Domestic Box Office For May 2002
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man | $403,706,375 | 3,876 | $114,844,116 | 28.4% | 3,615 | May 3 | Aug 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | $302,191,252 | 3,161 | $80,027,814 | 26.5% | 3,161 | May 16 | Nov 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | The Sum of All Fears | $118,907,036 | 3,230 | $31,178,526 | 26.2% | 3,183 | May 31 | Sep 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | $73,280,117 | 3,362 | $17,770,036 | 24.2% | 3,317 | May 24 | Sep 12 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 5 | Insomnia | $67,355,513 | 2,610 | $20,930,169 | 31.1% | 2,610 | May 24 | Sep 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Unfaithful | $52,775,765 | 2,625 | $14,065,277 | 26.7% | 2,617 | May 8 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | About a Boy | $41,385,278 | 1,756 | $8,557,630 | 20.7% | 1,207 | May 17 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Enough | $40,007,742 | 2,623 | $14,009,653 | 35% | 2,623 | May 24 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Undercover Brother | $39,089,928 | 2,169 | $12,037,685 | 30.8% | 2,167 | May 31 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | The New Guy | $29,760,152 | 2,687 | $9,007,833 | 30.3% | 2,687 | May 10 | Jun 30 | Revolution Studios |
| 11 | The Importance of Being Earnest | $8,384,929 | 216 | $500,447 | 6% | 38 | May 17 | Oct 3 | Miramax |
| 12 | Deuces Wild | $6,080,065 | 1,480 | $2,704,682 | 44.5% | 1,480 | May 3 | May 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | Hollywood Ending | $4,850,753 | 772 | $2,017,981 | 41.6% | 765 | May 3 | Jun 27 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 14 | Ultimate X: The Movie | $4,197,492 | 48 | $613,670 | 14.6% | 47 | May 10 | Nov 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | 13 Conversations About One Thing | $3,288,164 | 68 | $89,499 | 2.7% | 9 | May 24 | Dec 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | Late Marriage | $1,656,445 | 38 | $31,685 | 1.9% | 2 | May 17 | Dec 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 17 | Winged Migration French Canadian | $924,651 | - | - | - | - | May 17 | - | Mongrel Media |
| 18 | The Believer | $416,925 | 13 | $26,263 | 6.3% | 4 | May 17 | Oct 3 | IDP Distribution |
| 19 | CQ | $414,358 | 19 | $54,942 | 13.3% | 7 | May 24 | Sep 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 20 | The Mystic Masseur | $399,110 | 36 | $18,550 | 4.6% | 2 | May 3 | Sep 26 | THINKFilm |
| 21 | The Lady and the Duke | $331,051 | 14 | $25,804 | 7.8% | 5 | May 10 | Oct 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | Elling | $314,729 | 19 | $9,606 | 3.1% | 2 | May 29 | Oct 10 | First Look International |
| 23 | Green Dragon | $281,803 | 8 | $16,007 | 5.7% | 2 | May 3 | Aug 4 | Silver Nitrate |
| 24 | The Cockettes | $220,165 | 6 | $17,118 | 7.8% | 3 | May 10 | Feb 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 25 | The Business of Fancydancing | $175,710 | 6 | $12,709 | 7.2% | 1 | May 10 | Oct 10 | Outrider Pictures |
| 26 | Hybrid | $164,386 | 2 | - | - | - | May 10 | Oct 16 | Indican Pictures |
| 27 | Bartleby | $148,479 | 9 | $14,599 | 9.8% | 2 | May 24 | Aug 29 | Outrider Pictures |
| 28 | A Shot at Glory | $133,122 | 225 | - | - | - | May 10 | - | MAC Releasing |
| 29 | Home Movie | $119,052 | 4 | - | - | - | May 3 | Dec 8 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 30 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2002 Re-release | $73,276 | 5 | $10,736 | 14.7% | 2 | May 8 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | Warm Water Under a Red Bridge | $71,094 | 4 | - | - | - | May 3 | Apr 24 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 32 | Harvard Man | $56,653 | 4 | $8,425 | 14.9% | 1 | May 17 | Sep 19 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 33 | Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky | $55,968 | 3 | $3,393 | 6.1% | 1 | May 29 | Oct 31 | Wellspring Media |
| 34 | A Grin Without A Cat | $43,616 | 1 | $8,449 | 19.4% | 1 | May 1 | Jul 30 | Icarus Films |
| 35 | Pantaleon | $43,214 | 6 | $14,672 | 34% | 6 | May 10 | - | Venevision International |
| 36 | Master of the Flying Guillotine | $21,779 | 3 | $6,836 | 31.4% | 2 | May 24 | Jun 13 | Pathfinder Pictures |
| 37 | A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake | $17,384 | 1 | $4,684 | 26.9% | 1 | May 17 | - | Roxie Releasing |
| 38 | The Next Big Thing | $14,600 | - | - | - | - | May 29 | Jun 20 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 39 | Janice Beard | $11,816 | 4 | $4,248 | 36% | 3 | May 10 | Oct 10 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 40 | ABC Africa | $9,075 | 1 | - | - | - | May 3 | Aug 29 | New Yorker Films |
| 41 | Sia, the Dream of the Python | $4,662 | 1 | $3,313 | 71.1% | 1 | May 24 | - | ArtMattan Productions |
| 42 | Standing by Yourself | $2,500 | 1 | $2,200 | 88% | 1 | May 17 | - | Cheapo Films |
| 43 | Blackwoods | $1,500 | 5 | $1,500 | 100% | 5 | May 10 | - | Boll Films |
