2003 in film

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Deaths 4 Other Movies Released

Events

• February 3 - Legendary record producer Phil Spector is arrested for investigation of homicide after the body of actress Lana Clarkson was found at his home in Alhambra, California. Police responded to the 911 phone call from one of Spector's neighbors and discovered Clarkson's body who was suffering from a gun shot wound. Clarkson pronounced dead at the scene.

• February 24 - The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 Cesar Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography).

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Deaths

• January 12 - Maurice Gibb, 53, singer/songwriter
• April 1 - Leslie Cheung, 46, pop singer/film actor
• June 29 - Katharine Hepburn, 94, actress
• July 6 - Buddy Ebsen, 95, actor
• July 27 - Bob Hope, 100, comedian/actor/humanitarian

• 2 Fast 2 Furious, starring Paul Walker and Tyrese
• Agent Cody Banks, starring Frankie Muniz and Hilary Duff
• Alex & Emma, starring Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson
• Alien (re-release, was released in 1979)
• American Wedding, starring Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott
• Anything Else
• Beyond Borders, starring Angelina Jolie
• Brother Bear
• Bulletproof Monk, starring Chow Yun-Fat
• Cabin Fever
• Calendar Girls, starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters
• Cold Creek Manor, starring Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone
• The Core
• Cradle 2 the Grave, starring Jet Li and DMX
• Daddy Day Care, starring Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin
• Daredevil, starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan and Colin Farrell
• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, starring David Spade
• Dreamcatcher
• Duplex, starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore
• Elephant
• Elf, starring Will Ferrell and James Caan
• The Fighting Temptations - directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr and Beyoncé Knowles
• Final Destination 2
• Foolproof, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kristin Booth
• Freaky Friday, starring Lindsay Lohan
• Freddy Vs. Jason, starring Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger
• Gerry
• Gigli, considered one of the worst movies of all time.
• Good Boy
• Grind
• The Guru, starring Jimi Mistry and Heather Graham
• Holes, starring Shia LaBeouf and Sigourney Weaver
• House of 1000 Corpses - directed by Rob Zombie
• The House of the Dead
• The Human Stain, starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman
• Identity, starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Alfred Molina
• In the Cut, starring Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo
• Intolerable Cruelty, starring George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones
• Irréversible
• Jeepers Creepers II, starring Ray Wise and Jonathan Breck
• Johnny English, starring Rowan Atkinson
• The Jungle Book 2
• Kangaroo Jack
• Kart Racer
• Kill Bill Vol. 1, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, starring Angelina Jolie
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, starring Sean Connery
• Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon
• Les Invasions barbares (Barbarian Invasions) written and directed by Denys Arcand
• L'homme du train (The Man on the Train) - directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday
• The Lizzie McGuire Movie, starring Hilary Duff
• Love Actually
• Malibu's Most Wanted
• Marci X, starring Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans
• Matchstick Men
• The Matrix Reloaded
• The Matrix Revolutions
• The Medallion (USA release date, originally released in Hong Kong), starring Jackie Chan
• Millennium Actress (USA release date, was released in Japan in 2001)
• My Life Without Me, starring Sarah Polley
• Mystic River - directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon
• National Security, starring Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico
• Open Range
• Out of Time, starring Denzel Washington
• Piglet's Big Movie
• Prey for Rock & Roll
• Radio, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr and Ed Harris
• Rugrats Go Wild
• Runaway Jury, starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz
• The Rundown, starring The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) and Seann William Scott''
• Scary Movie 3, starring Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen and Tim Stack
• School of Rock, starring Jack Black
• Seabiscuit
• Shanghai Knights, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson
• Shattered Glass, starring Hayden Christensen
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
• Spider
• The Station Agent, starring Peter Dinklage
• Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
• S.W.A.T, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• Under the Tuscan Sun
• Underworld, starring Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman''
• Uptown Girls, starring Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning
• Veronica Guerin, starring Cate Blanchett
• Whale Rider
• Wonderland, starring Val Kilmer
• Wrong Turn