2003 in film
See also: 2002 in film, other events of 2003, 2004 in film and the list of 'years in film'
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2 Top-Grossing Films of the Year 3 Deaths 4 Wide-Release Movies in 2003 5 Other Movies Released in 2003 |
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).
- November 17: Russell Crowe attended the London premiere of his movie Master and Commander. [1]
- November 17: Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Governor of California.
- December 22: Both of the movies from the Matrix series 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.
Top-Grossing Films of the Year
Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2003; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year 2003.Movies reaching blockbuster motion picture status were led by New Line's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Disney's Finding Nemo. These are the worldwide top 10 grossing films as of January 25, 2004:
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| 1. || The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King || New Line || $842,793,492 || $337,882,000
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| 2. || Finding Nemo || Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar || $836,114,978 || $339,714,978
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| 3. || The Matrix Reloaded || Warner Bros || $738,576,461 || $281,576,461
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| 4. || Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl || Walt Disney Pictures || $653,400,000 || $305,413,918
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| 5. || Bruce Almighty || Universal || $474,700,000 || $242,829,261
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| 6. || Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines || Warner Bros || $433,100,000 || $150,371,112
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| 7. || The Matrix Revolutions || Warner Bros || $422,031,462 || $138,801,764
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| 8. || || 20th Century Fox || $406,400,000 || $214,949,694
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| 9. || Bad Boys II || Columbia Pictures || $272,300,000 || $138,608,444
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| 10. || Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle || Columbia Pictures || $259,200,000 || $100,830,111
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In North America, a record 29 films grossed more than $100 million, six films grossed more than $200 million, and three films grossed more than $300 million.
For a complete list of 2003's top-grossing films, follow this link:
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2003&p=.htm
Deaths
- January 4 Conrad Hall, Hollywood cinematographer, a two-time Academy Award-winner
- January 8 Ron Goodwin, British film music composer and conductor
- January 11 Maurice Pialat, French movie director
- January 11 Anthony Havelock-Allan, British screenwriter
- January 12 Maurice Gibb, of the Bee Gees, singer, composer, actor
- January 13 Norman Panama, screenwriter and director
- January 18 Richard Crenna, actor
- January 23 Nell Carter, singer, actress
- January 25 Robert Rockwell, actor
- January 29 Peter Shaw, producer; husband of actress Angela Lansbury
- February 9 Vera Hruba Ralston, actress
- February 18 Jack Brodsky, movie producer and publicist
- February 22 Daniel Taradash, former president of AMPAS; Oscar-winning screenwriter of "From Here to Eternity"
- February 25 Alberto Sordi, Italian comedy film legend
- March 3 Horst Buchholz, German actor
- March 8 Karen Morley, actress
- March 8 Adam Faith, British singer and actor
- March 9 Stan Brakhage, filmmaker
- March 12 Lynne Thigpen, actor
- March 15 Dame Thora Hird, veteran British actress
- March 24 Philip Yordan, screenwriter; won Oscar for "Broken Lance"
- March 31 Michael Jeter, actor
- April 1 Leslie Cheung, actor and singer
- April 2 Michael Wayne, film producer; eldest son of John Wayne
- April 12 Sydney Lassick, actor, best known playing asylum resident Cheswick in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- April 21 Nina Simone, jazz singer, "High Priestess of Soul"
- April 26 Peter Stone, Oscar-and-(3-time)Tony-winning writer
- April 27 Elaine Steinbeck, actress
- May 3 Suzy Parker, actress, model
- May 14 Dame Wendy Hiller, actress
- May 14 Robert Stack, actor
- May 28 Martha Scott, actress
- June 2 Richard Cusack, 77, ad executive turned actor/screenwriter
- June 7 Trevor Goddard, actor
- June 7 Tony McAuley BBC Northern Ireland broadcaster & film-maker associated with traditional Irish music and arts
- June 12 Gregory Peck, actor
- June 15 Hume Cronyn, actor
- June 29 Katharine Hepburn, actress
- June 30 Buddy Hackett, comic, actor
- July 1 N!xau, Namibian actor
- July 6 Buddy Ebsen, actor
- July 25 John Schlesinger, director
- July 27 Bob Hope, comedian, actor
- August 1 Marie Trintignant, French actress and daughter of actor Jean-Louis Trintignant.
