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Box Office Performance for R-Rated Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		Genre2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 8 Mile Nov 8, 2002 Universal Drama $115,270,265 19,839,976
2 Black Hawk Down Dec 28, 2001 Sony Pictures Action $108,079,933 18,602,398
3 Road to Perdition Jul 12, 2002 Dreamworks SKG Drama $104,054,514 17,909,554
4 Panic Room Mar 29, 2002 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $95,308,367 16,404,193
5 Red Dragon Oct 4, 2002 Universal Thriller/Suspense $92,955,420 15,999,211
6 Blade 2 Mar 22, 2002 New Line Action $81,676,888 14,057,984
7 We Were Soldiers Mar 1, 2002 Paramount Pictures Drama $78,120,196 13,445,816
8 Insomnia May 24, 2002 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $67,263,182 11,577,139
9 Changing Lanes Apr 12, 2002 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $66,790,248 11,495,739
10 Jackass: The Movie Oct 25, 2002 Paramount Pictures Reality $64,209,101 11,051,480
11 Unfaithful May 8, 2002 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $52,752,475 9,079,599
12 Gangs of New York Dec 20, 2002 Miramax Drama $47,082,059 8,103,624
13 Windtalkers Jun 14, 2002 MGM Action $40,914,068 7,042,008
14 Resident Evil Mar 15, 2002 Sony Pictures Horror $40,119,709 6,905,285
15 Collateral Damage Feb 8, 2002 Warner Bros. Action $40,048,332 6,893,000
16 Gosford Park Dec 26, 2001 USA Films Comedy $39,106,561 6,730,905
17 40 Days and 40 Nights Mar 1, 2002 Miramax Romantic Comedy $37,939,782 6,530,082
18 Friday After Next Nov 22, 2002 New Line Comedy $32,588,293 5,609,000
19 Murder by Numbers Apr 19, 2002 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $31,874,869 5,486,208
20 The Royal Tenenbaums Dec 14, 2001 Walt Disney Black Comedy $31,656,156 5,448,563
21 In the Bedroom Nov 23, 2001 Miramax Drama $31,654,728 5,448,318
22 One Hour Photo Aug 21, 2002 Fox Searchlight Thriller/Suspense $31,597,131 5,438,404
23 Monster's Ball Dec 26, 2001 Lionsgate Drama $30,888,234 5,316,391
24 Analyze That Dec 6, 2002 Warner Bros. Comedy $30,777,692 5,297,365
25 Queen of the Damned Feb 22, 2002 Warner Bros. Horror $30,307,804 5,216,489
26 The Banger Sisters Sep 20, 2002 20th Century Fox Comedy $30,306,281 5,216,227
27 Halloween: Resurrection Jul 12, 2002 Miramax/Dimension Horror $30,259,652 5,208,201
28 Ghost Ship Oct 25, 2002 Warner Bros. Horror $29,879,445 5,142,761
29 Blood Work Aug 9, 2002 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $26,199,517 4,509,383
30 All About the Benjamins Mar 8, 2002 New Line Comedy $25,482,931 4,386,046
31 The Sweetest Thing Jan 1, 2002 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $24,430,272 4,204,866
32 City by the Sea Sep 6, 2002 Warner Bros. Drama $22,433,915 3,861,259
33 National Lampoon’s Van Wild… Apr 5, 2002 Artisan Comedy $21,305,259 3,666,998
34 Frida Oct 25, 2002 Miramax Drama $21,289,079 3,664,213
35 Vanilla Sky Dec 14, 2001 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $19,534,684 3,362,251
36 Martin Lawrence Live: RunTe… Aug 2, 2002 Paramount Pictures Concert/Perfor… $19,184,820 3,302,034
37 Hart's War Feb 15, 2002 MGM Drama $19,076,815 3,283,444
