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TOP GROSSING FILMS

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 '', which topped $1 billion in box office receipts worldwide. Other major films included Disney's '' Finding Nemo ''. These are the worldwide top 10 grossing films as of June 3 , 2004 :



Worldwide, 52 films grossed more than $100 million, achieving blockbuster status, of those, 21 films grossed more than $200 million, nine films grossed more than $400 million, four films more than $600 million, three films more than $700 million, two films more than $800 million and one film, ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' passed $1.1 billion, becoming the second-highest grossing film in history.

For a complete list of 2003's top-grossing films, follow this link:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2003&p=.htm


AWARDS

ACADEMY AWARDS :
: Best Picture : ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''
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GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS :

:Drama:
: Best Picture : ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''
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:Musical or Comedy:
: Best Picture : ''Lost in Translation''
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BAFTA AWARDS :
: Best Picture : ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''
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DEATHS

  • , a two-time Academy Award-winner

  • music Composer and Conductor

  • , French movie director

  • , British screenwriter

  • , of the Bee Gees , singer, composer, actor

  • , screenwriter and director

  • , actor

  • , singer, actress

  • , actor

  • , producer; husband of actress Angela Lansbury

  • , actress

  • and Publicist

  • , former president of AMPAS; Oscar-winning screenwriter of "From Here to Eternity"

  • , Italian comedy film legend

  • , German actor

  • , actress

  • , British singer and actor

  • , filmmaker

  • , actor

  • March 15 Dame Thora Hird , veteran British actress

  • , screenwriter; won Oscar for "Broken Lance"

  • , actor

  • , actor and singer

  • , film producer; eldest son of John Wayne

  • , actor, best known playing asylum resident Cheswick in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

  • , jazz singer, "High Priestess of Soul"

  • , Oscar-and-(3-time)Tony-winning writer

  • , actress

  • , actress, model

  • May 14 Dame Wendy Hiller , actress

  • , actor

  • , actress

  • , 77, ad executive turned actor/screenwriter

  • , actor

  • broadcaster & film-maker associated with traditional Irish music and arts

  • , actor

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  • , actress

  • , comic, actor

  • , Namibia n actor

  • , actor

  • , director

  • , comedian, actor

  • , French actress and daughter of actor Jean-Louis Trintignant .

  • , actor

  • , actor, dancer.

  • , actor

  • , German filmmaker

  • , actor, played Carter on "Hogan's Heroes"

  • , cartoon voice actor.

  • , American actor, played Jack Tripper on Three's Company

  • , American country singer

  • , Bavaria n actor.

  • , American actor.

  • , entertainer, actor

  • , director

  • , Austria n actor

  • ist and children's author; creator of Shrek

  • , British actor

  • , American actor, 84 years

  • , American actor,

  • , British actor, comedian, musician and broadcaster

  • , South Africa n actor

  • , Mexican actor (41 years)

  • , '' The Honeymooners '' actor (85 years)

  • , actor, played M in the James Bond series

  • , actor, reportedly suicide (27 years)

  • , actress (95 years)

  • , actress (35 years)

  • , actor and dancer

  • , actress

  • , composer

  • , Turkish actor (58 years)

  • , British actor (43 years)

  • , German actor

  • , actor

  • , Orca of Reino Aventura and '' Free Willy '' fame (27 years)

  • , Oscar-nominated Actress (78 years)

  • , Australia n actor

  • , actress in '' Peyton Place ''

  • December 27 Sir Alan Bates , British actor

  • , 40, Hong Kong actress

  • , 71, screenwriter



WIDE-RELEASE MOVIES

(Movies released in at least 600 North American theatres), ''‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.''


OTHER MOVIES RELEASED