Domestic 2002 Week 50
December 13-19, 2002
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $40,038,684 | - | 3,622 | - | $11,054 | $40,038,684 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | - | Maid in Manhattan | $24,544,000 | - | 2,838 | - | $8,648 | $24,544,000 | 1 | Revolution Studios |
| 3 | - | Star Trek: Nemesis | $22,051,781 | - | 2,711 | - | $8,134 | $22,051,781 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | - | Drumline | $15,234,496 | - | 1,836 | - | $8,297 | $15,234,496 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 1 | Die Another Day | $10,397,907 | -37.7% | 3,377 | +30 | $3,079 | $134,464,274 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 6 | - | The Hot Chick | $9,197,163 | - | 2,217 | - | $4,148 | $9,197,163 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 3 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $8,155,284 | -34.3% | 3,025 | -362 | $2,695 | $224,450,272 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 2 | Analyze That | $7,270,622 | -49.2% | 2,635 | - | $2,759 | $21,582,911 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 6 | The Santa Clause 2 | $5,260,621 | -19.8% | 2,207 | -149 | $2,383 | $126,632,837 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 4 | Empire | $3,901,900 | -50.7% | 869 | +2 | $4,490 | $11,822,000 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 5 | Treasure Planet | $3,798,894 | -43.3% | 2,192 | -1,035 | $1,733 | $28,602,296 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | 13 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $2,368,406 | -11.8% | 1,230 | -27 | $1,925 | $216,304,440 | 35 | IFC Films |
| 13 | 7 | Eight Crazy Nights | $2,155,310 | -61.3% | 2,177 | -326 | $990 | $22,921,893 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | 10 | The Ring | $1,839,745 | -42.9% | 1,282 | -360 | $1,435 | $125,853,119 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 15 | 9 | 8 Mile | $1,787,815 | -47% | 828 | -1,187 | $2,159 | $113,790,550 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 8 | Friday After Next | $1,601,269 | -54.3% | 1,104 | -346 | $1,450 | $31,418,883 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | 15 | Frida | $1,245,457 | -30.8% | 498 | -123 | $2,500 | $18,855,953 | 8 | Miramax |
| 18 | 12 | They | $1,130,989 | -61.2% | 1,271 | -352 | $889 | $12,520,271 | 4 | Dimension Films |
| 19 | 16 | Far from Heaven | $1,071,883 | -18.5% | 270 | -16 | $3,969 | $8,330,756 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 20 | 14 | The Emperor's Club | $1,039,500 | -50.1% | 451 | -356 | $2,304 | $13,232,170 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | 19 | Bowling for Columbine | $884,230 | -7.9% | 234 | -12 | $3,778 | $14,090,909 | 10 | United Artists |
| 22 | 11 | Solaris | $701,148 | -77.8% | 409 | -1,944 | $1,714 | $14,730,435 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | 17 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | $682,007 | -31.3% | 119 | -4 | $5,731 | $2,988,550 | 3 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 24 | 21 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | $427,029 | -35% | 137 | +15 | $3,117 | $3,765,928 | 5 | IDP Distribution |
| 25 | - | About Schmidt | $421,486 | - | 6 | - | $70,247 | $421,486 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | 22 | Adaptation. | $417,573 | -28.1% | 7 | - | $59,653 | $998,444 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | 20 | Equilibrium | $391,165 | -50% | 301 | - | $1,299 | $1,173,608 | 2 | Dimension Films |
