Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2002

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Theatrical Distributor	MPAA Rating	2002 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Space Station	4/19/2002	IMAX Films	Not Rated	$29,820,971	5,132,697
2	Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk	10/18/2002	Giant Screen Films	Not Rated	$16,933,791	2,914,594
3	Bowling for Columbine	10/11/2002	MGM	R	$15,203,743	2,616,823
4	Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey	10/11/2002	Giant Screen Films	Not Rated	$10,086,514	1,736,061
5	Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure	2/9/2001	WGBH Giant-Screen Films	Not Rated	$7,235,633	1,245,376
6	ESPN's Ultimate X - The Movie	5/10/2002	Walt Disney	PG	$4,197,175	722,405
7	Comedian	10/11/2002	Miramax	R	$2,744,253	472,333
8	Rivers and Tides	6/28/2002	Roxie Releasing	Not Rated	$2,200,276	378,705
9	Galapagos	10/29/1999	IMAX Films	Not Rated	$1,842,841	317,184
10	The Kid Stays in the Picture	7/26/2002	Focus Features	R	$1,434,436	246,891
11	Dogtown and Z-Boys	4/26/2002	Sony Pictures Classics	PG-13	$1,293,295	222,598
12	Standing in the Shadows of Motown	11/15/2002	Artisan	PG	$1,234,246	212,435
13	The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition	10/5/2001	Cowboy Pictures	G	$1,180,410	203,169
14	Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun	7/11/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	G	$1,138,659	195,983
15	Extreme	3/23/1999	IMAX Films	Not Rated	$523,067	90,029
16	Trembling Before G-D	10/26/2001	New Yorker	Not Rated	$497,983	85,711
17	The Trials of Henry Kissinger	9/25/2002	First Run Features	Not Rated	$340,078	58,533
18	The Last Waltz	4/5/2002	MGM	Not Rated	$321,952	55,413
19	Sex with Strangers	2/22/2002		Not Rated	$247,740	42,640
20	Hybrid	5/10/2002	Indican Pictures	Not Rated	$150,570	25,916
21	Chop Suey	10/5/2001	Zeitgeist	Not Rated	$103,012	17,730
22	Island of the Sharks	4/30/1999	IMAX Films	Not Rated	$86,247	14,845
23	Biggie and Tupac	9/27/2002	Roxie Releasing	R	$54,834	9,438
24	Shanghai Ghetto	9/27/2002	Menemsha Entertainment	Not Rated	$29,115	5,011
25	Ayurveda: Art of Being	7/19/2002	Kino International	Not Rated	$16,892	2,907
26	ABC Africa	5/3/2002	New Yorker	Not Rated	$8,886	1,529
Total Gross of All Movies					$98,926,619
Total Tickets Sold						17,026,956

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.

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.