Japanese Box Office For 2002
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $142,786,414 | 858 | $16,676,912 | 11.7% | 858 | Nov 23 | - | - |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | $78,182,528 | 634 | $13,714,649 | 17.5% | 630 | Jul 13 | - | - |
| 3 | Monsters, Inc. | $74,437,612 | 550 | $4,471,902 | 6% | 535 | Mar 2 | - | - |
| 4 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $69,140,370 | 580 | $6,888,116 | 10% | 580 | Mar 2 | - | - |
| 5 | Spider-Man | $58,925,689 | 501 | $9,603,489 | 16.3% | 501 | May 11 | - | - |
| 6 | Ocean's Eleven | $51,987,627 | 367 | - | - | - | Feb 2 | - | - |
| 7 | The Cat Returns | $50,590,057 | 306 | $3,389,598 | 6.7% | 306 | Jul 20 | - | - |
| 8 | Minority Report | $42,707,326 | 458 | $6,329,370 | 14.8% | 458 | Dec 7 | - | - |
| 9 | Men in Black II | $28,136,247 | 529 | $5,459,047 | 19.4% | 529 | Jul 6 | - | - |
| 10 | Signs | $26,463,268 | 399 | $7,579,040 | 28.6% | 399 | Sep 21 | - | - |
| 11 | I Am Sam | $25,789,069 | 189 | $1,418,394 | 5.5% | 185 | Jun 8 | - | - |
| 12 | Gangs of New York | $23,763,699 | 372 | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 13 | Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street | $23,103,560 | 272 | $3,193,458 | 13.8% | 272 | Apr 20 | - | - |
| 14 | Shaolin Soccer | $20,420,135 | 344 | $3,136,644 | 15.4% | 221 | Jun 1 | - | - |
| 15 | Pokémon Heroes | $20,121,538 | 301 | $2,406,197 | 12% | 293 | Jul 13 | - | - |
| 16 | Return to Never Land | $17,866,672 | 406 | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 17 | Resident Evil | $17,477,878 | 285 | $1,582,914 | 9.1% | 285 | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 18 | Spy Game | $17,298,599 | 281 | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 19 | Ice Age | $16,125,417 | 464 | $1,648,645 | 10.2% | 458 | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 20 | The Sum of All Fears | $16,076,216 | 260 | $2,823,222 | 17.6% | 255 | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 21 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom | $15,330,458 | 286 | $1,266,429 | 8.3% | 91 | Mar 9 | - | - |
| 22 | Panic Room | $14,912,266 | 291 | $2,982,924 | 20% | 291 | May 18 | - | - |
| 23 | A Beautiful Mind | $14,286,836 | 513 | $1,804,794 | 12.6% | 267 | Mar 30 | - | - |
| 24 | The Ring | $14,150,184 | 245 | $2,085,351 | 14.7% | 245 | Nov 2 | - | - |
| 25 | Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla | $14,122,958 | 267 | $2,253,231 | 16% | 267 | Dec 14 | - | Toho |
| 26 | xXx | $13,238,396 | 453 | $2,475,398 | 18.7% | 453 | Oct 26 | - | - |
| 27 | Toei Spring Anime Fair | $13,107,237 | 321 | $1,916,682 | 14.6% | 321 | Mar 2 | - | - |
| 28 | Mohou-han | $11,702,775 | 248 | $1,935,344 | 16.5% | 248 | Jun 8 | - | - |
| 29 | Road to Perdition | $11,419,558 | 310 | $1,722,717 | 15.1% | 310 | Oct 5 | - | - |
| 30 | The Others | $10,682,636 | 169 | - | - | - | Apr 27 | - | - |
| 31 | Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final | $10,112,538 | 253 | $2,733,203 | 27% | 253 | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 32 | The Time Machine | $9,994,922 | 260 | $1,683,816 | 16.8% | 255 | Jul 20 | - | - |
| 33 | K-19: The Widowmaker | $9,841,221 | 239 | $1,486,302 | 15.1% | 237 | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 34 | Black Hawk Down | $9,667,861 | 266 | $1,529,563 | 15.8% | 266 | Mar 30 | - | - |
