2002 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 2002. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 2002.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 2002 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 2002” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	2002 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Spider-Man	May 3, 2002	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$405,930,363	69,675,246
2	The Lord of the Rings: The Tw…	Dec 18, 2002	New Line	Adventure	$349,701,429	58,549,642
3	Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of t…	May 16, 2002	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$310,676,740	52,010,521
4	Harry Potter and the Chamber …	Nov 15, 2002	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$264,186,530	45,077,852
5	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	Apr 19, 2002	IFC Films	Romantic Comedy	$241,438,208	41,436,816
6	Signs	Aug 2, 2002	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$227,969,295	39,234,697
7	Austin Powers in Goldmember	Jul 25, 2002	New Line	Comedy	$213,117,789	36,681,203
8	Men in Black 2	Jul 3, 2002	Sony Pictures	Action	$190,418,803	32,774,321
9	Ice Age	Mar 15, 2002	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$176,387,405	30,359,278
10	Chicago	Dec 27, 2002	Miramax	Musical	$170,687,518	28,319,418
11	Catch Me if You Can	Dec 25, 2002	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$164,606,800	27,689,966
12	Die Another Day	Nov 22, 2002	MGM	Action	$160,942,139	27,622,432
13	Scooby-Doo	Jun 14, 2002	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$153,294,164	26,384,538
14	Lilo & Stitch	Jun 21, 2002	Walt Disney	Adventure	$145,771,527	25,089,764
15	xXx	Aug 9, 2002	Sony Pictures	Action	$141,930,000	24,338,372
16	The Santa Clause 2	Nov 1, 2002	Walt Disney	Adventure	$139,225,854	23,939,493
17	Minority Report	Jun 21, 2002	20th Century Fox	Action	$132,024,714	22,723,703
18	The Ring	Oct 18, 2002	Dreamworks SKG	Horror	$129,094,024	22,204,631
19	Sweet Home Alabama	Sep 27, 2002	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$127,214,072	21,884,413
20	Mr. Deeds	Jun 28, 2002	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$126,293,452	21,721,742
21	The Bourne Identity	Jun 14, 2002	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$121,468,960	20,906,878
22	The Sum of All Fears	May 31, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Action	$118,471,320	20,390,933
23	8 Mile	Nov 8, 2002	Universal	Drama	$116,724,075	20,077,537
24	Road to Perdition	Jul 12, 2002	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$104,054,514	17,909,555
25	Panic Room	Mar 29, 2002	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$95,308,367	16,404,194
26	Maid in Manhattan	Dec 13, 2002	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$93,932,896	15,967,424
27	Two Weeks Notice	Dec 20, 2002	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$93,354,918	15,796,808
28	Space Station	Apr 19, 2002	IMAX Films	Documentary	$93,231,060	14,515,015
29	Red Dragon	Oct 4, 2002	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$92,955,420	15,999,212
30	The Scorpion King	Apr 19, 2002	Universal	Action	$90,580,000	15,590,361
31	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Los…	Aug 7, 2002	Miramax/Dimension	Adventure	$85,846,296	14,773,877
32	Blade 2	Mar 22, 2002	New Line	Action	$81,676,888	14,057,984
33	Snow Dogs	Jan 18, 2002	Walt Disney	Adventure	$81,150,692	13,967,417
34	We Were Soldiers	Mar 1, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$78,120,196	13,445,817
35	Gangs of New York	Dec 20, 2002	Miramax	Drama	$77,730,500	13,105,015
36	Barbershop	Sep 13, 2002	MGM	Comedy	$75,781,642	13,039,841
37	The Rookie	Mar 29, 2002	Walt Disney	Drama	$75,600,072	13,012,061
38	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimar…	May 24, 2002	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$73,215,310	12,601,602
39	John Q.	Feb 15, 2002	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$71,026,631	12,224,893
40	The Divine Secrets of the Ya-…	Jun 7, 2002	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$69,586,544	11,977,030
41	Insomnia	May 24, 2002	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$67,263,182	11,577,140
42	Changing Lanes	Apr 12, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$66,790,248	11,495,740
43	About Schmidt	Dec 13, 2002	New Line	Drama	$65,005,217	10,796,458
44	Stuart Little 2	Jul 19, 2002	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$64,956,806	11,142,188
45	Jackass: The Movie	Oct 25, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Reality	$64,282,312	11,062,818
46	The Time Machine	Mar 8, 2002	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$56,684,819	9,756,423
47	Drumline	Dec 13, 2002	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$56,398,162	9,598,548
