Domestic Box Office For 2002
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $21,500 | 1,776 | $16,007,718 | Dec 31 | Miramax |
| 504 | Love Liza | $14,955 | 10 | $213,137 | Dec 30 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 202 | Chicago | $3,139,773 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | Dec 27 | Miramax |
| 221 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | $1,882,789 | 66 | $15,686,215 | Dec 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 286 | The Hours | $507,315 | 1,010 | $41,675,994 | Dec 27 | Paramount Pictures |
| 431 | Nicholas Nickleby | $65,598 | 100 | $1,587,173 | Dec 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 466 | Max | $38,845 | 37 | $539,879 | Dec 27 | Lionsgate Films |
| 486 | Sonny | $21,430 | 6 | $30,005 | Dec 27 | - |
| 556 | Ikiru | $1,535 | 2 | $60,239 | Dec 27 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 42 | Catch Me If You Can | $62,572,761 | 3,225 | $164,615,351 | Dec 25 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 214 | Pinocchio | $2,295,000 | 1,195 | $3,675,719 | Dec 25 | Miramax |
| 421 | The Pianist | $78,936 | 842 | $32,572,577 | Dec 25 | Focus Features |
| 50 | Two Weeks Notice | $50,201,319 | 2,755 | $93,354,851 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 78 | Gangs of New York | $34,325,000 | 2,340 | $77,812,000 | Dec 20 | Miramax |
| 110 | The Wild Thornberrys | $22,411,533 | 3,012 | $40,108,697 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures |
| 262 | Kaante | $799,329 | 29 | $1,041,228 | Dec 20 | Media Partners |
| 350 | Saathiya | $211,650 | 29 | $317,564 | Dec 20 | Yash Raj Films |
| 351 | Narc | $208,779 | 822 | $10,465,659 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures |
| 463 | Morvern Callar | $41,325 | 9 | $267,907 | Dec 20 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 512 | Spider | $11,432 | 54 | $1,642,483 | Dec 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 521 | Smokers Only | $7,783 | 1 | $11,871 | Dec 20 | Strand Releasing |
| 527 | The Sound of Trumpets | $6,249 | 1 | $9,080 | Dec 20 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 198 | Antwone Fisher | $3,671,337 | 1,021 | $21,078,145 | Dec 19 | - |
| 298 | 25th Hour | $408,050 | 495 | $13,084,595 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $218,595,905 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | Dec 18 | New Line Cinema |
| 505 | Devils on the Doorstep | $14,116 | 1 | $18,944 | Dec 18 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 43 | Maid in Manhattan | $62,130,801 | 3,050 | $94,011,225 | Dec 13 | Revolution Studios |
| 67 | Drumline | $39,116,389 | 1,837 | $56,399,184 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 74 | Star Trek: Nemesis | $35,494,352 | 2,711 | $43,254,409 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 107 | The Hot Chick | $23,995,607 | 2,246 | $35,081,594 | Dec 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 215 | About Schmidt | $2,152,770 | 1,240 | $65,016,287 | Dec 13 | New Line Cinema |
| 267 | Evelyn | $748,905 | 137 | $1,487,645 | Dec 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 381 | Russian Ark | $138,249 | 22 | $2,326,979 | Dec 13 | Wellspring Media |
| 467 | Intacto 2002 Re-release | $38,722 | 31 | $307,333 | Dec 13 | Lionsgate Films |
| 565 | The Jimmy Show | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | Dec 13 | First Look International |
| 97 | Analyze That | $28,739,707 | 2,635 | $32,130,627 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 128 | Empire | $15,413,065 | 869 | $17,600,423 | Dec 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 185 | Adaptation. | $4,551,555 | 672 | $22,498,520 | Dec 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 246 | Equilibrium | $1,203,794 | 301 | $1,203,794 | Dec 6 | Dimension Films |
