Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2002

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2002 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Adventure	PG	$245,996,000	42,340,103	$304,001,940
2	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Adventure	PG-13	$229,636,178	39,524,299	$283,784,467
3	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Adventure	PG-13	$139,244,615	23,966,371	$172,078,544
4	The Scorpion King	Action	PG-13	$90,580,000	15,590,361	$111,938,792
5	Reign of Fire	Action	PG-13	$43,060,566	7,411,457	$53,214,261
6	Queen of the Damned	Horror	R	$30,307,804	5,216,490	$37,454,398
7	Dragonfly	Drama	PG-13	$30,063,805	5,174,493	$37,152,860
8	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	Adventure	PG	$25,963,673	4,468,791	$32,085,919
9	Kate and Leopold	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$24,992,184	4,301,581	$30,885,352
10	Spirited Away	Adventure	PG	$5,392,006	928,056	$6,663,442
11	Haunted Castle	Adventure	PG	$2,231,584	384,094	$2,757,795
12	Pinocchio	Adventure	G	$1,802,706	310,276	$2,227,782
13	Santa vs. The Snowman	Adventure	Not Rated	$1,670,541	287,529	$2,064,458
14	Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man	Musical	G	$1,400,190	240,997	$1,730,358
15	Time Changer	Drama	PG	$763,671	131,441	$943,746
16	Waking Life	Drama	R	$352,215	60,622	$435,266
17	Russian Ark	Drama	Not Rated	$124,957	21,507	$154,420
18	Donnie Darko	Drama	R	$96,257	16,567	$118,951
Total Gross of All Movies				$873,678,952
Total Tickets Sold					150,375,035
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,079,692,751

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.