Week 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 | $84,831,640 | -24% | 3,622 | $23,421 | $236,014,322 | 16 | |
| 2 | (-) | Catch Me if You Can | $57,697,187 | 3,156 | $18,282 | $76,295,187 | 9 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Two Weeks Notice | $30,157,672 | +10% | 2,755 | $10,947 | $57,683,682 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | Maid in Manhattan | $23,280,798 | +17% | 2,938 | $7,924 | $67,706,856 | 21 | |
| 5 | (4) | Gangs of New York | $20,830,538 | +10% | 2,190 | $9,512 | $39,754,882 | 14 | |
| 6 | (6) | The Wild Thornberrys | $14,962,562 | +35% | 3,012 | $4,968 | $26,016,414 | 14 | |
| 7 | (5) | Drumline | $13,725,029 | +3% | 1,669 | $8,224 | $42,236,216 | 21 | |
| 8 | (7) | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $13,611,290 | +45% | 2,505 | $5,434 | $247,444,556 | 49 | |
| 9 | (8) | The Hot Chick | $8,833,129 | +8% | 2,246 | $3,933 | $26,220,635 | 21 | |
| 10 | (9) | Die Another Day | $8,488,581 | +8% | 1,875 | $4,527 | $150,822,926 | 42 | |
| 11 | (10) | Star Trek: Nemesis | $7,392,593 | -4% | 2,642 | $2,798 | $37,184,986 | 21 | |
| 12 | (13) | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $5,480,627 | +59% | 951 | $5,763 | $225,237,399 | 259 | |
| 13 | (new) | Chicago | $4,276,595 | 77 | $55,540 | $4,276,595 | 7 | ||
| 14 | (11) | The Santa Clause 2 | $4,072,143 | -40% | 1,511 | $2,695 | $137,461,659 | 63 | |
| 15 | (12) | Analyze That | $3,871,381 | -8% | 1,611 | $2,403 | $29,665,339 | 28 | |
| 16 | (-) | The Lion King | $3,658,624 | 66 | $55,434 | $316,484,513 | 3,124 | ||
| 17 | (18) | Antwone Fisher | $3,462,799 | +191% | 191 | $18,130 | $4,662,761 | 15 | |
| 18 | (14) | Treasure Planet | $3,365,004 | +25% | 1,414 | $2,380 | $34,664,894 | 37 | |
| 19 | (-) | Pinocchio | $2,167,435 | 1,195 | $1,814 | $2,818,678 | 9 | ||
| 20 | (16) | Adaptation | $2,155,335 | +6% | 109 | $19,774 | $5,196,444 | 28 | |
| 21 | (15) | Empire | $1,778,130 | -22% | 496 | $3,585 | $15,881,785 | 28 | |
| 22 | (17) | About Schmidt | $1,767,532 | +35% | 34 | $51,986 | $3,495,302 | 21 | |
| 23 | (19) | Far From Heaven | $1,263,464 | +18% | 230 | $5,493 | $10,664,972 | 56 | |
| 24 | (20) | Frida | $1,061,293 | +18% | 283 | $3,750 | $20,815,731 | 70 | |
| 25 | (21) | Bowling for Columbine | $831,978 | +20% | 175 | $4,754 | $15,618,506 | 84 | |
| 26 | (-) | Talk to Her | $818,143 | 59 | $13,867 | $1,727,059 | 42 | ||
| 27 | (35) | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $766,379 | +212% | 84 | $9,124 | $1,317,658 | 35 | |
| 28 | (26) | Sweet Home Alabama | $739,562 | +67% | 326 | $2,269 | $125,753,554 | 98 | |
| 29 | (new) | The Hours | $715,740 | 11 | $65,067 | $715,740 | 7 | ||
| 30 | (34) | Space Station | $606,442 | +134% | 44 | $13,783 | $30,299,977 | 259 | |
| 31 | (24) | 8 Mile | $605,025 | +6% | 321 | $1,885 | $114,965,500 | 56 | |
| 32 | (22) | The Ring | $532,123 | -13% | 237 | $2,245 | $126,995,148 | 77 | |
| 33 | (29) | Evelyn | $511,638 | +79% | 137 | $3,735 | $892,211 | 21 | |
| 34 | (25) | Friday After Next | $430,054 | -19% | 335 | $1,284 | $32,382,388 | 42 | |
