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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2002

RankMovieGenreMPAA2002 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Romantic Comedy PG $222,517,469 38,299,048 $274,987,165
2 A Beautiful Mind Drama PG-13 $152,149,450 26,187,513 $188,026,343
3 Die Another Day Action PG-13 $150,062,000 25,828,227 $185,446,670
4 xXx Action PG-13 $141,715,000 24,391,566 $175,131,444
5 The Ring Horror PG-13 $126,761,025 21,817,732 $156,651,316
6 Mr. Deeds Comedy PG-13 $126,203,320 21,721,742 $155,962,108
7 Sweet Home Alabama Comedy PG-13 $125,415,296 21,586,109 $154,988,263
8 The Bourne Identity Action PG-13 $121,468,960 20,906,878 $150,111,384
9 The Sum of All Fears Action PG-13 $118,471,320 20,390,933 $146,406,899
10 8 Mile Drama R $114,707,095 19,743,046 $141,755,070
11 Panic Room Thriller/Suspense R $95,308,367 16,404,194 $117,782,113
12 Red Dragon Thriller/Suspense R $92,930,005 15,994,837 $114,842,930
13 The Rookie Drama G $75,597,042 13,011,539 $93,422,850
14 Barbershop Comedy PG-13 $75,228,991 12,948,191 $92,968,011
15 John Q Drama PG-13 $71,026,631 12,224,893 $87,774,732
16 The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Comedy PG-13 $69,586,544 11,977,030 $85,995,075
17 Insomnia Thriller/Suspense R $67,263,182 11,577,140 $83,123,865
18 Changing Lanes Thriller/Suspense R $66,790,248 11,495,740 $82,539,413
19 Maid in Manhattan Romantic Comedy PG-13 $65,538,000 11,280,207 $80,991,886
20 Jackass: The Movie Comedy R $64,081,188 11,029,464 $79,191,552
21 Two Weeks Notice Romantic Comedy PG-13 $54,917,000 9,452,151 $67,866,444
22 Unfaithful Drama R $52,752,475 9,079,600 $65,191,528
23 Big Fat Liar Comedy PG $47,811,275 8,229,135 $59,085,189
24 Ocean's Eleven Comedy PG-13 $46,409,597 7,987,882 $57,352,993
25 The Royal Tenenbaums Black Comedy R $41,563,435 7,153,775 $51,364,105
26 High Crimes Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $41,543,207 7,150,294 $51,339,111
27 A Walk to Remember Drama PG $41,227,069 7,095,881 $50,948,426
28 Drumline Comedy PG-13 $41,130,000 7,079,174 $50,828,469
29 Orange County Comedy PG-13 $41,032,915 7,062,464 $50,708,492
30 About a Boy Romantic Comedy PG-13 $40,803,000 7,022,892 $50,424,365
31 I Am Sam Drama PG-13 $40,203,477 6,919,703 $49,683,468
32 Blue Crush Drama PG-13 $40,118,420 6,905,064 $49,578,360
33 Collateral Damage Action R $40,048,332 6,893,000 $49,491,740
34 Enough Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $39,177,215 6,743,066 $48,415,214
35 Undercover Brother Comedy PG-13 $38,230,435 6,580,109 $47,245,183
36 Showtime Comedy PG-13 $37,948,765 6,531,629 $46,897,096
37 40 Days and 40 Nights Romantic Comedy R $37,939,782 6,530,083 $46,885,996
38 Crossroads Drama PG-13 $37,188,667 6,400,803 $45,957,766
39 In the Bedroom Drama R $33,537,034 5,772,295 $41,445,078
40 I Spy Action PG-13 $33,105,600 5,698,038 $40,911,913
41 Friday After Next Comedy R $32,220,690 5,545,730 $39,818,341
42 Murder by Numbers Thriller/Suspense R $31,874,869 5,486,208 $39,390,973
43 One Hour Photo Drama R $31,585,655 5,436,429 $39,033,560
44 Monster's Ball Drama R $31,035,412 5,341,723 $38,353,571
45 The Banger Sisters Comedy R $30,306,281 5,216,227 $37,452,510
46 Halloween: Resurrection Horror R $30,259,652 5,208,202 $37,394,890
