Domestic Box Office For Dec 31, 2002
Key:New This DayEstimated
| TD | YD | Release | Distributor | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | New Line Cinema | $8,442,823 | -16.4% | +8.4% | 3,622 | $2,330 | $218,595,905 | 14 |
| 2 | 2 | Catch Me If You Can | DreamWorks Distribution | $7,874,455 | +30.1% | - | 3,156 | $2,495 | $62,572,761 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | Two Weeks Notice | Warner Bros. | $3,728,610 | +8.8% | +105.2% | 2,755 | $1,353 | $50,201,319 | 12 |
| 4 | 4 | Maid in Manhattan | Revolution Studios | $2,427,287 | -11.8% | +127.2% | 2,938 | $826 | $62,130,801 | 19 |
| 5 | 5 | Gangs of New York | Miramax | $2,150,000 | -6.5% | +65.4% | 2,190 | $981 | $34,323,147 | 12 |
| 6 | 6 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Paramount Pictures | $1,898,621 | -9.4% | +119.4% | 3,012 | $630 | $22,411,533 | 12 |
| 7 | 7 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Warner Bros. | $1,737,667 | -4.6% | +106.3% | 2,505 | $693 | $243,867,371 | 47 |
| 8 | 10 | Die Another Day | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $1,080,112 | +9.6% | +56.9% | 1,875 | $576 | $148,765,559 | 40 |
| 9 | 8 | Drumline | Twentieth Century Fox | $1,002,043 | -33% | +28.1% | 1,669 | $600 | $39,116,389 | 19 |
| 10 | 11 | Star Trek: Nemesis | Paramount Pictures | $812,524 | -2.7% | +60.6% | 2,642 | $307 | $35,494,352 | 19 |
| 11 | 9 | The Hot Chick | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $675,052 | -39.7% | +84.2% | 2,246 | $300 | $23,995,607 | 19 |
| 12 | 13 | Chicago | Miramax | $580,000 | +19.6% | - | 77 | $7,532 | $3,139,773 | 5 |
| 13 | 12 | The Santa Clause 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $541,986 | -4.4% | -50% | 1,511 | $358 | $136,568,619 | 61 |
| 14 | 15 | Analyze That | Warner Bros. | $472,994 | +17% | +29.9% | 1,611 | $293 | $28,739,707 | 26 |
| 15 | 14 | Treasure Planet | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $440,109 | -7.7% | +31.6% | 1,414 | $311 | $33,767,017 | 35 |
| 16 | 16 | Antwone Fisher | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $334,499 | -0.3% | +733.4% | 191 | $1,751 | $3,671,337 | 13 |
| 17 | 17 | Pinocchio | Miramax | $250,000 | +2% | - | 1,195 | $209 | $2,297,706 | 7 |
| 18 | 18 | Adaptation. | Sony Pictures Releasing | $239,101 | +0.7% | +18.5% | 109 | $2,193 | $4,551,555 | 26 |
| 19 | 19 | About Schmidt | New Line Cinema | $220,000 | +7.3% | - | 35 | $6,285 | $2,976,004 | 19 |
| 20 | 22 | The Hours | Paramount Pictures | $82,585 | -4.1% | - | 11 | $7,507 | $507,315 | 5 |
| 21 | 20 | Empire | Universal Pictures | $76,880 | -53.7% | -33.1% | 496 | $155 | $15,413,065 | 26 |
| 22 | 25 | Evelyn | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $65,042 | +22.3% | +175.4% | 137 | $474 | $748,905 | 19 |
| 23 | 21 | Bowling for Columbine | United Artists | $58,077 | -48.2% | +24.3% | 175 | $331 | $15,373,884 | 82 |
| 24 | - | Signs | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $45,691 | - | - | 123 | $371 | $227,580,857 | 152 |
| 25 | 23 | 8 Mile | Universal Pictures | $40,125 | -49% | +48.5% | 321 | $125 | $114,825,865 | 54 |
| 26 | 24 | The Ring | DreamWorks Distribution | $33,888 | -41.8% | +23.4% | 237 | $142 | $126,853,967 | 75 |
| 27 | 31 | The Emperor's Club | Universal Pictures | $25,885 | +14.8% | -7.7% | 167 | $155 | $13,673,240 | 40 |
| 28 | - | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Miramax | $21,500 | - | - | 4 | $5,375 | $21,500 | 1 |
| 29 | 26 | 25th Hour | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $19,245 | -39.1% | -27.3% | 5 | $3,849 | $408,050 | 13 |
| 30 | 29 | The Pianist | Focus Features | $19,000 | -32.1% | - | 6 | $3,166 | $190,000 | 7 |
| 31 | 28 | Ghost Ship | Warner Bros. | $18,267 | -36.6% | +7% | 173 | $105 | $29,662,862 | 68 |
| 32 | 34 | Nicholas Nickleby | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $12,915 | +31.5% | - | 5 | $2,583 | $65,598 | 5 |
| 33 | 27 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | Twentieth Century Fox | $12,377 | -60.2% | -66.3% | 8 | $1,547 | $7,979,225 | 61 |
| 34 | 32 | Narc | Paramount Pictures | $9,313 | -32.8% | -29.9% | 6 | $1,552 | $208,779 | 12 |
| 35 | 30 | Jackass: The Movie | Paramount Pictures | $8,625 | -66.3% | +86.6% | 182 | $47 | $64,088,388 | 68 |
| 36 | 33 | Personal Velocity | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $7,944 | -22.2% | -27.9% | 29 | $273 | $641,482 | 40 |
| 37 | 35 | Solaris | Twentieth Century Fox | $3,231 | -30.1% | -52.1% | 59 | $54 | $14,838,227 | 35 |
| 38 | 36 | Brown Sugar | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $2,457 | -46.8% | +11.4% | 36 | $68 | $27,273,283 | 82 |
| 39 | 39 | The Way Home | Paramount Classics | $1,804 | -15% | -47.5% | 13 | $138 | $295,959 | 47 |
| 40 | 37 | Extreme Ops | Paramount Pictures | $1,264 | -56.3% | +211.3% | 69 | $18 | $4,775,724 | 35 |
| 41 | 38 | The Transporter | Twentieth Century Fox | $990 | -57.9% | - | 24 | $41 | $25,272,510 | 82 |
| 42 | 40 | Mostly Martha | Paramount Classics | $793 | -1.2% | +141.8% | 8 | $99 | $4,133,232 | 138 |
| 43 | 41 | Bloody Sunday | Paramount Classics | $338 | -5.8% | +11.9% | 5 | $67 | $757,121 | 89 |