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
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) its opening weekend in the United States and Canada at 3,855 theatres, achieving, at the time, the third biggest-opening weekend of all time. This opening also broke "Hulk"s record ($62.1 million) for the highest-opening weekend for a film released in June. "Prisoner of Azkaban" held this record for five years until "" topped it in 2009 with $108.9 million. The film was also No. 1 at the North American box office for two consecutive weekends. "Prisoner of Azkaban" made a total of $796.7 million worldwide, which made it 2004's second-highest-grossing film worldwide behind "Shrek 2". In the U.S. and Canada,