48	The Count of Monte Cristo	Jan 25, 2002	Walt Disney	Adventure	$54,228,104	9,333,581
49	Unfaithful	May 8, 2002	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$52,752,475	9,079,600
50	Like Mike	Jul 3, 2002	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$51,432,423	8,852,396
51	The Tuxedo	Sep 27, 2002	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$50,586,000	8,704,221
52	Peter Pan: Return to Neverland	Feb 15, 2002	Walt Disney	Adventure	$48,430,258	8,334,487
53	Big Fat Liar	Feb 8, 2002	Universal	Adventure	$47,811,275	8,229,135
54	Star Trek: Nemesis	Dec 13, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$43,254,409	7,373,672
55	Reign of Fire	Feb 19, 2002	Walt Disney	Action	$43,061,982	7,411,701
56	The Hours	Dec 27, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$41,675,994	6,900,606
57	High Crimes	Apr 5, 2002	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$41,543,207	7,150,294
58	A Walk to Remember	Jan 25, 2002	Warner Bros.	Drama	$41,227,069	7,095,881
59	Orange County	Jan 11, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$41,059,716	7,067,077
60	Windtalkers	Jun 14, 2002	MGM	Action	$40,914,068	7,042,008
61	About a Boy	May 17, 2002	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$40,803,000	7,022,892
62	The Master of Disguise	Aug 2, 2002	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$40,363,530	6,947,251
63	Resident Evil	Mar 15, 2002	Sony Pictures	Horror	$40,119,709	6,804,184
64	Blue Crush	Aug 16, 2002	Universal	Drama	$40,118,420	6,905,064
65	The Wild Thornberrys Movie	Dec 20, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$40,108,697	6,755,141
66	Collateral Damage	Feb 8, 2002	Warner Bros.	Action	$40,048,332	6,893,000
67	Enough	May 24, 2002	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$39,177,215	6,743,066
68	Undercover Brother	May 31, 2002	Universal	Comedy	$38,230,435	6,580,109
69	Treasure Planet	Nov 27, 2002	Walt Disney	Adventure	$38,120,554	6,528,099
70	Showtime	Mar 15, 2002	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$37,948,765	6,531,629
71	40 Days and 40 Nights	Mar 1, 2002	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$37,939,782	6,530,083
72	Crossroads	Feb 15, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$37,188,667	6,400,803
73	Clockstoppers	Mar 29, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$36,985,501	6,365,835
74	The Mothman Prophecies	Jan 25, 2002	Sony Pictures	Horror	$35,228,696	6,063,459
75	K-19: The Widowmaker	Jul 19, 2002	Paramount Pictures	Action	$35,168,966	6,053,178
76	The Hot Chick	Dec 13, 2002	Walt Disney	Comedy	$35,081,550	5,968,677
77	I Spy	Nov 1, 2002	Sony Pictures	Action	$33,561,137	5,773,583
78	Friday After Next	Nov 22, 2002	New Line	Comedy	$33,253,609	5,717,027
79	The Pianist	Dec 27, 2002	Focus Features	Drama	$32,539,222	5,395,582
80	Analyze That	Dec 6, 2002	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$32,122,249	5,502,036
81	Murder by Numbers	Apr 19, 2002	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$31,874,869	5,486,208
82	One Hour Photo	Aug 21, 2002	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	$31,597,131	5,438,332
83	Queen of the Damned	Feb 22, 2002	Warner Bros.	Horror	$30,307,804	5,216,490
84	The Banger Sisters	Sep 20, 2002	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$30,306,281	5,216,227
85	Halloween: Resurrection	Jul 12, 2002	Miramax/Dimension	Horror	$30,259,652	5,208,202
86	Bad Company	Jun 7, 2002	Walt Disney	Action	$30,157,016	5,190,536
87	Ghost Ship	Oct 25, 2002	Warner Bros.	Horror	$30,113,491	5,179,919
88	Dragonfly	Feb 22, 2002	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$30,063,805	5,174,493
89	The New Guy	May 10, 2002	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$28,972,187	4,986,607
90	Swimfan	Sep 6, 2002	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$28,564,995	4,916,522
91	The Crocodile Hunter: Collisi…	Jul 12, 2002	MGM	Adventure	$28,436,931	4,894,480
92	Brown Sugar	Oct 11, 2002	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$27,362,712	4,708,983
93	Blood Work	Aug 9, 2002	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$26,199,517	4,509,383
94	Frida	Oct 25, 2002	Miramax	Drama	$25,885,000	4,420,215
95	Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie	Oct 4, 2002	Artisan	Adventure	$25,571,351	4,398,768
96	All About the Benjamins	Mar 8, 2002	New Line	Comedy	$25,482,931	4,386,047
97	The Transporter	Oct 11, 2002	20th Century Fox	Action	$25,296,447	4,353,779
98	The Sweetest Thing	Jan 1, 2002	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$24,430,272	4,204,866
99	Eight Crazy Nights	Nov 27, 2002	Sony Pictures	Musical	$23,607,202	4,061,533
100	Adaptation	Dec 6, 2002	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$22,498,520	3,756,687