| 35 | (30) | El Crimen de Padre | $338,001 | +18% | 83 | $4,072 | $4,390,350 | 49 | |
| 36 | (33) | Ghost Ship | $305,125 | +17% | 173 | $1,764 | $29,730,248 | 70 | |
| 37 | (28) | Santa vs. The Snowman | $291,481 | -9% | 23 | $12,673 | $1,841,182 | 58 | |
| 38 | (37) | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $277,009 | +32% | 392 | $707 | $25,318,165 | 91 | |
| 39 | (23) | Kaante | $275,997 | -54% | 29 | $9,517 | $878,186 | 14 | |
| 40 | (32) | Real Women Have Curves | $275,112 | 0% | 101 | $2,724 | $5,244,523 | 77 | |
| 41 | (36) | 25th Hour | $250,041 | +15% | 5 | $50,008 | $490,213 | 15 | |
| 42 | (new) | The Pianist | $223,987 | 6 | $37,331 | $255,923 | 7 | ||
| 43 | (31) | The Emperor's Club | $209,595 | -26% | 167 | $1,255 | $13,724,175 | 42 | |
| 44 | (39) | Jackass: The Movie | $184,134 | +21% | 182 | $1,012 | $64,160,063 | 70 | |
| 45 | (27) | Eight Crazy Nights | $143,556 | -58% | 176 | $816 | $23,404,380 | 37 | |
| 46 | (43) | Narc | $126,645 | +4% | 6 | $21,108 | $248,575 | 14 | |
| 47 | (40) | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $106,860 | -22% | 57 | $1,875 | $1,286,879 | 49 | |
| 48 | (42) | Personal Velocity | $97,647 | -23% | 29 | $3,367 | $667,278 | 42 | |
| 49 | (new) | Nicholas Nickleby | $92,333 | 5 | $18,467 | $92,333 | 7 | ||
| 50 | (53) | Spirited Away | $76,150 | +129% | 38 | $2,004 | $5,438,015 | 105 | |
| 51 | (45) | Ararat | $73,707 | -17% | 16 | $4,607 | $1,497,149 | 49 | |
| 52 | (47) | Russian Ark | $59,820 | +23% | 2 | $29,910 | $155,344 | 21 | |
| 53 | (new) | Max | $54,385 | 6 | $9,064 | $54,385 | 7 | ||
| 54 | (44) | Wes Craven Presents: They | $49,732 | -49% | 43 | $1,157 | $12,668,108 | 37 | |
| 55 | (50) | Brown Sugar | $45,978 | +27% | 36 | $1,277 | $27,284,213 | 84 | |
| 56 | (52) | The Man from Elysian Fields | $42,524 | +19% | 13 | $3,271 | $1,377,105 | 98 | |
| 57 | (46) | Solaris | $39,294 | -49% | 59 | $666 | $14,847,485 | 37 | |
| 58 | (48) | Secretary | $35,889 | -12% | 21 | $1,709 | $3,854,224 | 105 | |
| 59 | (-) | Auto Focus | $27,173 | 25 | $1,087 | $1,992,387 | 77 | ||
| 60 | (54) | Morvern Callar | $25,114 | +7% | 3 | $8,371 | $48,504 | 14 | |
| 61 | (-) | Haunted Castle | $25,000 | 3 | $8,333 | $5,559,202 | 672 | ||
| 62 | (60) | Extreme Ops | $23,409 | +71% | 69 | $339 | $4,781,629 | 37 | |
| 63 | (49) | Roger Dodger | $22,508 | -42% | 30 | $750 | $1,207,269 | 70 | |
| 64 | (51) | The Way Home | $20,474 | -43% | 13 | $1,575 | $301,012 | 49 | |
| 65 | (59) | Intacto | $19,307 | +38% | 5 | $3,861 | $44,239 | 21 | |
| 66 | (55) | The Transporter | $17,882 | -18% | 24 | $745 | $25,277,524 | 84 | |
| 67 | (new) | Sonny | $17,639 | 6 | $2,940 | $17,639 | 7 | ||
| 68 | (63) | Charly | $17,312 | +69% | 8 | $2,164 | $586,994 | 98 | |
| 69 | (58) | Tuck Everlasting | $15,897 | +5% | 27 | $589 | $18,805,581 | 84 | |
| 70 | (61) | One Hour Photo | $12,803 | +19% | 15 | $854 | $31,591,540 | 135 | |
| 71 | (-) | Metropolis | $12,049 | 5 | $2,410 | $578,499 | 27,697 | ||
| 72 | (57) | Apollo 13 | $10,953 | -33% | 2 | $5,477 | $173,421,707 | 2,744 | |
| 73 | (-) | Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective | $10,733 | 1 | $10,733 | $107,372 | 105 | ||
