List of 2002 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films that have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2002.[1]

Number-one films

# no Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1 January 6, 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $23,006,447 [2]
2 January 13, 2002 $16,201,260 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring became the first film since How the Grinch Stole Christmas to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. [3]
3 January 20, 2002 Black Hawk Down $28,611,736 Black Hawk Down reached #1 after three weekends of limited release. It also broke Save the Last Dance's record ($23.4 mil) for the highest Martin Luther King weekend debut. [4][5]
4 January 27, 2002 $17,012,268 [6]
5 February 3, 2002 $11,112,555 Black Hawk Down and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring became the first two films to win at least three consecutive weekends in a row since The Birdcage and Primal Fear in 1996. [7]
6 February 10, 2002 Collateral Damage $15,058,432 [8]
7 February 17, 2002 John Q. $20,275,194 John Q. broke The Wedding Singer's record ($18.9 mil) for the highest President's Day weekend debut. [9][10]
8 February 24, 2002 Queen of the Damned $14,757,535 [11]
9 March 3, 2002 We Were Soldiers $20,212,543 [12]
10 March 10, 2002 The Time Machine $22,610,437 [13]
11 March 17, 2002 Ice Age $46,312,454 Ice Age broke Liar Liar's records ($31.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in March and for a spring release. [14]
12 March 24, 2002 Blade II $32,528,016 [15]
13 March 31, 2002 Panic Room $30,056,751 Panic Room broke The Matrix's record ($27.7 mill) for the highest Easter weekend debut. [16][17]
14 April 7, 2002 $18,244,157 [18]
15 April 14, 2002 Changing Lanes $17,128,062 [19]
16 April 21, 2002 The Scorpion King $36,075,875 The Scorpion King broke The Matrix's record ($27.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut in April. [20]
17 April 28, 2002 $18,038,270 [21]
18 May 5, 2002 Spider-Man $114,844,116 Spider-Man's $39.4 million opening day gross broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's record ($32.3 mil) for the highest single-day tally of all-time, a record it would then break in its second day of release with $43.6 million. It also broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's records for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel and of all-time, The Lost World: Jurassic Park's records ($72.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May, in the summer, and for a PG-13 rated film, and X-Men's record ($54.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a superhero film. Spider-Man was the first film ever to gross more than $100 million in 3 days, and had the highest weekend debut of 2002. [22]
19 May 12, 2002 $71,417,527 Spider-Man broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's record ($57.5 mil) for the highest second weekend gross. [23]
20 May 19, 2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones $80,027,814 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones broke Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace's record ($64.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a prequel. In second place, Spider-Man broke Titanic's record ($33.3 mil) for the highest third weekend gross. [24]
21 May 26, 2002 $47,880,532 [25][26]
22 June 2, 2002 The Sum of All Fears $31,178,526 [27]
23 June 9, 2002 $19,230,111 [28]
24 June 16, 2002 Scooby-Doo $54,155,312 [29]
25 June 23, 2002 Minority Report $35,677,125 In second place, Lilo & Stitch's $35.2 million opening weekend broke Unbreakable's record ($30.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film that did not open in first place. Initial estimates had Lilo & Stitch ahead of Minority Report. [30]
26 June 30, 2002 Mr. Deeds $37,162,787 [31]
27 July 7, 2002 Men in Black II $52,148,751 Men in Black II broke Men in Black's record ($51.1 mil) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut. [32]
28 July 14, 2002 $24,410,311 [33]
29 July 21, 2002 Road to Perdition $15,412,515 Road to Perdition reached #1 in its second weekend of release. Initial estimates had Stuart Little 2 ahead of Road to Perdition. [34]
30 July 28, 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember $73,071,188 Austin Powers in Goldmember broke Planet of the Apes' record ($68.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut in July. It also broke Mission: Impossible 2's record ($57.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film. [35]
31 August 4, 2002 Signs $60,117,080 [36]
32 August 11, 2002 XXX $44,506,103 [37]
33 August 18, 2002 $22,111,421 [38]
34 August 25, 2002 Signs $14,285,028 Signs reclaimed #1 in its fourth weekend of release. [39]
35 September 1, 2002 $13,441,194 Signs became the first film since The Sixth Sense to top the box office in its fifth weekend. [40][41]
36 September 8, 2002 Swimfan $11,326,601 [42]
37 September 15, 2002 Barbershop $20,627,433 [43]
38 September 22, 2002 $12,817,223 [44]
39 September 29, 2002 Sweet Home Alabama $35,648,740 Sweet Home Alabama broke Rush Hour's record ($33.0 mil) for the highest weekend debut in September. [45]
40 October 6, 2002 Red Dragon $36,540,945 Red Dragon broke Meet the Parents's record ($28.6 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October and for any fall release. [46]
41 October 13, 2002 $17,655,750 [47][48]
42 October 20, 2002 The Ring $15,015,393 [49]
43 October 27, 2002 Jackass: The Movie $22,763,437 [50]
44 November 3, 2002 The Santa Clause 2 $29,008,696 [51]
45 November 10, 2002 8 Mile $51,240,555 [52]
46 November 17, 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88,357,488 [53]
47 November 24, 2002 Die Another Day $47,072,040 [54]
48 December 1, 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $32,117,496 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets reclaimed #1 in its third weekend on Thanksgiving Holiday. [55]
49 December 8, 2002 Die Another Day $12,843,007 Die Another Day reclaimed #1 in its third weekend of release. [56]
50 December 15, 2002 Maid in Manhattan $18,711,407 [57]
51 December 22, 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $62,007,528 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers broke The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring's record ($47.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut in December. [58]
52 December 29, 2002 $48,875,549 [59]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2002 by Calendar Gross[60]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Spider-Man Columbia Pictures Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris and J.K. Simmons Sam Raimi $403,706,375
2. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 20th Century Fox Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Frank Oz George Lucas $302,191,252
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Warner Bros. Pictures Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith and Julie Walters Chris Columbus $243,867,371
4. Signs Walt Disney Studios Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin and Abigail Breslin M. Night Shyamalan $227,486,621
5. My Big Fat Greek Wedding IFC Films Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin and Joey Fatone Joel Zwick $223,900,343
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Cinema Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Sean Bean and Andy Serkis Peter Jackson $218,595,905
7. Austin Powers in Goldmember Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer and Michael Caine Jay Roach $212,864,437
8. Men in Black II Columbia Pictures Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub and Rip Torn Barry Sonnenfeld $190,418,803
9. Ice Age 20th Century Fox voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Višnjić and Jack Black Chris Wedge $176,387,405
10. A Beautiful Mind Universal Pictures Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp and Christopher Plummer Ron Howard $154,865,545

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2002 by In-year release[61]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1. Spider-Man Columbia $403,706,375
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Cinema $339,789,881
3. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 20th Century Fox $302,191,252
4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Warner Bros. $261,988,482
5. My Big Fat Greek Wedding IFC $241,438,208
6. Signs Disney $227,966,634
7. Austin Powers in Goldmember New Line Cinema $213,307,889
8. Men in Black II Columbia $190,418,803
9. Ice Age 20th Century Fox $176,387,405
10. Chicago Miramax $170,687,518


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2002
G The Rookie
PG Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
PG-13 Spider-Man
R 8 Mile

See also

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