Top Grossing Documentary Movies in 2003
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Texas Chainsaw Massacre |  EN | $80,571,655 | $107,383,498 |
| 2 | Bugs! | EN | $19,063,544 | $29,445,226 |
| 3 | Ghosts of the Abyss | EN | $17,040,871 | $27,570,076 |
| 4 | To Be and to Have |  FR | $777,129 | $16,064,098 |
| 5 | Tupac: Resurrection | EN | $7,718,961 | $7,808,524 |
| 6 | Spellbound | EN | $5,728,581 | $7,457,710 |
| 7 | The Real Cancun | EN | $3,825,421 | $5,345,083 |
| 8 | The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara | EN | $4,198,566 | $5,038,841 |
| 9 | The Fog of War | EN | $4,198,566 | $5,038,841 |
| 10 | Capturing the Friedmans | EN | $3,119,113 | $4,076,990 |
| 11 | Step Into Liquid | EN | $3,681,803 | $4,041,588 |
| 12 | My Architect | EN | $2,762,863 | $2,932,237 |
| 13 | DysFunktional Family | $2,255,000 | $2,255,000 | |
| 14 | Ocean Wonderland 3D | EN | - | $1,769,529 |
| 15 | The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone |  ES | - | $1,569,730 |
| 16 | Lost in La Mancha | EN | $732,393 | $1,407,019 |
| 17 | Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie | EN | $604,856 | $604,856 |
| 18 | The Soul of a Man | EN | - | $592,910 |
| 19 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | EN | $578,241 | $578,241 |
| 20 | The Weather Underground | EN | $564,632 | $564,632 |
| 21 | Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony | EN | $405,331 | $418,941 |
| 22 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | EN | $391,950 | $391,950 |
| 23 | Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary |  DE | $378,382 | $378,382 |
| 24 | Billabong Odyssey | EN | $156,000 | $345,708 |
| 25 | Bonhoeffer | EN | $296,181 | $296,181 |
| 26 | Stone Reader | EN | $260,523 | $260,523 |
| 27 | This So-Called Disaster | EN | $226,658 | $226,658 |
| 28 | Conversations with Philip Guston | EN | - | $225,008 |
| 29 | Bus 174 |  PT | $217,201 | $222,506 |
| 30 | Concert for George | EN | $134,600 | $163,192 |
| 31 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | EN | $160,621 | $160,621 |
| 32 | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | EN | $153,859 | $153,859 |
| 33 | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | EN | $150,268 | $150,268 |
| 34 | Comandante | EN | - | $135,633 |
| 35 | Fellini: I'm a Born Liar | EN | $106,686 | $119,217 |
| 36 | Stevie | EN | $103,401 | $103,401 |
| 37 | Emerald Cowboy | EN | $101,358 | $101,358 |
| 38 | Girlhood | EN | $37,977 | $100,218 |
| 39 | Only the Strong Survive | EN | $57,581 | $63,778 |
| 40 | Attention danger travail | FR | - | $62,648 |
| 41 | My Flesh and Blood | EN | $40,573 | $40,573 |
| 42 | Power Trip | EN | $39,359 | $39,359 |
| 43 | A Decade Under the Influence | EN | $34,837 | $34,837 |
| 44 | Venus Boyz | EN | $18,515 | $29,531 |
| 45 | Mimi | FR | - | $28,712 |
| 46 | S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine | FR | $22,606 | $23,550 |
| 47 | Cuban Rafters | ES | $16,783 | $23,539 |
| 48 | Hidden in Plain Sight | EN | $16,803 | $16,803 |
| 49 | Screaming Men | EN | - | $15,427 |
| 50 | The Legend of Leigh Bowery | EN | $11,989 | $11,989 |
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