Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| September 13, 2002 | ||
 | Revolution Studios | Wide |
 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 Igby Goes Down
Comedy
Drama
With: Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Claire Danes 1 hr 38 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 One Hour Photo
Drama
Thriller
With: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith 1 hr 36 min | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Wide |
 | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
 Alias Betty
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicole Garcia, Mathilde Seigner, Luck Mervil 1 hr 43 min | Wellspring Media | Limited |
 Ted Bundy
Biography
Crime
Drama
Horror
Thriller
With: Michael Reilly Burke, Boti Bliss, Julianna McCarthy, Jennifer Tisdale 1 hr 39 min | Tartan | Limited |
   Tarkovsky At 70Film Festival
Biography
Documentary
Drama
History
Mystery
Sci-Fi
War
With: Oleg Yankovskiy, Erland Josephson, Domiziana Giordano, Patrizia Terreno 16 hr 42 min | Kino International | Limited |
 Liars Club
Comedy
Romance
With: Amy Jo Johnson, Elisa Donovan, Johnny Clark, Stephanie Vogt 1 hr 39 min | Odyssey Pictures Corporation | Limited |
 Children of the Century
Biography
Drama
Romance
With: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Stefano Dionisi, Robin Renucci 2 hr 15 min | Empire Pictures Inc. | Limited |
 | Outrider Pictures | Limited |
| September 20, 2002 | ||
 The Banger Sisters
Comedy
Drama
With: Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen 1 hr 38 min | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Wide |
 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
Action
Crime
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Talisa Soto, Gregg Henry 1 hr 31 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Trapped
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Kevin Bacon, Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend 1 hr 46 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 The Four Feathers
Adventure
Drama
Romance
War
With: Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Mohamed Bouich 2 hr 12 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 D-Tox
Crime
Thriller
With: Sylvester Stallone, Charles S. Dutton, Polly Walker, Kris Kristofferson 1 hr 36 min | DEJ Productions | Limited |
 Spirited Away
Adventure
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Mystery
With: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi 2 hr 4 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
 Ciao America
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Eddie Malavarca, Maurizio Nichetti, Violante Placido, Nathaniel Marston 1 hr 40 min | National Amusements | Limited |
 Apollo 13The IMAX Experience
Adventure
Drama
History
IMAX With: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise 2 hr 20 min | IMAX | Limited |
 Secretary
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren 1 hr 47 min | Lionsgate | Limited |
 | Fine Line Features | Limited |
 The Ignorant Fairies
Drama
Romance
With: Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, Serra Yilmaz, Gabriel Garko 1 hr 46 min | Strand Releasing | Limited |
 The Experiment2002 Re-release
Drama
Thriller
With: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski, Wotan Wilke Möhring 2 hr | IDP Distribution | Limited |
 Lawrence of Arabia2002 Re-release
Adventure
Biography
Drama
War
With: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins 3 hr 47 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Limited |
 Biggie & Tupac
Biography
Crime
Documentary
Music
With: The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Nick Broomfield, Russell Poole 1 hr 48 min | Roxie Releasing | Limited |
 The Mesmerist
Comedy
Mystery
With: Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Capshaw, Howard Hesseman, Jason Carter 1 hr 35 min | Seventh Art Releasing | Limited |
| September 25, 2002 | ||
 The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Documentary
With: Brian Cox, Henry Kissinger, Anna Chennault, Daniel Davidson 1 hr 20 min | First Run | Limited |
| September 27, 2002 | ||
 Sweet Home Alabama
Comedy
Romance
With: Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Lucas, Candice Bergen 1 hr 48 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 The Tuxedo
Action
Comedy
Sci-Fi
With: Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs, Debi Mazar 1 hr 38 min | DreamWorks Distribution | Wide |
 Charly
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Jeremy Hoop, Randy King, Heather Beers, Lindsay Killian 1 hr 43 min | Excel Entertainment | Limited |
 Moonlight Mile
Drama
Romance
With: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, Alexia Landeau 1 hr 57 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
 | Media Partners | Limited |
 | First Look International | Limited |
 | Artistic License | Limited |
 The Man from Elysian Fields
Drama
Romance
With: Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Julianna Margulies, Olivia Williams 1 hr 46 min | IDP Distribution | Limited |
 Wasabi
Action
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Jean Reno, Ryôko Hirosue, Michel Muller, Carole Bouquet 1 hr 34 min | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
 Just a Kiss
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Ron Eldard, Kyra Sedgwick, Marisa Tomei, Marley Shelton 1 hr 29 min | Paramount Classics | Limited |
 | Outrider Pictures | Limited |
 Shanghai Ghetto
Documentary
With: Stephen Chang, Irene Eber, Betty Grebenschikoff, Harold Janklowicz 1 hr 35 min | Menemsha Films | Limited |
 The Lonely Affair of the Heart
Drama
With: Rumi Sakakibara, Masakane Yonekura, Kazuya Takahashi, Megumi Sakakibara 1 hr 29 min | Pathfinder Pictures | Limited |