47 Bad Company Action PG-13 $30,157,016 5,190,536 $37,268,048
48 Ghost Ship Horror R $29,615,761 5,097,377 $36,599,167
49 Vanilla Sky Thriller/Suspense R $29,219,089 5,029,103 $36,108,960
50 The New Guy Comedy PG-13 $28,972,187 4,986,607 $35,803,838
51 Swimfan Drama PG-13 $28,563,926 4,916,338 $35,299,307
52 Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Comedy PG $28,436,931 4,894,480 $35,142,366
53 Analyze That Comedy R $27,862,354 4,795,586 $34,432,307
54 Brown Sugar Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,266,244 4,692,985 $33,695,632
55 Blood Work Thriller/Suspense R $26,199,517 4,509,383 $32,377,370
56 All About the Benjamins Comedy R $25,482,931 4,386,047 $31,491,817
57 The Hot Chick Comedy PG-13 $25,315,000 4,357,143 $31,284,287
58 The Transporter Action PG-13 $25,269,169 4,349,255 $31,227,651
59 The Sweetest Thing Romantic Comedy R $24,430,272 4,204,866 $30,190,938
60 City by the Sea Drama R $22,433,915 3,861,259 $27,723,840
61 National Lampoon's Van Wilder Comedy R $21,005,329 3,615,375 $25,958,393
62 Super Troopers Comedy R $18,488,314 3,182,154 $22,847,866
63 Punch-Drunk Love Comedy R $17,791,031 3,062,140 $21,986,165
64 Eight Legged Freaks Comedy PG-13 $17,266,505 2,971,860 $21,337,955
65 Serving Sara Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,930,185 2,913,973 $20,922,326
66 Amelie Comedy R $16,894,711 2,907,868 $20,878,492
67 White Oleander Drama PG-13 $16,346,122 2,813,446 $20,200,542
68 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Comedy PG-13 $16,033,556 2,759,648 $19,814,273
69 Half Past Dead Action PG-13 $15,361,537 2,643,982 $18,983,791
70 Empire Drama R $15,170,025 2,611,020 $18,747,124
71 Life, or Something Like It Romantic Comedy PG-13 $14,448,589 2,486,848 $17,855,569
72 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Action R $14,294,842 2,460,386 $17,665,571
73 The Good Girl Comedy R $14,015,786 2,412,356 $17,320,716
74 Stealing Harvard Comedy PG-13 $13,973,532 2,405,083 $17,268,496
75 Monsoon Wedding Comedy R $13,876,974 2,388,464 $17,149,172
76 Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too) Drama R $13,622,333 2,344,636 $16,834,486
77 Juwanna Man Comedy PG-13 $13,571,817 2,335,941 $16,772,056
78 FearDotCom Horror R $13,208,023 2,273,326 $16,322,481
79 Frailty Thriller/Suspense R $13,103,828 2,255,392 $16,193,715
80 They Horror PG-13 $12,649,674 2,177,224 $15,632,468
81 Jason X Horror R $12,610,731 2,170,522 $15,584,348
82 Undisputed Drama R $12,398,628 2,134,015 $15,322,228
83 Knockaround Guys Drama R $11,632,420 2,002,138 $14,375,351
84 How High Comedy R $11,478,990 1,975,730 $14,185,741
85 Abandon Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $10,719,367 1,844,986 $13,246,999
86 Sorority Boys Comedy R $10,198,766 1,755,381 $12,603,636
87 Possession Drama PG-13 $10,103,647 1,739,010 $12,486,092
88 The Shipping News Drama R $8,609,268 1,481,802 $10,639,338
89 Death to Smoochy Black Comedy R $8,355,815 1,438,178 $10,326,118
90 Big Trouble Comedy PG-13 $7,262,288 1,249,964 $8,974,742
91 Kissing Jessica Stein Romantic Comedy R $7,022,940 1,208,768 $8,678,954
92 Trapped Thriller/Suspense R $6,916,869 1,190,511 $8,547,869
93 Moonlight Mile Drama PG-13 $6,785,939 1,167,976 $8,386,068
94 Joe Somebody Comedy PG $6,785,003 1,167,815 $8,384,912
95 Femme Fatale Thriller/Suspense R $6,592,103 1,134,613 $8,146,521
