Events May - The Pianist Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival .
May 3-5 - Spider-Man Amélie from Montmartre Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the 2002 Cesar Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, and Best Art Direction.
December - Nemesis Star Trek film for the foreseeable future.
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:
align=bottom | 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 Title
Studio
Total Int'l U.S. & Canada United Kingdom Australia
1.
The Two Towers (film) 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.
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:
Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2006&p=.htm
U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2006&p=.htm
United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com/
Awards ACADEMY AWARDS :Best Picture : Chicago Best Actor : Adrien Brody The Pianist
Best Actress : Nicole Kidman The Hours
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 : Renee Zellweger Chicago
BAFTA AWARDS :
Best Picture : The Pianist Best Actor : Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York
Best Actress : Nicole Kidman The Hours
Births
Deaths January 13 - Ted Demme , 38, director
February 15 - Kevin Smith , 38, television actor
February 21 - John Thaw , 60, actor
February 22 - Chuck Jones , 89, animator
February 27 - Spike Milligan , 83, comedian
March 27 - Milton Berle , 93, comedian
March 27 - Dudley Moore , 66, actor/comedian
March 27 - Billy Wilder , 95, filmmaker
April 9 - John Agar , 81, actor
April 16 - Robert Urich , 55, television actor
April 22 - Linda Lovelace , 53, porn star (Deep Throat )
June 5 - Dee Dee Ramone , 49, bassist/songwriter
June 29 - Rosemary Clooney , 74, singer/actress
July 5 - Katy Jurado , 78, Mexican actress
July 6 - John Frankenheimer , 72, director
July 9 - Rod Steiger , 77, actor
July 23 - Leo McKern , 82, actor
August 16 - Jeff Corey , 88, actor, television director
August 18 - Dean Reisner , 83, screenwriter
September 7 - Katrin Cartlidge , 41, actress
September 11 - Kim Hunter , 79, actress
September 14 LaWanda Page , 81, actress
September 16 - James Gregory , 90, actor
October 2 - Bruce Paltrow , 58, director
October 10 - Teresa Graves , 54, actress
October 25 - Richard Harris , 72, actor
November 3 - Jonathan Harris , 87, television actor
November 18 - James Coburn , 74, actor
December 3 - Glenn Quinn , 32, television actor
December 30 - Mary Brian , 96, actress
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
"align=bottom" | ‡ 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
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 Blayne Weaver (voice), Harriet Owen (voice)
Super Troopers Fox Searchlight Pictures
22
Dragonfly Universal Pictures Kevin Costner , Susanna Thompson , Kathy Bates
The 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
"align=bottom" | ‡ 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 DreamWorks Woody Allen , Téa Leoni
Spider-Man Sony Tobey Maguire , Willem Dafoe , Kirsten Dunst
8 Unfaithful 20th Century Fox Richard Gere , Diane Lane , Olivier Martinez
10 The New Guy Sony DJ Qualls , Eliza Dushku , Zooey Deschanel
16 Attack of the Clones 20th Century Fox Ewan McGregor , Hayden Christensen , Natalie Portman
17 About a Boy Universal Studios Nicholas Hoult , Hugh Grant , Rachel Weisz
24
Enough Sony Jennifer Lopez
Insomnia Warner Bros. Al Pacino , Robin Williams , Hilary Swank
Stallion of the Cimarron DreamWorks
31
The Sum of All Fears Paramount Pictures Ben Affleck , Morgan Freeman
Undercover Brother Universal Studios Eddie Griffin , Chris Kattan , Denise Richards
June
7
Bad Company Buena Vista Anthony Hopkins , Chris Rock
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Warner Bros. Sandra Bullock , Ashley Judd , James Garner
14
The Bourne Identity Universal Pictures Matt Damon , Franka Potente , Chris Cooper
Scooby-Doo Warner Bros. Scott Innes (voice), Freddie Prinze, Jr. , Sarah Michelle Gellar
Windtalkers MGM Nicolas Cage , Christian Slater
21
Juwanna Mann Warner Bros. Miguel A. Núñez Jr. , Vivica A. Fox
Lilo & Stitch Buena Vista Daveigh Chase (voice), Chris Sanders (voice), Tia Carrere (voice)
Minority Report 20th Century Fox Tom Cruise , Colin Farrell , Max von Sydow
28
The Movie Paramount Pictures
Mr. Deeds Sony Adam Sandler , Winona Ryder
July-September
"align=bottom" | ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month Day Title Studio Notable Cast/Crew
July
3
Like Mike 20th Century Fox Bow Wow , Brenda Song , Morris Chestnut
Men in Black II Columbia Pictures Tommy Lee Jones , Will Smith
The Powerpuff Girls Movie Warner Bros. Cathy Cavadini (voice), Tara Strong (voice), Elizabeth Daily (voice)
12
Collision Course MGM Steve Irwin
Resurrection Miramax Jamie Lee Curtis , Brad Loree , Busta Rhymes
Reign of Fire Buena Vista Christian Bale , Matthew McConaughey , Izabella Scorupco
Road to Perdition DreamWorks Tom Hanks , Paul Newman , Jude Law
17 Eight Legged Freaks Warner Bros. David Arquette , Kari Wührer
19
The Widowmaker Paramount Pictures Harrison Ford
Stuart Little 2 Columbia Pictures Michael J. Fox (voice), Geena Davis , Hugh Laurie
26
Austin Powers in Goldmember New Line Cinema Mike Myers , Beyoncé Knowles , Seth Green
The Country Bears Buena Vista Christopher Walken , Stephen Tobolowsky , Daryl Mitchell
August
2
Runteldat Paramount Pictures Martin Lawrence
The Master of Disguise Columbia Pictures Dana Carvey , James Brolin , Brent Spiner
Signs Buena Vista Mel Gibson , Joaquin Phoenix
7
The Good Girl Fox Searchlight Pictures Jennifer Aniston , Jake Gyllenhaal , Tim Blake Nelson
Island Of Lost Dreams (2002) Dimension Films Antonio Banderas , Carla Gugino , Alexa Vega
9
Blood Work Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood , Jeff Daniels , Anjelica Huston
XXX TriStar Pictures Vin Diesel
16
The Adventures of Pluto Nash Warner Bros. Eddie Murphy
Blue Crush Universal Pictures Kate Bosworth , Michelle Rodriguez
Possession Focus Features Jennifer Ehle , Jeremy Northam , Gwyneth Paltrow
21 One Hour Photo Fox Searchlight Pictures Robin Williams , Connie Nielsen , Michael Vartan
23
Serving Sara Paramount Pictures Matthew Perry , Elizabeth Hurley
Simone New Line Cinema Al Pacino , Catherine Keener
Undisputed Miramax Wesley Snipes , Ving Rhames
30 FeardotCom Warner Bros. Stephen Dorff , Natascha McElhone , Stephen Rea
October-December
Other movies released
This section lists films which either did not achieve wide-release status in North America, or were not released in North America. Release dates refer to the North American release unless otherwise stated.
