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Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Apr 19, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG $227,898,505 39,225,216
2 Austin Powers in Goldmember Jul 25, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $213,117,789 36,681,202
3 Die Another Day Nov 22, 2002 Action PG-13 $153,770,825 26,466,579
4 xXx Aug 9, 2002 Action PG-13 $141,930,000 24,428,571
5 The Ring Oct 18, 2002 Horror PG-13 $127,230,430 21,898,524
6 Mr. Deeds Jun 28, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $126,293,452 21,737,255
7 Sweet Home Alabama Sep 27, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $126,086,880 21,701,700
8 The Bourne Identity Jun 14, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $121,468,960 20,906,877
9 The Sum of All Fears May 31, 2002 Action PG-13 $118,471,320 20,390,932
10 8 Mile Nov 8, 2002 Drama R $115,270,265 19,839,976
11 Panic Room Mar 29, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $95,308,367 16,404,193
12 Red Dragon Oct 4, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $92,955,420 15,999,211
13 Maid in Manhattan Dec 13, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $76,328,613 13,137,454
14 The Rookie Mar 29, 2002 Drama G $75,600,072 13,012,060
15 Barbershop Sep 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $75,228,991 12,948,191
16 John Q. Feb 15, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $71,026,631 12,224,893
17 The Divine Secrets of the Y… Jun 7, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $69,586,544 11,977,029
18 Two Weeks Notice Dec 20, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $68,810,079 11,843,387
19 Insomnia May 24, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $67,263,182 11,577,139
20 Changing Lanes Apr 12, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $66,790,248 11,495,739
21 Jackass: The Movie Oct 25, 2002 Documentary R $64,209,101 11,051,480
22 Unfaithful May 8, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $52,752,475 9,079,599
23 Big Fat Liar Feb 8, 2002 Adventure PG $47,811,275 8,229,135
24 Drumline Dec 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $47,539,218 8,182,309
25 High Crimes Apr 5, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $41,543,207 7,150,293
26 A Walk to Remember Jan 25, 2002 Drama PG $41,227,069 7,095,881
27 Orange County Jan 11, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $41,059,716 7,067,076
28 About a Boy May 17, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $40,803,000 7,022,891
29 I Am Sam Dec 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $40,159,806 6,912,186
30 Blue Crush Aug 16, 2002 Drama PG-13 $40,118,420 6,905,063
31 Collateral Damage Feb 8, 2002 Action R $40,048,332 6,893,000
32 Enough May 24, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $39,177,215 6,743,066
33 Undercover Brother May 31, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $38,230,435 6,580,109
34 Showtime Mar 15, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $37,948,765 6,531,629
35 40 Days and 40 Nights Mar 1, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $37,939,782 6,530,082
36 Crossroads Feb 15, 2002 Drama PG-13 $37,188,667 6,400,803
37 I Spy Nov 1, 2002 Action PG-13 $33,105,600 5,698,037
38 Friday After Next Nov 22, 2002 Comedy R $32,588,293 5,609,000
39 Murder by Numbers Apr 19, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $31,874,869 5,486,208
40 The Royal Tenenbaums Dec 14, 2001 Black Comedy R $31,656,156 5,448,563
41 In the Bedroom Nov 23, 2001 Drama R $31,654,728 5,448,318
42 One Hour Photo Aug 21, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $31,597,131 5,438,404
43 Ocean's Eleven Dec 7, 2001 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $31,449,778 5,413,042
44 Monster's Ball Dec 26, 2001 Drama R $30,888,234 5,316,391
45 Analyze That Dec 6, 2002 Comedy R $30,777,692 5,297,365
46 The Banger Sisters Sep 20, 2002 Comedy R $30,306,281 5,216,227
47 Halloween: Resurrection Jul 12, 2002 Horror R $30,259,652 5,208,201
48 Bad Company Jun 7, 2002 Action PG-13 $30,157,016 5,190,536
49 Ghost Ship Oct 25, 2002 Horror R $29,879,445 5,142,761
50 The Hot Chick Dec 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $29,852,872 5,138,187
51 The New Guy May 10, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $28,972,187 4,986,607
