Weekend Domestic Box Office December 20, 2002
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $62,007,528 | 3,622 | $17,120 | $102,046,212 | 5 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Two Weeks Notice | $14,328,494 | 2,755 | $5,201 | $14,328,494 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Maid in Manhattan | $10,712,011 | -43% | 2,866 | $3,738 | $35,256,011 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | Gangs of New York | $9,496,870 | 1,504 | $6,314 | $9,496,870 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Drumline | $7,125,270 | -43% | 1,837 | $3,879 | $22,359,766 | 10 | |
| 6 | (new) | The Wild Thornberrys | $6,013,847 | 3,012 | $1,997 | $6,013,847 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (5) | The Hot Chick | $4,576,225 | -38% | 2,217 | $2,064 | $13,773,388 | 10 | |
| 8 | (2) | Star Trek: Nemesis | $4,415,081 | -76% | 2,711 | $1,629 | $26,466,862 | 10 | |
| 9 | (6) | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $4,371,410 | -31% | 2,750 | $1,590 | $228,821,682 | 38 | |
| 10 | (4) | Die Another Day | $4,030,346 | -48% | 2,075 | $1,942 | $138,494,620 | 31 | |
| 11 | (8) | The Santa Clause 2 | $3,204,145 | -21% | 1,701 | $1,884 | $129,836,982 | 52 | |
| 12 | (7) | Analyze That | $2,385,371 | -56% | 2,011 | $1,186 | $23,968,282 | 17 | |
| 13 | (12) | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $1,461,534 | -14% | 973 | $1,502 | $217,765,974 | 248 | |
| 14 | (10) | Empire | $1,382,630 | -53% | 768 | $1,800 | $13,204,630 | 17 | |
| 15 | (9) | Treasure Planet | $1,302,772 | -58% | 1,804 | $722 | $29,905,068 | 26 | |
| 16 | (24) | Adaptation | $1,108,032 | +300% | 109 | $10,165 | $2,106,476 | 17 | |
| 17 | (23) | About Schmidt | $601,711 | +113% | 26 | $23,143 | $1,023,197 | 10 | |
| 18 | (19) | Far From Heaven | $601,250 | -17% | 235 | $2,559 | $8,932,005 | 45 | |
| 19 | (16) | Frida | $458,185 | -47% | 263 | $1,742 | $19,314,138 | 59 | |
| 20 | (new) | Kaante | $425,975 | 26 | $16,384 | $425,975 | 3 | ||
| 21 | (20) | Bowling for Columbine | $386,034 | -31% | 195 | $1,980 | $14,476,943 | 73 | |
| 22 | (14) | The Ring | $369,289 | -73% | 373 | $990 | $126,222,408 | 66 | |
| 23 | (13) | 8 Mile | $344,025 | -75% | 450 | $765 | $114,134,575 | 45 | |
| 24 | (15) | Friday After Next | $332,866 | -74% | 335 | $994 | $31,751,749 | 31 | |
| 25 | (11) | Eight Crazy Nights | $218,860 | -88% | 458 | $478 | $23,140,753 | 26 | |
| 26 | (new) | Antwone Fisher | $210,013 | 15 | $14,001 | $218,618 | 4 | ||
| 27 | (34) | Sweet Home Alabama | $209,352 | +154% | 338 | $619 | $124,779,901 | 87 | |
| 28 | (27) | Santa vs. The Snowman | $187,987 | +5% | 25 | $7,519 | $1,418,613 | 47 | |
| 29 | (22) | El Crimen de Padre | $171,402 | -45% | 105 | $1,632 | $3,937,330 | 38 | |
| 30 | (18) | The Emperor's Club | $170,845 | -78% | 255 | $670 | $13,403,015 | 31 | |
| 31 | (26) | Real Women Have Curves | $161,733 | -28% | 114 | $1,419 | $4,854,805 | 66 | |
| 32 | (60) | Ghost Ship | $155,796 | +803% | 203 | $767 | $29,320,128 | 59 | |
| 33 | (38) | Evelyn | $130,054 | +99% | 67 | $1,941 | $224,087 | 10 | |
