# |
Date |
Film |
Gross[1] |
Notes |
1 |
02002-01-06-0000January 6, 2002 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
$23,006,447 |
|
2 |
02002-01-13-0000January 13, 2002 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
$16,201,260 |
|
3 |
02002-01-20-0000January 20, 2002 |
Black Hawk Down |
$28,611,736 |
Black Hawk Down broke Save the Last Dance's record ($23.4 mil) for the highest Martin Luther King weekend debut. |
4 |
02002-01-27-0000January 27, 2002 |
Black Hawk Down |
$17,012,268 |
|
5 |
02002-02-03-0000February 3, 2002 |
Black Hawk Down |
$11,112,555 |
|
6 |
02002-02-10-0000February 10, 2002 |
Collateral Damage |
$15,058,432 |
|
7 |
02002-02-17-0000February 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. |
8 |
02002-02-24-0000February 24, 2002 |
Queen of the Damned |
$14,757,535 |
|
9 |
02002-03-03-0000March 3, 2002 |
We Were Soldiers |
$20,212,543 |
|
10 |
02002-03-10-0000March 10, 2002 |
The Time Machine |
$22,610,437 |
|
11 |
02002-03-17-0000March 17, 2002 |
Ice Age |
$46,312,454 |
Ice Age broke Liar Liar's record ($31.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in March. |
12 |
02002-03-24-0000March 24, 2002 |
Blade II |
$32,528,016 |
|
13 |
02002-03-31-0000March 31, 2002 |
Panic Room |
$30,056,751 |
|
14 |
02002-04-07-0000April 7, 2002 |
Panic Room |
$18,244,157 |
|
15 |
02002-04-14-0000April 14, 2002 |
Changing Lanes |
$17,128,062 |
|
16 |
02002-04-21-0000April 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. |
17 |
02002-04-28-0000April 28, 2002 |
The Scorpion King |
$18,038,270 |
|
18 |
02002-05-04-0000May 4, 2002 |
Spider-Man |
$114,844,116 |
Spider-Man broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's record ($90.3 mil) for the highest weekend debut of all-time, and The Lost World: Jurassic Park's record ($72.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May and X-Men's record ($54.4 million) for 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 |
02002-05-12-0000May 12, 2002 |
Spider-Man |
$71,417,527 |
Spider-Man broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's record ($57.5 mil) for the highest second weekend gross. |
20 |
02002-05-19-0000May 19, 2002 |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones |
$80,027,814 |
Meanwhile, Spider-Man broke Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace's record ($32.8 mil) for the highest third weekend gross. |
21 |
02002-05-26-0000May 26, 2002 |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones |
$47,880,532 |
|
22 |
02002-06-02-0000June 2, 2002 |
The Sum of All Fears |
$31,178,526 |
|
23 |
02002-06-09-0000June 9, 2002 |
The Sum of All Fears |
$19,230,111 |
|
24 |
02002-06-16-0000June 16, 2002 |
Scooby-Doo |
$54,155,312 |
|
25 |
02002-06-23-0000June 23, 2002 |
Minority Report |
$35,677,125 |
|
26 |
02002-06-30-0000June 30, 2002 |
Mr. Deeds |
$37,162,787 |
|
27 |
02002-07-07-0000July 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. |
28 |
02002-07-14-0000July 14, 2002 |
Men in Black II |
$24,410,311 |
|
29 |
02002-07-21-0000July 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. |
30 |
02002-07-28-0000July 28, 2002 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember |
$73,071,188 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember broke Planet of the Apes's record ($68.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut in July. |
31 |
02002-08-04-0000August 4, 2002 |
Signs |
$60,117,080 |
|
32 |
02002-08-11-0000August 11, 2002 |
xXx |
$44,506,103 |
|
33 |
02002-08-18-0000August 18, 2002 |
xXx |
$22,111,421 |
|
34 |
02002-08-25-0000August 25, 2002 |
Signs |
$14,285,028 |
Signs reclaimed #1 in its fourth weekend of release. |
35 |
02002-09-01-0000September 1, 2002 |
Signs |
$13,441,194 |
|
36 |
02002-09-08-0000September 8, 2002 |
Swimfan |
$11,326,601 |
|
37 |
02002-09-15-0000September 15, 2002 |
Barbershop |
$20,627,433 |
|
38 |
02002-09-22-0000September 22, 2002 |
Barbershop |
$12,817,223 |
|
39 |
02002-09-29-0000September 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. |
40 |
02002-10-06-0000October 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. |
41 |
02002-10-13-0000October 13, 2002 |
Red Dragon |
$17,655,750 |
|
42 |
02002-10-20-0000October 20, 2002 |
The Ring |
$15,015,393 |
|
43 |
02002-10-27-0000October 27, 2002 |
Jackass: The Movie |
$22,763,437 |
|
44 |
02002-11-03-0000November 3, 2002 |
The Santa Clause 2 |
$29,008,696 |
|
45 |
02002-11-10-0000November 10, 2002 |
8 Mile |
$51,240,555 |
|
46 |
02002-11-17-0000November 17, 2002 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
$88,357,488 |
|
47 |
02002-11-24-0000November 24, 2002 |
Die Another Day |
$47,072,040 |
|
48 |
02002-12-01-0000December 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. |
49 |
02002-12-08-0000December 8, 2002 |
Die Another Day |
$12,843,007 |
Die Another Day reclaimed #1 in its third weekend of release. |
50 |
02002-12-15-0000December 15, 2002 |
Maid in Manhattan |
$18,711,407 |
|
51 |
02002-12-22-0000December 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. |
52 |
02002-12-29-0000December 29, 2002 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
$48,875,549 |
|