| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man | - | - | - | $83,029,136 | 3,876 | $403,706,375 | 20.6% | May 3, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | The Scorpion King | - | - | - | $6,880,410 | 3,466 | $91,047,077 | 7.6% | Apr 19, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Changing Lanes | - | - | - | $4,188,000 | 2,642 | $66,818,548 | 6.3% | Apr 12, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Murder by Numbers | - | - | - | $2,801,750 | 2,663 | $31,945,749 | 8.8% | Apr 19, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Life or Something Like It | - | - | - | $2,563,076 | 2,609 | $14,448,589 | 17.7% | Apr 26, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | The Rookie | - | - | - | $2,449,516 | 2,543 | $75,600,072 | 3.2% | Mar 29, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Deuces Wild | - | - | - | $2,023,000 | 1,480 | $6,080,065 | 33.3% | May 3, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | Jason X | - | - | - | $1,764,000 | 1,879 | $13,121,555 | 13.4% | Apr 26, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 9 | Ice Age | - | - | - | $1,717,108 | 3,345 | $176,387,405 | 1% | Mar 15, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | Panic Room | - | - | - | $1,646,000 | 3,119 | $96,397,334 | 1.7% | Mar 29, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Hollywood Ending | - | - | - | $1,570,000 | 772 | $4,850,753 | 32.4% | May 3, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 12 | High Crimes | - | - | - | $1,382,321 | 2,747 | $41,543,917 | 3.3% | Apr 5, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | The Sweetest Thing | - | - | - | $787,244 | 2,670 | $24,718,164 | 3.2% | Apr 12, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | John Q | - | - | - | $693,867 | 2,505 | $71,756,802 | 1% | Feb 15, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | Frailty | - | - | - | $339,934 | 1,497 | $13,110,448 | 2.6% | Apr 12, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | - | - | - | $336,723 | 3,381 | $313,364,114 | 0.1% | Dec 19, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | Y tu mamá también | - | - | - | $307,276 | 286 | $13,839,658 | 2.2% | Mar 15, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 18 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $271,174 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | 0.1% | Apr 19, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 19 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $263,336 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.3% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 20 | A Beautiful Mind | - | - | - | $242,170 | 2,250 | $170,742,341 | 0.1% | Dec 21, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | Monsoon Wedding | - | - | - | $237,738 | 254 | $13,885,966 | 1.7% | Feb 22, 2002 | USA Films |
| 22 | Clockstoppers | - | - | - | $233,594 | 2,563 | $36,989,956 | 0.6% | Mar 29, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | Blade II | - | - | - | $222,036 | 2,707 | $82,348,319 | 0.3% | Mar 22, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 24 | Kissing Jessica Stein | - | - | - | $188,440 | 319 | $7,025,722 | 2.7% | Mar 13, 2002 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 25 | Monster's Ball | - | - | - | $187,058 | 714 | $31,273,922 | 0.6% | Dec 26, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | Van Wilder | - | - | - | $184,968 | 2,104 | $21,305,259 | 0.9% | Apr 5, 2002 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 27 | The Time Machine | - | - | - | $166,272 | 2,958 | $56,832,494 | 0.3% | Mar 8, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 28 | The Cat's Meow | - | - | - | $150,126 | 153 | $3,209,481 | 4.7% | Apr 12, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 29 | We Were Soldiers | - | - | - | $144,182 | 3,143 | $78,122,718 | 0.2% | Mar 1, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | Showtime | - | - | - | $123,440 | 2,917 | $38,082,712 | 0.3% | Mar 15, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary | - | - | - | $116,250 | 3,007 | $35,306,015 | 0.3% | Mar 22, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $68,492 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 0.4% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 33 | Enigma 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $68,262 | 115 | $4,301,582 | 1.6% | Apr 19, 2002 | Manhattan Pictures International |
| 34 | The Salton Sea | - | - | - | $65,352 | 30 | $764,554 | 8.5% | Apr 26, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $60,870 | 68 | $25,487,190 | 0.2% | Jan 1, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | - | - | - | $54,178 | 70 | $1,300,682 | 4.2% | Apr 26, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | All About the Benjamins | - | - | - | $52,090 | 1,519 | $25,916,319 | 0.2% | Mar 8, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 38 | The Other Side of Heaven | - | - | - | $48,756 | 306 | $4,720,371 | 1% | Dec 14, 2001 | Excel Entertainment |