| 35 | Returner | $9,564,276 | 263 | $2,134,739 | 22.3% | 221 | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 36 | Leave It to the Nurses | $9,559,016 | 297 | $1,112,465 | 11.6% | 297 | May 11 | - | - |
| 37 | Trick: The Movie | $9,211,504 | 241 | - | - | - | Nov 9 | - | - |
| 38 | The Scorpion King | $8,824,906 | 363 | $2,177,872 | 24.7% | 360 | Jun 8 | - | - |
| 39 | Kureyon Shin-chan | $8,731,473 | 256 | $1,463,176 | 16.8% | 256 | Apr 20 | - | - |
| 40 | Windtalkers | $8,333,756 | 244 | $2,104,460 | 25.3% | 241 | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 41 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $8,010,166 | 231 | $1,359,005 | 17% | 231 | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 42 | InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass | $7,506,630 | 186 | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 43 | Collateral Damage | $7,343,587 | 255 | $1,525,905 | 20.8% | 253 | Apr 20 | - | - |
| 44 | Insomnia | $7,093,913 | 195 | $1,410,361 | 19.9% | 194 | Sep 7 | - | - |
| 45 | The Twilight Samurai | $6,745,440 | 232 | $918,164 | 13.6% | 231 | Nov 2 | - | - |
| 46 | Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken | $6,394,240 | 248 | $1,003,344 | 15.7% | 248 | May 11 | - | - |
| 47 | About a Boy | $6,353,114 | 266 | $1,027,746 | 16.2% | 265 | Sep 14 | - | - |
| 48 | John Q | $6,077,365 | 226 | $990,954 | 16.3% | 226 | Nov 23 | - | - |
| 49 | Kate & Leopold | $5,855,502 | 234 | $879,858 | 15% | 228 | Jun 15 | - | - |
| 50 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary | $5,837,357 | 396 | - | - | - | Apr 27 | - | - |
| 51 | Stuart Little 2 | $5,410,984 | 418 | $885,797 | 16.4% | 416 | Jul 20 | - | - |
| 52 | The Majestic | $5,303,635 | 228 | $1,079,048 | 20.3% | 228 | Jun 22 | - | - |
| 53 | Bad Company | $5,151,321 | 247 | $1,605,523 | 31.2% | 247 | Oct 19 | - | - |
| 54 | We Were Soldiers | $5,060,280 | 244 | $1,059,475 | 20.9% | 243 | Jun 22 | - | - |
| 55 | Inochi | $4,187,163 | 226 | $668,959 | 16% | 226 | Sep 14 | - | - |
| 56 | Scooby-Doo | $4,173,477 | 264 | $1,304,791 | 31.3% | 264 | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 57 | Dolls | $4,123,035 | 183 | $993,352 | 24.1% | 183 | Oct 12 | - | - |
| 58 | Behind Enemy Lines | $3,982,077 | 224 | $172,038 | 4.3% | 187 | Mar 2 | - | - |
| 59 | Kewaishi | $3,879,492 | 202 | - | - | - | Feb 8 | - | - |
| 60 | Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 Re-release | $3,854,234 | 129 | - | - | - | Feb 2 | - | - |
| 61 | Koinu Dan no monogatari | $3,804,467 | 249 | $680,223 | 17.9% | 249 | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 62 | Seoul | $3,611,093 | 242 | - | - | - | Feb 8 | - | - |
| 63 | Killing Me Softly | $3,506,151 | 203 | $1,013,127 | 28.9% | 203 | Feb 23 | - | - |
| 64 | Ashita ga aru sa: The Movie | $3,379,129 | 264 | $659,130 | 19.5% | 262 | Oct 5 | - | - |
| 65 | Changing Lanes | $3,270,650 | 228 | - | - | - | Nov 9 | - | - |
| 66 | Madness in Bloom | $3,265,669 | 209 | $750,000 | 23% | 209 | Oct 19 | - | - |
| 67 | The Princess Diaries | $3,229,000 | 177 | - | - | - | Jan 26 | - | - |
| 68 | Beyblade: The Movie - Fierce Battle | $3,216,050 | 198 | $1,271,814 | 39.5% | 198 | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 69 | Letter from the Mountain | $3,143,540 | 191 | $410,350 | 13.1% | 190 | Oct 5 | - | - |
| 70 | From Hell | $3,014,556 | 158 | - | - | - | Jan 18 | - | - |
