Australian Box Office For May 2002
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | $12,429,975 | 459 | $18,887,163 | May 16 | - |
| 2 | We Were Soldiers | $2,075,000 | 243 | $3,941,908 | Apr 25 | - |
| 3 | The Count of Monte Cristo | $1,519,352 | 173 | $1,962,754 | May 2 | - |
| 4 | John Q | $1,459,913 | 179 | $1,747,459 | May 2 | - |
| 5 | High Crimes | $1,292,070 | 149 | $1,505,236 | May 9 | - |
| 6 | Collateral Damage | $1,118,305 | 133 | $1,118,305 | May 2 | - |
| 7 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | $1,087,301 | 154 | $2,142,623 | Apr 25 | - |
| 8 | Panic Room | $1,017,387 | 259 | $5,686,752 | Apr 11 | - |
| 9 | Resident Evil | $862,231 | 125 | $1,584,570 | Apr 25 | - |
| 10 | The Mothman Prophecies | $749,120 | 152 | $1,942,283 | May 23 | - |
| 11 | The Scorpion King | $742,146 | 268 | $3,586,880 | Apr 18 | - |
| 12 | Gosford Park | $612,579 | 68 | $4,545,780 | Mar 14 | - |
| 13 | Life as a House | $524,107 | 158 | $1,503,387 | May 23 | - |
| 14 | Ice Age | $474,516 | 314 | $10,869,472 | Mar 21 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 15 | Mean Machine | $462,195 | 106 | $462,195 | May 9 | - |
| 16 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $447,923 | 100 | $3,756,418 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia |
| 17 | A Beautiful Mind | $338,734 | 320 | $10,368,890 | Mar 7 | - |
| 18 | Crossroads | $300,212 | 168 | $1,843,152 | Apr 18 | - |
| 19 | The Majestic | $265,941 | 57 | $302,775 | May 16 | - |
| 20 | Crush | $233,755 | 104 | $585,183 | May 23 | - |
| 21 | The Time Machine | $141,521 | 186 | $2,309,635 | Apr 11 | - |
| 22 | The Last Kiss | $128,374 | 8 | $247,202 | Apr 25 | - |
| 23 | Monster's Ball | $127,837 | 38 | $1,073,223 | Mar 21 | - |
| 24 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | $125,340 | 237 | $2,903,028 | Mar 28 | - |
| 25 | Return to Never Land | $86,221 | 183 | $1,371,841 | Mar 28 | - |
| 26 | Baise-moi 2001 Re-release | $81,077 | 6 | $150,852 | Apr 25 | - |
| 27 | Sidewalks of New York | $79,627 | 14 | $253,296 | May 23 | - |
| 28 | Storytelling | $67,152 | 8 | $78,152 | May 9 | - |
| 29 | Beneath Clouds | $62,848 | 13 | $218,085 | May 23 | - |
| 30 | Cold Fusion | $58,207 | 2 | $137,240 | May 23 | - |
| 31 | Big Trouble | $53,604 | 37 | $54,218 | May 23 | - |
| 32 | No Man's Land | $44,045 | 9 | $112,675 | Apr 25 | - |
| 33 | Charlotte Gray | $43,851 | 163 | $2,228,991 | May 30 | - |
| 34 | The Royal Tenenbaums | $34,224 | 51 | $1,255,590 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | My Wife Is an Actress | $25,371 | 6 | $25,371 | May 16 | - |
| 36 | Texas Rangers | $16,662 | 42 | $16,662 | May 16 | - |
| 37 | The Business of Strangers | $16,195 | 2 | $16,195 | May 16 | - |
| 38 | Just Visiting | $14,255 | 1 | $14,255 | May 16 | - |
| 39 | The Devil's Backbone | $6,894 | 1 | $6,894 | May 16 | - |
Data courtesy of Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia
