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Box Office Performance for Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 Jason X Apr 26, 2002 Horror R $13,121,555 2,258,443
2 The Grey Zone Oct 18, 2002 R $507,443 87,339
3 Rain Apr 26, 2002 Not Rated $453,517 78,058
4 Time Out Mar 29, 2002 Drama PG-13 $448,375 77,172
5 I am Trying to Break Your H… Jul 26, 2002 Not Rated $424,820 73,118
6 CQ May 24, 2002 R $411,034 70,745
7 Little Secrets Aug 23, 2002 PG $405,182 69,738
8 The Mystic Masseur May 3, 2002 PG $398,610 68,607
9 Merci Pour Le Chocolat Feb 2, 2001 Not Rated $382,932 65,909
10 Jee Aayun Nu Nov 8, 2002 Not Rated $352,668 60,700
11 The Lady and the Duke May 10, 2002 PG-13 $329,845 56,771
12 Tuvalu Dec 15, 2000 Not Rated $312,978 53,868
13 Never Again Jul 12, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $307,631 52,948
14 Pumpkin Jun 28, 2002 Comedy R $305,690 52,614
15 Me Without You Jul 5, 2002 R $301,175 51,837
16 Festival in Cannes Mar 8, 2002 PG-13 $298,971 51,458
17 Mujhse Dosti Karoge Aug 9, 2002 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $285,000 49,053
18 Who is Cletis Tout? Jul 26, 2002 R $252,227 43,412
19 Skins Sep 27, 2002 Drama R $249,204 42,892
20 Green Dragon May 1, 2002 PG-13 $248,379 42,750
21 Xing fu shi guang Feb 20, 2015 PG $239,134 41,159
22 Ram Dass Mar 1, 2002 Not Rated $236,103 40,637
23 In Praise of Love Sep 6, 2002 Drama PG $233,401 40,172
24 Destinees Sentimentales, Les Nov 17, 2000 Not Rated $229,762 39,545
25 Satin Rouge Aug 23, 2002 Musical Not Rated $229,150 39,440
26 Tully Nov 1, 2002 Drama Not Rated $224,970 38,721
27 Dark Blue World Dec 28, 2001 R $224,744 38,682
28 What Time is it There? Jan 11, 2002 Not Rated $193,047 33,226
29 The Independent Nov 30, 2001 R $182,871 31,475
30 Station Nord Nov 8, 2002 Not Rated $171,400 29,500
31 Happenstance Nov 2, 2001 R $164,920 28,385
32 Swimming Apr 5, 2002 Drama R $161,483 27,793
33 Das Experiment Sep 18, 2002 R $141,072 24,280
34 Pauline and Paulette Mar 15, 2002 Not Rated $139,493 24,009
35 Life and Debt Jun 22, 2001 Not Rated $138,486 23,835
36 Time of Favor Jan 18, 2002 Not Rated $137,340 23,638
37 Naqoyqatsi Oct 18, 2002 PG $132,026 22,723
38 His Secret Life Sep 20, 2002 Not Rated $130,300 22,426
39 Maryam Feb 22, 2002 Not Rated $129,265 22,248
40 How I Killed My Father Aug 23, 2002 Not Rated $127,240 21,900
41 I'm Going Home Aug 16, 2002 Not Rated $122,628 21,106
42 Home Movie May 3, 2002 Not Rated $118,022 20,313
43 Derrida Oct 23, 2002 Not Rated $115,159 19,820
44 Secret Ballot Aug 9, 2002 G $114,183 19,652
45 Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective Sep 13, 2002 Not Rated $112,772 19,409
46 Lan Yu Jul 12, 2002 R $112,038 19,283
47 Road Sep 27, 2002 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $107,676 18,532
48 The Weight of Water Nov 1, 2002 R $102,622 17,662
49 Wendigo Mar 1, 2002 R $99,958 17,204
50 World Traveler Apr 19, 2002 R $97,000 16,695
51 Hometown Legend Jan 25, 2002 Drama PG $96,429 16,597
52 Kehta Hai Dil Baar Baar Nov 15, 2002 Not Rated $95,415 16,422
53 Little Otik Dec 21, 2001 Not Rated $84,701 14,578
54 Wasabi Sep 27, 2002 R $81,525 14,031
55 Invincible Sep 20, 2002 PG-13 $80,636 13,878
