2002 Top-Grossing Movies Internationally
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative international 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.
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Biggest Territory | Genre | 2002 International Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Chamber … | Nov 15, 2002 | Japan | Adventure | $612,564,723 |
| 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Tw… | Dec 18, 2002 | China | Adventure | $577,095,781 |
| 3 | Spider-Man | May 3, 2002 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $417,999,609 |
| 4 | Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of t… | May 16, 2002 | Australia | Adventure | $346,018,875 |
| 5 | Die Another Day | Nov 22, 2002 | United Kingdom | Action | $271,000,000 |
| 6 | Men in Black 2 | Jul 3, 2002 | Australia | Action | $251,349,000 |
| 7 | Minority Report | Jun 21, 2002 | Action | $226,800,000 | |
| 8 | Ice Age | Mar 15, 2002 | Australia | Adventure | $209,728,938 |
| 9 | Catch Me if You Can | Dec 25, 2002 | Drama | $191,005,491 | |
| 10 | Signs | Aug 2, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $180,281,283 | |
| 11 | Chicago | Dec 27, 2002 | United Kingdom | Musical | $136,083,027 |
| 12 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Apr 19, 2002 | Romantic Comedy | $133,451,826 | |
| 13 | 8 Mile | Nov 8, 2002 | South Korea | Drama | $129,044,309 |
| 14 | xXx | Aug 9, 2002 | Action | $125,270,000 | |
| 15 | Scooby-Doo | Jun 14, 2002 | Adventure | $123,000,000 | |
| 16 | Jet Li’s Hero | Oct 24, 2002 | South Korea | Action | $122,721,218 |
| 17 | The Ring | Oct 18, 2002 | United Kingdom | Horror | $119,124,462 |
| 18 | Red Dragon | Oct 4, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $113,500,000 | |
| 19 | Two Weeks Notice | Dec 20, 2002 | Australia | Romantic Comedy | $105,688,391 |
| 20 | Gangs of New York | Dec 20, 2002 | Drama | $105,394,121 | |
| 21 | Stuart Little 2 | Jul 19, 2002 | Adventure | $101,043,194 | |
| 22 | Panic Room | Mar 29, 2002 | New Zealand | Thriller/Suspense | $101,000,000 |
| 23 | Lilo & Stitch | Jun 21, 2002 | New Zealand | Adventure | $100,028,470 |
| 24 | The Bourne Identity | Jun 14, 2002 | South Korea | Thriller/Suspense | $92,888,411 |
| 25 | About a Boy | May 17, 2002 | Romantic Comedy | $89,956,651 | |
| 26 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Jul 25, 2002 | Comedy | $83,220,874 | |
| 27 | The Pianist | Dec 27, 2002 | United Kingdom | Drama | $79,334,816 |
| 28 | Road to Perdition | Jul 12, 2002 | Drama | $79,300,000 | |
| 29 | The Scorpion King | Apr 18, 2002 | Australia | Action | $75,310,634 |
| 30 | The Sum of All Fears | May 31, 2002 | Action | $75,028,680 | |
| 31 | Blade 2 | Mar 22, 2002 | Action | $72,661,713 | |
| 32 | Maid in Manhattan | Dec 13, 2002 | United Kingdom | Romantic Comedy | $69,905,321 |
| 33 | Unfaithful | May 8, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $66,362,019 | |
| 34 | Resident Evil | Mar 15, 2002 | Horror | $63,667,692 | |
| 35 | Peter Pan: Return to Neverland | Feb 15, 2002 | Adventure | $61,432,424 | |
| 36 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | Mar 1, 2002 | Romantic Comedy | $57,152,885 | |
| 37 | The Hours | Dec 27, 2002 | United Kingdom | Drama | $55,354,474 |
| 38 | Sweet Home Alabama | Sep 27, 2002 | Romantic Comedy | $55,151,042 | |
| 39 | The Tuxedo | Sep 27, 2002 | Action | $53,843,625 | |
| 40 | Treasure Planet | Nov 27, 2002 | Adventure | $53,679,446 | |
| 41 | Insomnia | May 24, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $46,359,317 | |
| 42 | Mr. Deeds | Jun 28, 2002 | Comedy | $44,976,083 | |
| 43 | The Time Machine | Mar 8, 2002 | Adventure | $42,298,771 | |
| 44 | About Schmidt | Dec 13, 2002 | Australia | Drama | $42,049,267 |
| 45 | Bend it Like Beckham | Apr 12, 2002 | United Kingdom | Comedy | $42,022,593 |
| 46 | Hable con ella | Nov 22, 2002 | Portugal | Drama | $41,484,015 |
| 47 | Showtime | Mar 15, 2002 | Comedy | $41,000,000 | |
| 48 | 8 femmes | Sep 20, 2002 | Musical | $39,300,000 | |