| 71 | Hart's War | $2,932,639 | 222 | $815,733 | 27.8% | 221 | Sep 28 | - | - |
| 72 | America's Sweethearts | $2,718,680 | 210 | - | - | - | Mar 2 | - | - |
| 73 | Free and Easy 13: Hama-chan in Crisis! | $2,678,868 | 128 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 74 | Blade II | $2,586,818 | 202 | $573,058 | 22.2% | 202 | Jun 15 | - | - |
| 75 | Don't Say a Word | $2,523,151 | 225 | $652,469 | 25.9% | 224 | May 25 | - | - |
| 76 | Life as a House | $2,465,569 | 77 | $471,980 | 19.1% | 76 | Jul 20 | - | - |
| 77 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | $2,422,694 | 128 | $658,387 | 27.2% | 128 | Sep 7 | - | - |
| 78 | Mr. Rookie | $2,406,038 | 101 | $370,328 | 15.4% | 99 | Mar 23 | - | - |
| 79 | Rat Race | $2,310,386 | 137 | - | - | - | Feb 8 | - | - |
| 80 | Showtime | $2,223,023 | 199 | $610,321 | 27.5% | 199 | Nov 16 | - | - |
| 81 | Queen of the Damned | $1,835,700 | 195 | $544,107 | 29.6% | 195 | Oct 12 | - | - |
| 82 | Ali | $1,798,192 | 202 | $507,155 | 28.2% | 200 | May 25 | - | - |
| 83 | Hardball | $1,579,946 | 122 | $326,434 | 20.7% | 121 | Apr 20 | - | - |
| 84 | The Sea Is Watching | $1,493,114 | 121 | $309,907 | 20.8% | 121 | Jul 27 | - | - |
| 85 | Wasabi | $1,329,252 | 38 | - | - | - | Feb 2 | - | - |
| 86 | Pinpon | $1,307,884 | 77 | - | - | - | Jul 20 | - | - |
| 87 | K-PAX | $1,276,302 | 198 | $475,099 | 37.2% | 198 | Apr 13 | - | - |
| 88 | Toei Summer Anime Fair | $1,209,085 | 238 | $470,821 | 38.9% | 238 | Jul 20 | - | - |
| 89 | Out | $1,106,377 | 229 | $389,886 | 35.2% | 229 | Oct 19 | - | - |
| 90 | Dark Water | $906,344 | 213 | - | - | - | Jan 18 | - | - |
| 91 | Hearts in Atlantis | $903,567 | 146 | $323,706 | 35.8% | 145 | May 18 | - | - |
| 92 | Shallow Hal | $840,218 | 91 | $358,451 | 42.7% | 91 | Jun 1 | - | - |
| 93 | Angel Eyes | $619,486 | 185 | $363,516 | 58.7% | 185 | Oct 12 | - | - |
| 94 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | $591,292 | 85 | - | - | - | Feb 2 | - | - |
| 95 | Friend | $550,031 | 66 | $243,690 | 44.3% | 66 | Apr 6 | - | - |
| 96 | D-Tox | $509,327 | - | - | - | - | Apr 6 | - | - |
| 97 | The Last Castle | $500,431 | 80 | $121,375 | 24.3% | 80 | Nov 16 | - | - |
| 98 | The Mothman Prophecies | $372,582 | 146 | $372,582 | 100% | 146 | Nov 2 | - | - |
| 99 | Koi ni utaeba | $346,919 | 174 | $156,725 | 45.2% | 174 | Nov 16 | - | - |
| 100 | The Shipping News | $335,759 | 107 | $335,759 | 100% | 107 | Mar 23 | - | - |
| 101 | The Sun Rises Again | $317,424 | 170 | $317,424 | 100% | 170 | Jun 15 | - | - |
| 102 | The Affair of the Necklace | $314,092 | 70 | $192,480 | 61.3% | 70 | Feb 16 | - | - |
| 103 | Blood Work | $256,102 | 28 | $70,813 | 27.7% | 28 | Dec 7 | - | - |
| 104 | Sensen fukoku | $245,902 | 64 | $245,902 | 100% | 64 | Oct 5 | - | - |
| 105 | City by the Sea | $230,995 | 103 | $230,995 | 100% | 103 | Oct 12 | - | - |
| 106 | High Crimes | $204,082 | 140 | $204,082 | 100% | 140 | Jun 15 | - | - |
| 107 | Rollerball | $190,627 | 184 | $190,627 | 100% | 184 | May 11 | - | - |
| 108 | Domestic Disturbance | $175,550 | 98 | $175,550 | 100% | 98 | Apr 6 | - | - |
| 109 | To Dance with the White Dog | $155,695 | 160 | $155,695 | 100% | 160 | Apr 13 | - | - |
| 110 | The Santa Clause 2 | $87,469 | 111 | $87,469 | 100% | 111 | Dec 7 | - | - |
| 111 | Volcano High | $79,410 | 12 | $79,410 | 100% | 12 | Dec 14 | - | - |
