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Domestic Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of… May 16, 2002 Adventure PG $302,181,125 52,010,521
2 Signs Aug 2, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $227,538,771 39,163,300
3 Austin Powers in Goldmember Jul 25, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $213,117,789 36,681,203
4 Ice Age Mar 15, 2002 Adventure PG $176,387,405 30,359,278
5 Lilo & Stitch Jun 21, 2002 Adventure PG $145,771,527 25,089,764
6 xXx Aug 9, 2002 Action PG-13 $141,405,944 24,338,372
7 The Santa Clause 2 Nov 1, 2002 Adventure G $135,459,771 23,314,935
8 Sweet Home Alabama Sep 27, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $125,415,296 21,586,109
9 8 Mile Nov 8, 2002 Drama R $114,707,095 19,743,046
10 Panic Room Mar 29, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $95,308,367 16,404,194
11 Spy Kids 2: The Island of L… Aug 7, 2002 Adventure PG $85,570,368 14,728,118
12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Jun 11, 1982 Adventure PG $75,752,422 13,038,283
13 The Rookie Mar 29, 2002 Drama G $75,600,072 13,012,061
14 Barbershop Sep 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $75,228,991 12,948,191
15 Spirit: Stallion of the Cim… May 24, 2002 Adventure G $73,215,310 12,601,602
16 John Q. Feb 15, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $71,026,631 12,224,893
17 Insomnia May 24, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $67,263,182 11,577,140
18 Changing Lanes Apr 12, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $66,790,248 11,495,740
19 Maid in Manhattan Dec 13, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $62,079,000 10,684,854
20 Unfaithful May 8, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $52,752,475 9,079,600
21 Like Mike Jul 3, 2002 Comedy PG $51,432,423 8,852,396
22 Ocean’s Eleven Dec 7, 2001 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $51,155,150 8,804,673
23 The Tuxedo Sep 27, 2002 Action PG-13 $50,189,179 8,638,413
24 Two Weeks Notice Dec 20, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $50,173,000 8,635,628
25 Big Fat Liar Feb 8, 2002 Adventure PG $47,811,275 8,229,135
26 Reign of Fire Jul 12, 2002 Action PG-13 $43,061,982 7,411,701
27 The Royal Tenenbaums Dec 14, 2001 Black Comedy R $41,563,435 7,153,775
28 Orange County Jan 11, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $41,059,716 7,067,077
29 Windtalkers Jun 14, 2002 Action R $40,914,068 7,042,008
30 Gosford Park Dec 26, 2001 Comedy R $40,775,720 7,018,196
31 The Master of Disguise Aug 2, 2002 Comedy PG $40,363,530 6,947,251
32 I Am Sam Dec 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $40,203,477 6,919,703
33 Collateral Damage Feb 8, 2002 Action R $40,048,332 6,893,000
34 Enough May 24, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $39,177,215 6,743,066
35 Drumline Dec 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $39,114,000 6,732,186
36 Undercover Brother May 31, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $38,230,435 6,580,109
37 Showtime Mar 15, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $37,948,765 6,531,629
38 40 Days and 40 Nights Mar 1, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $37,939,782 6,530,083
39 Crossroads Feb 15, 2002 Drama PG-13 $37,188,667 6,400,803
40 Clockstoppers Mar 29, 2002 Adventure PG $36,985,501 6,365,835
41 Gangs of New York Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $34,140,000 5,876,076
42 Friday After Next Nov 22, 2002 Comedy R $32,220,690 5,545,730
43 Murder by Numbers Apr 19, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $31,874,869 5,486,208
44 Vanilla Sky Dec 14, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $31,857,858 5,483,280
45 One Hour Photo Aug 21, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $31,585,655 5,436,429
46 Monster's Ball Dec 26, 2001 Drama R $31,056,370 5,345,330
47 The Banger Sisters Sep 20, 2002 Comedy R $30,306,281 5,216,227
