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Box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–5, 2002

Box Office Week 1, 2002: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jan 1–5

Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5), with $11M worldwide, ahead of Impostor (2002) at $8.7M and D-Tox (2002) at $6.6M. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $28.6M in all, 68% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$28.6M
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002), the #1
$11M
earned in the US & Canada
68%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 1 of 2002?

Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) leads with $11M, 39% of the total. The top 4 together took $28.6M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) movie poster Number 1
    $11M Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002)
    $11M US & Canada · 100% $17.9K elsewhere · <1%
  2. Impostor (2002) movie poster Number 2
    $8.7M Impostor (2002)
    $6.3M US & Canada · 72% $2.4M elsewhere · 28%
  3. D-Tox (2002) movie poster Number 3
    $6.6M D-Tox (2002)
    $79.2K US & Canada · 1% $6.6M elsewhere · 99%
  4. Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2002) movie poster Number 4
    $2.3M Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2002)
    $2.2M US & Canada · 97% $60.3K elsewhere · 3%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 1 of 2002, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5).

  1. 1 Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) movie poster
    Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) 2002 · English · Documentary $11M worldwide
    2002 US and Canada: $11M Rest of the world: $17.9K Worldwide: $11M
  2. 2 Impostor (2002) movie poster
    Impostor (2002) Jan 4, 2002 · English · Action, Sci-Fi $8.7M worldwide
    Jan 4, 2002 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $8.7M
  3. 3 D-Tox (2002) movie poster
    D-Tox (2002) Jan 4, 2002 · English · Thriller, Horror $6.6M worldwide
    Jan 4, 2002 US and Canada: $79.2K Rest of the world: $6.6M Worldwide: $6.6M
  4. 4 Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2002) movie poster
    Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2002) Jan 2, 2002 · English · Documentary $2.3M worldwide
    Jan 2, 2002 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $60.3K Worldwide: $2.3M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 1 of 2002?

Of the top 4, Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while D-Tox (2002) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $19.6M (68%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) $11M
    $11M US & Canada · 100% $17.9K elsewhere · <1%
  2. 2 Impostor (2002) $8.7M
    $6.3M US & Canada · 72% $2.4M elsewhere · 28%
  3. 3 D-Tox (2002) $6.6M
    $79.2K US & Canada · 1% $6.6M elsewhere · 99%
  4. 4 Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2002) $2.3M
    $2.2M US & Canada · 97% $60.3K elsewhere · 3%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 1 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 1 releases took $28.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2001 (Dec 16–22) with $1.5B, led by The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

  1. Week 48, 2001 Wk 48 Nov 25–Dec 1 Behind Enemy Lines (2001) $94.3M Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
  2. Week 49, 2001 Wk 49 Dec 2–8 Ocean's Eleven (2001) $469.6M Ocean's Eleven (2001)
  3. Week 50, 2001 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 Vanilla Sky (2001) $403.6M Vanilla Sky (2001)
  4. Week 51, 2001 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $1.5B The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  5. Week 52, 2001 Wk 52 Dec 23–29 Black Hawk Down (2001) $528.7M Black Hawk Down (2001)
  6. Week 53, 2001 Wk 53 Dec 30–31 The White Sound (2001) $640.2K The White Sound (2001)
  7. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–5 Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) $28.6M Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002)
  8. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 6–12 Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002) $116.6M Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002)
  9. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 13–19 Snow Dogs (2002) $118M Snow Dogs (2002)
Earlier years

How Does Week 1 of 2002 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 1, 2000 earned the most: $339.6M from 3 films, led by The Tony Blair Witch Project (2000). Week 1, 2002 took $28.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 1, 1993 Jan 1–2 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1994 Jan 1 2 films 2 $955.2K – The War Room (1994) $901.7K
Week 1, 1995 Jan 1–7 4 films · +2893% 4 $28.6M +2893% Houseguest (1995) $26.3M
Week 1, 1996 Jan 1–6 3 films · −100% 3 $51.1K −100% Naked Acts (1996) $27.4K
Week 1, 1997 Jan 1–4 1 film · +3% 1 $52.4K +3% The Only Thrill (1997) $52.4K
Week 1, 1998 Jan 1–3 1 film · +85154% 1 $44.7M +85154% Mysteries of Egypt (1998) $44.7M
Week 1, 1999 Jan 1–2 4 films · −100% 4 $139.4K −100% Peppermint (1999) $89.2K
Week 1, 2000 Jan 1 3 films · +243552% 3 $339.6M +243552% The Tony Blair Witch Project (2000) $248.6M
Week 1, 2001 Jan 1–6 6 films · −100% 6 $1.3M −100% Love Me, Love My Money (2001) $607.1K
Week 1, 2002 Jan 1–5 4 films · +2023% 4 $28.6M +2023% Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) $11M
Archive

Box Office in 2002, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2002 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 28–May 4) with $850.6M, led by Spider-Man (2002).

FAQ

Box Office Week 1 of 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5)?

Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) leads with $11M worldwide, $11M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Impostor (2002) at $8.7M and D-Tox (2002) at $6.6M.

How much did movies released in week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5) earn?

4 films released in week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5) report a worldwide gross, $28.6M in all, or $7.1M per film on average.

How many movies released in week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002), earned $11M.

How much of the Week 1, 2002 box office came from the US and Canada?

$19.6M of the $28.6M total, or 68%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 1, 2002 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 week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5). 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 week 1, 2002 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.