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 | - | - | - | $218,595,905 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | Dec 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
2 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $62,572,761 | 3,225 | $164,615,351 | Dec 25 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
3 | Maid in Manhattan | - | - | - | $62,130,801 | 3,050 | $94,011,225 | Dec 13 | Revolution Studios | false |
4 | Die Another Day | - | - | - | $53,332,668 | 3,377 | $160,942,139 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
5 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | - | - | - | $50,421,063 | 3,682 | $261,988,482 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
6 | Two Weeks Notice | - | - | - | $50,201,319 | 2,755 | $93,354,851 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
7 | Drumline | - | - | - | $39,116,389 | 1,837 | $56,399,184 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
8 | Star Trek: Nemesis | - | - | - | $35,494,352 | 2,711 | $43,254,409 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
9 | Gangs of New York | - | - | - | $34,325,000 | 2,340 | $77,812,000 | Dec 20 | Miramax | false |
10 | Analyze That | - | - | - | $28,739,707 | 2,635 | $32,130,627 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
11 | The Santa Clause 2 | - | - | - | $25,412,332 | 3,352 | $139,236,327 | Nov 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
12 | The Hot Chick | - | - | - | $23,995,607 | 2,246 | $35,081,594 | Dec 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
13 | The Wild Thornberrys | - | - | - | $22,411,533 | 3,012 | $40,108,697 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
14 | Treasure Planet | - | - | - | $19,765,343 | 3,227 | $38,176,783 | Nov 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
15 | Empire | - | - | - | $15,413,065 | 869 | $17,600,423 | Dec 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
16 | Eight Crazy Nights | - | - | - | $11,048,263 | 2,503 | $23,586,598 | Nov 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
17 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $10,021,617 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | Apr 19 | IFC Films | false |
18 | 8 Mile | - | - | - | $8,544,020 | 2,585 | $116,750,901 | Nov 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
19 | Friday After Next | - | - | - | $8,294,720 | 1,621 | $33,253,609 | Nov 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
20 | The Ring | - | - | - | $8,030,866 | 2,927 | $129,128,133 | Oct 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
21 | Solaris | - | - | - | $6,721,426 | 2,406 | $14,973,382 | Nov 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
22 | Frida | - | - | - | $6,654,701 | 794 | $25,885,000 | Oct 25 | Miramax | false |
23 | They | - | - | - | $5,975,784 | 1,623 | $12,840,842 | Nov 27 | Dimension Films | false |
24 | Far from Heaven | - | - | - | $5,843,382 | 291 | $15,901,849 | Nov 8 | Focus Features | false |
25 | The Emperor's Club | - | - | - | $5,046,370 | 811 | $14,118,751 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
26 | Adaptation. | - | - | - | $4,551,555 | 672 | $22,498,520 | Dec 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
27 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | - | - | - | $3,890,257 | 123 | $6,749,187 | Nov 29 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
28 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $3,676,693 | 248 | $21,576,018 | Oct 11 | United Artists | false |
29 | Antwone Fisher | - | - | - | $3,671,337 | 1,021 | $21,078,145 | Dec 19 | - | false |
30 | Chicago | - | - | - | $3,139,773 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | Dec 27 | Miramax | false |
31 | Pinocchio | - | - | - | $2,295,000 | 1,195 | $3,675,719 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
32 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | - | - | - | $2,234,810 | 137 | $5,717,044 | Nov 15 | IDP Distribution | false |
33 | Extreme Ops | - | - | - | $2,176,311 | 1,800 | $4,842,259 | Nov 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
34 | About Schmidt | - | - | - | $2,152,770 | 1,240 | $65,016,287 | Dec 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