38 Super Troopers Feb 15, 2002 Fox Searchlight Comedy $18,492,362 3,182,850
39 Punch-Drunk Love Oct 11, 2002 Sony Pictures Comedy $17,791,031 3,062,139
40 Empire Dec 6, 2002 Universal Drama $16,611,085 2,859,050
41 Bowling for Columbine Oct 11, 2002 MGM Documentary $16,030,877 2,759,187
42 Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie… Nov 2, 2001 Miramax Romantic Comedy $15,506,013 2,668,849
43 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Sep 20, 2002 Warner Bros. Action $14,294,842 2,460,385
44 The Good Girl Aug 7, 2002 Fox Searchlight Drama $14,018,296 2,412,787
45 Monsoon Wedding Feb 22, 2002 USA Films Comedy $13,876,974 2,388,463
46 Y Tu Mamá También Mar 15, 2002 IFC Films Drama $13,649,881 2,349,377
47 FearDotCom Aug 30, 2002 Warner Bros. Horror $13,208,023 2,273,325
48 Jason X Apr 26, 2002 New Line Horror $13,121,555 2,258,443
49 Frailty Apr 12, 2002 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $13,110,448 2,256,531
50 Undisputed Aug 23, 2002 Miramax Drama $12,398,628 2,134,015
51 About Schmidt Dec 13, 2002 New Line Drama $12,028,464 2,070,303
52 Knockaround Guys Oct 11, 2002 New Line Drama $11,660,180 2,006,915
53 Le pacte des loups Jun 1, 2001 Action $10,527,229 1,811,915
54 Sorority Boys Mar 22, 2002 Walt Disney Comedy $10,198,766 1,755,381
55 Ali Dec 25, 2001 Sony Pictures Drama $8,716,362 1,500,234
56 Death to Smoochy Mar 29, 2002 Warner Bros. Black Comedy $8,355,815 1,438,178
57 The Shipping News Dec 25, 2001 Miramax Drama $7,117,129 1,224,979
58 How High Dec 21, 2001 Universal Comedy $7,057,185 1,214,661
59 Kissing Jessica Stein Mar 13, 2002 Fox Searchlight Romantic Comedy $7,025,722 1,209,246
60 Trapped Sep 20, 2002 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $6,916,869 1,190,511
61 Femme Fatale Nov 6, 2002 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $6,630,252 1,141,179
62 The Rules of Attraction Oct 11, 2002 Lionsgate Black Comedy $6,525,762 1,123,194
63 Adaptation Dec 6, 2002 Sony Pictures Comedy $6,100,371 1,049,977
64 Deuces Wild May 3, 2002 MGM Drama $6,044,618 1,040,381
65 Iris Dec 14, 2001 Miramax Drama $5,502,726 947,112
66 Formula 51 Oct 18, 2002 Screen Media Films Action $5,204,007 895,698
67 Birthday Girl Feb 1, 2002 Miramax Thriller/Suspense $4,919,896 846,797
68 Slackers Feb 1, 2002 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $4,814,244 828,613
69 Igby Goes Down Sep 13, 2002 MGM Comedy $4,681,503 805,766
70 El crimen de padre Amaro Nov 15, 2002 Goldwyn Entertain… Drama $4,558,301 784,561
71 Italian for Beginners Jan 18, 2002 Miramax Romantic Comedy $4,447,186 765,436
72 Enigma Apr 19, 2002 Miramax Thriller/Suspense $4,298,329 739,815
73 Men with Brooms Mar 8, 2002 Artisan Comedy $4,239,767 729,736
74 Lovely and Amazing Jun 28, 2002 Lionsgate Drama $4,210,379 724,677
75 Lantana Dec 14, 2001 Lionsgate Drama $4,075,445 701,453
76 Secretary Sep 20, 2002 Lionsgate Drama $3,874,608 666,886
77 The Fast Runner May 10, 2002 Lot 47 Films Adventure $3,764,087 647,863
78 Thirteen Conversations Abou… May 24, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $3,287,435 565,823
79 American Adobo Jan 25, 2002 Outrider Pictures Romantic Comedy $3,094,699 532,650