96 The Rules of Attraction Black Comedy R $6,525,762 1,123,195 $8,064,540
97 Not Another Teen Movie Comedy R $5,865,039 1,009,473 $7,248,016
98 The Truth About Charlie Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $5,293,525 911,106 $6,541,741
99 Formula 51 Action R $5,204,007 895,698 $6,431,112
100 Real Women Have Curves Comedy PG-13 $5,113,230 880,074 $6,318,931
101 Birthday Girl Romantic Comedy R $4,919,896 846,798 $6,080,010
102 Hollywood Ending Romantic Comedy PG-13 $4,839,383 832,940 $5,980,509
103 Slackers Comedy R $4,814,244 828,613 $5,949,441
104 Extreme Ops Action PG-13 $4,771,567 821,268 $5,896,704
105 Igby Goes Down Comedy R $4,681,503 805,766 $5,785,400
106 Italian for Beginners Comedy R $4,447,186 765,436 $5,495,830
107 Men with Brooms Comedy R $4,239,767 729,736 $5,239,504
108 Lovely and Amazing Drama R $4,186,931 720,642 $5,174,210
109 Lantana Drama R $4,144,388 713,320 $5,121,638
110 Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) Comedy PG $4,131,636 711,125 $5,105,878
111 Adaptation Comedy R $4,074,984 701,374 $5,035,865
112 Secretary Drama R $3,836,339 660,299 $4,740,947
113 Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Drama R $3,287,435 565,824 $4,062,616
114 American Adobo Drama R $3,094,699 532,650 $3,824,427
115 8 Women Musical R $3,076,425 529,505 $3,801,846
116 Sunshine State Drama PG-13 $3,064,356 527,428 $3,786,933
117 Tadpole Comedy PG-13 $2,810,893 483,803 $3,473,706
118 Sex and Lucia Drama R $2,628,241 452,365 $3,247,981
119 About Schmidt Drama R $2,572,811 442,825 $3,179,484
120 Full Frontal Comedy R $2,506,446 431,402 $3,097,466
121 Shallow Hal Romantic Comedy PG-13 $2,406,399 414,182 $2,973,827
122 Last Orders Drama R $2,326,407 400,414 $2,874,973
123 State Property Action R $2,099,719 361,397 $2,594,830
124 The Piano Teacher Drama R $1,900,282 327,071 $2,348,370
125 Harrison's Flowers Drama R $1,843,570 317,310 $2,278,286
126 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Drama R $1,779,284 306,245 $2,198,839
127 Mulholland Drive Drama R $1,611,535 277,373 $1,991,538
128 Late Marriage Drama Not Rated $1,551,470 267,034 $1,917,304
129 Ararat Drama R $1,459,463 251,198 $1,803,602
130 Spy Game Action R $1,384,775 238,343 $1,711,303
131 Joshua Drama G $1,366,733 235,238 $1,689,009
132 The Man from Elysian Fields Comedy R $1,362,522 234,513 $1,683,803
133 Read My Lips Drama R $1,359,133 233,930 $1,679,617
134 Talk to Her Drama R $1,338,550 230,387 $1,654,179
135 Kandahar Drama Not Rated $1,288,325 221,743 $1,592,115
136 The Singles Ward Comedy PG $1,250,798 215,284 $1,545,739
137 Nine Queens Drama R $1,221,261 210,200 $1,509,236
138 Roger Dodger Black Comedy R $1,195,680 205,797 $1,477,622
139 Bollywood/Hollywood Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,161,947 199,991 $1,435,935
140 Crush Romantic Comedy R $1,080,072 185,899 $1,334,755
141 My Wife is an Actress Comedy R $1,054,763 181,543 $1,303,479
142 The Last Kiss Drama R $1,046,734 180,161 $1,293,556
143 The Son's Room Drama R $1,014,416 174,598 $1,253,614
144 Storytelling Drama R $912,442 157,047 $1,127,597
145 Pandora's Box Thriller/Suspense R $875,172 150,632 $1,081,538
146 Sordid Lives Comedy R $815,887 140,428 $1,008,273
147 Kaante Drama R $813,494 140,016 $1,005,315
