Volume II No. 10

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Top 2002 Releases
(as of 9/15/02; domestic grosses in millions)
Bold type
indicates films still in release at press time.
     
1. Spider-Man (Sony)
$405.6
2. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Fox)
301.1
3. Signs (BV)
213.0
4. Austin Powers in Goldmember (NL)
209.6
5. Men in Black 2 (Sony)
192.4
6. Ice Age (Fox)
176.3
7. Scooby-Doo (WB)
152.5
8. Lilo & Stitch (BV)
143.0
9. XXX (Sony)
135.3
10. Minority Report (Fox)
131.3
11. Mr. Deeds (Sony)
125.1
12. The Bourne Identity (Uni)
119.5
13. The Sum of All Fears (Par)
118.2
14. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (IFC)
110.4
15. Road to Perdition (DW)
102.5
16. Panic Room (Sony)
95.3
17. The Scorpion King (Uni)
90.3
18. Blade 2 (NL)
81.6
19. Snow Dogs (BV)
81.1
20. We Were Soldiers (Par)
78.1
21. Spy Kids 2 (Mir)
77.3
22. The Rookie (BV)
75.5
23. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (DW)
73.2
24. John Q (NL)
71.0
25. Divine Secrets/Ya-Ya Sisterhood (WB)
69.3
26. Insomnia (WB)
67.2
27. Changing Lanes (Par)
66.7
28. Stuart Little 2 (Sony)
63.1
29. The Time Machine (DW)
56.6
30. The Count of Monte Cristo (BV)
54.2
31. Unfaithful (Fox)
52.7
32. Like Mike (Fox)
50.8
33. Return to Never Land (BV)
48.4
34. Big Fat Liar (Uni)
47.8
35. Reign of Fire (BV)
42.8
36. High Crimes (Fox)
41.5
37. A Walk to Remember (WB)
41.2
38. Orange County (Par)
41.0
39. About a Boy (Uni)
40.5
39. Windtalkers (MGM)
40.5
41. Collateral Damage (WB)
40.0
42. Resident Evil (Sony)
39.5
43. Enough (Sony)
39.1
44. Blue Crush (Uni)
38.9
45. The Master of Disguise (Sony)
38.7
46. Undercover Brother (Uni)
38.2
47. 40 Days and 40 Nights (Mir)
37.9
47. Showtime (WB)
37.9
49. Crossroads (Par)
37.1
50. Clockstoppers (Par)
36.9
51. The Mothman Prophecies (Sony)
35.2
52. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial [rr] (Uni)
35.1
53. K-19: The Widowmaker (Par)
34.8
54. Murder By Numbers (WB)
31.8
55. Queen of the Damned (WB)
30.3
56. Bad Company (BV)
30.1
57. Halloween: Resurrection (Mir)
30.1
58. Dragonfly (Uni)
30.0
59. The New Guy (Sony)
28.9
60. Croc. Hunter: Collision Course (MGM)
27.9
61. Blood Work (WB)
25.7
62. Beauty and The Beast [Spec.Ed.] (BV)
25.4
63. All About the Benjamins (NL)
25.4
64. The Sweetest Thing (Sony)
24.4
65. Space Station 3-D (Imax)
23.2
66. Nat'l Lampoon's Van Wilder (Artisan)
21.0
67. Barbershop (MGM)
20.6
68. Swimfan (Fox)
19.6
69. Hart's War (MGM)
19.0
70. Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (Par)
18.9
71. Rollerball (MGM)
18.9
72. Super Troopers (FS)
18.4
73. Eight Legged Freaks (WB)
16.9
74. City by the Sea (WB)
16.6
75. The Country Bears (BV)
16.5
76. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (Fox)
16.0
77. Serving Sara (Par)
15.8
78. One Hour Photo (FS)
14.5
79. Life or Something Like It (Fox)
14.4
80. Monsoon Wedding (USA/Focus)
13.8
81. Hey Arnold! The Movie (Par)
13.6
81. Y Tu Mama Tambien (IFC)
13.6
83. Juwanna Mann (WB)
13.5
84. Frailty (LG)
13.1
85. Jason X (NL)
12.6
86. Feardotcom (WB)
12.2
87. Undisputed (Mir)
11.8
88. The Good Girl (FS)
11.6
