#1 of 397 #1 drama movie of 2002
2002 · Sci-Fi, Drama
$408.2M worldwide · 8% of the chart's total
$228M US & Canada · 56% $180.3M elsewhere · 44%
Drama box office · 2002
Drama Box Office 2002: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Signs (2002) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2002, with $408.2M worldwide, ahead of Catch Me If You Can (2002) at $352.1M and 8 Mile (2002) at $242.9M. 397 drama films released in 2002 report a worldwide gross, $5.2B in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada. 14 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 14% on 2001, whose releases took $4.6B. By language, English leads with $4.2B across 186 drama releases.
- 2002 releases with a gross
- 397
- combined worldwide
- $5.2B
- films crossed $100M
- 14
- vs 2001
- +14%
#1 of 397 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2002?
Signs (2002) leads with $408.2M, 8% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.4B, 27% of what all 397 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Drama Release of 2002, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 397. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2002.
- 1 Aug 2, 2002 US and Canada: $228M Rest of the world: $180.3M Worldwide: $408.2M
- 2 Dec 25, 2002 US and Canada: $164.6M Rest of the world: $187.5M Worldwide: $352.1M
- 3 Nov 8, 2002 US and Canada: $116.8M Rest of the world: $126.1M Worldwide: $242.9M
- 4 May 31, 2002 US and Canada: $118.9M Rest of the world: $75M Worldwide: $193.9M
- 5 Dec 20, 2002 US and Canada: $77.8M Rest of the world: $116M Worldwide: $193.8M
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Jul 12, 2002 US and Canada: $104.5M Rest of the world: $76.5M Worldwide: $181M - 7
Dec 13, 2002 US and Canada: $94M Rest of the world: $60.9M Worldwide: $154.9M - 8
May 17, 2002 US and Canada: $41.4M Rest of the world: $89.2M Worldwide: $130.5M - 9
Dec 27, 2002 US and Canada: $32.6M Rest of the world: $87.5M Worldwide: $120.1M - 10
May 10, 2002 US and Canada: $52.8M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $119.1M - 11
May 24, 2002 US and Canada: $67.4M Rest of the world: $46.4M Worldwide: $113.8M - 12
Dec 27, 2002 US and Canada: $41.7M Rest of the world: $67.2M Worldwide: $108.8M - 13
Dec 13, 2002 US and Canada: $65M Rest of the world: $40.8M Worldwide: $105.8M - 14
Feb 15, 2002 US and Canada: $71.8M Rest of the world: $30.5M Worldwide: $102.2M - 15
Mar 1, 2002 US and Canada: $38M Rest of the world: $57.2M Worldwide: $95.1M - 16
Apr 12, 2002 US and Canada: $66.8M Rest of the world: $28.1M Worldwide: $94.9M - 17
Mar 29, 2002 US and Canada: $75.6M Rest of the world: $5.1M Worldwide: $80.7M - 18
Sep 13, 2002 US and Canada: $75.8M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $77.1M - 19
Jul 19, 2002 US and Canada: $35.2M Rest of the world: $30.5M Worldwide: $65.7M - 20
Nov 22, 2002 US and Canada: $9.4M Rest of the world: $55.5M Worldwide: $64.8M - 21
Apr 5, 2002 US and Canada: $41.5M Rest of the world: $22.2M Worldwide: $63.8M - 22
Feb 15, 2002 US and Canada: $37.6M Rest of the world: $24.2M Worldwide: $61.7M - 23
Dec 13, 2002 US and Canada: $56.4M Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $57.6M - 24
Apr 19, 2002 US and Canada: $31.9M Rest of the world: $24.8M Worldwide: $56.7M - 25
Oct 25, 2002 US and Canada: $25.9M Rest of the world: $30.4M Worldwide: $56.3M - 26
Jan 25, 2002 US and Canada: $35.7M Rest of the world: $19.6M Worldwide: $55.3M - 27
Jul 19, 2002 US and Canada: $563.7K Rest of the world: $54.1M Worldwide: $54.7M - 28
Feb 22, 2002 US and Canada: $30.3M Rest of the world: $22M Worldwide: $52.3M - 29
Aug 21, 2002 US and Canada: $31.6M Rest of the world: $20.6M Worldwide: $52.2M - 30
Aug 16, 2002 US and Canada: $40.4M Rest of the world: $11.5M Worldwide: $51.8M - 31
May 24, 2002 US and Canada: $40M Rest of the world: $11.8M Worldwide: $51.8M - 32
Jan 25, 2002 US and Canada: $41.3M Rest of the world: $6.2M Worldwide: $47.5M - 33
Sep 20, 2002 US and Canada: $45.3M Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $46.4M - 34
Jan 11, 2002 US and Canada: $41.1M Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $43.3M - 35
Sep 20, 2002 US and Canada: $30.3M Rest of the world: $7.8M Worldwide: $38.1M - 36
Sep 6, 2002 US and Canada: $28.6M Rest of the world: $5.8M Worldwide: $34.4M - 37
Mar 15, 2002 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: $19.8M Worldwide: $33.6M - 38
Jun 19, 2002 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: $29.4M Worldwide: $33.3M - 39
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)Dec 31, 2002 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: $17M Worldwide: $33M
Dec 31, 2002 · English · Biography, Drama, Thriller $33M worldwide - 40
Dec 6, 2002 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $10.3M Worldwide: $32.8M - 41
Feb 15, 2002 US and Canada: $19.1M Rest of the world: $13.2M Worldwide: $32.3M - 42
Aug 9, 2002 US and Canada: $26.2M Rest of the world: $5.6M Worldwide: $31.8M - 43
Feb 22, 2002 US and Canada: $13.9M Rest of the world: $16.9M Worldwide: $30.8M - 44
Nov 27, 2002 US and Canada: $15M Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $30M - 45
Sep 20, 2002 US and Canada: $18.3M Rest of the world: $11.6M Worldwide: $29.9M - 46
Sep 6, 2002 US and Canada: $22.4M Rest of the world: $7.2M Worldwide: $29.7M - 47
Nov 8, 2002 US and Canada: $15.9M Rest of the world: $13.1M Worldwide: $29M - 48
Oct 11, 2002 US and Canada: $27.4M Rest of the world: $952.6K Worldwide: $28.3M - 49
Nov 22, 2002 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $27.7M - 50
Nov 15, 2002 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: $21.3M Worldwide: $27M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2002?
