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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $30,460,417 5,242,756
2 Frida Oct 25, 2002 Drama R $21,289,079 3,664,213
3 Martin Lawrence Live: RunTe… Aug 2, 2002 Concert/Perfor… R $19,184,820 3,302,034
4 Bowling for Columbine Oct 11, 2002 Documentary R $16,030,877 2,759,187
5 Ali Dec 25, 2001 Drama R $8,716,362 1,500,234
6 Shackleton's Antarctic Adve… Feb 9, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $6,996,294 1,204,181
7 Antwone Fisher Dec 19, 2002 Drama PG-13 $6,118,566 1,053,109
8 ESPN's Ultimate X - The Movie May 10, 2002 Documentary PG $4,197,175 722,405
9 Comedian Oct 11, 2002 Documentary R $2,744,253 472,332
10 Standing in the Shadows of … Nov 15, 2002 Documentary PG $1,331,012 229,089
11 Dogtown and Z-Boys Apr 26, 2002 Documentary PG-13 $1,293,295 222,598
12 24 Hour Party People Aug 9, 2002 Drama R $1,169,030 201,209
13 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $1,133,288 195,058
14 Evelyn Dec 13, 2002 Drama PG $1,043,479 179,600
15 Notorious C.H.O. Jun 28, 2002 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,033,395 177,864
16 The Endurance: Shackleton's… Oct 5, 2001 Documentary G $1,017,167 175,071
17 Bloody Sunday Oct 4, 2002 Drama R $760,795 130,945
18 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $538,670 92,714
19 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $496,254 85,413
20 The Trials of Henry Kissinger Sep 25, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $388,890 66,934
21 The Last Waltz Apr 5, 2002 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $321,952 55,413
22 Scratch Feb 15, 2002 Documentary R $289,885 49,894
23 Piñero Dec 14, 2001 Drama R $263,523 45,356
24 Sex with Strangers Feb 22, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $247,740 42,640
25 Porn Star: The Legend of Ro… Nov 30, 2001 Documentary R $244,557 42,092
26 Promises Mar 15, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $243,769 41,956
27 Murderous Maids Apr 19, 2002 Drama Not Rated $225,390 38,793
28 The Cockettes May 10, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $218,867 37,670
29 Hybrid May 10, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $150,662 25,931
30 Dahmer Jun 21, 2002 Drama R $144,008 24,786
31 Ziggy Stardust and the Spid… Jul 10, 2002 Documentary PG $143,204 24,647
32 N'sync: Bigger than Live Feb 9, 2001 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $119,962 20,647
33 Chop Suey Oct 5, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $95,185 16,382
34 Island of the Sharks Apr 30, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $86,247 14,844
35 Biggie and Tupac Sep 27, 2002 Documentary R $54,834 9,437
36 Les enfants du siècle Sep 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $36,087 6,211
37 Shanghai Ghetto Sep 27, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $29,115 5,011
38 The Farewell Jan 16, 2002 Drama Not Rated $10,952 1,885
39 ABC Africa May 3, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $8,886 1,529
40 Caravaggio Apr 16, 2002 Drama Not Rated $3,151 542
Total Gross of All Movies$128,881,094
Total Tickets Sold22,182,612

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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