Media from 2003.
Carryovers
Current statistics of most released media as of January 1 this year:
Movies | |||||||||||
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The Wizard of Oz |
Available on VHS and DVD as of October 19, 1999. | ||||||||||
Mulan |
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 2000, but still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
101 Dalmatians |
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 2000, but still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Lady and the Tramp |
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 2000, but still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride |
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 2000, but still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
The Jungle Book |
No longer sold in retail stores as of February 2000, but still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
The Little Mermaid |
No longer sold in retail stores as of February 2000, but still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Tarzan |
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2002, but still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
The Aristocats |
Available on VHS and DVD since April 4, 2000.
There was also an alternate DVD with bonus material that wasn't available to North American viewers. | ||||||||||
The Fox and the Hound |
Available on VHS and DVD since May 2, 2000.
There was also an alternate DVD with bonus material that wasn't available to North American viewers. | ||||||||||
Pocahontas |
Available on VHS and DVD since June 6, 2000.
There was also an alternate DVD with bonus material that wasn't available to North American viewers. | ||||||||||
Robin Hood |
Available on VHS and DVD since July 4, 2000. | ||||||||||
Mary Poppins |
Available on VHS and DVD since July 4, 2000. | ||||||||||
The Rescuers Down Under |
Available on VHS and DVD since August 1, 2000. | ||||||||||
Hercules |
Available on VHS and DVD since November 9, 1999; re-printed on August 1, 2000. | ||||||||||
The Black Cauldron |
Available on VHS and DVD since October 3, 2000. | ||||||||||
Toy Story Toy Story 2 |
Available on VHS and DVD until May 1, 2003. | ||||||||||
Fantasia |
Available on VHS and DVD since November 14, 2000. | ||||||||||
Fantasia 2000 | |||||||||||
Princess Mononoke |
Available on VHS and DVD since December 19, 2000. | ||||||||||
Dinosaur |
Available on VHS and DVD since January 30, 2001. | ||||||||||
The Sword in the Stone |
Available on VHS and DVD since March 20, 2001. | ||||||||||
The Emperor's New Groove |
Available on VHS and DVD since May 1, 2001. | ||||||||||
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2002, but still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Dumbo |
Available on DVD since October 23, 2001. | ||||||||||
Shrek |
Available on DVD and VHS since November 2, 2001.
A pan-and-scan single-disc DVD was also on sale. | ||||||||||
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Available on DVD and VHS since November 20, 2001. | ||||||||||
Atlantis: The Lost Empire |
Available on DVD and VHS since January 29, 2002. | ||||||||||
Peter Pan |
Available on DVD and VHS until January 31, 2003. | ||||||||||
The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
Available on DVD and VHS since March 19, 2002. | ||||||||||
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh |
Available on DVD and VHS since May 7, 2002. | ||||||||||
Oliver & Company |
Available on DVD and VHS since May 14, 2002. | ||||||||||
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
Available on DVD and VHS since May 28, 2002. | ||||||||||
The Great Mouse Detective |
Available on DVD and VHS since July 23, 2002. | ||||||||||
Monsters, Inc. |
Available on DVD and VHS since September 17, 2002. | ||||||||||
Beauty and the Beast |
Available on DVD and VHS until January 31, 2003. | ||||||||||
Ice Age |
Available on DVD and VHS since November 26, 2002. | ||||||||||
My Neighbor Totoro |
Available on DVD since December 3, 2002. The original film in anamorphic widescreen format was still only available in Japan. | ||||||||||
Lilo & Stitch |
Available on DVD and VHS since December 3, 2002. | ||||||||||
Books | |||||||||||
Horton Hears a Who! (1954) |
The Cat in the Hat (1957) |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) |
Green Eggs and Ham (1960) | ||||||||
The Lorax (1971) |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Beauty and the Beast |
Cinderella | ||||||||
The Little Mermaid |
Bambi |
101 Dalmatians | |||||||||
The Lion King |
Toy Story |
Toy Story 2 |
Monsters, Inc. | ||||||||
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | ||||||||
Spirited Away | |||||||||||
Only available in Japanese: | |||||||||||
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | |||||||||||
My Neighbor Totoro | |||||||||||
Kiki's Delivery Service | |||||||||||
Out of print since 2001:
Pinocchio | |||||||||||
Music | |||||||||||
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
My Neighbor Totoro |
Kiki's Delivery Service |
The Little Mermaid | ||||||||
Beauty and the Beast |
Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Pocahontas | ||||||||
Toy Story | |||||||||||
The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
Hercules |
Mulan |
Return to Pride Rock | ||||||||
A Bug's Life |
Pokémon 2.B.A. Master |
Toy Story 2 |
Spirited Away | ||||||||
Kidsongs A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm, Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes and We Wish You a Merry Christmas, I Can Dance! and Meet the Biggles were currently on sale. | |||||||||||
Disney's Greatest Vol. 1 |
Disney's Greatest Vol. 2 |
Disney's Greatest Vol. 3 | |||||||||
Shrek: Music from the Original Motion Picture |
Monsters, Inc. |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | ||||||||
TV Shows | |||||||||||
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |
A total of 300 episodes were currently airing on PBS Kids in rotation. | ||||||||||
Thomas & Friends |
The first four seasons were available on VHS from Anchor Bay Entertainment since between 1995 and 1998.
