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Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2002

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Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.

Total Box Office Gross: $9,155,147,215
Tickets Sold: 1,575,756,527
Average Ticket Price: $5.81

Top Grossing Movies of 2002

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre2002
Gross
Tickets
Sold
1 Spider-Man May 3, 2002 Sony Pictures Adventure $403,706,375 69,484,746
2 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of… May 16, 2002 20th Century Fox Adventure $310,676,740 53,472,760
3 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 12, 2003 New Line Adventure $262,300,833 45,146,442
4 Harry Potter and the Chambe… Nov 15, 2002 Warner Bros. Adventure $252,097,945 43,390,351
5 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Apr 19, 2002 IFC Films Romantic Comedy $227,898,505 39,225,216
6 Signs Aug 2, 2002 Walt Disney Thriller/Suspense $227,750,028 39,199,660
7 Austin Powers in Goldmember Jul 25, 2002 New Line Comedy $213,117,789 36,681,202
8 Men in Black 2 Jul 3, 2002 Sony Pictures Action $190,418,803 32,774,320
9 Ice Age Mar 15, 2002 20th Century Fox Adventure $176,387,405 30,359,277
10 Die Another Day Nov 22, 2002 MGM Action $153,770,825 26,466,579
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Biggest Weekends of 2002

RankDateMovieWeekend
Revenue
TheatersDistributorGenre
1 May 3, 2002 Spider-Man $114,844,116 3,615 Sony Pictures Adventure
2 Nov 15, 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88,357,488 3,682 Warner Bros. Adventure
3 May 17, 2002 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones $80,027,814 3,161 20th Century Fox Adventure
4 Jul 26, 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember $73,071,188 3,613 New Line Comedy
5 May 10, 2002 Spider-Man $71,417,527 3,615 Sony Pictures Adventure
6 Dec 20, 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $62,007,528 3,622 New Line Adventure
7 Aug 2, 2002 Signs $60,116,619 3,264 Walt Disney Thriller/Suspense
8 Jun 14, 2002 Scooby-Doo $54,155,312 3,447 Warner Bros. Adventure
9 Jul 5, 2002 Men in Black 2 $52,148,751 3,557 Sony Pictures Action
10 Nov 8, 2002 8 Mile $51,240,555 2,470 Universal Drama

Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 2002

Weekend No. 1 Movie Weeks in
Release
No. 1
Box
Office
Combined
Weekend
Box Office
No. 1 /
Combined
Jan 4, 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship… 3 $23,006,447 $122,683,441 19%
Jan 11, 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship… 4 $16,201,260 $108,121,017 15%
Jan 18, 2002 Black Hawk Down 4 $28,611,736 $122,670,767 23%
Jan 25, 2002 Black Hawk Down 5 $17,012,268 $130,872,626 13%
Feb 1, 2002 Black Hawk Down 6 $11,112,555 $99,515,642 11%
Feb 8, 2002 Collateral Damage New $15,058,432 $103,696,151 15%
Feb 15, 2002 John Q. New $20,275,194 $137,133,128 15%
Feb 22, 2002 Queen of the Damned New $14,757,535 $109,759,066 13%
Mar 1, 2002 We Were Soldiers New $20,212,543 $104,699,870 19%
Mar 8, 2002 The Time Machine New $22,610,437 $102,782,110 22%
Mar 15, 2002 Ice Age New $46,312,454 $139,207,244 33%
Mar 22, 2002 Blade 2 New $32,528,016 $135,649,444 24%
Mar 29, 2002 Panic Room New $30,056,751 $132,148,302 23%
Apr 5, 2002 Panic Room 2 $18,224,157 $110,840,958 16%
Apr 12, 2002 Changing Lanes New $17,128,062 $96,604,036 18%
Apr 19, 2002 The Scorpion King New $36,075,875 $105,724,872 34%
Apr 26, 2002 The Scorpion King 2 $18,038,270 $85,544,982 21%
May 3, 2002 Spider-Man New $114,844,116 $163,866,969 70%
May 10, 2002 Spider-Man 2 $71,417,527 $126,981,106 56%
May 17, 2002 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones New $80,027,814 $170,606,424 47%
May 24, 2002 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones 2 $47,880,532 $159,401,199 30%
May 31, 2002 The Sum of All Fears New $31,178,526 $122,290,957 25%
Jun 7, 2002 The Sum of All Fears 2 $19,230,111 $109,343,274 18%
Jun 14, 2002 Scooby-Doo New $54,155,312 $164,686,578 33%
Jun 21, 2002 Minority Report New $35,677,125 $162,324,309 22%
Jun 28, 2002 Mr. Deeds New $37,162,787 $142,549,206 26%
Jul 5, 2002 Men in Black 2 New $52,148,751 $153,092,964 34%
Jul 12, 2002 Men in Black 2 2 $24,410,311 $143,726,613 17%
Jul 19, 2002 Road to Perdition 2 $15,412,515 $119,922,327 13%
Jul 26, 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember New $73,071,188 $151,882,416 48%
Aug 2, 2002 Signs New $60,116,619 $156,435,442 38%
Aug 9, 2002 xXx New $44,506,103 $142,714,750 31%
Aug 16, 2002 xXx 2 $22,111,421 $110,727,300 20%
Aug 23, 2002 Signs 4 $14,285,766 $89,544,143 16%
Aug 30, 2002 Signs 5 $13,440,774 $88,678,626 15%
Sep 6, 2002 Swimfan New $11,326,601 $71,892,254 16%
Sep 13, 2002 Barbershop New $20,627,433 $84,411,181 24%
Sep 20, 2002 Barbershop 2 $12,817,223 $80,083,702 16%
Sep 27, 2002 Sweet Home Alabama New $35,648,740 $102,274,746 35%
Oct 4, 2002 Red Dragon New $36,540,945 $110,460,387 33%
Oct 11, 2002 Red Dragon 2 $17,655,750 $106,553,246 17%
Oct 18, 2002 The Ring New $15,015,393 $90,363,380 17%
Oct 25, 2002 Jackass: The Movie New $22,763,437 $106,261,452 21%
Nov 1, 2002 The Santa Clause 2 New $29,008,696 $116,613,441 25%
Nov 8, 2002 8 Mile New $51,240,555 $143,235,457 36%
Nov 15, 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets New $88,357,488 $171,655,310 51%
Nov 22, 2002 Die Another Day New $47,072,040 $154,242,674 31%
Nov 29, 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3 $32,117,496 $149,941,539 21%
Dec 6, 2002 Die Another Day 3 $12,843,007 $80,362,034 16%
Dec 13, 2002 Maid in Manhattan New $18,711,407 $102,205,933 18%
Dec 20, 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New $62,007,528 $144,354,787 43%
Dec 27, 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2 $48,875,549 $178,177,273 27%

