Volume II No. 11

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Top September-October 2002 Releases
(as of 10/20/02; domestic grosses in millions)
Bold type indicates films still in release at press time.
1.
Sweet Home Alabama (BV)
$98.4
2.
Red Dragon (Uni)
77.8
3.
Barbershop (MGM)
68.9
4.
The Tuxedo (DW)
43.1
5.
The Banger Sisters (MGM)
28.7
6.
Swimfan (Fox)
28.3
7.
City by the Sea (WB)
22.2
8.
Brown Sugar (FS)
18.5
9.
The Four Feathers (Par)
17.8
10.
The Transporter (Fox)
17.1
11.
Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (Artisan)
16.0
12.
The Ring (DW)
15.0
13.
Ballistic: Ecks VS Sever (WB)
14.1
14.
Stealing Harvard (Sony)
13.9
15.
White Oleander (WB)
10.7
16.
Tuck Everlasting (BV)
10.5
17.
Knockaround Guys (NL)
9.4
18.
Trapped (Sony)
6.9
19.
Moonlight Mile (BV)
5.1
20.
Abandon (Par)
5.0
21.
The Rules of Attraction (LG)
4.8
22.
Men With Brooms (Artisan)
4.2
23.
Igby Goes Down (MGM)
3.7
24.
Spirited Away (BV)
3.4
25.
Formula 51 (Sony)
2.8
26.
Secretary (LG)
2.3
27.
Punch-Drunk Love (Sony)
2.0
28.
8 Women (Focus)
2.0
29.
Pokemon 4Ever (Mir)
1.2
30.
Bowling for Columbine (MGM)
1.0
31.
Swept Away (Sony)
.55
32.
The Man From Elysian Fields (IDP)
.49
33.
Below (Mir)
.46
34.
Charly (Excel)
.33
35.
Lawrence of Arabia/40th anni (Sony)
.33
36.
Heaven (Mir)
.26
37.
Bloody Sunday (Par)
.22
38.
Welcome to Collinwood (WB)
.20
39.
In Praise of Love (Manhattan)
.18
40.
Real Women Have Curves (HBO)
.18
41.
Comedian (Mir)
.13
42.
Das Experiment (IDP)
.13
43.
Road (Media Partners)
.13
44.
Auto Focus (SPC)
.12
45.
Alias Betty (Wellspring)
.12
46.
Skins (First Look)
.11
47.
The Trials of Henry Kissinger (First Run)
.11
48.
Hansel and Gretel (Innovation)
.10
49.
His Secret Life (Strand)
.09
50.
Biggie And Tupac (Roxie)
.08
51.
Wasabi (Sony)
.08
52.
Invincible (Fine Line)
.08
53.
Shanghai Ghetto (Menemsha)
.07
54.
Snipes (Ruff Nation)
.07
55.
Just A Kiss (Par)
.05
56.
Ciao America (National Amusements)
.05
57.
Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective (Kino)
.04
58.
Handcart (MPE)
.03
59.
The Grey Zone (LG)
.02
60.
Children of the Century (Empire)
.02
60.
Liar's Club (Odyssey)
.02
60.
Crazy as Hell (Artistic)
.02
63.
Fidel (Features)
.01
64.
Safe Conduct (Empire)
.01
65.
Naqoyqatsi (Mir)
.01
66.
On Guard (Empire)
.01
67.
Quitting (SPC)
.01
67.
The Mesmerist (7th Art)
.01
67.
The Pinochet Case(First Run/Icarus)
.01
 