48 Halloween: Resurrection Jul 12, 2002 Horror R $30,259,652 5,208,202
49 Bad Company Jun 7, 2002 Action PG-13 $30,157,016 5,190,536
50 Dragonfly Feb 22, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $30,063,805 5,174,493
51 Ghost Ship Oct 25, 2002 Horror R $29,615,761 5,097,377
52 The New Guy May 10, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $28,972,187 4,986,607
53 Swimfan Sep 6, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $28,564,995 4,916,522
54 Analyze That Dec 6, 2002 Comedy R $27,862,354 4,795,586
55 Kate and Leopold Dec 25, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,312,453 4,700,939
56 Brown Sugar Oct 11, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,266,244 4,692,985
57 All About the Benjamins Mar 8, 2002 Comedy R $25,482,931 4,386,047
58 The Transporter Oct 11, 2002 Action PG-13 $25,269,169 4,349,255
59 The Sweetest Thing Apr 12, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $24,430,272 4,204,866
60 The Hot Chick Dec 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $24,021,000 4,134,423
61 Eight Crazy Nights Nov 27, 2002 Musical PG-13 $23,341,502 4,017,470
62 National Lampoon’s Van Wild… Apr 5, 2002 Comedy R $21,005,329 3,615,375
63 Super Troopers Feb 15, 2002 Comedy R $18,492,362 3,182,851
64 Monsters, Inc. Nov 2, 2001 Adventure G $18,098,250 3,115,017
65 Punch-Drunk Love Oct 11, 2002 Comedy R $17,791,031 3,062,140
66 Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie… Nov 2, 2001 Romantic Comedy R $17,460,919 3,005,322
67 Eight Legged Freaks Jul 17, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $17,266,505 2,971,860
68 Serving Sara Aug 23, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,930,185 2,913,973
69 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Jan 25, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $16,033,556 2,759,648
70 Half Past Dead Nov 15, 2002 Action PG-13 $15,374,912 2,646,284
71 Empire Dec 6, 2002 Drama R $15,170,025 2,611,020
72 Life, or Something Like It Apr 26, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $14,448,589 2,486,848
73 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Sep 20, 2002 Action R $14,294,842 2,460,386
74 The Good Girl Aug 7, 2002 Drama R $14,018,296 2,412,788
75 Stealing Harvard Sep 13, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $13,973,532 2,405,083
76 Monsoon Wedding Feb 22, 2002 Comedy R $13,876,974 2,388,464
77 Y Tu Mamá También Mar 15, 2002 Drama R $13,649,881 2,349,377
78 Juwanna Mann Jun 21, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $13,571,817 2,335,941
79 FearDotCom Aug 30, 2002 Horror R $13,208,023 2,273,326
80 Frailty Apr 12, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $13,110,448 2,256,531
81 They Nov 27, 2002 Horror PG-13 $12,649,674 2,177,224
82 Jason X Apr 26, 2002 Horror R $12,610,731 2,170,522
83 Undisputed Aug 23, 2002 Drama R $12,398,628 2,134,015
84 Knockaround Guys Oct 11, 2002 Drama R $11,660,180 2,006,916
85 How High Dec 21, 2001 Comedy R $11,478,990 1,975,730
86 Le pacte des loups Jan 11, 2002 Action R $10,928,863 1,881,044
87 Abandon Oct 18, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $10,719,367 1,844,986
88 The Majestic Dec 21, 2001 Drama PG $10,421,042 1,793,639
89 Sorority Boys Mar 22, 2002 Comedy R $10,198,766 1,755,381
90 Far From Heaven Nov 8, 2002 Drama PG-13 $10,048,405 1,729,502
91 S1m0ne Aug 23, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $9,680,913 1,666,250
92 Death to Smoochy Mar 29, 2002 Black Comedy R $8,355,815 1,438,178
93 Behind Enemy Lines Nov 30, 2001 Action PG-13 $7,832,257 1,348,065
94 Moonlight Mile Sep 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $6,788,377 1,168,395
95 Joe Somebody Dec 21, 2001 Comedy PG $6,785,003 1,167,815
96 Femme Fatale Nov 6, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $6,592,103 1,134,613
97 Deuces Wild May 3, 2002 Drama R $6,044,618 1,040,382
