| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man | - | - | - | $326,334,752 | 3,876 | $403,706,375 | 80.8% | May 3, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | - | - | - | $189,186,353 | 3,161 | $302,191,252 | 62.6% | May 16, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Unfaithful | - | - | - | $39,541,162 | 2,625 | $52,775,765 | 74.9% | May 8, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | The New Guy | - | - | - | $23,373,241 | 2,687 | $29,760,152 | 78.5% | May 10, 2002 | Revolution Studios |
| 5 | The Scorpion King | - | - | - | $22,292,820 | 3,466 | $91,047,077 | 24.5% | Apr 19, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Insomnia | - | - | - | $20,930,169 | 2,610 | $67,355,513 | 31.1% | May 24, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | About a Boy | - | - | - | $19,793,345 | 1,756 | $41,385,278 | 47.8% | May 17, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | - | - | - | $17,770,036 | 3,362 | $73,280,117 | 24.2% | May 24, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 9 | Changing Lanes | - | - | - | $17,379,318 | 2,642 | $66,818,548 | 26% | Apr 12, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Enough | - | - | - | $14,009,653 | 2,623 | $40,007,742 | 35% | May 24, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Murder by Numbers | - | - | - | $10,671,623 | 2,663 | $31,945,749 | 33.4% | Apr 19, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | The Rookie | - | - | - | $9,971,488 | 2,543 | $75,600,072 | 13.2% | Mar 29, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Life or Something Like It | - | - | - | $6,546,931 | 2,609 | $14,448,589 | 45.3% | Apr 26, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Ice Age | - | - | - | $6,392,490 | 3,345 | $176,387,405 | 3.6% | Mar 15, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | Panic Room | - | - | - | $6,043,757 | 3,119 | $96,397,334 | 6.3% | Mar 29, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Deuces Wild | - | - | - | $6,022,971 | 1,480 | $6,080,065 | 99.1% | May 3, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 17 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $5,399,058 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | 2.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 18 | High Crimes | - | - | - | $4,727,413 | 2,747 | $41,543,917 | 11.4% | Apr 5, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Hollywood Ending | - | - | - | $4,666,761 | 772 | $4,850,753 | 96.2% | May 3, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 20 | Jason X | - | - | - | $4,608,362 | 1,879 | $13,121,555 | 35.1% | Apr 26, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $3,221,315 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 3.4% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 22 | And Your Mother Too | - | - | - | $3,197,220 | 286 | $13,839,658 | 23.1% | Mar 15, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 23 | Monsoon Wedding | - | - | - | $2,497,711 | 254 | $13,885,966 | 18% | Feb 22, 2002 | USA Films |
| 24 | The Sweetest Thing | - | - | - | $2,472,622 | 2,670 | $24,718,164 | 10% | Apr 12, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | - | - | - | $2,289,806 | 3,381 | $313,364,114 | 0.7% | Dec 19, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | Frailty | - | - | - | $2,145,118 | 1,497 | $13,110,448 | 16.4% | Apr 12, 2002 | Lionsgate Films |
| 27 | Blade II | - | - | - | $1,661,914 | 2,707 | $82,348,319 | 2% | Mar 22, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 28 | The Cat's Meow | - | - | - | $1,583,601 | 153 | $3,209,481 | 49.3% | Apr 12, 2002 | Lionsgate Films |
| 29 | Clockstoppers | - | - | - | $1,500,532 | 2,563 | $36,989,956 | 4.1% | Mar 29, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | Monster's Ball | - | - | - | $1,450,059 | 714 | $31,273,922 | 4.6% | Dec 26, 2001 | Lionsgate Films |
| 31 | Ultimate X: The Movie | - | - | - | $1,417,976 | 48 | $4,197,492 | 33.8% | May 10, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | We Were Soldiers | - | - | - | $1,292,598 | 3,143 | $78,122,718 | 1.7% | Mar 1, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | A Beautiful Mind | - | - | - | $1,131,785 | 2,250 | $170,742,341 | 0.7% | Dec 21, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | Enigma 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,130,719 | 115 | $4,301,582 | 26.3% | Apr 19, 2002 | - |
| 35 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder | - | - | - | $1,107,974 | 2,104 | $21,305,259 | 5.2% | Apr 5, 2002 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 36 | Kissing Jessica Stein | - | - | - | $814,880 | 319 | $7,025,722 | 11.6% | Mar 13, 2002 | - |
| 37 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $801,229 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 5.2% | Feb 10, 2001 | - |