| 34 | (29) | Space Station | $123,835 | -12% | 49 | $2,527 | $29,558,316 | 248 | |
| 35 | (new) | 25th Hour | $108,865 | 5 | $21,773 | $130,833 | 4 | ||
| 36 | (39) | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $107,891 | +80% | 421 | $256 | $24,938,651 | 80 | |
| 37 | (43) | Jackass: The Movie | $86,201 | +86% | 191 | $451 | $63,910,151 | 59 | |
| 38 | (28) | Personal Velocity | $77,108 | -46% | 43 | $1,793 | $520,534 | 31 | |
| 39 | (32) | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $75,342 | -32% | 58 | $1,299 | $1,118,918 | 38 | |
| 40 | (new) | Saathiya | $71,400 | 29 | $2,462 | $71,400 | 3 | ||
| 41 | (31) | Signs | $70,513 | -41% | 154 | $458 | $227,383,684 | 143 | |
| 42 | (new) | Narc | $63,303 | 6 | $10,551 | $63,303 | 3 | ||
| 43 | (17) | Wes Craven Presents: They | $54,775 | -93% | 127 | $431 | $12,575,046 | 26 | |
| 44 | (21) | Solaris | $50,341 | -91% | 102 | $494 | $14,780,776 | 26 | |
| 45 | (42) | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $46,090 | -9% | 12 | $3,841 | $351,684 | 24 | |
| 46 | (35) | Ararat | $43,509 | -47% | 27 | $1,611 | $1,378,159 | 38 | |
| 47 | (40) | Secretary | $28,982 | -45% | 25 | $1,159 | $3,806,471 | 94 | |
| 48 | (41) | Roger Dodger | $24,050 | -53% | 50 | $481 | $1,169,941 | 59 | |
| 49 | (49) | Russian Ark | $23,425 | -19% | 2 | $11,713 | $70,133 | 10 | |
| 50 | (47) | Brown Sugar | $21,093 | -36% | 53 | $398 | $27,223,154 | 73 | |
| 51 | (48) | The Man from Elysian Fields | $20,152 | -39% | 13 | $1,550 | $1,319,081 | 87 | |
| 52 | (44) | The Way Home | $17,444 | -54% | 19 | $918 | $262,010 | 38 | |
| 53 | (25) | Equilibrium | $16,410 | -94% | 26 | $631 | $1,190,018 | 17 | |
| 54 | (51) | Spirited Away | $15,481 | -43% | 34 | $455 | $5,344,088 | 94 | |
| 55 | (46) | The Transporter | $14,066 | -59% | 41 | $343 | $25,251,783 | 73 | |
| 56 | (new) | Morvern Callar | $13,836 | 3 | $4,612 | $13,836 | 3 | ||
| 57 | (57) | Apollo 13 | $11,991 | -37% | 5 | $2,398 | $173,406,343 | 2,733 | |
| 58 | (30) | Extreme Ops | $10,499 | -92% | 115 | $91 | $4,755,050 | 26 | |
| 59 | (52) | Comedian | $10,086 | -57% | 14 | $720 | $2,744,253 | 73 | |
| 60 | (62) | Tuck Everlasting | $9,082 | -32% | 37 | $245 | $18,783,696 | 73 | |
| 61 | (-) | Tully | $8,333 | 8 | $1,042 | $224,970 | 52 | ||
| 62 | (61) | One Hour Photo | $7,661 | -53% | 22 | $348 | $31,575,595 | 124 | |
| 63 | (63) | Alias Betty | $7,656 | -42% | 7 | $1,094 | $180,824 | 101 | |
| 64 | (55) | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $4,674 | -77% | 4 | $1,169 | $41,958,885 | 1,522 | |
| 65 | (81) | Charly | $4,270 | +20% | 10 | $427 | $563,737 | 87 | |
| 66 | (70) | Intacto | $4,023 | -45% | 1 | $4,023 | $14,919 | 10 | |
| 67 | (67) | Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) | $4,014 | -58% | 13 | $309 | $4,123,546 | 129 | |
| 68 | (73) | Children on Their Birthdays | $3,460 | -44% | 5 | $692 | $52,067 | 66 | |
| 69 | (65) | Bloody Sunday | $3,238 | -69% | 19 | $170 | $752,670 | 80 | |
| 70 | (79) | China: The Panda Adventure | $3,233 | -15% | 4 | $808 | $2,978,643 | 514 | |
| 71 | (new) | Devils on the Doorstep | $3,227 | 1 | $3,227 | $4,551 | 5 | ||
