| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $43,184,723 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | 12.7% | Dec 18, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $39,590,760 | 3,225 | $164,615,351 | 24.1% | Dec 25, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | Two Weeks Notice | - | - | - | $19,559,824 | 2,755 | $93,354,851 | 21% | Dec 20, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | About Schmidt | - | - | - | $16,440,000 | 1,240 | $65,016,287 | 25.3% | Dec 13, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 5 | Maid in Manhattan | - | - | - | $14,860,464 | 3,050 | $94,011,225 | 15.8% | Dec 13, 2002 | Revolution Studios |
| 6 | Gangs of New York | - | - | - | $13,815,000 | 2,340 | $77,812,000 | 17.8% | Dec 20, 2002 | Miramax |
| 7 | Just Married | - | - | - | $13,680,678 | 2,769 | $56,127,162 | 24.4% | Jan 10, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | Chicago | - | - | - | $11,288,000 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | 6.6% | Dec 27, 2002 | Miramax |
| 9 | Drumline | - | - | - | $8,493,632 | 1,837 | $56,399,184 | 15.1% | Dec 13, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | The Wild Thornberrys | - | - | - | $8,088,923 | 3,012 | $40,108,697 | 20.2% | Dec 20, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | - | - | - | $7,148,640 | 3,682 | $261,988,482 | 2.7% | Nov 15, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | The Hot Chick | - | - | - | $5,939,838 | 2,246 | $35,081,594 | 16.9% | Dec 13, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $5,126,106 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | 2.1% | Apr 19, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 14 | Die Another Day | - | - | - | $4,976,215 | 3,377 | $160,942,139 | 3.1% | Nov 22, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | Antwone Fisher | - | - | - | $4,842,623 | 1,021 | $21,078,145 | 23% | Dec 19, 2002 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 16 | Star Trek: Nemesis | - | - | - | $4,181,242 | 2,711 | $43,254,409 | 9.7% | Dec 13, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | Adaptation. | - | - | - | $3,327,146 | 672 | $22,498,520 | 14.8% | Dec 6, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | 25th Hour | - | - | - | $2,248,254 | 495 | $13,084,595 | 17.2% | Dec 19, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | Narc | - | - | - | $2,161,003 | 822 | $10,465,659 | 20.6% | Dec 20, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $1,986,529 | 66 | $15,686,215 | 12.7% | Dec 27, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | Analyze That | - | - | - | $1,762,982 | 2,635 | $32,130,627 | 5.5% | Dec 6, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | The Pianist | - | - | - | $1,557,150 | 842 | $32,572,577 | 4.8% | Dec 25, 2002 | Focus Features |
| 23 | Treasure Planet | - | - | - | $1,533,886 | 3,227 | $38,176,783 | 4% | Nov 27, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Empire | - | - | - | $1,211,360 | 869 | $17,600,423 | 6.9% | Dec 6, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | The Hours | - | - | - | $1,197,530 | 1,010 | $41,675,994 | 2.9% | Dec 27, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | The Santa Clause 2 | - | - | - | $1,043,618 | 3,352 | $139,236,327 | 0.7% | Nov 1, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | Far from Heaven | - | - | - | $1,008,233 | 291 | $15,901,849 | 6.3% | Nov 8, 2002 | Focus Features |
| 28 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $913,592 | 248 | $21,576,018 | 4.2% | Oct 11, 2002 | United Artists |
| 29 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $899,844 | 255 | $9,285,469 | 9.7% | Nov 22, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | Frida | - | - | - | $865,262 | 794 | $25,885,000 | 3.3% | Oct 25, 2002 | Miramax |
| 31 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | - | - | - | $782,745 | 123 | $6,749,187 | 11.6% | Nov 29, 2002 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 32 | Pinocchio | - | - | - | $733,805 | 1,195 | $3,675,719 | 20% | Dec 25, 2002 | Miramax |
