Domestic Box Office For 2002
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | $170,687,518 | 2,701 | $2,074,929 | 1.2% | 77 | Dec 27 | Sep 4 | Miramax |
| 2 | Space Station 3D | $93,383,953 | 64 | $489,488 | 0.5% | 24 | Apr 19 | - | IMAX |
| 3 | About Schmidt | $65,016,287 | 1,240 | $282,367 | 0.4% | 6 | Dec 13 | May 29 | New Line Cinema |
| 4 | The Hours | $41,675,994 | 1,010 | $338,622 | 0.8% | 11 | Dec 27 | May 22 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | The Pianist | $32,572,577 | 842 | $111,261 | 0.3% | 6 | Dec 25 | Jun 8 | Focus Features |
| 6 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | $25,487,190 | 68 | $2,589,334 | 10.2% | 68 | Jan 1 | Nov 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Adaptation. | $22,498,520 | 672 | $384,478 | 1.7% | 7 | Dec 6 | May 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Bowling for Columbine | $21,576,018 | 248 | $209,148 | 1% | 8 | Oct 11 | Sep 18 | United Artists |
| 9 | Antwone Fisher | $21,078,145 | 1,021 | $210,013 | 1% | 15 | Dec 19 | May 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 10 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $16,007,718 | 1,776 | $87,199 | 0.5% | 4 | Dec 31 | Sep 4 | Miramax |
| 11 | Far from Heaven | $15,901,849 | 291 | $211,279 | 1.3% | 6 | Nov 8 | May 4 | Focus Features |
| 12 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | $15,686,215 | 66 | $1,825,849 | 11.6% | 66 | Dec 27 | May 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Monsoon Wedding | $13,885,966 | 254 | $68,546 | 0.5% | 2 | Feb 22 | Oct 3 | USA Films |
| 14 | Y tu mamá también | $13,839,658 | 286 | $408,091 | 2.9% | 40 | Mar 15 | Aug 1 | IFC Films |
| 15 | 25th Hour | $13,084,595 | 495 | $108,865 | 0.8% | 5 | Dec 19 | May 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | The Quiet American | $12,988,801 | 396 | $101,663 | 0.8% | 6 | Nov 22 | Aug 7 | Miramax |
| 17 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | $11,260,096 | 405 | $475,181 | 4.2% | 21 | Jan 11 | May 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Narc | $10,465,659 | 822 | $63,303 | 0.6% | 6 | Dec 20 | Mar 20 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | Spirited Away | $10,055,859 | 714 | $449,839 | 4.5% | 26 | Sep 20 | Sep 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | $9,285,469 | 255 | $104,396 | 1.1% | 2 | Nov 22 | Jun 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | $8,485,488 | 58 | $1,435,259 | 16.9% | 58 | Nov 1 | Apr 30 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | The Importance of Being Earnest | $8,384,929 | 216 | $500,447 | 6% | 38 | May 17 | Oct 3 | Miramax |
| 23 | Kissing Jessica Stein | $7,025,722 | 319 | $346,999 | 4.9% | 26 | Mar 13 | Jul 9 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 24 | Moonlight Mile | $6,835,856 | 437 | $329,771 | 4.8% | 22 | Sep 27 | Mar 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | $6,749,187 | 123 | $880,723 | 13% | 123 | Nov 29 | Apr 13 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 26 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $6,199,600 | 153 | $88,352 | 1.4% | 9 | Nov 27 | May 18 | Miramax |
