The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 2003, with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of The Matrix Reloaded (2003) at $741.8M and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) at $654.3M. 111 action films released in 2003 report a worldwide gross, $8.7B in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 24 crossed $100 million. That is up 55% on 2002, whose releases took $5.6B. By language, English leads with $7.6B across 51 action releases.

2003 releases with a gross

111

combined worldwide

$8.7B

films crossed $100M

24

vs 2002

+55%

#1 of 111

#1 action movie of 2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

2003 · Action, Adventure

$1.1B worldwide · 13% of the chart's total

$381.9M US & Canada · 34% $756.7M elsewhere · 66%