| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Scorpion King | - | - | - | $63,402,035 | 3,466 | $91,047,077 | 69.6% | Apr 19, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Panic Room | - | - | - | $58,275,906 | 3,119 | $96,397,334 | 60.5% | Mar 29, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Ice Age | - | - | - | $49,389,422 | 3,345 | $176,387,405 | 28% | Mar 15, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Changing Lanes | - | - | - | $45,723,357 | 2,642 | $66,818,548 | 68.4% | Apr 12, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | The Rookie | - | - | - | $45,259,034 | 2,543 | $75,600,072 | 59.9% | Mar 29, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | High Crimes | - | - | - | $35,535,730 | 2,747 | $41,543,917 | 85.5% | Apr 5, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Blade II | - | - | - | $23,407,314 | 2,707 | $82,348,319 | 28.4% | Mar 22, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | Clockstoppers | - | - | - | $22,145,327 | 2,563 | $36,989,956 | 59.9% | Mar 29, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | The Sweetest Thing | - | - | - | $21,796,990 | 2,670 | $24,718,164 | 88.2% | Apr 12, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Van Wilder | - | - | - | $19,596,607 | 2,104 | $21,305,259 | 92% | Apr 5, 2002 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 11 | Murder by Numbers | - | - | - | $19,341,193 | 2,663 | $31,945,749 | 60.5% | Apr 19, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary | - | - | - | $10,486,280 | 3,007 | $35,306,015 | 29.7% | Mar 22, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Frailty | - | - | - | $10,260,644 | 1,497 | $13,110,448 | 78.3% | Apr 12, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | A Beautiful Mind | - | - | - | $8,601,110 | 2,250 | $170,742,341 | 5% | Dec 21, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | We Were Soldiers | - | - | - | $8,066,356 | 3,143 | $78,122,718 | 10.3% | Mar 1, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | Jason X | - | - | - | $7,363,000 | 1,879 | $13,121,555 | 56.1% | Apr 26, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | Monster's Ball | - | - | - | $7,303,919 | 714 | $31,273,922 | 23.4% | Dec 26, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | Life or Something Like It | - | - | - | $7,035,646 | 2,609 | $14,448,589 | 48.7% | Apr 26, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Big Trouble | - | - | - | $7,016,624 | 1,961 | $7,267,307 | 96.6% | Apr 5, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | - | - | - | $6,898,404 | 3,381 | $313,364,114 | 2.2% | Dec 19, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | Y tu mamá también | - | - | - | $5,759,184 | 286 | $13,839,658 | 41.6% | Mar 15, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 22 | Resident Evil | - | - | - | $4,899,072 | 2,528 | $40,119,709 | 12.2% | Mar 15, 2002 | Screen Gems |
| 23 | Showtime | - | - | - | $4,228,581 | 2,917 | $38,082,712 | 11.1% | Mar 15, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | Monsoon Wedding | - | - | - | $4,125,087 | 254 | $13,885,966 | 29.7% | Feb 22, 2002 | USA Films |
| 25 | Death to Smoochy | - | - | - | $4,055,671 | 2,164 | $8,364,691 | 48.5% | Mar 29, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Kissing Jessica Stein | - | - | - | $3,676,605 | 319 | $7,025,722 | 52.3% | Mar 13, 2002 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 27 | The Time Machine | - | - | - | $3,471,646 | 2,958 | $56,832,494 | 6.1% | Mar 8, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 28 | All About the Benjamins | - | - | - | $2,468,021 | 1,519 | $25,916,319 | 9.5% | Mar 8, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 29 | John Q | - | - | - | $2,127,009 | 2,505 | $71,756,802 | 3% | Feb 15, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 30 | The Other Side of Heaven | - | - | - | $2,094,714 | 306 | $4,720,371 | 44.4% | Dec 14, 2001 | Excel Entertainment |
| 31 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $2,089,758 | 68 | $25,487,190 | 8.2% | Jan 1, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | Gosford Park | - | - | - | $1,932,299 | 918 | $41,308,615 | 4.7% | Dec 26, 2001 | USA Films |
| 33 | Sorority Boys | - | - | - | $1,909,927 | 1,801 | $10,200,032 | 18.7% | Mar 22, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $1,592,548 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | 0.7% | Apr 19, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 35 | Amélie | - | - | - | $1,588,470 | 303 | $33,225,499 | 4.8% | Nov 2, 2001 | Miramax |
