2003 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre- specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts.
The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Line | $1,140,682,011 | ||
| 2 | Finding Nemo | Buena Vista | $871,014,978[2] | |
| 3 | The Matrix Reloaded | Warner Bros. | $739,412,035 | |
| 4 | Buena Vista | $654,264,015 | ||
| 5 | Bruce Almighty | Universal / Buena Vista | $484,592,874 | |
| 6 | The Last Samurai | Warner Bros. | $454,627,263 | |
| 7 | Warner Bros. / Sony Pictures / Columbia | $433,371,112 | ||
| 8 | The Matrix Revolutions | Warner Bros. | $427,343,298 | |
| 9 | X2 | 20th Century Fox | $407,711,549 | |
| 10 | Bad Boys II | Sony Pictures / Columbia | $273,339,556 |
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.
Finding Nemo was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by Shrek 2 in 2004.
| Category/Organization | 9th Critics' Choice Awards January 10, 2004 | 61st Golden Globe Awards January 25, 2004 | 57th BAFTA Awards February 15, 2004 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 76th Academy Awards February 29, 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=200 | Drama ! | Musical or Comedy | |||||
| Best Film | Lost in Translation | ||||||
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | Peter Weir | Peter Jackson | ||||
| Best Actor | Sean Penn Mystic River | Bill Murray Lost in Translation | Johnny Depp | 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 | Renée Zellweger Cold Mountain | ||||||
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Naomi Sheridan In America | Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation | Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh | Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini American Splendor | Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh | ||
| Best Screenplay, Original | Tom McCarthy The Station Agent | Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation | |||||
| Best Animated Film | Finding Nemo | Finding Nemo | |||||
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore | ||||||
| Best Original Song | "A Mighty Wind" A Mighty Wind | "Into the West" | "Into the West" | ||||
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Barbarian Invasions | Osama | In This World | The Barbarian Invasions | |||
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 63 | US | Actor | ||
| 1 | 79 | UK | Actor | |||
| 4 | 72 | French Polynesia | Cinematographer | |||
| 5 | 84 | Italy | Actor | |||
| 8 | 77 | UK | Composer | |||
| 11 | 98 | UK | Producer | |||
| 11 | 77 | France | Director, Screenwriter | |||
| 11 | 89 | US | Stuntman, Actor | |||
| 12 | 53 | Isle of Man | Singer, Composer, Actor | |||
| 13 | 88 | US | Screenwriter, Director | |||
| 14 | 79 | US | Production Designer | |||
| 14 | 85 | US | Screenwriter, Producer | |||
| 14 | 72 | Ireland | Actor | |||
| 17 | 76 | US | Actor | |||
| 20 | 67 | UK | Actor | |||
| 20 | 94 | US | Actress | |||
| 21 | 78 | UK | Actor | |||
| 23 | 54 | US | Actress | |||
| 25 | 84 | US | Actor | |||
| 25 | 85 | Italy | Actor, Screenwriter | |||
| 29 | 78 | US | Actor | |||
| 30 | 105 | US | Singer, Actress | |||
| 31 | 72 | UK | Actor | |||
| February | 3 | 40 | US | Actress | ||
| 7 | 55 | UK | Actor, Director | |||
| 9 | 82 | Czech Republic | Actress | |||
| 13 | 68 | US | Actor, Voice Double | |||
| 13 | 88 | US | Actor | |||
| 18 | Jack Brodsky | 70 | US | Producer | ||
| 22 | 89 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 24 | 92 | US | Composer, Orchestrator | |||
| 24 | 82 | Italy | Actor, Screenwriter, Director | |||
| March | 3 | 69 | Germany | Actor | ||
| 8 | 62 | UK | Actor, Singer | |||
| 8 | 93 | US | Actress | |||
| 12 | 54 | US | Actress | |||
| 15 | 91 | UK | Actress | |||
| 13 | 63 | Germany | Actress | |||
| 16 | 62 | Sweden | Actor | |||
| 18 | 73 | UK | Actress | |||
| 19 | 51 | US | Actor | |||
| 24 | 88 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 27 | 66 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 30 | 50 | US | Actor | |||
| 31 | 84 | US | Actress | |||
| April | 1 | 52 | France | Cinematographer | ||
| 2 | 68 | US | Producer | |||
| 4 | 86 | US | Actor | |||
| 7 | 82 | UK | Director | |||
| 8 | 72 | US | Actress | |||
