Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 2002
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2002 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Spider-Man
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$403,706,375 |
69,484,746 |
$548,234,646 |
| 2 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$302,181,125 |
52,010,521 |
$410,363,011 |
| 3 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$245,996,000 |
42,340,103 |
$334,063,413 |
| 4 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$229,636,178 |
39,524,299 |
$311,846,719 |
| 5 |
Ice Age
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$176,387,405 |
30,359,278 |
$239,534,703 |
| 6 |
Lilo & Stitch
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$145,771,527 |
25,089,764 |
$197,958,238 |
| 7 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$139,244,615 |
23,966,371 |
$189,094,667 |
| 8 |
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$85,570,368 |
14,728,118 |
$116,204,851 |
| 9 |
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$73,215,310 |
12,601,602 |
$99,426,640 |
| 10 |
The Time Machine
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$56,684,819 |
9,756,423 |
$76,978,177 |
| 11 |
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$48,423,368 |
8,334,487 |
$65,759,102 |
| 12 |
Clockstoppers
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$36,985,501 |
6,365,835 |
$50,226,438 |
| 13 |
Star Trek: Nemesis
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$36,602,531 |
6,299,919 |
$49,706,361 |
| 14 |
Treasure Planet
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$32,849,870 |
5,654,022 |
$44,610,234 |
| 15 |
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$31,456,674 |
5,414,230 |
$42,718,275 |
| 16 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$25,963,673 |
4,468,791 |
$35,258,761 |
| 17 |
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$25,173,631 |
4,332,811 |
$34,185,879 |
| 18 |
The Wild Thornberrys
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$24,568,000 |
4,228,571 |
$33,363,425 |
| 19 |
The Country Bears
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$16,988,996 |
2,924,096 |
$23,071,117 |
| 20 |
Monsters, Inc.
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$16,679,759 |
2,870,871 |
$22,651,172 |
| 21 |
Hey Arnold! The Movie
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$13,684,949 |
2,355,413 |
$18,584,209 |
| 22 |
The Powerpuff Girls
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$11,411,644 |
1,964,138 |
$15,497,049 |
| 23 |
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (IMAX)
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$7,945,911 |
1,367,627 |
$10,790,577 |
| 24 |
Spirited Away
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$5,392,006 |
928,056 |
$7,322,362 |
| 25 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$4,323,925 |
744,221 |
$5,871,904 |
| 26 |
Spider-Man/Men in Black II Double-Bill
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$3,971,552 |
683,572 |
$5,393,383 |
| 27 |
The Lion King (IMAX)
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$2,789,969 |
480,201 |
$3,788,786 |
| 28 |
Haunted Castle
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$2,231,584 |
384,094 |
$3,030,502 |
| 29 |
Pinocchio
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$1,802,706 |
310,276 |
$2,448,078 |
| 30 |
Pokemon 4Ever
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$1,732,301 |
298,159 |
$2,352,475 |
| 31 |
Santa vs. The Snowman
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$1,670,541 |
287,529 |
$2,268,604 |
| 32 |
Cyberworld 3D
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$781,274 |
134,471 |
$1,060,976 |
| 33 |
Metropolis (2002)
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$673,414 |
115,906 |
$914,498 |
| 34 |
Alien Adventure
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$320,944 |
55,240 |
$435,844 |
| 35 |
Planet of the Apes
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$236,777 |
40,753 |
$321,541 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,213,055,222 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 380,904,514 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $3,005,336,615 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2002.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2002.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2001 will most likely earn money in 2001 and 2002.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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