35 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $1,882,789 | 66 | $15,686,215 | Dec 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
36 | Real Women Have Curves | - | - | - | $1,607,915 | 163 | $5,853,194 | Oct 18 | Newmarket Films | false |
37 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $1,536,516 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
38 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $1,497,309 | 58 | $8,485,488 | Nov 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
39 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $1,484,597 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
40 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,279,314 | 255 | $9,285,469 | Nov 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
41 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | - | - | - | $1,207,578 | 25 | $1,934,053 | Nov 1 | IMAX | false |
42 | Equilibrium | - | - | - | $1,203,794 | 301 | $1,203,794 | Dec 6 | Dimension Films | false |
43 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | - | - | - | $1,062,621 | 153 | $6,199,600 | Nov 27 | Miramax | false |
44 | Sweet Home Alabama | - | - | - | $917,602 | 3,313 | $127,223,418 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
45 | Half Past Dead | - | - | - | $913,546 | 2,113 | $15,567,860 | Nov 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
46 | Jackass: The Movie | - | - | - | $807,823 | 2,532 | $64,255,312 | Oct 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
47 | Kaante | - | - | - | $799,329 | 29 | $1,041,228 | Dec 20 | Media Partners | false |
48 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | - | - | - | $767,883 | 59 | $1,722,119 | Nov 15 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
49 | Evelyn | - | - | - | $748,905 | 137 | $1,487,645 | Dec 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
50 | Ararat | - | - | - | $703,338 | 42 | $1,555,959 | Nov 15 | Miramax | false |
51 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | - | - | - | $679,936 | 1,625 | $25,581,229 | Oct 4 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
52 | Ghost Ship | - | - | - | $612,516 | 2,787 | $30,113,491 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
53 | Personal Velocity | - | - | - | $558,192 | 43 | $811,299 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
54 | Signs | - | - | - | $551,651 | 3,453 | $227,966,634 | Aug 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
55 | The Hours | - | - | - | $507,315 | 1,010 | $41,675,994 | Dec 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
56 | Stuart Little 2 | - | - | - | $462,242 | 3,282 | $64,956,806 | Jul 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
57 | Barbershop | - | - | - | $437,546 | 2,176 | $75,782,105 | Sep 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
58 | xXx | - | - | - | $436,338 | 3,536 | $142,109,382 | Aug 9 | Revolution Studios | false |
59 | 25th Hour | - | - | - | $408,050 | 495 | $13,084,595 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
60 | The Tuxedo | - | - | - | $395,716 | 3,022 | $50,547,998 | Sep 27 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
61 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | - | - | - | $375,905 | 3,307 | $85,846,429 | Aug 7 | Dimension Films | false |
62 | Dangerous People | - | - | - | $341,280 | 85 | $341,280 | Dec 6 | Christal Films | false |
63 | Bollywood/Hollywood | - | - | - | $304,358 | 44 | $1,454,510 | Oct 25 | - | false |
64 | Roger Dodger | - | - | - | $292,351 | 61 | $1,266,828 | Oct 25 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
65 | Secretary | - | - | - | $257,427 | 149 | $4,059,680 | Sep 20 | Lionsgate | false |
66 | Punch-Drunk Love | - | - | - | $240,670 | 1,293 | $17,844,216 | Oct 11 | Revolution Studios | false |
67 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $236,968 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
68 | The Man from Elysian Fields | - | - | - | $223,628 | 50 | $1,435,016 | Sep 27 | IDP Distribution | false |
69 | Saathiya | - | - | - | $211,650 | 29 | $317,564 | Dec 20 | Yash Raj Films | false |
