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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 12, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $262,300,833 45,146,442
2 Harry Potter and the Chambe… Nov 15, 2002 Adventure PG $252,097,945 43,390,351
3 Die Another Day Nov 22, 2002 Action PG-13 $153,770,825 26,466,579
4 Minority Report Jun 21, 2002 Action PG-13 $132,024,714 22,723,702
5 Mr. Deeds Jun 28, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $126,293,452 21,737,255
6 The Bourne Identity Jun 14, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $121,468,960 20,906,877
7 The Sum of All Fears May 31, 2002 Action PG-13 $118,471,320 20,390,932
8 Black Hawk Down Dec 28, 2001 Action R $108,079,933 18,602,398
9 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 5, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $107,854,245 18,563,553
10 Red Dragon Oct 4, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $92,955,420 15,999,211
11 Snow Dogs Jan 18, 2002 Adventure PG $81,150,692 13,967,416
12 We Were Soldiers Mar 1, 2002 Drama R $78,120,196 13,445,816
13 The Divine Secrets of the Y… Jun 7, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $69,586,544 11,977,029
14 Stuart Little 2 Jul 19, 2002 Adventure PG $64,956,806 11,180,173
15 The Time Machine Mar 8, 2002 Adventure PG-13 $56,684,819 9,756,423
16 The Count of Monte Cristo Jan 25, 2002 Adventure PG-13 $54,228,104 9,333,580
17 High Crimes Apr 5, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $41,543,207 7,150,293
18 A Walk to Remember Jan 25, 2002 Drama PG $41,227,069 7,095,881
19 About a Boy May 17, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $40,803,000 7,022,891
20 Treasure Planet Nov 27, 2002 Adventure PG $35,820,872 6,165,382
21 The Mothman Prophecies Jan 25, 2002 Horror PG-13 $35,228,696 6,063,458
22 K-19: The Widowmaker Jul 19, 2002 Action PG-13 $35,168,966 6,053,178
23 In the Bedroom Nov 23, 2001 Drama R $31,654,728 5,448,318
24 Queen of the Damned Feb 22, 2002 Horror R $30,307,804 5,216,489
25 Blood Work Aug 9, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $26,199,517 4,509,383
26 Beauty and the Beast Jun 21, 2002 Musical G $19,899,391 3,425,024
27 Hart's War Feb 15, 2002 Drama R $19,076,815 3,283,444
28 Tuck Everlasting Oct 11, 2002 Drama PG $18,914,978 3,255,590
29 The Four Feathers Sep 20, 2002 Drama PG-13 $18,306,166 3,150,803
30 Harry Potter and the Sorcer… Nov 16, 2001 Adventure PG $17,171,116 2,955,441
31 White Oleander Oct 11, 2002 Drama PG-13 $16,357,770 2,815,450
32 The Emperor's Club Nov 22, 2002 Drama PG-13 $13,829,640 2,380,316
33 About Schmidt Dec 13, 2002 Drama R $12,028,464 2,070,303
34 Possession Aug 16, 2002 Drama PG-13 $10,103,647 1,739,009
35 Big Trouble Apr 5, 2002 Black Comedy PG-13 $7,262,288 1,249,963
36 The Shipping News Dec 25, 2001 Drama R $7,117,129 1,224,979
37 Trapped Sep 20, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $6,916,869 1,190,511
38 The Rules of Attraction Oct 11, 2002 Black Comedy R $6,525,762 1,123,194
39 Adaptation Dec 6, 2002 Comedy R $6,100,371 1,049,977
40 Extreme Ops Nov 27, 2002 Action PG-13 $4,808,772 827,671
41 El crimen de padre Amaro Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $4,558,301 784,561
42 Enigma Apr 19, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $4,298,329 739,815
43 Secretary Sep 20, 2002 Drama R $3,874,608 666,886
44 Pinocchio Dec 25, 2002 Adventure G $3,364,522 579,091
45 Impostor Jan 4, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $3,091,714 532,136
46 Last Orders Feb 15, 2002 Drama R $2,326,407 400,414
47 Auto Focus Oct 18, 2002 Drama R $2,008,023 345,614
48 La Pianiste Mar 29, 2002 Drama R $1,900,282 327,070
49 Harrison's Flowers Mar 15, 2002 Drama R $1,843,570 317,309
50 The Dangerous Lives of Alta… Jun 14, 2002 Drama R $1,779,284 306,245
51 Rabbit-Proof Fence Nov 29, 2002 Drama PG $1,682,956 289,665
52 The Kid Stays in the Picture Jul 26, 2002 Documentary R $1,434,436 246,890
53 Joshua Apr 19, 2002 Drama G $1,366,733 235,238
54 The Hours Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $1,149,020 197,765
55 Personal Velocity Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $703,951 121,161
56 The Emperor's New Clothes Jun 14, 2002 Drama PG $661,903 113,924
57 25th Hour Dec 19, 2002 Drama R $624,933 107,561
58 Charly Sep 27, 2002 Comedy PG $594,806 102,376
59 Metropolis Mar 13, 1927 Action Not Rated $583,182 100,375
60 Charlotte Gray Dec 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $545,381 93,869
61 The Quiet American Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $343,736 59,162
62 Elling May 29, 2002 Comedy R $313,436 53,947
63 Nicholas Nickleby Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG $228,518 39,331
64 Betty Fisher et autres hist… Sep 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $185,959 32,006
65 Confessions of a Dangerous … Dec 31, 2002 Drama R $173,856 29,923
66 Pepe Le Moko Mar 1, 2002 Not Rated $153,936 26,495
67 Bartleby May 24, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $141,367 24,331
68 Big Bad Love Feb 22, 2002 Drama R $104,294 17,950
69 Intimacy Oct 19, 2001 Drama R $97,407 16,765
70 Borstal Boy Mar 1, 2002 Drama Not Rated $87,074 14,986
71 Eye See You Sep 20, 2002 Horror Not Rated $79,161 13,624
72 Morvern Callar Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $56,314 9,692
73 Children on Their Birthdays Oct 18, 2002 Drama PG $54,912 9,451
74 Don’t Say a Word Sep 28, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $47,068 8,101
75 Ivan's XTC Jun 7, 2002 Drama Not Rated $47,027 8,094
76 Plata quemada Oct 19, 2001 Drama Not Rated $45,952 7,909
77 Focus Oct 19, 2001 Drama PG-13 $38,883 6,692
78 Quai des Orfevres Nov 1, 2002 Drama Not Rated $29,067 5,002
79 Abril Despedaçado Dec 14, 2001 Drama PG-13 $24,945 4,293
80 The Princess Diaries Aug 3, 2001 Comedy G $19,638 3,380
81 Our Lady of the Assassins Sep 7, 2001 Drama R $7,859 1,352
Total Gross of All Movies$2,423,090,595
Total Tickets Sold417,055,136

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.

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