2003 in film

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 is as Governor of California.

Movies reaching blockbuster status include the third Matrix movie: The Matrix Revolutions. Previously in the year, the Matrix film preceeding Revolutions, The Matrix Reloaded, performed well, but as one of many contenders for summer movie dominance it failed to reach the heights of Spider-Man or The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is scheduled to be released in December. Finding Nemo was one of the year's top grossing pictures, as of early August.

Top Grossing Films of the Year

...in the US can be found by following this link.

http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Years/2003/top-grossing

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

Other Movies Released

2 Fast 2 Furious, starring Paul Walker and Tyrese
21 Grams, starring Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro
Agent Cody Banks, starring Frankie Muñiz 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
Bad Santa
Beyond Borders, starring Angelina Jolie
Big Fish, starring Billy Crudup and Albert Finney
Blizzard
Brother Bear
The Brown Bunny
Bulletproof Monk, starring Chow Yun-Fat
Cabin Fever
Calendar Girls, starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters
The Cat in the Hat, starring Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning and Kelly Preston
Cold Creek Manor, starring Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone
The Cooler, starring William H. Macy and Alec Baldwin
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.
Girl with a Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth
Good Boy!
Gothika, starring Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr. and Penélope Cruz
Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville and Christina Applegate
Grind
The Guru, starring Jimi Mistry and Heather Graham
The Haunted Mansion, starring Eddie Murphy
Holes, starring Shia LaBeouf and Sigourney Weaver
Honey, starring Jessica Alba, Lil' Romeo and Mekhi Phifer
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 America
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 Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe
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
Looney Tunes: Back in Action, starring Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Heather Locklear and Steve Martin
Love Actually
Love Don't Cost a Thing, starring Nick Cannon and Christina Milian
Malibu's Most Wanted
Marci X, starring Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, starring Russell Crowe
Matchstick Men
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions (Unprecedented "zero-hour" release at the exact same time in over 50 different countries)
The Medallion (USA release date, originally released in Hong Kong), starring Jackie Chan
Millennium Actress (USA release date, was released in Japan in 2001)
The Missing, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett
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
Something's Gotta Give, starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton and Keanu Reeves
Spider
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
The Station Agent, starring Peter Dinklage
The Statement, starring Michael Caine
Stuck On You, starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear
S.W.A.T., starring Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Timeline, starring Paul Walker
The Triplets of Belleville (originally released in France)
Tupac: Resurrection, starring Tupac Shakur
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
What a Girl Wants, starring Amanda Bynes and Colin Firth
Wonderland, starring Val Kilmer
Wrong Turn

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