Domestic Box Office For December 2002
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $339,789,881 | 3,622 | $62,007,528 | 18.2% | 3,622 | Dec 18 | Aug 24 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Chicago | $170,687,518 | 2,701 | $2,074,929 | 1.2% | 77 | Dec 27 | Sep 4 | Miramax |
| 3 | Catch Me If You Can | $164,615,351 | 3,225 | $30,053,627 | 18.3% | 3,156 | Dec 25 | May 22 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 4 | Maid in Manhattan | $94,011,225 | 3,050 | $18,711,407 | 19.9% | 2,838 | Dec 13 | May 8 | Revolution Studios |
| 5 | Two Weeks Notice | $93,354,851 | 2,755 | $14,328,494 | 15.3% | 2,755 | Dec 20 | May 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Gangs of New York | $77,812,000 | 2,340 | $9,100,000 | - | 1,504 | Dec 20 | Jun 1 | Miramax |
| 7 | About Schmidt | $65,016,287 | 1,240 | $282,367 | 0.4% | 6 | Dec 13 | May 29 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | Drumline | $56,399,184 | 1,837 | $12,604,705 | 22.3% | 1,836 | Dec 13 | May 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Star Trek: Nemesis | $43,254,409 | 2,711 | $18,513,305 | 42.8% | 2,711 | Dec 13 | Mar 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | The Hours | $41,675,994 | 1,010 | $338,622 | 0.8% | 11 | Dec 27 | May 22 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | The Wild Thornberrys | $40,108,697 | 3,012 | $6,013,847 | 15% | 3,012 | Dec 20 | May 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | The Hot Chick | $35,081,594 | 2,246 | $7,401,146 | 21.1% | 2,217 | Dec 13 | May 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | The Pianist | $32,572,577 | 842 | $111,261 | 0.3% | 6 | Dec 25 | Jun 8 | Focus Features |
| 14 | Analyze That | $32,130,627 | 2,635 | $11,034,422 | 34.3% | 2,635 | Dec 6 | Feb 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Adaptation. | $22,498,520 | 672 | $384,478 | 1.7% | 7 | Dec 6 | May 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Antwone Fisher | $21,078,145 | 1,021 | $210,013 | 1% | 15 | Dec 19 | May 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 17 | Empire | $17,600,423 | 869 | $6,281,415 | 35.7% | 867 | Dec 6 | Feb 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $16,007,718 | 1,776 | $87,199 | 0.5% | 4 | Dec 31 | Sep 4 | Miramax |
| 19 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | $15,686,215 | 66 | $1,825,849 | 11.6% | 66 | Dec 27 | May 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 25th Hour | $13,084,595 | 495 | $108,865 | 0.8% | 5 | Dec 19 | May 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | Narc | $10,465,659 | 822 | $63,303 | 0.6% | 6 | Dec 20 | Mar 20 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | Pinocchio | $3,675,719 | 1,195 | $1,151,463 | - | 1,195 | Dec 25 | Jan 23 | Miramax |
| 23 | Russian Ark | $2,326,979 | 22 | $29,022 | 1.2% | 2 | Dec 13 | - | Wellspring Media |
| 24 | Spider | $1,642,483 | 54 | $5,575 | 0.3% | 1 | Dec 20 | Jul 31 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | Nicholas Nickleby | $1,587,173 | 100 | $42,864 | 2.7% | 5 | Dec 27 | May 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 26 | Evelyn | $1,487,645 | 137 | $65,344 | 4.4% | 15 | Dec 13 | May 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 27 | Equilibrium | $1,203,794 | 301 | $541,512 | 45% | 301 | Dec 6 | Dec 26 | Dimension Films |
| 28 | Kaante | $1,041,228 | 29 | $425,975 | 40.9% | 26 | Dec 20 | Jan 20 | Media Partners |
| 29 | Max | $539,879 | 37 | $30,157 | 5.6% | 6 | Dec 27 | May 1 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | Dangerous People | $341,280 | 85 | $157,280 | 46.1% | 85 | Dec 6 | - | Christal Films |
| 31 | Saathiya | $317,564 | 29 | $71,400 | 22.5% | 29 | Dec 20 | Jan 16 | Yash Raj Films |
| 32 | Intacto 2002 Re-release | $307,333 | 31 | $7,362 | 2.4% | 1 | Dec 13 | Feb 13 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | Morvern Callar | $267,907 | 9 | $13,836 | 5.2% | 3 | Dec 20 | Sep 4 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 34 | Love Liza | $213,137 | 10 | $15,522 | 7.3% | 4 | Dec 30 | Apr 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | Rishtey | $119,537 | 28 | $71,047 | 59.4% | 28 | Dec 6 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 36 | Ikiru | $60,239 | 2 | $2,149 | 3.6% | 1 | Dec 27 | - | Cowboy Pictures |
| 37 | Sonny | $30,005 | 6 | $17,639 | 58.8% | 6 | Dec 27 | Jan 2 | Gold Circle Films |
| 38 | Massoud, the Afghan 2002 Re-release | $26,747 | 1 | $5,859 | 21.9% | 1 | Dec 4 | May 18 | New Yorker Films |
| 39 | Blackboards | $23,520 | 2 | $3,416 | 14.5% | 1 | Dec 6 | Jan 30 | Leisure Time Features |
| 40 | Devils on the Doorstep | $18,944 | 1 | $3,227 | 17% | 1 | Dec 18 | May 22 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 41 | Smokers Only | $11,871 | 1 | $3,102 | 26.1% | 1 | Dec 20 | May 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 42 | The Sound of Trumpets | $9,080 | 1 | $2,581 | 28.4% | 1 | Dec 20 | Jun 19 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 43 | My Kingdom | $4,296 | 1 | $2,607 | 60.7% | 1 | Dec 6 | Dec 12 | First Look International |
| 44 | The Jimmy Show | $1,000 | 1 | $703 | 70.3% | 1 | Dec 13 | Dec 19 | First Look International |
