| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man | - | - | - | $114,844,116 | 3,876 | $403,706,375 | 28.4% | May 3, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | The Scorpion King | - | - | - | $9,046,660 | 3,466 | $91,047,077 | 9.9% | Apr 19, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Changing Lanes | - | - | - | $5,338,222 | 2,642 | $66,818,548 | 8% | Apr 12, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Murder by Numbers | - | - | - | $3,624,487 | 2,663 | $31,945,749 | 11.3% | Apr 19, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Life or Something Like It | - | - | - | $3,182,255 | 2,609 | $14,448,589 | 22% | Apr 26, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | The Rookie | - | - | - | $3,120,594 | 2,543 | $75,600,072 | 4.1% | Mar 29, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Deuces Wild | - | - | - | $2,704,682 | 1,480 | $6,080,065 | 44.5% | May 3, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | Ice Age | - | - | - | $2,369,504 | 3,345 | $176,387,405 | 1.3% | Mar 15, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Jason X | - | - | - | $2,303,345 | 1,879 | $13,121,555 | 17.6% | Apr 26, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | Panic Room | - | - | - | $2,088,101 | 3,119 | $96,397,334 | 2.2% | Mar 29, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Hollywood Ending | - | - | - | $2,017,981 | 772 | $4,850,753 | 41.6% | May 3, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 12 | High Crimes | - | - | - | $1,713,011 | 2,747 | $41,543,917 | 4.1% | Apr 5, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | The Sweetest Thing | - | - | - | $1,005,340 | 2,670 | $24,718,164 | 4.1% | Apr 12, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | Y tu mamá también | - | - | - | $759,613 | 286 | $13,839,658 | 5.5% | Mar 15, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 15 | Clockstoppers | - | - | - | $706,423 | 2,563 | $36,989,956 | 1.9% | Mar 29, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $666,304 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | 0.3% | Apr 19, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 17 | Frailty | - | - | - | $605,892 | 1,497 | $13,110,448 | 4.6% | Apr 12, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | Monsoon Wedding | - | - | - | $593,527 | 254 | $13,885,966 | 4.3% | Feb 22, 2002 | USA Films |
| 19 | Blade II | - | - | - | $590,179 | 2,707 | $82,348,319 | 0.7% | Mar 22, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 20 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $486,944 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.5% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 21 | Van Wilder | - | - | - | $469,302 | 2,104 | $21,305,259 | 2.2% | Apr 5, 2002 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 22 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | - | - | - | $452,061 | 3,381 | $313,364,114 | 0.1% | Dec 19, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 23 | The Cat's Meow | - | - | - | $393,480 | 153 | $3,209,481 | 12.3% | Apr 12, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 24 | Monster's Ball | - | - | - | $393,099 | 714 | $31,273,922 | 1.3% | Dec 26, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | We Were Soldiers | - | - | - | $365,879 | 3,143 | $78,122,718 | 0.5% | Mar 1, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | A Beautiful Mind | - | - | - | $303,705 | 2,250 | $170,742,341 | 0.2% | Dec 21, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | Kissing Jessica Stein | - | - | - | $240,208 | 319 | $7,025,722 | 3.4% | Mar 13, 2002 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 28 | The Time Machine | - | - | - | $216,395 | 2,958 | $56,832,494 | 0.4% | Mar 8, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 29 | Enigma 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $187,408 | 115 | $4,301,582 | 4.4% | Apr 19, 2002 | Manhattan Pictures International |
| 30 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary | - | - | - | $170,625 | 3,007 | $35,306,015 | 0.5% | Mar 22, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | Savage Messiah | - | - | - | $169,675 | 58 | $1,015,671 | 16.7% | Apr 26, 2002 | Christal Films |
| 32 | Showtime | - | - | - | $163,753 | 2,917 | $38,082,712 | 0.4% | Mar 15, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | All About the Benjamins | - | - | - | $159,619 | 1,519 | $25,916,319 | 0.6% | Mar 8, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 34 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $134,131 | 68 | $25,487,190 | 0.5% | Jan 1, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $132,959 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 0.9% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 36 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | - | - | - | $120,938 | 70 | $1,300,682 | 9.3% | Apr 26, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | The Other Side of Heaven | - | - | - | $107,245 | 306 | $4,720,371 | 2.3% | Dec 14, 2001 | Excel Entertainment |
