Domestic Box Office For September 2002
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Home Alabama | $127,223,418 | 3,313 | $35,648,740 | 28% | 3,293 | Sep 27 | Feb 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Barbershop | $75,782,105 | 2,176 | $20,627,433 | - | 1,605 | Sep 13 | Feb 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 3 | The Tuxedo | $50,547,998 | 3,022 | $15,051,028 | 29.8% | 3,022 | Sep 27 | Jan 12 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 4 | The Banger Sisters | $30,307,416 | 2,739 | $10,037,846 | 33.1% | 2,738 | Sep 20 | Dec 26 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 5 | Swimfan | $28,564,995 | 2,860 | $11,326,601 | 39.7% | 2,856 | Sep 6 | Dec 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | City by the Sea | $22,449,000 | 2,575 | $8,935,426 | 39.8% | 2,575 | Sep 6 | Nov 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Four Feathers | $18,306,166 | 2,187 | $6,857,879 | 37.5% | 1,912 | Sep 20 | Nov 28 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | $14,307,963 | 2,705 | $7,010,474 | 49% | 2,705 | Sep 20 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Stealing Harvard | $14,036,406 | 2,366 | $6,041,521 | 43% | 2,366 | Sep 13 | Oct 20 | Revolution Studios |
| 10 | Spirited Away | $10,055,859 | 714 | $449,839 | 4.5% | 26 | Sep 20 | Sep 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Trapped | $7,073,251 | 2,227 | $3,210,765 | 45.4% | 2,227 | Sep 20 | Oct 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | Moonlight Mile | $6,835,856 | 437 | $329,771 | 4.8% | 22 | Sep 27 | Mar 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Spider-Man/Men in Black II Double Bill | $6,632,970 | 2,078 | $2,111,862 | 31.8% | 2,078 | Sep 6 | Dec 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | Igby Goes Down | $4,777,465 | 156 | $306,705 | 6.4% | 10 | Sep 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | Secretary | $4,059,680 | 149 | $182,306 | 4.5% | 11 | Sep 20 | Feb 13 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | 8 Women | $3,098,776 | 85 | $52,489 | 1.7% | 3 | Sep 6 | Dec 19 | Focus Features |
| 17 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $1,766,621 | 19 | $200,645 | 11.4% | 18 | Sep 20 | Mar 10 | IMAX |
| 18 | The Man from Elysian Fields | $1,435,016 | 50 | $46,353 | 3.2% | 6 | Sep 27 | Jan 23 | IDP Distribution |
| 19 | Charly | $814,666 | 36 | $56,900 | 7% | 36 | Sep 27 | May 8 | Excel Entertainment |
| 20 | Shanghai Ghetto | $712,446 | 13 | $10,356 | 1.5% | 1 | Sep 27 | Sep 18 | Menemsha Films |
| 21 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | $516,726 | 8 | $14,667 | 2.8% | 1 | Sep 25 | Jun 26 | First Run |
| 22 | Lawrence of Arabia 2002 Re-release | $342,481 | 6 | $20,846 | 6.1% | 2 | Sep 20 | Oct 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | In Praise of Love | $252,074 | 11 | $38,844 | 15.4% | 3 | Sep 6 | May 15 | Manhattan Pictures International |
| 24 | Skins | $249,204 | 18 | $23,439 | 9.4% | 9 | Sep 27 | Dec 29 | First Look International |
| 25 | The Ignorant Fairies | $215,449 | 4 | $18,316 | 8.5% | 4 | Sep 20 | Jun 26 | Strand Releasing |
| 26 | Alias Betty | $208,400 | 8 | $23,929 | 11.5% | 4 | Sep 13 | Mar 27 | Wellspring Media |
| 27 | Tarkovsky At 70 Film Festival | $177,345 | 2 | $11,537 | 6.5% | 1 | Sep 13 | Jul 31 | Kino International |
| 28 | The Experiment 2002 Re-release | $144,634 | 11 | $19,857 | 13.7% | 4 | Sep 20 | Oct 31 | IDP Distribution |
| 29 | Road | $136,700 | 20 | $73,636 | 53.9% | 17 | Sep 27 | Oct 17 | Media Partners |
| 30 | Wasabi | $97,220 | 10 | $17,560 | 18.1% | 5 | Sep 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 31 | Biggie & Tupac | $94,874 | 6 | $5,728 | 6% | 1 | Sep 20 | Nov 10 | Roxie Releasing |
| 32 | Invincible | $81,954 | 9 | $14,293 | 17.4% | 4 | Sep 20 | Oct 24 | Fine Line Features |
| 33 | D-Tox | $79,161 | 78 | $32,300 | - | 78 | Sep 20 | - | DEJ Productions |
| 34 | Snipes | $70,569 | 43 | $14,027 | 19.9% | 6 | Sep 4 | Oct 17 | Ruff Nation Films |
| 35 | Just a Kiss | $64,389 | 21 | $7,239 | 11.2% | 5 | Sep 27 | Nov 28 | Paramount Classics |
| 36 | Children of the Century | $56,611 | 5 | $8,044 | 14.2% | 1 | Sep 13 | Jan 2 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 37 | Ciao America | $54,965 | 19 | $21,559 | 39.2% | 19 | Sep 20 | - | National Amusements |
| 38 | The Pinochet Case | $35,701 | 1 | $10,773 | 30.2% | 1 | Sep 11 | - | First Run |
| 39 | Liars Club | $23,792 | 1 | $13,623 | 57.3% | 1 | Sep 13 | - | Odyssey Pictures Corporation |
| 40 | Crazy as Hell | $21,679 | 7 | $13,341 | 61.5% | 7 | Sep 27 | Oct 10 | Artistic License |
| 41 | Quitting | $18,531 | 6 | $7,908 | 42.7% | 5 | Sep 13 | Oct 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | The Mesmerist | $11,422 | 1 | $11,422 | 100% | 1 | Sep 20 | - | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 43 | The Dogwalker | $7,420 | 1 | $4,726 | 63.7% | 1 | Sep 13 | Sep 26 | Outrider Pictures |
| 44 | Ted Bundy | $6,073 | 2 | $1,710 | 28.2% | 1 | Sep 13 | - | Tartan |
| 45 | Hera Purple | $4,123 | 1 | $1,926 | 46.7% | 1 | Sep 27 | - | Pathfinder Pictures |
| 46 | The Opera Lover | $1,798 | 2 | $1,167 | 64.9% | 2 | Sep 27 | Oct 3 | Outrider Pictures |
| 47 | Heartbreak Hospital | $1,480 | 1 | $1,480 | 100% | 1 | Sep 6 | - | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 48 | The Execution of Wanda Jean | $1,386 | 1 | $1,386 | 100% | 1 | Sep 6 | - | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 49 | The Lonely Affair of the Heart | $932 | 1 | $932 | 100% | 1 | Sep 27 | - | Pathfinder Pictures |