- August 2 Don Estelle, actor
- August 9 Gregory Hines, actor, dancer.
- August 30 Charles Bronson, actor
- September 8 Leni Riefenstahl, German filmmaker
- September 9 Larry Hovis, actor, played Carter on "Hogan's Heroes"
- September 10 Harry Goz, cartoon voice actor.
- September 11 John Ritter, American actor, played Jack Tripper on Three's Company
- September 12 Johnny Cash, American country singer
- September 16 Erich Hallhuber, Bavarian actor.
- September 22 Gordon Jump, American actor.
- September 27 Donald O'Connor, entertainer, actor
- September 28 Elia Kazan, director
- October 2 Gunther Philipp, Austrian actor
- October 3 William Steig, American cartoonist and children's author; creator of Shrek
- October 5 Denis Quilley, British actor
- October 20 Jack Elam, American actor, 84 years
- October 21 Fred Berry, American actor,
- October 23 Tony Capstick, British actor, comedian, musician and broadcaster
- November 4 Ken Gampu, South African actor
- November 6 Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (41 years)
- November 9 Art Carney, The Honeymooners actor (85 years)
- November 12 Jonathan Brandis, actor, reportedly suicide (27 years)
- November 12 Penny Singleton, actress (95 years)
- November 13 Kellie Waymire, actress (35 years)
- November 14 Gene Anthony Ray, actor and dancer
- November 15 Dorothy Loudon, actress
- November 18 Michael Kamen, composer
- November 20 Kerem Yilmazer, Turkish actor (58 years)
- November 20 Robert Addie, British actor (43 years)
- November 27 Will Quadflieg, German actor
- December 3 David Hemmings, actor
- December 12 Keiko, orca of Reino Aventura and Free Willy fame (27 years)
- December 14 Jeanne Crain, Oscar-nominated actress (78 years)
- December 17 Ed Devereaux, Australian actor
- December 19 Hope Lange, actress in Peyton Place
- December 27 Sir Alan Bates, British actor
- December 30 Anita Mui, 40, Hong Kong actress
- December 30 John Gregory Dunne, 71, screenwriter
Wide-Release Movies in 2003
(Movies released in at least 1,000 North American theatres)Other Movies Released in 2003
- 21 Grams, starring Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro
- Alien (re-release, was released in 1979)
- Blizzard
- The Brown Bunny
- Calendar Girls, starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters
- The Company, starring Neve Campbell
- The Cooler, starring William H. Macy and Alec Baldwin
- Elephant
- Final Destination 2
- Foolproof, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kristin Booth
- Gerry
- Girl with a Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth
- Good bye, Lenin, a German comedy, released internationally
- Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville and Christina Applegate''
- The Guru, starring Jimi Mistry and Heather Graham
- House of Sand and Fog, starring Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley
- The Human Stain, starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman
- In America
- In the Cut, starring Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo
- Irréversible
- Kart Racer
- 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
- Millennium Actress (USA release date, was released in Japan in 2001)
- Monster, starring Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci
- My Life Without Me, starring Sarah Polley
- Prey for Rock & Roll
- Shattered Glass, starring Hayden Christensen
- Spider
- The Station Agent, starring Peter Dinklage
- The Statement, starring Michael Caine
- The Triplets of Belleville (originally released in France)
- Tupac: Resurrection, starring Tupac Shakur
- Veronica Guerin, starring Cate Blanchett
- Whale Rider
- Wonderland, starring Val Kilmer
- Young Black Stallion