| 27 | Real Women Have Curves | $5,853,194 | 163 | $183,772 | 3.1% | 55 | Oct 18 | May 15 | Newmarket Films |
| 28 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | $5,717,044 | 137 | $504,681 | 8.8% | 43 | Nov 15 | May 4 | IDP Distribution |
| 29 | Igby Goes Down | $4,777,465 | 156 | $306,705 | 6.4% | 10 | Sep 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | Italian for Beginners | $4,544,753 | 99 | $66,047 | 1.5% | 3 | Jan 18 | Jul 11 | Miramax |
| 31 | Enigma 2001 Re-release | $4,301,582 | 115 | $156,587 | 3.6% | 25 | Apr 19 | Nov 28 | Manhattan Pictures International |
| 32 | Men with Brooms | $4,245,870 | 207 | $656,619 | 15.5% | 207 | Mar 8 | Sep 26 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 33 | Lovely & Amazing | $4,222,923 | 175 | $91,910 | 2.2% | 8 | Jun 28 | Sep 26 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | Ultimate X: The Movie | $4,197,492 | 48 | $613,670 | 14.6% | 47 | May 10 | Nov 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | Mostly Martha | $4,160,475 | 143 | $40,446 | 1% | 2 | Aug 16 | Jan 26 | Paramount Classics |
| 36 | Secretary | $4,059,680 | 149 | $182,306 | 4.5% | 11 | Sep 20 | Feb 13 | Lionsgate |
| 37 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | $3,789,952 | 57 | - | - | - | Apr 12 | Jan 30 | Lot 47 Films |
| 38 | 13 Conversations About One Thing | $3,288,164 | 68 | $89,499 | 2.7% | 9 | May 24 | Dec 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 39 | The Cat's Meow | $3,209,481 | 153 | $111,037 | 3.5% | 11 | Apr 12 | Jun 20 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | 8 Women | $3,098,776 | 85 | $52,489 | 1.7% | 3 | Sep 6 | Dec 19 | Focus Features |
| 41 | Paid in Full | $3,090,862 | 273 | $1,328,789 | 43% | 268 | Oct 25 | Dec 19 | Miramax |
| 42 | Sunshine State | $3,065,921 | 79 | $93,072 | 3% | 10 | Jun 21 | Nov 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 43 | Tadpole | $2,891,288 | 180 | $80,682 | 2.8% | 6 | Jul 19 | Jan 23 | Miramax |
| 44 | Comedian | $2,751,988 | 244 | $60,224 | 2.2% | 4 | Oct 11 | Dec 26 | Miramax |
| 45 | Full Frontal | $2,512,846 | 214 | $739,834 | 29.4% | 208 | Aug 2 | Sep 26 | Miramax |
| 46 | Last Orders | $2,329,631 | 60 | $111,676 | 4.8% | 17 | Feb 25 | Aug 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | Russian Ark | $2,326,979 | 22 | $29,022 | 1.2% | 2 | Dec 13 | - | Wellspring Media |
| 48 | State Property | $2,106,838 | 75 | $452,028 | 21.5% | 61 | Jan 18 | Apr 4 | Lionsgate |
| 49 | Auto Focus | $2,063,196 | 461 | $123,761 | 6% | 11 | Oct 18 | Jan 30 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 50 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $1,934,053 | 25 | $21,892 | 1.1% | 8 | Nov 1 | Jan 16 | IMAX |
| 51 | Harrison's Flowers | $1,871,025 | 398 | $867,635 | 46.4% | 398 | Mar 15 | Apr 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | $1,815,864 | 125 | $55,000 | 3% | 9 | Jun 14 | Nov 14 | THINKFilm |
| 53 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $1,766,621 | 19 | $200,645 | 11.4% | 18 | Sep 20 | Mar 10 | IMAX |
| 54 | Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest | $1,727,447 | 249 | $717,061 | 41.5% | 249 | Oct 11 | Dec 5 | Dimension Films |