Season 6 so far had just six episodes to date released on DVD. | ||||||||||
Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario World My Little Pony My Little Pony Tales |
No longer airing on television as of May 1999. | ||||||||||
No longer airing on television as of September 6, 1999.
The Barney videos have all also been out of print since 2001, when HIT Entertainment purchased Lyrick Studios. | |||||||||||
Sonic Underground |
No longer airing on television as of 2000. | ||||||||||
The first six seasons were no longer airing on television as of January 1, 2002. | |||||||||||
Sonic the Hedgehog |
No longer airing on television as of 2002. | ||||||||||
Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! |
Older episodes of both shows were currently airing on Game Show Network, usually those from the 1990s. | ||||||||||
Arthur |
The first seven seasons were currently airing on PBS Kids.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting still sponsored every season except Seasons 5 and 6. | ||||||||||
Arthur's Perfect Christmas |
Available on DVD and VHS seasonally since 2000. | ||||||||||
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Horton Hears a Who! |
Available on VHS and DVD since October 31, 2000. | ||||||||||
The Amanda Show |
Currently airing on Nickelodeon. | ||||||||||
Video Games | |||||||||||
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Super Mario Bros. 2 Super Mario Bros. 3 Kirby's Adventure |
All NES games, including these titles, were discontinued since 1995. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Kart Super Mario All-Stars Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Kirby's Dream Course Kirby Super Star Kirby's Dream Land 3 |
All Super NES games, including these titles, were discontinued since 1999. | ||||||||||
Sonic Chaos Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble Sonic Drift 2 Sonic Jam Sonic R Sonic Shuffle |
Some classic Sonic games, including these titles, were currently out of print. However, Sonic Mega Collection (see below) did contain everything from Sonic Jam. | ||||||||||
Mario Kart 64 Diddy Kong Racing Yoshi's Story Super Smash Bros. Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party 3 Donkey Kong 64 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Paper Mario |
All Nintendo 64 games, including these titles, were discontinued as of 2002. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Kirby's Dream Land Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Block Ball Kirby's Star Stacker Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Pokémon Red and Blue Pokémon (Yellow) Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Wario Land II Wario Land 3 Pokémon Gold and Silver Pokémon (Crystal) |
All Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles, including these ones, were discontinued this year. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Advance |
Available for Game Boy Advance since June 11, 2001. | ||||||||||
Mario Kart: Super Circuit |
Available for Game Boy Advance since August 21, 2001. | ||||||||||
Luigi's Mansion |
Available for Nintendo GameCube since November 18, 2001. | ||||||||||
Wario Land 4 |
Available for Game Boy Advance since November 19, 2001. | ||||||||||
Super Smash Bros. Melee |
Available for Nintendo GameCube since December 3, 2001. | ||||||||||
Sonic Advance |
Available for the Game Boy Advance since February 3, 2002. | ||||||||||
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 |
Available for the Game Boy Advance since February 11, 2002. | ||||||||||
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle |
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since February 11, 2002. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Sunshine |
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since August 26, 2002. | ||||||||||
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 |
Available for the Game Boy Advance since September 23, 2002. | ||||||||||
Mario Party 4 |
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since October 21, 2002. | ||||||||||
Sonic Mega Collection |
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since November 10, 2002.
