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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 Road to Perdition Jul 12, 2002 Drama R $104,054,514 17,909,554
2 The Count of Monte Cristo Jan 25, 2002 Adventure PG-13 $54,228,104 9,333,580
3 Gangs of New York Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $47,082,059 8,103,624
4 Windtalkers Jun 14, 2002 Action R $40,914,068 7,042,008
5 Gosford Park Dec 26, 2001 Comedy R $39,106,561 6,730,905
6 Hart's War Feb 15, 2002 Drama R $19,076,815 3,283,444
7 The Four Feathers Sep 20, 2002 Drama PG-13 $18,306,166 3,150,803
8 The Emperor's Club Nov 22, 2002 Drama PG-13 $13,829,640 2,380,316
9 Far From Heaven Nov 8, 2002 Drama PG-13 $11,230,060 1,932,884
10 Le pacte des loups Jan 11, 2002 Action R $10,527,229 1,811,915
11 Chicago Dec 27, 2002 Musical PG-13 $9,241,533 1,590,625
12 The Importance of Being Ear… May 22, 2002 Comedy PG $8,378,141 1,442,020
13 Deuces Wild May 3, 2002 Drama R $6,044,618 1,040,381
14 Behind Enemy Lines Nov 30, 2001 Action PG-13 $5,148,245 886,100
15 El crimen de padre Amaro Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $4,558,301 784,561
16 The Majestic Dec 21, 2001 Drama PG $4,337,555 746,567
17 Enigma Apr 19, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $4,298,329 739,815
18 The Fast Runner May 10, 2002 Adventure R $3,764,087 647,863
19 The Cat's Meow Apr 12, 2002 Drama PG-13 $3,176,936 546,804
20 Paid in Full Oct 25, 2002 Drama R $3,042,188 523,612
21 Seraphin un Homme et Son Nov 29, 2002 Drama Not Rated $1,691,000 291,049
22 Rabbit-Proof Fence Nov 29, 2002 Drama PG $1,682,956 289,665
23 China: The Panda Adventure Jul 27, 2001 Drama Not Rated $1,215,455 209,200
24 The Hours Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $1,149,020 197,765
25 Russkiy kovcheg Dec 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $870,984 149,911
26 No Man's Land Dec 7, 2001 Drama R $764,726 131,622
27 The Emperor's New Clothes Jun 14, 2002 Drama PG $661,903 113,924
28 Below Oct 11, 2002 Horror R $589,424 101,449
29 Charlotte Gray Dec 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $545,381 93,869
30 The Man Who Wasn't There Oct 31, 2001 Drama R $522,943 90,007
31 The Quiet American Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $343,736 59,162
32 Moulin Rouge May 18, 2001 Musical PG-13 $320,807 55,216
33 The Devil's Backbone Nov 21, 2001 Horror R $302,182 52,010
34 Mad Love Aug 30, 2002 Drama R $279,605 48,124
35 Nicholas Nickleby Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG $228,518 39,331
36 Shichinin no samurai Nov 19, 1956 Action Not Rated $183,443 31,573
37 The Cherry Orchard Feb 22, 2002 Drama Not Rated $131,188 22,579
38 Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef Nov 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $86,883 14,954
39 From Hell Oct 19, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $78,513 13,513
40 Max Dec 27, 2002 Drama R $77,379 13,318
41 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $63,226 10,882
42 Plata quemada Oct 19, 2001 Drama Not Rated $45,952 7,909
43 Gangster No. 1 Jun 14, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $30,915 5,320
44 Sia, The Dream of the Python May 24, 2002 Drama Not Rated $4,662 802
45 Caravaggio Apr 16, 2002 Drama Not Rated $3,151 542
Total Gross of All Movies$422,219,101
Total Tickets Sold72,671,077

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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