| 55 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $1,722,119 | 59 | $114,442 | 6.6% | 23 | Nov 15 | May 8 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 56 | Late Marriage | $1,656,445 | 38 | $31,685 | 1.9% | 2 | May 17 | Dec 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 57 | Spider | $1,642,483 | 54 | $5,575 | 0.3% | 1 | Dec 20 | Jul 31 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 58 | Sex and Lucía | $1,594,779 | 33 | $47,591 | 3% | 7 | Jul 12 | Nov 14 | Palm Pictures |
| 59 | Nicholas Nickleby | $1,587,173 | 100 | $42,864 | 2.7% | 5 | Dec 27 | May 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 60 | Ararat | $1,555,959 | 42 | $211,130 | 13.6% | 6 | Nov 15 | Jan 30 | Miramax |
| 61 | Evelyn | $1,487,645 | 137 | $65,344 | 4.4% | 15 | Dec 13 | May 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 62 | Read My Lips | $1,471,911 | 45 | $27,080 | 1.8% | 1 | Jul 5 | Nov 22 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 63 | Joshua | $1,461,635 | 43 | - | - | - | Apr 19 | Jul 18 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 64 | Bollywood/Hollywood | $1,454,510 | 44 | - | - | - | Oct 25 | Jan 5 | Cinebella Entertainment |
| 65 | The Kid Stays in the Picture | $1,439,232 | 56 | $89,087 | 6.2% | 4 | Jul 26 | Oct 10 | Focus Features |
| 66 | The Man from Elysian Fields | $1,435,016 | 50 | $46,353 | 3.2% | 6 | Sep 27 | Jan 23 | IDP Distribution |
| 67 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | $1,300,682 | 70 | $103,355 | 7.9% | 20 | Apr 26 | Aug 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | Time Changer | $1,285,167 | 169 | $300,103 | 23.4% | 169 | Oct 25 | Oct 2 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 69 | Roger Dodger | $1,266,828 | 61 | $47,431 | 3.7% | 4 | Oct 25 | Jan 23 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 70 | The Singles Ward | $1,250,798 | 29 | $43,149 | 3.4% | 11 | Feb 1 | Nov 3 | Halestone Distribution |
| 71 | Nine Queens | $1,222,889 | 36 | $40,724 | 3.3% | 5 | Apr 19 | Oct 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | Equilibrium | $1,203,794 | 301 | $541,512 | 45% | 301 | Dec 6 | Dec 26 | Dimension Films |
| 73 | 24 Hour Party People | $1,184,096 | 37 | $34,940 | 3% | 2 | Aug 9 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 74 | My Wife Is an Actress | $1,121,233 | 38 | $49,204 | 4.4% | 7 | Jul 12 | Nov 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 75 | Crush | $1,084,935 | 117 | $46,469 | 4.3% | 10 | Apr 5 | Jul 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 76 | The Last Kiss | $1,048,950 | 31 | $33,561 | 3.2% | 5 | Aug 16 | Dec 12 | THINKFilm |
| 77 | Kaante | $1,041,228 | 29 | $425,975 | 40.9% | 26 | Dec 20 | Jan 20 | Media Partners |
| 78 | Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O. | $1,033,395 | 26 | $13,188 | 1.3% | 1 | Jun 28 | Nov 28 | Wellspring Media |
| 79 | The Son's Room | $1,016,340 | 21 | $4,887 | 0.5% | 1 | Jan 25 | Jun 20 | Miramax |
| 80 | Savage Messiah | $1,015,671 | 58 | - | - | - | Apr 26 | Jun 13 | Christal Films |
| 81 | The Piano Teacher | $1,012,069 | 19 | $29,671 | 2.9% | 3 | Mar 29 | Dec 19 | Kino International |