| 317 | Dangerous People | $341,280 | 85 | $341,280 | Dec 6 | Christal Films |
| 392 | Rishtey | $119,537 | 28 | $119,537 | Dec 6 | Eros Worldwide |
| 526 | Blackboards | $6,360 | 2 | $23,520 | Dec 6 | Leisure Time Features |
| 535 | My Kingdom | $4,296 | 1 | $4,296 | Dec 6 | First Look International |
| 494 | Massoud, the Afghan 2002 Re-release | $17,941 | 1 | $26,747 | Dec 4 | New Yorker Films |
| 192 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | $4,265,443 | 123 | $6,749,187 | Nov 29 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 543 | Dead or Alive: Final | $2,591 | 1 | $2,591 | Nov 29 | Kino International |
| 80 | Treasure Planet | $33,767,017 | 3,227 | $38,176,783 | Nov 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 108 | Eight Crazy Nights | $23,341,502 | 2,503 | $23,586,598 | Nov 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 132 | Solaris | $14,838,227 | 2,406 | $14,973,382 | Nov 27 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 147 | They | $12,616,304 | 1,623 | $12,840,842 | Nov 27 | Dimension Films |
| 183 | Extreme Ops | $4,775,724 | 1,800 | $4,842,259 | Nov 27 | Paramount Pictures |
| 250 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $1,098,689 | 153 | $6,199,600 | Nov 27 | Miramax |
| 13 | Die Another Day | $148,765,559 | 3,377 | $160,942,139 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 82 | Friday After Next | $32,351,900 | 1,621 | $33,253,609 | Nov 22 | New Line Cinema |
| 140 | The Emperor's Club | $13,673,240 | 811 | $14,118,751 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures |
| 231 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | $1,493,301 | 255 | $9,285,469 | Nov 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 275 | Personal Velocity | $641,482 | 43 | $811,299 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 314 | The Quiet American | $343,736 | 396 | $12,988,801 | Nov 22 | Miramax |
| 441 | O Fantasma | $57,545 | 1 | $126,783 | Nov 22 | - |
| 452 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | $50,045 | 4 | $290,767 | Nov 22 | First Run |
| 546 | The 4th Tenor | $2,152 | 2 | $2,152 | Nov 22 | - |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $243,867,371 | 3,682 | $261,988,482 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 129 | Half Past Dead | $15,374,912 | 2,113 | $15,567,860 | Nov 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 190 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | $4,293,774 | 137 | $5,717,044 | Nov 15 | IDP Distribution |
| 233 | Ararat | $1,471,802 | 42 | $1,555,959 | Nov 15 | Miramax |
| 242 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $1,256,344 | 59 | $1,722,119 | Nov 15 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 329 | The Way Home | $295,959 | 20 | $445,367 | Nov 15 | Paramount Classics |
| 409 | Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar | $95,415 | 13 | $95,415 | Nov 15 | Video Sound |
| 455 | Interview with the Assassin | $48,058 | 18 | $48,058 | Nov 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 518 | Revolution #9 | $10,133 | 1 | $10,133 | Nov 15 | - |
| 23 | 8 Mile | $114,825,865 | 2,585 | $116,750,901 | Nov 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 154 | Far from Heaven | $10,303,978 | 291 | $15,901,849 | Nov 8 | Focus Features |
| 304 | Jee Aayan Nu | $393,117 | 9 | $393,117 | Nov 8 | - |
| 365 | North Station | $171,400 | 46 | $171,400 | Nov 8 | - |
| 398 | Singin' in the Rain 2002 Re-release | $113,124 | 3 | $120,420 | Nov 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 502 | Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet | $15,500 | 1 | $46,412 | Nov 8 | First Run |