80 8 femmes Sep 20, 2002 Focus Features Musical $3,076,425 529,505
81 Paid in Full Oct 25, 2002 Rat Entertainment Drama $3,042,188 523,612
82 Comedian Oct 11, 2002 Miramax Documentary $2,744,253 472,332
83 Not Another Teen Movie Dec 14, 2001 Sony Pictures Comedy $2,633,589 453,285
84 Sex and Lucia Jul 12, 2002 Palm Pictures Drama $2,628,241 452,365
85 Full Frontal Aug 2, 2002 Miramax Comedy $2,512,846 432,503
86 Last Orders Feb 15, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $2,326,407 400,414
87 Hable con ella Nov 22, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $2,304,186 396,589
88 State Property Jan 18, 2002 Lionsgate Action $2,099,719 361,397
89 Auto Focus Oct 18, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $2,008,023 345,614
90 La Pianiste Mar 29, 2002 Kino International Drama $1,900,282 327,070
91 Harrison's Flowers Mar 15, 2002 Universal Drama $1,843,570 317,309
92 The Dangerous Lives of Alta… Jun 14, 2002 ThinkFilm Drama $1,779,284 306,245
93 Ararat Nov 15, 2002 Miramax Drama $1,510,307 259,949
94 Mulholland Drive Oct 8, 2001 Universal Thriller/Suspense $1,439,545 247,770
95 The Kid Stays in the Picture Jul 26, 2002 Focus Features Documentary $1,434,436 246,890
96 The Man from Elysian Fields Sep 27, 2002 Samuel Goldwyn Films Comedy $1,397,734 240,573
97 Read My Lips Jul 5, 2002 Magnolia Pictures Drama $1,359,133 233,929
98 Roger Dodger Oct 25, 2002 Artisan Black Comedy $1,228,884 211,511
99 Nueve Reinas Apr 19, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $1,222,889 210,480
100 Equilibrium Dec 6, 2002 Miramax/Dimension Action $1,190,018 204,822
101 24 Hour Party People Aug 9, 2002 MGM Drama $1,169,030 201,209
102 Crush Jan 1, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Romantic Comedy $1,081,130 186,080
103 My Wife is an Actress (Ma F… Jul 12, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $1,056,063 181,766
104 The Last Kiss Aug 16, 2002 ThinkFilm Drama $1,048,950 180,542
105 The Son's Room Jan 25, 2002 Miramax Drama $1,014,416 174,598
106 The Pianist Dec 27, 2002 Focus Features Drama $1,000,511 172,204
107 Kaante Dec 20, 2002 Media Partners Drama $944,272 162,525
108 Storytelling Jan 25, 2002 Fine Line Drama $912,442 157,046
109 Spy Game Nov 21, 2001 Universal Action $909,045 156,462
110 Pandora's Box Aug 9, 2002 Kino International Thriller/Suspense $881,950 151,798
111 Sordid Lives May 11, 2001 Regent Releasing Comedy $815,887 140,428
112 Heaven Oct 4, 2002 Miramax Thriller/Suspense $774,317 133,273
113 No Man's Land Dec 7, 2001 MGM Drama $764,726 131,622
114 Bloody Sunday Oct 4, 2002 Paramount Vantage Drama $760,795 130,945
115 Human Nature Apr 12, 2002 Fine Line Comedy $705,308 121,395
116 Personal Velocity Nov 22, 2002 MGM Drama $703,951 121,161
117 The Salton Sea Apr 26, 2002 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $676,698 116,471
118 Savage Messiah Apr 26, 2002 Christal Films Drama $666,850 114,776
119 The Debut Mar 16, 2001 Menemsha Entertai… Comedy $664,564 114,382
120 25th Hour Dec 19, 2002 Walt Disney Drama $624,933 107,561
121 Son of the Bride Mar 22, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $624,153 107,427
122 Swept Away Oct 11, 2002 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $598,645 103,037
