Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
 Family Fundamentals
Documentary
With: Brian Bennett, Kathleen Bremner, Paul Bremner, Guy Foti 1 hr 15 min | Focus Features | Limited |
 Comedian
Comedy
Documentary
With: Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling, Greg Giraldo 1 hr 22 min | Miramax | 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 |
 Fidel
Biography
Documentary
With: Fidel Castro, Muhammad Ali, Harry Belafonte, Angela Davis 1 hr 31 min | First Run | Limited |
 | Seventh Art Releasing | Limited |
 Naqoyqatsi
Documentary
Music
With: Belladonna, Marlon Brando, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus 1 hr 29 min | Miramax | 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 |
| October 23, 2002 | ||
 | Zeitgeist Films | Limited |
| October 25, 2002 | ||
 Ghost Ship
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Julianna Margulies, Gabriel Byrne, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington 1 hr 31 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Jackass: The Movie
Action
Comedy
Documentary
With: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O 1 hr 25 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 The Truth About Charlie
Mystery
Thriller
With: Mark Wahlberg, Thandiwe Newton, Tim Robbins, Olga Sékulic 1 hr 44 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Paid in Full
Action
Crime
Drama
With: Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris, Chi McBride, Kevin Carroll 1 hr 37 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Waking Up in Reno
Comedy
Romance
With: Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson 1 hr 31 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Time Changer
Drama
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
With: D. David Morin, Gavin MacLeod, Hal Linden, Jennifer O'Neill 1 hr 35 min | Five & Two Pictures | Limited |
 All the Queen's Men
Action
Comedy
Drama
War
With: Eddie Izzard, Matt LeBlanc, Udo Kier, James Cosmo 1 hr 39 min | Strand Releasing | Limited |
 | United Artists | Limited |
 Frida
Biography
Drama
Romance
With: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Mía Maestro 2 hr 3 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Roger Dodger
Comedy
Drama
With: Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg, Isabella Rossellini, Elizabeth Berkley 1 hr 46 min | Artisan Entertainment | Limited |
 By Hook or by Crook
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: Silas Howard, Harry Dodge, Stanya Kahn, Carina Gia 1 hr 38 min | Artistic License | Limited |
 Looking Through Lillian
Drama
Thriller
With: Jade Henham, Sam Bottoms, Robert Glen Keith, Essence Atkins 1 hr 38 min | Pathfinder Pictures | Limited |
 Food of Love
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Paul Rhys, Kevin Bishop, Juliet Stevenson, Allan Corduner 1 hr 52 min | TLA Releasing | Limited |
 | Rialto Pictures | Limited |
 Bollywood/Hollywood
Comedy
Drama
Musical
Romance
With: Rahul Khanna, Moushumi Chatterjee, Dina Pathak, Lisa Ray 1 hr 45 min | Cinebella Entertainment | Limited |
| November 1, 2002 | ||
 The Santa Clause 2
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
With: Tim Allen, Spencer Breslin, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd 1 hr 44 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 I Spy
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Thriller
With: Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell 1 hr 37 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002 IMAX Release
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
IMAX With: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee 2 hr 22 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 The Weight of Water
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn, Sarah Polley, Elizabeth Hurley 1 hr 54 min | Lionsgate | Limited |
 Santa vs. the Snowman 3D
Animation
Comedy
Family
Short
IMAX With: Jonathan Winters, Ben Stein, Victoria Jackson, Don LaFontaine 32 min | IMAX | Limited |
 | Small Planet Pictures | Limited |
Punch-Drunk Love
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jason Andrews 1 hr 35 min | Revolution Studios | Wide |
 Love in the Time of Money
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Vera Farmiga, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jill Hennessy, Malcolm Gets 1 hr 30 min | THINKFilm | Limited |
 | Artistic License | Limited |