| 28 | 25 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | $330,634 | -13.3% | 38 | -15 | $8,700 | $7,408,360 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | 23 | Real Women Have Curves | $299,757 | -31.5% | 134 | -25 | $2,236 | $4,694,072 | 9 | Newmarket Films |
| 30 | 26 | Space Station 3D | $291,336 | +15.1% | 50 | -1 | $5,826 | $29,434,481 | 35 | IMAX |
| 31 | 31 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $257,003 | +23.1% | 25 | +1 | $10,280 | $1,230,626 | 7 | IMAX |
| 32 | 36 | Personal Velocity | $196,933 | +48.1% | 38 | +18 | $5,182 | $443,426 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 33 | 18 | Extreme Ops | $162,028 | -83.6% | 115 | -1,685 | $1,408 | $4,744,551 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | 29 | Signs | $161,250 | -24.4% | 221 | -23 | $729 | $227,309,566 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | 33 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown | $158,908 | -17.2% | 59 | - | $2,693 | $1,043,576 | 5 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 36 | 39 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | $131,819 | +19.5% | 4 | +1 | $32,954 | $558,297 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | 32 | Ararat | $123,003 | -38.2% | 37 | -5 | $3,324 | $1,334,650 | 5 | Miramax |
| 38 | 30 | Sweet Home Alabama | $113,616 | -46.4% | 203 | -84 | $559 | $124,570,549 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | 28 | Dangerous People | $98,255 | -55.4% | 76 | -9 | $1,292 | $318,776 | 2 | Christal Films |
| 40 | 35 | The Tuxedo | $95,837 | -30.2% | 136 | -94 | $704 | $50,317,940 | 12 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 41 | - | Evelyn | $94,033 | - | 15 | - | $6,268 | $94,033 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 42 | 42 | Barbershop | $92,034 | -2.3% | 119 | -11 | $773 | $75,435,595 | 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 43 | 24 | Half Past Dead | $81,931 | -78.8% | 107 | -223 | $765 | $15,374,912 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 44 | 46 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $78,803 | +16.4% | 247 | -47 | $319 | $24,827,760 | 11 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 45 | 60 | Bollywood/Hollywood | $75,961 | +49.9% | 27 | +2 | $2,813 | $1,363,464 | 8 | Cinebella Entertainment |
| 46 | 34 | xXx | $74,760 | -45.9% | 103 | -20 | $725 | $141,927,185 | 19 | Revolution Studios |
| 47 | 40 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $74,518 | -28.9% | 9 | - | $8,279 | $305,594 | 4 | Miramax |
| 48 | 47 | Secretary | $74,026 | +14.3% | 36 | +1 | $2,056 | $3,777,489 | 13 | Lionsgate |
| 49 | 37 | Stuart Little 2 | $73,365 | -43.1% | 186 | -2 | $394 | $64,735,114 | 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 50 | 45 | Roger Dodger | $72,600 | -8% | 60 | -1 | $1,210 | $1,145,891 | 8 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 51 | 56 | Red Dragon | $67,591 | +29.6% | 108 | +25 | $625 | $93,075,152 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | 27 | Jackass: The Movie | $63,434 | -72.8% | 113 | -344 | $561 | $63,796,950 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 53 | 44 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | $61,822 | -28.4% | 121 | -107 | $510 | $85,646,905 | 20 | Dimension Films |
| 54 | 49 | The Way Home | $53,422 | -7.2% | 20 | +7 | $2,671 | $244,566 | 5 | Paramount Classics |
| 55 | 48 | The Transporter | $50,153 | -14.6% | 67 | +12 | $748 | $25,237,717 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 56 | 66 | Brown Sugar | $48,396 | +38.4% | 85 | +21 | $569 | $27,202,021 | 10 | - |
| 57 | - | Russian Ark | $46,708 | - | 2 | - | $23,354 | $46,708 | 1 | Wellspring Media |