Title Release date Studio Other notes
101 Reykjavík January 11 Menemsha Pictures Victoria Abril
24 Hour Party People August 9 MGM Steve Coogan , Shirley Henderson , John Simm
All About Lily Chou-Chou July 12 Cowboy Pictures Shugo Oshinari
Atanarjuat April 12 Lot 47
The Believer May 17 IDP Ryan Gosling
Bolivar Soy Yo July 26 Venevision
The Cat's Meow April 12 Lions Gate Films Eddie Izzard , Kirsten Dunst , Cary Elwes
Cinema Paradiso: The New Version June 14 Miramax
CQ May 24 MGM Gérard Depardieu , Jason Schwartzman , Angela Lindvall
Crush April 5 Sony Classics Andie MacDowell
The Dancer Upstairs January 11 Antena 3 Televisión John Malkovich (directorial debut), Javier Bardem
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys June 14 ThinkFilm Jodie Foster , Emile Hirsch , Kieran Culkin
Dead in a Heartbeat March 3 Turner Network Television
Dogtown and Z-Boys April 26 Sony Classics
Elling May 29 First Look Pictures
Enigma April 19 Manhattan Pictures Dougray Scott , Kate Winslet
Escaflowne: The Movie January 25 Bandai Maaya Sakamoto , Tomokazu Seki
Festival in Cannes March 8 Paramount Classics Anouk Aimée , Greta Scacchi , Maximilian Schell
First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest " target="_blank" >* June 28 20th Century Fox Adam Garcia
Full Frontal August 2 Miramax David Duchovny , Julia Roberts , Mary McCormack
Gangster No. 1 June 14 IFC Films Malcolm McDowell , David Thewlis , Paul Bettany
Happy Times July 26 Fox Searchlight Pictures Zhang Yimou (director)
Harvard Man May 17 Cowboy Pictures Adrian Grenier , Sarah Michelle Gellar
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog February 22 Artistic License Kenneth Branagh , Robin Wright Penn
Human Nature April 12 Fine Line Tim Robbins , Rhys Ifans , Patricia Arquette
The Isle August 23 Empire Pictures Kim Ki-duk (director)
Italian for Beginners January 18 Miramax
The Kid Stays in the Picture July 26 Focus Features
Kissing Jessica Stein March 13 Fox Searchlight Pictures Jennifer Westfeldt
Lan Yu July 3 Strand
Late Marriage May 17 Magnolia Pictures Lior Ashkenazi
Lucía y el Sexo July 12 Palm Pictures Paz Vega
Maryam February 22 Streetlight Films
Mean Machine February 22 Paramount Pictures Vinnie Jones , Jason Statham
Men with Brooms March 8 Artisan Pictures Paul Gross
Metropolis January 25 Sony Kei Kobayashi , Miyu Irino
Me Without You July 5 IDP Anna Friel , Michelle Williams
Monsoon Wedding February 22 Focus Features
New Best Friend April 12 Sony Mia Kirshner , Meredith Monroe , Dominique Swain
The Piano Teacher March 29 Kino Isabelle Huppert , Benoît Magimel
Pumpkin January 14 IDP Christina Ricci , Dominique Swain
Rain April 26 IDP Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki
Revolution OS August 23 Seventh Art
Sade April 26 Empire Pictures Daniel Auteuil
The Salton Sea April 26 Warner Bros. Val Kilmer , Vincent D'Onofrio
Scotland, Pa. February 8 Lot 47 Maura Tierney , Choi Min-sik , Christopher Walken
Scratch March 1 Palm Pictures
Shiri February 8 IDP Han Suk-kyu , James LeGros , Kim Yoon-jin
The Singles Ward February 1 Halestorm
Stolen Summer March 22 Miramax
Sur Mes Lèvres July 5 Magnolia Pictures Vincent Cassel
Tadpole July 19 Miramax Sigourney Weaver , Bebe Neuwirth , Aaron Stanford
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing May 24 Sony Classics Matthew McConaughey
Time of Favor January 18 Kino Aki Avni
Treasure Planet November 27 Buena Vista /Walt Disney Pictures
Time Out March 29 ThinkFilm
War Photographer June 19 First Run
What Time Is It There? January 11 Wellspring Media Victoria Abril
Winged Migration May 17 Mongrel Media
Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes January 18 Christal Films
Y tu Mamá También March 15 IFC Films Maribel Verdú , Gael García Bernal , Diego Luna
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