Budgets · 2002

Biggest Budget Movies of 2002: Cost vs Box Office

153 of the 2,674 films released in 2002 have a reported production budget. Die Another Day cost the most at $142M, and earned $432M worldwide. Treasure Planet is next at $140M. The 20 most expensive cost $2B together.

films with a budget: 153
most expensive: $142M
top 20 combined: $2B
median budget: $30M

Cost vs earnings

The 20 Most Expensive Movies of 2002: Budget vs Box Office

Die Another Day cost $142M and earned $432M worldwide (3.0× its budget). 9 of the 20 earned at least 2.5 times their budget, a common rule of thumb for breaking even once marketing and cinema shares are paid; 5 films took less than their budget.

Die Another Day 3.0×
Budget $142M Worldwide $432M
Treasure Planet 0.8×
Budget $140M Worldwide $110M
Men in Black II 3.2×
Budget $140M Worldwide $445.1M
Spider-Man 5.9×
Budget $139M Worldwide $825.8M
Stuart Little 2 1.4×
Budget $120M Worldwide $170M
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 5.7×
Budget $115M Worldwide $653.8M
Windtalkers 0.7×
Budget $115M Worldwide $77.6M
Minority Report 3.5×
Budget $102M Worldwide $358.4M
K-19: The Widowmaker 0.7×
Budget $100M Worldwide $65.7M
Gangs of New York 1.9×
Budget $100M Worldwide $193.8M
Showtime 0.9×
Budget $85M Worldwide $77.9M
Collateral Damage 0.9×
Budget $85M Worldwide $78.4M
Scooby-Doo 3.3×
Budget $84M Worldwide $275.7M
Lilo & Stitch 3.4×
Budget $80M Worldwide $274M
The Time Machine 1.5×
Budget $80M Worldwide $123.7M
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 1.5×
Budget $80M Worldwide $122.6M
Road to Perdition 2.3×
Budget $80M Worldwide $181M
Red Dragon 2.7×
Budget $78M Worldwide $209.2M
We Were Soldiers 1.5×
Budget $75M Worldwide $115.4M
Signs 5.7×
Budget $72M Worldwide $408.2M

Return on budget

Which 2002 Movies Made the Most, and Least, for Their Budget?

Catch Me If You Can earned 6.8× its $52M budget, the best return of any 2002 film that cost $10M or more. At the other end, D-Tox took $6.6M on a $55M budget (0.1×). Worldwide cinema gross only; home video, streaming and marketing are not included.

Biggest hits for their cost

Film	Budget	Worldwide	Return
Catch Me If You Can $52M budget	$52M	$352.1M	6.8×
Ice Age $59M budget	$59M	$383.3M	6.5×
Barbershop $12M budget	$12M	$77.1M	6.4×
Sweet Home Alabama $30M budget	$30M	$180.6M	6.0×
Spider-Man $139M budget	$139M	$825.8M	5.9×
8 Mile $41M budget	$41M	$242.9M	5.9×
Return to Never Land $20M budget	$20M	$115.1M	5.8×
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones $115M budget	$115M	$653.8M	5.7×

Biggest flops for their cost

Film	Budget	Worldwide	Return
D-Tox $55M budget	$55M	$6.6M	0.1×
Death to Smoochy $50M budget	$50M	$8.4M	0.2×
Big Trouble $40M budget	$40M	$8.5M	0.2×
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever $70M budget	$70M	$20.2M	0.3×
Impostor $30M budget	$30M	$8.7M	0.3×
Rollerball $70M budget	$70M	$25.9M	0.4×
Life or Something Like It $40M budget	$40M	$16.9M	0.4×
Trapped $30M budget	$30M	$13.4M	0.4×

Budget spread

How Much Did 2002 Movies Cost to Make?

153 films released in 2002 have a reported budget, 6% of all 2,674. Most cost between $10M and $50M (52%); the median is $30M, and 10 films cost $100M or more.

Under $10M 27 films · 18%
$10M–$50M 79 films · 52%
$50M–$100M 37 films · 24%
$100M–$200M 10 films · 7%

Since 2000

Are Movie Budgets Growing? Top-10 Average by Year

The ten most expensive films of 2002 cost $121.3M on average, rank 25 of 27 years since 2000; 2022 is the peak at $259.5M. Each year links to its own list.

2000 #1: The Perfect Storm
$112.4M
2001 #1: Pearl Harbor
$118.9M
2002 #1: Die Another Day
$121.3M
2003 #1: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
$142.7M
2004 #1: Spider-Man 2
$147.5M
2005 #1: King Kong
$151M
2006 #1: Superman Returns
$169.4M
2007 #1: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
$182.3M
2008 #1: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
$172.5M
2009 #1: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
$196.2M
2010 #1: Tangled
$186M
2011 #1: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
$176.3M
2012 #1: The Dark Knight Rises
$210.4M
2013 #1: Man of Steel
$196.5M
2014 #1: Transformers: Age Of Extinction
$178.1M
2015 #1: Avengers: Age of Ultron
$186.6M
2016 #1: Captain America: Civil War
$194.8M
2017 #1: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
$223.1M
2018 #1: Avengers: Infinity War
$203.1M
2019 #1: Avengers: Endgame
$234.4M
2020 #1: Tenet
$155.5M
2021 #1: Zack Snyder's Justice League
$215M
2022 #1: Avatar: The Way of Water
$259.5M
2023 #1: Fast X
$251.8M
2024 #1: Red One
$200.8M
2025 #1: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
$255.5M
2026 #1: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
$207M

By genre

Which Genres Got the Biggest Budgets in 2002?

Thriller films account for the most spending in 2002: $2.5B across 59 films, $42.7M on average. Action follows with $2.3B. A film with several genres counts in each.

Thriller $2.5B
59 films · $42.7M average
Action $2.3B
39 films · $58.2M average
Comedy $2B
63 films · $31.1M average
Drama $1.9B
73 films · $26.6M average
Adventure $1.9B
33 films · $56.7M average
Crime $1.3B
31 films · $40.4M average
Sci-Fi $1.2B
20 films · $59M average
Romance $1.2B
36 films · $32.6M average
Family $890M
19 films · $46.8M average
Fantasy $794M
13 films · $61.1M average

FAQ

Biggest Budget Movies of 2002: Questions & Answers

Quick answers about what 2002's films cost and earned, from the lists above.

What was the most expensive movie of 2002?

Die Another Day (2002), with a reported production budget of $142M. Treasure Planet is second at $140M.

About Die Another Day

Which 2002 movie made the most money for its budget?

Among 2002 films that cost $10M or more, Catch Me If You Can (2002) earned $352.1M worldwide on a $52M budget, 6.8× what it cost.

What was the biggest box office flop of 2002?

Measured by worldwide gross against budget, D-Tox (2002) took $6.6M on a $55M budget (0.1×), the weakest return of any 2002 film that cost $30M or more.

How much did a 2002 movie cost to make?

The median reported budget of the 153 films released in 2002 with one is $30M. The 20 most expensive cost $2B together, and 10 films cost $100M or more.

Which budgets are counted?

Reported production budgets up to $500M. A budget of $30M or more also needs a box office record, a Metascore or an award nomination, and a budget of $100M or more that earned back less than 15% of it only counts for a widely seen English-language film. These checks filter out budgets stored in another currency. Marketing costs are not included.