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Monday, May 12, 2008

Box Office Performance for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies in 2002

RankMovieGenreMPAA2002 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Spider-Man Adventure PG-13 $403,706,375 69,604,547 $478,879,283
2 The Road to Perdition Drama R $104,054,514 17,940,433 $123,430,179
3 Spider-Man/Men in Black II Double-Bill Adventure PG-13 $3,971,552 684,750 $4,711,080
4 Metropolis (2002) Adventure PG-13 $673,414 116,106 $798,809
5 Ghost World Comedy R $115,856 19,975 $137,428
6 From Hell Thriller/Suspense R $91,164 15,718 $108,140
Total Gross of All Movies$512,612,875
Total Tickets Sold88,381,529
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$608,064,920

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.