52 Swimfan Sep 6, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $28,564,995 4,916,522
53 The Crocodile Hunter: Colli… Jul 12, 2002 Adventure PG $28,436,931 4,894,480
54 Brown Sugar Oct 11, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,307,799 4,700,137
55 Blood Work Aug 9, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $26,199,517 4,509,383
56 All About the Benjamins Mar 8, 2002 Comedy R $25,482,931 4,386,046
57 The Transporter Oct 11, 2002 Action PG-13 $25,283,880 4,351,786
58 The Sweetest Thing Apr 12, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $24,430,272 4,204,866
59 City by the Sea Sep 6, 2002 Drama R $22,433,915 3,861,259
60 National Lampoon’s Van Wild… Apr 5, 2002 Comedy R $21,305,259 3,666,998
61 Vanilla Sky Dec 14, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $19,534,684 3,362,251
62 Super Troopers Feb 15, 2002 Comedy R $18,492,362 3,182,850
63 Punch-Drunk Love Oct 11, 2002 Comedy R $17,791,031 3,062,139
64 Eight Legged Freaks Jul 17, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $17,266,505 2,971,859
65 Serving Sara Aug 23, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,930,185 2,913,973
66 Empire Dec 6, 2002 Drama R $16,611,085 2,859,050
67 White Oleander Oct 11, 2002 Drama PG-13 $16,357,770 2,815,450
68 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Jan 25, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $16,033,556 2,759,648
69 Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie… Nov 2, 2001 Romantic Comedy R $15,506,013 2,668,849
70 Half Past Dead Nov 15, 2002 Action PG-13 $15,374,912 2,646,284
71 Life, or Something Like It Apr 26, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $14,448,589 2,486,848
72 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Sep 20, 2002 Action R $14,294,842 2,460,385
73 The Good Girl Aug 7, 2002 Drama R $14,018,296 2,412,787
74 Stealing Harvard Sep 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $13,973,532 2,405,082
75 Monsoon Wedding Feb 22, 2002 Comedy R $13,876,974 2,388,463
76 Y Tu Mamá También Mar 15, 2002 Drama R $13,649,881 2,349,377
77 Juwanna Mann Jun 21, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $13,571,817 2,335,940
78 FearDotCom Aug 30, 2002 Horror R $13,208,023 2,273,325
79 Jason X Apr 26, 2002 Horror R $13,121,555 2,258,443
80 Frailty Apr 12, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $13,110,448 2,256,531
81 They Nov 27, 2002 Horror PG-13 $12,693,621 2,184,788
82 Undisputed Aug 23, 2002 Drama R $12,398,628 2,134,015
83 About Schmidt Dec 13, 2002 Drama R $12,028,464 2,070,303
84 Knockaround Guys Oct 11, 2002 Drama R $11,660,180 2,006,915
85 Abandon Oct 18, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $10,719,367 1,844,985
86 Sorority Boys Mar 22, 2002 Comedy R $10,198,766 1,755,381
87 Possession Aug 16, 2002 Drama PG-13 $10,103,647 1,739,009
88 Death to Smoochy Mar 29, 2002 Black Comedy R $8,355,815 1,438,178
89 Big Trouble Apr 5, 2002 Black Comedy PG-13 $7,262,288 1,249,963
90 The Shipping News Dec 25, 2001 Drama R $7,117,129 1,224,979
91 How High Dec 21, 2001 Comedy R $7,057,185 1,214,661
92 Kissing Jessica Stein Mar 13, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $7,025,722 1,209,246
93 Trapped Sep 20, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $6,916,869 1,190,511
94 Moonlight Mile Sep 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $6,788,377 1,168,395
95 Femme Fatale Nov 6, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $6,630,252 1,141,179
96 The Rules of Attraction Oct 11, 2002 Black Comedy R $6,525,762 1,123,194
97 Adaptation Dec 6, 2002 Comedy R $6,100,371 1,049,977
98 Real Women Have Curves Oct 18, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $5,361,548 922,813
99 The Truth About Charlie Oct 25, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $5,303,000 912,736
100 Formula 51 Oct 18, 2002 Action R $5,204,007 895,698
101 Birthday Girl Feb 1, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $4,919,896 846,797
102 Hollywood Ending May 3, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $4,839,383 832,940
103 Slackers Feb 1, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $4,814,244 828,613
104 Extreme Ops Nov 27, 2002 Action PG-13 $4,808,772 827,671
105 Igby Goes Down Sep 13, 2002 Comedy R $4,681,503 805,766
106 Italian for Beginners Jan 18, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $4,447,186 765,436
