Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
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1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $93,561,514 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | Dec 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
2 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $85,924,324 | 3,225 | $164,615,351 | Dec 25 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
3 | Just Married | - | - | - | $46,427,828 | 2,769 | $56,127,162 | Jan 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
4 | Chicago | - | - | - | $42,348,843 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | Dec 27 | Miramax | false |
5 | Two Weeks Notice | - | - | - | $39,859,086 | 2,755 | $93,354,851 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
6 | Kangaroo Jack | - | - | - | $38,712,910 | 2,848 | $66,934,963 | Jan 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
7 | About Schmidt | - | - | - | $37,878,581 | 1,240 | $65,016,287 | Dec 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
8 | Gangs of New York | - | - | - | $32,783,438 | 2,340 | $77,812,000 | Dec 20 | Miramax | false |
9 | Maid in Manhattan | - | - | - | $29,581,240 | 3,050 | $94,011,225 | Dec 13 | Revolution Studios | false |
10 | National Security | - | - | - | $29,233,289 | 2,729 | $36,381,186 | Jan 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
11 | Darkness Falls | - | - | - | $17,185,200 | 2,865 | $32,551,396 | Jan 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
12 | The Wild Thornberrys | - | - | - | $16,133,131 | 3,012 | $40,108,697 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
13 | The Hours | - | - | - | $15,771,423 | 1,010 | $41,675,994 | Dec 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
14 | Drumline | - | - | - | $15,637,663 | 1,837 | $56,399,184 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
15 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | - | - | - | $15,334,710 | 3,682 | $261,988,482 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
16 | Antwone Fisher | - | - | - | $14,368,212 | 1,021 | $21,078,145 | Dec 19 | - | false |
17 | A Guy Thing | - | - | - | $13,632,012 | 2,520 | $15,545,431 | Jan 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
18 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $12,181,859 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | Apr 19 | IFC Films | false |
19 | Adaptation. | - | - | - | $10,498,896 | 672 | $22,498,520 | Dec 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
20 | Die Another Day | - | - | - | $10,285,783 | 3,377 | $160,942,139 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
21 | 25th Hour | - | - | - | $10,122,990 | 495 | $13,084,595 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
22 | The Hot Chick | - | - | - | $9,930,068 | 2,246 | $35,081,594 | Dec 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
23 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | - | - | - | $9,387,608 | 1,776 | $16,007,718 | Dec 31 | Miramax | false |
24 | Narc | - | - | - | $9,013,874 | 822 | $10,465,659 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
25 | Star Trek: Nemesis | - | - | - | $7,268,805 | 2,711 | $43,254,409 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
26 | The Pianist | - | - | - | $6,335,381 | 842 | $32,572,577 | Dec 25 | Focus Features | false |
27 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $6,153,859 | 66 | $15,686,215 | Dec 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
28 | Final Destination 2 | - | - | - | $5,700,000 | 2,834 | $46,961,214 | Jan 31 | New Line Cinema | true |
29 | The Recruit | - | - | - | $5,328,802 | 2,376 | $52,802,140 | Jan 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
30 | Treasure Planet | - | - | - | $3,799,929 | 3,227 | $38,176,783 | Nov 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
31 | Biker Boyz | - | - | - | $3,511,485 | 1,769 | $22,076,772 | Jan 31 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
32 | Analyze That | - | - | - | $3,134,308 | 2,635 | $32,130,627 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
33 | Far from Heaven | - | - | - | $3,012,533 | 291 | $15,901,849 | Nov 8 | Focus Features | false |
34 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,637,970 | 255 | $9,285,469 | Nov 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
35 | The Santa Clause 2 | - | - | - | $2,599,963 | 3,352 | $139,236,327 | Nov 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
36 | Frida | - | - | - | $2,475,713 | 794 | $25,885,000 | Oct 25 | Miramax | false |
37 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $2,361,880 | 248 | $21,576,018 | Oct 11 | United Artists | false |
38 | Empire | - | - | - | $2,115,495 | 869 | $17,600,423 | Dec 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
39 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | - | - | - | $2,064,965 | 153 | $6,199,600 | Nov 27 | Miramax | false |
40 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | - | - | - | $1,773,645 | 123 | $6,749,187 | Nov 29 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
41 | The Ring | - | - | - | $1,576,421 | 2,927 | $129,128,133 | Oct 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
42 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $1,550,494 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
43 | 8 Mile | - | - | - | $1,388,480 | 2,585 | $116,750,901 | Nov 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
44 | Pinocchio | - | - | - | $1,377,041 | 1,195 | $3,675,719 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
45 | Sweet Home Alabama | - | - | - | $1,354,727 | 3,313 | $127,223,418 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
46 | Nicholas Nickleby | - | - | - | $1,056,811 | 100 | $1,587,173 | Dec 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
47 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | - | - | - | $923,712 | 137 | $5,717,044 | Nov 15 | IDP Distribution | false |
48 | Friday After Next | - | - | - | $631,382 | 1,621 | $33,253,609 | Nov 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
49 | Evelyn | - | - | - | $610,150 | 137 | $1,487,645 | Dec 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
50 | Real Women Have Curves | - | - | - | $534,590 | 163 | $5,853,194 | Oct 18 | Newmarket Films | false |
51 | City of God | - | - | - | $465,024 | 242 | $7,564,459 | Jan 17 | Miramax | false |
52 | Ghost Ship | - | - | - | $450,629 | 2,787 | $30,113,491 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
53 | The Emperor's Club | - | - | - | $445,511 | 811 | $14,118,751 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
54 | Signs | - | - | - | $382,260 | 3,453 | $227,966,634 | Aug 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
55 | Tuck Everlasting | - | - | - | $345,727 | 1,460 | $19,161,999 | Oct 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
56 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | - | - | - | $342,208 | 1,625 | $25,581,229 | Oct 4 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
57 | The Quiet American | - | - | - | $329,547 | 396 | $12,988,801 | Nov 22 | Miramax | false |
58 | Dil Ka Rishta | - | - | - | $322,740 | 18 | $352,128 | Jan 17 | Tips | false |
59 | Russian Ark | - | - | - | $310,762 | 22 | $2,326,979 | Dec 13 | Wellspring Media | false |
60 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $268,934 | 58 | $8,485,488 | Nov 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
61 | I Spy | - | - | - | $263,403 | 3,182 | $33,561,137 | Nov 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
62 | Kaante | - | - | - | $241,898 | 29 | $1,041,228 | Dec 20 | Media Partners | false |
63 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | - | - | - | $240,804 | 59 | $1,722,119 | Nov 15 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
64 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $236,071 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
65 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $230,690 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
66 | Max | - | - | - | $224,200 | 37 | $539,879 | Dec 27 | Lionsgate | false |
67 | Eight Crazy Nights | - | - | - | $223,234 | 2,503 | $23,586,598 | Nov 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
