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Domestic Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 Road to Perdition Jul 12, 2002 Drama R $104,054,514 17,909,555
2 Red Dragon Oct 4, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $92,955,420 15,999,212
3 The Count of Monte Cristo Jan 25, 2002 Adventure PG-13 $54,228,104 9,333,581
4 Windtalkers Jun 14, 2002 Action R $40,914,068 7,042,008
5 Gosford Park Dec 26, 2001 Comedy R $40,775,720 7,018,196
6 Gangs of New York Dec 20, 2002 Drama R $34,140,000 5,876,076
7 Hart's War Feb 15, 2002 Drama R $19,076,815 3,283,445
8 The Four Feathers Sep 20, 2002 Drama PG-13 $18,306,166 3,150,803
9 The Emperor's Club Nov 22, 2002 Drama PG-13 $13,624,810 2,345,062
10 Le pacte des loups Jan 11, 2002 Action R $10,928,863 1,881,044
11 The Majestic Dec 21, 2001 Drama PG $10,421,042 1,793,639
12 Far From Heaven Nov 8, 2002 Drama PG-13 $10,048,405 1,729,502
13 The Importance of Being Ear… May 22, 2002 Comedy PG $8,378,141 1,442,021
14 Behind Enemy Lines Nov 30, 2001 Action PG-13 $7,832,257 1,348,065
15 Deuces Wild May 3, 2002 Drama R $6,044,618 1,040,382
16 Enigma Apr 19, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $4,298,329 739,816
17 El crimen de padre Amaro Nov 15, 2002 Drama R $4,262,754 733,693
18 The Fast Runner May 10, 2002 Adventure R $3,764,087 647,864
19 The Cat's Meow Apr 12, 2002 Drama PG-13 $3,176,936 546,805
20 Paid in Full Oct 25, 2002 Drama R $3,042,188 523,612
21 Chicago Dec 27, 2002 Musical PG-13 $2,074,929 357,131
22 Seraphin un Homme et Son Nov 29, 2002 Drama Not Rated $1,691,000 291,050
23 China: The Panda Adventure Jul 27, 2001 Drama Not Rated $1,271,938 218,922
24 No Man's Land Dec 7, 2001 Drama R $824,950 141,988
25 The Emperor's New Clothes Jun 14, 2002 Drama PG $655,822 112,878
26 The Man Who Wasn't There Oct 31, 2001 Drama R $634,024 109,126
27 Charlotte Gray Dec 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $595,334 102,467
28 Below Oct 11, 2002 Horror R $589,424 101,450
29 The Devil's Backbone Nov 21, 2001 Horror R $373,377 64,265
30 The Quiet American Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $343,736 59,163
31 Moulin Rouge May 18, 2001 Musical PG-13 $341,447 58,769
32 The Hours Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG-13 $338,622 58,283
33 Mad Love Aug 30, 2002 Drama R $279,605 48,125
34 Seven Samurai (七人の侍) Nov 19, 1956 Action Not Rated $181,564 31,250
35 The Cherry Orchard Feb 22, 2002 Drama Not Rated $131,188 22,580
36 Russkiy kovcheg Dec 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $124,957 21,507
37 Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef Nov 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $92,215 15,872
38 From Hell Oct 19, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $91,164 15,691
39 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $65,030 11,193
40 Plata quemada Oct 19, 2001 Drama Not Rated $49,316 8,488
41 Nicholas Nickleby Dec 27, 2002 Drama PG $42,864 7,378
42 Gangster No. 1 Jun 14, 2002 Thriller/Suspense R $30,915 5,321
43 Max Dec 27, 2002 Drama R $30,157 5,191
44 The Affair of the Necklace Nov 30, 2001 Drama R $15,750 2,711
45 Sia, The Dream of the Python May 24, 2002 Drama Not Rated $4,662 802
46 Caravaggio Apr 16, 2002 Drama Not Rated $3,151 542
Total Gross of All Movies$501,150,378
Total Tickets Sold86,256,524

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2002. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2002. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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