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Friday, July 25, 2008

Box Office Performance for Animation/Live Action Movies in 2002

RankMovieGenreMPAA2002 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones Adventure PG $310,676,740 53,564,955 $368,526,890
2 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Adventure PG-13 $261,031,601 45,005,448 $309,637,482
3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Adventure PG $252,097,945 43,465,163 $299,040,321
4 Men in Black 2 Adventure PG-13 $190,418,803 32,830,828 $225,876,097
5 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Adventure PG-13 $139,244,615 24,007,692 $165,172,921
6 Reign of Fire Action PG-13 $43,061,982 7,424,480 $51,080,422
7 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Adventure PG $25,963,673 4,476,495 $30,798,286
Total Gross of All Movies$1,222,495,359
Total Tickets Sold210,775,061
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,450,132,420

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.