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

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

Number-one films
# Date Film Gross Notes Ref
1January 6, 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring$23,006,447[2]
2January 13, 2002$16,201,260The 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]
3January 20, 2002Black Hawk Down$28,611,736Black 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]
4January 27, 2002$17,012,268[5]
5February 3, 2002$11,112,555[6]
6February 10, 2002Collateral Damage$15,058,432[7]
7February 17, 2002John Q.$20,275,194John Q. broke The Wedding Singer's record ($18.9 mil) for the highest President's Day weekend debut.[8]
8February 24, 2002Queen of the Damned$14,757,535[9]
9March 3, 2002We Were Soldiers$20,212,543[10]
10March 10, 2002The Time Machine$22,610,437[11]
11March 17, 2002Ice Age$46,312,454Ice Age broke Liar Liar's record ($31.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in March and for the highest weekend debut for a spring release.[12]
12March 24, 2002Blade II$32,528,016[13]
13March 31, 2002Panic Room$30,056,751Panic Room broke The Matrix's record ($27.7 mill) for the highest Easter weekend debut.[14]
14April 7, 2002$18,244,157[15]
15April 14, 2002Changing Lanes$17,128,062[16]
16April 21, 2002The Scorpion King$36,075,875The Scorpion King broke The Matrix's record ($27.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut in April.[17]
17April 28, 2002$18,038,270[18]
18May 5, 2002Spider-Man$114,844,116Spider-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 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.[19]
19May 12, 2002$71,417,527Spider-Man broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's record ($57.5 mil) for the highest second weekend gross.[20]
20May 19, 2002Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones$80,027,814Star 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 and Planet of the Apes' record ($68.5 mil) for the largest opening weekend for 20th Century Fox. In second place, Spider-Man broke Titanic's record ($33.3 mil) for the highest third weekend gross.[21]
21May 26, 2002$47,880,532[22]
22June 2, 2002The Sum of All Fears$31,178,526[23]
23June 9, 2002$19,230,111[24]
24June 16, 2002Scooby-Doo$54,155,312[25]
25June 23, 2002Minority Report$35,677,125In 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 Minoroty Report.[26]
26June 30, 2002Mr. Deeds$37,162,787[27]
27July 7, 2002Men in Black II$52,148,751Men in Black II broke Men in Black's record ($51.1 mil) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut.[28]
28July 14, 2002$24,410,311[29]
29July 21, 2002Road to Perdition$15,412,515Road to Perdition reached #1 in its second weekend of release. Initial estimates had Stuart Little 2 ahead of Road to Perdition.[30]
30July 28, 2002Austin Powers in Goldmember$73,071,188Austin 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.[31]
31August 4, 2002Signs$60,117,080[32]
32August 11, 2002XXX$44,506,103[33]
33August 18, 2002$22,111,421[34]
34August 25, 2002Signs$14,285,028Signs reclaimed #1 in its fourth weekend of release.[35]
35September 1, 2002$13,441,194[36]
36September 8, 2002Swimfan$11,326,601[37]
37September 15, 2002Barbershop$20,627,433[38]
38September 22, 2002$12,817,223[39]
39September 29, 2002Sweet Home Alabama$35,648,740Sweet Home Alabama broke Rush Hour's record ($33.0 mil) for the highest weekend debut in September.[40]
40October 6, 2002Red Dragon$36,540,945Red Dragon broke Meet the Parents's record ($28.6 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October and for any fall release.[41]
41October 13, 2002$17,655,750[42]
42October 20, 2002The Ring$15,015,393[43]
43October 27, 2002Jackass: The Movie$22,763,437[44]
44November 3, 2002The Santa Clause 2$29,008,696[45]
45November 10, 20028 Mile$51,240,555[46]
46November 17, 2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets$88,357,488[47]
47November 24, 2002Die Another Day$47,072,040[48]
48December 1, 2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets$32,117,496Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets reclaimed #1 in its third weekend on Thanksgiving Holiday.[49]
49December 8, 2002Die Another Day$12,843,007Die Another Day reclaimed #1 in its third weekend of release.[50]
50December 15, 2002Maid in Manhattan$18,711,407[51]
51December 22, 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$62,007,528The 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.[52]
52December 29, 2002$48,875,549[53]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2002 by Calendar Gross[54]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Spider-Man Columbia Pictures Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson and Rosemary Harris 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 Denis Leary, John Leguizamo and Ray Romano 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[55]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1.Spider-ManColumbia$403,706,375
2.The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersNew Line Cinema$339,789,881
3.Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the ClonesFox$302,191,252
4.Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsWarner Bros.$261,988,482
5.My Big Fat Greek WeddingIFC$241,438,208
6.SignsDisney$227,966,634
7.Austin Powers in GoldmemberNew Line Cinema$213,307,889
8.Men in Black IIColumbia$190,418,803
9.Ice AgeFox$176,387,405
10.ChicagoMiramax$170,687,518


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2002
GThe Santa Clause 2
PGStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
PG-13Spider-Man
R8 Mile

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See also
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