International Box Office For December 2002
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $583,225,353 | 52 | $87,900,000 | 15.1% | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 2 | Hero | $123,685,538 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 3 | Gangs of New York | $115,960,504 | 18 | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 4 | Christmas on the Nile | $29,320,869 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 5 | Sex Is Zero | $23,915,279 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 6 | The Legend of Al, John and Jack | $23,039,985 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 7 | The Hot Chick | $19,557,959 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 8 | Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla | $14,122,958 | - | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 9 | Far from Heaven | $13,126,065 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 10 | Like Mike | $10,842,020 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 11 | Conduct Zero | $9,837,044 | - | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 12 | Infernal Affairs | $8,539,273 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 13 | InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass | $7,506,630 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 14 | The Butterfly | $5,794,636 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 15 | Dirty Pretty Things | $5,792,352 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 16 | Twin Sisters | $5,143,800 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 17 | Kaante | $4,712,763 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 18 | Koinu Dan no monogatari | $3,804,467 | - | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 19 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | $3,800,000 | - | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 20 | Extreme | $3,152,605 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 21 | Whatever You Say | $2,789,920 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 22 | The Romantic President | $2,596,774 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 23 | Golden Chicken | $2,298,488 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 24 | Special Delivery | $2,245,220 | - | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 25 | Undertaking Betty | $1,868,949 | - | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 26 | Kalbu jaroi | $1,578,123 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 27 | Open Hearts | $1,556,102 | - | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 28 | Pelle the Police Car | $1,054,344 | - | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 29 | The Discovery of Heaven 2002 Re-release | $692,719 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 30 | Xuxa and the Elves 2 | $656,112 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 31 | El refugio del mal | $534,860 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 32 | Un monde presque paisible | $470,137 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 33 | Novo | $445,632 | - | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 34 | H | $438,227 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 35 | The New Option | $435,162 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 36 | Too Young to Die | $302,737 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 37 | Eight Crazy Nights | $246,533 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 38 | Saathiya | $223,803 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 39 | Farewell to My Father | $184,050 | - | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 40 | Rishtey | $151,392 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 41 | All About Lily Chou-Chou | $144,313 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 42 | Kolay Para | $129,018 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 43 | The Same Kind in Zamalek | $125,541 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 44 | Khola al damaq shohi | $119,264 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 45 | The Circle 2002 Re-release | $107,751 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 46 | Waking Up in Reno | $107,203 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 47 | Acosada | $99,219 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 48 | Seaside | $98,434 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 49 | Aro Tolbukhin in the Mind of a Killer | $97,779 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 50 | Charlotte Sometimes | $97,109 | - | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 51 | Chaos and Desire | $95,888 | - | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 52 | Sorted | $86,722 | - | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 53 | Quo Vadis 2002 Re-release | $79,923 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 54 | Micaela | $77,943 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 55 | Just the Beginning | $72,832 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 56 | Girlie | $66,656 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 57 | Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet | $62,221 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 58 | Führer Ex | $51,772 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 59 | Failan | $49,665 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 60 | Stolen Summer | $28,612 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 61 | Sobri, ponyvafilm | $26,841 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 62 | In My Skin | $21,185 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 63 | René | $19,094 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 64 | The Tune | $17,794 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 65 | The Firefly | $16,510 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 66 | The Dark Crystal 2002 Re-release | $16,474 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 67 | I'll Sing for You | $15,465 | - | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 68 | Road | $15,255 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 69 | Mayday: The Wings of Dream | $14,601 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 70 | Un petit cas de conscience | $12,782 | - | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 71 | Cube 2002 Re-release | $8,914 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 72 | My Russia | $8,547 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 73 | Mean Streets 2002 Re-release | $8,486 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 74 | Secret Ballot | $7,966 | - | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 75 | The Good Fairy | $7,478 | - | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 76 | Ants in the Pants 2002 Re-release | $7,023 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 77 | Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets | $6,520 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 78 | Kah-chan | $5,626 | - | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 79 | Vertigo 2002 Re-release | $5,502 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 80 | A Long Long Long Night of Love | $5,434 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 81 | Kiss or Kill 2002 Re-release | $5,047 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 82 | The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later | $4,183 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 83 | Regína | $4,165 | - | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 84 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | $4,124 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 85 | Singin' in the Rain 2002 Re-release | $3,962 | - | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 86 | Take It Easy | $3,839 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 87 | Naked Demand | $3,582 | - | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 88 | The Wolf of the West Coast | $3,234 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 89 | Cool and Crazy | $3,130 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 90 | Bahía mágica | $2,614 | - | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 91 | Something Got Me Hot | $1,959 | - | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 92 | Tadpole | $0 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 93 | Extreme Ops | $0 | - | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
Figures are accurate only to the stated territory count unless otherwise noted.
