (Spain)
- Something's Gotta Give, directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet
- Song for a Raggy Boy, starring Aidan Quinn – (Ireland)
- The Southern Cross (La cruz del sur) – (Argentina)
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom) – (South Korea)
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over – (redirects to Spy Kids)
- The Station Agent, starring Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson
- The Statement, directed by Norman Jewison, starring Michael Caine and Tilda Swinton – (Canada/UK/France)
- The Story of Marie and Julien (Histoire de Marie et Julien), directed by Jacques Rivette, starring Emmanuelle Béart – (France)
- The Story of the Weeping Camel ([Ingen nulims] Error: {{Transliteration}}: unrecognized language / script code: mon (help)) – (Mongolia/Germany)
- Stuck on You, directed by the Farrelly Brothers, starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear
- Summer in the Golden Valley (Ljeto u zlatnoj dolini) – (Bosnia & Herzegovina/France/UK)
- Svidd neger (Burned Negro) – (Norway)
- Swimming Pool, starring Charlotte Rampling – (France/UK)
- Swimming Upstream – (Australia)
- Sylvia, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig – (UK/US)
T
- Tagore (ఠాగూర్), directed by V. V. Vinayak (India: Telugu)
- Tais-toi ! (Shut Up!), starring Gérard Depardieu and Jean Reno – (France)
- Take My Eyes (Te doy mis ojos) – (Spain)
- A Tale of Two Sisters (Janghwa, Hongryeon) – (South Korea)
- A Talking Picture (Um Filme Falado), directed by Manoel de Oliveira, starring Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Irene Papas – (Portugal)
- Tears of the Sun, starring Bruce Willis
- Teesh and Trude – (Australia)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Claire Danes, Nick Stahl, Kristanna Loken
- The Tesseract, directed by Oxide Pang, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers – (Thailand/Japan/UK)
- Testosterone, starring Antonio Sabàto, Jr. – (US/Argentina)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, starring Jessica Biel
- That Day (Ce jour-là), directed by Raúl Ruiz – (France)
- Thirteen, starring Evan Rachel Wood and Holly Hunter
- This Girl's Life
- A Thousand Clouds of Peace (Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo) – (Mexico)
- A Thousand Months (Mille Mois) – (Morocco/France)
- Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (Tiexi Qu) – (China)
- Till There Was You – (Philippines)
- Timeline, starring Frances O'Connor, Paul Walker, Gerard Butler
- Tiresia – (France)
- Today and Tomorrow (Hoy y mañana) – (Argentina)
- Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ) – (Japan)
- Torremolinos 73 – (Spain)
- Touching the Void – (UK)
- Travellers and Magicians (ཆང་ཧུབ་ཐེངས་གཅིག་གི་འཁྲུལ་སྣང) – (Bhutan)
- The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) – (France/Belgium/Canada)
- Tupac: Resurrection
- Turn Left, Turn Right (Xiang zuo zou, xiang you zou) – (Hong Kong/Singapore)
- Twist, starring Nick Stahl – (Canada)
- Two Days, starring Paul Rudd
U
- Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (ウルトラマンコスモスVSウルトラマンジャスティス) – (Japan)
- Uncle Nino, starring Joe Mantegna
- Under the Tuscan Sun, starring Diane Lane – (US/Italy)
- Underworld, starring Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman – (UK/US/Germany/Hungary)
- Untold Scandal (Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa) – (South Korea)
- Uptown Girls, starring Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear
- Utterly Alone (Vienui Vieni) – (Lithuania)
V
- V-Day: Until the Violence Stops
- Veronica Guerin, starring Cate Blanchett – (Ireland/UK/US)
- Vida de Menina – (Brazil)
- View from the Top, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Mike Myers
- Vodka Lemon – (Armenia)
- Vozvrashcheniye (The Return) – (Russia) – Golden Lion award
W
- What a Girl Wants, starring Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston
- When the Last Sword is Drawn (Mibu Gishi Den) – (Japan)
- The Whore and the Whale (La puta y la ballena) – (Argentina)
- Willard
- Witnesses (Svjedoci) – (Croatia)
- Wonderful Days (원더풀 데이즈), - (South Korea)
- Wonderland, starring Val Kilmer and Lisa Kudrow
- Wondrous Oblivion, starring Delroy Lindo – (UK)
- Wrong Turn, starring Eliza Dushku and Desmond Harrington
X-Z
- X2 (X2: X-Men United) – directed by Bryan Singer, starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin
- The Yes Men
- Young Adam, starring Ewan McGregor and Tilda Swinton – (UK)
- The Young Black Stallion
- Zatōichi (The Blind Swordsman), directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano – (Japan)
- Želary – (Czech Republic/Slovakia)
- Zhou Yu's Train (zhōu yú de huǒchē), starring Gong Li and Tony Leung – (China)
Births
Andrew Scott
- August 18 - Max Charles, American actor
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Notable deaths
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable Films |
| January | 1 | Royce D. Applegate | 63 | US | Actor | |
| 1 | Cyril Shaps | 79 | UK | Actor | ||
| 4 | Conrad Hall | 72 | Tahiti | Cinematographer | ||
| 5 | Massimo Girotti | 84 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 8 | Ron Goodwin | 77 | UK | Composer | ||
| 11 | Anthony Havelock-Allan | 98 | UK | Producer | ||
| 11 | Maurice Pialat | 77 | France | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 11 | Dick Simmons | 89 | US | Stuntman, Actor | ||
| 12 | Maurice Gibb | 53 | Isle of Man | Singer, Composer, Actor | ||
| 13 | Norman Panama | 88 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 14 | Paul Monash | 85 | US | Screenwriter, Producer | ||
| 14 | Donald O'Brien | 72 | Ireland | Actor | ||
| 17 | Richard Crenna | 76 | US | Actor | ||
| 20 | David Battley | 67 | UK | Actor | ||
| 20 | Nedra Volz | 94 | US | Actress | ||
| 21 | John Grieve | 78 | UK | Actor | ||
| 23 | Nell Carter | 54 | US | Actress | ||
| 25 | Cliff Norton | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Leopoldo Trieste | 85 | Italy | Actor, Screenwriter | ||
| 29 | Anthony Eisley | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | Mary Ellis | 105 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
| 31 | William Marlowe | 72 | UK | Actor | ||
| February | 3 | Lana Clarkson | 40 | US | Actress | |
| 7 | Stephen Whittaker | 55 | UK | Actor, Director | ||
| 9 | Vera Hruba Ralston | 82 | Czech Republic | Actress | ||
| 13 | Robert Ivers | 68 | US | Actor, Voice Double | ||
| 13 | Stacy Keach, Sr. | 88 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | Daniel Taradash | 89 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 24 | Susan Johnson-Kehn | 75 | US | Actress | Sister Act | |
| 24 | Walter Scharf | 92 | US | Composer, Orchestrator | ||
| 24 | Alberto Sordi | 82 | Italy | Actor, Writer, Director | ||
| 27 | Fred Rogers | 74 | US | Actor, Mr. Rogers | Casper | |
| March | 3 | Horst Buchholz | 69 | Germany | Actor | |
| 8 | Adam Faith | 62 | UK | Actor, Singer | ||
| 8 | Karen Morley | 93 | US | Actress | ||
| 12 | Lynne Thigpen | 54 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Thora Hird | 91 | UK | Actress | ||
| 16 | Lars Passgård | 62 | Sweden | Actor | ||
| 18 | Naomi Chance | 73 | UK | Actress | ||
| 19 | Rick Zumwalt | 51 | US | Actor | ||
| 24 | Philip Yordan | 88 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 30 | Michael Jeter | 50 | US | Actor | ||
| 31 | Anne Gwynne | 84 | US | Actress | ||
| April | 2 | Michael Wayne | 68 | US | Producer | |
| 8 | Kathie Browne | 72 | US | Actress | ||
| 8 | Bing Russell | 76 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Vera Zorina | 86 | Germany | Actress | ||
| 12 | Sydney Lassick | 80 | US | Actor | ||
| 16 | Graham Jarvis | 72 | US | Actor | ||
| 16 | Danny O'Dea | 91 | UK | Actor | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | |
| 22 | Andrea King | 82 | US | Actress | ||