| 33 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | - | - | - | $630,837 | 153 | $6,199,600 | 10.2% | Nov 27, 2002 | Miramax |
| 34 | 8 Mile | - | - | - | $609,840 | 2,585 | $116,750,901 | 0.5% | Nov 8, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | Sweet Home Alabama | - | - | - | $547,213 | 3,313 | $127,223,418 | 0.4% | Sep 27, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $477,268 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.5% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 37 | The Ring | - | - | - | $449,880 | 2,927 | $129,128,133 | 0.3% | Oct 18, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 38 | Nicholas Nickleby | - | - | - | $347,829 | 100 | $1,587,173 | 21.9% | Dec 27, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 39 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | - | - | - | $302,275 | 137 | $5,717,044 | 5.3% | Nov 15, 2002 | IDP Distribution |
| 40 | Friday After Next | - | - | - | $295,509 | 1,621 | $33,253,609 | 0.9% | Nov 22, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 41 | Evelyn | - | - | - | $280,551 | 137 | $1,487,645 | 18.9% | Dec 13, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 42 | Ghost Ship | - | - | - | $250,266 | 2,787 | $30,113,491 | 0.8% | Oct 25, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | The Emperor's Club | - | - | - | $210,970 | 811 | $14,118,751 | 1.5% | Nov 22, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 44 | Real Women Have Curves | - | - | - | $192,725 | 163 | $5,853,194 | 3.3% | Oct 18, 2002 | Newmarket Films |
| 45 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | - | - | - | $183,143 | 1,776 | $16,007,718 | 1.1% | Dec 31, 2002 | Miramax |
| 46 | Tuck Everlasting | - | - | - | $181,629 | 1,460 | $19,161,999 | 0.9% | Oct 11, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | Signs | - | - | - | $170,365 | 3,453 | $227,966,634 | <0.1% | Aug 2, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | - | - | - | $131,921 | 1,625 | $25,581,229 | 0.5% | Oct 4, 2002 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 49 | I Spy | - | - | - | $128,859 | 3,182 | $33,561,137 | 0.4% | Nov 1, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 50 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $127,055 | 58 | $8,485,488 | 1.5% | Nov 1, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 51 | Jackass: The Movie | - | - | - | $98,311 | 2,532 | $64,255,312 | 0.2% | Oct 25, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 52 | Kaante | - | - | - | $93,358 | 29 | $1,041,228 | 9% | Dec 20, 2002 | Media Partners |
| 53 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | - | - | - | $89,582 | 25 | $1,934,053 | 4.6% | Nov 1, 2002 | IMAX |
| 54 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | - | - | - | $84,543 | 59 | $1,722,119 | 4.9% | Nov 15, 2002 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 55 | Barbershop | - | - | - | $84,300 | 2,176 | $75,782,105 | 0.1% | Sep 13, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 56 | Russian Ark | - | - | - | $79,988 | 22 | $2,326,979 | 3.4% | Dec 13, 2002 | Wellspring Media |
| 57 | Intacto | - | - | - | $76,869 | 31 | $307,333 | 25% | Dec 13, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 58 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $68,958 | 22 | $15,627,434 | 0.4% | May 5, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 59 | Personal Velocity | - | - | - | $68,899 | 43 | $811,299 | 8.5% | Nov 22, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 60 | Eight Crazy Nights | - | - | - | $58,833 | 2,503 | $23,586,598 | 0.2% | Nov 27, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 61 | Saathiya | - | - | - | $58,704 | 29 | $317,564 | 18.5% | Dec 20, 2002 | Yash Raj Films |