| 82 | Storytelling | $921,445 | 40 | $73,688 | 8% | 4 | Jan 25 | Mar 28 | Fine Line Features |
| 83 | Pandora's Box | $881,950 | 42 | $85,710 | 9.7% | 14 | Aug 9 | Jan 5 | Rainforest Films |
| 84 | Charly | $814,666 | 36 | $56,900 | 7% | 36 | Sep 27 | May 8 | Excel Entertainment |
| 85 | Personal Velocity | $811,299 | 43 | $29,943 | 3.7% | 2 | Nov 22 | Mar 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 86 | Heaven | $784,399 | 38 | $51,909 | 6.6% | 4 | Oct 4 | Dec 15 | Miramax |
| 87 | Bloody Sunday | $773,228 | 54 | $29,419 | 3.8% | 2 | Oct 4 | Jan 26 | Paramount Classics |
| 88 | The Salton Sea | $764,554 | 30 | $166,309 | 21.8% | 15 | Apr 26 | Jul 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 89 | Metropolis | $722,932 | 16 | $84,660 | 11.7% | 9 | Jan 25 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 90 | Shanghai Ghetto | $712,446 | 13 | $10,356 | 1.5% | 1 | Sep 27 | Sep 18 | Menemsha Films |
| 91 | Human Nature | $705,308 | 224 | $297,340 | 42.2% | 224 | Apr 12 | May 9 | Fine Line Features |
| 92 | The Emperor's New Clothes | $661,903 | 41 | $7,474 | 1.1% | 2 | Jun 14 | Oct 10 | Paramount Classics |
| 93 | Metropolis 2002 Re-release | $650,422 | 8 | $19,386 | 3% | 1 | Jul 12 | Aug 10 | Kino International |
| 94 | Son of the Bride | $624,757 | 18 | $34,231 | 5.5% | 6 | Mar 22 | Oct 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | Below | $605,562 | 353 | $201,431 | 33.3% | 168 | Oct 11 | Oct 31 | Dimension Films |
| 96 | Swept Away | $598,645 | 196 | $354,052 | 59.1% | 196 | Oct 11 | Oct 27 | Screen Gems |
| 97 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | $561,692 | 5 | $15,942 | 2.8% | 1 | Jul 26 | - | Cowboy Pictures |
| 98 | Max | $539,879 | 37 | $30,157 | 5.6% | 6 | Dec 27 | May 1 | Lionsgate |
| 99 | The Grey Zone | $517,872 | 36 | $24,526 | 4.7% | 8 | Oct 18 | Dec 19 | Lionsgate |
| 100 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | $516,726 | 8 | $14,667 | 2.8% | 1 | Sep 25 | Jun 26 | First Run |
| 101 | Manna from Heaven | $505,675 | 33 | - | - | - | Aug 2 | Oct 2 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 102 | Tully | $466,664 | 13 | $21,162 | 4.5% | 6 | Nov 1 | May 1 | Small Planet Pictures |
| 103 | Rain | $455,164 | 17 | $15,222 | 3.3% | 1 | Apr 26 | Sep 26 | IDP Distribution |
| 104 | Time Out | $448,542 | 22 | - | - | - | Mar 29 | Aug 29 | THINKFilm |
| 105 | The Triumph of Love | $447,267 | 51 | $60,507 | 13.5% | 18 | Apr 17 | Sep 12 | Paramount Classics |
| 106 | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | $445,522 | 13 | $10,776 | 2.4% | 1 | Jul 26 | Jul 17 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 107 | The Way Home | $445,367 | 20 | $29,737 | 6.7% | 3 | Nov 15 | May 8 | Paramount Classics |
| 108 | Nightcap | $443,238 | 8 | $14,868 | 3.4% | 1 | Jul 31 | Feb 2 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 109 | The Believer | $416,925 | 13 | $26,263 | 6.3% | 4 | May 17 | Oct 3 | IDP Distribution |
