Horror Movies 2003
Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2003
| Rank | Movie Title | Release Date | Opening | Total Gross |
| 1 | Scary Movie 3 (2003) | Oct 24, 2003 | $49,700,000 | $110,003,217 |
| 2 | Freddy vs Jason (2003) | Aug 15, 2003 | $36,400,000 | $82,622,655 |
| 3 | The Haunted Mansion (2003) | Nov 26, 2003 | $24,278,410 | $75,847,266 |
| 4 | Gothika (2003) | Nov 21, 2003 | $19,288,438 | $59,694,580 |
| 5 | Final Destination 2 (2003) | Jan 31, 2003 | $16,200,000 | $46,961,214 |
| 6 | Jeepers Creepers II (2003) | Aug 29, 2003 | $15,269,324 | $35,667,218 |
| 7 | Darkness Falls (2003) | Jan 24, 2003 | $12,024,917 | $32,551,396 |
| 8 | Open Water (2003) | Aug 06, 2004 | $1,100,943 | $30,610,863 |
| 9 | Cold Creek Manor (2003) | Sep 19, 2003 | $8,190,574 | $21,386,011 |
| 10 | Wrong Turn (2003) | May 30, 2003 | $5,161,498 | $15,418,790 |
Total Gross of All Movies $510,763,210
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Horror Movies of 2003 List (Continued)
1). Save the Green Planet! (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.73/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,059 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.0/10 | Metascore: 7.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $15,516
Plot / Synopsis: A traumatized young man abducts Korean leaders, believing they're toxic reptilian aliens - a fifth column launching a takeover of beloved Earth. Stumped law enforcement geniuses half-seriously hire a disgraced, disheveled private detective with a long-ago history of super-crime solving. The alienated South Korean youngster Lee Byeong-gu builds an isolated basement command post/torture chamber/film studio to force the awful...
Director: Joon-Hwan Jang
Stars: Ha-kyun Shin, Yun-shik Baek, Jung-min Hwang, Jae-yong Lee, Ju-hyeon Lee
2). Dead End (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Dead End Horror Movie Review
Score: 7.1/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 34,138 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.Tagline: Read the signs...
Directors: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Stars: Ray Wise, Lin Shaye, Mick Cain, Alexandra Holden, William Rosenfeld
3). A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 6.91/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 71,801 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.6/10 | Metascore: 6.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $72,541
A Tale of Two Sisters is Streaming on ShudderPlot / Synopsis: A family is haunted by the tragedies of deaths within the family.
Tagline: Our sorrow was conceived long before our birth...
Director: Jee-woon Kim
Stars: Kap-su Kim, Jung-ah Yum, Soo-jung Lim, Geun-young Moon, Dae-yeon Lee
4). Gozu (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 6.6/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 13,174 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.1/10 | Metascore: 5.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $58,202
Plot / Synopsis: A yakuza enforcer is ordered to secretly drive his beloved colleague to be assassinated. But when the colleague unceremoniously disappears en route, the trip that follows is a twisted, surreal and horrifying experience...
Director: Takashi Miike
Stars: Yûta Sone, Kimika Yoshino, Shôhei Hino, Keiko Tomita, Harumi Sone
5). Bhoot (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 6.49/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 4,292 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $106,774
Plot / Synopsis: Vishal (Ajay Devgan), a stock analyst, and his wife Swati (Urmila Matondkar). The two are in search for a flat in Mumbai...
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Stars: Ajay Devgn, Urmila Matondkar, Nana Patekar, Rekha, Fardeen Khan
6). Open Water (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 6.26/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 57,962 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.1/10 | Metascore: 6.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $30,610,863
Open Water is Streaming on HBO Max, TubiPlot / Synopsis: Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.Tagline: Drifting into theaters this summer...
Director: Chris Kentis
Stars: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein, Michael E. Williamson, Cristina Zenato
7). Autopsy Room Four (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 6.2/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 255 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: An executive recalls how he may have ended up going from his golf game to an autopsy room...
Director: Stephen Zakman
Stars: Stephen Furst, Torri Higginson, Michael Bergin, Sal Catalano, Eddie Ifft
8). Willard (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Honest Review: Willard (2003)
Score: 6.15/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 21,049 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.5/10 | Metascore: 6.1/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $6,886,089
Plot / Synopsis: A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.Tagline: Where your nightmares end... WILLARD begins...
Director: Glen Morgan
Stars: Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Harring, Jackie Burroughs, Ashlyn Gere
9). Final Destination 2 (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Detailed Review: Final Destination 2 (2003)
Score: 6.07/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 208,274 | Rotten Tomatoes: 5.1/10 | Metascore: 3.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $46,961,214
Final Destination 2 is Streaming on Netflix, HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dy**g and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.Tagline: It's not over yet...
Director: David R. Ellis
Stars: Ali Larter, A.J. Cook, Michael Landes, David Paetkau, James Kirk
10). Ju-on 2 (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 5.9/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 11,733 | Rotten Tomatoes: 5.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: As their curse spreads on all around, the ghosts find their chance to live once again through the pregnancy of a cursed woman...
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Stars: Noriko Sakai, Chiharu Niiyama, Kei Horie, Yui Ichikawa, Ayumu Saitô
11). Fear of the Dark (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 5.9/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 3,188 | MPAA Rating: PG-13
Plot / Synopsis: Twelve year old Ryan Billings has been diagnosed with an acute fear of the dark. He spends each night lying awake in torment...
Tagline: Once you believe... you're dead!...
Director: K.C. Bascombe
Stars: Kevin Zegers, Jesse James, Rachel Skarsten, Charles Edwin Powell, Linda Purl
12). Beyond Re-Animator (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 5.74/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 13,579 | Rotten Tomatoes: 5.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Everyone's favorite mad scientist Herbert West is currently in jail after having state's evidence turned against him by his former assistant...Tagline: They Thought Prison Would Be The Death Of Him. But For Dr. West, Death Is Only The Beginning...
Director: Brian Yuzna
Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Tommy Dean Musset, Jason Barry, Bárbara Elorrieta, Elsa Pataky
13). High Tension (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Full Review of High Tension (2003)
Score: 5.68/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 80,942 | Rotten Tomatoes: 4.0/10 | Metascore: 4.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $3,681,066
Plot / Synopsis: Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.Tagline: Hearts will bleed...
Director: Alexandre Aja
Stars: Cécile de France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon, Franck Khalfoun, Andrei Finti
14). The Ghosts of Edendale (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 5.51/10 | IMDB Rating: 3.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 484 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A young couple moves into a neighborhood obsessed with the frightening silent movie history that took place 80 years before. As the boyfriend also becomes obsessed, it becomes apparent that something more is happening.
Tagline: Some people are dy**g to make it in the movies...
Director: Stefan Avalos
Stars: Paula Ficara, Stephen Wastell, Andrew Kirsanov, Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
15). The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Detailed Review: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Score: 5.42/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 158,019 | Rotten Tomatoes: 3.7/10 | Metascore: 3.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $80,571,655
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is Streaming on HBO Max, PeacockPlot / Synopsis: After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.Tagline: Inspired by a True Story...
Director: Marcus Nispel
Stars: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour