Domestic 2002 Week 52
December 27-January 2, 2003
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $84,831,640 | -23.7% | 3,622 | - | $23,421 | $236,014,322 | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | 5 | Catch Me If You Can | $57,701,884 | +210.3% | 3,156 | - | $18,283 | $76,295,187 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | 2 | Two Weeks Notice | $30,157,672 | +9.6% | 2,755 | - | $10,946 | $57,683,682 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 3 | Maid in Manhattan | $23,280,798 | +17.1% | 2,938 | +30 | $7,924 | $67,706,856 | 3 | Revolution Studios |
| 5 | 4 | Gangs of New York | $20,830,538 | +10.1% | 2,190 | +20 | $9,511 | $39,754,882 | 2 | Miramax |
| 6 | 7 | The Wild Thornberrys | $14,962,562 | +35.4% | 3,012 | - | $4,967 | $26,016,414 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | Drumline | $13,725,029 | +3.4% | 1,661 | -176 | $8,263 | $42,236,216 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | 8 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $13,611,290 | +45.1% | 2,505 | - | $5,433 | $247,444,556 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 9 | The Hot Chick | $8,833,129 | +7.8% | 2,246 | - | $3,932 | $26,220,635 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | Die Another Day | $8,488,581 | +7.9% | 1,875 | - | $4,527 | $150,822,926 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | 11 | Star Trek: Nemesis | $7,392,593 | -4.5% | 2,642 | - | $2,798 | $37,184,986 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 14 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $5,480,627 | +58.8% | 951 | -22 | $5,763 | $225,237,399 | 37 | IFC Films |
| 13 | 12 | The Santa Clause 2 | $4,072,143 | -39.7% | 1,511 | - | $2,694 | $137,461,659 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 13 | Analyze That | $3,871,381 | -8.1% | 1,611 | - | $2,403 | $29,665,339 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | - | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | $3,658,624 | - | 66 | - | $55,433 | $4,622,744 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | 19 | Antwone Fisher | $3,462,799 | +190.7% | 192 | +1 | $18,035 | $4,662,761 | 3 | - |
| 17 | 15 | Treasure Planet | $3,365,004 | +24.7% | 1,414 | - | $2,379 | $34,664,894 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | - | Chicago | $2,559,773 | - | 77 | - | $33,243 | $2,559,773 | 1 | Miramax |
| 19 | 24 | Pinocchio | $2,167,435 | +232.8% | 1,195 | - | $1,813 | $2,818,678 | 2 | Miramax |
| 20 | 17 | Adaptation. | $2,155,335 | +5.5% | 109 | - | $19,773 | $5,196,444 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | 16 | Empire | $1,778,130 | -22.1% | 496 | -24 | $3,584 | $15,881,785 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | 18 | About Schmidt | $1,767,532 | +35.3% | 35 | +1 | $50,500 | $3,495,302 | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 23 | 20 | Far from Heaven | $1,263,464 | +18% | 230 | -5 | $5,493 | $10,664,972 | 8 | Focus Features |
| 24 | 22 | Frida | $1,061,293 | +18.1% | 283 | +20 | $3,750 | $20,815,731 | 10 | Miramax |
| 25 | 25 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | $922,184 | +49.2% | 89 | -5 | $10,361 | $4,528,927 | 5 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 26 | 23 | Bowling for Columbine | $831,978 | +19.6% | 175 | -20 | $4,754 | $15,618,506 | 12 | United Artists |
| 27 | 32 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | $818,143 | +133.3% | 59 | +1 | $13,866 | $1,727,059 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 41 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $766,379 | +211.9% | 84 | - | $9,123 | $1,317,658 | 6 | Miramax |
| 29 | 30 | Sweet Home Alabama | $739,562 | +66.8% | 326 | - | $2,268 | $125,753,554 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | - | The Hours | $715,740 | - | 11 | - | $65,067 | $715,740 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | 40 | Space Station 3D | $606,442 | +134.1% | 44 | -5 | $13,782 | $30,299,977 | 37 | IMAX |
| 32 | 28 | 8 Mile | $605,025 | +6.2% | 321 | +15 | $1,884 | $114,965,500 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | 26 | The Ring | $531,546 | -12.9% | 237 | - | $2,242 | $126,995,148 | 11 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 34 | 35 | Evelyn | $511,638 | +78.6% | 137 | +1 | $3,734 | $892,211 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 35 | 29 | Friday After Next | $430,054 | -19.4% | 335 | +133 | $1,283 | $32,382,388 | 6 | New Line Cinema |
| 36 | 36 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | $338,001 | +18% | 83 | -22 | $4,072 | $4,390,350 | 7 | IDP Distribution |
| 37 | 39 | Ghost Ship | $305,125 | +17% | 173 | - | $1,763 | $29,730,248 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 34 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $291,481 | -8.6% | 23 | -2 | $12,673 | $1,841,182 | 9 | IMAX |
| 39 | 43 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $277,009 | +31.7% | 392 | -29 | $706 | $25,318,165 | 13 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 40 | 27 | Kaante | $275,997 | -54.2% | 29 | +3 | $9,517 | $878,186 | 2 | Media Partners |
| 41 | 38 | Real Women Have Curves | $275,112 | -0.4% | 91 | -23 | $3,023 | $5,244,523 | 11 | Newmarket Films |
| 42 | 42 | 25th Hour | $250,041 | +14.6% | 5 | - | $50,008 | $490,213 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 43 | 66 | The Pianist | $223,987 | +601.4% | 6 | +3 | $37,331 | $255,923 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 44 | 31 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | $220,995 | -43.9% | 14 | -1 | $15,785 | $8,023,085 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | 37 | The Emperor's Club | $209,595 | -25.8% | 167 | +5 | $1,255 | $13,724,175 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 46 | - | I Spy | $189,879 | - | 137 | - | $1,385 | $33,351,984 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 47 | 44 | Jackass: The Movie | $184,134 | +21.2% | 182 | - | $1,011 | $64,133,063 | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 48 | 33 | Eight Crazy Nights | $143,556 | -57.6% | 176 | - | $815 | $23,404,380 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 49 | 70 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $138,955 | +473.5% | 5 | - | $27,791 | $14,612,041 | 139 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 50 | 49 | Narc | $126,645 | +3.9% | 6 | - | $21,107 | $248,575 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 51 | 52 | Barbershop | $115,936 | +34.5% | 81 | -12 | $1,431 | $75,637,719 | 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 52 | 47 | Signs | $112,541 | -14.3% | 123 | - | $914 | $227,647,707 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 53 | 46 | Saathiya | $107,720 | -20% | 29 | - | $3,714 | $242,430 | 2 | Yash Raj Films |
| 54 | 45 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $106,860 | -21.7% | 57 | -1 | $1,874 | $1,286,899 | 7 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 55 | 54 | Stuart Little 2 | $106,122 | +46.9% | 92 | -30 | $1,153 | $64,913,478 | 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 56 | 48 | Personal Velocity | $97,647 | -22.6% | 29 | - | $3,367 | $667,278 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 57 | - | Nicholas Nickleby | $92,333 | - | 5 | - | $18,466 | $92,333 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 58 | 55 | The Tuxedo | $91,865 | +39.1% | 71 | -4 | $1,293 | $50,475,858 | 14 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 59 | 56 | xXx | $85,106 | +31.5% | 62 | - | $1,372 | $142,077,016 | 21 | Revolution Studios |