| 74 | (67) | Devils on the Doorstep | $8,838 | +36% | 1 | $8,838 | $16,644 | 16 | |
| 75 | (66) | Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) | $8,002 | +6% | 8 | $1,000 | $4,135,076 | 140 | |
| 76 | (74) | Merci Pour Le Chocolat | $6,587 | +128% | 3 | $2,196 | $436,393 | 700 | |
| 77 | (-) | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $6,500 | 2 | $3,250 | $6,687,512 | 1,407 | ||
| 78 | (65) | Alias Betty | $3,398 | -59% | 3 | $1,133 | $184,889 | 112 | |
| 79 | (78) | His Secret Life | $3,237 | +112% | 1 | $3,237 | $121,689 | 105 | |
| 80 | (62) | China: The Panda Adventure | $3,203 | -70% | 4 | $801 | $2,989,176 | 525 | |
| 81 | (70) | Bloody Sunday | $3,149 | -38% | 5 | $630 | $757,627 | 91 | |
| 82 | (-) | Alien Adventure | $2,700 | 1 | $2,700 | $4,235,204 | 994 | ||
| 84 | (83) | The Cockettes | $1,223 | +1,531% | 1 | $1,223 | $218,867 | 238 | |
| 83 | (69) | Children on Their Birthdays | $1,223 | -76% | 3 | $408 | $54,912 | 77 | |
| 85 | (72) | God is Great, I'm Not | $1,191 | -66% | 1 | $1,191 | $65,464 | 56 | |
| 86 | (79) | Tosca | $803 | -12% | 1 | $803 | $54,065 | 175 | |
| 87 | (81) | In Praise of Love | $536 | -20% | 1 | $536 | $232,178 | 119 | |
| Reporting movies: 87 | $332,752,310 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $84,831,640 | 3,622 | $236,014,322 |
| 2 | Catch Me if You Can | $57,697,187 | 3,156 | $76,295,187 |
| 3 | Two Weeks Notice | $30,157,672 | 2,755 | $57,683,682 |
| 4 | Maid in Manhattan | $23,280,798 | 2,938 | $67,706,856 |
| 5 | Gangs of New York | $20,830,538 | 2,190 | $39,754,882 |
| 6 | The Wild Thornberrys | $14,962,562 | 3,012 | $26,016,414 |
| 7 | Drumline | $13,725,029 | 1,669 | $42,236,216 |
| 8 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $13,611,290 | 2,505 | $247,444,556 |
| 9 | The Hot Chick | $8,833,129 | 2,246 | $26,220,635 |
| 10 | Die Another Day | $8,488,581 | 1,875 | $150,822,926 |
| 11 | Star Trek: Nemesis | $7,392,593 | 2,642 | $37,184,986 |
| 12 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $5,480,627 | 951 | $225,237,399 |
| 13 | Chicago | $4,276,595 | 77 | $4,276,595 |
| 14 | The Santa Clause 2 | $4,072,143 | 1,511 | $137,461,659 |
| 15 | Analyze That | $3,871,381 | 1,611 | $29,665,339 |
| 16 | The Lion King | $3,658,624 | 66 | $316,484,513 |
| 17 | Antwone Fisher | $3,462,799 | 191 | $4,662,761 |
| 18 | Treasure Planet | $3,365,004 | 1,414 | $34,664,894 |
| 19 | Pinocchio | $2,167,435 | 1,195 | $2,818,678 |
| 20 | Adaptation | $2,155,335 | 109 | $5,196,444 |
| 21 | Empire | $1,778,130 | 496 | $15,881,785 |
| 22 | About Schmidt | $1,767,532 | 34 | $3,495,302 |
| 23 | Far From Heaven | $1,263,464 | 230 | $10,664,972 |
| 24 | Frida | $1,061,293 | 283 | $20,815,731 |
| 25 | Bowling for Columbine | $831,978 | 175 | $15,618,506 |
| 26 | Talk to Her | $818,143 | 59 | $1,727,059 |
| 27 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $766,379 | 84 | $1,317,658 |
| 28 | Sweet Home Alabama | $739,562 | 326 | $125,753,554 |
| 29 | The Hours | $715,740 | 11 | $715,740 |
| 30 | Space Station | $606,442 | 44 | $30,299,977 |