70 | Red Dragon | - | - | - | $210,835 | 3,363 | $93,149,898 | Oct 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
71 | Narc | - | - | - | $208,779 | 822 | $10,465,659 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
72 | Auto Focus | - | - | - | $194,151 | 461 | $2,063,196 | Oct 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
73 | The Way Home | - | - | - | $178,396 | 20 | $445,367 | Nov 15 | Paramount Classics | false |
74 | Brown Sugar | - | - | - | $173,687 | 1,378 | $27,363,891 | Oct 11 | - | false |
75 | Comedian | - | - | - | $172,576 | 244 | $2,751,988 | Oct 11 | Miramax | false |
76 | The Transporter | - | - | - | $170,316 | 2,610 | $25,296,447 | Oct 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
77 | Spirited Away | - | - | - | $148,021 | 714 | $10,055,859 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
78 | The Quiet American | - | - | - | $140,143 | 396 | $12,988,801 | Nov 22 | Miramax | false |
79 | Russian Ark | - | - | - | $138,249 | 22 | $2,326,979 | Dec 13 | Wellspring Media | false |
80 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $127,819 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | - | false |
81 | Pandora's Box | - | - | - | $125,351 | 42 | $881,950 | Aug 9 | - | false |
82 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | - | - | - | $124,653 | 8 | $516,726 | Sep 25 | First Run | false |
83 | I Spy | - | - | - | $123,379 | 3,182 | $33,561,137 | Nov 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
84 | Rishtey | - | - | - | $119,537 | 28 | $119,537 | Dec 6 | Eros Worldwide | false |
85 | 8 Women | - | - | - | $113,863 | 85 | $3,098,776 | Sep 6 | Focus Features | false |
86 | The Grey Zone | - | - | - | $113,109 | 36 | $517,872 | Oct 18 | Lionsgate | false |
87 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $113,084 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | - | false |
88 | Late Marriage | - | - | - | $104,975 | 38 | $1,656,445 | May 17 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
89 | Tully | - | - | - | $102,069 | 13 | $466,664 | Nov 1 | - | false |
90 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $101,180 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
91 | Femme Fatale | - | - | - | $98,150 | 1,066 | $6,630,252 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
92 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $92,465 | 19 | $1,766,621 | Sep 20 | IMAX | false |
93 | Solarmax | - | - | - | $85,383 | 6 | $13,400,161 | Sep 15 | - | false |
94 | Abandon | - | - | - | $85,078 | 2,347 | $10,727,683 | Oct 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
95 | Tuck Everlasting | - | - | - | $81,175 | 1,460 | $19,161,999 | Oct 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
96 | The Pianist | - | - | - | $78,936 | 842 | $32,572,577 | Dec 25 | Focus Features | false |
97 | White Oleander | - | - | - | $75,621 | 1,510 | $16,357,770 | Oct 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
98 | One Hour Photo | - | - | - | $72,763 | 1,332 | $31,597,131 | Aug 21 | - | false |
99 | Jee Aayan Nu | - | - | - | $70,573 | 9 | $393,117 | Nov 8 | - | false |
100 | Nicholas Nickleby | - | - | - | $65,598 | 100 | $1,587,173 | Dec 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
101 | Sordid Lives | - | - | - | $61,363 | 8 | $1,111,273 | May 11 | Regent Releasing | false |
102 | The Banger Sisters | - | - | - | $61,234 | 2,739 | $30,307,416 | Sep 20 | - | false |
103 | Mostly Martha | - | - | - | $55,876 | 143 | $4,160,475 | Aug 16 | Paramount Classics | false |
104 | Bloody Sunday | - | - | - | $55,391 | 54 | $773,228 | Oct 4 | Paramount Classics | false |
105 | Charly | - | - | - | $52,755 | 36 | $814,666 | Sep 27 | Excel Entertainment | false |
106 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $51,622 | 8 | $1,023,156 | Jan 18 | Panorama Entertainment | false |
107 | Morvern Callar | - | - | - | $41,325 | 9 | $267,907 | Dec 20 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
108 | Metropolis 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $41,063 | 8 | $650,422 | Jul 12 | Kino International | false |
109 | Singin' in the Rain 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $38,955 | 3 | $120,420 | Nov 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