| 60 | - | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $82,515 | - | 4 | - | $20,628 | $82,515 | 1 | Miramax |
| 61 | 57 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | $78,925 | +55.5% | 75 | +2 | $1,052 | $85,776,571 | 22 | Dimension Films |
| 62 | 65 | Spirited Away | $76,150 | +129% | 38 | - | $2,003 | $5,438,015 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 63 | 51 | Ararat | $67,707 | -23.7% | 16 | -11 | $4,231 | $1,491,149 | 7 | Miramax |
| 64 | 58 | Russian Ark | $59,820 | +22.5% | 2 | - | $29,910 | $155,344 | 3 | Wellspring Media |
| 65 | - | Max | $54,385 | - | 6 | - | $9,064 | $54,385 | 1 | Lionsgate Films |
| 66 | 50 | They | $49,732 | -49.3% | 43 | -84 | $1,156 | $12,668,108 | 6 | Dimension Films |
| 67 | 62 | Brown Sugar | $45,978 | +27.1% | 35 | -9 | $1,313 | $27,284,173 | 12 | - |
| 68 | 64 | The Man from Elysian Fields | $42,524 | +19.3% | 17 | +4 | $2,501 | $1,377,105 | 14 | IDP Distribution |
| 69 | 79 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $40,139 | +179.3% | 7 | -2 | $5,734 | $13,795,287 | 99 | - |
| 70 | 53 | Solaris | $39,294 | -49.5% | 56 | -18 | $701 | $14,847,485 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 71 | 59 | Secretary | $35,889 | -12.1% | 21 | -4 | $1,709 | $3,854,224 | 15 | Lionsgate Films |
| 72 | - | Sonny | $30,005 | - | 6 | - | $5,000 | $30,005 | 1 | - |
| 73 | 68 | Auto Focus | $27,173 | -8.8% | 25 | -4 | $1,086 | $1,992,387 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 74 | 71 | Morvern Callar | $25,114 | +7.4% | 3 | - | $8,371 | $48,251 | 2 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 75 | 69 | Haunted Castle | $25,000 | -9.1% | 3 | - | $8,333 | $5,559,202 | 97 | - |
| 76 | - | Igby Goes Down | $24,478 | - | 8 | - | $3,059 | $4,713,593 | 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 77 | 81 | Extreme Ops | $23,409 | +71.3% | 69 | - | $339 | $4,781,629 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 78 | 60 | Roger Dodger | $22,508 | -42.1% | 30 | -20 | $750 | $1,207,269 | 10 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 79 | - | Love Liza | $20,940 | - | 4 | - | $5,235 | $20,940 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | 63 | The Way Home | $20,474 | -43.1% | 13 | -6 | $1,574 | $301,012 | 7 | Paramount Classics |
| 81 | 80 | Intacto 2002 Re-release | $19,307 | +37.6% | 5 | +4 | $3,861 | $44,239 | 3 | Lionsgate Films |
| 82 | 72 | The Transporter | $17,882 | -18.4% | 23 | -8 | $777 | $25,277,524 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 83 | 83 | The Bread, My Sweet | $17,483 | +57.7% | 6 | +1 | $2,913 | $346,971 | 103 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 84 | 86 | Charly | $17,312 | +69.5% | 8 | -2 | $2,164 | $587,304 | 14 | Excel Entertainment |
| 85 | 76 | Tuck Everlasting | $15,897 | +5.5% | 27 | - | $588 | $18,805,581 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 86 | 78 | Sordid Lives | $14,347 | -0.4% | 4 | - | $3,586 | $997,346 | 86 | Regent Releasing |
| 87 | 84 | One Hour Photo | $12,803 | +18.5% | 15 | -7 | $853 | $31,591,540 | 20 | - |
| 88 | 75 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | $12,178 | -20.5% | 5 | - | $2,435 | $375,527 | 15 | First Run |
| 89 | 74 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $10,953 | -33.2% | 2 | -3 | $5,476 | $1,385,347 | 15 | IMAX |
| 90 | - | Tarkovsky At 70 Film Festival | $10,733 | - | 1 | - | $10,733 | $107,372 | 16 | Kino International |
| 91 | 89 | Metropolis 2002 Re-release | $9,875 | +23.6% | 5 | +3 | $1,975 | $579,324 | 25 | Kino International |