| 31 | 8 Mile | $605,025 | 321 | $114,965,500 |
| 32 | The Ring | $532,123 | 237 | $126,995,148 |
| 33 | Evelyn | $511,638 | 137 | $892,211 |
| 34 | Friday After Next | $430,054 | 335 | $32,382,388 |
| 35 | El Crimen de Padre | $338,001 | 83 | $4,390,350 |
| 36 | Ghost Ship | $305,125 | 173 | $29,730,248 |
| 37 | Santa vs. The Snowman | $291,481 | 23 | $1,841,182 |
| 38 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $277,009 | 392 | $25,318,165 |
| 39 | Kaante | $275,997 | 29 | $878,186 |
| 40 | Real Women Have Curves | $275,112 | 101 | $5,244,523 |
| 41 | 25th Hour | $250,041 | 5 | $490,213 |
| 42 | The Pianist | $223,987 | 6 | $255,923 |
| 43 | The Emperor's Club | $209,595 | 167 | $13,724,175 |
| 44 | Jackass: The Movie | $184,134 | 182 | $64,160,063 |
| 45 | Eight Crazy Nights | $143,556 | 176 | $23,404,380 |
| 46 | Narc | $126,645 | 6 | $248,575 |
| 47 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $106,860 | 57 | $1,286,879 |
| 48 | Personal Velocity | $97,647 | 29 | $667,278 |
| 49 | Nicholas Nickleby | $92,333 | 5 | $92,333 |
| 50 | Spirited Away | $76,150 | 38 | $5,438,015 |
| 51 | Ararat | $73,707 | 16 | $1,497,149 |
| 52 | Russian Ark | $59,820 | 2 | $155,344 |
| 53 | Max | $54,385 | 6 | $54,385 |
| 54 | Wes Craven Presents: They | $49,732 | 43 | $12,668,108 |
| 55 | Brown Sugar | $45,978 | 36 | $27,284,213 |
| 56 | The Man from Elysian Fields | $42,524 | 13 | $1,377,105 |
| 57 | Solaris | $39,294 | 59 | $14,847,485 |
| 58 | Secretary | $35,889 | 21 | $3,854,224 |
| 59 | Auto Focus | $27,173 | 25 | $1,992,387 |
| 60 | Morvern Callar | $25,114 | 3 | $48,504 |
| 61 | Haunted Castle | $25,000 | 3 | $5,559,202 |
| 62 | Extreme Ops | $23,409 | 69 | $4,781,629 |
| 63 | Roger Dodger | $22,508 | 30 | $1,207,269 |
| 64 | The Way Home | $20,474 | 13 | $301,012 |
| 65 | Intacto | $19,307 | 5 | $44,239 |
| 66 | The Transporter | $17,882 | 24 | $25,277,524 |
| 67 | Sonny | $17,639 | 6 | $17,639 |
| 68 | Charly | $17,312 | 8 | $586,994 |
| 69 | Tuck Everlasting | $15,897 | 27 | $18,805,581 |
| 70 | One Hour Photo | $12,803 | 15 | $31,591,540 |
| 71 | Metropolis | $12,049 | 5 | $578,499 |
| 72 | Apollo 13 | $10,953 | 2 | $173,421,707 |
| 73 | Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective | $10,733 | 1 | $107,372 |
| 74 | Devils on the Doorstep | $8,838 | 1 | $16,644 |
| 75 | Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) | $8,002 | 8 | $4,135,076 |
| 76 | Merci Pour Le Chocolat | $6,587 | 3 | $436,393 |
| 77 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $6,500 | 2 | $6,687,512 |
| 78 | Alias Betty | $3,398 | 3 | $184,889 |
| 79 | His Secret Life | $3,237 | 1 | $121,689 |
| 80 | China: The Panda Adventure | $3,203 | 4 | $2,989,176 |
| 81 | Bloody Sunday | $3,149 | 5 | $757,627 |
| 82 | Alien Adventure | $2,700 | 1 | $4,235,204 |
| 84 | The Cockettes | $1,223 | 1 | $218,867 |
| 83 | Children on Their Birthdays | $1,223 | 3 | $54,912 |
| 85 | God is Great, I'm Not | $1,191 | 1 | $65,464 |
| 86 | Tosca | $803 | 1 | $54,065 |
| 87 | In Praise of Love | $536 | 1 | $232,178 |
| Reporting: 87 | $332,752,310 | total | ||