56 Fidel Oct 18, 2002 Not Rated $78,946 13,587
57 The Climb May 15, 1998 PG-13 $78,677 13,541
58 Max Dec 27, 2002 Drama R $77,379 13,318
59 Taliesin Jones Feb 1, 2002 Drama PG $75,717 13,032
60 Umberto D May 10, 2002 Drama Not Rated $74,308 12,789
61 Komediant Apr 5, 2002 Not Rated $73,043 12,571
62 Saathiya Dec 20, 2002 Drama Not Rated $71,400 12,289
63 The Earth Will Swallow You Apr 12, 2002 Not Rated $71,332 12,277
64 Second Skin Nov 23, 2001 R $69,284 11,924
65 Girls Can't Swim Apr 19, 2002 Not Rated $68,460 11,783
66 Lola Nov 16, 2001 Not Rated $68,411 11,774
67 Snipes Sep 4, 2002 Action R $66,339 11,418
68 Langrishe, Go Down Jul 17, 2002 Drama Not Rated $66,288 11,409
69 Spooky House Apr 19, 2002 Comedy PG $65,575 11,286
70 God is Great, I'm Not Nov 8, 2002 Comedy Not Rated $65,464 11,267
71 Manna From Heaven Aug 2, 2002 Comedy PG $64,406 11,085
72 Just a Kiss Sep 27, 2002 R $64,197 11,049
73 Under the Sun Aug 3, 2001 Not Rated $63,802 10,981
74 Warm Water Under a Red Bridge May 3, 2002 Not Rated $62,044 10,678
75 Songs from the Second Floor Aug 17, 2001 Not Rated $57,539 9,903
76 Harvard Man May 17, 2002 Drama R $56,653 9,750
77 Power & Terror: Noam Chomsk… Nov 22, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $55,237 9,507
78 Nijinsky May 31, 2002 Not Rated $55,068 9,478
79 O Fantasma Nov 22, 2002 Drama Not Rated $54,120 9,314
80 Tosca Jul 12, 2002 Not Rated $54,065 9,305
81 Grateful Dawg Oct 5, 2001 PG-13 $51,444 8,854
82 How to Kill Your Neighbor's… Feb 22, 2002 R $48,564 8,358
83 Drift Mar 29, 2002 Not Rated $41,320 7,111
84 A Rumor of Angels Feb 1, 2002 PG-13 $38,247 6,582
85 Love Liza Dec 30, 2002 Drama R $36,462 6,275
86 War Photographer Jun 28, 2002 Not Rated $34,293 5,902
87 New Best Friend Apr 12, 2002 R $28,658 4,932
88 Teddy Bears' Picnic Mar 29, 2002 R $28,043 4,826
89 A Song for Martin Jun 28, 2002 PG-13 $27,983 4,816
90 For Da Love of Money Apr 12, 2002 R $27,500 4,733
91 Safe Conduct Oct 11, 2002 Not Rated $26,617 4,581
92 The Way We Laughed Nov 23, 2001 Not Rated $26,257 4,519
93 The Town is Quiet Jun 15, 2001 Not Rated $26,134 4,498
94 Divorce: The Musical Apr 19, 2002 Not Rated $23,144 3,983
95 Cuba Feliz Jun 14, 2002 Not Rated $22,071 3,798
96 The Isle Aug 23, 2002 Drama Not Rated $21,075 3,627
97 Cool and Crazy Oct 19, 2001 Not Rated $20,878 3,593
98 Crazy as Hell Sep 27, 2002 R $20,710 3,564
99 Master of the Flying Guillo… May 24, 2002 Action R $20,665 3,556
100 Quitting Sep 13, 2002 Not Rated $17,717 3,049
101 A Skin Too Few: The Days of… May 17, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $17,384 2,992
102 Liar's Club Nov 2, 2001 Not Rated $17,223 2,964
103 Devils on the Doorstep Dec 18, 2002 Not Rated $17,055 2,935
104 Ayurveda: Art of Being Jul 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $16,892 2,907
105 Le Bossu Mar 20, 1998 Not Rated $16,889 2,906
106 Love and a Bullet Aug 30, 2002 R $16,853 2,900
107 Way Down Town Nov 24, 2000 Not Rated $16,731 2,879
108 Night at the Golden Eagle Apr 26, 2002 R $16,241 2,795
109 Fleeing by Night May 3, 2002 Not Rated $16,063 2,764
110 Eban and Charley Dec 14, 2001 Not Rated $15,714 2,704
111 Maelstrom Sep 15, 2000 R $15,595 2,684
112 Etoiles: Dancers of the Par… Nov 8, 2002 Not Rated $15,500 2,667