107 Men with Brooms Mar 8, 2002 Comedy R $4,239,767 729,736
108 Lovely and Amazing Jun 28, 2002 Drama R $4,210,379 724,677
109 Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) Aug 16, 2002 Comedy PG $4,139,417 712,464
110 Lantana Dec 14, 2001 Drama R $4,075,445 701,453
111 Secretary Sep 20, 2002 Drama R $3,874,608 666,886
112 Thirteen Conversations Abou… May 24, 2002 Drama R $3,287,435 565,823
113 American Adobo Jan 25, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $3,094,699 532,650
114 8 femmes Sep 20, 2002 Musical R $3,076,425 529,505
115 Sunshine State Jun 21, 2002 Drama PG-13 $3,064,356 527,427
116 Joe Somebody Dec 21, 2001 Comedy PG $3,009,392 517,967
117 Tadpole Jul 19, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $2,810,893 483,802
118 Not Another Teen Movie Dec 14, 2001 Comedy R $2,633,589 453,285
119 Sex and Lucia Jul 12, 2002 Drama R $2,628,241 452,365
120 Full Frontal Aug 2, 2002 Comedy R $2,512,846 432,503
121 Last Orders Feb 15, 2002 Drama R $2,326,407 400,414
122 Hable con ella Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $2,304,186 396,589
123 State Property Jan 18, 2002 Action R $2,099,719 361,397
124 Shallow Hal Nov 9, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $2,018,309 347,385
125 La Pianiste Mar 29, 2002 Drama R $1,900,282 327,070
126 Harrison's Flowers Mar 15, 2002 Drama R $1,843,570 317,309
127 The Dangerous Lives of Alta… Jun 14, 2002 Drama R $1,779,284 306,245
128 Late Marriage May 17, 2002 Drama Not Rated $1,551,470 267,034
129 Ararat Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $1,510,307 259,949
130 Mulholland Drive Oct 8, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $1,439,545 247,770
131 The Man from Elysian Fields Sep 27, 2002 Comedy R $1,397,734 240,573
132 Joshua Apr 19, 2002 Drama G $1,366,733 235,238
133 Read My Lips Jul 5, 2002 Drama R $1,359,133 233,929
134 The Singles Ward Feb 1, 2002 Comedy PG $1,250,798 215,283
135 Roger Dodger Oct 25, 2002 Black Comedy R $1,228,884 211,511
136 Nueve Reinas Apr 19, 2002 Drama R $1,222,889 210,480
137 Kandahar Dec 14, 2001 Drama Not Rated $1,195,412 205,750
138 Bollywood/Hollywood Oct 25, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,161,947 199,990
139 Crush Apr 5, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $1,081,130 186,080
140 My Wife is an Actress (Ma F… Jul 12, 2002 Comedy R $1,056,063 181,766
141 The Last Kiss Aug 16, 2002 Drama R $1,048,950 180,542
142 The Son's Room Jan 25, 2002 Drama R $1,014,416 174,598
143 Kaante Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $944,272 162,525
144 Storytelling Jan 25, 2002 Drama R $912,442 157,046
145 Spy Game Nov 21, 2001 Action R $909,045 156,462
146 Pandora's Box Aug 9, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $881,950 151,798
147 Sordid Lives May 11, 2001 Comedy R $815,887 140,428
148 Heaven Oct 4, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $774,317 133,273
149 Cyberworld 3D Oct 6, 2000 Adventure Not Rated $714,586 122,992
150 Human Nature Apr 12, 2002 Comedy R $705,308 121,395
151 Personal Velocity Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $703,951 121,161
152 The Salton Sea Apr 26, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $676,698 116,471
153 Savage Messiah Apr 26, 2002 Drama R $666,850 114,776
154 The Debut Mar 16, 2001 Comedy R $664,564 114,382
155 25th Hour Dec 19, 2002 Drama R $624,933 107,561
156 Son of the Bride Mar 22, 2002 Comedy R $624,153 107,427
157 Swept Away Oct 11, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $598,645 103,037
158 Charly Sep 27, 2002 Comedy PG $594,806 102,376
159 Forgive Me Father Jan 26, 2001 Drama R $559,622 96,320
160 Domestic Disturbance Nov 2, 2001 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $415,485 71,512
161 The Believer May 17, 2002 Drama R $406,035 69,885
162 Scotland, PA Feb 8, 2002 Comedy R $384,098 66,109
163 Welcome to Collinwood Oct 4, 2002 Comedy R $378,650 65,172
164 The Fluffer Nov 16, 2001 Drama R $376,802 64,854
165 Narc Dec 20, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $315,168 54,245
166 Elling May 29, 2002 Comedy R $313,436 53,947
167 Jibeuro Nov 15, 2002 Drama PG $305,107 52,514
168 The Château Aug 9, 2002 Comedy R $301,175 51,837
169 Out Cold Nov 21, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $298,503 51,377
170 The Bread, My Sweet Nov 22, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $297,335 51,176
171 Waking Up in Reno Oct 25, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $261,603 45,026
172 The Business of Strangers Dec 7, 2001 Drama R $247,945 42,675
173 Circuit Apr 26, 2002 Drama Not Rated $235,087 40,462
174 Corky Romano Oct 12, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $197,636 34,016
175 The Business of Fancy Dancing May 10, 2002 Drama Not Rated $174,682 30,065
176 Fat Girl Oct 12, 2001 Drama Not Rated $169,037 29,094
177 Cherish Jun 7, 2002 Comedy R $160,268 27,584
178 All or Nothing Oct 25, 2002 Drama R $153,063 26,344
179 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $143,710 24,734
180 Va Savoir (Who Knows?) Sep 28, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $111,825 19,246
181 The Producers Jun 7, 2002 Comedy Not Rated $111,301 19,156
182 Intimacy Oct 19, 2001 Drama R $97,407 16,765
183 Shiri Feb 8, 2002 Drama R $97,152 16,721
184 Code Unknown Nov 9, 2001 Drama Not Rated $95,242 16,392
185 Mean Machine Feb 22, 2002 Drama R $92,723 15,959
186 Bandits Oct 12, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $88,669 15,261
187 Dekalog Jun 9, 2000 Drama Not Rated $83,143 14,310
188 Pane e tulipani Jul 27, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $81,220 13,979
189 Eye See You Sep 20, 2002 Horror Not Rated $79,161 13,624
190 Ghost World Jul 20, 2001 Black Comedy R $78,009 13,426
191 Trouble Every Day Nov 30, 2001 Horror Not Rated $76,206 13,116
192 Singin' in the Rain Apr 10, 1952 Musical G $75,665 13,023
193 The Wash Nov 14, 2001 Comedy R $60,756 10,457
194 Chelsea Walls Apr 19, 2002 Drama R $59,675 10,271
195 Sidewalks of New York Nov 21, 2001 Comedy R $58,927 10,142
196 Morvern Callar Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $56,314 9,692
197 La baie des anges Nov 23, 1963 Drama Not Rated $55,985 9,635
198 Ciao America Sep 20, 2002 Drama R $54,965 9,460
199 Lucky Break Apr 5, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $54,606 9,398
200 Interview with the Assassin Nov 15, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $47,329 8,146
201 Don’t Say a Word Sep 28, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $47,068 8,101
202 Ivan's XTC Jun 7, 2002 Drama Not Rated $47,027 8,094
203 Astoria Apr 5, 2002 Drama R $44,025 7,577
204 Innocence Aug 17, 2001 Drama R $36,731 6,322
205 Very Annie-Mary Mar 29, 2002 Musical Not Rated $35,384 6,090
206 La Ciénaga Oct 5, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $34,918 6,009
207 Quai des Orfevres Nov 1, 2002 Drama Not Rated $29,067 5,002
208 The Calling Mar 1, 2002 Drama PG $26,000 4,475
209 Gabriela Mar 16, 2001 Drama R $24,638 4,240
210 Together May 10, 2001 Comedy R $24,621 4,237
211 The Princess Diaries Aug 3, 2001 Comedy G $19,638 3,380
212 Scarlet Diva Aug 9, 2002 Drama R $18,062 3,108
213 Sonny Dec 27, 2002 Drama R $17,639 3,035
214 Dayereh Mar 9, 2001 Drama Not Rated $14,979 2,578
215 Zoolander Sep 28, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $9,509 1,636
216 Our Lady of the Assassins Sep 7, 2001 Drama R $7,859 1,352
217 La Bûche Nov 17, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $7,236 1,245
218 Buddha Heads Aug 9, 2002 Drama Not Rated $6,739 1,159
219 Under the Sand May 4, 2001 Drama Not Rated $5,439 936
220 My First Mister Oct 12, 2001 Drama R $5,135 883
221 L.I.E. Sep 7, 2001 Drama Open $4,786 823
222 Drôle de Félix Jun 15, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $4,285 737
223 Cleopatra's Second Husband Sep 29, 2000 Drama Not Rated $4,140 712
224 Outta Time Apr 12, 2002 Action R $4,052 697
225 Secret Society Jun 7, 2002 Comedy Not Rated $2,838 488
226 Steel Spirit Jan 11, 2002 Adventure Not Rated $1,860 320
227 By Hook or by Crook Oct 25, 2002 Drama Not Rated $1,802 310
228 Otomo Nov 7, 2001 Drama Not Rated $1,492 256
229 Freshmen Apr 26, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,392 239
230 ‘R Xmas Nov 8, 2002 Drama R $850 146
231 Hit & Runway Mar 2, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $473 81
Total Gross of All Movies$4,213,620,009
Total Tickets Sold725,235,687

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2002. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2002. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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