Box Office Performance for Based on Play Movies in 2002

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2002 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	Romantic Comedy	PG	$222,517,469	38,299,048	$274,987,165
2	The Importance of Being Earnest	Comedy	PG	$8,378,141	1,442,021	$10,353,711
3	Kissing Jessica Stein	Romantic Comedy	R	$7,022,940	1,208,768	$8,678,954
4	Real Women Have Curves	Comedy	PG-13	$5,113,230	880,074	$6,318,931
5	Lantana	Drama	R	$4,144,388	713,320	$5,121,638
6	The Cat's Meow	Drama	PG-13	$3,176,936	546,805	$3,926,060
7	8 Women	Musical	R	$3,076,425	529,505	$3,801,846
8	Sordid Lives	Comedy	R	$815,887	140,428	$1,008,273
9	The Cherry Orchard	Drama	Not Rated	$131,188	22,580	$162,124
10	Chelsea Walls	Drama	R	$59,675	10,271	$73,746
11	The Fire and the Rain	Drama	Not Rated	$18,887	3,251	$23,342
Total Gross of All Movies				$254,455,166
Total Tickets Sold					43,796,071
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$314,455,790

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.