148 Trouble Every Day Horror Not Rated $794,563 136,758 $981,922
149 Cyberworld 3D Adventure Not Rated $781,274 134,471 $965,502
150 Heaven Thriller/Suspense R $774,317 133,273 $956,900
151 Human Nature Comedy R $695,876 119,772 $859,963
152 The Salton Sea Thriller/Suspense R $676,698 116,471 $836,262
153 The Debut Comedy R $672,645 115,774 $831,257
154 Savage Messiah Drama R $666,850 114,776 $824,092
155 Son of the Bride Comedy R $624,153 107,427 $771,326
156 Personal Velocity Drama R $623,323 107,285 $770,306
157 Swept Away Romantic Comedy R $598,645 103,037 $739,806
158 Charly Drama PG $577,143 99,336 $713,232
159 Forgive Me Father Drama R $559,622 96,320 $691,578
160 Bread and Tulips Comedy PG-13 $532,788 91,702 $658,420
161 Domestic Disturbance Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $460,794 79,310 $569,446
162 The Fluffer Drama R $401,741 69,146 $496,468
163 25th Hour Drama R $357,208 61,482 $441,441
164 The Business of Strangers Drama R $332,153 57,169 $410,473
165 Out Cold Comedy PG-13 $325,786 56,073 $402,604
166 Corky Romano Comedy PG-13 $319,442 54,981 $394,764
167 The Château Comedy R $301,175 51,837 $372,190
168 The Bread, My Sweet Romantic Comedy PG-13 $297,335 51,176 $367,444
169 Circuit Drama Not Rated $235,087 40,462 $290,517
170 Fat Girl Drama Not Rated $189,222 32,568 $233,838
171 Narc Thriller/Suspense R $185,605 31,946 $229,372
172 The Business of Fancy Dancing Drama Not Rated $174,682 30,066 $215,874
173 Cherish Comedy R $160,268 27,585 $198,060
174 Across The Sea of Time Drama G $144,847 24,931 $179,005
175 Hardball Drama PG-13 $131,841 22,692 $162,929
176 Bandits Comedy PG-13 $120,948 20,817 $149,466
177 Va Savoir (Who Knows?) Romantic Comedy PG-13 $120,591 20,756 $149,028
178 Intimacy Drama R $113,946 19,612 $140,814
179 Innocence Drama R $113,668 19,564 $140,470
180 The Wash Comedy R $108,155 18,615 $133,656
181 Ghost World Comedy R $98,763 16,999 $122,053
182 Decalogue Drama Not Rated $89,815 15,459 $110,996
183 The Sidewalks of New York Comedy R $80,053 13,778 $98,926
184 Don't Say a Word Thriller/Suspense R $73,280 12,613 $90,561
185 The Princess Diaries Comedy G $60,720 10,451 $75,038
186 Chelsea Walls Drama R $59,675 10,271 $73,746
187 Ciao America Drama R $54,965 9,460 $67,923
188 Novocaine Comedy R $51,265 8,824 $63,356
189 The Swamp Comedy Not Rated $36,404 6,266 $44,990
190 Zoolander Comedy PG-13 $34,612 5,957 $42,771
191 Together Genre Unknown R $28,022 4,823 $34,629
192 Gabriela Drama R $26,605 4,579 $32,877
193 The Calling Drama PG $26,000 4,475 $32,131
194 Season's Beatings Comedy Not Rated $21,711 3,737 $26,832
195 Dinner Rush Drama R $19,751 3,399 $24,405
196 The Circle Drama Not Rated $15,345 2,641 $18,962
197 Our Lady of the Assassins Drama R $9,620 1,656 $11,890
198 L.I.E. Drama Open $8,628 1,485 $10,662
199 Joy Ride Thriller/Suspense R $7,021 1,208 $8,673
200 Buddha Heads Drama Not Rated $6,739 1,160 $8,329
201 My First Mister Drama R $5,971 1,028 $7,381
202 Under the Sand Drama Not Rated $5,647 972 $6,979
203 Cleopatra's Second Husband Drama Not Rated $5,150 886 $6,361
204 By Hook or by Crook Drama Not Rated $1,802 310 $2,226
Total Gross of All Movies$4,137,192,672
Total Tickets Sold712,081,348
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$5,112,744,079

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.