| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Daredevil | - | - | - | $45,033,454 | 3,474 | $102,543,518 | Feb 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | - | - | - | $20,708,870 | 2,923 | $105,813,373 | Feb 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Chicago | - | - | - | $14,503,231 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | Dec 27 | Miramax | false |
| 4 | The Jungle Book 2 | - | - | - | $14,109,797 | 2,815 | $47,901,582 | Feb 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Shanghai Knights | - | - | - | $12,796,818 | 2,755 | $60,476,872 | Feb 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Recruit | - | - | - | $7,278,557 | 2,376 | $52,802,140 | Jan 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Final Destination 2 | - | - | - | $6,242,586 | 2,834 | $46,961,214 | Jan 31 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 8 | Kangaroo Jack | - | - | - | $5,035,455 | 2,848 | $66,934,963 | Jan 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Deliver Us from Eva | - | - | - | $4,415,505 | 1,139 | $17,573,594 | Feb 7 | Focus Features | false |
| 10 | The Hours | - | - | - | $3,858,532 | 1,010 | $41,675,994 | Dec 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $3,597,077 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | Dec 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 12 | About Schmidt | - | - | - | $3,473,958 | 1,240 | $65,016,287 | Dec 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 13 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $2,543,976 | 3,225 | $164,615,351 | Dec 25 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 14 | Biker Boyz | - | - | - | $2,473,937 | 1,769 | $22,076,772 | Jan 31 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 15 | Darkness Falls | - | - | - | $2,357,057 | 2,865 | $32,551,396 | Jan 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 16 | Gangs of New York | - | - | - | $1,984,766 | 2,340 | $77,812,000 | Dec 20 | Miramax | false |
| 17 | The Pianist | - | - | - | $1,717,981 | 842 | $32,572,577 | Dec 25 | Focus Features | false |
| 18 | The Quiet American | - | - | - | $1,431,507 | 396 | $12,988,801 | Nov 22 | Miramax | false |
| 19 | Adaptation. | - | - | - | $1,311,426 | 672 | $22,498,520 | Dec 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Just Married | - | - | - | $972,179 | 2,769 | $56,127,162 | Jan 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $637,331 | 66 | $15,686,215 | Dec 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $627,872 | 255 | $9,285,469 | Nov 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 23 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | - | - | - | $604,662 | 1,776 | $16,007,718 | Dec 31 | Miramax | false |
| 24 | National Security | - | - | - | $540,323 | 2,729 | $36,381,186 | Jan 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $531,331 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | Apr 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 26 | The Guru | - | - | - | $514,788 | 98 | $3,095,506 | Jan 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | - | - | - | $404,116 | 3,682 | $261,988,482 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Two Weeks Notice | - | - | - | $318,321 | 2,755 | $93,354,851 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | - | - | - | $315,047 | 153 | $6,199,600 | Nov 27 | Miramax | false |
| 30 | 25th Hour | - | - | - | $269,143 | 495 | $13,084,595 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Far from Heaven | - | - | - | $258,434 | 291 | $15,901,849 | Nov 8 | Focus Features | false |
| 32 | Frida | - | - | - | $254,184 | 794 | $25,885,000 | Oct 25 | Miramax | false |
| 33 | Antwone Fisher | - | - | - | $247,151 | 1,021 | $21,078,145 | Dec 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 34 | City of God | - | - | - | $239,368 | 242 | $7,564,459 | Jan 17 | Miramax | false |
| 35 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $223,307 | 248 | $21,576,018 | Oct 11 | United Artists | false |
| 36 | Lockdown | - | - | - | $222,580 | 75 | $449,482 | Feb 14 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | true |
| 37 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $219,815 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 38 | A Guy Thing | - | - | - | $206,469 | 2,520 | $15,545,431 | Jan 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 39 | The Hot Chick | - | - | - | $192,894 | 2,246 | $35,081,594 | Dec 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | Maid in Manhattan | - | - | - | $181,047 | 3,050 | $94,011,225 | Dec 13 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 41 | Die Another Day | - | - | - | $150,756 | 3,377 | $160,942,139 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 42 | Russian Ark | - | - | - | $119,510 | 22 | $2,326,979 | Dec 13 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 43 | Drumline | - | - | - | $118,344 | 1,837 | $56,399,184 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 44 | Star Trek: Nemesis | - | - | - | $96,618 | 2,711 | $43,254,409 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 45 | He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not | - | - | - | $91,630 | 23 | $1,011,102 | Feb 14 | IDP Distribution | true |