68 | Intacto 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $215,951 | 31 | $307,333 | Dec 13 | Lionsgate | false |
69 | The Guru | - | - | - | $180,406 | 98 | $3,095,506 | Jan 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
70 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | - | - | - | $176,151 | 25 | $1,934,053 | Nov 1 | IMAX | false |
71 | Barbershop | - | - | - | $170,958 | 2,176 | $75,782,105 | Sep 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
72 | Jackass: The Movie | - | - | - | $166,924 | 2,532 | $64,255,312 | Oct 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
73 | Secretary | - | - | - | $159,067 | 149 | $4,059,680 | Sep 20 | Lionsgate | false |
74 | They | - | - | - | $154,174 | 1,623 | $12,840,842 | Nov 27 | Dimension Films | false |
75 | Personal Velocity | - | - | - | $132,901 | 43 | $811,299 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
76 | Spirited Away | - | - | - | $127,972 | 714 | $10,055,859 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
77 | Shanghai Ghetto | - | - | - | $124,887 | 13 | $712,446 | Sep 27 | Menemsha Films | false |
78 | Super Sucker | - | - | - | $115,449 | 115 | $137,628 | Jan 24 | - | false |
79 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $107,198 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | - | false |
80 | Saathiya | - | - | - | $105,910 | 29 | $317,564 | Dec 20 | Yash Raj Films | false |
81 | Manna from Heaven | - | - | - | $104,770 | 33 | $505,675 | Aug 2 | Five Sisters Productions | false |
82 | Charly | - | - | - | $104,438 | 36 | $814,666 | Sep 27 | Excel Entertainment | false |
83 | The Tuxedo | - | - | - | $98,386 | 3,022 | $50,547,998 | Sep 27 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
84 | Rivers and Tides | - | - | - | $98,347 | 15 | $2,200,276 | Jun 26 | Roxie Releasing | false |
85 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | - | - | - | $92,408 | 3,307 | $85,846,429 | Aug 7 | Dimension Films | false |
86 | Brown Sugar | - | - | - | $90,608 | 1,378 | $27,363,891 | Oct 11 | - | false |
87 | Tully | - | - | - | $84,651 | 13 | $466,664 | Nov 1 | - | false |
88 | Ararat | - | - | - | $84,154 | 42 | $1,555,959 | Nov 15 | Miramax | false |
89 | Auto Focus | - | - | - | $78,571 | 461 | $2,063,196 | Oct 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
90 | The Red Circle | - | - | - | $78,029 | 4 | $369,970 | Jan 10 | Rialto Pictures | false |
91 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $75,727 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | - | false |
92 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | - | - | - | $73,873 | 8 | $516,726 | Sep 25 | First Run | false |
93 | Stuart Little 2 | - | - | - | $73,648 | 3,282 | $64,956,806 | Jul 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
94 | Half Past Dead | - | - | - | $72,746 | 2,113 | $15,567,860 | Nov 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
95 | Solaris | - | - | - | $72,675 | 2,406 | $14,973,382 | Nov 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
96 | Dum | - | - | - | $71,429 | 18 | $101,000 | Jan 24 | Eros Worldwide | false |
97 | Tadpole | - | - | - | $71,258 | 180 | $2,891,288 | Jul 19 | Miramax | false |
98 | The Man from Elysian Fields | - | - | - | $70,059 | 50 | $1,435,016 | Sep 27 | IDP Distribution | false |
99 | Morvern Callar | - | - | - | $69,020 | 9 | $267,907 | Dec 20 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
100 | Extreme Ops | - | - | - | $66,535 | 1,800 | $4,842,259 | Nov 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
101 | Roger Dodger | - | - | - | $65,989 | 61 | $1,266,828 | Oct 25 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
102 | Love Liza | - | - | - | $64,868 | 10 | $213,137 | Dec 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
103 | The R.M. | - | - | - | $59,345 | 30 | $1,111,615 | Jan 31 | - | false |
104 | Igby Goes Down | - | - | - | $59,058 | 156 | $4,777,465 | Sep 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
105 | xXx | - | - | - | $56,682 | 3,536 | $142,109,382 | Aug 9 | Revolution Studios | false |
106 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $56,625 | 8 | $1,023,156 | Jan 18 | Panorama Entertainment | false |