98 Not Another Teen Movie Dec 14, 2001 Comedy R $5,865,039 1,009,473
99 Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)… Sep 20, 2002 Adventure PG $5,392,006 928,056
100 The Truth About Charlie Oct 25, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $5,303,000 912,737
101 Formula 51 Oct 18, 2002 Action R $5,204,007 895,698
102 Birthday Girl Feb 1, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $4,919,896 846,798
103 Hollywood Ending May 3, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $4,839,383 832,940
104 Slackers Feb 1, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $4,814,244 828,613
105 Igby Goes Down Sep 13, 2002 Comedy R $4,681,503 805,766
106 Italian for Beginners Jan 18, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $4,447,186 765,436
107 The Adventures of Pluto Nash Aug 16, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $4,411,102 759,226
108 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 Adventure Not Rated $4,323,925 744,221
109 Men with Brooms Mar 8, 2002 Comedy R $4,239,767 729,736
110 Lovely and Amazing Jun 28, 2002 Drama R $4,210,379 724,678
111 Mostly Martha (Drei Sterne) Aug 16, 2002 Comedy PG $4,131,636 711,125
112 Thirteen Conversations Abou… May 24, 2002 Drama R $3,287,435 565,824
113 American Adobo Jan 25, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $3,094,699 532,650
114 Sunshine State Jun 21, 2002 Drama PG-13 $3,064,356 527,428
115 Paid in Full Oct 25, 2002 Drama R $3,042,188 523,612
116 Tadpole Jul 19, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $2,810,893 483,803
117 Sex and Lucia Jul 12, 2002 Drama R $2,628,241 452,365
118 Full Frontal Aug 2, 2002 Comedy R $2,512,846 432,504
119 Shallow Hal Nov 9, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $2,406,399 414,182
120 Haunted Castle Mar 2, 2001 Horror PG $2,231,584 384,094
121 State Property Jan 18, 2002 Action R $2,099,719 361,397
122 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $1,842,841 317,184
123 Black Knight Nov 21, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $1,834,034 315,669
124 The Lion King Jun 15, 1994 Adventure G $1,825,849 314,260
125 Seraphin un Homme et Son Nov 29, 2002 Drama Not Rated $1,691,000 291,050
126 Mulholland Drive Oct 8, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $1,611,535 277,373
127 Late Marriage May 17, 2002 Drama Not Rated $1,551,470 267,034
128 Ararat Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $1,459,463 251,198
129 Cirque du Soleil - Journey … May 5, 2000 Musical G $1,400,190 240,997
130 Spy Game Nov 21, 2001 Action R $1,384,775 238,343
131 The Man from Elysian Fields Sep 27, 2002 Comedy R $1,362,522 234,513
132 Read My Lips Jul 5, 2002 Drama R $1,359,133 233,930
133 Hable con ella Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $1,338,550 230,387
134 Kandahar Dec 14, 2001 Drama Not Rated $1,288,325 221,743
135 The Singles Ward Feb 1, 2002 Comedy PG $1,250,798 215,284
136 Nueve Reinas Apr 19, 2002 Drama R $1,222,889 210,480
137 Roger Dodger Oct 25, 2002 Black Comedy R $1,195,680 205,797
138 Equilibrium Dec 6, 2002 Action R $1,190,018 204,822
139 Bollywood/Hollywood Oct 25, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,161,947 199,991
140 Crush Apr 5, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $1,081,130 186,081
141 My Wife is an Actress (Ma F… Jul 12, 2002 Comedy R $1,054,763 181,543
142 The Last Kiss Aug 16, 2002 Drama R $1,048,950 180,542
143 The Son's Room Jan 25, 2002 Drama R $1,014,416 174,598
144 Storytelling Jan 25, 2002 Drama R $912,442 157,047
145 Pandora’s Box Aug 9, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $880,962 151,629
146 No Man's Land Dec 7, 2001 Drama R $824,950 141,988
147 Kaante Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $813,494 140,016
148 Cyberworld 3D Oct 6, 2000 Adventure Not Rated $781,274 134,471
149 Heaven Oct 4, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $774,317 133,273
150 Time Changer Oct 25, 2002 Drama PG $763,671 131,441