Of the top 10, The Sum of All Fears (2002) earned the biggest share at home (61% in the US & Canada), while The Pianist (2002) made 73% of its gross abroad. Across all 397 films, $2.8B (54%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Signs (2002) $408.2M $228M US & Canada · 56% $180.3M elsewhere · 44%
- 2 Catch Me If You Can (2002) $352.1M $164.6M US & Canada · 47% $187.5M elsewhere · 53%
- 3 8 Mile (2002) $242.9M $116.8M US & Canada · 48% $126.1M elsewhere · 52%
- 4 The Sum of All Fears (2002) $193.9M $118.9M US & Canada · 61% $75M elsewhere · 39%
- 5 Gangs of New York (2002) $193.8M $77.8M US & Canada · 40% $116M elsewhere · 60%
- 6 Road to Perdition (2002) $181M $104.5M US & Canada · 58% $76.5M elsewhere · 42%
- 7 Maid in Manhattan (2002) $154.9M $94M US & Canada · 61% $60.9M elsewhere · 39%
- 8 About a Boy (2002) $130.5M $41.4M US & Canada · 32% $89.2M elsewhere · 68%
- 9 The Pianist (2002) $120.1M $32.6M US & Canada · 27% $87.5M elsewhere · 73%
- 10 Unfaithful (2002) $119.1M $52.8M US & Canada · 44% $66.4M elsewhere · 56%
Gross bands
How Many 2002 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
14 of 397 films crossed $100M and took $2.5B between them, 48% of the total. 316 films, 80% of the list, earned under $10M.
48% 43% 8%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 14 films, 4% of the list $2.5B · 48% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 67 films, 17% of the list $2.3B · 43% of the gross
- Under $10M 316 films, 80% of the list $432.6M · 8% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2002 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $1.3B from 35 films, led by Catch Me If You Can (2002). June was the quietest month ($77.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Mothman Prophecies (2002) $179M The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
- February Feb John Q (2002) $298.4M John Q (2002)
- March Mar 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) $252.2M 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
- April Apr Changing Lanes (2002) $267.9M Changing Lanes (2002)
- May May The Sum of All Fears (2002) $664.8M The Sum of All Fears (2002)
- June Jun The Spanish Apartment (2002) $77.3M The Spanish Apartment (2002)
- July Jul Road to Perdition (2002) $341.1M Road to Perdition (2002)
- August Aug Signs (2002) $671.9M Signs (2002)
- September Sep Barbershop (2002) $361.4M Barbershop (2002)
- October Oct Frida (2002) $271.5M Frida (2002)
- November Nov 8 Mile (2002) $554.8M 8 Mile (2002)
- December Dec Catch Me If You Can (2002) $1.3B Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Last 10 years
How Does 2002 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1997 earned the most: $5.9B from 169 films, led by Titanic (1997). 2002 took $5.2B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 153 films | 153 | $4.7B | – | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M |
| 1994 133 films · −10% | 133 | $4.3B | −10% | The Lion King (1994) $979.2M |
| 1995 166 films · +13% | 166 | $4.8B | +13% | Apollo 13 (1995) $355.2M |
| 1996 170 films · −6% | 170 | $4.5B | −6% | Twister (1996) $494.6M |
| 1997 169 films · +29% | 169 | $5.9B | +29% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 183 films · −17% | 183 | $4.9B | −17% | Saving Private Ryan (1998) $482.4M |
| 1999 192 films · +7% | 192 | $5.2B | +7% | The Sixth Sense (1999) $672.8M |
| 2000 235 films · +11% | 235 | $5.8B | +11% | Gladiator (2000) $465.5M |
| 2001 314 films · −21% | 314 | $4.6B | −21% | Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M |
| 2002 397 films · +14% | 397 | $5.2B | +14% | Signs (2002) $408.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2002?
English-language drama films took $4.2B across 186 films, 81% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language drama films ($172.3M) and French-language drama films ($118.8M).
2002 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $4.2B186 films · #1 Signs (2002)
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Spanish $172.3M36 films · #1 Talk to Her (2002) -
French $118.8M51 films · #1 The Spanish Apartment (2002) -
Japanese $64M12 films · #1 The Cat Returns (2002) -
Korean $60.5M16 films · #1 Jail Breakers (2002) -
Italian $43M9 films · #1 One Last Kiss (2002) -
German $23.3M9 films · #1 Mostly Martha (2002) -
Hindi $20.2M15 films · #1 Devdas (2002) -
Russian $8.7M1 film · #1 Russian Ark (2002) -
Norwegian $5.7M5 films · #1 I Am Dina (2002)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 2002: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 397 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2002?
Signs (2002) leads with $408.2M worldwide, $228M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Catch Me If You Can (2002) at $352.1M and 8 Mile (2002) at $242.9M.
How much did drama movies released in 2002 earn?
397 drama films released in 2002 report a worldwide gross, $5.2B in all, or $13.1M per film on average. 2001 releases took $4.6B.
How many drama movies released in 2002 made $1 billion?
None. 14 films crossed $100 million, led by Signs (2002) with $408.2M.
How is the 2002 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2002. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2002 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.