113 Vulgar Apr 26, 2002 R $14,904 2,565
114 Sade Nov 17, 2000 Not Rated $12,618 2,171
115 Lansdown Apr 26, 2002 Not Rated $12,614 2,171
116 Janice Beard May 10, 2002 Not Rated $11,756 2,023
117 Some Body Apr 26, 2002 Not Rated $11,696 2,013
118 The Mesmerist Sep 20, 2002 Comedy Not Rated $11,422 1,965
119 Vengo Sep 7, 2001 Not Rated $10,763 1,852
120 Hush Nov 8, 2002 Not Rated $10,683 1,838
121 Margarita Happy Hour Mar 22, 2002 Not Rated $10,668 1,836
122 Last Dance Jul 12, 2002 Not Rated $10,466 1,801
123 Mule Skinner Blues Apr 12, 2002 R $10,106 1,739
124 Ikiru Mar 25, 1956 Drama Not Rated $9,739 1,676
125 Fighter Aug 24, 2001 Not Rated $9,315 1,603
126 Revolution#9 Nov 15, 2002 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $9,118 1,569
127 Esther Kahn Mar 1, 2002 Not Rated $9,033 1,554
128 John Sayles Retrospective Apr 5, 2002 Not Rated $8,258 1,421
129 Yellow Asphalt Mar 15, 2002 Not Rated $8,172 1,406
130 Pipe Dream Oct 4, 2002 R $7,998 1,376
131 What to Do in Case of Fire Jul 19, 2002 R $7,874 1,355
132 Princesa Dec 7, 2001 Not Rated $7,010 1,206
133 The Dogwalker Sep 13, 2002 R $6,751 1,161
134 Group Jul 5, 2002 Not Rated $6,289 1,082
135 Love in the Time of Money Nov 1, 2002 R $6,259 1,077
136 The Phantom of Liberty Nov 8, 2002 Comedy R $6,172 1,062
137 Massoud, the Afghan Dec 6, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $5,859 1,008
138 Shaye and Kiki Dec 25, 2001 Not Rated $5,145 885
139 Sobibor, Oct. 14 1943, 4pm Oct 12, 2001 Not Rated $4,942 850
140 The Iron Ladies Sep 7, 2001 Not Rated $4,531 779
141 Herapuple Sep 27, 2002 Not Rated $4,123 709
142 The Last Man Feb 15, 2002 R $3,908 672
143 Food of Love Oct 25, 2002 R $3,692 635
144 Revolution O/S Aug 22, 2002 Not Rated $3,500 602
145 Tattoo Bar Jul 5, 2002 Drama Not Rated $2,964 510
146 My Kingdom Dec 6, 2002 Not Rated $2,607 448
147 The First $20 Million Jun 28, 2002 PG-13 $2,535 436
148 Standing by Yourself May 17, 2002 Not Rated $2,500 430
149 Hey Happy! Jan 25, 2002 Not Rated $2,241 385
150 Stripped Aug 9, 2002 Not Rated $2,151 370
151 Djomeh Sep 5, 2001 Not Rated $2,101 361
152 Russian Doll Jun 15, 2001 R $2,062 354
153 Choice of Weapons Jul 12, 2002 Not Rated $2,032 349
154 Dead or Alive Nov 29, 2002 Comedy Not Rated $1,841 316
155 Final Dec 7, 2001 R $1,710 294
156 Gentleman Bandit Mar 1, 2002 Not Rated $1,663 286
157 Zig Zag Jun 21, 2002 R $1,649 283
158 Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler Jun 21, 2002 R $1,583 272
159 Mama Africa Jun 7, 2002 Not Rated $1,581 272
160 Heartbreak Hospital Sep 7, 2002 Not Rated $1,480 254
161 Virgil Bliss Jun 12, 2002 Not Rated $1,465 252
162 The Execution of Wanda Jean Sep 6, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,386 238
163 The Opera Lover Sep 27, 2002 Not Rated $1,167 200
164 Skin of Man, Heart of Beast Jun 21, 2002 Not Rated $1,104 190
165 The Lonely Affair of the Heart Sep 27, 2002 Drama Not Rated $932 160
166 ‘R Xmas Nov 8, 2002 Drama R $850 146
167 Echoes Apr 12, 2002 Not Rated $780 134
168 The Jimmy Show Dec 13, 2002 R $703 120
Total Gross of All Movies$27,654,354
Total Tickets Sold4,759,699

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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