151 Human Nature Apr 12, 2002 Comedy R $705,308 121,396
152 The Salton Sea Apr 26, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $676,698 116,471
153 Savage Messiah Apr 26, 2002 Drama R $666,850 114,776
154 The Debut Mar 16, 2001 Comedy R $664,564 114,383
155 The Man Who Wasn't There Oct 31, 2001 Drama R $634,024 109,126
156 Son of the Bride Mar 22, 2002 Comedy R $624,153 107,427
157 Swept Away Oct 11, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $598,645 103,037
158 Below Oct 11, 2002 Horror R $589,424 101,450
159 Forgive Me Father Jan 26, 2001 Drama R $559,622 96,320
160 Pane e tulipani Jul 27, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $532,788 91,702
161 Trembling Before G-D Oct 26, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $497,983 85,711
162 Domestic Disturbance Nov 2, 2001 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $460,794 79,310
163 The Believer May 17, 2002 Drama R $406,035 69,886
164 The Fluffer Nov 16, 2001 Drama R $401,741 69,146
165 Scotland, PA Feb 8, 2002 Comedy R $384,098 66,110
166 The Devil's Backbone Nov 21, 2001 Horror R $373,377 64,265
167 Waking Life Oct 19, 2001 Drama R $352,215 60,622
168 Moulin Rouge May 18, 2001 Musical PG-13 $341,447 58,769
169 Welcome to Collinwood Oct 4, 2002 Comedy R $333,976 57,483
170 The Business of Strangers Dec 7, 2001 Drama R $332,153 57,169
171 Out Cold Nov 21, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $328,918 56,612
172 Alien Adventure Apr 14, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $320,944 55,240
173 Corky Romano Oct 12, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $319,442 54,981
174 The Château Aug 9, 2002 Comedy R $301,175 51,837
175 The Bread, My Sweet Nov 22, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $297,335 51,176
176 Jibeuro Nov 15, 2002 Drama PG $292,032 50,264
177 Waking Up in Reno Oct 25, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $261,603 45,026
178 Max Keeble's Big Move Oct 5, 2001 Comedy PG $246,272 42,388
179 Circuit Apr 26, 2002 Drama Not Rated $235,087 40,462
180 Fat Girl Oct 12, 2001 Drama Not Rated $189,222 32,568
181 Narc Dec 20, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $185,605 31,946
182 Seven Samurai (七人の侍) Nov 19, 1956 Action Not Rated $181,564 31,250
183 Monty Python and the Holy G… May 10, 1975 Comedy PG $176,500 30,379
184 The Business of Fancydancing May 10, 2002 Drama Not Rated $174,682 30,066
185 Cherish Jun 7, 2002 Comedy R $160,268 27,585
186 Shiqi sui de dan che Jan 25, 2002 Drama PG-13 $157,279 27,070
187 All or Nothing Oct 25, 2002 Drama R $153,063 26,345
188 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $144,847 24,931
189 American Chai Apr 5, 2002 Comedy R $125,996 21,686
190 Russkiy kovcheg Dec 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $124,957 21,507
191 Bandits Oct 12, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $120,948 20,817
192 Va Savoir (Who Knows?) Sep 28, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $120,591 20,756
193 Stolen Summer Mar 22, 2002 Drama PG $119,841 20,627
194 Amy's Orgasm Aug 23, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $119,664 20,596
195 Home Movie May 3, 2002 Horror Not Rated $118,022 20,314
196 Innocence Aug 17, 2001 Drama R $113,668 19,564
197 The Producers Jun 7, 2002 Comedy Not Rated $110,272 18,980
198 The Wash Nov 14, 2001 Comedy R $108,155 18,615
199 Shiri Feb 8, 2002 Drama R $97,152 16,722
200 Donnie Darko Jun 4, 2004 Drama R $96,757 16,654
201 Code Unknown Nov 9, 2001 Drama Not Rated $95,242 16,393
202 Mean Machine Feb 22, 2002 Drama R $92,723 15,959
203 Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef Nov 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $92,215 15,872
204 Baran Dec 7, 2001 Drama PG $90,099 15,508
205 Dekalog Jun 9, 2000 Drama Not Rated $83,143 14,310
206 Sidewalks of New York Nov 21, 2001 Comedy R $80,053 13,778