107 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | - | - | - | $54,039 | 4 | $290,767 | Nov 22 | First Run | false |
108 | Divine Intervention | - | - | - | $47,922 | 9 | $421,343 | Jan 17 | Avatar Films | false |
109 | The Way Home | - | - | - | $43,194 | 20 | $445,367 | Nov 15 | Paramount Classics | false |
110 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $37,616 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
111 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $36,762 | 19 | $1,766,621 | Sep 20 | IMAX | false |
112 | The Ignorant Fairies | - | - | - | $36,583 | 4 | $215,449 | Sep 20 | Strand Releasing | false |
113 | Jenny Lamour | - | - | - | $31,573 | 2 | $152,961 | Oct 25 | Rialto Pictures | false |
114 | Amen. | - | - | - | $29,419 | 9 | $274,299 | Jan 24 | Kino International | false |
115 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | - | - | - | $28,289 | 5 | $561,692 | Jul 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
116 | Metropolis 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $27,977 | 8 | $650,422 | Jul 12 | Kino International | false |
117 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $27,519 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
118 | Mostly Martha | - | - | - | $27,243 | 143 | $4,160,475 | Aug 16 | Paramount Classics | false |
119 | The Son | - | - | - | $26,455 | 3 | $70,262 | Jan 10 | New Yorker Films | false |
120 | All or Nothing | - | - | - | $26,402 | 16 | $201,546 | Oct 25 | United Artists | false |
121 | Derrida | - | - | - | $25,073 | 6 | $157,200 | Oct 23 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
122 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | - | - | - | $24,641 | 57 | $3,789,952 | Apr 12 | Lot 47 Films | false |
123 | Tarkovsky At 70 Film Festival | - | - | - | $24,318 | 2 | $177,345 | Sep 13 | Kino International | false |
124 | The Transporter | - | - | - | $23,937 | 2,610 | $25,296,447 | Oct 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
125 | Sordid Lives | - | - | - | $21,072 | 8 | $1,111,273 | May 11 | Regent Releasing | false |
126 | P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! | - | - | - | $20,725 | 7 | $28,454 | Jan 17 | TLA Releasing | false |
127 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,671 | 4 | $271,841 | Aug 30 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
128 | Lost in La Mancha | - | - | - | $20,000 | 24 | $732,393 | Jan 31 | IFC Films | true |
129 | Ikiru | - | - | - | $19,320 | 2 | $60,239 | Dec 27 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
130 | Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary | - | - | - | $17,421 | 12 | $378,382 | Jan 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
131 | Blackboards | - | - | - | $17,160 | 2 | $23,520 | Dec 6 | Leisure Time Features | false |
132 | Bloody Sunday | - | - | - | $16,107 | 54 | $773,228 | Oct 4 | Paramount Classics | false |
133 | The Bank | - | - | - | $14,800 | 5 | $88,414 | Aug 28 | The Cinema Guild | false |
134 | Handcart | - | - | - | $14,250 | 14 | $98,666 | Oct 11 | - | false |
135 | The Settlers | - | - | - | $13,234 | 1 | $14,556 | Jan 15 | First Run | false |
136 | Extreme | - | - | - | $13,182 | 21 | $12,475,172 | Apr 2 | IMAX | false |
137 | 7th Street | - | - | - | $12,652 | 1 | $15,629 | Jan 17 | - | false |
138 | Fidel | - | - | - | $11,970 | 2 | $121,304 | Oct 18 | First Run | false |
139 | Beauty and the Beast 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,731 | 3 | $138,503 | Jun 21 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
140 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $10,570 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | - | false |
141 | In Praise of Love | - | - | - | $9,734 | 11 | $252,074 | Sep 6 | - | false |
142 | One Hour Photo | - | - | - | $9,249 | 1,332 | $31,597,131 | Aug 21 | - | false |
143 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $9,196 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
144 | Sonny | - | - | - | $8,572 | 6 | $30,005 | Dec 27 | - | false |
145 | Chaos 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $8,069 | 5 | $206,789 | Jan 29 | New Yorker Films | false |
