#1 of 164 #1 romance movie of 2002
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
2002 · Comedy, Romance
$368.7M worldwide · 12% of the chart's total
$241.4M US & Canada · 65% $127.3M elsewhere · 35%
Romance box office · 2002
Romance Box Office 2002: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 2002, with $368.7M worldwide, ahead of Two Weeks Notice (2002) at $199M and The Scorpion King (2002) at $180.6M. 164 romance films released in 2002 report a worldwide gross, $3.1B in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada. 10 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 21% on 2001, whose releases took $3.9B. By language, English leads with $2.7B across 80 romance releases.
- 2002 releases with a gross
- 164
- combined worldwide
- $3.1B
- films crossed $100M
- 10
- vs 2001
- −21%
#1 of 164 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 2002?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) leads with $368.7M, 12% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.1B, 36% of what all 164 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release of 2002, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 164. 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 Apr 19, 2002 US and Canada: $241.4M Rest of the world: $127.3M Worldwide: $368.7M
- 2 Dec 20, 2002 US and Canada: $93.4M Rest of the world: $105.7M Worldwide: $199M
- 3 Apr 19, 2002 US and Canada: $91M Rest of the world: $89.6M Worldwide: $180.6M
- 4 Sep 27, 2002 US and Canada: $127.2M Rest of the world: $53.4M Worldwide: $180.6M
- 5 Jun 28, 2002 US and Canada: $126.3M Rest of the world: $45M Worldwide: $171.3M
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Dec 13, 2002 US and Canada: $94M Rest of the world: $60.9M Worldwide: $154.9M - 7
May 17, 2002 US and Canada: $41.4M Rest of the world: $89.2M Worldwide: $130.5M - 8
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)May 24, 2002 US and Canada: $73.3M Rest of the world: $49.3M Worldwide: $122.6M
May 24, 2002 · English · Adventure, Romance, Western $122.6M worldwide - 9
May 10, 2002 US and Canada: $52.8M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $119.1M - 10
Nov 5, 2002 US and Canada: $38.2M Rest of the world: $71.9M Worldwide: $110M - 11
Mar 1, 2002 US and Canada: $38M Rest of the world: $57.2M Worldwide: $95.1M - 12
Jun 14, 2002 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $36.7M Worldwide: $77.6M - 13
Apr 12, 2002 US and Canada: $24.7M Rest of the world: $44.6M Worldwide: $69.3M - 14
Feb 15, 2002 US and Canada: $37.6M Rest of the world: $24.2M Worldwide: $61.7M - 15
Dec 13, 2002 US and Canada: $56.4M Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $57.6M - 16
Oct 25, 2002 US and Canada: $25.9M Rest of the world: $30.4M Worldwide: $56.3M - 17
Feb 22, 2002 US and Canada: $30.3M Rest of the world: $22M Worldwide: $52.3M - 18
Aug 16, 2002 US and Canada: $40.4M Rest of the world: $11.5M Worldwide: $51.8M - 19
Jan 25, 2002 US and Canada: $41.3M Rest of the world: $6.2M Worldwide: $47.5M - 20
Apr 5, 2002 US and Canada: $21.3M Rest of the world: $17M Worldwide: $38.3M - 21
Jun 19, 2002 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: $29.4M Worldwide: $33.3M - 22
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 - 23
Feb 22, 2002 US and Canada: $13.9M Rest of the world: $16.9M Worldwide: $30.8M - 24
Nov 27, 2002 US and Canada: $15M Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $30M - 25
Nov 8, 2002 US and Canada: $15.9M Rest of the world: $13.1M Worldwide: $29M - 26
Oct 11, 2002 US and Canada: $27.4M Rest of the world: $952.6K Worldwide: $28.3M - 27
Nov 22, 2002 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $27.7M - 28
Nov 15, 2002 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: $21.3M Worldwide: $27M - 29
Oct 11, 2002 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: $6.8M Worldwide: $24.7M - 30
Dec 12, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.9M - 31
Dec 19, 2002 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: $2.3M Worldwide: $23.4M - 32
Aug 23, 2002 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $20.1M - 33
Oct 11, 2002 US and Canada: $19.2M Rest of the world: $182.6K Worldwide: $19.3M - 34
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)May 22, 2002 US and Canada: $8.4M Rest of the world: $9.6M Worldwide: $18M May 22, 2002 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $18M worldwide - 35
Aug 2, 2002 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $16.7M Worldwide: $17.8M - 36
Apr 26, 2002 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $16.9M - 37
Aug 7, 2002 US and Canada: $14M Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $16.9M - 38
Feb 1, 2002 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: $11M Worldwide: $16.2M - 39
Aug 16, 2002 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $4.7M Worldwide: $14.8M - 40
May 3, 2002 US and Canada: $4.9M Rest of the world: $9.7M Worldwide: $14.6M - 41
Nov 6, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M - 42
Jun 21, 2002 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: $131.9K Worldwide: $13.8M - 43
Oct 11, 2002 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $11.8M - 44
Sep 27, 2002 US and Canada: $6.8M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $10M - 45
Aug 16, 2002 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: $5.7M Worldwide: $9.9M - 46
Nov 14, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8M - 47
Aug 30, 2002 US and Canada: $280K Rest of the world: $9M Worldwide: $9.3M - 48
Sep 20, 2002 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: $5.2M Worldwide: $9.3M - 49
Mar 22, 2002 US and Canada: $624.8K Rest of the world: $8.1M Worldwide: $8.8M - 50
Mar 4, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2002?