110 | Max | - | - | - | $38,845 | 37 | $539,879 | Dec 27 | Lionsgate | false |
111 | Intacto 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $38,722 | 31 | $307,333 | Dec 13 | Lionsgate | false |
112 | Igby Goes Down | - | - | - | $38,161 | 156 | $4,777,465 | Sep 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
113 | Alias Betty | - | - | - | $37,546 | 8 | $208,400 | Sep 13 | Wellspring Media | false |
114 | Skins | - | - | - | $35,956 | 18 | $249,204 | Sep 27 | First Look International | false |
115 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | - | - | - | $34,503 | 5 | $561,692 | Jul 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
116 | O Fantasma | - | - | - | $34,301 | 1 | $126,783 | Nov 22 | - | false |
117 | Heaven | - | - | - | $34,266 | 38 | $784,399 | Oct 4 | Miramax | false |
118 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | - | - | - | $32,237 | 4 | $290,767 | Nov 22 | First Run | false |
119 | The Komediant | - | - | - | $31,894 | 2 | $119,506 | Apr 5 | New Yorker Films | false |
120 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $31,568 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
121 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $29,867 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
122 | All or Nothing | - | - | - | $23,896 | 16 | $201,546 | Oct 25 | United Artists | false |
123 | Tarkovsky At 70 Film Festival | - | - | - | $22,560 | 2 | $177,345 | Sep 13 | Kino International | false |
124 | Nightcap | - | - | - | $22,146 | 8 | $443,238 | Jul 31 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
125 | The Good Girl | - | - | - | $21,543 | 688 | $14,018,296 | Aug 7 | - | false |
126 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | - | - | - | $21,500 | 1,776 | $16,007,718 | Dec 31 | Miramax | true |
127 | Children of the Century | - | - | - | $21,453 | 5 | $56,611 | Sep 13 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
128 | Sonny | - | - | - | $21,430 | 6 | $30,005 | Dec 27 | - | false |
129 | Paid in Full | - | - | - | $21,326 | 273 | $3,090,862 | Oct 25 | Miramax | false |
130 | Fidel | - | - | - | $19,719 | 2 | $121,304 | Oct 18 | First Run | false |
131 | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | - | - | - | $19,270 | 5 | $162,547 | Jul 10 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
132 | The Last Kiss | - | - | - | $17,412 | 31 | $1,048,950 | Aug 16 | THINKFilm | false |
133 | Massoud, the Afghan 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $17,313 | 1 | $26,747 | Dec 4 | New Yorker Films | false |
134 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $16,655 | 4 | $271,841 | Aug 30 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
135 | Jenny Lamour | - | - | - | $16,290 | 2 | $152,961 | Oct 25 | Rialto Pictures | false |
136 | 24 Hour Party People | - | - | - | $15,918 | 37 | $1,184,096 | Aug 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
137 | Love Liza | - | - | - | $14,955 | 10 | $213,137 | Dec 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
138 | On Guard | - | - | - | $14,727 | 4 | $97,552 | Oct 18 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
139 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | - | - | - | $14,243 | 57 | $3,789,952 | Apr 12 | Lot 47 Films | false |
140 | Devils on the Doorstep | - | - | - | $14,116 | 1 | $18,944 | Dec 18 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
141 | The Bank | - | - | - | $13,337 | 5 | $88,414 | Aug 28 | The Cinema Guild | false |
142 | Mad Love | - | - | - | $12,856 | 17 | $280,046 | Aug 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
143 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $12,831 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | - | false |
144 | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | - | - | - | $12,592 | 13 | $445,522 | Jul 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
145 | Beauty and the Beast 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,060 | 3 | $138,503 | Jun 21 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
146 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $11,698 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
