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Star Wars:
Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Domestic Total Gross: $302,191,252
Domestic Lifetime Gross: $310,676,740
Distributor: FoxRelease Date: May 16, 2002
Genre: Sci-Fi FantasyRuntime: 2 hrs. 12 min.
MPAA Rating: PGProduction Budget: $115 million

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic:  $310,676,740    47.8%
+ Foreign:  $338,721,588    52.2%
= Worldwide:  $649,398,328  
Domestic Summary
Opening Weekend: $80,027,814
(#1 rank, 3,161 theaters, $25,317 average)
% of Total Gross: 26.5%
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Widest Release:  3,161 theaters
Close Date:  November 3, 2002
In Release:  172 days / 24.6 weeks
The Players
Director:George Lucas
Writer:George Lucas
Actors:Anthony Daniels
Christopher Lee
Ian McDiarmid
Ewan McGregor
Hayden Christensen
Natalie Portman
Samuel L. Jackson*
Rose Byrne*
Producers:George Lucas (Executive)
Rick McCallum
Composer:John Williams
* Denotes minor role
2002 Academy Awards®
Nominated for One Oscar.
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Genres
Genre Rank
IMAX (Feature-length) 29
Prequel 4
Sci-Fi - Adventure 10
Franchises
Franchise Rank
Series: Star Wars 5
Brand: Lucasfilm 6
Showdown: 'Star Wars' Vs. 'Star Trek' 3
Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars 4
Showdown: Pre-Memorial Day Sci-Fi Showdown 3
Showdown: Star Wars Prequel 3
Charts
Chart Rank
All Time Domestic 56
All Time Adjusted 92
All Time Worldwide 100
Yearly 2002 3
Yearly Opening Weekends 2002 3
Yearly PG Rated 2002 1
Worldwide Openings 58
Worldwide Yearly 2002 4
Foreign Opening Weekends 74
Non-Friday Opening Weekends 11
Opening Weeks 66
Opening Day Gross 74
Opening Thursdays 4
Single Day Gross 175
Non-Opening Friday Gross 21
Single Day Friday Gross 108
Single Day Monday Gross 59
Single Day Saturday Gross 70
Single Day Sunday Gross 59
Single Day Thursday Gross 4
Non-Holiday Monday Gross 41
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time 47
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends 46
Opening Weekends 69
Opening Weekends - May 24
Opening Weekends - Summer 44
Top 10-Day Grosses 59
Top 3-Day Grosses 64
Top 4-Day Grosses 51
Top 6-Day Grosses 54
Top 7-Day Grosses 55
Top 8-Day Grosses 60
Top 9-Day Grosses 62
Top 5-Day Grosses 52
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) 179
Consecutive Weekends At #1 166
Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends 21
Second Weekends 44
Third Weekends 92
Fourth Weekends 93
Fifth Weekends 96
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) 240
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) 486
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) 725
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases 1,881
Rated G and PG 19
Rated PG 16
Rated PG, Opening Weekends 13
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends 15
Widest Releases 667
Widest Opening Releases 614
Widest PG Rated Openings 182
Widest PG Rated Releases 194
Fastest to $100 million 52
Fastest to $150 million 61
Fastest to $200 million 51
Fastest to $250 million 54
Fastest to $300 million 58
Slowest to $100 million 567
Slowest to $200 million 116
BOM Users' Grades 431
BOM Users' Grades (2002 Releases) 56
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on December 13, 2002) 11
Yearly (Wide) 2002 3
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2002 3
Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted 7
Opening Weeks Adjusted 44
Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted 9
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted 129
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted 87
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted 84
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted 68
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted 44
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted 30
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted 30
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted 3
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted 96
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted 134
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted 30
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted 29
Opening Weekends Adjusted - May 17
Opening Weekends Adjusted 45
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer 30
Second Weekends Adjusted 25
Third Weekends Adjusted 73
Fourth Weekends Adjusted 87
Fifth Weekends Adjusted 114
Rated G and PG Adjusted 50
Rated PG Adjusted 29
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted 9
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted 10
 
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