| 38 | All About the Benjamins | - | - | - | $798,399 | 1,519 | $25,916,319 | 3.1% | Mar 8, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 39 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $695,283 | 21 | $3,921,642 | 17.7% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 40 | John Q | - | - | - | $693,867 | 2,505 | $71,756,802 | 1% | Feb 15, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 41 | The Time Machine | - | - | - | $670,266 | 2,958 | $56,832,494 | 1.2% | Mar 8, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 42 | Resident Evil | - | - | - | $652,767 | 2,528 | $40,119,709 | 1.6% | Mar 15, 2002 | Screen Gems |
| 43 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $564,510 | 68 | $25,487,190 | 2.2% | Jan 1, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | - | - | - | $559,323 | 70 | $1,300,682 | 43% | Apr 26, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | Savage Messiah | - | - | - | $518,496 | 58 | $1,015,671 | 51% | Apr 26, 2002 | Christal Films |
| 46 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary | - | - | - | $475,125 | 3,007 | $35,306,015 | 1.3% | Mar 22, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $453,864 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | 0.2% | Nov 2, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | Nine Queens | - | - | - | $452,130 | 36 | $1,222,889 | 37% | Apr 19, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 49 | Amélie | - | - | - | $408,447 | 303 | $33,225,499 | 1.2% | Nov 2, 2001 | Miramax |
| 50 | Showtime | - | - | - | $404,203 | 2,917 | $38,082,712 | 1.1% | Mar 15, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | The Salton Sea | - | - | - | $386,388 | 30 | $764,554 | 50.5% | Apr 26, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | The Other Side of Heaven | - | - | - | $353,683 | 306 | $4,720,371 | 7.5% | Dec 14, 2001 | Excel Entertainment |
| 53 | Return to Never Land | - | - | - | $343,337 | 2,626 | $48,430,258 | 0.7% | Feb 15, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 54 | Italian for Beginners | - | - | - | $334,338 | 99 | $4,544,753 | 7.4% | Jan 18, 2002 | Miramax |
| 55 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $332,853 | 405 | $11,260,096 | 3% | Jan 11, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 56 | Snow Dogs | - | - | - | $325,535 | 2,454 | $81,172,560 | 0.4% | Jan 18, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 57 | The Count of Monte Cristo | - | - | - | $296,741 | 2,211 | $54,234,062 | 0.5% | Jan 25, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 58 | The Importance of Being Earnest | - | - | - | $292,635 | 216 | $8,384,929 | 3.5% | May 17, 2002 | Miramax |
| 59 | Gosford Park | - | - | - | $290,872 | 918 | $41,308,615 | 0.7% | Dec 26, 2001 | USA Films |
| 60 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $282,054 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.5% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 61 | Crush | - | - | - | $260,763 | 117 | $1,084,935 | 24% | Apr 5, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | Last Orders | - | - | - | $247,809 | 60 | $2,329,631 | 10.6% | Feb 25, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | - | - | - | $245,718 | 2,399 | $37,950,822 | 0.6% | Mar 1, 2002 | Miramax |
| 64 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | - | - | - | $217,330 | 57 | $3,789,952 | 5.7% | Apr 12, 2002 | Lot 47 Films |
| 65 | The Piano Teacher | - | - | - | $217,152 | 19 | $1,012,069 | 21.5% | Mar 29, 2002 | Kino International |
| 66 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | $202,398 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | <0.1% | Nov 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | The Royal Tenenbaums | - | - | - | $194,548 | 999 | $52,364,010 | 0.4% | Dec 14, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 68 | The Son's Room | - | - | - | $184,606 | 21 | $1,016,340 | 18.2% | Jan 25, 2002 | Miramax |
| 69 | The Triumph of Love | - | - | - | $184,102 | 51 | $447,267 | 41.2% | Apr 17, 2002 | Paramount Classics |
| 70 | The Mystic Masseur | - | - | - | $178,737 | 36 | $399,110 | 44.8% | May 3, 2002 | THINKFilm |
| 71 | Sorority Boys | - | - | - | $166,437 | 1,801 | $10,200,032 | 1.6% | Mar 22, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 72 | Rain | - | - | - | $159,435 | 17 | $455,164 | 35% | Apr 26, 2002 | IDP Distribution |
| 73 | The Singles Ward | - | - | - | $144,675 | 29 | $1,250,798 | 11.6% | Feb 1, 2002 | - |
| 74 | A Shot at Glory | - | - | - | $133,122 | 225 | $133,122 | 100% | May 10, 2002 | MAC Releasing |
| 75 | Son of the Bride | - | - | - | $114,187 | 18 | $624,757 | 18.3% | Mar 22, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 76 | Time Out | - | - | - | $111,007 | 22 | $448,542 | 24.7% | Mar 29, 2002 | THINKFilm |
| 77 | Baran | - | - | - | $90,099 | 9 | $125,900 | 71.6% | Dec 7, 2001 | Miramax |
