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	17,940,433	$123,430,179
2	The Count of Monte Cristo	Drama	PG-13	$54,228,104	9,349,673	$64,325,750
3	Gangs of New York	Drama	R	$47,082,059	8,117,596	$55,849,060
4	Windtalkers	Action	R	$40,914,068	7,054,150	$48,532,552
5	Gosford Park	Comedy	R	$40,775,720	7,030,297	$48,368,443
6	Hart's War	Drama	R	$19,076,815	3,289,106	$22,629,049
7	The Four Feathers	Drama	PG-13	$18,306,166	3,156,236	$21,714,904
8	The Emperor's Club	Drama	PG-13	$13,829,640	2,384,421	$16,404,816
9	Far From Heaven	Drama	PG-13	$11,230,060	1,936,217	$13,321,173
10	Cinema Paradiso	Drama	R	$10,771,665	1,857,184	$12,777,426
11	Brotherhood of the Wolf	Action	R	$10,527,229	1,815,039	$12,487,468
12	Chicago	Musical	PG-13	$9,241,533	1,593,368	$10,962,372
13	The Majestic	Drama	PG	$8,882,434	1,531,454	$10,536,404
14	The Importance of Being Earnest	Comedy	PG	$8,378,141	1,444,507	$9,938,208
15	Behind Enemy Lines	Action	PG-13	$7,832,257	1,350,389	$9,290,676
16	Deuces Wild	Drama	R	$6,044,618	1,042,176	$7,170,171
17	El Crimen de Padre	Drama	R	$4,558,301	785,914	$5,407,088
18	Enigma	Thriller/Suspense	R	$4,298,329	741,091	$5,098,706
19	The Fast Runner	Drama	R	$3,764,087	648,981	$4,464,989
20	The Cat's Meow	Drama	PG-13	$3,176,936	547,748	$3,768,506
21	Paid in Full	Drama	R	$3,042,188	524,515	$3,608,663
22	Rabbit-Proof Fence	Drama	PG	$1,682,956	290,165	$1,996,335
23	China: The Panda Adventure	Drama	Not Rated	$1,274,222	219,693	$1,511,488
24	The Hours	Drama	PG-13	$1,070,856	184,630	$1,270,254
25	No Man's Land	Drama	R	$832,601	143,552	$987,638
26	A Common Thread	Drama	Not Rated	$700,000	120,690	$830,347
27	The Emperor's New Clothes	Drama	PG	$661,903	114,121	$785,152
28	The Man Who Wasn't There	Drama	R	$634,024	109,314	$752,080
29	Charlotte Gray	Drama	PG-13	$595,334	102,644	$706,191
30	The Devil's Backbone	Horror	R	$372,877	64,289	$442,308
31	Moulin Rouge	Musical	PG-13	$341,447	58,870	$405,026
32	The Quiet American	Drama	R	$333,396	57,482	$395,476
33	Nicholas Nickleby	Drama	PG	$228,518	39,400	$271,072
34	The Cherry Orchard	Drama		$131,188	22,619	$155,619
35	Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef	Drama	Not Rated	$98,403	16,966	$116,726
36	From Hell	Thriller/Suspense	R	$91,164	15,718	$108,140
37	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$65,030	11,212	$77,139
38	Burnt Money	Drama		$49,316	8,503	$58,501
39	Caravaggio	Drama		$3,151	543	$3,736
Total Gross of All Movies				$439,181,250
Total Tickets Sold					75,720,906
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$520,959,833

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.