| 25 | Jesse Nilsson | 25 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 26 | Peter Stone | 73 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 28 | Ciccio Ingrassia | 80 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 30 | Jim Connors | 56 | US | Actor, Stuntman | ||
| May | 3 | Suzy Parker | 70 | US | Actress | |
| 6 | Jocelyn Herbert | 86 | UK | Production Designer | ||
| 9 | Carmen Filpi | 80 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Bernard Spear | 83 | UK | Actor | ||
| 11 | Joe Denton | ?? | US | Storyboard Designer | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | |
| 14 | Wendy Hiller | 90 | UK | Actress | ||
| 14 | Robert Stack | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 24 | Rachel Kempson | 92 | UK | Actress | ||
| 28 | Martha Scott | 90 | US | Actress | ||
| 28 | Marc Zuber | 59 | UK | Actor | ||
| June | 2 | Richard Cusack | 77 | US | Actor | |
| 3 | John Jympson | 72 | UK | Film Editor | ||
| 7 | Trevor Goddard | 40 | UK | Actor | ||
| 11 | William Marshall | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| 12 | Gregory Peck | 85 | US | Actor, Producer | ||
| 15 | Hume Cronyn | 90 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Philip Stone | 79 | UK | Actor | ||
| 20 | Fielder Cook | 80 | US | Director | ||
| 21 | George Axelrod | 81 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 21 | Leon Uris | 78 | US | Screenwriter, Author | ||
| 24 | Barbara Weeks | 89 | US | Actress | ||
| 27 | David Newman | 66 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 29 | Rod Amateau | 79 | US | Director | ||
| 29 | Katharine Hepburn | 96 | US | Actress | ||
| 30 | Buddy Hackett | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | Constance Smith | 75 | Ireland | Actress | ||
| July | 1 | Nǃxau ǂToma | 58 | Namibia | Actor | The Gods Must Be Crazy |
| 6 | Buddy Ebsen | 95 | US | Actor, Dancer | ||
| 7 | Elisabeth Welch | 99 | UK | Actress | ||
| 9 | Elliott Marks | 61 | US | Still Photographer | ||
| 23 | Sheila Bromley | 91 | US | Actress | ||
| 25 | John Schlesinger | 77 | UK | Director | ||
| 27 | Bob Hope | 100 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Graham Stewart | 75 | UK | Actor, Producer | ||
| 31 | Frederick Coffin | 60 | US | Actor | ||
| August | 2 | Don Estelle | 70 | UK | Actor | |
| 6 | Larry Taylor | 85 | South Africa | Actor, Stuntman | ||
| 9 | Gregory Hines | 57 | US | Actor, Dancer | ||
| 10 | Jacques Deray | 74 | France | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 30 | Charles Bronson | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| September | 1 | Jack Smight | 78 | US | Director | |
| 3 | David King-Wood | 89 | US | Actor | ||
| 4 | Ben Aris | 66 | UK | Actor | ||
| 6 | Louise Platt | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 8 | Leni Riefenstahl | 101 | Germany | Director | ||
| 9 | Larry Hovis | 67 | US | Actor | Lone Star State of Mind | |
| 11 | Stuart Golland | 58 | UK | Actor | Looks and Smiles | |
| 11 | John Ritter | 54 | US | Actor | ||
| 12 | Johnny Cash | 71 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
| 14 | Jerry Fleck | 55 | US | Production Manager | ||
| 16 | Sheb Wooley | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | George Sawaya | 80 | US | Stuntman, Actor | ||
| 20 | Tom Busby | 66 | UK | Actor, Casting | ||
| 21 | Pamela Gordon | 66 | US | Actress | ||
| 22 | Gordon Jump | 71 | US | Actor | ||
| 24 | Lyle Bettger | 88 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Herb Gardner | 68 | US | Writer | ||
| 26 | George Plimpton | 76 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | Fay Helm | 94 | US | Actress | ||
| 27 | Donald O'Connor | 78 | US | Actor, Dancer | ||
| 28 | Elia Kazan | 94 | Turkey | Director | ||
| October | 1 | Julie Parrish | 62 | US | Actress, Director | |
| 3 | Florence Stanley | 79 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | Denis Quilley | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
| 9 | Ruth Hall | 92 | US | Actress | ||