| 92 | 92 | Devils on the Doorstep | $8,838 | +36.3% | 1 | - | $8,838 | $16,644 | 3 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 93 | 100 | On Guard | $8,450 | +148.6% | 4 | +2 | $2,112 | $75,472 | 11 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 94 | 77 | Tully | $8,320 | -42.2% | 4 | -4 | $2,080 | $239,357 | 9 | - |
| 95 | - | Jenny Lamour | $8,057 | - | 1 | - | $8,057 | $47,659 | 10 | Rialto Pictures |
| 96 | 90 | Mostly Martha | $8,002 | +6.1% | 8 | -5 | $1,000 | $4,135,076 | 20 | Paramount Classics |
| 97 | 97 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | $7,049 | +44.6% | 1 | - | $7,049 | $52,059 | 6 | First Run |
| 98 | 102 | Nightcap | $6,587 | +128.5% | 3 | - | $2,195 | $435,585 | 23 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 99 | 91 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $6,500 | -13.3% | 2 | - | $3,250 | $6,687,512 | 201 | - |
| 100 | 98 | Smokers Only | $4,341 | -7.3% | 1 | - | $4,341 | $9,024 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 101 | 87 | The Komediant | $4,118 | -56.4% | 2 | - | $2,059 | $112,563 | 39 | New Yorker Films |
| 102 | 110 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | $3,846 | +194.9% | 1 | - | $3,846 | $387,262 | 23 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 103 | 112 | Extreme | $3,485 | +195.3% | 1 | - | $3,485 | $12,343,450 | 196 | IMAX |
| 104 | 88 | Alias Betty | $3,398 | -59.2% | 3 | -4 | $1,132 | $184,889 | 16 | Wellspring Media |
| 105 | 109 | The Ignorant Fairies | $3,237 | +111.7% | 1 | - | $3,237 | $121,689 | 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 106 | 85 | China: The Panda Adventure | $3,203 | -69.7% | 4 | - | $800 | $2,989,176 | 82 | IMAX |
| 107 | 95 | Bloody Sunday | $3,149 | -37.6% | 5 | - | $629 | $757,627 | 13 | Paramount Classics |
| 108 | - | All or Nothing | $2,938 | - | 2 | - | $1,469 | $175,982 | 10 | United Artists |
| 109 | 94 | Children of the Century | $2,922 | -42.5% | 3 | -2 | $974 | $56,611 | 16 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 110 | 101 | Alien Adventure | $2,700 | -10% | 1 | - | $2,700 | $4,235,204 | 176 | - |
| 111 | 104 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $2,250 | -17.8% | 2 | - | $1,125 | $18,327,037 | 286 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 112 | - | Ikiru | $2,149 | - | 1 | - | $2,149 | $2,149 | 1 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 113 | 107 | Beauty and the Beast 2002 Re-release | $2,096 | -2.1% | 1 | -1 | $2,096 | $117,091 | 28 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 114 | 99 | God Is Great and I'm Not | $1,834 | -48.3% | 1 | - | $1,834 | $66,107 | 9 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 115 | 111 | How I Killed My Father | $1,782 | +44.3% | 1 | -1 | $1,782 | $131,038 | 19 | New Yorker Films |
| 116 | 96 | O Fantasma | $1,602 | -67.6% | 1 | - | $1,602 | $58,007 | 6 | - |
| 117 | 118 | The Cockettes | $1,213 | +1,517.3% | 1 | - | $1,213 | $218,857 | 34 | Strand Releasing |
| 118 | - | Across the Sea of Time | $986 | - | 1 | - | $986 | $15,951,325 | 376 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 119 | - | The Producers | $839 | - | 1 | - | $839 | $110,272 | 30 | Rialto Pictures |
| 120 | - | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | $748 | - | 1 | - | $748 | $426,169 | 23 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 121 | 115 | In Praise of Love | $536 | -19.8% | 1 | - | $536 | $232,178 | 17 | - |
| 122 | 93 | The Sound of Trumpets | $443 | -92.5% | 1 | - | $443 | $6,377 | 2 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 123 | 116 | Mark Twain's America in | $273 | -43.7% | 1 | -1 | $273 | $2,292,021 | 236 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 124 | 114 | Trembling Before G-d | $190 | -78.9% | 1 | - | $190 | $788,745 | 63 | New Yorker Films |