207 Trouble Every Day Nov 30, 2001 Horror Not Rated $76,206 13,116
208 Singin' in the Rain Apr 10, 1952 Musical G $75,665 13,023
209 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $65,030 11,193
210 La baie des anges Nov 23, 1963 Drama Not Rated $60,389 10,394
211 No Such Thing Mar 29, 2002 R $60,006 10,328
212 Harvard Man May 17, 2002 Drama R $56,653 9,751
213 Ciao America Sep 20, 2002 Drama R $54,965 9,460
214 The Bank Sep 6, 2002 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $52,421 9,023
215 An American Rhapsody Aug 10, 2001 Drama PG-13 $51,540 8,871
216 Novocaine Nov 16, 2001 Comedy R $51,265 8,824
217 Interview with the Assassin Nov 15, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $47,329 8,146
218 Zoolander Sep 28, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $44,121 7,594
219 Astoria Apr 5, 2002 Drama R $44,025 7,577
220 Intacto Dec 13, 2002 Drama R $35,997 6,196
221 La Ciénaga Oct 5, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $35,501 6,110
222 Very Annie-Mary Mar 29, 2002 Musical Not Rated $35,384 6,090
223 Gangster No. 1 Jun 14, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $30,915 5,321
224 Together May 10, 2001 Comedy R $28,022 4,823
225 Gabriela Mar 16, 2001 Drama R $27,237 4,688
226 The Calling Mar 1, 2002 Drama PG $26,000 4,475
227 All the Queen's Men Oct 25, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $22,723 3,911
228 La Bûche Nov 17, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $21,711 3,737
229 Aberdeen Aug 17, 2001 Drama Not Rated $20,327 3,499
230 Dinner Rush Sep 28, 2001 Drama R $19,751 3,399
231 Scarlet Diva Aug 9, 2002 Drama R $18,062 3,109
232 Sonny Dec 27, 2002 Drama R $17,639 3,036
233 The Affair of the Necklace Nov 30, 2001 Drama R $15,750 2,711
234 Dayereh Mar 9, 2001 Drama Not Rated $14,979 2,578
235 Vulgar Apr 26, 2002 Black Comedy R $14,904 2,565
236 30 Years to Life Jun 7, 2002 Comedy R $12,732 2,191
237 L.I.E. Sep 7, 2001 Drama Open $10,636 1,831
238 Bobby G. Can't Swim Jun 21, 2002 Drama R $10,575 1,820
239 Riri Shushu no subete Jul 12, 2002 Drama Not Rated $9,763 1,680
240 The Next Big Thing May 29, 2002 Comedy R $9,763 1,680
241 Joy Ride Oct 5, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $7,021 1,208
242 Smokers Only Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $6,957 1,197
243 Buddha Heads Aug 9, 2002 Drama Not Rated $6,739 1,160
244 My First Mister Oct 12, 2001 Drama R $5,971 1,028
245 Under the Sand May 4, 2001 Drama Not Rated $5,439 936
246 The Wetonkawa Flash Mar 8, 2002 Comedy Not Rated $5,030 866
247 The American Astronaut Oct 12, 2001 Musical Not Rated $4,648 800
248 Drôle de Félix Jun 15, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $4,285 738
249 Cleopatra's Second Husband Sep 29, 2000 Drama Not Rated $4,140 713
250 Outta Time Apr 12, 2002 Action R $4,052 697
251 The Last Man Feb 15, 2002 Comedy R $3,908 673
252 Bangkok Dangerous Oct 19, 2001 Action R $3,624 624
253 Takhté siah May 10, 2002 Drama Not Rated $3,417 588
254 Take Care of My Cat Oct 18, 2002 Drama Not Rated $3,137 540
255 Ash Wednesday Oct 11, 2002 Drama R $2,942 506
256 Secret Society Jun 7, 2002 Comedy Not Rated $2,838 488
257 The 4th Tenor Nov 22, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $2,152 370
258 Steel Spirit Jan 11, 2002 Adventure Not Rated $1,860 320
259 By Hook or by Crook Oct 25, 2002 Drama Not Rated $1,802 310
260 Blackwoods May 10, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $1,500 258
261 Otomo Nov 7, 2001 Drama Not Rated $1,492 257
262 Freshmen Apr 26, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,392 240
263 Adanggaman Jul 13, 2001 Drama Not Rated $904 156
264 Besotted Nov 1, 2002 Comedy Not Rated $656 113
265 Hit & Runway Mar 2, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $473 81
Total Gross of All Movies$4,443,856,130
Total Tickets Sold764,863,356

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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