| 58 | 52 | The Man from Elysian Fields | $43,819 | -21.1% | 28 | -2 | $1,564 | $1,298,929 | 12 | IDP Distribution |
| 59 | 58 | Auto Focus | $41,506 | -19.3% | 36 | -6 | $1,152 | $1,935,417 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | 57 | Spirited Away | $39,853 | -23.1% | 29 | -3 | $1,374 | $5,328,607 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 61 | 38 | Punch-Drunk Love | $37,009 | -67.3% | 47 | -56 | $787 | $17,791,031 | 10 | Revolution Studios |
| 62 | 51 | Comedian | $33,542 | -39.8% | 31 | -13 | $1,082 | $2,734,167 | 10 | Miramax |
| 63 | 61 | The Grey Zone | $32,310 | -31.6% | 16 | -6 | $2,019 | $517,872 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 64 | 76 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $31,199 | +63.7% | 6 | - | $5,199 | $1,357,992 | 13 | IMAX |
| 65 | 72 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $27,847 | +16.2% | 9 | - | $3,094 | $13,740,776 | 97 | - |
| 66 | 41 | Pandora's Box | $27,429 | -72% | 26 | -16 | $1,054 | $880,962 | 19 | - |
| 67 | 70 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $26,752 | -7.3% | 5 | -2 | $5,350 | $14,497,074 | 137 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 50 | Abandon | $26,314 | -54.3% | 60 | -59 | $438 | $10,727,683 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 69 | 71 | Tully | $25,400 | -6.4% | 13 | +4 | $1,953 | $216,637 | 7 | - |
| 70 | 68 | Haunted Castle | $25,333 | -24.1% | 4 | - | $6,333 | $5,506,702 | 95 | - |
| 71 | 59 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger | $25,170 | -50.9% | 7 | -1 | $3,595 | $348,037 | 13 | First Run |
| 72 | 55 | Ghost Ship | $24,038 | -54.2% | 35 | -42 | $686 | $29,164,332 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 73 | 64 | 8 Women | $23,756 | -37% | 25 | -9 | $950 | $3,081,191 | 15 | Focus Features |
| 74 | 65 | Tuck Everlasting | $23,574 | -35.9% | 73 | -19 | $322 | $18,774,614 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 75 | 73 | One Hour Photo | $23,535 | -0.9% | 34 | +5 | $692 | $31,567,934 | 18 | - |
| 76 | - | 25th Hour | $21,968 | - | 5 | - | $4,393 | $21,968 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 77 | - | Paid in Full | $20,149 | - | 1 | - | $20,149 | $3,090,862 | 8 | Miramax |
| 78 | 74 | The Banger Sisters | $15,732 | -26.3% | 29 | -7 | $542 | $30,304,706 | 13 | - |
| 79 | 54 | Femme Fatale | $15,584 | -70.5% | - | - | - | $6,630,252 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 80 | 77 | Bloody Sunday | $15,369 | -15% | 17 | +1 | $904 | $749,432 | 11 | Paramount Classics |
| 81 | 104 | Alias Betty | $15,344 | +212.6% | 8 | +5 | $1,918 | $173,168 | 14 | Wellspring Media |
| 82 | 81 | Skins | $13,863 | -5.4% | 16 | +4 | $866 | $243,561 | 12 | First Look International |
| 83 | - | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | $13,583 | - | 1 | - | $13,583 | $180,886 | 16 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 84 | 80 | Mostly Martha | $12,831 | -17.7% | 20 | -4 | $641 | $4,119,532 | 18 | Paramount Classics |
| 85 | 85 | The Komediant | $12,071 | +16.2% | 2 | - | $6,035 | $99,008 | 37 | New Yorker Films |
| 86 | 105 | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | $11,380 | +135.2% | 4 | +3 | $2,845 | $141,874 | 24 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 87 | - | Intacto 2002 Re-release | $10,896 | - | 1 | - | $10,896 | $10,896 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 88 | 114 | Children of the Century | $9,426 | +400.1% | 4 | - | $2,356 | $48,616 | 14 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 89 | - | Antwone Fisher | $8,605 | - | 3 | - | $2,868 | $8,605 | 1 | - |