| 110 | CQ | $414,358 | 19 | $54,942 | 13.3% | 7 | May 24 | Sep 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 111 | Amadeus Director's Cut | $408,749 | 18 | $86,764 | 21.2% | 18 | Apr 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 112 | Cinema Paradiso 2002 Re-release | $406,809 | 15 | $25,899 | 6.4% | 3 | Jun 14 | Aug 1 | Miramax |
| 113 | Little Secrets | $405,792 | 366 | $191,747 | 47.3% | 366 | Aug 23 | Sep 26 | IDP Distribution |
| 114 | The Mystic Masseur | $399,110 | 36 | $18,550 | 4.6% | 2 | May 3 | Sep 26 | THINKFilm |
| 115 | Jee Aayan Nu | $393,117 | 9 | - | - | - | Nov 8 | Dec 8 | - |
| 116 | Scotland, Pa. | $384,098 | 25 | $43,366 | 11.3% | 15 | Feb 8 | Jun 30 | Lot 47 Films |
| 117 | American Adobo | $344,992 | 7 | $41,001 | 11.9% | 3 | Jan 25 | Jun 27 | Outrider Pictures |
| 118 | Lawrence of Arabia 2002 Re-release | $342,481 | 6 | $20,846 | 6.1% | 2 | Sep 20 | Oct 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 119 | Dangerous People | $341,280 | 85 | $157,280 | 46.1% | 85 | Dec 6 | - | Christal Films |
| 120 | Welcome to Collinwood | $336,620 | 45 | $75,180 | 22.3% | 16 | Oct 4 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 121 | The Lady and the Duke | $331,051 | 14 | $25,804 | 7.8% | 5 | May 10 | Oct 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 122 | The Last Waltz 2002 Re-release | $322,313 | 15 | $16,151 | 5% | 1 | Apr 5 | May 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 123 | Saathiya | $317,564 | 29 | $71,400 | 22.5% | 29 | Dec 20 | Jan 16 | Yash Raj Films |
| 124 | Elling | $314,729 | 19 | $9,606 | 3.1% | 2 | May 29 | Oct 10 | First Look International |
| 125 | Pumpkin | $308,552 | 19 | $30,514 | 9.9% | 8 | Jun 28 | Oct 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 126 | Never Again | $307,631 | 35 | $33,088 | 10.8% | 5 | Jul 12 | Aug 15 | Focus Features |
| 127 | Intacto 2002 Re-release | $307,333 | 31 | $7,362 | 2.4% | 1 | Dec 13 | Feb 13 | Lionsgate |
| 128 | Me Without You | $304,909 | 13 | $12,816 | 4.2% | 1 | Jul 5 | Oct 3 | IDP Distribution |
| 129 | Festival in Cannes | $299,171 | 32 | $41,006 | 13.7% | 6 | Mar 8 | Jul 25 | Paramount Classics |
| 130 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | $290,767 | 4 | $9,442 | 3.2% | 1 | Nov 22 | Oct 2 | First Run |
| 131 | Scratch | $289,885 | 7 | - | - | - | Feb 15 | Jun 6 | Palm Pictures |
| 132 | Green Dragon | $281,803 | 8 | $16,007 | 5.7% | 2 | May 3 | Aug 4 | Silver Nitrate |
| 133 | Mad Love | $280,046 | 17 | $23,869 | 8.5% | 3 | Aug 30 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 134 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | $271,841 | 4 | $21,830 | 8% | 2 | Aug 30 | Sep 25 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 135 | Morvern Callar | $267,907 | 9 | $13,836 | 5.2% | 3 | Dec 20 | Sep 4 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 136 | Waking Up in Reno | $267,109 | 197 | $108,930 | 40.8% | 197 | Oct 25 | Nov 21 | Miramax |
| 137 | Sex with Strangers | $254,852 | 8 | - | - | - | Feb 22 | Jan 9 | - |
| 138 | Who Is Cletis Tout? | $252,706 | 36 | $64,867 | 25.7% | 18 | Jul 26 | Oct 17 | Paramount Classics |
| 139 | In Praise of Love | $252,074 | 11 | $38,844 | 15.4% | 3 | Sep 6 | May 15 | Manhattan Pictures International |