| 72 | (new) | Smokers Only | $3,102 | 1 | $3,102 | $3,102 | 3 | ||
| 73 | (78) | Galapagos | $2,912 | -24% | 4 | $728 | $13,660,017 | 1,151 | |
| 74 | (77) | O Fantasma | $2,655 | -31% | 1 | $2,655 | $54,120 | 31 | |
| 75 | (-) | God is Great, I'm Not | $2,629 | 1 | $2,629 | $63,352 | 45 | ||
| 76 | (-) | The Postman | $2,581 | 1 | $2,581 | $2,581 | 2,749 | ||
| 77 | (71) | Beauty and the Beast | $2,141 | -69% | 2 | $1,071 | $158,699,706 | 4,058 | |
| 78 | (-) | Destinees Sentimentales, Les | $1,950 | 2 | $975 | $340,394 | 766 | ||
| 79 | (96) | On Guard | $1,835 | +908% | 2 | $918 | $65,458 | 66 | |
| 80 | (76) | Merci Pour Le Chocolat | $1,805 | -56% | 3 | $602 | $428,728 | 689 | |
| 81 | (66) | The Banger Sisters | $1,575 | -85% | 5 | $315 | $30,306,281 | 94 | |
| 82 | (-) | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | $1,330 | 1 | $1,330 | $143,204 | 166 | ||
| 83 | (86) | His Secret Life | $1,163 | -34% | 1 | $1,163 | $118,086 | 94 | |
| 84 | (87) | Tosca | $914 | -46% | 1 | $914 | $53,262 | 164 | |
| 85 | (72) | Seven Samurai | $678 | -89% | 1 | $678 | $181,564 | 115 | |
| 86 | (-) | Lan Yu | $574 | 2 | $287 | $111,945 | 164 | ||
| 87 | (91) | In Praise of Love | $366 | -61% | 1 | $366 | $231,340 | 108 | |
| 88 | (95) | The Cockettes | $75 | -87% | 1 | $75 | $217,644 | 227 | |
| Reporting movies: 88 | $144,354,787 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $62,007,528 | 3,622 | $102,046,212 |
| 2 | Two Weeks Notice | $14,328,494 | 2,755 | $14,328,494 |
| 3 | Maid in Manhattan | $10,712,011 | 2,866 | $35,256,011 |
| 4 | Gangs of New York | $9,496,870 | 1,504 | $9,496,870 |
| 5 | Drumline | $7,125,270 | 1,837 | $22,359,766 |
| 6 | The Wild Thornberrys | $6,013,847 | 3,012 | $6,013,847 |
| 7 | The Hot Chick | $4,576,225 | 2,217 | $13,773,388 |
| 8 | Star Trek: Nemesis | $4,415,081 | 2,711 | $26,466,862 |
| 9 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $4,371,410 | 2,750 | $228,821,682 |
| 10 | Die Another Day | $4,030,346 | 2,075 | $138,494,620 |
| 11 | The Santa Clause 2 | $3,204,145 | 1,701 | $129,836,982 |
| 12 | Analyze That | $2,385,371 | 2,011 | $23,968,282 |
| 13 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $1,461,534 | 973 | $217,765,974 |
| 14 | Empire | $1,382,630 | 768 | $13,204,630 |
| 15 | Treasure Planet | $1,302,772 | 1,804 | $29,905,068 |
| 16 | Adaptation | $1,108,032 | 109 | $2,106,476 |
| 17 | About Schmidt | $601,711 | 26 | $1,023,197 |
| 18 | Far From Heaven | $601,250 | 235 | $8,932,005 |
| 19 | Frida | $458,185 | 263 | $19,314,138 |
| 20 | Kaante | $425,975 | 26 | $425,975 |
| 21 | Bowling for Columbine | $386,034 | 195 | $14,476,943 |
| 22 | The Ring | $369,289 | 373 | $126,222,408 |
| 23 | 8 Mile | $344,025 | 450 | $114,134,575 |
| 24 | Friday After Next | $332,866 | 335 | $31,751,749 |
| 25 | Eight Crazy Nights | $218,860 | 458 | $23,140,753 |
| 26 | Antwone Fisher | $210,013 | 15 | $218,618 |
| 27 | Sweet Home Alabama | $209,352 | 338 | $124,779,901 |
| 28 | Santa vs. The Snowman | $187,987 | 25 | $1,418,613 |
| 29 | El Crimen de Padre | $171,402 | 105 | $3,937,330 |
| 30 | The Emperor's Club | $170,845 | 255 | $13,403,015 |