| 90 | 107 | Tarkovsky At 70 Film Festival | $8,343 | +117.2% | 1 | - | $8,343 | $96,639 | 14 | Kino International |
| 91 | 90 | Metropolis 2002 Re-release | $8,221 | -11.1% | 6 | +1 | $1,370 | $561,460 | 23 | Kino International |
| 92 | 86 | The Bread, My Sweet | $8,202 | -16.7% | 4 | -1 | $2,050 | $318,400 | 101 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 93 | 88 | Charly | $7,738 | -20% | 7 | -4 | $1,105 | $559,058 | 12 | Excel Entertainment |
| 94 | 102 | Fidel | $7,136 | +38.5% | 1 | - | $7,136 | $83,040 | 9 | First Run |
| 95 | 122 | Beauty and the Beast 2002 Re-release | $6,948 | +564.2% | 1 | - | $6,948 | $113,889 | 26 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 96 | 94 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $6,500 | -16.3% | 2 | - | $3,250 | $6,673,512 | 199 | - |
| 97 | 84 | O Fantasma | $6,378 | -40.4% | 1 | - | $6,378 | $51,465 | 4 | - |
| 98 | 98 | China: The Panda Adventure | $5,998 | +7.5% | 4 | - | $1,499 | $2,975,410 | 80 | IMAX |
| 99 | 101 | Nightcap | $5,913 | +11% | 6 | +3 | $985 | $425,401 | 21 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 100 | 93 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | $5,826 | -27.8% | 1 | - | $5,826 | $40,135 | 4 | First Run |
| 101 | 99 | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | $4,096 | -25.7% | 3 | -1 | $1,365 | $425,421 | 21 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 102 | - | Trembling Before G-d | $4,018 | - | 2 | - | $2,009 | $787,656 | 61 | New Yorker Films |
| 103 | 109 | Alien Adventure | $2,750 | -9% | 1 | - | $2,750 | $4,229,504 | 174 | - |
| 104 | - | The Ignorant Fairies | $2,433 | - | 1 | - | $2,433 | $116,923 | 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 105 | 108 | In Praise of Love | $2,427 | -36.7% | 5 | -2 | $485 | $230,974 | 15 | - |
| 106 | 111 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $2,363 | +8.2% | 2 | - | $1,181 | $18,321,930 | 284 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 107 | 79 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | $2,101 | -86.9% | 1 | -1 | $2,101 | $382,112 | 21 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 108 | 97 | Satin Rouge | $1,803 | -69.6% | 1 | -4 | $1,803 | $231,879 | 17 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 109 | 96 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | $1,364 | -79.6% | 2 | -3 | $682 | $3,764,447 | 36 | Lot 47 Films |
| 110 | 117 | Extreme | $1,350 | - | 1 | - | $1,350 | $12,338,785 | 194 | IMAX |
| 111 | - | Devils on the Doorstep | $1,324 | - | 1 | - | $1,324 | $1,324 | 1 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 112 | 118 | God Is Great and I'm Not | $1,128 | -14.9% | 1 | - | $1,128 | $60,723 | 7 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 113 | - | The Piano Teacher | $1,023 | - | 1 | - | $1,023 | $1,012,069 | 38 | Kino International |
| 114 | 92 | Mad Love | $1,014 | -87.9% | 2 | -2 | $507 | $280,046 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 115 | - | The Jimmy Show | $1,000 | - | 1 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | 1 | First Look International |
| 116 | 123 | Mark Twain's America in | $797 | +15% | 1 | - | $797 | $2,291,263 | 234 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 117 | - | The Cockettes | $647 | - | 1 | - | $647 | $217,569 | 32 | Strand Releasing |
| 118 | 103 | Promises | $630 | -87.5% | 1 | - | $630 | $243,824 | 40 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 119 | - | How I Killed My Father | $438 | - | 1 | - | $438 | $128,021 | 17 | New Yorker Films |
| 120 | 115 | On Guard | $414 | -76.9% | 1 | - | $414 | $63,623 | 9 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