| 140 | Skins | $249,204 | 18 | $23,439 | 9.4% | 9 | Sep 27 | Dec 29 | First Look International |
| 141 | Promises | $247,948 | 5 | - | - | - | Mar 15 | Apr 10 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 142 | Happy Times | $240,093 | 14 | $31,084 | 12.9% | 6 | Jul 26 | Nov 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 143 | Ram Dass, Fierce Grace | $238,260 | 6 | - | - | - | Feb 27 | Oct 3 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 144 | Circuit | $235,087 | 7 | $34,751 | 14.8% | 3 | Apr 26 | Aug 25 | Jour de Fête Films |
| 145 | Swimming | $234,287 | 7 | - | - | - | Apr 5 | Sep 26 | Oceanside Pictures |
| 146 | Satin Rouge | $231,879 | 10 | $18,880 | 8.1% | 2 | Aug 23 | Dec 19 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 147 | Les Destinées | $230,900 | 5 | - | - | - | Apr 5 | Dec 26 | Wellspring Media |
| 148 | Murderous Maids | $225,390 | 5 | $19,992 | 8.9% | 2 | Apr 19 | Nov 24 | Rialto Pictures |
| 149 | The Cockettes | $220,165 | 6 | $17,118 | 7.8% | 3 | May 10 | Feb 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 150 | The Ignorant Fairies | $215,449 | 4 | $18,316 | 8.5% | 4 | Sep 20 | Jun 26 | Strand Releasing |
| 151 | Love Liza | $213,137 | 10 | $15,522 | 7.3% | 4 | Dec 30 | Apr 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 152 | Alias Betty | $208,400 | 8 | $23,929 | 11.5% | 4 | Sep 13 | Mar 27 | Wellspring Media |
| 153 | The Château | $202,272 | 8 | $15,968 | 7.9% | 2 | Aug 9 | Nov 24 | IFC Films |
| 154 | All or Nothing | $201,546 | 16 | $25,890 | 12.8% | 7 | Oct 25 | - | United Artists |
| 155 | What Time Is It There? | $195,760 | 4 | $27,936 | 14.3% | 4 | Jan 11 | Jun 27 | Wellspring Media |
| 156 | Yamakasi | $184,441 | 38 | - | - | - | Jan 18 | - | Christal Films |
| 157 | Cherish | $179,751 | 26 | $36,618 | 20.4% | 6 | Jun 7 | Jun 27 | Fine Line Features |
| 158 | Tarkovsky At 70 Film Festival | $177,345 | 2 | $11,537 | 6.5% | 1 | Sep 13 | Jul 31 | Kino International |
| 159 | The Business of Fancydancing | $175,710 | 6 | $12,709 | 7.2% | 1 | May 10 | Oct 10 | Outrider Pictures |
| 160 | North Station | $171,400 | 46 | - | - | - | Nov 8 | - | Equinox Films |
| 161 | Hybrid | $164,386 | 2 | - | - | - | May 10 | Oct 16 | Indican Pictures |
| 162 | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | $162,547 | 5 | $6,816 | 4.2% | 1 | Jul 10 | Sep 21 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 163 | Derrida | $157,200 | 6 | $11,473 | 7.3% | 1 | Oct 23 | Feb 20 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 164 | Pépé le Moko | $155,895 | 2 | - | - | - | Mar 1 | Oct 25 | Rialto Pictures |
| 165 | Hansel & Gretel | $154,642 | 59 | $100,477 | 65% | 59 | Oct 18 | Oct 31 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 166 | Jenny Lamour | $152,961 | 2 | $9,632 | 6.3% | 1 | Oct 25 | - | Rialto Pictures |
| 167 | Bartleby | $148,479 | 9 | $14,599 | 9.8% | 2 | May 24 | Aug 29 | Outrider Pictures |
| 168 | How I Killed My Father | $145,396 | 5 | $7,480 | 5.1% | 3 | Aug 23 | May 22 | New Yorker Films |
| 169 | The Experiment 2002 Re-release | $144,634 | 11 | $19,857 | 13.7% | 4 | Sep 20 | Oct 31 | IDP Distribution |