| 10 | Victoria Horne | 91 | US | Actress | ||
| 17 | Janice Rule | 72 | US | Actress | ||
| 18 | David Lodge | 82 | UK | Actor | ||
| 19 | Guy Rolfe | 91 | UK | Actor | ||
| 20 | Jack Elam | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 23 | Tony Capstick | 59 | UK | Actor | Resurrected | |
| November | 8 | Bob Grant | 71 | UK | Actor | |
| 9 | Fred J. Brown | 68 | US | Supervising Sound Editor | ||
| 9 | Art Carney | 85 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | Robert Brown | 82 | UK | Actor | ||
| 12 | Jonathan Brandis | 27 | US | Actor | ||
| 12 | Whitfield Cook | 94 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 12 | Cameron Duncan | 17 | New Zealand | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 12 | Kay E. Kuter | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| 12 | Penny Singleton | 95 | US | Actress, Voice Actress | ||
| 13 | Kellie Waymire | 36 | US | Actress | Playing by Heart | |
| 14 | Gene Anthony Ray | 41 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | David Holt | 76 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Dorothy Loudon | 70 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | Albert Nozaki | 91 | US | Act Director | ||
| 18 | Michael Kamen | 55 | US | Composer | ||
| 20 | Robert Addie | 87 | UK | Actor | ||
| 23 | Patricia Burke | 86 | UK | Actress | ||
| 24 | Michael Small | 64 | US | Composer, Orchestrator | ||
| 25 | Jacques François | 83 | France | Actor, Writer | The Day of the Jackal | |
| 26 | Gordon Reid | 64 | UK | Actor | ||
| 27 | Norman Burton | 79 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Edmund Hartmann | 92 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 30 | Earl Bellamy | 86 | US | Director | ||
| December | 2 | Suzanne Cloutier | 80 | Canada | Actress, Producer | |
| 3 | Ellen Drew | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 3 | David Hemmings | 62 | UK | Actor | ||
| 7 | Robert R. Benton | 79 | US | Set Decorator | ||
| 10 | Sean McClory | 79 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| 14 | Jeanne Crain | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | Alfred Lynch | 72 | UK | Actor | The Krays | |
| 16 | Madlyn Rhue | 68 | US | Actress | ||
| 17 | Ed Devereaux | 78 | Australia | Actor | Skippy the Bush Kangaroo | |
| 17 | Alan Tilvern | 85 | UK | Actor, Screenwriter | ||
| 19 | Hope Lange | 72 | US | Actress | ||
| 19 | Les Tremayne | 90 | UK | Actor | ||
| 22 | Rose Hill | 89 | UK | Actress | ||
| 24 | Noel Toy | 84 | US | Actress | Big Trouble in Little China | |
| 26 | Harry Littlewood | 82 | UK | Actor | Omen III: The Final Conflict | |
| 27 | Alan Bates | 69 | UK | Actor | ||
| 29 | Earl Hindman | 61 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Dinsdale Landen | 71 | UK | Actor | Morons from Outer Space | |
| 29 | Bob Monkhouse | 75 | UK | Actor, Writer | ||
| 30 | David Bale | 62 | UK | Actor | Little Dorrit | |
| 30 | Nick Dimitri | 71 | US | Stuntman, Actor | ||
| 30 | John Gregory Dunne | 71 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 30 | Anita Mui | 40 | China | Actress, Vocals | Drunken Master II | |
| 30 | Patricia Roc | 88 | Switzerland | Actress | ||
| 31 | Peter Donen | 50 | US | Visual Effects, Titles | ||
| 31 | Paula Raymond | 79 | US | Actress |
Film debuts
- Patrick J. Adams – Old School (film)
- Mahershala Ali – Making Revolution
- Kristen Connolly – Mona Lisa Smile
- Miranda Cosgrove – School of Rock
- Benedict Cumberbatch – To Kill a King
- Zac Efron – Melinda's World
- Selena Gomez – Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
- Ginnifer Goodwin – Mona Lisa Smile
- Eva Green – The Dreamers
- Josh Hutcherson – American Splendor
- Anna Kendrick – Camp
- Leigh Whannell - The Matrix Reloaded
- Danny McBride – All the Real Girls
- Kristen Wiig – Melvin Goes to Dinner
References
- ^ "2003 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Finding Nemo (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012.