| 46 | 8 Mile | - | - | - | $83,220 | 2,585 | $116,750,901 | Nov 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 47 | The Wild Thornberrys | - | - | - | $81,188 | 3,012 | $40,108,697 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 48 | The Ring | - | - | - | $77,691 | 2,927 | $129,128,133 | Oct 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 49 | How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause | - | - | - | $74,555 | 41 | $353,275 | Feb 7 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 50 | Khushi | - | - | - | $72,487 | 30 | $305,205 | Feb 7 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 51 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | - | - | - | $71,681 | 137 | $5,717,044 | Nov 15 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 52 | Lost in La Mancha | - | - | - | $70,062 | 24 | $732,393 | Jan 31 | IFC Films | false |
| 53 | The R.M. | - | - | - | $52,426 | 30 | $1,111,615 | Jan 31 | Halestone Distribution | false |
| 54 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | - | - | - | $51,443 | 123 | $6,749,187 | Nov 29 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 55 | Friday After Next | - | - | - | $48,752 | 1,621 | $33,253,609 | Nov 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 56 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $47,204 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | false |
| 57 | Sweet Home Alabama | - | - | - | $46,863 | 3,313 | $127,223,418 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 58 | All the Real Girls | - | - | - | $46,791 | 25 | $549,666 | Feb 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 59 | Nicholas Nickleby | - | - | - | $43,215 | 100 | $1,587,173 | Dec 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 60 | Narc | - | - | - | $37,733 | 822 | $10,465,659 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 61 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $32,928 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 62 | Max | - | - | - | $28,909 | 37 | $539,879 | Dec 27 | Lionsgate | false |
| 63 | Analyze That | - | - | - | $27,965 | 2,635 | $32,130,627 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 64 | Gerry | - | - | - | $26,285 | 15 | $254,683 | Feb 14 | THINKFilm | false |
| 65 | Shanghai Ghetto | - | - | - | $24,307 | 13 | $712,446 | Sep 27 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 66 | Half Past Dead | - | - | - | $23,942 | 2,113 | $15,567,860 | Nov 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 67 | May | - | - | - | $21,591 | 9 | $150,277 | Feb 7 | Lionsgate | false |
| 68 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | - | - | - | $19,893 | 59 | $1,722,119 | Nov 15 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 69 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $19,200 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 70 | Manna from Heaven | - | - | - | $19,094 | 33 | $505,675 | Aug 2 | Five Sisters Productions | false |
| 71 | Tully | - | - | - | $18,407 | 13 | $466,664 | Nov 1 | Small Planet Pictures | false |
| 72 | Real Women Have Curves | - | - | - | $17,722 | 163 | $5,853,194 | Oct 18 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 73 | The Red Circle | - | - | - | $15,000 | 4 | $369,970 | Jan 10 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 74 | The Fassbinder Series Film Festival | - | - | - | $13,688 | 7 | $162,885 | Feb 14 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 75 | Rivers and Tides | - | - | - | $13,353 | 15 | $2,200,276 | Jun 26 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 76 | Love Liza | - | - | - | $13,205 | 10 | $213,137 | Dec 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 77 | Jenny Lamour | - | - | - | $13,111 | 2 | $152,961 | Oct 25 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 78 | O Fantasma | - | - | - | $10,997 | 1 | $126,783 | Nov 22 | Picture This! Entertainment | false |
| 79 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,874 | 4 | $271,841 | Aug 30 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 80 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $10,565 | 8 | $1,023,156 | Jan 18 | Panorama Entertainment | false |
