Weekend Domestic Box Office December 27, 2002
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $48,875,549 | -21% | 3,622 | $13,494 | $200,058,231 | 12 | |
| 2 | (new) | Catch Me if You Can | $30,082,000 | 3,156 | $9,532 | $48,680,000 | 5 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Two Weeks Notice | $15,518,420 | +8% | 2,755 | $5,633 | $43,044,430 | 10 | |
| 4 | (3) | Maid in Manhattan | $12,524,396 | +17% | 2,938 | $4,263 | $56,950,454 | 17 | |
| 5 | (4) | Gangs of New York | $10,948,803 | +15% | 2,190 | $4,999 | $29,873,147 | 10 | |
| 6 | (5) | Drumline | $8,108,083 | +14% | 1,669 | $4,858 | $36,619,270 | 17 | |
| 7 | (6) | The Wild Thornberrys | $7,364,432 | +22% | 3,012 | $2,445 | $18,418,284 | 10 | |
| 8 | (9) | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $6,474,267 | +48% | 2,505 | $2,585 | $240,307,533 | 45 | |
| 9 | (7) | The Hot Chick | $4,813,878 | +5% | 2,246 | $2,143 | $22,201,384 | 17 | |
| 10 | (10) | Die Another Day | $4,365,536 | +8% | 1,875 | $2,328 | $146,699,881 | 38 | |
| 11 | (8) | Star Trek: Nemesis | $4,054,107 | -8% | 2,642 | $1,534 | $33,846,500 | 17 | |
| 12 | (13) | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $2,760,697 | +89% | 951 | $2,903 | $222,517,469 | 255 | |
| 13 | (new) | Chicago | $2,074,929 | 77 | $26,947 | $2,074,929 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (11) | The Santa Clause 2 | $2,070,255 | -35% | 1,511 | $1,370 | $135,459,771 | 59 | |
| 15 | (12) | Analyze That | $2,068,396 | -13% | 1,611 | $1,284 | $27,862,354 | 24 | |
| 16 | (-) | The Lion King | $1,825,849 | 66 | $27,664 | $314,651,738 | 3,117 | ||
| 17 | (26) | Antwone Fisher | $1,801,384 | +758% | 191 | $9,431 | $3,001,346 | 11 | |
| 18 | (15) | Treasure Planet | $1,549,980 | +19% | 1,414 | $1,096 | $32,849,870 | 33 | |
| 19 | (new) | Pinocchio | $1,151,463 | 1,195 | $964 | $1,802,706 | 5 | ||
| 20 | (14) | Empire | $1,066,370 | -23% | 496 | $2,150 | $15,170,025 | 24 | |
| 21 | (16) | Adaptation | $1,033,875 | -7% | 109 | $9,485 | $4,074,984 | 24 | |
| 22 | (17) | About Schmidt | $845,041 | +40% | 34 | $24,854 | $2,572,811 | 17 | |
| 23 | (18) | Far From Heaven | $646,897 | +8% | 230 | $2,813 | $10,048,405 | 52 | |
| 24 | (19) | Frida | $551,484 | +20% | 283 | $1,949 | $20,305,922 | 66 | |
| 25 | (45) | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $434,362 | +842% | 84 | $5,171 | $985,641 | 31 | |
| 26 | (-) | Talk to Her | $429,634 | 59 | $7,282 | $1,338,550 | 38 | ||
| 27 | (21) | Bowling for Columbine | $417,215 | +8% | 175 | $2,384 | $15,203,743 | 80 | |
| 28 | (27) | Sweet Home Alabama | $401,304 | +92% | 326 | $1,231 | $125,415,296 | 94 | |
| 29 | (23) | 8 Mile | $346,620 | +1% | 321 | $1,080 | $114,707,095 | 52 | |
| 30 | (new) | The Hours | $338,622 | 11 | $30,784 | $338,622 | 3 | ||
| 31 | (22) | The Ring | $298,000 | -19% | 237 | $1,257 | $126,761,025 | 73 | |
| 32 | (24) | Friday After Next | $268,356 | -19% | 335 | $801 | $32,220,690 | 38 | |
| 33 | (33) | Evelyn | $250,102 | +92% | 137 | $1,826 | $630,675 | 17 | |
| 34 | (20) | Kaante | $211,305 | -50% | 29 | $7,286 | $813,494 | 10 | |
| 35 | (29) | El Crimen de Padre | $210,405 | +23% | 83 | $2,535 | $4,262,754 | 45 | |
| 36 | (32) | Ghost Ship | $190,638 | +22% | 173 | $1,102 | $29,615,761 | 66 | |
| 37 | (31) | Real Women Have Curves | $143,819 | -11% | 101 | $1,424 | $5,113,230 | 73 | |