| 78 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | $88,584 | 1,103 | $35,930,604 | 0.2% | Nov 23, 2001 | Miramax |
| 79 | The Last Waltz 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $88,489 | 15 | $322,313 | 27.5% | Apr 5, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 80 | Late Marriage | - | - | - | $86,102 | 38 | $1,656,445 | 5.2% | May 17, 2002 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 81 | Iris | - | - | - | $85,260 | 220 | $5,594,617 | 1.5% | Dec 14, 2001 | Miramax |
| 82 | Amadeus Director's Cut | - | - | - | $83,391 | 18 | $408,749 | 20.4% | Apr 5, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 83 | The Lady and the Duke | - | - | - | $82,757 | 14 | $331,051 | 25% | May 10, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 84 | Circuit | - | - | - | $81,081 | 7 | $235,087 | 34.5% | Apr 26, 2002 | - |
| 85 | The Cockettes | - | - | - | $71,157 | 6 | $220,165 | 32.3% | May 10, 2002 | Strand Releasing |
| 86 | The Believer | - | - | - | $63,989 | 13 | $416,925 | 15.3% | May 17, 2002 | IDP Distribution |
| 87 | Murderous Maids | - | - | - | $59,887 | 5 | $225,390 | 26.6% | Apr 19, 2002 | Rialto Pictures |
| 88 | Queen of the Damned | - | - | - | $59,095 | 2,511 | $30,336,800 | 0.2% | Feb 22, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 89 | Pauline and Paulette | - | - | - | $57,021 | 12 | $139,789 | 40.8% | Mar 15, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 90 | Big Trouble | - | - | - | $53,282 | 1,961 | $7,267,307 | 0.7% | Apr 5, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 91 | 13 Conversations About One Thing | - | - | - | $47,979 | 68 | $3,288,164 | 1.5% | May 24, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 92 | Pantaleon | - | - | - | $43,214 | 6 | $43,214 | 100% | May 10, 2002 | - |
| 93 | A Walk to Remember | - | - | - | $41,152 | 2,420 | $41,281,092 | <0.1% | Jan 25, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 94 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $39,136 | 5 | $73,276 | 53.4% | May 8, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | The Business of Fancydancing | - | - | - | $31,238 | 6 | $175,710 | 17.8% | May 10, 2002 | Outrider Pictures |
| 96 | CQ | - | - | - | $30,444 | 19 | $414,358 | 7.3% | May 24, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 97 | Death to Smoochy | - | - | - | $28,742 | 2,164 | $8,364,691 | 0.3% | Mar 29, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 98 | Human Nature | - | - | - | $25,509 | 224 | $705,308 | 3.6% | Apr 12, 2002 | Fine Line Features |
| 99 | Les Destinées | - | - | - | $25,364 | 5 | $230,900 | 11% | Apr 5, 2002 | Wellspring Media |
| 100 | Joshua | - | - | - | $17,256 | 43 | $1,461,635 | 1.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 101 | Green Dragon | - | - | - | $16,007 | 8 | $281,803 | 5.7% | May 3, 2002 | Silver Nitrate |
| 102 | Collateral Damage | - | - | - | $13,719 | 2,824 | $40,077,257 | <0.1% | Feb 8, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 103 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $13,463 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 104 | A Grin Without A Cat | - | - | - | $12,891 | 1 | $43,616 | 29.6% | May 1, 2002 | Icarus Films |
| 105 | A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake | - | - | - | $12,337 | 1 | $17,384 | 71% | May 17, 2002 | Roxie Releasing |
| 106 | Janice Beard | - | - | - | $10,517 | 4 | $11,816 | 89% | May 10, 2002 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 107 | Chelsea Walls | - | - | - | $10,365 | 6 | $60,902 | 17% | Apr 19, 2002 | Lionsgate Films |
| 108 | Harvard Man | - | - | - | $8,425 | 4 | $56,653 | 14.9% | May 17, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 109 | Bartleby | - | - | - | $8,043 | 9 | $148,479 | 5.4% | May 24, 2002 | Outrider Pictures |
| 110 | Night at the Golden Eagle | - | - | - | $6,327 | 3 | $17,643 | 35.9% | Apr 26, 2002 | - |
| 111 | Master of the Flying Guillotine | - | - | - | $4,086 | 3 | $21,779 | 18.8% | May 24, 2002 | - |
| 112 | Vulgar | - | - | - | $2,804 | 2 | $15,927 | 17.6% | Apr 26, 2002 | Lionsgate Films |
| 113 | Standing by Yourself | - | - | - | $2,500 | 1 | $2,500 | 100% | May 17, 2002 | Cheapo Films |
| 114 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $2,185 | 247 | $7,220,243 | <0.1% | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 115 | Sia, the Dream of the Python | - | - | - | $1,998 | 1 | $4,662 | 42.9% | May 24, 2002 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 116 | Blackwoods | - | - | - | $1,500 | 5 | $1,500 | 100% | May 10, 2002 | Boll Films |
| 117 | Elling | - | - | - | $1,005 | 19 | $314,729 | 0.3% | May 29, 2002 | First Look International |
| 118 | Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky | - | - | - | $777 | 3 | $55,968 | 1.4% | May 29, 2002 | Wellspring Media |
