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2002 in film

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Contents

  • 1 Events
  • 2 Top grossing films
  • 3 Awards
  • 4 Films released in 2002
    • 4.1 Films released in 2002 by country
  • 5 Deaths
  • 6 Wide-release movies
    • 6.1 January-March
    • 6.2 April-June
    • 6.3 July-September

Events

Top grossing films

Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2002; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 2002 as of January 23, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 15, 2006 (UK) and January 15, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:


International and U.S. & Canada combined box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars, British results in pounds sterling and Australian results in Australian dollars.
2002
Rank 		Title Studio Box Office Gross
Total Int.l U.S./Canada U. K. Australia
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Cinema $926,287,400 $341,786,758 £57,062,828 $45,183,872
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Warner Bros. $876,688,482 $261,988,482 £54,036,560 $37,009,842
3. Spider-Man Sony Pictures Entertainment $821,708,551 $403,706,375 £28,591,639 $30,465,531
4. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 20th Century Fox $649,398,328 $310,676,740 £37,235,880 $33,432,227
5. Men in Black II Sony Pictures Entertainment $441,818,803 $190,418,803 £22,018,371 $17,442,997
6. Die Another Day MGM $431,971,116 $160,942,139 £35,924,004 $18,525,540
7. Signs Buena Vista $408,247,917 $227,966,634 £16,084,656 $11,851,230
8. Ice Age 20th Century Fox $382,687,405 $176,387,405 £14,856,581 $20,091,713
9. My Big Fat Greek Wedding IFC Films $368,744,044 $241,438,208 £13,441,558 $27,114,009
10. Minority Report 20th Century Fox $358,372,926 $132,072,926 £20,245,815 $11,759,614

In total, seven films released in 2002 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.

For a complete list of 2002's top-grossing films, follow these links:

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Chicago
Best Director: Roman Polanski - The Pianist
Best Actor: Adrien Brody - The Pianist
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - The Hours
Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper - Adaptation.
Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago
Best Foreign Language Film: Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika), directed by Caroline Link, Germany
Best Animated Feature: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Japan

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: The Hours
Best Actor: Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - The Hours
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: Chicago
Best Actor: Richard Gere - Chicago
Best Actress: Renée Zellweger - Chicago
Other
Best Director: Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York
Best Foreign Language Film: Talk to Her, Spain

BAFTA AWARDS:

Best Picture: The Pianist
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - The Hours

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski, Poland

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

The Magdalene Sisters, directed by Peter Mullan, U.K. / Ireland

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Japan
Bloody Sunday, directed by Paul Greengrass, U.K. / Ireland

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Deaths

Wide-release movies

In the film industry, a wide-release movie is a film that studios believe will appeal to a broad spectrum of the public and that shows in at least 600 theatres in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:


Dates given are U.S. and Canadian release dates.

January-March

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month Day Title Studio Notable Cast/Crew
January 4 Impostor Miramax Gary Sinise, Madeline Stowe
11 Orange County Paramount Pictures Jack Black, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline, Colin Hanks, Schuyler Fisk
18 Snow Dogs Buena Vista Cuba Gooding Jr.
25 The Count of Monte Cristo The Walt Disney Company James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, Dagmara Dominczyk
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist 20th Century Fox Steve Oedekerk, Jennifer Tung
The Mothman Prophecies Sony/Screen Gems Richard Gere, Laura Linney
A Walk to Remember Warner Bros. Mandy Moore, Shane West
February 1 Birthday Girl Miramax Nicole Kidman, Vincent Cassel
Slackers Sony Jason Schwartzman, Devon Sawa, Jaime King
8 Big Fat Liar Universal Studios Paul Giamatti, Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes
Collateral Damage Warner Brothers Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Leguizamo, John Turturro
Rollerball MGM Rebecca Romijn, Chris Klein
15 Crossroads Paramount Pictures Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoe Saldana
Hart's War MGM Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell
John Q New Line Cinema Denzel Washington
Return to Never Land Buena Vista animated, voices of: Blayne Weaver , Harriet Owen
Super Troopers Fox Searchlight Pictures
22 Dragonfly Universal Pictures Kevin Costner, Susanna Thompson, Kathy Bates
Queen of the Damned Warner Bros. Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau
March 1 40 Days and 40 Nights Miramax Josh Hartnett
We Were Soldiers Paramount Pictures Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear
8 All about the Benjamins New Line Cinema Ice Cube, Mike Epps
The Time Machine DreamWorks Guy Pearce, Mark Addy, Samantha Mumba
15 Ice Age 20th Century Fox Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Chris Wedge
Resident Evil Sony/Screen Gems Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez
Showtime Warner Bros. Eddie Murphy, Robert De Niro
22 Blade II New Line Cinema Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman
E.T. (20th anniversary edition) Universal Pictures Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore
Sorority Boys Buena Vista Barry Watson, Michael Rosenbaum, Harland Williams
29 Clockstoppers Paramount Pictures Jesse Bradford, Paula Garcés, French Stewart
Death to Smoochy Warner Bros. Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener
Panic Room Sony Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto
The Rookie Buena Vista Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez

April-June

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month Day Title Studio Notable Cast/Crew
April 5 Big Trouble Buena Vista Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Dennis Farina
High Crimes 20th Century Fox Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel
National Lampoon's Van Wilder Artisan Entertainment Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Kal Penn
12 Changing Lanes Paramount Pictures Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson
Frailty Lions Gate Films Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe
The Sweetest Thing Sony Cameron Diaz, Selma Blair, Christina Applegate
19 Murder by Numbers Warner Bros. Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling
My Big Fat Greek Wedding ‡ IFC Films Nia Vardalos, John Corbett
The Scorpion King Universal Pictures The Rock, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu
26 Jason X New Line Cinema Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder
Life or Something Like It 20th Century Fox Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns
May 3 Deuces Wild MGM Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk
Hollywood Ending