US Movie Market Summary for 2002
Total Box Office Gross: $9,186,857,497
Tickets sold: 1,581,214,708
Average ticket price:$5.81
Top Grossing Movies of 2002
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2002 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Spider-Man
|
5/3/2002
|
Sony Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$403,706,375 |
69,484,746 |
$498,900,476 |
| 2 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones
|
5/16/2002
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$302,181,125 |
52,010,521 |
$373,435,541 |
| 3 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
11/15/2002
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$245,996,000 |
42,340,103 |
$304,001,940 |
| 4 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
12/18/2002
|
New Line
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$229,636,178 |
39,524,299 |
$283,784,467 |
| 5 |
Signs
|
8/2/2002
|
Buena Vista
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$227,535,166 |
39,162,679 |
$281,188,035 |
| 6 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
|
4/19/2002
|
IFC Films
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$222,517,469 |
38,299,048 |
$274,987,165 |
| 7 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember
|
7/25/2002
|
New Line
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$213,079,163 |
36,674,555 |
$263,323,305 |
| 8 |
Men in Black 2
|
7/3/2002
|
Sony Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$190,418,803 |
32,774,321 |
$235,319,625 |
| 9 |
Ice Age
|
3/15/2002
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$176,387,405 |
30,359,278 |
$217,979,616 |
| 10 |
Scooby-Doo
|
6/14/2002
|
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$153,288,182 |
26,383,508 |
$189,433,587 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2002
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures
|
32 |
$1,552,855,682 |
267,272,923 |
16.94% |
| 2 |
Buena Vista
|
27 |
$1,179,623,562 |
203,033,316 |
12.87% |
| 3 |
Warner Bros.
|
30 |
$1,066,904,729 |
183,632,482 |
11.64% |
| 4 |
20th Century Fox
|
25 |
$981,714,714 |
168,969,830 |
10.71% |
| 5 |
Universal
|
19 |
$905,549,326 |
155,860,470 |
9.88% |
| 6 |
New Line
|
12 |
$869,035,712 |
149,575,855 |
9.48% |
| 7 |
Paramount Pictures
|
24 |
$684,487,335 |
117,811,934 |
7.47% |
| 8 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
7 |
$487,402,230 |
83,890,228 |
5.32% |
| 9 |
MGM
|
21 |
$363,394,654 |
62,546,411 |
3.96% |
| 10 |
Miramax
|
32 |
$261,125,866 |
44,944,211 |
2.85% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2002
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Adventure
|
36 |
$2,403,474,025 |
413,678,835 |
26.22% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
87 |
$1,967,012,450 |
338,556,358 |
21.46% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
151 |
$1,581,714,835 |
272,240,074 |
17.25% |
| 4 |
Action
|
27 |
$1,323,892,602 |
227,864,473 |
14.44% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
29 |
$809,314,909 |
139,296,885 |
8.83% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
22 |
$552,930,065 |
95,168,685 |
6.03% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
11 |
$296,701,842 |
51,067,443 |
3.24% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
25 |
$98,604,667 |
16,971,543 |
1.08% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
4 |
$57,640,692 |
9,920,945 |
.63% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
7 |
$55,726,169 |
9,591,424 |
.61% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2002
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
119 |
$4,455,679,741 |
766,898,403 |
48.50% |
| 2 |
R
|
229 |
$2,186,182,000 |
376,279,168 |
23.80% |
| 3 |
PG
|
57 |
$1,989,292,188 |
342,391,085 |
21.65% |
| 4 |
G
|
20 |
$460,277,327 |
79,221,574 |
5.01% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
170 |
$95,401,290 |
16,420,184 |
1.04% |
| 6 |
Open
|
1 |
$8,628 |
1,485 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2002
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
215 |
$3,404,980,287 |
586,055,115 |
37.15% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
77 |
$2,419,876,136 |
416,501,921 |
26.40% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
17 |
$1,421,685,206 |
244,696,251 |
15.51% |
| 4 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
6 |
$512,595,782 |
88,226,469 |
5.59% |
| 5 |
Remake
|
10 |
$362,355,231 |
62,367,509 |
3.95% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
9 |
$361,703,709 |
62,255,371 |
3.95% |
| 7 |
Based on Play
|
11 |
$254,455,166 |
43,796,071 |
2.78% |
| 8 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
36 |
$162,330,737 |
27,939,885 |
1.77% |
| 9 |
Spin-Off
|
1 |
$90,580,000 |
15,590,361 |
.99% |
| 10 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
2 |
$62,552,335 |
10,766,323 |
.68% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2002
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
381 |
$7,359,947,875 |
1,266,772,434 |
80.28% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
7 |
$1,176,500,960 |
202,495,863 |
12.83% |
| 3 |
Hand Animation
|
11 |
$381,063,891 |
65,587,588 |
4.16% |
| 4 |
Digital Animation
|
5 |
$250,018,413 |
43,032,430 |
2.73% |
| 5 |
Rotoscoping
|
1 |
$352,215 |
60,622 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2002
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
204 |
$4,137,192,672 |
712,081,348 |
45.15% |
| 2 |
Science Fiction
|
23 |
$1,464,921,982 |
252,138,035 |
15.99% |
| 3 |
Kids Fiction
|
25 |
$1,291,426,999 |
222,276,593 |
14.09% |
| 4 |
Fantasy
|
18 |
$873,678,952 |
150,375,035 |
9.53% |
| 5 |
Super Hero
|
3 |
$496,763,171 |
85,501,406 |
5.42% |
| 6 |
Historical Fiction
|
39 |
$409,455,402 |
70,474,254 |
4.47% |
| 7 |
Dramatization
|
17 |
$366,578,497 |
63,094,406 |
4.00% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
29 |
$119,604,030 |
20,585,891 |
1.31% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
2 |
$4,357,102 |
749,932 |
.05% |
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