The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.

The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.

Market Share for Each Distributor in 2002

RankDistributorMovies2002 GrossTicketsShare
1 Sony Pictures 32 $1,554,048,733 267,478,253 16.97%
2 Walt Disney 28 $1,175,098,032 202,254,380 12.84%
3 Warner Bros. 30 $1,061,821,381 182,757,538 11.60%
4 20th Century Fox 23 $981,440,569 168,922,633 10.72%
5 Universal 20 $884,893,161 152,305,180 9.67%
6 New Line 12 $880,698,528 151,583,217 9.62%
7 Paramount Pictures 25 $673,939,881 115,996,523 7.36%
8 Dreamworks SKG 7 $513,651,256 88,408,129 5.61%
9 MGM 22 $368,388,691 63,405,959 4.02%
10 Miramax 32 $248,930,830 42,845,220 2.72%
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2002

RankGenreMovies2002 GrossTicketsShare
1 Adventure 46 $2,858,703,921 492,031,631 31.23%
2 Action 32 $1,394,290,142 239,981,075 15.23%
3 Comedy 85 $1,302,276,325 224,143,902 14.22%
4 Drama 173 $1,250,003,940 215,146,891 13.65%
5 Thriller/Suspense 39 $1,135,188,090 195,385,193 12.40%
6 Romantic Comedy 28 $597,902,769 102,909,242 6.53%
7 Horror 14 $335,342,851 57,718,210 3.66%
8 Documentary 34 $136,446,060 23,484,675 1.49%
9 Musical 10 $57,692,154 9,929,800 0.63%
10 Black Comedy 6 $55,106,914 9,484,835 0.60%
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Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2002

RankMPAA RatingMovies2002 GrossTicketsShare
1 PG-13 119 $4,489,996,127 772,804,776 49.04%
2 R 229 $2,157,909,816 371,412,932 23.57%
3 PG 58 $2,072,180,302 356,657,511 22.63%
4 G 21 $443,074,751 76,260,705 4.84%
5 Not Rated 176 $67,733,855 11,658,062 0.74%
6 Open 1 $4,786 823 0.00%
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Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2002

RankSource MaterialMovies2002 GrossTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 251 $4,252,658,700 731,954,902 46.45%
2 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 81 $2,423,090,595 417,055,136 26.47%
3 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 8 $784,738,653 135,066,890 8.57%
4 Based on TV 11 $397,968,259 68,497,113 4.35%
5 Remake 10 $338,157,052 58,202,584 3.69%
6 Based on Play 16 $309,240,594 53,225,568 3.38%
7 Based on Factual Book/Article 10 $306,163,079 52,695,877 3.34%
8 Based on Real Life Events 40 $128,881,094 22,182,612 1.41%
9 Spin-Off 1 $90,580,000 15,590,361 0.99%
10 Based on Game 1 $40,119,709 6,905,285 0.44%
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Market Share for Each Production Method in 2002

RankProduction MethodMovies2002 GrossTicketsShare
1 Live Action 433 $7,311,617,381 1,258,453,719 79.86%
2 Animation/Live Action 7 $1,183,581,664 203,714,567 12.93%
3 Hand Animation 13 $416,320,267 71,655,806 4.55%
4 Digital Animation 5 $231,943,583 39,921,440 2.53%
5 Rotoscoping 1 $302,372 52,043 0.00%
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Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2002

RankCreative TypeMovies2002 GrossTicketsShare
1 Contemporary Fiction 231 $4,213,620,009 725,235,687 46.02%
2 Kids Fiction 25 $1,263,174,846 217,413,902 13.80%
3 Science Fiction 22 $1,253,929,563 215,822,631 13.70%
4 Fantasy 21 $885,895,808 152,477,754 9.68%
5 Dramatization 22 $505,498,144 87,004,832 5.52%
6 Super Hero 3 $496,794,907 85,506,868 5.43%
7 Historical Fiction 45 $422,219,101 72,671,077 4.61%
8 Factual 36 $93,115,227 16,026,699 1.02%
9 Multiple Creative Types 2 $4,443,972 764,882 0.05%
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