147 | Welcome to Collinwood | - | - | - | $11,432 | 45 | $336,620 | Oct 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
148 | Spider | - | - | - | $11,432 | 54 | $1,642,483 | Dec 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
149 | God Is Great and I'm Not | - | - | - | $8,984 | 1 | $73,181 | Nov 6 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
150 | Satin Rouge | - | - | - | $8,339 | 10 | $231,879 | Aug 23 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
151 | Moonlight Mile | - | - | - | $8,145 | 437 | $6,835,856 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
152 | The Producers | - | - | - | $8,051 | 3 | $111,866 | Jun 7 | Rialto Pictures | false |
153 | Extreme | - | - | - | $7,865 | 21 | $12,475,172 | Apr 2 | IMAX | false |
154 | In Praise of Love | - | - | - | $7,827 | 11 | $252,074 | Sep 6 | - | false |
155 | Smokers Only | - | - | - | $7,783 | 1 | $11,871 | Dec 20 | Strand Releasing | false |
156 | Les Destinées | - | - | - | $6,611 | 5 | $230,900 | Apr 5 | Wellspring Media | false |
157 | Blackboards | - | - | - | $6,360 | 2 | $23,520 | Dec 6 | Leisure Time Features | false |
158 | The Ignorant Fairies | - | - | - | $6,272 | 4 | $215,449 | Sep 20 | Strand Releasing | false |
159 | The Sound of Trumpets | - | - | - | $6,249 | 1 | $9,080 | Dec 20 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
160 | Promises | - | - | - | $6,011 | 5 | $247,948 | Mar 15 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
161 | The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course | - | - | - | $5,643 | 2,535 | $28,442,574 | Jul 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
162 | Trembling Before G-d | - | - | - | $5,641 | 8 | $788,896 | Oct 24 | New Yorker Films | false |
163 | Tosca | - | - | - | $5,076 | 2 | $69,613 | Jul 12 | Avatar Films | false |
164 | Interview with the Assassin | - | - | - | $4,957 | 18 | $48,058 | Nov 15 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
165 | Derrida | - | - | - | $4,900 | 6 | $157,200 | Oct 23 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
166 | Forgive Me Father | - | - | - | $4,705 | 6 | $582,787 | Jan 26 | - | false |
167 | My Kingdom | - | - | - | $4,296 | 1 | $4,296 | Dec 6 | First Look International | false |
168 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $4,263 | 2 | $16,015,639 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
169 | The Cherry Orchard | - | - | - | $4,092 | 3 | $135,280 | Feb 22 | Kino International | false |
170 | How I Killed My Father | - | - | - | $4,023 | 5 | $145,396 | Aug 23 | New Yorker Films | false |
171 | Swimfan | - | - | - | $3,840 | 2,860 | $28,564,995 | Sep 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
172 | Mark Twain's America in | - | - | - | $3,530 | 2 | $2,297,096 | Jul 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
173 | The Cockettes | - | - | - | $2,409 | 6 | $220,165 | May 10 | Strand Releasing | false |
174 | 13 Conversations About One Thing | - | - | - | $1,885 | 68 | $3,288,164 | May 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
175 | Dead or Alive: Final | - | - | - | $1,850 | 1 | $2,591 | Nov 29 | Kino International | false |
176 | Home Movie | - | - | - | $1,589 | 4 | $119,052 | May 3 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
177 | Ikiru | - | - | - | $1,535 | 2 | $60,239 | Dec 27 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
178 | A Grin Without A Cat | - | - | - | $1,462 | 1 | $43,616 | May 1 | Icarus Films | false |
179 | Lan Yu | - | - | - | $1,098 | 3 | $116,325 | Jul 3 | Strand Releasing | false |
180 | Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest | - | - | - | $1,095 | 249 | $1,727,447 | Oct 11 | Dimension Films | false |
181 | The Piano Teacher | - | - | - | $1,023 | 19 | $1,012,069 | Mar 29 | Kino International | false |
182 | The Jimmy Show | - | - | - | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | Dec 13 | First Look International | false |
183 | The Isle | - | - | - | $591 | 2 | $20,666 | Aug 23 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
184 | Hybrid | - | - | - | $335 | 2 | $164,386 | May 10 | Indican Pictures | false |