| 519 | Hush! | $9,723 | 2 | $21,278 | Nov 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 520 | The Rising Place | $8,360 | 2 | $8,360 | Nov 8 | - |
| 529 | The Phantom of Liberty 2002 Re-release | $6,172 | 1 | $6,172 | Nov 8 | Rialto Pictures |
| 567 | 'R Xmas | $850 | 1 | $850 | Nov 8 | - |
| 171 | Femme Fatale | $6,630,252 | 1,066 | $6,630,252 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 432 | God Is Great and I'm Not | $65,583 | 1 | $73,181 | Nov 6 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 16 | The Santa Clause 2 | $136,568,619 | 3,352 | $139,236,327 | Nov 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 81 | I Spy | $33,297,730 | 3,182 | $33,561,137 | Nov 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 163 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | $7,979,225 | 58 | $8,485,488 | Nov 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 224 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $1,757,901 | 25 | $1,934,053 | Nov 1 | IMAX |
| 344 | Tully | $236,977 | 13 | $466,664 | Nov 1 | - |
| 402 | The Weight of Water | $109,130 | 27 | $109,130 | Nov 1 | Lionsgate Films |
| 517 | Love in the Time of Money | $10,410 | 4 | $10,410 | Nov 1 | THINKFilm |
| 561 | Besotted | $1,379 | 1 | $1,379 | Nov 1 | Artistic License |
| 41 | Jackass: The Movie | $64,088,388 | 2,532 | $64,255,312 | Oct 25 | Paramount Pictures |
| 95 | Ghost Ship | $29,662,862 | 2,787 | $30,113,491 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 113 | Frida | $20,518,988 | 794 | $25,885,000 | Oct 25 | Miramax |
| 177 | The Truth About Charlie | $5,350,371 | 755 | $5,350,371 | Oct 25 | Universal Pictures |
| 204 | Paid in Full | $3,090,862 | 273 | $3,090,862 | Oct 25 | Miramax |
| 234 | Bollywood/Hollywood | $1,454,510 | 44 | $1,454,510 | Oct 25 | - |
| 247 | Roger Dodger | $1,200,836 | 61 | $1,266,828 | Oct 25 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 265 | Time Changer | $763,671 | 169 | $1,285,167 | Oct 25 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 335 | Waking Up in Reno | $267,109 | 197 | $267,109 | Oct 25 | Miramax |
| 364 | All or Nothing | $175,139 | 16 | $201,546 | Oct 25 | United Artists |
| 459 | Jenny Lamour | $45,357 | 2 | $152,961 | Oct 25 | Rialto Pictures |
| 479 | All the Queen's Men | $23,662 | 17 | $23,662 | Oct 25 | Strand Releasing |
| 496 | Food of Love | $17,500 | 4 | $43,922 | Oct 25 | TLA Releasing |
| 539 | Looking Through Lillian | $3,300 | 1 | $3,300 | Oct 25 | - |
| 552 | By Hook or by Crook | $1,802 | 2 | $1,802 | Oct 25 | Artistic License |
| 395 | Derrida | $116,488 | 6 | $157,200 | Oct 23 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 18 | The Ring | $126,853,967 | 2,927 | $129,128,133 | Oct 18 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 153 | Abandon | $10,727,683 | 2,347 | $10,727,683 | Oct 18 | Paramount Pictures |
| 179 | Formula 51 | $5,204,007 | 1,857 | $5,204,007 | Oct 18 | Screen Gems |
| 180 | Real Women Have Curves | $5,165,916 | 163 | $5,853,194 | Oct 18 | Newmarket Films |
| 218 | Auto Focus | $1,984,619 | 461 | $2,063,196 | Oct 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 285 | The Grey Zone | $517,872 | 36 | $517,872 | Oct 18 | Lionsgate Films |
| 369 | Hansel & Gretel | $154,642 | 59 | $154,642 | Oct 18 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 386 | Naqoyqatsi | $133,058 | 9 | $133,058 | Oct 18 | Miramax |
| 418 | Fidel | $83,040 | 2 | $121,304 | Oct 18 | First Run |
| 424 | On Guard | $73,057 | 4 | $97,552 | Oct 18 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 492 | Hell House | $18,279 | 2 | $18,279 | Oct 18 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 534 | Take Care of My Cat | $4,485 | 2 | $9,866 | Oct 18 | Kino International |
| 548 | Stealing the Fire | $2,139 | 1 | $2,139 | Oct 16 | - |
