Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2002

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2002 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Road to Perdition	Drama	R	$104,054,514	17,909,555	$128,590,605
2	The Count of Monte Cristo	Drama	PG-13	$54,228,104	9,333,581	$67,015,112
3	Windtalkers	Action	R	$40,911,830	7,041,623	$50,558,853
4	Gosford Park	Comedy	R	$40,775,720	7,018,196	$50,390,647
5	Gangs of New York	Drama	R	$37,595,000	6,470,740	$46,459,913
6	Hart's War	Drama	R	$19,076,815	3,283,445	$23,575,135
7	The Four Feathers	Drama	PG-13	$18,306,166	3,150,803	$22,622,766
8	The Emperor's Club	Drama	PG-13	$13,624,810	2,345,062	$16,837,545
9	Brotherhood of the Wolf	Action	R	$10,527,229	1,811,915	$13,009,550
10	Far From Heaven	Drama	PG-13	$10,048,405	1,729,502	$12,417,824
11	The Majestic	Drama	PG	$8,882,434	1,528,818	$10,976,913
12	The Importance of Being Earnest	Comedy	PG	$8,378,141	1,442,021	$10,353,711
13	Behind Enemy Lines	Action	PG-13	$7,832,257	1,348,065	$9,679,107
14	Deuces Wild	Drama	R	$6,044,618	1,040,382	$7,469,943
15	Enigma	Thriller/Suspense	R	$4,298,329	739,816	$5,311,879
16	El Crimen de Padre	Drama	R	$4,262,754	733,693	$5,267,916
17	The Fast Runner	Drama	R	$3,764,087	647,864	$4,651,664
18	The Cat's Meow	Drama	PG-13	$3,176,936	546,805	$3,926,060
19	Paid in Full	Drama	R	$3,042,188	523,612	$3,759,534
20	Chicago	Musical	PG-13	$2,074,929	357,131	$2,564,201
21	A Common Thread	Drama	Not Rated	$1,691,000	291,050	$2,089,739
22	China: The Panda Adventure	Drama	Not Rated	$1,271,938	218,922	$1,571,860
23	Rabbit-Proof Fence	Drama	PG	$985,641	169,646	$1,218,058
24	No Man's Land	Drama	R	$824,950	141,988	$1,019,474
25	The Emperor's New Clothes	Drama	PG	$655,822	112,878	$810,464
26	The Man Who Wasn't There	Drama	R	$634,024	109,126	$783,525
27	Charlotte Gray	Drama	PG-13	$595,334	102,467	$735,713
28	The Devil's Backbone	Horror	R	$372,877	64,178	$460,798
29	Moulin Rouge	Musical	PG-13	$341,447	58,769	$421,961
30	The Hours	Drama	PG-13	$338,622	58,283	$418,472
31	The Quiet American	Drama	R	$333,396	57,383	$412,010
32	The Cherry Orchard	Drama	Not Rated	$131,188	22,580	$162,124
33	Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef	Drama	Not Rated	$92,215	15,872	$113,961
34	From Hell	Thriller/Suspense	R	$91,164	15,691	$112,661
35	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$65,030	11,193	$80,366
36	Burnt Money	Drama	Not Rated	$49,316	8,488	$60,944
37	Nicholas Nickleby	Drama	PG	$42,864	7,378	$52,974
38	Max	Drama	R	$30,157	5,191	$37,271
39	Caravaggio	Drama	Not Rated	$3,151	542	$3,892
Total Gross of All Movies				$409,455,402
Total Tickets Sold					70,474,254
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$506,005,144

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.