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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 Harry Potter and the Chambe… Nov 15, 2002 Adventure PG $243,855,000 41,971,601
2 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 12, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $218,595,905 37,624,080
3 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 5, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $149,492,899 25,730,275
4 Die Another Day Nov 22, 2002 Action PG-13 $148,710,000 25,595,525
5 Minority Report Jun 21, 2002 Action PG-13 $132,024,714 22,723,703
6 The Ring Oct 18, 2002 Horror PG-13 $126,761,025 21,817,732
7 Mr. Deeds Jun 28, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $126,203,320 21,721,742
8 The Bourne Identity Jun 14, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $121,468,960 20,906,878
9 The Sum of All Fears May 31, 2002 Action PG-13 $118,471,320 20,390,933
10 Black Hawk Down Dec 28, 2001 Action R $108,364,398 18,651,359
11 Red Dragon Oct 4, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $92,955,420 15,999,212
12 Snow Dogs Jan 18, 2002 Adventure PG $81,150,692 13,967,417
13 We Were Soldiers Mar 1, 2002 Drama R $78,120,196 13,445,817
14 The Divine Secrets of the Y… Jun 7, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $69,586,544 11,977,030
15 Stuart Little 2 Jul 19, 2002 Adventure PG $64,736,114 11,142,188
16 The Time Machine Mar 8, 2002 Adventure PG-13 $56,684,819 9,756,423
17 The Count of Monte Cristo Jan 25, 2002 Adventure PG-13 $54,228,104 9,333,581
18 High Crimes Apr 5, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $41,543,207 7,150,294
19 A Walk to Remember Jan 25, 2002 Drama PG $41,227,069 7,095,881
20 About a Boy May 17, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $40,803,000 7,022,892
21 The Mothman Prophecies Jan 25, 2002 Horror PG-13 $35,228,696 6,063,459
22 K-19: The Widowmaker Jul 19, 2002 Action PG-13 $35,168,966 6,053,178
23 In the Bedroom Nov 23, 2001 Drama R $33,549,209 5,774,391
24 Treasure Planet Nov 27, 2002 Adventure PG $32,849,870 5,654,022
25 Queen of the Damned Feb 22, 2002 Horror R $30,307,804 5,216,490
26 Harry Potter and the Sorcer… Nov 16, 2001 Adventure PG $29,082,550 5,005,602
27 Blood Work Aug 9, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $26,199,517 4,509,383
28 Hart's War Feb 15, 2002 Drama R $19,076,815 3,283,445
29 Rollerball Feb 8, 2002 Action PG-13 $18,990,542 3,268,596
30 Tuck Everlasting Oct 11, 2002 Drama PG $18,795,324 3,234,996
31 The Four Feathers Sep 20, 2002 Drama PG-13 $18,306,166 3,150,803
32 White Oleander Oct 11, 2002 Drama PG-13 $16,357,770 2,815,451
33 Solaris Nov 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $14,830,374 2,552,560
34 The Emperor's Club Nov 22, 2002 Drama PG-13 $13,624,810 2,345,062
35 Possession Aug 16, 2002 Drama PG-13 $10,103,647 1,739,010
36 The Shipping News Dec 25, 2001 Drama R $8,609,268 1,481,802
37 Big Trouble Apr 5, 2002 Black Comedy PG-13 $7,262,288 1,249,964
38 Trapped Sep 20, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $6,916,869 1,190,511
39 The Rules of Attraction Oct 11, 2002 Black Comedy R $6,525,762 1,123,195
40 Impostor Jan 4, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $6,114,237 1,052,364
41 Extreme Ops Nov 27, 2002 Action PG-13 $4,771,567 821,268
42 Enigma Apr 19, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $4,298,329 739,816
43 El crimen de padre Amaro Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $4,262,754 733,693
44 Adaptation Dec 6, 2002 Comedy R $4,074,984 701,374
45 Secretary Sep 20, 2002 Drama R $3,836,339 660,299
46 About Schmidt Dec 13, 2002 Drama R $2,572,811 442,825
47 Last Orders Feb 15, 2002 Drama R $2,326,407 400,414
48 Auto Focus Oct 18, 2002 Drama R $1,983,501 341,394
49 The Piano Teacher Mar 29, 2002 Drama R $1,900,282 327,071
50 Harrison's Flowers Mar 15, 2002 Drama R $1,843,570 317,310
51 Pinocchio Dec 25, 2002 Adventure G $1,802,706 310,276
52 The Dangerous Lives of Alta… Jun 14, 2002 Drama R $1,779,284 306,245
53 The Kid Stays in the Picture Jul 26, 2002 Documentary R $1,434,436 246,891
54 Joshua Apr 19, 2002 Drama G $1,366,733 235,238
55 The Emperor's New Clothes Jun 14, 2002 Drama PG $655,822 112,878
56 Personal Velocity Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $623,323 107,285
57 Charlotte Gray Dec 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $595,334 102,467
58 Charly Sep 27, 2002 Comedy PG $577,143 99,336
59 Metropolis Mar 13, 1927 Action Not Rated $571,990 98,449
60 25th Hour Dec 19, 2002 Drama R $357,208 61,482
61 The Quiet American Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $343,736 59,163
62 The Hours Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $338,622 58,283
63 Elling May 29, 2002 Comedy R $313,436 53,948
64 Planet of the Apes Jul 27, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $236,777 40,753
65 Betty Fisher et autres hist… Sep 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $184,196 31,703
66 Confessions of a Dangerous … Dec 31, 2002 Drama R $173,856 29,923
67 Pepe Le Moko Mar 1, 2002 Not Rated $153,936 26,495
68 Bartleby May 24, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $141,367 24,332
69 Intimacy Oct 19, 2001 Drama R $113,946 19,612
70 Big Bad Love Feb 22, 2002 Drama R $100,420 17,284
71 Borstal Boy Mar 1, 2002 Drama Not Rated $87,074 14,987
72 Don’t Say a Word Sep 28, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $73,280 12,613
73 The Princess Diaries Aug 3, 2001 Comedy G $60,720 10,451
74 Children on Their Birthdays Oct 18, 2002 Drama PG $54,912 9,451
75 Focus Oct 19, 2001 Drama PG-13 $52,173 8,980
76 Plata quemada Oct 19, 2001 Drama Not Rated $49,316 8,488
77 Ivan's XTC Jun 7, 2002 Drama Not Rated $47,027 8,094
78 Nicholas Nickleby Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG $42,864 7,378
79 Morvern Callar Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $35,322 6,080
80 Eye See You Sep 20, 2002 Horror Not Rated $32,300 5,559
81 Quai des Orfevres Nov 1, 2002 Drama Not Rated $29,067 5,003
82 Abril Despedaçado Dec 14, 2001 Drama PG-13 $28,585 4,920
83 Ikiru Mar 25, 1956 Drama Not Rated $9,739 1,676
84 Our Lady of the Assassins Sep 7, 2001 Drama R $8,788 1,513
Total Gross of All Movies$2,547,229,172
Total Tickets Sold438,421,547

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2002. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2002. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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