| 100 | Brown Sugar | $27,273,283 | 1,378 | $27,363,891 | Oct 11 | - |
| 103 | The Transporter | $25,272,510 | 2,610 | $25,296,447 | Oct 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 117 | Tuck Everlasting | $18,795,418 | 1,460 | $19,161,999 | Oct 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 121 | Punch-Drunk Love | $17,844,216 | 1,293 | $17,844,216 | Oct 11 | Revolution Studios |
| 126 | White Oleander | $16,357,770 | 1,510 | $16,357,770 | Oct 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 130 | Bowling for Columbine | $15,364,197 | 248 | $21,576,018 | Oct 11 | United Artists |
| 149 | Knockaround Guys | $11,693,962 | 1,806 | $11,715,637 | Oct 11 | New Line Cinema |
| 172 | The Rules of Attraction | $6,529,218 | 1,437 | $6,532,619 | Oct 11 | Lionsgate Films |
| 208 | Comedian | $2,751,988 | 244 | $2,751,988 | Oct 11 | Miramax |
| 225 | Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest | $1,734,856 | 249 | $1,727,447 | Oct 11 | Dimension Films |
| 277 | Below | $605,562 | 353 | $605,562 | Oct 11 | Dimension Films |
| 278 | Swept Away | $598,645 | 196 | $598,645 | Oct 11 | Screen Gems |
| 438 | Handcart | $60,932 | 14 | $98,666 | Oct 11 | - |
| 514 | Family Fundamentals | $11,344 | 4 | $11,344 | Oct 11 | Focus Features |
| 540 | A Cuban Legend | $3,212 | 1 | $3,212 | Oct 11 | - |
| 541 | Ash Wednesday | $2,942 | 2 | $2,942 | Oct 11 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 477 | Safe Conduct | $25,440 | 3 | $25,440 | Oct 9 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 27 | Red Dragon | $93,124,155 | 3,363 | $93,149,898 | Oct 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 104 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $25,230,712 | 1,625 | $25,581,229 | Oct 4 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 263 | Heaven | $784,399 | 38 | $784,399 | Oct 4 | Miramax |
| 266 | Bloody Sunday | $757,121 | 54 | $773,228 | Oct 4 | Paramount Classics |
| 319 | Welcome to Collinwood | $336,620 | 45 | $336,620 | Oct 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 503 | Pipe Dream | $15,430 | 3 | $15,430 | Oct 4 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 20 | Sweet Home Alabama | $125,162,368 | 3,313 | $127,223,418 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 49 | The Tuxedo | $50,449,608 | 3,022 | $50,547,998 | Sep 27 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 169 | Moonlight Mile | $6,788,377 | 437 | $6,835,856 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 238 | The Man from Elysian Fields | $1,364,951 | 50 | $1,435,016 | Sep 27 | IDP Distribution |
| 279 | Charly | $582,047 | 36 | $814,666 | Sep 27 | Excel Entertainment |
| 341 | Skins | $245,693 | 18 | $249,204 | Sep 27 | First Look International |
| 353 | Shanghai Ghetto | $205,704 | 13 | $712,446 | Sep 27 | Menemsha Films |
| 383 | Road | $136,700 | 20 | $136,700 | Sep 27 | Media Partners |
| 408 | Wasabi | $97,220 | 10 | $97,220 | Sep 27 | TriStar Pictures |
| 434 | Just a Kiss | $64,389 | 21 | $64,389 | Sep 27 | Paramount Classics |
| 484 | Crazy as Hell | $21,679 | 7 | $21,679 | Sep 27 | Artistic License |
| 536 | Hera Purple | $4,123 | 1 | $4,123 | Sep 27 | - |
| 553 | The Opera Lover | $1,798 | 2 | $1,798 | Sep 27 | Outrider Pictures |
| 566 | The Lonely Affair of the Heart | $932 | 1 | $932 | Sep 27 | - |
| 309 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | $372,044 | 8 | $516,726 | Sep 25 | First Run |
| 90 | The Banger Sisters | $30,307,416 | 2,739 | $30,307,416 | Sep 20 | - |
| 120 | The Four Feathers | $18,306,166 | 2,187 | $18,306,166 | Sep 20 | Paramount Pictures |
