Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2002
Total Box Office Gross: $9,186,868,028
Tickets Sold: 1,581,216,521
Average Ticket Price: $5.81
Top Grossing Movies of 2002
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2002 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Spider-Man |
May 3 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$403,706,375 |
69,484,746 |
| 2 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones |
May 16 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
PG |
$302,181,125 |
52,010,521 |
| 3 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
Nov 15 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG |
$245,996,000 |
42,340,103 |
| 4 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
Jun 21 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$229,636,178 |
39,524,299 |
| 5 |
Signs |
Aug 2 |
Walt Disney |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$227,535,166 |
39,162,679 |
| 6 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
Apr 19 |
IFC Films |
Romantic Comedy |
PG |
$222,517,469 |
38,299,048 |
| 7 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember |
Jul 25 |
New Line |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$213,079,163 |
36,674,555 |
| 8 |
Men in Black 2 |
Jul 3 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$190,418,803 |
32,774,321 |
| 9 |
Ice Age |
Mar 15 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
PG |
$176,387,405 |
30,359,278 |
| 10 |
Scooby-Doo |
Jun 14 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
PG |
$153,288,182 |
26,383,508 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2002
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures |
32 |
$1,552,855,682 |
267,272,923 |
16.90% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros. |
32 |
$1,435,785,522 |
247,123,152 |
15.63% |
| 3 |
Walt Disney |
27 |
$1,179,623,562 |
203,033,316 |
12.84% |
| 4 |
20th Century Fox |
25 |
$981,714,714 |
168,969,830 |
10.69% |
| 5 |
Universal |
18 |
$829,796,904 |
142,822,187 |
9.03% |
| 6 |
Paramount Pictures |
24 |
$684,487,335 |
117,811,934 |
7.45% |
| 7 |
New Line |
10 |
$500,154,919 |
86,085,185 |
5.44% |
| 8 |
Dreamworks SKG |
7 |
$487,402,230 |
83,890,228 |
5.31% |
| 9 |
MGM |
21 |
$363,394,654 |
62,546,411 |
3.96% |
| 10 |
Miramax |
32 |
$261,125,866 |
44,944,211 |
2.84% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2002
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Adventure |
35 |
$2,213,055,222 |
380,904,514 |
24.09% |
| 2 |
Comedy |
87 |
$1,920,712,286 |
330,587,311 |
20.91% |
| 3 |
Drama |
152 |
$1,581,733,887 |
272,243,354 |
17.22% |
| 4 |
Action |
27 |
$1,392,842,445 |
239,731,916 |
15.16% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense |
32 |
$977,240,795 |
168,199,791 |
10.64% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy |
22 |
$552,930,065 |
95,168,685 |
6.02% |
| 7 |
Horror |
11 |
$296,701,842 |
51,067,443 |
3.23% |
| 8 |
Documentary |
26 |
$98,926,619 |
17,026,956 |
1.08% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy |
4 |
$57,640,692 |
9,920,945 |
0.63% |
| 10 |
Musical |
7 |
$55,726,169 |
9,591,424 |
0.61% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2002
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13 |
118 |
$4,455,529,171 |
766,872,487 |
48.50% |
| 2 |
R |
229 |
$2,186,183,413 |
376,279,412 |
23.80% |
| 3 |
PG |
57 |
$1,989,292,188 |
342,391,085 |
21.65% |
| 4 |
G |
20 |
$460,277,327 |
79,221,574 |
5.01% |
| 5 |
Not Rated |
171 |
$95,551,860 |
16,446,100 |
1.04% |
| 6 |
Open |
1 |
$8,628 |
1,485 |
0.00% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2002
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
226 |
$4,210,349,242 |
724,672,836 |
45.83% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
77 |
$2,410,866,800 |
414,951,260 |
26.24% |
| 3 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
8 |
$784,659,737 |
135,053,312 |
8.54% |
| 4 |
Based on TV |
11 |
$400,038,541 |
68,853,449 |
4.35% |
| 5 |
Remake |
10 |
$362,355,231 |
62,367,509 |
3.94% |
| 6 |
Based on Play |
12 |
$302,878,534 |
52,130,558 |
3.30% |
| 7 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
4 |
$286,359,785 |
49,287,399 |
3.12% |
| 8 |
Based on Real Life Events |
36 |
$162,330,737 |
27,939,885 |
1.77% |
| 9 |
Spin-Off |
1 |
$90,580,000 |
15,590,361 |
0.99% |
| 10 |
|
210 |
$63,042,892 |
10,850,754 |
0.69% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2002
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
385 |
$7,360,445,641 |
1,266,858,108 |
80.12% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action |
7 |
$1,176,500,960 |
202,495,863 |
12.81% |
| 3 |
Hand Animation |
11 |
$381,063,891 |
65,587,588 |
4.15% |
| 4 |
Digital Animation |
5 |
$250,018,413 |
43,032,430 |
2.72% |
| 5 |
Rotoscoping |
1 |
$352,215 |
60,622 |
0.00% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2002
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
206 |
$3,985,217,623 |
685,923,852 |
43.38% |
| 2 |
Kids Fiction |
26 |
$1,367,179,421 |
235,314,876 |
14.88% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction |
21 |
$1,176,090,397 |
202,425,197 |
12.80% |
| 4 |
Fantasy |
18 |
$873,678,952 |
150,375,035 |
9.51% |
| 5 |
Dramatization |
18 |
$518,727,947 |
89,281,919 |
5.65% |
| 6 |
Super Hero |
3 |
$496,763,171 |
85,501,406 |
5.41% |
| 7 |
Historical Fiction |
39 |
$409,455,402 |
70,474,254 |
4.46% |
| 8 |
Factual |
29 |
$119,604,030 |
20,585,891 |
1.30% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types |
2 |
$4,357,102 |
749,932 |
0.05% |
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013