| 62 | Extreme Ops | - | - | - | $49,860 | 1,800 | $4,842,259 | 1% | Nov 27, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 63 | The Tuxedo | - | - | - | $49,465 | 3,022 | $50,547,998 | <0.1% | Sep 27, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 64 | Brown Sugar | - | - | - | $48,321 | 1,378 | $27,363,891 | 0.2% | Oct 11, 2002 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 65 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $46,270 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 66 | Stuart Little 2 | - | - | - | $43,328 | 3,282 | $64,956,806 | <0.1% | Jul 19, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 67 | Spirited Away | - | - | - | $43,187 | 714 | $10,055,859 | 0.4% | Sep 20, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 68 | Secretary | - | - | - | $42,748 | 149 | $4,059,680 | 1.1% | Sep 20, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 69 | Max | - | - | - | $42,015 | 37 | $539,879 | 7.8% | Dec 27, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 70 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | - | - | - | $38,725 | 3,307 | $85,846,429 | <0.1% | Aug 7, 2002 | Dimension Films |
| 71 | Ararat | - | - | - | $35,777 | 42 | $1,555,959 | 2.3% | Nov 15, 2002 | Miramax |
| 72 | Auto Focus | - | - | - | $33,376 | 461 | $2,063,196 | 1.6% | Oct 18, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | The Man from Elysian Fields | - | - | - | $32,804 | 50 | $1,435,016 | 2.3% | Sep 27, 2002 | IDP Distribution |
| 74 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $32,612 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 0.2% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 75 | Solaris | - | - | - | $32,549 | 2,406 | $14,973,382 | 0.2% | Nov 27, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 76 | xXx | - | - | - | $32,366 | 3,536 | $142,109,382 | <0.1% | Aug 9, 2002 | Revolution Studios |
| 77 | They | - | - | - | $31,618 | 1,623 | $12,840,842 | 0.2% | Nov 27, 2002 | Dimension Films |
| 78 | Roger Dodger | - | - | - | $31,374 | 61 | $1,266,828 | 2.5% | Oct 25, 2002 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 79 | Rivers and Tides | - | - | - | $29,994 | 15 | $2,200,276 | 1.4% | Jun 26, 2002 | Roxie Releasing |
| 80 | The Quiet American | - | - | - | $26,744 | 396 | $12,988,801 | 0.2% | Nov 22, 2002 | Miramax |
| 81 | Love Liza | - | - | - | $25,940 | 10 | $213,137 | 12.2% | Dec 30, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 82 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | - | - | - | $20,380 | 8 | $516,726 | 3.9% | Sep 25, 2002 | First Run |
| 83 | Tully | - | - | - | $20,160 | 13 | $466,664 | 4.3% | Nov 1, 2002 | Small Planet Pictures |
| 84 | Igby Goes Down | - | - | - | $18,938 | 156 | $4,777,465 | 0.4% | Sep 13, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 85 | Ikiru | - | - | - | $18,706 | 2 | $60,239 | 31.1% | Dec 27, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 86 | Morvern Callar | - | - | - | $18,233 | 9 | $267,907 | 6.8% | Dec 20, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 87 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $17,084 | 19 | $1,766,621 | 1% | Sep 20, 2002 | IMAX |
| 88 | The Ignorant Fairies | - | - | - | $16,308 | 4 | $215,449 | 7.6% | Sep 20, 2002 | Strand Releasing |
| 89 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $13,258 | 8 | $1,023,156 | 1.3% | Jan 18, 2001 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 90 | The Transporter | - | - | - | $12,907 | 2,610 | $25,296,447 | <0.1% | Oct 11, 2002 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 91 | Mostly Martha | - | - | - | $12,524 | 143 | $4,160,475 | 0.3% | Aug 16, 2002 | Paramount Classics |
| 92 | Charly | - | - | - | $12,265 | 36 | $814,666 | 1.5% | Sep 27, 2002 | Excel Entertainment |
| 93 | Metropolis 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,817 | 8 | $650,422 | 1.8% | Jul 12, 2002 | Kino International |
| 94 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $11,340 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 95 | Tarkovsky At 70 Film Festival | - | - | - | $10,061 | 2 | $177,345 | 5.7% | Sep 13, 2002 | Kino International |
| 96 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $10,000 | 10 | $13,651,656 | <0.1% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 97 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | - | - | - | $9,621 | 4 | $290,767 | 3.3% | Nov 22, 2002 | First Run |
| 98 | Le Cercle Rouge | - | - | - | $8,320 | 4 | $369,970 | 2.2% | Jan 10, 2003 | Rialto Pictures |
| 99 | The Way Home | - | - | - | $7,854 | 20 | $445,367 | 1.8% | Nov 15, 2002 | Paramount Classics |