| 36 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | - | - | - | $1,584,692 | 2,399 | $37,950,822 | 4.2% | Mar 1, 2002 | Miramax |
| 37 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $1,425,393 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 1.5% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 38 | Snow Dogs | - | - | - | $1,331,374 | 2,454 | $81,172,560 | 1.6% | Jan 18, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $1,320,944 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 8.5% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 40 | Iris | - | - | - | $1,129,187 | 220 | $5,594,617 | 20.2% | Dec 14, 2001 | Miramax |
| 41 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | $970,754 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | 0.3% | Nov 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | $890,468 | 1,103 | $35,930,604 | 2.5% | Nov 23, 2001 | Miramax |
| 43 | The Count of Monte Cristo | - | - | - | $879,502 | 2,211 | $54,234,062 | 1.6% | Jan 25, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | Italian for Beginners | - | - | - | $873,926 | 99 | $4,544,753 | 19.2% | Jan 18, 2002 | Miramax |
| 45 | The Cat's Meow | - | - | - | $774,035 | 153 | $3,209,481 | 24.1% | Apr 12, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 46 | Big Fat Liar | - | - | - | $756,807 | 2,534 | $48,360,547 | 1.6% | Feb 8, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | Last Orders | - | - | - | $683,524 | 60 | $2,329,631 | 29.3% | Feb 25, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | Human Nature | - | - | - | $653,050 | 224 | $705,308 | 92.6% | Apr 12, 2002 | Fine Line Features |
| 49 | Vanilla Sky | - | - | - | $570,704 | 2,842 | $100,618,344 | 0.6% | Dec 14, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 50 | Return to Never Land | - | - | - | $558,910 | 2,626 | $48,430,258 | 1.2% | Feb 15, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 51 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $507,684 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 52 | I Am Sam | - | - | - | $507,356 | 1,450 | $40,311,852 | 1.3% | Dec 28, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 53 | A Walk to Remember | - | - | - | $503,698 | 2,420 | $41,281,092 | 1.2% | Jan 25, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | Collateral Damage | - | - | - | $485,673 | 2,824 | $40,077,257 | 1.2% | Feb 8, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | The Royal Tenenbaums | - | - | - | $447,353 | 999 | $52,364,010 | 0.9% | Dec 14, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 56 | Crush | - | - | - | $436,582 | 117 | $1,084,935 | 40.2% | Apr 5, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | Lantana | - | - | - | $427,537 | 108 | $4,623,189 | 9.2% | Dec 14, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 58 | Dragonfly | - | - | - | $409,420 | 2,507 | $30,323,400 | 1.4% | Feb 22, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 59 | Ocean's Eleven | - | - | - | $377,762 | 3,075 | $183,417,150 | 0.2% | Dec 7, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | Enigma 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $359,627 | 115 | $4,301,582 | 8.4% | Apr 19, 2002 | Manhattan Pictures International |
| 61 | Savage Messiah | - | - | - | $355,125 | 58 | $1,015,671 | 35% | Apr 26, 2002 | Christal Films |
| 62 | Amadeus Director's Cut | - | - | - | $313,022 | 18 | $408,749 | 76.6% | Apr 5, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | Queen of the Damned | - | - | - | $264,093 | 2,511 | $30,336,800 | 0.9% | Feb 22, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 64 | Crossroads | - | - | - | $246,663 | 2,713 | $37,191,304 | 0.7% | Feb 15, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 65 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | - | - | - | $245,520 | 3,151 | $80,936,232 | 0.3% | Dec 21, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 66 | The Piano Teacher | - | - | - | $244,320 | 19 | $1,012,069 | 24.1% | Mar 29, 2002 | Kino International |
| 67 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $243,779 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | <0.1% | Nov 2, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 68 | The Last Waltz 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $211,863 | 15 | $322,313 | 65.7% | Apr 5, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 69 | The Singles Ward | - | - | - | $211,076 | 29 | $1,250,798 | 16.9% | Feb 1, 2002 | Halestone Distribution |