Included in this game were Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, and Sonic 3D Blast. | ||||||||||
Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. and Mario Bros. were available for use on the e-Reader, an accessory to the Game Boy Advance. | |||||||||||
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land |
Available for the Game Boy Advance since December 2, 2002. |
Paper money
The following was printed during fiscal year 2003:
Denomination | Amount printed | Notes |
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$1 |
3,699,200,000 | 2,777,600,000 as Series 2001 notes; 921,600,000 as Series 2003 notes. |
$5 |
550,400,000 | All as Series 2001 notes. |
$10 |
249,600,000 | 153,600,000 as Series 2001 notes; 96,000,000 as Series 2003 notes. |
File:$20-B (2004).png $20 |
2,700,800,000 | 1,785,600,000 as Series 2001 notes; 915,200,000 as Series 2004 notes. |
$50 |
102,400,000 | All as Series 2001 notes. |
$100 |
854,400,000 | All as Series 2001 notes. |
The following was in circulation by year's end:
Denomination | Estimate total | Notes |
---|---|---|
$1 |
About 8.2 billion | Everything printed since July 2001 was still in circulation. This included all of the Series 2001 notes that were ever printed. |
File:$2-B (1996).jpeg $2 |
About 650 million | Mostly Series 1976 and 1996 notes. |
$5 |
About 1.94 billion | Everything printed since February 2002 was still in circulation. This included all of the Series 2001 notes that were ever printed. |
$10 |
About 1.51 billion | Everything printed since August 2001 was still in circulation. This included all of the Series 2001 notes that were ever printed. |
File:$20-F (2003).png $20 |
Less than 5.4 billion | Everything printed since August 2000 was still in circulation. This included all of the Series 2001 notes that were ever printed. |
$50 |
Less than 1.2 billion | Everything printed since March or April 1998 was still in circulation -- thus, a majority of them were still Series 1996 notes. |
$100 |
Less than 4.9 billion | Everything printed since April 1996 was still in circulation -- thus, about 70% of them were still Series 1999 notes. |
Events in 2003
January 7 |
The second Kirby: Right Back at Ya! DVD, A Dark and Stormy Knight, was released on DVD and VHS. It contained episodes 4–6. |
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January 21 |
My Favorite Kidsongs Collection was released in a 4-CD set. |
February 1 | Pixar announced a new Collector's Edition of A Bug's Life on DVD to replace the Gold Collection edition, at a much lower price of $29.99. |
The first season of Kirby: Right Back at Ya! continued with 15 more episodes. | |
February 3 |
Microsoft released Windows XP Service Pack 1a, which was almost identical to SP1, except now without Microsoft Java Virtual Machine. |
February 5 |
The last two volumes of Spirited Away were released in English. |
February 25 | Another six episodes of the sixth season of Thomas & Friends were released on DVD. |
March 1 |
The final season of the original Kirby anime premiered on CBC TV in Japan, starting off with episode #72. The songs used in this season were released in a single album. |
March 3 |
Pinocchio was re-released on DVD outside of North America as a Special Edition. |
March 9 |
Sonic Advance 2 was released for the Game Boy Advance in North America. |
March 11 | Together Again Productions released the last of all 24 Kidsongs music video shows on DVD.
On that same day, a $199 offer for all 24 DVDs was made. |
March 22 | Sleeping Beauty and The Lion King were announced for a North American DVD release on September 9. |
April 6 | The first season of Sonic X premiered on Japanese television, airing one new episode per week. |
April 7 | A Collector's Gift Set for The Lion King was revealed, with a retail price of $49.99. |
April 11 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was released on DVD and VHS. |
April 15 |
Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service and Spirited Away were released on Region 1 DVD in North America. |
April 21 |
Donkey Kong 3 was released for use on the e-Reader for Game Boy Advance. |
April 22 |
Bookstores began selling Finding Nemo books. |
April 28 |
iTunes 4 introduced the Music Store, where one can legally purchase and download music, at $0.99 per song. |
April 29 |
Treasure Planet was released on DVD and VHS. |
May 9 | Disney announced The Lion King 1½ for an early 2004 release. |
May 14 | Unveiled at E3 2003 included screenshots and gameplay footage of new video games such as Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4, Mario & Luigi RPG, Mario Party 5, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and Kirby Air Ride. |
The first volume of Castle in the Sky was released in English. | |
May 20 |
The Rescuers was released on DVD. By this point, all non-Platinum titles from Walt Disney Home Entertainment have all gotten at least one DVD release. |
May 27 |
The new Collector's Edition of A Bug's Life was released on DVD. |
May 28 |
The Sonic Drive single album was released on CD. |
May 30 |
Finding Nemo was released in theaters, along with its soundtrack on CD. |
June 2 |
My Little Pony: The Movie was released on DVD in the UK, during the final year of Generation 2 of the franchise. |
June 9 |
Donkey Kong Country was released for Game Boy Advance. |
June 10 |
Volume 2 of Castle in the Sky was released in English. |
June 17 |
Sonic Adventure was re-released as "Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut" for use on the Nintendo GameCube. |