| 81 | The Ignorant Fairies | - | - | - | $10,428 | 4 | $215,449 | Sep 20 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 82 | Chaos 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,159 | 5 | $206,789 | Jan 29 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 83 | Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary | - | - | - | $9,588 | 12 | $378,382 | Jan 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 84 | Painted Fire | - | - | - | $9,302 | 5 | $64,029 | Feb 14 | Kino International | false |
| 85 | Spirited Away | - | - | - | $9,127 | 714 | $10,055,859 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 86 | Divine Intervention | - | - | - | $8,231 | 9 | $421,343 | Jan 17 | Avatar Films | false |
| 87 | Charly | - | - | - | $7,824 | 36 | $814,666 | Sep 27 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 88 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $7,785 | 58 | $8,485,488 | Nov 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 89 | Zus & Zo | - | - | - | $7,119 | 4 | $49,468 | Feb 7 | Lifesize Entertainment | false |
| 90 | Derrida | - | - | - | $6,234 | 6 | $157,200 | Oct 23 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 91 | Stone Reader | - | - | - | $5,682 | 7 | $260,523 | Feb 12 | Jet Films LLC | false |
| 92 | Evelyn | - | - | - | $5,406 | 137 | $1,487,645 | Dec 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 93 | Morvern Callar | - | - | - | $4,628 | 9 | $267,907 | Dec 20 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 94 | Sordid Lives | - | - | - | $3,941 | 8 | $1,111,273 | May 11 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 95 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | - | - | - | $3,488 | 4 | $290,767 | Nov 22 | First Run | false |
| 96 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $3,398 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 97 | Ordinary Sinner | - | - | - | $3,072 | 1 | $4,083 | Feb 14 | Jour de Fête Films | false |
| 98 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | - | - | - | $2,908 | 5 | $561,692 | Jul 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 99 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $2,863 | 19 | $1,766,621 | Sep 20 | IMAX | false |
| 100 | Personal Velocity | - | - | - | $2,776 | 43 | $811,299 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 101 | Extreme | - | - | - | $2,416 | 21 | $12,475,172 | Apr 2 | IMAX | false |
| 102 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | - | - | - | $2,296 | 8 | $516,726 | Sep 25 | First Run | false |
| 103 | Beauty and the Beast 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,936 | 3 | $138,503 | Jun 21 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 104 | Amen. | - | - | - | $1,931 | 9 | $274,299 | Jan 24 | Kino International | false |
| 105 | Handcart | - | - | - | $1,912 | 14 | $98,666 | Oct 11 | Media Partners Entertainment | false |
| 106 | Alias Betty | - | - | - | $1,750 | 8 | $208,400 | Sep 13 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 107 | Fidel | - | - | - | $1,400 | 2 | $121,304 | Oct 18 | First Run | false |
| 108 | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | - | - | - | $1,234 | 13 | $445,522 | Jul 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 109 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $1,200 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 110 | Metropolis 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,103 | 8 | $650,422 | Jul 12 | Kino International | false |
| 111 | Igby Goes Down | - | - | - | $1,020 | 156 | $4,777,465 | Sep 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 112 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $1,000 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 113 | Tarkovsky At 70 Film Festival | - | - | - | $969 | 2 | $177,345 | Sep 13 | Kino International | false |
| 114 | Wings of Courage | - | - | - | $942 | 11 | $15,054,636 | Apr 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 115 | In Praise of Love | - | - | - | $644 | 11 | $252,074 | Sep 6 | Manhattan Pictures International | false |
| 116 | The Way Home | - | - | - | $597 | 20 | $445,367 | Nov 15 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 117 | Mark Twain's America in | - | - | - | $508 | 2 | $2,297,096 | Jul 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 118 | A Grin Without A Cat | - | - | - | $150 | 1 | $43,616 | May 1 | Icarus Films | false |
| 119 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $122 | 2 | $16,015,639 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 120 | Lan Yu | - | - | - | $55 | 3 | $116,325 | Jul 3 | Strand Releasing | false |
