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Star Wars:
Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Domestic Total Gross: $302,191,252
Domestic Lifetime Gross: $310,676,740
Distributor: FoxRelease Date: May 16, 2002
Genre: Sci-Fi FantasyRuntime: 2 hrs. 12 min.
MPAA Rating: PGProduction Budget: $115 million

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic:  $310,676,740    47.8%
+ Foreign:  $338,721,588    52.2%
= Worldwide:  $649,398,328  
Domestic Summary
Opening Weekend: $80,027,814
(#1 rank, 3,161 theaters, $25,317 average)
% of Total Gross: 26.5%
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Widest Release:  3,161 theaters
Close Date:  November 3, 2002
In Release:  172 days / 24.6 weeks
The Players
Director:George Lucas
Writer:George Lucas
Actors:Ewan McGregor
Hayden Christensen
Natalie Portman
Samuel L. Jackson*
Rose Byrne*
Producers:George Lucas (Executive)
Rick McCallum
Composer:John Williams
* Denotes minor role
2002 Academy Awards®
Nominated for One Oscar.
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Genres
Genre Rank
IMAX (Feature-length) 15
Prequel 3
Sci-Fi - Adventure 6
Franchises
Franchise Rank
Series: Star Wars 4
Showdown: 'Star Wars' Vs. 'Star Trek' 3
Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars 4
Showdown: Pre-Memorial Day Sci-Fi Showdown 3
Showdown: Star Wars Prequel 3
Charts
Chart Rank
All Time Domestic 36
All Time Adjusted 87
All Time Worldwide 64
Yearly 2002 3
Yearly Opening Weekends 2002 3
Yearly PG Rated 2002 1
Worldwide Openings 41
Worldwide Yearly 2002 4
Foreign Opening Weekends 50
Non-Friday Opening Weekends 10
Opening Weeks 40
Opening Day Gross 44
Opening Thursdays 4
Single Day Gross 100
Non-Opening Friday Gross 14
Single Day Friday Gross 65
Single Day Monday Gross 41
Single Day Saturday Gross 40
Single Day Sunday Gross 36
Single Day Thursday Gross 4
Non-Holiday Monday Gross 25
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time 147
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time 31
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends 31
Opening Weekends 40
Opening Weekends - May 18
Opening Weekends - Summer 27
Top 10-Day Grosses 38
Top 3-Day Grosses 38
Top 4-Day Grosses 31
Top 6-Day Grosses 36
Top 7-Day Grosses 37
Top 8-Day Grosses 38
Top 9-Day Grosses 39
Top 5-Day Grosses 34
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) 157
Consecutive Weekends At #1 145
Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends 18
Second Weekends 26
Third Weekends 67
Fourth Weekends 70
Fifth Weekends 78
Sixth Weekends 176
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) 186
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) 409
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) 636
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases 1,737
Rated G and PG 11
Rated PG 8
Rated PG, Opening Weekends 7
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends 8
Widest Releases 477
Widest Opening Releases 436
Widest PG Rated Openings 135
Widest PG Rated Releases 146
Fastest to $100 million 32
Fastest to $150 million 39
Fastest to $200 million 34
Fastest to $250 million 36
Fastest to $300 million 38
Slowest to $100 million 475
Slowest to $200 million 91
BOM Users' Grades 431
BOM Users' Grades (2002 Releases) 55
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on December 13, 2002) 11
Yearly (Wide) 2002 3
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2002 3
Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted 7
Opening Weeks Adjusted 32
Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted 8
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted 109
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted 65
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted 69
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted 45
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted 36
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted 22
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted 22
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted 3
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted 74
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted 115
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted 195
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted 24
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted 23
Opening Weekends Adjusted - May 15
Opening Weekends Adjusted 32
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer 23
Second Weekends Adjusted 19
Third Weekends Adjusted 63
Fourth Weekends Adjusted 80
Fifth Weekends Adjusted 107
Rated G and PG Adjusted 48
Rated PG Adjusted 28
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted 7
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted 8
 
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