123 Below Oct 11, 2002 Miramax/Dimension Horror $589,424 101,449
124 Forgive Me Father Jan 26, 2001 Myriad Entertainm… Drama $559,622 96,320
125 The Man Who Wasn't There Oct 31, 2001 USA Films Drama $522,943 90,007
126 The Grey Zone Oct 18, 2002 $507,443 87,339
127 CQ May 24, 2002 MGM $411,034 70,745
128 The Believer May 17, 2002 Sony Pictures Drama $406,035 69,885
129 Scotland, PA Feb 8, 2002 Comedy $384,098 66,109
130 Welcome to Collinwood Oct 4, 2002 Warner Bros. Comedy $378,650 65,172
131 The Fluffer Nov 16, 2001 TLA Releasing Drama $376,802 64,854
132 The Quiet American Nov 22, 2002 Miramax Drama $343,736 59,162
133 Narc Dec 20, 2002 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $315,168 54,245
134 Elling May 29, 2002 Comedy $313,436 53,947
135 Never Again Jul 12, 2002 Romantic Comedy $307,631 52,948
136 Pumpkin Jun 28, 2002 MGM Comedy $305,690 52,614
137 Waking Life Oct 19, 2001 Fox Searchlight Drama $302,372 52,043
138 The Devil's Backbone Nov 21, 2001 Sony Pictures Cla… Horror $302,182 52,010
139 Me Without You Jul 5, 2002 $301,175 51,837
140 The Château Aug 9, 2002 IFC Films Comedy $301,175 51,837
141 Scratch Feb 15, 2002 Documentary $289,885 49,894
142 Mad Love Aug 30, 2002 Drama $279,605 48,124
143 Piñero Dec 14, 2001 Miramax Drama $263,523 45,356
144 Waking Up in Reno Oct 25, 2002 Miramax Romantic Comedy $261,603 45,026
145 Who is Cletis Tout? Jul 26, 2002 $252,227 43,412
146 Skins Sep 27, 2002 First Look Drama $249,204 42,892
147 The Business of Strangers Dec 7, 2001 IFC Films Drama $247,945 42,675
148 Porn Star: The Legend of Ro… Nov 30, 2001 Documentary $244,557 42,092
149 Dark Blue World Dec 28, 2001 $224,744 38,682
150 The Independent Nov 30, 2001 $182,871 31,475
151 Confessions of a Dangerous … Dec 31, 2002 Miramax Drama $173,856 29,923
152 Happenstance Nov 2, 2001 $164,920 28,385
153 Swimming Apr 5, 2002 Drama $161,483 27,793
154 Cherish Jun 7, 2002 Fine Line Comedy $160,268 27,584
155 All or Nothing Oct 25, 2002 MGM Drama $153,063 26,344
156 Dahmer Jun 21, 2002 Drama $144,008 24,786
157 Das Experiment Sep 18, 2002 $141,072 24,280
158 American Chai Apr 5, 2002 Magic Lamp Comedy $125,996 21,686
159 Amy's Orgasm Aug 23, 2002 Magic Lamp Romantic Comedy $119,664 20,596
160 Lan Yu Jul 12, 2002 $112,038 19,283
161 Big Bad Love Feb 22, 2002 IFC Films Drama $104,294 17,950
162 The Weight of Water Nov 1, 2002 $102,622 17,662
163 Wendigo Mar 1, 2002 $99,958 17,204
164 Intimacy Oct 19, 2001 Empire Pictures Drama $97,407 16,765
165 Shiri Feb 8, 2002 Drama $97,152 16,721
166 World Traveler Apr 19, 2002 $97,000 16,695
167 Donnie Darko Oct 26, 2001 Newmarket Films Drama $94,131 16,201
168 Mean Machine Feb 22, 2002 Drama $92,723 15,959
169 Intacto Dec 13, 2002 Drama $82,592 14,215
170 Wasabi Sep 27, 2002 Sony Pictures $81,525 14,031
171 From Hell Oct 19, 2001 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $78,513 13,513
172 Ghost World Jul 20, 2001 MGM Black Comedy $78,009 13,426
173 Max Dec 27, 2002 Lionsgate Drama $77,379 13,318
174 Second Skin Nov 23, 2001 $69,284 11,924
175 Snipes Sep 4, 2002 Action $66,339 11,418
176 Just a Kiss Sep 27, 2002 $64,197 11,049
177 The Wash Nov 14, 2001 Lionsgate Comedy $60,756 10,457