Of the top 10, Mr. Deeds (2002) earned the biggest share at home (74% in the US & Canada), while About a Boy (2002) made 68% of its gross abroad. Across all 164 films, $1.6B (54%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $368.7M $241.4M US & Canada · 65% $127.3M elsewhere · 35%
- 2 Two Weeks Notice (2002) $199M $93.4M US & Canada · 47% $105.7M elsewhere · 53%
- 3 The Scorpion King (2002) $180.6M $91M US & Canada · 50% $89.6M elsewhere · 50%
- 4 Sweet Home Alabama (2002) $180.6M $127.2M US & Canada · 70% $53.4M elsewhere · 30%
- 5 Mr. Deeds (2002) $171.3M $126.3M US & Canada · 74% $45M elsewhere · 26%
- 6 Maid in Manhattan (2002) $154.9M $94M US & Canada · 61% $60.9M elsewhere · 39%
- 7 About a Boy (2002) $130.5M $41.4M US & Canada · 32% $89.2M elsewhere · 68%
- 8 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) $122.6M $73.3M US & Canada · 60% $49.3M elsewhere · 40%
- 9 Unfaithful (2002) $119.1M $52.8M US & Canada · 44% $66.4M elsewhere · 56%
- 10 Treasure Planet (2002) $110M $38.2M US & Canada · 35% $71.9M elsewhere · 65%
Gross bands
How Many 2002 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
10 of 164 films crossed $100M and took $1.7B between them, 57% of the total. 120 films, 73% of the list, earned under $10M.
57% 37%
- $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 10 films, 6% of the list $1.7B · 57% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 34 films, 21% of the list $1.1B · 37% of the gross
- Under $10M 120 films, 73% of the list $205.8M · 7% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2002 Earned the Most?
April releases took the most, $693.4M from 15 films, led by My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). July was the quietest month ($44.9M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan A Walk to Remember (2002) $49.5M A Walk to Remember (2002)
- February Feb Crossroads (2002) $170.8M Crossroads (2002)
- March Mar 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) $114.9M 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
- April Apr My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $693.4M My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- May May About a Boy (2002) $425.3M About a Boy (2002)
- June Jun Mr. Deeds (2002) $301.4M Mr. Deeds (2002)
- July Jul Sex and Lucia (2002) $44.9M Sex and Lucia (2002)
- August Aug Blue Crush (2002) $151.5M Blue Crush (2002)
- September Sep Sweet Home Alabama (2002) $209.7M Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- October Oct Frida (2002) $154.5M Frida (2002)
- November Nov Treasure Planet (2002) $249.8M Treasure Planet (2002)
- December Dec Two Weeks Notice (2002) $500.4M Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Last 10 years
How Does 2002 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1997 earned the most: $4.2B from 75 films, led by Titanic (1997). 2002 took $3.1B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 68 films | 68 | $1.8B | – | Indecent Proposal (1993) $266.6M |
| 1994 63 films · +54% | 63 | $2.7B | +54% | Forrest Gump (1994) $678.2M |
| 1995 83 films · −7% | 83 | $2.5B | −7% | Pocahontas (1995) $346.1M |
| 1996 79 films · −10% | 79 | $2.3B | −10% | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) $325.3M |
| 1997 75 films · +84% | 75 | $4.2B | +84% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 83 films · −15% | 83 | $3.6B | −15% | Armageddon (1998) $553.7M |
| 1999 104 films · −13% | 104 | $3.1B | −13% | Notting Hill (1999) $364M |
| 2000 102 films · +4% | 102 | $3.2B | +4% | What Women Want (2000) $374.1M |
| 2001 149 films · +20% | 149 | $3.9B | +20% | Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M |
| 2002 164 films · −21% | 164 | $3.1B | −21% | My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $368.7M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 2002?
English-language romance films took $2.7B across 80 films, 90% of the total, ahead of Korean-language romance films ($69M) and French-language romance films ($59.9M).
2002 Romance Box Office by Language
- English $2.7B80 films · #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
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Korean $69M13 films · #1 Sex Is Zero (2002) -
French $59.9M14 films · #1 The Spanish Apartment (2002) -
Spanish $52.9M11 films · #1 The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) -
Hindi $21.5M13 films · #1 Humraaz (2002) -
Italian $20.9M2 films · #1 One Last Kiss (2002) -
German $13M3 films · #1 Mostly Martha (2002) -
Cantonese $9.1M7 films · #1 My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) -
Dutch $5.9M1 film · #1 Twin Sisters (2002) -
Chinese $4.3M3 films · #1 Lan yu (2002)
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance 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 164 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 2002?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) leads with $368.7M worldwide, $241.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Two Weeks Notice (2002) at $199M and The Scorpion King (2002) at $180.6M.
How much did romance movies released in 2002 earn?
164 romance films released in 2002 report a worldwide gross, $3.1B in all, or $18.7M per film on average. 2001 releases took $3.9B.
How many romance movies released in 2002 made $1 billion?
None. 10 films crossed $100 million, led by My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) with $368.7M.
How is the 2002 romance 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 romance 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.