Top May-August 2002 Releases
(as of 10/20/02; domestic grosses in millions)
1.
Spider-Man (Sony)
$405.6
2.
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Fox)
302.1
3.
Signs (BV)
225.2
4.
Austin Powers in Goldmember (NL)
212.6
5.
Men in Black 2 (Sony)
192.4
6.
Scooby-Doo (WB)
153.2
7.
Lilo & Stitch (BV)
144.5
8.
XXX (Sony)
141.1
9.
Minority Report (Fox)
131.9
10.
Mr. Deeds (Sony)
125.9
11.
The Bourne Identity (Uni)
121.1
12.
The Sum of All Fears (Par)
118.2
13.
Road to Perdition (DW)
103.9
14.
Spy Kids 2 (Mir)
84.5
15.
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (DW)
73.2
16.
Divine Secrets/Ya-Ya Sisterhood (WB)
69.5
17.
Insomnia (WB)
67.2
18.
Stuart Little 2 (Sony)
64.0
19.
Unfaithful (Fox)
52.7
20.
Like Mike (Fox)
51.3
21.
Reign of Fire (BV)
43.0
22.
About a Boy (Uni)
40.5
22.
Windtalkers (MGM)
40.5
24.
Blue Crush (Uni)
40.1
25.
The Master of Disguise (Sony)
39.8
26.
Enough (Sony)
39.1
27.
Undercover Brother (Uni)
38.2
28.
K-19: The Widowmaker (Par)
35.1
29.
One Hour Photo (FS)
30.7
30.
Halloween: Resurrection (Mir)
30.1
30.
Bad Company (BV)
30.1
32.
The New Guy (Sony)
28.9
33.
Croc. Hunter: Collision Course (MGM)
27.9
34.
Blood Work (WB)
26.1
35.
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (Par)
19.1
36.
Eight Legged Freaks (WB)
17.2
37.
The Country Bears (BV)
16.9
38.
Serving Sara (Par)
16.8
39.
The Good Girl (FS)
13.8
40.
Hey Arnold! The Movie (Par)
13.6
41.
Juwanna Mann (WB)
13.5
42.
Feardotcom (WB)
13.1
43.
Undisputed (Mir)
12.3
44.
The Powerpuff Girls Movie (WB)
11.3
45.
Possession (Focus)
10.1
46.
Simone (NL)
9.6
47.
The Importance of Being Earnest (Mir)
8.3
48.
Deuces Wild (MGM)
6.0
49.
Hollywood Ending (DW)
4.8
50.
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (WB)
4.4
51.
ESPN's Ultimate X The Movie (BV)
4.1
52.
Lovely and Amazing (LG)
4.1
53.
Mostly Martha (PC)
3.4
54.
13 Conversations About One Thing (SPC)
3.2
55.
Sunshine State (SPC)
3.0
56.
Tadpole (Mir)
2.8
57.
Full Frontal (Mir)
2.5
58.
Dangerous Lives/Altar Boys (ThinkFilm)
1.7
59.
Late Marriage (Magnolia)
1.5
60.
Sex and Lucia (Palm)
1.4
61.
The Kid Stays in the Picture (PC)
1.4
62.
Read My Lips (Magnolia)
1.3
63.
24 Hour Party People (MGM)
1.1
64.
My Wife is an Actress (SPC)
1.0
65.
Notorious C.H.O. (Wellspring)
.98
66.
The Last Kiss (ThinkFilm)
.88
67.
Pandora's Box (Rainforest)
.72
68.
The Emperor's New Clothes (PC)
.65
69.
Metropolis (Fritz Lang) [rr] (Kino)
.44
70.
The Believer (IDP)
.40
70.
Little Secrets (IDP)
.40
72.
Cinema Paradiso [rr] (Mir)
.39
72.
CQ (MGM)
.39
74.
I'm Trying to Break Your Heart (Cowboy)
.36
75.
Merci Pour Le Chocolat (Empire)
.34
76.
The Lady and the Duke (SPC)
.32
77.
Elling (First Look)
.31
78.
Me Without You (IDP)
.30
79.
Never Again (Focus)
.29
80.
Kurosawa & Mifune Festival (Cowboy)
.26
81.
Who is Cletis Tout? (PC)
.25
81.
Pumpkin (MGM)
.25
83.
Happy Times (SPC)
.23
84.
Mad Love (Sony)
.20
85.
The Cockettes (Strand)
.21
86.
Satin Rouge (Zeitgeist)
.19
87.
The Chateau (IFC)
.19
88.
The Business/Fancydancing (Outrider)
.17
89.
Cherish (FL)
.16
90.
Hybrid (Indican)
.14
91.
Bartleby (Outrider)
.14
91.
Dahmer (Peninsula)
.14
93.
Home Movie (Cowboy)
.11
93.
Ziggy Stardust [rr] (Cowboy)
.11
93.
Secret Ballot (SPC)
.11
93.
Amy's Orgasm (Magic Lamp)
.11
97.
Lan Yu (Strand)
.10
98.
I'm Going Home (Milestone)
.10
99.
Seven Samurai [rr] (Cowboy)
.09
100.
The Producers [rr] (Rialto)
.08
101.
Beauty and the Beast [rr] (Cowboy)
.07
101.
Lagaan [rr] (SPC)
.07
103.
Langrishe, Go Down (Castle Hill)
.06
104.
Nijinsky (Wellspring)
.05
104.
Agnivarsha-Fire and the Rain (Cinebella)
.05
104.
Baraka [rr] (Vitagraph)
.05
104.
Harvard Man (Cowboy)