| 170 | Dahmer | $144,008 | 5 | $16,093 | 11.2% | 2 | Jun 21 | Aug 11 | Peninsula Films |
| 171 | I'm Going Home | $140,872 | 6 | $12,024 | 8.5% | 1 | Aug 14 | Nov 3 | Milestone |
| 172 | Pauline and Paulette | $139,789 | 12 | $13,527 | 9.7% | 5 | Mar 15 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 173 | Beauty and the Beast 2002 Re-release | $138,503 | 3 | $3,708 | 2.7% | 1 | Jun 21 | Jul 20 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 174 | Time of Favor | $137,340 | 5 | $19,473 | 14.2% | 5 | Jan 18 | - | Kino International |
| 175 | Road | $136,700 | 20 | $73,636 | 53.9% | 17 | Sep 27 | Oct 17 | Media Partners |
| 176 | The Cherry Orchard | $135,280 | 3 | - | - | - | Feb 22 | Dec 12 | Kino International |
| 177 | Stolen Summer | $134,736 | 13 | $61,613 | 45.7% | 13 | Mar 22 | Apr 4 | Miramax |
| 178 | A Shot at Glory | $133,122 | 225 | - | - | - | May 10 | - | MAC Releasing |
| 179 | Naqoyqatsi | $133,058 | 9 | $17,154 | 12.9% | 2 | Oct 18 | Nov 26 | Miramax |
| 180 | Maryam | $129,265 | 1 | - | - | - | Feb 22 | - | Streetlight Films |
| 181 | American Chai | $127,518 | 5 | $23,230 | 18.2% | 5 | Apr 5 | Jun 27 | Magic Lamp |
| 182 | O Fantasma | $126,783 | 1 | $10,953 | 8.6% | 1 | Nov 22 | Nov 13 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 183 | Fidel | $121,304 | 2 | $19,320 | 15.9% | 2 | Oct 18 | May 8 | First Run |
| 184 | Singin' in the Rain 2002 Re-release | $120,420 | 3 | $13,643 | 11.3% | 1 | Nov 8 | Jan 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 185 | Amy's Orgasm | $119,664 | 8 | $9,750 | 8.1% | 1 | Aug 23 | Sep 15 | Magic Lamp |
| 186 | Rishtey | $119,537 | 28 | $71,047 | 59.4% | 28 | Dec 6 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 187 | The Komediant | $119,506 | 2 | - | - | - | Apr 5 | Mar 20 | New Yorker Films |
| 188 | Home Movie | $119,052 | 4 | - | - | - | May 3 | Dec 8 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 189 | Lan Yu | $116,325 | 3 | $7,583 | 6.5% | 1 | Jul 3 | Jun 19 | Strand Releasing |
| 190 | Secret Ballot | $114,909 | 11 | $14,609 | 12.7% | 5 | Aug 9 | Oct 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 191 | The Producers | $111,866 | 3 | $6,091 | 5.4% | 1 | Jun 7 | Jan 12 | Rialto Pictures |
| 192 | Hometown Legend | $111,806 | 33 | $51,000 | 45.6% | 33 | Jan 25 | - | Jenkins Entertainment |
| 193 | The Weight of Water | $109,130 | 27 | $45,888 | 42% | 27 | Nov 1 | Nov 21 | Lionsgate |
| 194 | World Traveler | $103,863 | 19 | $16,072 | 15.5% | 6 | Apr 19 | - | THINKFilm |
| 195 | 30 Years to Life | $103,540 | 6 | $3,376 | 3.3% | 1 | Jun 7 | Sep 18 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 196 | Sade | $100,544 | 2 | $16,782 | 16.7% | 2 | Apr 26 | Nov 21 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 197 | Handcart | $98,666 | 14 | $14,035 | 14.2% | 14 | Oct 11 | Apr 20 | Media Partners Entertainment |
| 198 | Shiri | $98,452 | 7 | $29,187 | 29.6% | 7 | Feb 8 | Mar 28 | IDP Distribution |
| 199 | On Guard | $97,552 | 4 | $11,756 | 12.1% | 1 | Oct 18 | Feb 13 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 200 | Wasabi | $97,220 | 10 | $17,560 | 18.1% | 5 | Sep 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