| 39 | A Walk to Remember | - | - | - | $41,152 | 2,420 | $41,281,092 | <0.1% | Jan 25, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | Amélie | - | - | - | $39,282 | 303 | $33,225,499 | 0.1% | Nov 2, 2001 | Miramax |
| 41 | Return to Never Land | - | - | - | $38,770 | 2,626 | $48,430,258 | <0.1% | Feb 15, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | Nine Queens | - | - | - | $35,190 | 36 | $1,222,889 | 2.9% | Apr 19, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 43 | The Count of Monte Cristo | - | - | - | $34,922 | 2,211 | $54,234,062 | <0.1% | Jan 25, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | Italian for Beginners | - | - | - | $33,484 | 99 | $4,544,753 | 0.7% | Jan 18, 2002 | Miramax |
| 45 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | - | - | - | $32,920 | 2,399 | $37,950,822 | <0.1% | Mar 1, 2002 | Miramax |
| 46 | Snow Dogs | - | - | - | $31,860 | 2,454 | $81,172,560 | <0.1% | Jan 18, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | Crush | - | - | - | $26,942 | 117 | $1,084,935 | 2.5% | Apr 5, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | Gosford Park | - | - | - | $24,490 | 918 | $41,308,615 | <0.1% | Dec 26, 2001 | USA Films |
| 49 | The Piano Teacher | - | - | - | $23,446 | 19 | $1,012,069 | 2.3% | Mar 29, 2002 | Kino International |
| 50 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | $23,336 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | <0.1% | Nov 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | Resident Evil | - | - | - | $23,334 | 2,528 | $40,119,709 | <0.1% | Mar 15, 2002 | Screen Gems |
| 52 | Last Orders | - | - | - | $22,948 | 60 | $2,329,631 | 1% | Feb 25, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 53 | Queen of the Damned | - | - | - | $20,799 | 2,511 | $30,336,800 | <0.1% | Feb 22, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $19,356 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 55 | Unfaithful | - | - | - | $15,160 | 2,625 | $52,775,765 | <0.1% | May 8, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 56 | Death to Smoochy | - | - | - | $15,014 | 2,164 | $8,364,691 | 0.2% | Mar 29, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | The Royal Tenenbaums | - | - | - | $14,346 | 999 | $52,364,010 | <0.1% | Dec 14, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 58 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | $13,818 | 1,103 | $35,930,604 | <0.1% | Nov 23, 2001 | Miramax |
| 59 | Collateral Damage | - | - | - | $13,719 | 2,824 | $40,077,257 | <0.1% | Feb 8, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | Rain | - | - | - | $12,800 | 17 | $455,164 | 2.8% | Apr 26, 2002 | IDP Distribution |
| 61 | The Triumph of Love | - | - | - | $12,736 | 51 | $447,267 | 2.8% | Apr 17, 2002 | Paramount Classics |
| 62 | Iris | - | - | - | $12,692 | 220 | $5,594,617 | 0.2% | Dec 14, 2001 | Miramax |
| 63 | Son of the Bride | - | - | - | $11,456 | 18 | $624,757 | 1.8% | Mar 22, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 64 | The Last Waltz 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,000 | 15 | $322,313 | 3.4% | Apr 5, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 65 | Big Trouble | - | - | - | $9,008 | 1,961 | $7,267,307 | 0.1% | Apr 5, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | The Mystic Masseur | - | - | - | $7,296 | 36 | $399,110 | 1.8% | May 3, 2002 | THINKFilm |
| 67 | Murderous Maids | - | - | - | $7,048 | 5 | $225,390 | 3.1% | Apr 19, 2002 | Rialto Pictures |
| 68 | Time Out | - | - | - | $6,980 | 22 | $448,542 | 1.6% | Mar 29, 2002 | THINKFilm |
| 69 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $6,944 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | <0.1% | Nov 2, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 70 | Night at the Golden Eagle | - | - | - | $6,327 | 3 | $17,643 | 35.9% | Apr 26, 2002 | Keystone Pictures |
| 71 | A Grin Without A Cat | - | - | - | $6,243 | 1 | $43,616 | 14.3% | May 1, 2002 | Icarus Films |
| 72 | Baran | - | - | - | $6,240 | 9 | $125,900 | 5% | Dec 7, 2001 | Miramax |
| 73 | Amadeus Director's Cut | - | - | - | $6,118 | 18 | $408,749 | 1.5% | Apr 5, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 74 | Pauline and Paulette | - | - | - | $5,564 | 12 | $139,789 | 4% | Mar 15, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 75 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $3,235 | 405 | $11,260,096 | <0.1% | Jan 11, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 76 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $1,333 | 247 | $7,220,243 | <0.1% | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 77 | Chelsea Walls | - | - | - | $488 | 6 | $60,902 | 0.8% | Apr 19, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 78 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $280 | 5 | $73,276 | 0.4% | May 8, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