.05
108.
Tosca (Avatar)
.04
108.
ivans xtc (Artisitic License)
.04
110.
War Photographer (First Run/Carus)
.03
111.
A Song for Martin (First Look)
.02
111.
Gangster No. 1 (IFC)
.02
111.
Master/Flying Guillotine (Pathfinder)
.02
114.
Cuba Feliz (Empire)
.01
115.
The Isle (Empire/First Run)
.01
116.
All About Lilly Chou-Chou (Cowboy)
.01
116.
Ayurveda: Art of Being...(Kino)
.01
116.
Love and a Bullet (Sony)
.01
116.
Last Dance (First Run)
.01
116.
Bobby G. Can't Swim (Gabriel)
.01
116.
The Days of Nick Drake (Roxie)
.01
116.
Fleeing By Night (Strand)
.01
116.
Lansdown (Outrider)
.01
116.
The Next Big Thing (Castle Hill)
.01
116.
30 Years to Life (Keystone)
.01
Top January-April 2002 Releases
(as of 10/20/02; domestic grosses in millions)
1.
Ice Age (Fox)
$176.3
2.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (IFC)
169.2
3.
Panic Room (Sony)
95.3
4.
The Scorpion King (Uni)
90.3
5.
Blade 2 (NL)
81.6
6.
Snow Dogs (BV)
81.1
7.
We Were Soldiers (Par)
78.1
8.
The Rookie (BV)
75.5
9.
John Q (NL)
71.0
10.
Changing Lanes (Par)
66.7
11.
The Time Machine (DW)
56.6
12.
The Count of Monte Cristo (BV)
54.2
13.
Return to Never Land (BV)
48.4
14.
Big Fat Liar (Uni)
47.8
15.
High Crimes (Fox)
41.5
16.
A Walk to Remember (WB)
41.2
17.
Orange County (Par)
41.0
18.
Collateral Damage (WB)
40.0
19.
Resident Evil (Sony)
39.5
20.
40 Days and 40 Nights (Mir)
37.9
21.
Showtime (WB)
37.9
22.
Crossroads (Par)
37.1
23.
Clockstoppers (Par)
36.9
24.
The Mothman Prophecies (Sony)
35.2
25.
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial [rr] (Uni)
35.1
26.
Murder By Numbers (WB)
31.8
27.
Queen of the Damned (WB)
30.3
28.
Dragonfly (Uni)
30.0
29.
Space Station 3-D (Imax)
25.9
30.
Beauty and The Beast [Spec.Ed.] (BV)
25.4
31.
All About the Benjamins (NL)
25.4
32.
The Sweetest Thing (Sony)
24.4
33.
Nat'l Lampoon's Van Wilder (Artisan)
21.0
34.
Hart's War (MGM)
19.0
35.
Rollerball (MGM)
18.9
36.
Super Troopers (FS)
18.4
37.
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (Fox)
16.0
38.
Life or Something Like It (Fox)
14.4
39.
Monsoon Wedding (USA/Focus)
13.8
40.
Y Tu Mama Tambien (IFC)
13.6
41.
Frailty (LG)
13.1
42.
Jason X (NL)
12.6
43.
Brotherhood of The Wolf (Uni Focus)
10.9
44.
Sorority Boys (BV)
10.1
45.
Death to Smoochy (WB)
8.3
46.
Big Trouble (BV)
7.2
47.
Kissing Jessica Stein (FS)
7.0
48.
Impostor (Mir)
6.1
49.
Slackers (Sony)
5.2
50.
Birthday Girl (Mir)
4.9
51.
Italian for Beginners (Mir)
4.4
52.
Enigma (Manhattan)
4.2
53.
The Fast Runner: Atanarjuat (Lot 47)
3.6
54.
The Cat's Meow (LG)
3.1
55.
Men With Brooms (Alliance Atlantis)
2.1
55.
State Property (LG)
2.1
57.
Harrison's Flowers (Uni)
1.8
58.
Joshua (Artisan)
1.3
59.
The Singles Ward (Halestorm)
1.2
60.
Nine Queens (SPC)
1.2
61.
Dogtown and Z-Boys (SPC)
1.2
62.
Crush (SPC)
1.0
62.
The Son's Room (Mir)
1.0
64.
The Piano Teacher (Kino)
.99
65.
Storytelling (FL)
.91
66.
Human Nature (FL)
.69
67.
Metropolis (Sony)
.67
67.
The Salton Sea (WB)
.67
68.
Son of the Bride (SPC)
.62
69.
Rain (IDP)
.45
70.
Time Out (ThinkFilm)
.44
70.
Triumph of Love (PC)
.44
72.
The Mystic Masseur (Thinkfilm)
.39
73.
Scotland, Pa. (Lot 47)
.38
74.
Amadeus [rr] (WB)
.36
75.
American Adobo (Maelstrom)
.34
76.
The Last Waltz [rr] (MGM)
.32
77.
Festival in Cannes (PC)
.29
78.
Scratch (Palm)
.28
79.
Sex With Strangers (David Keith)
.24
80.
Green Dragon (Silver Nitrate)
.24
81.
Ram Dass: Fierce Grace (Zeitgeist)
.23
82.
Murderous Maids (Rialto)
.22
83.
Les Destinees (Wellspring)
.21
84.
Promises (Cowboy)
.21
85.
Circuit (Rialto)
.20
86.
What Time is it There? (Wellspring)
.19

 

 

 

 

 

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