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May 2002 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing May Releases, Page 2

Spider-Man (2002) is the highest-grossing movie released in May 2002, with $825.8M worldwide, ahead of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) at $653.8M and The Sum of All Fears (2002) at $193.9M. 71 films released in May 2002 report a worldwide gross, $2.4B in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. 7 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 105% on April 2002, whose releases took $1.2B. By genre, Action leads with $1.7B across 11 releases.

May 2002 releases with a gross
71
combined worldwide
$2.4B
films crossed $100M
7
vs April 2002
+105%
Spider-Man (2002) movie poster #1 of 71
#1 movie of May 2002

Spider-Man (2002)

2002 · Action, Adventure

$825.8M worldwide · 34% of the chart's total

$407.8M US & Canada · 49% $418M elsewhere · 51%
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Every Release of May 2002, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 71 of 71. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in May 2002.

  1. 51 Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard (2002) movie poster
    Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard (2002) May 17, 2002 · French · Drama $88.9K worldwide
    May 17, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $88.9K
  2. 52 Angel on the Right (2002) movie poster
    Angel on the Right (2002) May 24, 2002 · Tajik · Comedy, Drama $85K worldwide
    May 24, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $85K
  3. 53 Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) movie poster
    Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) May 29, 2002 · English · Biography $63.4K worldwide
    May 29, 2002 US and Canada: $56K Rest of the world: $7.4K Worldwide: $63.4K
  4. 54 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) movie poster
    Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) May 18, 2002 · English · Documentary, Drama $62.2K worldwide
    May 18, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $62.2K
  5. 55 Waiting for Happiness (2002) movie poster
    Waiting for Happiness (2002) May 19, 2002 · French · Drama $53K worldwide
    May 19, 2002 US and Canada: $7.4K Rest of the world: $45.6K Worldwide: $53K
  6. 56 Devil Face, Angel Heart (2002) movie poster
    Devil Face, Angel Heart (2002) May 9, 2002 · Cantonese · Thriller, Action $45.8K worldwide
    May 9, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.8K
  7. 57 The Third Wheel (2002) movie poster
    The Third Wheel (2002) May 31, 2002 · English · Comedy, Romance $44.9K worldwide
    May 31, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.9K
  8. 58 Shipwrecked on Route D17 (2002) movie poster
    Shipwrecked on Route D17 (2002) May 29, 2002 · French · Comedy $35.5K worldwide
    May 29, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.5K
  9. 59 No sabe, no contesta (2002) movie poster
    No sabe, no contesta (2002) May 26, 2002 · Spanish · Comedy, Drama $32.4K worldwide
    May 26, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.4K
  10. 60 Women in the Mirror (2002) movie poster
    Women in the Mirror (2002) May 23, 2002 · Japanese · Drama $24.8K worldwide
    May 23, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.8K
  11. 61 ABC Africa (2002) movie poster
    ABC Africa (2002) May 3, 2002 · English · Documentary $22.9K worldwide
    May 3, 2002 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: $13.8K Worldwide: $22.9K
  12. 62 Sia, the Dream of the Python (2002) movie poster
    Sia, the Dream of the Python (2002) May 24, 2002 · Drama $19.8K worldwide
    May 24, 2002 US and Canada: $4.7K Rest of the world: $15.2K Worldwide: $19.8K
  13. 63 A Piece of Sky (2002) movie poster
    A Piece of Sky (2002) May 1, 2002 · French · Drama $18.2K worldwide
    May 1, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.2K
  14. 64 The Last Letter (2002) movie poster
    The Last Letter (2002) May 21, 2002 · French · Drama $16.9K worldwide
    May 21, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.9K
  15. 65 Terra incognita (2002) movie poster
    Terra incognita (2002) May 18, 2002 · French · Drama, Comedy $16K worldwide
    May 18, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16K
  16. 66 The Wisher (2002) movie poster
    The Wisher (2002) May 31, 2002 · English · Horror $15.4K worldwide
    May 31, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4K
  17. 67 The Next Big Thing (2002) movie poster
    The Next Big Thing (2002) May 29, 2002 · English · Drama, Comedy $14.6K worldwide
    May 29, 2002 US and Canada: $14.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.6K
  18. 68 Master of the Flying Guillotine (re-release) (2002) movie poster
    Master of the Flying Guillotine (re-release) (2002) May 24, 2002 · Chinese · Action, Fantasy $6.6K worldwide
    May 24, 2002 US and Canada: $6.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.6K
  19. 69 Hotel Descanso (2002) movie poster
    Hotel Descanso (2002) May 30, 2002 · Spanish · Comedy $4K worldwide
    May 30, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4K
  20. 70 Blackwoods (2002) movie poster
    Blackwoods (2002) May 10, 2002 · English · Drama, Thriller $1.5K worldwide
    May 10, 2002 US and Canada: $1.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.5K
  21. 71 Occident (2002) movie poster
    Occident (2002) May 23, 2002 · Romanian · Romance, Comedy $533 worldwide
    May 23, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $533
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Box Office in 2002, Month by Month

The months of 2002 with their totals: May leads with $2.4B, led by Spider-Man (2002).