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

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing domestic movie of the year. no Weekend end date Film Box office Notes 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $23,006,447 2 $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 Black Hawk Down $28,611,736 Black Hawk Down reached #1 after three weekends of limited release. It also broke Save the Last Dances record ($23.4 mil) for the highest Martin Luther King weekend debut. 4 $17,012,268 5 $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. 6 Collateral Damage $15,058,432 7 John Q. $20,275,194 John Q. broke The Wedding Singers record ($18.9 mil) for the highest President's Day weekend debut. 8 Queen of the Damned $14,757,535 9 We Were Soldiers $20,212,543 10 The Time Machine $22,610,437 11 Ice Age $46,312,454 Ice Age broke Liar Liars records ($31.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in March and for a spring release. 12 Blade II $32,528,016 13 Panic Room $30,056,751 Panic Room broke The Matrixs record ($27.7 mill) for the highest Easter weekend debut. 14 $18,244,157 15 Changing Lanes $17,128,062 16 The Scorpion King $36,075,875 The Scorpion King broke The Matrixs record ($27.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut in April. 17 $18,038,270 18 Spider-Man † $114,844,116 Spider-Mans $39.4 million opening day gross broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stones 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 Stones records for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel and of all-time, The Lost World: Jurassic Parks records ($72.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May, in the summer, and for a PG-13 rated film, and X-Mens 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 $71,417,527 Spider-Man broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stones record ($57.5 mil) for the highest second weekend gross. 20 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 Menaces record ($64.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a prequel. In second place, Spider-Man broke Titanics record ($33.3 mil) for the highest third weekend gross. 21 $47,880,532 22 The Sum of All Fears $31,178,526 23 $19,230,111 24 Scooby-Doo $54,155,312 25 Minority Report $35,677,125 In second place, Lilo & Stitchs $35.2 million opening weekend broke Unbreakables 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. 26 Mr. Deeds $37,162,787 27 Men in Black II $52,148,751 Men in Black II broke Men in Blacks record ($51.1 mil) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut. 28 $24,410,311 29 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 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 2s record ($57.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film. 31 Signs $60,117,080 32 XXX $44,506,103 33 $22,111,421 34 Signs $14,285,028 Signs reclaimed #1 in its fourth weekend of release. 35 $13,441,194 Signs became the first film since The Sixth Sense to top the box office in its fifth weekend and the first film since Stuart Little to top the box office for three nonconsecutive weekends. 36 Swimfan $11,326,601 37 Barbershop $20,627,433 38 $12,817,223 39 Sweet Home Alabama $35,648,740 Sweet Home Alabama broke Rush Hours record ($33.0 mil) for the highest weekend debut in September. 40 Red Dragon $36,540,945 Red Dragon broke Meet the Parentss record ($28.6 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October and for any fall release. 41 $17,655,750 42 The Ring $15,015,393 43 Jackass: The Movie $22,763,437 44 The Santa Clause 2 $29,008,696 45 8 Mile $51,240,555 46 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88,357,488 47 Die Another Day $47,072,040 48 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 Die Another Day $12,843,007 Die Another Day reclaimed #1 in its third weekend of release. 50 Maid in Manhattan $18,711,407 51 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 Rings record ($47.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut in December. 52 $48,875,549

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross Highest-grossing films of 2002 by Calendar Gross 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 TowersNew 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 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 List of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films

References

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