#1 of 10 2002 · Drama, Comedy
$130.5M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
About a Boy (2002) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 20 of 2002 (May 12–18), with $130.5M worldwide, ahead of Respiro (2002) at $7.3M and Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves (2002) at $2.7M. 10 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $146.5M in all, 30% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 20% on Week 19, 2002, whose releases took $122.2M. By language, English leads with $131.9M across 3 drama releases.
#1 of 10 2002 · Drama, Comedy
$130.5M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
About a Boy (2002) leads with $130.5M, 89% of the total. The top 5 together took $144.9M, 99% of what all 10 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 20 of 2002 (May 12–18).
May 17, 2002 US and Canada: $41.4M Rest of the world: $89.2M Worldwide: $130.5M
May 18, 2002 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $6.2M Worldwide: $7.3M
May 16, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M
May 17, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M
May 17, 2002 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $211.9K Worldwide: $1.9M
May 17, 2002 US and Canada: $416.9K Rest of the world: $892.4K Worldwide: $1.3M
May 17, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94.3K
May 17, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $88.9K
May 18, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $62.2K
May 18, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16K Of the top 10, Late Marriage (2002) earned the biggest share at home (89% in the US & Canada), while Respiro (2002) made 85% of its gross abroad. Across all 10 films, $44.5M (30%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
1 of 10 films crossed $100M and took $130.5M between them, 89% of the total. 9 films, 90% of the list, earned under $10M.
Week 20 releases took $146.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 22 (May 26–Jun 1) with $197M, led by The Sum of All Fears (2002).
Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2001 earned the most: $214.8M from 4 films, led by Moulin Rouge! (2001). Week 20, 2002 took $146.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 20, 1993 May 9–15 3 films | 3 | $13M | – | Lost in Yonkers (1993) $9.3M |
| Week 20, 1994 May 8–14 5 films · +72% | 5 | $22.3M | +72% | Crooklyn (1994) $13.6M |
| Week 20, 1995 May 14–20 4 films · +102% | 4 | $45M | +102% | Forget Paris (1995) $33.2M |
| Week 20, 1996 May 12–18 3 films · −76% | 3 | $10.8M | −76% | Kolya (1996) $5.8M |
| Week 20, 1997 May 11–17 4 films · +23% | 4 | $13.3M | +23% | Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) $9.9M |
| Week 20, 1998 May 10–16 7 films · +1322% | 7 | $188.5M | +1322% | The Horse Whisperer (1998) $186.9M |
| Week 20, 1999 May 9–15 2 films · −92% | 2 | $15.2M | −92% | Tea with Mussolini (1999) $14.4M |
| Week 20, 2000 May 7–13 6 films · +188% | 6 | $43.8M | +188% | Center Stage (2000) $26.4M |
| Week 20, 2001 May 13–19 4 films · +390% | 4 | $214.8M | +390% | Moulin Rouge! (2001) $184.9M |
| Week 20, 2002 May 12–18 10 films · −32% | 10 | $146.5M | −32% | About a Boy (2002) $130.5M |
English-language drama films took $131.9M across 3 films, 90% of the total, ahead of Italian-language drama films ($7.3M) and French-language drama films ($2.8M).
53 weeks of 2002 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 52 (Dec 22–28) with $588.8M, led by Catch Me If You Can (2002).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 10 films as the chart.
About a Boy (2002) leads with $130.5M worldwide, $41.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Respiro (2002) at $7.3M and Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves (2002) at $2.7M.
10 drama films released in week 20 of 2002 (May 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $146.5M in all, or $14.7M per film on average. Week 19, 2002 releases took $122.2M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by About a Boy (2002) with $130.5M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 20 of 2002 (May 12–18). 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.
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.