| 8 | 76 | US | Actor | |||
| 9 | 86 | Germany | Actress | |||
| 12 | 80 | US | Actor | |||
| 16 | 72 | Canada | Actor | |||
| 22 | 82 | US | Actress | |||
| 25 | 25 | Canada | Actor | |||
| 26 | 73 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 28 | 80 | Italy | Actor | |||
| 30 | Jim Connors | 56 | US | Actor, Stuntman | ||
| May | 3 | 70 | US | Actress | ||
| 6 | 86 | UK | Production Designer | |||
| 9 | 80 | US | Actor | |||
| 9 | 83 | UK | Actor | |||
| 14 | 90 | UK | Actress | |||
| 14 | 84 | US | Actor | |||
| 24 | 92 | UK | Actress | |||
| 28 | 90 | US | Actress | |||
| 28 | 59 | India | Actor | |||
| 30 | 94 | US | Cinematographer | |||
| June | 2 | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 3 | 72 | UK | Film Editor | |||
| 7 | 40 | UK | Actor | |||
| 11 | 78 | US | Actor | |||
| 12 | 87 | US | Actor, Producer | |||
| 15 | 90 | Canada | Actor | |||
| 15 | 79 | UK | Actor | |||
| 16 | 78 | US | Actor | |||
| 20 | 80 | US | Director | |||
| 21 | 81 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 21 | 78 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 24 | 89 | US | Actress | |||
| 27 | 66 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 29 | 79 | US | Director, Screenwriter | |||
| 29 | 96 | US | Actress | |||
| 30 | 78 | US | Actor | |||
| 30 | 75 | Ireland | Actress | |||
| July | 6 | 95 | US | Actor, Dancer | ||
| 7 | 99 | US | Actress | |||
| 8 | 82 | US | Film Editor | |||
| 9 | 61 | US | Still Photographer | |||
| 21 | 93 | US | Producer, Executive | |||
| 23 | 91 | US | Actress | |||
| 25 | 77 | UK | Director | |||
| 27 | 87 | US | Actress | |||
| 27 | 100 | US | Actor | |||
| 30 | 77 | US | Actress | |||
| 31 | 60 | US | Actor | |||
| August | 2 | 70 | UK | Actor | ||
| 6 | 85 | UK | Actor, Stuntman | |||
| 9 | 57 | US | Actor, Dancer | |||
| 10 | 74 | France | Director, Screenwriter | |||
| 30 | 81 | US | Actor | |||
| September | 1 | 78 | US | Director | ||
| 3 | 89 | Iran | Actor | |||
| 4 | 66 | UK | Actor | |||
| 6 | 88 | US | Actress | |||
| 8 | 101 | Germany | Director | |||
| 11 | 54 | US | Actor | |||
| 12 | 71 | US | Singer, Actor | |||
| 14 | 55 | US | Production Manager | |||
| 16 | 82 | US | Actor | |||
| 20 | 66 | Canada | Actor | |||
| 21 | 66 | US | Actress | |||
| 22 | 71 | US | Actor | |||
| 24 | 88 | US | Actor | |||
| 25 | 68 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 26 | 76 | US | Actor | |||
| 27 | 94 | US | Actress | |||
| 27 | 78 | US | Actor, Dancer | |||
| 28 | 94 | Turkey | Director | |||
| October | 1 | 62 | US | Actress | ||
| 3 | 79 | US | Actress | |||
| 5 | 75 | UK | Actor | |||
| 9 | 92 | US | Actress | |||
| 10 | 91 | US | Actress | |||
| 17 | 72 | US | Actress | |||
| 17 | 85 | US | Producer | |||
| 18 | 82 | UK | Actor | |||
| 19 | 91 | UK | Actor | |||
| 20 | 82 | US | Actor | |||
| 29 | Steve Yaconelli | 62 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| November | 8 | 71 | UK | Actor | ||
| 9 | 68 | US | Sound Engineer | |||
| 9 | 85 | US | Actor | |||
| 11 | 82 | UK | Actor | |||
| 12 | 27 | US | Actor | |||
| 12 | 94 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 12 | 78 | US | Actor | |||
| 12 | 95 | US | Actress | |||
| 14 | 41 | US | Actor | |||
| 15 | 76 | US | Actor | |||
| 15 | 78 | US | Actress | |||
| 16 | 91 | Japan | Art Director | |||
| 18 | 55 | US | Composer | |||
| 20 | 87 | UK | Actor | |||
| 23 | 86 | UK | Actress | |||
| 24 | 64 | US | Composer | |||
| 26 | 64 | UK | Actor | |||
| 27 | 79 | US | Actor | |||
| 28 | 92 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 30 | 86 | US | Director | |||
| December | 2 | 80 | Canada | Actress, Producer | ||
| 3 | 88 | US | Actress | |||
| 3 | 62 | UK | Actor | |||
| 7 | 79 | US | Set Decorator | |||
| 10 | 79 | Ireland | Actor | |||
| 14 | 78 | US | Actress | |||
| 16 | 68 | US | Actress | |||
| 17 | 85 | UK | Actor | |||
| 19 | 72 | US | Actress | |||
| 19 | 90 | UK | Actor | |||
| 22 | 89 | UK | Actress | |||
| 27 | 69 | UK | Actor | |||
| 29 | 61 | US | Actor | |||
| 29 | 75 | UK | Actor | |||
| 30 | 71 | US | Screenwriter | |||
| 30 | 40 | Hong Kong | Actress, Singer | |||
| 30 | 88 | UK | Actress | |||
| 31 | Peter Donen | 50 | US | Visual Effects Artist | ||
| 31 | 79 | US | Actress |