| 38 | (36) | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $132,475 | +23% | 392 | $338 | $25,173,631 | 87 | |
| 39 | (34) | Space Station | $127,436 | +3% | 44 | $2,896 | $29,820,971 | 255 | |
| 40 | (28) | Santa vs. The Snowman | $120,840 | -36% | 23 | $5,254 | $1,670,541 | 54 | |
| 41 | (35) | 25th Hour | $117,036 | +8% | 5 | $23,407 | $357,208 | 11 | |
| 42 | (new) | The Pianist | $111,261 | 6 | $18,544 | $143,197 | 3 | ||
| 43 | (30) | The Emperor's Club | $110,230 | -35% | 167 | $660 | $13,624,810 | 38 | |
| 44 | (37) | Jackass: The Movie | $105,259 | +22% | 182 | $578 | $64,081,188 | 66 | |
| 45 | (41) | Signs | $94,236 | +34% | 123 | $766 | $227,538,771 | 150 | |
| 46 | (25) | Eight Crazy Nights | $80,678 | -63% | 176 | $458 | $23,341,502 | 33 | |
| 47 | (42) | Narc | $63,675 | +1% | 6 | $10,613 | $185,605 | 10 | |
| 48 | (39) | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $54,227 | -28% | 57 | $951 | $1,234,246 | 45 | |
| 49 | (38) | Personal Velocity | $53,692 | -30% | 29 | $1,851 | $623,323 | 38 | |
| 50 | (new) | Nicholas Nickleby | $42,864 | 5 | $8,573 | $42,864 | 3 | ||
| 51 | (46) | Ararat | $36,021 | -17% | 16 | $2,251 | $1,459,463 | 45 | |
| 52 | (43) | Wes Craven Presents: They | $31,298 | -43% | 43 | $728 | $12,649,674 | 33 | |
| 53 | (new) | Max | $30,157 | 6 | $5,026 | $30,157 | 3 | ||
| 54 | (54) | Spirited Away | $30,141 | +95% | 38 | $793 | $5,392,006 | 101 | |
| 55 | (49) | Russian Ark | $29,433 | +26% | 2 | $14,717 | $124,957 | 17 | |
| 56 | (50) | Brown Sugar | $28,009 | +33% | 36 | $778 | $27,266,244 | 80 | |
| 57 | (51) | The Man from Elysian Fields | $27,941 | +39% | 13 | $2,149 | $1,362,522 | 94 | |
| 58 | (44) | Solaris | $22,183 | -56% | 59 | $376 | $14,830,374 | 33 | |
| 59 | (-) | Auto Focus | $18,287 | 25 | $731 | $1,983,501 | 73 | ||
| 60 | (47) | Secretary | $18,004 | -38% | 21 | $857 | $3,836,339 | 101 | |
| 61 | (new) | Sonny | $17,639 | 6 | $2,940 | $17,639 | 3 | ||
| 62 | (-) | Haunted Castle | $15,000 | 3 | $5,000 | $5,549,202 | 668 | ||
| 63 | (58) | Extreme Ops | $13,347 | +27% | 69 | $193 | $4,771,567 | 33 | |
| 64 | (56) | Morvern Callar | $11,932 | -14% | 3 | $3,977 | $35,322 | 10 | |
| 65 | (52) | The Way Home | $11,494 | -34% | 13 | $884 | $292,032 | 45 | |
| 66 | (66) | Intacto | $11,065 | +175% | 5 | $2,213 | $35,997 | 17 | |
| 67 | (48) | Roger Dodger | $10,919 | -55% | 30 | $364 | $1,195,680 | 66 | |
| 68 | (55) | The Transporter | $9,527 | -32% | 24 | $397 | $25,269,169 | 80 | |
| 69 | (65) | Charly | $7,461 | +75% | 8 | $933 | $577,143 | 94 | |
| 70 | (62) | One Hour Photo | $6,918 | -10% | 15 | $461 | $31,585,655 | 131 | |
| 71 | (79) | On Guard | $6,025 | +228% | 4 | $1,506 | $73,047 | 73 | |
| 72 | (60) | Tuck Everlasting | $5,640 | -38% | 27 | $209 | $18,795,324 | 80 | |
| 73 | (-) | Metropolis | $5,540 | 5 | $1,108 | $571,990 | 171 | ||
| 74 | (67) | Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) | $4,562 | +14% | 8 | $570 | $4,131,636 | 136 | |
| 75 | (-) | Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective | $4,348 | 1 | $4,348 | $100,987 | 101 | ||
| 76 | (71) | Devils on the Doorstep | $4,342 | +35% | 1 | $4,342 | $12,148 | 12 | |
| 77 | (-) | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $3,200 | 2 | $1,600 | $6,684,212 | 1,403 | ||
| 78 | (80) | Merci Pour Le Chocolat | $2,777 | +54% | 3 | $926 | $432,583 | 696 | |
