Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2002

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2002 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Adventure	PG-13	$261,031,601	45,005,448	$309,637,482
2	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Adventure	PG	$252,097,945	43,465,163	$299,040,321
3	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Adventure	PG-13	$139,244,615	24,007,692	$165,172,921
4	The Scorpion King	Action	PG-13	$90,580,000	15,617,241	$107,446,618
5	Reign of Fire	Action	PG-13	$43,061,982	7,424,480	$51,080,422
6	Queen of the Damned	Horror	R	$30,307,804	5,225,483	$35,951,323
7	Dragonfly	Drama	PG-13	$30,063,805	5,183,415	$35,661,895
8	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	Adventure	PG	$25,963,673	4,476,495	$30,798,286
9	Kate and Leopold	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$24,992,184	4,308,997	$29,645,899
10	Spirited Away	Adventure	PG	$5,462,320	941,779	$6,479,440
11	Pinocchio	Adventure	G	$3,364,522	580,090	$3,991,019
12	Haunted Castle	Adventure	PG	$2,251,584	388,204	$2,670,844
13	Santa vs. The Snowman	Adventure	Not Rated	$1,902,622	328,038	$2,256,901
14	Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man	Musical	G	$1,400,190	241,412	$1,660,915
15	Time Changer	Drama	PG	$763,671	131,667	$905,869
16	Waking Life	Drama	R	$352,215	60,727	$417,802
17	Russian Ark	Drama	Not Rated	$189,588	32,688	$224,893
18	Donnie Darko	Drama	R	$96,257	16,596	$114,180
Total Gross of All Movies				$913,126,578
Total Tickets Sold					157,435,615
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,083,157,031

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.