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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was released in North America on October 17, 2003, in 3,016 theaters. It grossed $10,620,000 on its opening day and concluded its opening weekend with $29.1 million, debuting at number 1 at the U.S. box office. Within 17 days of its release, the film had grossed over $66 million in the US. The film opened in various other countries in the following months (including a Halloween release in the United Kingdom) and grossed $26.5 million, while the North American gross stands at $80.6 million, bringing the worldwide gross to $107 million. The film's budget was $9.5 million, making it the highest-grossing film of the franchise even when adjusted for inflation. Adjusted for inflation as of 2018 the film would have grossed over $162 million.
Nispel favored shooting the film in California, but Bay suggested Texas, where he had previously shot three times. Principal photography began in Austin in July 2002 and lasted 40 days.
Daniel Pearl, cinematographer of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), reprised the position for this movie. He got there by convincing Marcus Nispel, his frequent collaborator on many music videos, to direct. Nispel was offered the movie, but wanted to make his American debut an original movie, telling Pearl that remaking Texas Chainsaw Massacre was "blasphemy" and a sure failure. Pearl then told Nispel that that was the reason he should accept the offer, and hire him as cinematographer, so that Pearl could "make the same movie twice, once at the beginning of my career and once at the end of my career". Nispel then agreed.
The original Leatherface actor, Brett Wagner, lied about his physical capabilities, and was hospitalized early in the shoot suffering heat stroke. He is seen wielding the sledge hammer in Kemper’s kill scene.
Andrew Bynarski worked with Michael Bay on Pearl Harbor and really wanted the role of Leatherface. Bryniarski had previously approached Bay at a Christmas party and personally asked him for the role. To prepare, Bryniarski ate a diet of brisket and white bread in order to get his weight to nearly 300 pounds. He also did all his own stunts, and was forced to wear a "fat suit" in very hot and humid weather, which increased his near-300 lbs to 420 lbs.
Gunnar Hansen was asked to play the role of the trucker at the end of the film.
In 2002, Marilyn Manson was announced as the composer for this project. He later had to bow out due to conflicting schedules.
A deleted subplot detailed Erin being pregnant, which was why, when they went to Mexico, she didn't "drink the water" or "smoke the weed," as they talked about in the final cut.
To avoid an NC-17 rating in the USA, the more graphic shots of Morgan's death were cut. The original version of the scene featured the shot of the chainsaw slicing into his crotch and then having intestines and blood falling out of him. The cut version cuts away when the chainsaw is about to cut him and totally cuts out the intestines falling from his body. The hitchhiker death scene was also cut severely. The original scene has her ear flying off of her head and blood and brain matter being more dark in color and more in amount flying out of her head. Jedidiah was originally supposed to be killed by Leatherface for helping Erin and Morgan escape, but the scene was scrapped for being "too intense".
Kemper's death was originally slightly more graphic: after Leatherface hits him in the back of the head with the sledgehammer, he drops to the floor gasping and convulsing with blood pouring out of his head. Pepper's death was also more graphic, originally Leatherface swipes the chainsaw down into her cutting into her stomach. In the final cut of the film the impact is off-screen.
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