89. The Powerpuff Girls Movie (WB)
11.3
90. Brotherhood of The Wolf (Uni Focus)
10.9
91. Sorority Boys (BV)
10.1
92. Simone (NL)
9.4
93. Possession (Focus)
9.0
94. Death to Smoochy (WB)
8.3
95. The Importance of Being Earnest (Mir)
8.2
96. Big Trouble (BV)
7.2
97. Kissing Jessica Stein (FS)
7.0
98. Impostor (Mir)
6.1
99. Stealing Harvard (Sony)
6.0
100. Deuces Wild (MGM)
6.0
101. Slackers (Sony)
5.2
102. Birthday Girl (Mir)
4.9
103. Hollywood Ending (DW)
4.8
104. Italian for Beginners (Mir)
4.4
105. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (WB)
4.3
106. Enigma (Manhattan)
4.2
107. ESPN's Ultimate X The Movie (BV)
4.1
108. Lovely and Amazing (LG)
4.1
109. The Fast Runner: Atanarjuat (Lot 47)
3.3
110. The Cat's Meow (LG)
3.1
111. 13 Conversations About One Thing (SPC)
3.0
112. Sunshine State (SPC)
2.8
113. Tadpole (Mir)
2.6
114. Full Frontal (Mir)
2.4
115. Men With Brooms (Alliance Atlantis)
2.1
115. State Property (LG)
2.1
117. Harrison's Flowers (Uni)
1.8
118. Mostly Martha (PC)
1.7
119. Dangerous Lives/Altar Boys (ThinkFilm)
1.7
120. Late Marriage (Magnolia)
1.4
121. The Kid Stays in the Picture (PC)
1.3
122. Joshua (Artisan)
1.3
123. Nine Queens (SPC)
1.2
124. Dogtown and Z-Boys (SPC)
1.2
125. Read My Lips (Magnolia)
1.1
126. Sex and Lucia (Palm)
1.1
127. The Singles Ward (Halestorm)
1.1
128. Crush (SPC)
1.0
128. The Son's Room (Mir)
1.0
130. The Piano Teacher (Kino)
.94
131. Storytelling (FL)
.91
132. 24 Hour Party People (MGM)
.88
133. My Wife is an Actress (SPC)
.86
134. Notorious C.H.O. (Wellspring)
.76
135. Human Nature (FL)
.69
136. Metropolis (Sony)
.67
136. The Salton Sea (WB)
.67
138. The Emperor's New Clothes (PC)
.64
139. Son of the Bride (SPC)
.60
140. Rain (IDP)
.44
141. Time Out (ThinkFilm)
.44
141. Triumph of Love (PC)
.44
143. The Last Kiss (ThinkFilm)
.43
144. Little Secrets (IDP)
.40
145. Cinema Paradiso [rr] (Mir)
.39
145. CQ (MGM)
.39
145. The Mystic Masseur (Thinkfilm)
.39
148. Scotland, Pa. (Lot 47)
.38
149. Metropolis (Fritz Lang) [rr] (Kino)
.36
150. Amadeus [rr] (WB)
.36
151. The Believer (IDP)
.35
152. American Adobo (Maelstrom)
.34
153. The Last Waltz [rr] (MGM)
.32
154. The Lady and the Duke (SPC)
.31
155. Igby Goes Down (MGM)
.30
156. Pandora's Box (Rainforest)
.29
157. Festival in Cannes (PC)
.29
157. Never Again (Focus)
.29
159. Me Without You (IDP)
.28
160. Scratch (Palm)
.28
161. Elling (First Look)
.27
162. Pumpkin (MGM)
.25
163. I'm Trying to Break Your Heart (Cowboy)
.24
164. Who is Cletis Tout? (PC)
.24
165. Green Dragon (Silver Nitrate)
.24
166. Merci Pour Le Chocolat (Empire)
.23
167. Ram Dass: Fierce Grace (Zeitgeist)
.22
168. Murderous Maids (Rialto)
.21
169. Kurosawa &Mifune Festival (Cowboy)
.20
170. The Cockettes (Strand)
.20
171. Circuit (Rialto)
.20
171. Promises (Cowboy)
.20
171. Sex With Strangers (David Keith)
.20
174. Happy Times (SPC)
.19
175. Les Destinees (Wellspring)
.19
176. What Time is it There? (Wellspring)
.19
177. Swimming (Oceanside)
.16
178. Cherish (FL)
.16
179. Beijing Bicycle (SPC)
.15
180. Pepe Le Moko [rr] (Rialto)
.14
181. The Business/Fancydancing (Outrider)
.14
