Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2002
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2002 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Space Station
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$29,820,971 |
5,132,697 |
$40,496,979 |
| 2 |
Frida
|
Drama
|
R
|
$20,305,922 |
3,494,995 |
$27,575,511 |
| 3 |
Martin Lawrence Live: RunTelDat
|
Concert/Performance
|
R
|
$19,184,015 |
3,301,896 |
$26,051,959 |
| 4 |
Ali
|
Drama
|
R
|
$18,132,203 |
3,120,861 |
$24,623,593 |
| 5 |
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$16,933,791 |
2,914,594 |
$22,996,147 |
| 6 |
Bowling for Columbine
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$15,203,743 |
2,616,823 |
$20,646,733 |
| 7 |
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$10,086,514 |
1,736,061 |
$13,697,521 |
| 8 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$7,235,633 |
1,245,376 |
$9,826,017 |
| 9 |
ESPN's Ultimate X - The Movie
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$4,197,175 |
722,405 |
$5,699,775 |
| 10 |
Antwone Fisher
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$3,001,346 |
516,583 |
$4,075,840 |
| 11 |
Comedian
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$2,744,253 |
472,333 |
$3,726,707 |
| 12 |
Rivers and Tides
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$2,200,276 |
378,705 |
$2,987,982 |
| 13 |
Galapagos
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,842,841 |
317,184 |
$2,502,582 |
| 14 |
Dogtown and Z-Boys
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$1,293,295 |
222,598 |
$1,756,298 |
| 15 |
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$1,234,246 |
212,435 |
$1,676,112 |
| 16 |
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$1,180,410 |
203,169 |
$1,603,003 |
| 17 |
24 Hour Party People
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,169,030 |
201,210 |
$1,587,547 |
| 18 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$1,138,659 |
195,983 |
$1,546,306 |
| 19 |
Notorious C.H.O.
|
Concert/Performance
|
Not Rated
|
$1,031,495 |
177,538 |
$1,400,775 |
| 20 |
Bloody Sunday
|
Drama
|
R
|
$756,424 |
130,193 |
$1,027,223 |
| 21 |
Evelyn
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$630,675 |
108,550 |
$856,460 |
| 22 |
Encounter in the Third Dimension
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$543,869 |
93,609 |
$738,575 |
| 23 |
Extreme
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$523,067 |
90,029 |
$710,329 |
| 24 |
Trembling Before G-D
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$497,983 |
85,711 |
$676,260 |
| 25 |
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$340,078 |
58,533 |
$461,825 |
| 26 |
Sex with Strangers
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$247,740 |
42,640 |
$336,430 |
| 27 |
N'sync: Bigger than Live
|
Concert/Performance
|
Not Rated
|
$239,984 |
41,305 |
$325,896 |
| 28 |
Hybrid
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$150,570 |
25,916 |
$204,477 |
| 29 |
The Pianist
|
Drama
|
R
|
$143,197 |
24,647 |
$194,465 |
| 30 |
Chop Suey
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$103,012 |
17,730 |
$139,890 |
| 31 |
Island of the Sharks
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$86,247 |
14,845 |
$117,127 |
| 32 |
Biggie and Tupac
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$54,834 |
9,438 |
$74,466 |
| 33 |
Les enfants du siècle
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$36,087 |
6,211 |
$49,005 |
| 34 |
Shanghai Ghetto
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$29,115 |
5,011 |
$39,537 |
| 35 |
ABC Africa
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$8,886 |
1,529 |
$12,064 |
| 36 |
Caravaggio
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$3,151 |
542 |
$4,276 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $162,330,737 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 27,939,885 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $220,445,693 |
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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