| 134 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | $14,307,963 | 2,705 | $14,307,963 | Sep 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 167 | Trapped | $7,073,251 | 2,227 | $7,073,251 | Sep 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 176 | Spirited Away | $5,384,953 | 714 | $10,055,859 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 197 | Secretary | $3,843,970 | 149 | $4,059,680 | Sep 20 | Lionsgate Films |
| 237 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $1,382,214 | 19 | $1,766,621 | Sep 20 | IMAX |
| 316 | Lawrence of Arabia 2002 Re-release | $342,481 | 6 | $342,481 | Sep 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 377 | The Experiment 2002 Re-release | $144,634 | 11 | $144,634 | Sep 20 | IDP Distribution |
| 390 | The Ignorant Fairies | $120,762 | 4 | $215,449 | Sep 20 | Strand Releasing |
| 410 | Biggie & Tupac | $94,874 | 6 | $94,874 | Sep 20 | Roxie Releasing |
| 419 | Invincible | $81,954 | 9 | $81,954 | Sep 20 | Fine Line Features |
| 446 | Ciao America | $54,965 | 19 | $54,965 | Sep 20 | National Amusements |
| 513 | The Mesmerist | $11,422 | 1 | $11,422 | Sep 20 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 33 | Barbershop | $75,600,370 | 2,176 | $75,782,105 | Sep 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 135 | Stealing Harvard | $14,036,406 | 2,366 | $14,036,406 | Sep 13 | Revolution Studios |
| 184 | Igby Goes Down | $4,706,595 | 156 | $4,777,465 | Sep 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 357 | Alias Betty | $183,916 | 8 | $208,400 | Sep 13 | Wellspring Media |
| 403 | Tarkovsky At 70 Film Festival | $104,304 | 2 | $177,345 | Sep 13 | Kino International |
| 445 | Children of the Century | $55,774 | 5 | $56,611 | Sep 13 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 478 | Liars Club | $23,792 | 1 | $23,792 | Sep 13 | - |
| 491 | Quitting | $18,531 | 6 | $18,531 | Sep 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 522 | The Dogwalker | $7,420 | 1 | $7,420 | Sep 13 | Outrider Pictures |
| 530 | Ted Bundy | $6,073 | 2 | $6,073 | Sep 13 | Tartan |
| 470 | The Pinochet Case | $35,701 | 1 | $35,701 | Sep 11 | First Run |
| 98 | Swimfan | $28,564,995 | 2,860 | $28,564,995 | Sep 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 109 | City by the Sea | $22,457,568 | 2,575 | $22,449,000 | Sep 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 170 | Spider-Man/Men in Black II Double Bill | $6,632,970 | 2,078 | $6,632,970 | Sep 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 203 | 8 Women | $3,098,776 | 85 | $3,098,776 | Sep 6 | Focus Features |
| 292 | In Praise of Love | $431,167 | 11 | $252,074 | Sep 6 | - |
| 559 | Heartbreak Hospital | $1,480 | 1 | $1,480 | Sep 6 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 560 | The Execution of Wanda Jean | $1,386 | 1 | $1,386 | Sep 6 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 425 | Snipes | $70,569 | 43 | $70,569 | Sep 4 | - |
| 142 | Feardotcom | $13,258,249 | 2,550 | $13,258,249 | Aug 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 332 | Mad Love | $280,046 | 17 | $280,046 | Aug 30 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 359 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | $181,798 | 4 | $271,841 | Aug 30 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 450 | Agnivarsha: The Fire and the Rain | $51,549 | 8 | $51,549 | Aug 30 | - |
| 490 | Love and a Bullet | $18,926 | 14 | $18,926 | Aug 30 | Screen Gems |
| 435 | The Bank | $63,588 | 5 | $88,414 | Aug 28 | The Cinema Guild |
| 422 | Baraka 2002 Re-release | $77,873 | 2 | $77,873 | Aug 27 | Vitagraph Films |
| 125 | Serving Sara | $16,930,185 | 2,174 | $16,930,185 | Aug 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 146 | Undisputed | $12,764,457 | 1,117 | $12,764,657 | Aug 23 | Miramax |
| 157 | S1m0ne | $9,729,415 | 1,920 | $9,688,676 | Aug 23 | New Line Cinema |