| 31 | Real Women Have Curves | $161,733 | 114 | $4,854,805 |
| 32 | Ghost Ship | $155,796 | 203 | $29,320,128 |
| 33 | Evelyn | $130,054 | 67 | $224,087 |
| 34 | Space Station | $123,835 | 49 | $29,558,316 |
| 35 | 25th Hour | $108,865 | 5 | $130,833 |
| 36 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $107,891 | 421 | $24,938,651 |
| 37 | Jackass: The Movie | $86,201 | 191 | $63,910,151 |
| 38 | Personal Velocity | $77,108 | 43 | $520,534 |
| 39 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $75,342 | 58 | $1,118,918 |
| 40 | Saathiya | $71,400 | 29 | $71,400 |
| 41 | Signs | $70,513 | 154 | $227,383,684 |
| 42 | Narc | $63,303 | 6 | $63,303 |
| 43 | Wes Craven Presents: They | $54,775 | 127 | $12,575,046 |
| 44 | Solaris | $50,341 | 102 | $14,780,776 |
| 45 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $46,090 | 12 | $351,684 |
| 46 | Ararat | $43,509 | 27 | $1,378,159 |
| 47 | Secretary | $28,982 | 25 | $3,806,471 |
| 48 | Roger Dodger | $24,050 | 50 | $1,169,941 |
| 49 | Russian Ark | $23,425 | 2 | $70,133 |
| 50 | Brown Sugar | $21,093 | 53 | $27,223,154 |
| 51 | The Man from Elysian Fields | $20,152 | 13 | $1,319,081 |
| 52 | The Way Home | $17,444 | 19 | $262,010 |
| 53 | Equilibrium | $16,410 | 26 | $1,190,018 |
| 54 | Spirited Away | $15,481 | 34 | $5,344,088 |
| 55 | The Transporter | $14,066 | 41 | $25,251,783 |
| 56 | Morvern Callar | $13,836 | 3 | $13,836 |
| 57 | Apollo 13 | $11,991 | 5 | $173,406,343 |
| 58 | Extreme Ops | $10,499 | 115 | $4,755,050 |
| 59 | Comedian | $10,086 | 14 | $2,744,253 |
| 60 | Tuck Everlasting | $9,082 | 37 | $18,783,696 |
| 61 | Tully | $8,333 | 8 | $224,970 |
| 62 | One Hour Photo | $7,661 | 22 | $31,575,595 |
| 63 | Alias Betty | $7,656 | 7 | $180,824 |
| 64 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $4,674 | 4 | $41,958,885 |
| 65 | Charly | $4,270 | 10 | $563,737 |
| 66 | Intacto | $4,023 | 1 | $14,919 |
| 67 | Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) | $4,014 | 13 | $4,123,546 |
| 68 | Children on Their Birthdays | $3,460 | 5 | $52,067 |
| 69 | Bloody Sunday | $3,238 | 19 | $752,670 |
| 70 | China: The Panda Adventure | $3,233 | 4 | $2,978,643 |
| 71 | Devils on the Doorstep | $3,227 | 1 | $4,551 |
| 72 | Smokers Only | $3,102 | 1 | $3,102 |
| 73 | Galapagos | $2,912 | 4 | $13,660,017 |
| 74 | O Fantasma | $2,655 | 1 | $54,120 |
| 75 | God is Great, I'm Not | $2,629 | 1 | $63,352 |
| 76 | The Postman | $2,581 | 1 | $2,581 |
| 77 | Beauty and the Beast | $2,141 | 2 | $158,699,706 |
| 78 | Destinees Sentimentales, Les | $1,950 | 2 | $340,394 |
| 79 | On Guard | $1,835 | 2 | $65,458 |
| 80 | Merci Pour Le Chocolat | $1,805 | 3 | $428,728 |
| 81 | The Banger Sisters | $1,575 | 5 | $30,306,281 |
| 82 | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | $1,330 | 1 | $143,204 |
| 83 | His Secret Life | $1,163 | 1 | $118,086 |
| 84 | Tosca | $914 | 1 | $53,262 |
| 85 | Seven Samurai | $678 | 1 | $181,564 |
| 86 | Lan Yu | $574 | 2 | $111,945 |
| 87 | In Praise of Love | $366 | 1 | $231,340 |
| 88 | The Cockettes | $75 | 1 | $217,644 |
| Reporting: 88 | $144,354,787 | total | ||