 | Pathfinder Pictures | Limited |
| October 4, 2002 | ||
 Red Dragon
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel 2 hr 4 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Drama
Family
Musical
With: Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Tim Hodge, Lisa Vischer 1 hr 22 min | Artisan Entertainment | Wide |
 Welcome to Collinwood
Comedy
Crime
With: George Clooney, Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington 1 hr 26 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Heaven
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone, Stefania Rocca 1 hr 37 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Pipe Dream
Comedy
Romance
With: Martin Donovan, Anthony Arkin, Marla Sucharetza, Mary-Louise Parker 1 hr 31 min | Castle Hill Productions | Limited |
 Bloody Sunday
Drama
History
War
With: James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Allan Gildea 1 hr 51 min | Paramount Classics | Limited |
| October 9, 2002 | ||
 Safe Conduct
Biography
Drama
History
War
With: Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydès, Charlotte Kady, Marie Desgranges 2 hr 50 min | Empire Pictures Inc. | Limited |
| October 11, 2002 | ||
 The Transporter
Action
Crime
Thriller
With: Jason Statham, Shu Qi, Matt Schulze, François Berléand 1 hr 32 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Knockaround Guys
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Seth Green, Dennis Hopper 1 hr 32 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 White Oleander
Drama
With: Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Robin Wright, Alison Lohman 1 hr 49 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Rules of Attraction
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: James Van Der Beek, Ian Somerhalder, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel 1 hr 50 min | Lionsgate | Wide |
 Brown Sugar
Comedy
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Yasiin Bey, Nicole Ari Parker 1 hr 49 min | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Wide |
 Tuck Everlasting
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Romance
With: Alexis Bledel, Jonathan Jackson, Sissy Spacek, William Hurt 1 hr 30 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest
Action
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
With: Veronica Taylor, Rica Matsumoto, Rachael Lillis, Ikue Ôtani 1 hr 15 min | Dimension Films | Limited |
 Swept Away
Comedy
Romance
With: Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Banks 1 hr 29 min | Screen Gems | Limited |
 Below
Action
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Bruce Greenwood, David Crow, Matthew Davis, Chuck Ellsworth 1 hr 45 min | Dimension Films | Limited |
 | Media Partners Entertainment | Limited |
 Bowling for Columbine
Crime
Documentary
Drama
With: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende 2 hr | United Artists | Limited |
 Punch-Drunk Love
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jason Andrews 1 hr 35 min | Revolution Studios | Limited |
 Comedian
Comedy
Documentary
With: Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling, Greg Giraldo 1 hr 22 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Family Fundamentals
Documentary
With: Brian Bennett, Kathleen Bremner, Paul Bremner, Guy Foti 1 hr 15 min | Focus Features | Limited |
 Ash Wednesday
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Brian Burns, Vincent Rubino, James Michael Cummings, Elijah Wood 1 hr 39 min | Empire Pictures Inc. | Limited |
| - | Limited |
 Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
Documentary
Short
IMAX With: Miles Crawford, Ameenah Kaplan, Keith Middleton 40 min | Giant Screen Films | Limited |
| October 16, 2002 | ||
| Friedman/Nadler Productions | Limited |
| October 18, 2002 | ||
 Abandon
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
With: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel 1 hr 39 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 | DreamWorks Distribution | Wide |
 Formula 51
Action
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Nigel Whitmey 1 hr 33 min | Screen Gems | Wide |
 Hansel & Gretel
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Thriller
With: Lynn Redgrave, Jacob Smith, Taylor Momsen, Delta Burke 1 hr 29 min | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | Limited |
 Real Women Have Curves
Comedy
Drama
With: America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros, Ingrid Oliu, George Lopez 1 hr 30 min | Newmarket Films | Limited |
 Auto Focus
Biography
Crime
Drama
With: Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Maria Bello, Rita Wilson 1 hr 45 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
 The Grey Zone
Drama
History
War
With: David Arquette, Velizar Binev, David Chandler, Michael Stuhlbarg 1 hr 48 min | Lionsgate | Limited |
 | Odeon Films | Limited |
 | Kino International | Limited |
 Naqoyqatsi
Documentary
Music
With: Belladonna, Marlon Brando, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus 1 hr 29 min | Miramax | Limited |
 | Seventh Art Releasing | Limited |
 Fidel
Biography
Documentary
With: Fidel Castro, Muhammad Ali, Harry Belafonte, Angela Davis 1 hr 31 min | First Run | Limited |
 On Guard
Adventure
Drama
Romance
With: Tchéky Karyo, Dominique Blanc, Patrick Bouchitey, Jean-Pierre Sentier 1 hr 43 min | Empire Pictures Inc. | Limited |
 Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk
Documentary
Short
IMAX With: Charles Bryan, Jon Devore, Cameron Monaghan, George Morris 40 min | Giant Screen Films | Limited |
 Children on Their Birthdays
Comedy
Drama
Family
With: Sheryl Lee, Christopher McDonald, Tom Arnold, Joe Pichler 1 hr 42 min | Artisan Entertainment | Limited |