182. The Chateau (IFC)
.14
183. Bartleby (Outrider)
.14
183. Dahmer (Peninsula)
.14
185. Hybrid (Indican)
.13
186. Pauline and Paulette (SPC)
.13
186. Time of Favor (Kino)
.13
188. The Cherry Orchard (Kino)
.12
189. American Chai (Magic Lamp)
.12
189. Maryam (Streetlight)
.12
191. Amy's Orgasm (Magic Lamp)
.11
192. Mad Love (Sony)
.10
193. Ziggy Stardust [rr] (Cowboy)
.10
194. Big Bad Love (IFC)
.10
194. Home Movie (Cowboy)
.10
194. Shiri (IDP)
.10
194. Stolen Summer (Mir)
.10
198. In Praise of Love (Manhattan)
.09
199. Satin Rouge (Zeitgeist)
.09
200. Secret Ballot (SPC)
.09
201. Lan Yu (Strand)
.09
201. Mean Machine (PC)
.09
201. Wendigo (Magnolia)
.09
201. World Traveler (ThinkFilm)
.09
205. I'm Going Home (Milestone)
.08
206. Borstal Boy (Strand)
.08
206. Trouble Every Day (Lot 47)
.08
208. The Producers [rr] (Rialto)
.07
209. Umberto D [rr] (Rialto)
.07
210. Lagaan [rr] (SPC)
.07
210. Sade (Empire)
.07
210. Taliesin Jones (Impact)
.07
210. The Climb (Worldwide)
.07
210. The Earth/Swallow You (Hanson Bros.)
.07
215. Beauty and the Beast [rr] (Cowboy)
.06
216. How I Killed my Father (New Yorker)
.06
217. Seven Samurai [rr] (Cowboy)
.06
218. The Komediant (New Yorker)
.06
219. Langrishe, Go Down (Castle Hill)
.06
219. No Such Thing (MGM)
.06
219. Spooky House (Entertainment Hwy)
.06
222. Agnivarsha-Fire and the Rain (Cinebella)
.05
223. Baraka [rr] (Vitagraph)
.05
224. Harvard Man (Cowboy)
.05
225. Warm Water/Red Bridge(Cowboy)
.05
226. Chelsea Walls (LG)
.05
226. Girls Can't Swim (Wellspring)
.05
226. Hometown Legend (Jenkins)
.05
226. Lucky Break (Par)
.05
230. Nijinsky (Wellspring)
.04
231. Astoria (Menemsha)
.04
231. How...Your Neighbor's Dog (Artistic License)
.04
231. ivans xtc (Artisitic License)
.04
231. A Rumor of Angels (MGM)
.03
231. Maelstrom (Arrow)
.03
231. Tosca (Avatar)
.03
231. War Photographer (First Run/Carus)
.03
238. Alias Betty (Wellspring)
.02
239. Snipes (Ruff Nation)
.02
240. A Song for Martin (First Look)
.02
240. Cool and Crazy (First Run)
.02
240. For Da Love of Money (Urbanworld)
.02
240. Gangster No. 1 (IFC)
.02
240. Master/Flying Guillotine (Pathfinder)
.02
240. New Best Friend (Sony)
.02
240. Teddy Bear's Picnic (Magnolia)
.02
247. Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective (Kino)
.01
248. Ayurveda: Art of Being...(Kino)
.01
249. Last Dance (First Run)
.01
250. Liar's Club (Odyssey)
.01
251. Love and a Bullet (Sony)
.01
252. The Isle (Empire/First Run)
.01
253. The Pinochet Case(First Run/Icarus)
.01
254. Yellow Asphalt (New Yorker)
.01
255. 30 Years to Life (Keystone)
.01
255. Bobby G. Can't Swim (Gabriel)
.01
255. Cuba Feliz (Empire)
.01
255. Fleeing By Night (Strand)
.01
255. Lansdown (Outrider)
.01
255. Margarita Happy Hour (Passport)
.01
255. Mule Skinner Blues (Steel Carrot)
.01
255. Night at the Golden Eagle (Keystone)
.01
255. Some Body (Lot 47)
.01
255. The Days of Nick Drake (Roxie)
.01
255. The Next Big Thing (Castle Hill)
.01
255. Very Annie-Mary (Empire)
.01
255. Vulgar (LG)
.01
255. Waydowntown (Lot 47)
.01
 

 

 

 

 

 

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