Domestic 2002 Weekend 51
December 20-22, 2002
| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | $62,942,105 | +3,981% | 43.4% | 3 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $62,007,528 | 98.5% | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | 5 | $21,241,071 | +79.9% | 14.7% | 4 | Two Weeks Notice | $14,328,494 | 67.5% | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 1 | $10,746,402 | -42.8% | 7.4% | 2 | Maid in Manhattan | $10,712,011 | 99.7% | 2 | Revolution Studios |
| 4 | 2 | $10,588,931 | -43.4% | 7.3% | 5 | The Wild Thornberrys | $6,013,847 | 56.8% | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 13 | $9,657,870 | +827.3% | 6.7% | 5 | Gangs of New York | $9,100,000 | 94.2% | 1 | Miramax |
| 6 | 3 | $9,496,435 | -35.8% | 6.6% | 8 | The Hot Chick | $4,576,225 | 48.2% | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 4 | $7,435,562 | -44.6% | 5.1% | 4 | Drumline | $7,125,270 | 95.8% | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | 6 | $4,285,416 | -46.9% | 3% | 4 | Die Another Day | $4,030,346 | 94% | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | 7 | $1,920,108 | -62.6% | 1.3% | 4 | Empire | $1,382,630 | 72% | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | 9 | $1,461,534 | -14.2% | 1% | 1 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $1,461,534 | 100% | 36 | IFC Films |
| 11 | 8 | $1,365,229 | -38.1% | 0.9% | 3 | Adaptation. | $1,108,032 | 81.2% | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 14 | $601,250 | -18.9% | 0.4% | 2 | Far from Heaven | $601,250 | 100% | 7 | Focus Features |
| 14 | 11 | $404,680 | -71.4% | 0.3% | 2 | The Ring | $369,289 | 91.3% | 10 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 15 | 15 | $386,034 | -32.2% | 0.3% | 1 | Bowling for Columbine | $386,034 | 100% | 11 | United Artists |
| 16 | 17 | $331,720 | -10.2% | 0.2% | 5 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $187,987 | 56.7% | 8 | IMAX |
| 17 | 16 | $319,072 | -27.1% | 0.2% | 1 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | $319,072 | 100% | 4 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 18 | 24 | $240,342 | +300.4% | 0.2% | 4 | Antwone Fisher | $210,013 | 87.4% | 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 19 | 20 | $207,283 | -6.2% | 0.1% | 3 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $107,891 | 52.1% | 12 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 20 | 18 | $191,554 | -44.4% | 0.1% | 2 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | $171,402 | 89.5% | 6 | IDP Distribution |
| 21 | 19 | $161,733 | -28.1% | 0.1% | 1 | Real Women Have Curves | $161,733 | 100% | 10 | Newmarket Films |
| 22 | 21 | $154,581 | +11.4% | 0.1% | 5 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | $132,044 | 85.4% | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | 12 | $96,747 | -91.6% | <0.1% | 3 | They | $54,775 | 56.6% | 4 | Dimension Films |
| 25 | 26 | $33,031 | -21.6% | <0.1% | 3 | Russian Ark | $23,425 | 70.9% | 2 | Wellspring Media |
| 26 | 22 | $33,005 | -59.6% | <0.1% | 2 | Secretary | $28,982 | 87.8% | 14 | Lionsgate |
| 27 | 25 | $24,696 | -57.5% | <0.1% | 3 | The Way Home | $17,444 | 70.6% | 6 | Paramount Classics |
| 28 | 31 | $23,793 | -1.5% | <0.1% | 6 | Morvern Callar | $13,836 | 58.2% | 1 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 29 | 23 | $22,504 | -67.6% | <0.1% | 1 | Dangerous People | $22,504 | 100% | 3 | Christal Films |
| 30 | 30 | $12,260 | -51.7% | <0.1% | 2 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | $9,442 | 77% | 13 | First Run |
| 31 | 37 | $9,729 | -15.7% | <0.1% | 4 | Children of the Century | $3,460 | 35.6% | 15 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 32 | 34 | $8,333 | -51.8% | <0.1% | 1 | Tully | $8,333 | 100% | 8 | Small Planet Pictures |
| 33 | 36 | $8,222 | -45% | <0.1% | 1 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $8,222 | 100% | 98 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 34 | 33 | $6,651 | -61.8% | <0.1% | 3 | The Komediant | $4,976 | 74.8% | 38 | New Yorker Films |
| 36 | 40 | $5,476 | +0.3% | <0.1% | 1 | The Bread, My Sweet | $5,476 | 100% | 101 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 37 | 43 | $4,914 | +111.4% | <0.1% | 4 | Smokers Only | $3,102 | 63.1% | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 38 | 42 | $4,270 | +20.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Charly | $4,270 | 100% | 13 | Excel Entertainment |
| 39 | 38 | $3,990 | -63.9% | <0.1% | 1 | Metropolis 2002 Re-release | $3,990 | 100% | 24 | Kino International |
| 40 | 41 | $2,655 | -31% | <0.1% | 1 | O Fantasma | $2,655 | 100% | 5 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 41 | 39 | $1,267 | -87.2% | <0.1% | 1 | Skins | $1,267 | 100% | 13 | First Look International |
| 42 | 50 | $366 | -60.9% | <0.1% | 1 | In Praise of Love | $366 | 100% | 16 | Manhattan Pictures International |
