2003 in film 2003 in film The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. "" grossed more than $1.19 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 only the second film at the time to surpass the billion dollar milestone after "Titanic" in 1997. It is now, unadjusted, the 12th-highest-grossing film of all time. "Finding Nemo" was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by "Shrek 2" in 2004. It is currently the ninth highest-grossing animated film after its 3D release and
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film) version, while "The Wolf of Wall Street" was the first major movie distributed entirely digitally. "The Wolf of Wall Street" grossed $116.9 million in North America and $275.1 million internationally, for a total gross of $392 million, making it Scorsese's highest-grossing film worldwide. In North America, the film opened at number five in its first weekend, with $18.4 million in 3,387 theaters, behind "", "Frozen", "", and "American Hustle". In Australia, it is the highest grossing R-rated film, earning $12.96 million. According to copyright infringement tracking site Excipio, the film was the most illegally downloaded film of 2014, as it