| 79 | (57) | Apollo 13 | $2,736 | -77% | 2 | $1,368 | $173,413,490 | 2,740 | |
| 80 | (63) | Alias Betty | $2,705 | -65% | 3 | $902 | $184,196 | 108 | |
| 81 | (72) | Smokers Only | $2,274 | -27% | 1 | $2,274 | $6,957 | 10 | |
| 82 | (70) | China: The Panda Adventure | $2,226 | -31% | 4 | $557 | $2,988,199 | 521 | |
| 83 | (-) | The Kurosawa Series | $2,134 | 1 | $2,134 | $385,550 | 157 | ||
| 84 | (69) | Bloody Sunday | $1,946 | -40% | 5 | $389 | $756,424 | 87 | |
| 85 | (73) | Galapagos | $1,590 | -45% | 1 | $1,590 | $13,863,764 | 1,158 | |
| 86 | (83) | His Secret Life | $1,583 | +36% | 1 | $1,583 | $120,035 | 101 | |
| 87 | (-) | Alien Adventure | $1,300 | 1 | $1,300 | $4,233,804 | 990 | ||
| 88 | (68) | Children on Their Birthdays | $1,223 | -65% | 3 | $408 | $54,912 | 73 | |
| 89 | (75) | God is Great, I'm Not | $1,191 | -55% | 1 | $1,191 | $65,464 | 52 | |
| 90 | (88) | The Cockettes | $739 | +885% | 1 | $739 | $218,383 | 234 | |
| 91 | (87) | In Praise of Love | $495 | +35% | 1 | $495 | $232,137 | 115 | |
| 92 | (84) | Tosca | $478 | -48% | 1 | $478 | $53,740 | 171 | |
| 93 | (77) | Beauty and the Beast | $459 | -79% | 1 | $459 | $158,700,165 | 4,065 | |
| 94 | (-) | I am Trying to Break Your Heart | $399 | 1 | $399 | $424,820 | 157 | ||
| 95 | (76) | The Postman | $203 | -92% | 1 | $203 | $6,137 | 2,756 | |
| Reporting movies: 95 | $178,177,273 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $48,875,549 | 3,622 | $200,058,231 |
| 2 | Catch Me if You Can | $30,082,000 | 3,156 | $48,680,000 |
| 3 | Two Weeks Notice | $15,518,420 | 2,755 | $43,044,430 |
| 4 | Maid in Manhattan | $12,524,396 | 2,938 | $56,950,454 |
| 5 | Gangs of New York | $10,948,803 | 2,190 | $29,873,147 |
| 6 | Drumline | $8,108,083 | 1,669 | $36,619,270 |
| 7 | The Wild Thornberrys | $7,364,432 | 3,012 | $18,418,284 |
| 8 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $6,474,267 | 2,505 | $240,307,533 |
| 9 | The Hot Chick | $4,813,878 | 2,246 | $22,201,384 |
| 10 | Die Another Day | $4,365,536 | 1,875 | $146,699,881 |
| 11 | Star Trek: Nemesis | $4,054,107 | 2,642 | $33,846,500 |
| 12 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $2,760,697 | 951 | $222,517,469 |
| 13 | Chicago | $2,074,929 | 77 | $2,074,929 |
| 14 | The Santa Clause 2 | $2,070,255 | 1,511 | $135,459,771 |
| 15 | Analyze That | $2,068,396 | 1,611 | $27,862,354 |
| 16 | The Lion King | $1,825,849 | 66 | $314,651,738 |
| 17 | Antwone Fisher | $1,801,384 | 191 | $3,001,346 |
| 18 | Treasure Planet | $1,549,980 | 1,414 | $32,849,870 |
| 19 | Pinocchio | $1,151,463 | 1,195 | $1,802,706 |
| 20 | Empire | $1,066,370 | 496 | $15,170,025 |
| 21 | Adaptation | $1,033,875 | 109 | $4,074,984 |
| 22 | About Schmidt | $845,041 | 34 | $2,572,811 |
| 23 | Far From Heaven | $646,897 | 230 | $10,048,405 |
| 24 | Frida | $551,484 | 283 | $20,305,922 |
| 25 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $434,362 | 84 | $985,641 |
| 26 | Talk to Her | $429,634 | 59 | $1,338,550 |
| 27 | Bowling for Columbine | $417,215 | 175 | $15,203,743 |
| 28 | Sweet Home Alabama | $401,304 | 326 | $125,415,296 |
| 29 | 8 Mile | $346,620 | 321 | $114,707,095 |
| 30 | The Hours | $338,622 | 11 | $338,622 |
| 31 | The Ring | $298,000 | 237 | $126,761,025 |
| 32 | Friday After Next | $268,356 | 335 | $32,220,690 |
