Japanese Box Office For May 2002
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man | $30,918,582 | 501 | $58,925,689 | May 11 | - |
| 2 | Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street | $8,757,800 | 272 | $23,103,560 | Apr 20 | - |
| 3 | Leave It to the Nurses | $8,345,048 | 297 | $9,559,016 | May 11 | - |
| 4 | Panic Room | $8,344,690 | 291 | $14,912,266 | May 18 | - |
| 5 | Monsters, Inc. | $8,318,469 | 550 | $74,437,612 | Mar 2 | - |
| 6 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $6,508,339 | 580 | $69,140,370 | Mar 2 | - |
| 7 | Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken | $5,133,560 | 248 | $6,394,240 | May 11 | - |
| 8 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary | $3,259,178 | 396 | $5,837,357 | Apr 27 | - |
| 9 | The Others | $2,172,392 | 169 | $10,682,636 | Apr 27 | - |
| 10 | Kureyon Shin-chan | $2,152,132 | 256 | $8,731,473 | Apr 20 | - |
| 11 | A Beautiful Mind | $1,995,464 | 513 | $14,286,836 | Mar 30 | - |
| 12 | Collateral Damage | $1,742,148 | 255 | $7,343,587 | Apr 20 | - |
| 13 | Don't Say a Word | $1,393,251 | 225 | $2,523,151 | May 25 | - |
| 14 | Ali | $1,040,701 | 202 | $1,798,192 | May 25 | - |
| 15 | Hearts in Atlantis | $903,567 | 146 | $903,567 | May 18 | - |
| 16 | Black Hawk Down | $600,981 | 266 | $9,667,861 | Mar 30 | - |
| 17 | Legally Blonde | $241,933 | 142 | $1,025,333 | - | - |
| 18 | Hardball | $218,126 | 122 | $1,579,946 | Apr 20 | - |
| 19 | Rollerball | $190,627 | 184 | $190,627 | May 11 | - |