178 No Such Thing Mar 29, 2002 MGM $60,006 10,328
179 Chelsea Walls Apr 19, 2002 Lionsgate Drama $59,675 10,271
180 Sidewalks of New York Nov 21, 2001 Paramount Vantage Comedy $58,927 10,142
181 Harvard Man May 17, 2002 Drama $56,653 9,750
182 Morvern Callar Dec 20, 2002 Drama $56,314 9,692
183 Ciao America Sep 20, 2002 Drama $54,965 9,460
184 Biggie and Tupac Sep 27, 2002 Roxie Releasing Documentary $54,834 9,437
185 How to Kill Your Neighbor's… Feb 22, 2002 $48,564 8,358
186 Interview with the Assassin Nov 15, 2002 Thriller/Suspense $47,329 8,146
187 Don’t Say a Word Sep 28, 2001 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $47,068 8,101
188 Astoria Apr 5, 2002 Distributor Unknown Drama $44,025 7,577
189 Innocence Aug 17, 2001 IDP Distribution Drama $36,731 6,322
190 Love Liza Dec 30, 2002 Drama $36,462 6,275
191 Gangster No. 1 Jun 14, 2002 IFC Films Thriller/Suspense $30,915 5,320
192 New Best Friend Apr 12, 2002 Sony Pictures $28,658 4,932
193 Teddy Bears' Picnic Mar 29, 2002 $28,043 4,826
194 For Da Love of Money Apr 12, 2002 $27,500 4,733
195 Gabriela Mar 16, 2001 Power Point Films Drama $24,638 4,240
196 Together May 10, 2001 IFC Films Comedy $24,621 4,237
197 Crazy as Hell Sep 27, 2002 $20,710 3,564
198 Master of the Flying Guillo… May 24, 2002 Action $20,665 3,556
199 Scarlet Diva Aug 9, 2002 Drama $18,062 3,108
200 Sonny Dec 27, 2002 Drama $17,639 3,035
201 Love and a Bullet Aug 30, 2002 Sony Pictures $16,853 2,900
202 Night at the Golden Eagle Apr 26, 2002 $16,241 2,795
203 Maelstrom Sep 15, 2000 Alliance Atlantis $15,595 2,684
204 Vulgar Apr 26, 2002 $14,904 2,565
205 30 Years to Life Jun 7, 2002 Comedy $12,732 2,191
206 Bobby G. Can't Swim Jun 21, 2002 Drama $10,575 1,820
207 Mule Skinner Blues Apr 12, 2002 $10,106 1,739
208 The Next Big Thing May 29, 2002 Comedy $9,763 1,680
209 Pipe Dream Oct 4, 2002 $7,998 1,376
210 What to Do in Case of Fire Jul 19, 2002 Sony Pictures $7,874 1,355
211 Our Lady of the Assassins Sep 7, 2001 Paramount Vantage Drama $7,859 1,352
212 Smokers Only Dec 20, 2002 Drama $6,957 1,197
213 The Dogwalker Sep 13, 2002 Outrider Pictures $6,751 1,161
214 Love in the Time of Money Nov 1, 2002 $6,259 1,077
215 The Phantom of Liberty Nov 8, 2002 Comedy $6,172 1,062
216 My First Mister Oct 12, 2001 Paramount Vantage Drama $5,135 883
217 The Affair of the Necklace Nov 30, 2001 Warner Bros. Drama $5,111 879
218 Outta Time Apr 12, 2002 Action $4,052 697
219 The Last Man Feb 15, 2002 $3,908 672
220 Food of Love Oct 25, 2002 $3,692 635
221 Bangkok Dangerous Oct 19, 2001 First Look Action $3,624 623
222 Ash Wednesday Oct 11, 2002 Focus Features Drama $2,942 506
223 Russian Doll Jun 15, 2001 $2,062 354
224 Final Dec 7, 2001 $1,710 294
225 Zig Zag Jun 21, 2002 $1,649 283
226 Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler Jun 21, 2002 Outrider Pictures $1,583 272
227 Blackwoods May 10, 2002 ThinkFilm Thriller/Suspense $1,500 258
228 ‘R Xmas Nov 8, 2002 Pathfinder Drama $850 146
229 The Jimmy Show Dec 13, 2002 $703 120
Total Gross of All Movies$2,157,909,816
Total Tickets Sold371,412,932

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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