| 100 | Singin' in the Rain 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,296 | 3 | $120,420 | 6.1% | Nov 8, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 101 | Bloody Sunday | - | - | - | $7,168 | 54 | $773,228 | 0.9% | Oct 4, 2002 | Paramount Classics |
| 102 | Fidel | - | - | - | $6,675 | 2 | $121,304 | 5.5% | Oct 18, 2002 | First Run |
| 103 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | - | - | - | $6,674 | 57 | $3,789,952 | 0.2% | Apr 12, 2002 | Lot 47 Films |
| 104 | Sex with Strangers | - | - | - | $6,031 | 8 | $254,852 | 2.4% | Feb 22, 2002 | - |
| 105 | Handcart | - | - | - | $5,683 | 14 | $98,666 | 5.8% | Oct 11, 2002 | Media Partners Entertainment |
| 106 | One Hour Photo | - | - | - | $5,591 | 1,332 | $31,597,131 | <0.1% | Aug 21, 2002 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 107 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $4,856 | 16 | $7,195,792 | <0.1% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 108 | The Bank | - | - | - | $4,792 | 5 | $88,414 | 5.4% | Aug 28, 2002 | The Cinema Guild |
| 109 | Sordid Lives | - | - | - | $4,502 | 8 | $1,111,273 | 0.4% | May 11, 2001 | Regent Releasing |
| 110 | Extreme | - | - | - | $4,465 | 21 | $12,475,172 | <0.1% | Apr 2, 1999 | IMAX |
| 111 | The Son | - | - | - | $4,168 | 3 | $70,262 | 5.9% | Jan 10, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 112 | The Komediant | - | - | - | $3,499 | 2 | $119,506 | 2.9% | Apr 5, 2002 | New Yorker Films |
| 113 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,432 | 4 | $271,841 | 1.3% | Aug 30, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 114 | All or Nothing | - | - | - | $2,513 | 16 | $201,546 | 1.2% | Oct 25, 2002 | United Artists |
| 115 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $2,400 | 10 | $8,959,784 | <0.1% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 116 | In Praise of Love | - | - | - | $2,398 | 11 | $252,074 | 1% | Sep 6, 2002 | Manhattan Pictures International |
| 117 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $2,383 | 81 | $18,798,590 | <0.1% | Jul 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 118 | Nightcap | - | - | - | $2,198 | 8 | $443,238 | 0.5% | Jul 31, 2002 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 119 | Beauty and the Beast 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,125 | 3 | $138,503 | 1.5% | Jun 21, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 120 | Jenny Lamour | - | - | - | $1,938 | 2 | $152,961 | 1.3% | Oct 25, 2002 | Rialto Pictures |
| 121 | Alias Betty | - | - | - | $1,876 | 8 | $208,400 | 0.9% | Sep 13, 2002 | Wellspring Media |
| 122 | The Slaughter Rule | - | - | - | $1,642 | 3 | $13,411 | 12.2% | Jan 8, 2003 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 123 | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | - | - | - | $1,488 | 13 | $445,522 | 0.3% | Jul 26, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 124 | How I Killed My Father | - | - | - | $1,424 | 5 | $145,396 | 1% | Aug 23, 2002 | New Yorker Films |
| 125 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $1,144 | 21 | $3,921,642 | <0.1% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 126 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $1,120 | 2 | $16,015,639 | <0.1% | Oct 20, 1995 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 127 | The Producers | - | - | - | $1,028 | 3 | $111,866 | 0.9% | Jun 7, 2002 | Rialto Pictures |
| 128 | Pandora's Box | - | - | - | $988 | 42 | $881,950 | 0.1% | Aug 9, 2002 | Rainforest Films |
| 129 | Mark Twain's America in | - | - | - | $887 | 2 | $2,297,096 | <0.1% | Jul 2, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 130 | Dekalog | - | - | - | $722 | 1 | $655,720 | 0.1% | Jun 9, 2000 | New Yorker Films |
| 131 | Devils on the Doorstep | - | - | - | $620 | 1 | $18,944 | 3.3% | Dec 18, 2002 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 132 | Tosca | - | - | - | $555 | 2 | $69,613 | 0.8% | Jul 12, 2002 | Avatar Films |
| 133 | Trembling Before G-d | - | - | - | $151 | 8 | $788,896 | <0.1% | Oct 24, 2001 | New Yorker Films |