| 49 | Reign of Fire | Feb 19, 2002 | Action | $39,088,201 | |
| 50 | Bad Company | Jun 7, 2002 | Action | $39,000,000 | |
| 51 | The Sweetest Thing | Jan 1, 2002 | Romantic Comedy | $38,648,484 | |
| 52 | Collateral Damage | Feb 8, 2002 | Action | $38,305,176 | |
| 53 | Ghost Ship | Oct 25, 2002 | Horror | $38,236,393 | |
| 54 | Windtalkers | Jun 14, 2002 | Action | $36,714,197 | |
| 55 | Bowling for Columbine | Oct 11, 2002 | United Kingdom | Documentary | $36,664,469 |
| 56 | We Were Soldiers | Mar 1, 2002 | Drama | $36,538,066 | |
| 57 | Snow Dogs | Jan 18, 2002 | Adventure | $35,747,336 | |
| 58 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Los… | Aug 7, 2002 | Adventure | $33,875,000 | |
| 59 | The Santa Clause 2 | Nov 1, 2002 | Adventure | $33,618,738 | |
| 60 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimar… | May 24, 2002 | Adventure | $33,300,000 | |
| 61 | Space Station | Apr 19, 2002 | Australia | Documentary | $33,282,126 |
| 62 | John Q. | Feb 15, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $31,200,000 | |
| 63 | K-19: The Widowmaker | Jul 19, 2002 | Action | $30,547,160 | |
| 64 | Frida | Oct 25, 2002 | United Kingdom | Drama | $30,246,239 |
| 65 | Pinocchio | Dec 25, 2002 | Adventure | $28,000,000 | |
| 66 | I Spy | Nov 1, 2002 | Action | $26,718,685 | |
| 67 | Pokemon 4Ever | Oct 11, 2002 | Adventure | $26,300,000 | |
| 68 | Ali G Indahouse | Dec 31, 2002 | Black Comedy | $25,936,616 | |
| 69 | Murder by Numbers | Apr 19, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $24,768,398 | |
| 70 | Star Trek: Nemesis | Dec 13, 2002 | Adventure | $24,058,417 | |
| 71 | Lewis & Clark: Great Journey … | Apr 20, 2002 | $23,000,000 | ||
| 72 | Analyze That | Dec 6, 2002 | Australia | Comedy | $22,872,508 |
| 73 | High Crimes | Apr 5, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $22,237,893 | |
| 74 | The Mothman Prophecies | Jan 25, 2002 | Horror | $21,209,859 | |
| 75 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Jan 25, 2002 | Adventure | $21,160,986 | |
| 76 | One Hour Photo | Aug 21, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $20,626,175 | |
| 77 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Dec 20, 2002 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $20,586,040 |
| 78 | The Magdalene Sisters | Oct 25, 2002 | United Kingdom | Drama | $20,327,164 |
| 79 | Y Tu Mamá También | Mar 15, 2002 | Drama | $20,000,000 | |
| 80 | Crossroads | Feb 15, 2002 | Drama | $19,811,333 | |
| 81 | The Hot Chick | Dec 13, 2002 | United Kingdom | Comedy | $19,557,959 |
| 82 | Eight Legged Freaks | Jul 17, 2002 | Comedy | $19,455,806 | |
| 83 | The Transporter | Oct 11, 2002 | Action | $18,632,485 | |
| 84 | National Lampoon’s Van Wilder | Apr 5, 2002 | Comedy | $17,936,064 | |
| 85 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mi… | Dec 31, 2002 | United Kingdom | Drama | $17,006,087 |
| 86 | Jackass: The Movie | Oct 25, 2002 | Reality | $15,000,000 | |
| 87 | Hart's War | Feb 15, 2002 | Drama | $14,000,000 | |
| 88 | The Quiet American | Nov 22, 2002 | Drama | $13,360,556 | |
| 89 | Monsoon Wedding | Feb 22, 2002 | Comedy | $13,148,626 | |
| 90 | Far From Heaven | Nov 8, 2002 | United Kingdom | Drama | $13,126,065 |
| 91 | Santa vs. The Snowman | Nov 6, 2002 | Australia | Adventure | $12,500,000 |
| 92 | 25th Hour | Dec 19, 2002 | United Kingdom | Drama | $12,259,895 |
| 93 | Enough | May 24, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $11,793,445 | |
| 94 | Enigma | Apr 19, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $11,733,099 | |
| 95 | The Four Feathers | Sep 20, 2002 | United Kingdom | Drama | $11,576,479 |
| 96 | Blue Crush | Aug 16, 2002 | United Kingdom | Drama | $11,500,000 |
| 97 | Like Mike | Jul 3, 2002 | Comedy | $11,000,000 | |
| 98 | The Son's Room | Jan 25, 2002 | Drama | $10,700,000 | |
| 99 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | Nov 29, 2002 | Drama | $10,667,328 | |
| 100 | Femme Fatale | Nov 6, 2002 | Thriller/Suspense | $10,200,000 |