| 38 | Return to Never Land | - | - | - | $103,660 | 2,626 | $48,430,258 | 0.2% | Feb 15, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | Amélie | - | - | - | $92,802 | 303 | $33,225,499 | 0.3% | Nov 2, 2001 | Miramax |
| 40 | The Salton Sea | - | - | - | $92,230 | 30 | $764,554 | 12.1% | Apr 26, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Nine Queens | - | - | - | $89,886 | 36 | $1,222,889 | 7.4% | Apr 19, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | Snow Dogs | - | - | - | $88,615 | 2,454 | $81,172,560 | 0.1% | Jan 18, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 43 | The Count of Monte Cristo | - | - | - | $83,708 | 2,211 | $54,234,062 | 0.2% | Jan 25, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | Circuit | - | - | - | $81,081 | 7 | $235,087 | 34.5% | Apr 26, 2002 | Jour de Fête Films |
| 45 | Italian for Beginners | - | - | - | $77,733 | 99 | $4,544,753 | 1.7% | Jan 18, 2002 | Miramax |
| 46 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | - | - | - | $69,239 | 2,399 | $37,950,822 | 0.2% | Mar 1, 2002 | Miramax |
| 47 | Resident Evil | - | - | - | $65,366 | 2,528 | $40,119,709 | 0.2% | Mar 15, 2002 | Screen Gems |
| 48 | Crush | - | - | - | $63,101 | 117 | $1,084,935 | 5.8% | Apr 5, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 49 | Gosford Park | - | - | - | $61,092 | 918 | $41,308,615 | 0.1% | Dec 26, 2001 | USA Films |
| 50 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | $60,800 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | <0.1% | Nov 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | Last Orders | - | - | - | $57,917 | 60 | $2,329,631 | 2.5% | Feb 25, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 52 | The Piano Teacher | - | - | - | $51,102 | 19 | $1,012,069 | 5% | Mar 29, 2002 | Kino International |
| 53 | The Royal Tenenbaums | - | - | - | $33,793 | 999 | $52,364,010 | <0.1% | Dec 14, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 54 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $33,228 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 55 | The Triumph of Love | - | - | - | $32,300 | 51 | $447,267 | 7.2% | Apr 17, 2002 | Paramount Classics |
| 56 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | $31,954 | 1,103 | $35,930,604 | <0.1% | Nov 23, 2001 | Miramax |
| 57 | Rain | - | - | - | $30,910 | 17 | $455,164 | 6.8% | Apr 26, 2002 | IDP Distribution |
| 58 | Queen of the Damned | - | - | - | $30,099 | 2,511 | $30,336,800 | <0.1% | Feb 22, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | Son of the Bride | - | - | - | $28,993 | 18 | $624,757 | 4.6% | Mar 22, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | The Last Waltz 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $25,198 | 15 | $322,313 | 7.8% | Apr 5, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 61 | Iris | - | - | - | $23,364 | 220 | $5,594,617 | 0.4% | Dec 14, 2001 | Miramax |
| 62 | Big Trouble | - | - | - | $23,251 | 1,961 | $7,267,307 | 0.3% | Apr 5, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 63 | Unfaithful | - | - | - | $22,740 | 2,625 | $52,775,765 | <0.1% | May 8, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 64 | Death to Smoochy | - | - | - | $19,866 | 2,164 | $8,364,691 | 0.2% | Mar 29, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 65 | The Mystic Masseur | - | - | - | $18,550 | 36 | $399,110 | 4.6% | May 3, 2002 | THINKFilm |
| 66 | Time Out | - | - | - | $17,742 | 22 | $448,542 | 4% | Mar 29, 2002 | THINKFilm |
| 67 | Human Nature | - | - | - | $16,077 | 224 | $705,308 | 2.3% | Apr 12, 2002 | Fine Line Features |
| 68 | Green Dragon | - | - | - | $16,007 | 8 | $281,803 | 5.7% | May 3, 2002 | Silver Nitrate |
| 69 | Murderous Maids | - | - | - | $15,732 | 5 | $225,390 | 7% | Apr 19, 2002 | Rialto Pictures |
| 70 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $15,426 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | <0.1% | Nov 2, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 71 | Baran | - | - | - | $15,276 | 9 | $125,900 | 12.1% | Dec 7, 2001 | Miramax |
| 72 | Amadeus Director's Cut | - | - | - | $14,173 | 18 | $408,749 | 3.5% | Apr 5, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 73 | Pauline and Paulette | - | - | - | $12,261 | 12 | $139,789 | 8.8% | Mar 15, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 74 | A Grin Without A Cat | - | - | - | $8,449 | 1 | $43,616 | 19.4% | May 1, 2002 | Icarus Films |
| 75 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $3,919 | 405 | $11,260,096 | <0.1% | Jan 11, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 76 | Vulgar | - | - | - | $1,781 | 2 | $15,927 | 11.2% | Apr 26, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 77 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $1,677 | 247 | $7,220,243 | <0.1% | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 78 | Chelsea Walls | - | - | - | $1,081 | 6 | $60,902 | 1.8% | Apr 19, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 79 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $420 | 5 | $73,276 | 0.6% | May 8, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