| 33 | Evelyn | $250,102 | 137 | $630,675 |
| 34 | Kaante | $211,305 | 29 | $813,494 |
| 35 | El Crimen de Padre | $210,405 | 83 | $4,262,754 |
| 36 | Ghost Ship | $190,638 | 173 | $29,615,761 |
| 37 | Real Women Have Curves | $143,819 | 101 | $5,113,230 |
| 38 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $132,475 | 392 | $25,173,631 |
| 39 | Space Station | $127,436 | 44 | $29,820,971 |
| 40 | Santa vs. The Snowman | $120,840 | 23 | $1,670,541 |
| 41 | 25th Hour | $117,036 | 5 | $357,208 |
| 42 | The Pianist | $111,261 | 6 | $143,197 |
| 43 | The Emperor's Club | $110,230 | 167 | $13,624,810 |
| 44 | Jackass: The Movie | $105,259 | 182 | $64,081,188 |
| 45 | Signs | $94,236 | 123 | $227,538,771 |
| 46 | Eight Crazy Nights | $80,678 | 176 | $23,341,502 |
| 47 | Narc | $63,675 | 6 | $185,605 |
| 48 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $54,227 | 57 | $1,234,246 |
| 49 | Personal Velocity | $53,692 | 29 | $623,323 |
| 50 | Nicholas Nickleby | $42,864 | 5 | $42,864 |
| 51 | Ararat | $36,021 | 16 | $1,459,463 |
| 52 | Wes Craven Presents: They | $31,298 | 43 | $12,649,674 |
| 53 | Max | $30,157 | 6 | $30,157 |
| 54 | Spirited Away | $30,141 | 38 | $5,392,006 |
| 55 | Russian Ark | $29,433 | 2 | $124,957 |
| 56 | Brown Sugar | $28,009 | 36 | $27,266,244 |
| 57 | The Man from Elysian Fields | $27,941 | 13 | $1,362,522 |
| 58 | Solaris | $22,183 | 59 | $14,830,374 |
| 59 | Auto Focus | $18,287 | 25 | $1,983,501 |
| 60 | Secretary | $18,004 | 21 | $3,836,339 |
| 61 | Sonny | $17,639 | 6 | $17,639 |
| 62 | Haunted Castle | $15,000 | 3 | $5,549,202 |
| 63 | Extreme Ops | $13,347 | 69 | $4,771,567 |
| 64 | Morvern Callar | $11,932 | 3 | $35,322 |
| 65 | The Way Home | $11,494 | 13 | $292,032 |
| 66 | Intacto | $11,065 | 5 | $35,997 |
| 67 | Roger Dodger | $10,919 | 30 | $1,195,680 |
| 68 | The Transporter | $9,527 | 24 | $25,269,169 |
| 69 | Charly | $7,461 | 8 | $577,143 |
| 70 | One Hour Photo | $6,918 | 15 | $31,585,655 |
| 71 | On Guard | $6,025 | 4 | $73,047 |
| 72 | Tuck Everlasting | $5,640 | 27 | $18,795,324 |
| 73 | Metropolis | $5,540 | 5 | $571,990 |
| 74 | Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) | $4,562 | 8 | $4,131,636 |
| 75 | Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective | $4,348 | 1 | $100,987 |
| 76 | Devils on the Doorstep | $4,342 | 1 | $12,148 |
| 77 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $3,200 | 2 | $6,684,212 |
| 78 | Merci Pour Le Chocolat | $2,777 | 3 | $432,583 |
| 79 | Apollo 13 | $2,736 | 2 | $173,413,490 |
| 80 | Alias Betty | $2,705 | 3 | $184,196 |
| 81 | Smokers Only | $2,274 | 1 | $6,957 |
| 82 | China: The Panda Adventure | $2,226 | 4 | $2,988,199 |
| 83 | The Kurosawa Series | $2,134 | 1 | $385,550 |
| 84 | Bloody Sunday | $1,946 | 5 | $756,424 |
| 85 | Galapagos | $1,590 | 1 | $13,863,764 |
| 86 | His Secret Life | $1,583 | 1 | $120,035 |
| 87 | Alien Adventure | $1,300 | 1 | $4,233,804 |
| 88 | Children on Their Birthdays | $1,223 | 3 | $54,912 |
| 89 | God is Great, I'm Not | $1,191 | 1 | $65,464 |
| 90 | The Cockettes | $739 | 1 | $218,383 |
| 91 | In Praise of Love | $495 | 1 | $232,137 |
| 92 | Tosca | $478 | 1 | $53,740 |
| 93 | Beauty and the Beast | $459 | 1 | $158,700,165 |
| 94 | I am Trying to Break Your Heart | $399 | 1 | $424,820 |
| 95 | The Postman | $203 | 1 | $6,137 |
| Reporting: 95 | $178,177,273 | total | ||