Market Charts > 2002 > Sources > Based on Real Life Events
Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2002
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2002 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Space Station |
Apr 19, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$30,460,417 |
5,242,756 |
2 |
Frida |
Oct 25, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$21,289,079 |
3,664,213 |
3 |
Martin Lawrence Live: RunTe… |
Aug 2, 2002 |
Concert/Perfor… |
R |
$19,184,820 |
3,302,034 |
4 |
Bowling for Columbine |
Oct 11, 2002 |
Documentary |
R |
$16,030,877 |
2,759,187 |
5 |
Ali |
Dec 25, 2001 |
Drama |
R |
$8,716,362 |
1,500,234 |
6 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adve… |
Feb 9, 2001 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$6,996,294 |
1,204,181 |
7 |
Antwone Fisher |
Dec 19, 2002 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$6,118,566 |
1,053,109 |
8 |
ESPN's Ultimate X - The Movie |
May 10, 2002 |
Documentary |
PG |
$4,197,175 |
722,405 |
9 |
Comedian |
Oct 11, 2002 |
Documentary |
R |
$2,744,253 |
472,332 |
10 |
Standing in the Shadows of … |
Nov 15, 2002 |
Documentary |
PG |
$1,331,012 |
229,089 |
11 |
Dogtown and Z-Boys |
Apr 26, 2002 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$1,293,295 |
222,598 |
12 |
24 Hour Party People |
Aug 9, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$1,169,030 |
201,209 |
13 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of… |
Jul 11, 1997 |
Documentary |
G |
$1,133,288 |
195,058 |
14 |
Evelyn |
Dec 13, 2002 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,043,479 |
179,600 |
15 |
Notorious C.H.O. |
Jun 28, 2002 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$1,033,395 |
177,864 |
16 |
The Endurance: Shackleton's… |
Oct 5, 2001 |
Documentary |
G |
$1,017,167 |
175,071 |
17 |
Bloody Sunday |
Oct 4, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$760,795 |
130,945 |
18 |
Encounter in the Third Dime… |
Feb 26, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$538,670 |
92,714 |
19 |
Extreme |
Mar 23, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$496,254 |
85,413 |
20 |
The Trials of Henry Kissinger |
Sep 25, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$388,890 |
66,934 |
21 |
The Last Waltz |
Apr 5, 2002 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$321,952 |
55,413 |
22 |
Scratch |
Feb 15, 2002 |
Documentary |
R |
$289,885 |
49,894 |
23 |
Piñero |
Dec 14, 2001 |
Drama |
R |
$263,523 |
45,356 |
24 |
Sex with Strangers |
Feb 22, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$247,740 |
42,640 |
25 |
Porn Star: The Legend of Ro… |
Nov 30, 2001 |
Documentary |
R |
$244,557 |
42,092 |
26 |
Promises |
Mar 15, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$243,769 |
41,956 |
27 |
Murderous Maids |
Apr 19, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$225,390 |
38,793 |
28 |
The Cockettes |
May 10, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$218,867 |
37,670 |
29 |
Hybrid |
May 10, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$150,662 |
25,931 |
30 |
Dahmer |
Jun 21, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$144,008 |
24,786 |
31 |
Ziggy Stardust and the Spid… |
Jul 10, 2002 |
Documentary |
PG |
$143,204 |
24,647 |
32 |
N'sync: Bigger than Live |
Feb 9, 2001 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$119,962 |
20,647 |
33 |
Chop Suey |
Oct 5, 2001 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$95,185 |
16,382 |
34 |
Island of the Sharks |
Apr 30, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$86,247 |
14,844 |
35 |
Biggie and Tupac |
Sep 27, 2002 |
Documentary |
R |
$54,834 |
9,437 |
36 |
Les enfants du siècle |
Sep 13, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$36,087 |
6,211 |
37 |
Shanghai Ghetto |
Sep 27, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$29,115 |
5,011 |
38 |
The Farewell |
Jan 16, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$10,952 |
1,885 |
39 |
ABC Africa |
May 3, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$8,886 |
1,529 |
40 |
Caravaggio |
Apr 16, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$3,151 |
542 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $128,881,094 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 22,182,612 |
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.
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