#1 of 8 2002 · Comedy, Romance
$199M worldwide · 38% of the chart's total
Two Weeks Notice (2002) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 51 of 2002 (Dec 15–21), with $199M worldwide, ahead of Gangs of New York (2002) at $193.8M and The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) at $60.7M. 8 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $520.1M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 7% on Week 50, 2002, whose releases took $484.1M. By genre, Drama leads with $260.4M across 6 English releases.
#1 of 8 2002 · Comedy, Romance
$199M worldwide · 38% of the chart's total
Two Weeks Notice (2002) leads with $199M, 38% of the total. The top 5 together took $500.8M, 96% of what all 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 51 of 2002 (Dec 15–21).
Dec 20, 2002 US and Canada: $93.4M Rest of the world: $105.7M Worldwide: $199M
Dec 20, 2002 US and Canada: $77.8M Rest of the world: $116M Worldwide: $193.8M
Dec 20, 2002 US and Canada: $40.1M Rest of the world: $20.6M Worldwide: $60.7M
Dec 19, 2002 US and Canada: $13.1M Rest of the world: $10.9M Worldwide: $23.9M
Dec 19, 2002 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: $2.3M Worldwide: $23.4M
Dec 20, 2002 US and Canada: $10.5M Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $12.6M
Dec 20, 2002 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $5.8M
Dec 20, 2002 US and Canada: $267.9K Rest of the world: $601.9K Worldwide: $869.8K Of the top 8, Antwone Fisher (2002) earned the biggest share at home (90% in the US & Canada), while Spider (2002) made 72% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $257.8M (50%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 51 releases took $520.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 22–28) with $521.5M, led by Catch Me If You Can (2002).
Of these 10 years, Week 51, 1997 earned the most: $2.7B from 4 films, led by Titanic (1997). Week 51, 2002 took $520.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 1993 Dec 12–18 6 films | 6 | $649.1M | – | Schindler's List (1993) $322.2M |
| Week 51, 1994 Dec 11–17 4 films · −57% | 4 | $278.1M | −57% | Dumb and Dumber (1994) $247.3M |
| Week 51, 1995 Dec 17–23 6 films · −29% | 6 | $198.8M | −29% | Waiting to Exhale (1995) $81.5M |
| Week 51, 1996 Dec 15–21 7 films · +105% | 7 | $407.5M | +105% | Scream (1996) $173M |
| Week 51, 1997 Dec 14–20 4 films · +572% | 4 | $2.7B | +572% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| Week 51, 1998 Dec 13–19 2 films · −83% | 2 | $469.4M | −83% | You've Got Mail (1998) $250.8M |
| Week 51, 1999 Dec 12–18 7 films · +19% | 7 | $559.3M | +19% | Stuart Little (1999) $300.1M |
| Week 51, 2000 Dec 10–16 6 films · −27% | 6 | $407M | −27% | The Emperor's New Groove (2000) $169.7M |
| Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 8 films · +263% | 8 | $1.5B | +263% | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $888.5M |
| Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 8 films · −65% | 8 | $520.1M | −65% | Two Weeks Notice (2002) $199M |
Drama took $260.4M across 6 films, 50% of the total, ahead of Comedy ($259.7M) and Crime ($230.3M). A film counts once for each of its genres.
53 weeks of 2002 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 28–May 4) with $840.9M, led by Spider-Man (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 8 films as the chart.
Two Weeks Notice (2002) leads with $199M worldwide, $93.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Gangs of New York (2002) at $193.8M and The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) at $60.7M.
8 English-language films released in week 51 of 2002 (Dec 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $520.1M in all, or $65M per film on average. Week 50, 2002 releases took $484.1M.
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Two Weeks Notice (2002) with $199M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 51 of 2002 (Dec 15–21). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
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.