2002 Top-Grossing Domestic Movies
This chart ranks movies by their Domestic box office earnings for movies released in 2002.
| 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 |