June 21 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was released in bookstores. |
June 24 | After several months of hiatus, more episodes of Pokémon: Johto League Champions were released on DVD, at a rate of seven new episodes every two months until December 2. |
June 26 |
Microsoft released Windows 2000 Service Pack 4. This was the last service pack for this operating system. |
July 11 |
Kirby Air Ride and Super Mario Advance 4 were released in Japan. |
July 16 | Avex Trax's last volume of the original Kirby anime was released on DVD, stopping at 36 episodes. Further volumes were only released on VHS. |
Volume 3 of Castle in the Sky was released in English. | |
July 19 | Finding Nemo grossed another $100 million in the box office, bringing its total to $300 million. |
July 22 | Yet another six Season 6 episodes of Thomas & Friends were released on DVD, bringing the total to 18 episodes. |
Select episodes of the Mario and Sonic cartoons were released on DVD. | |
August 12 |
New Sleeping Beauty books were released in bookstores. |
August 13 |
Volume 4 of Castle in the Sky was released in English. |
August 23 |
The first episode Sonic X premiered on FOX. |
September 6 |
The second season of Kirby: Right Back at Ya! premiered on FOX, which started with "Snack Attack Part 1". |
September 8 |
The 20th season of Jeopardy! and the 21st season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication. The 5-day limit for returning Jeopardy! champions was permanently lifted. |
September 9 |
Sleeping Beauty was released on DVD in North America for the first time. |
September 10 |
Another Sonic X single album, Aya Hiroshige: The Shining Road, was released on CD. |
September 13 | More episodes of Sonic X's first season began airing on FOX, one at a time per week. |
September 15 | Season 8 of Arthur premiered on PBS Kids. For this season, there were no changes to the show's underwriters.
This was also the last season to contain Simple English closed captions (CC2). |
September 27 | The original Kirby anime ended with 100 episodes on CBC TV in Japan. |
October 5 | Season 2 of Sonic X began airing on Japanese television, starting off with episode #27. |
October 6 |
Full House began airing on Nick at Nite. |
October 7 |
The Lion King was released on DVD as the next Platinum Edition. Aladdin, Cinderella and Bambi were to be released on DVD in 2004 or later. |
The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, Dr. Seuss on the Loose, Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano, Grinch Night, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat and The Hoober-Bloob Highway were all released on DVD for the first time. | |
October 9 | The current design of the $20 bill was released to circulation, as a Series 2004 note. |
Disney announced full details on a new Alice in Wonderland two-disc DVD, the "Masterpiece Edition", set for release on January 27, 2004. The film was to contain 5.1 surround sound, and lots of bonus material. | |
October 13 |
Kirby Air Ride was released for Nintendo GameCube. |
October 14 | Three more Season 6 episodes of Thomas & Friends were released on DVD, bringing the total to 21 episodes. |
October 16 | Support for Windows 2000 and XP was added on October 16, 2003 with iTunes 4.1. Since then, the MP3 format has became much more popular than in earlier years. |
October 21 |
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 was released for Game Boy Advance. |
October 25 | Pokémon: Master Quest ended with 64 episodes on Kids' WB. By that time, Cartoon Network was now airing Orange Islands episodes. |
November 1 |
Brother Bear premiered in theaters. |
November 4 |
Finding Nemo was released on DVD and VHS, a month before it ended its theatrical run with a box office total of $339,714,978. Included in the DVD was a teaser trailer for The Incredibles. |
The third Kirby: Right Back at Ya! DVD, Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure, was released on DVD and VHS. It contained episodes 7–9, and unfortunately was the last volume to date from 4Kids Entertainment. This DVD included a promotional video strategy guide for Kirby Air Ride. | |
November 5 | The first trailer for Shrek 2 was released online. |
November 10 |
Mario Party 5 was released for Nintendo GameCube. |
November 14 | The teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was released online. |
Disney unveiled cover art for The Lion King 1½. | |
November 17 |
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga was released for Game Boy Advance, while Mario Kart: Double Dash!! was released for Nintendo GameCube. |
November 18 | All episodes of the Orange Islands season of Pokémon have been released on DVD as of this date. |
November 19 |
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was released on Region 2 DVD in Japan. By this point, all of Studio Ghibli's films before Howl's Moving Castle were now available on DVD within Japan. |
November 21 |
The Cat in the Hat premiered in theaters. |
December 1 | Full House began airing on ABC Family, while also still airing on Nick at Nite. |
My Little Pony: A Charming Birthday was released on VHS to start off Generation 3. | |
December 4 | Sonic Battle was released in Japan. |
December 5 | As of this date, The Lion King 1½ has officially finished production. |
December 28 | Howl's Moving Castle was delayed to a release date in late 2004. |
December 30 | The Nintendo GameCube version of Sonic Heroes was released in Japan. This game served as a "Sonic Adventure 3" of the series. |
December 31 | By year's end, The Cat in the Hat grossed $98 million in the box office. |