| 70 | The Salton Sea | - | - | - | $202,424 | 30 | $764,554 | 26.5% | Apr 26, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 71 | Black Hawk Down | - | - | - | $201,167 | 3,143 | $108,638,745 | 0.2% | Dec 28, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 72 | Son of the Bride | - | - | - | $188,249 | 18 | $624,757 | 30.1% | Mar 22, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | Super Troopers | - | - | - | $177,423 | 1,805 | $18,492,362 | 1% | Feb 15, 2002 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 74 | No Man's Land | - | - | - | $172,246 | 38 | $1,012,153 | 17% | Dec 7, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 75 | The Triumph of Love | - | - | - | $159,915 | 51 | $447,267 | 35.8% | Apr 17, 2002 | Paramount Classics |
| 76 | Time Out | - | - | - | $153,377 | 22 | $448,542 | 34.2% | Mar 29, 2002 | THINKFilm |
| 77 | Nine Queens | - | - | - | $149,213 | 36 | $1,222,889 | 12.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 78 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | - | - | - | $104,390 | 70 | $1,300,682 | 8% | Apr 26, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 79 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $64,205 | 405 | $11,260,096 | 0.6% | Jan 11, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 80 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $54,505 | 247 | $7,220,243 | 0.8% | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 81 | Spooky House | - | - | - | $53,932 | 28 | $65,238 | 82.7% | Apr 19, 2002 | Entertainment Highway |
| 82 | Harrison's Flowers | - | - | - | $48,345 | 398 | $1,871,025 | 2.6% | Mar 15, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 83 | Kung Pow: Enter the Fist | - | - | - | $48,175 | 2,478 | $16,037,962 | 0.3% | Jan 25, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 84 | No Such Thing | - | - | - | $47,556 | 9 | $62,703 | 75.8% | Mar 29, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 85 | New Best Friend | - | - | - | $46,375 | 100 | $46,375 | 100% | Apr 12, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 86 | Circuit | - | - | - | $45,967 | 7 | $235,087 | 19.6% | Apr 26, 2002 | Jour de Fête Films |
| 87 | Festival in Cannes | - | - | - | $44,170 | 32 | $299,171 | 14.8% | Mar 8, 2002 | Paramount Classics |
| 88 | World Traveler | - | - | - | $24,826 | 19 | $103,863 | 23.9% | Apr 19, 2002 | THINKFilm |
| 89 | American Chai | - | - | - | $23,230 | 5 | $127,518 | 18.2% | Apr 5, 2002 | Magic Lamp |
| 90 | Chelsea Walls | - | - | - | $22,915 | 6 | $60,902 | 37.6% | Apr 19, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 91 | Murderous Maids | - | - | - | $19,992 | 5 | $225,390 | 8.9% | Apr 19, 2002 | Rialto Pictures |
| 92 | Sade | - | - | - | $16,782 | 2 | $100,544 | 16.7% | Apr 26, 2002 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 93 | Rain | - | - | - | $16,105 | 17 | $455,164 | 3.5% | Apr 26, 2002 | IDP Distribution |
| 94 | Stolen Summer | - | - | - | $14,895 | 13 | $134,736 | 11.1% | Mar 22, 2002 | Miramax |
| 95 | Very Annie Mary | - | - | - | $10,756 | 6 | $46,352 | 23.2% | Mar 29, 2002 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 96 | Vulgar | - | - | - | $9,370 | 2 | $15,927 | 58.8% | Apr 26, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 97 | Night at the Golden Eagle | - | - | - | $8,080 | 3 | $17,643 | 45.8% | Apr 26, 2002 | Keystone Pictures |
| 98 | Lucky Break | - | - | - | $7,495 | 13 | $54,606 | 13.7% | Apr 5, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 99 | A Grin Without A Cat | - | - | - | $5,500 | 1 | $43,616 | 12.6% | May 1, 2002 | Icarus Films |
| 100 | Girls Can't Swim | - | - | - | $5,238 | 2 | $69,250 | 7.6% | Apr 19, 2002 | Wellspring Media |
| 101 | Lansdown | - | - | - | $4,323 | 1 | $12,614 | 34.3% | Apr 26, 2002 | Outrider Pictures |
| 102 | Black Knight | - | - | - | $4,188 | 2,571 | $33,426,971 | <0.1% | Nov 21, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 103 | Caravaggio | - | - | - | $3,774 | 1 | $3,774 | 100% | Apr 16, 2002 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 104 | Shallow Hal | - | - | - | $2,784 | 2,799 | $70,839,203 | <0.1% | Nov 9, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 105 | Green Dragon | - | - | - | $2,500 | 8 | $281,803 | 0.9% | May 3, 2002 | Silver Nitrate |
| 106 | Some Body | - | - | - | $2,042 | 1 | $2,042 | 100% | Apr 26, 2002 | Lot 47 Films |
| 107 | Behind Enemy Lines | - | - | - | $1,058 | 2,844 | $58,856,790 | <0.1% | Nov 30, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 108 | Joe Somebody | - | - | - | $724 | 2,517 | $22,771,646 | <0.1% | Dec 21, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