146 | Nightcap | - | - | - | $7,740 | 8 | $443,238 | Jul 31 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
147 | The Komediant | - | - | - | $7,699 | 2 | $119,506 | Apr 5 | New Yorker Films | false |
148 | God Is Great and I'm Not | - | - | - | $7,598 | 1 | $73,181 | Nov 6 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
149 | The Slaughter Rule | - | - | - | $7,536 | 3 | $13,411 | Jan 8 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
150 | Singin' in the Rain 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,296 | 3 | $120,420 | Nov 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
151 | Sex with Strangers | - | - | - | $7,112 | 8 | $254,852 | Feb 22 | - | false |
152 | Ayurveda: Art of Being | - | - | - | $6,213 | 2 | $32,267 | Jul 17 | Kino International | false |
153 | On Guard | - | - | - | $5,974 | 4 | $97,552 | Oct 18 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
154 | Massoud, the Afghan 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,645 | 1 | $26,747 | Dec 4 | New Yorker Films | false |
155 | Songs from the Second Floor | - | - | - | $5,527 | 2 | $80,334 | Aug 17 | New Yorker Films | false |
156 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $5,519 | 2 | $16,015,639 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
157 | Take Care of My Cat | - | - | - | $5,381 | 2 | $9,866 | Oct 18 | Kino International | false |
158 | Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet | - | - | - | $5,334 | 1 | $46,412 | Nov 8 | First Run | false |
159 | In the Mirror of Maya Deren | - | - | - | $4,941 | 2 | $8,077 | Jan 24 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
160 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $4,838 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
161 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,196 | 26 | $1,827,696 | Jun 15 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
162 | Alias Betty | - | - | - | $4,089 | 8 | $208,400 | Sep 13 | Wellspring Media | false |
163 | Mark Twain's America in | - | - | - | $3,427 | 2 | $2,297,096 | Jul 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
164 | Devils on the Doorstep | - | - | - | $3,144 | 1 | $18,944 | Dec 18 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
165 | Lan Yu | - | - | - | $2,488 | 3 | $116,325 | Jul 3 | Strand Releasing | false |
166 | Kira's Reason: A Love Story | - | - | - | $2,319 | 1 | $4,847 | Jan 17 | First Run | false |
167 | Tosca | - | - | - | $2,206 | 2 | $69,613 | Jul 12 | Avatar Films | false |
168 | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | - | - | - | $2,025 | 13 | $445,522 | Jul 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
169 | How I Killed My Father | - | - | - | $1,932 | 5 | $145,396 | Aug 23 | New Yorker Films | false |
170 | The Producers | - | - | - | $1,832 | 3 | $111,866 | Jun 7 | Rialto Pictures | false |
171 | Wings of Courage | - | - | - | $1,634 | 11 | $15,054,636 | Apr 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
172 | Dekalog | - | - | - | $1,586 | 1 | $655,720 | Jun 9 | New Yorker Films | false |
173 | Smokers Only | - | - | - | $1,579 | 1 | $11,871 | Dec 20 | Strand Releasing | false |
174 | Pandora's Box | - | - | - | $988 | 42 | $881,950 | Aug 9 | - | false |
175 | Children of the Century | - | - | - | $834 | 5 | $56,611 | Sep 13 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
176 | Big Shot's Funeral | - | - | - | $820 | 2 | $820 | Jan 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
177 | Kedma | - | - | - | $767 | 2 | $10,067 | Jan 27 | Kino International | false |
178 | L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin | - | - | - | $729 | 1 | $9,397 | Jan 31 | The Cinema Guild | false |
179 | A Grin Without A Cat | - | - | - | $534 | 1 | $43,616 | May 1 | Icarus Films | false |
180 | The Cockettes | - | - | - | $487 | 6 | $220,165 | May 10 | Strand Releasing | false |
181 | O Fantasma | - | - | - | $456 | 1 | $126,783 | Nov 22 | - | false |
182 | Trembling Before G-d | - | - | - | $205 | 8 | $788,896 | Oct 24 | New Yorker Films | false |
183 | The Sound of Trumpets | - | - | - | $126 | 1 | $9,080 | Dec 20 | Cowboy Pictures | false |