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Domestic Box Office Performance for R-Rated Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		Genre2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 8 Mile Nov 8, 2002 Universal Drama $114,707,095 19,743,046
2 Black Hawk Down Dec 28, 2001 Sony Pictures Action $108,364,398 18,651,359
3 Road to Perdition Jul 12, 2002 Dreamworks SKG Drama $104,054,514 17,909,555
4 Panic Room Mar 29, 2002 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $95,308,367 16,404,194
5 Red Dragon Oct 4, 2002 Universal Thriller/Suspense $92,955,420 15,999,212
6 Blade 2 Mar 22, 2002 New Line Action $81,676,888 14,057,984
7 We Were Soldiers Mar 1, 2002 Paramount Pictures Drama $78,120,196 13,445,817
8 Insomnia May 24, 2002 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $67,263,182 11,577,140
9 Changing Lanes Apr 12, 2002 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $66,790,248 11,495,740
10 Jackass: The Movie Oct 25, 2002 Paramount Pictures Reality $64,081,188 11,029,464
11 Unfaithful May 8, 2002 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $52,752,475 9,079,600
12 The Royal Tenenbaums Dec 14, 2001 Walt Disney Black Comedy $41,563,435 7,153,775
13 Windtalkers Jun 14, 2002 MGM Action $40,914,068 7,042,008
14 Gosford Park Dec 26, 2001 USA Films Comedy $40,775,720 7,018,196
15 Collateral Damage Feb 8, 2002 Warner Bros. Action $40,048,332 6,893,000
16 Resident Evil Mar 15, 2002 Sony Pictures Horror $39,532,308 6,804,184
17 40 Days and 40 Nights Mar 1, 2002 Miramax Romantic Comedy $37,939,782 6,530,083
18 Gangs of New York Dec 20, 2002 Miramax Drama $34,140,000 5,876,076
19 In the Bedroom Nov 23, 2001 Miramax Drama $33,549,209 5,774,391
20 Friday After Next Nov 22, 2002 New Line Comedy $32,220,690 5,545,730
21 Murder by Numbers Apr 19, 2002 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $31,874,869 5,486,208
22 Vanilla Sky Dec 14, 2001 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $31,857,858 5,483,280
23 One Hour Photo Aug 21, 2002 Fox Searchlight Thriller/Suspense $31,585,655 5,436,429
24 Monster's Ball Dec 26, 2001 Lionsgate Drama $31,056,370 5,345,330
25 Queen of the Damned Feb 22, 2002 Warner Bros. Horror $30,307,804 5,216,490
26 The Banger Sisters Sep 20, 2002 20th Century Fox Comedy $30,306,281 5,216,227
27 Halloween: Resurrection Jul 12, 2002 Miramax/Dimension Horror $30,259,652 5,208,202
28 Ghost Ship Oct 25, 2002 Warner Bros. Horror $29,615,761 5,097,377
29 Analyze That Dec 6, 2002 Warner Bros. Comedy $27,862,354 4,795,586
30 Blood Work Aug 9, 2002 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $26,199,517 4,509,383
31 All About the Benjamins Mar 8, 2002 New Line Comedy $25,482,931 4,386,047
32 The Sweetest Thing Jan 1, 2002 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $24,430,272 4,204,866
33 City by the Sea Sep 6, 2002 Warner Bros. Drama $22,433,915 3,861,259
34 Ali Dec 25, 2001 Sony Pictures Drama $21,558,966 3,710,665
35 National Lampoon’s Van Wild… Apr 5, 2002 Artisan Comedy $21,005,329 3,615,375
36 Frida Oct 25, 2002 Miramax Drama $20,305,922 3,494,995
37 Martin Lawrence Live: RunTe… Aug 2, 2002 Paramount Pictures Concert/Perfor… $19,184,820 3,302,034
38 Hart's War Feb 15, 2002 MGM Drama $19,076,815 3,283,445
39 Super Troopers Feb 15, 2002 Fox Searchlight Comedy $18,492,362 3,182,851
40 Punch-Drunk Love Oct 11, 2002 Sony Pictures Comedy $17,791,031 3,062,140
41 Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie… Nov 2, 2001 Miramax Romantic Comedy $17,460,919 3,005,322
42 Bowling for Columbine Oct 11, 2002 MGM Documentary $15,203,743 2,616,823
43 Empire Dec 6, 2002 Universal Drama $15,170,025 2,611,020
44 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Sep 20, 2002 Warner Bros. Action $14,294,842 2,460,386
45 The Good Girl Aug 7, 2002 Fox Searchlight Drama $14,018,296 2,412,788
46 Monsoon Wedding Feb 22, 2002 USA Films Comedy $13,876,974 2,388,464
47 Y Tu Mamá También Mar 15, 2002 IFC Films Drama $13,649,881 2,349,377
48 FearDotCom Aug 30, 2002 Warner Bros. Horror $13,208,023 2,273,326
49 Frailty Apr 12, 2002 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $13,110,448 2,256,531
50 Jason X Apr 26, 2002 New Line Horror $12,610,731 2,170,522
51 Undisputed Aug 23, 2002 Miramax Drama $12,398,628 2,134,015
52 Knockaround Guys Oct 11, 2002 New Line Drama $11,660,180 2,006,916
53 How High Dec 21, 2001 Universal Comedy $11,478,990 1,975,730
54 Le pacte des loups Jun 1, 2001 Universal Action $10,928,863 1,881,044
55 Sorority Boys Mar 22, 2002 Walt Disney Comedy $10,198,766 1,755,381
56 The Shipping News Dec 25, 2001 Miramax Drama $8,609,268 1,481,802
57 Death to Smoochy Mar 29, 2002 Warner Bros. Black Comedy $8,355,815 1,438,178
58 Kissing Jessica Stein Mar 13, 2002 Fox Searchlight Romantic Comedy $7,025,722 1,209,246
59 Trapped Sep 20, 2002 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $6,916,869 1,190,511
60 Femme Fatale Nov 6, 2002 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $6,592,103 1,134,613
61 The Rules of Attraction Oct 11, 2002 Lionsgate Black Comedy $6,525,762 1,123,195
62 Deuces Wild May 3, 2002 MGM Drama $6,044,618 1,040,382
63 Not Another Teen Movie Dec 14, 2001 Sony Pictures Comedy $5,865,039 1,009,473
64 Iris Dec 14, 2001 Miramax Drama $5,525,747 951,075
65 Formula 51 Oct 18, 2002 Screen Media Films Action $5,204,007 895,698
66 Birthday Girl Feb 1, 2002 Miramax Thriller/Suspense $4,919,896 846,798
67 Slackers Feb 1, 2002 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $4,814,244 828,613
68 Igby Goes Down Sep 13, 2002 MGM Comedy $4,681,503 805,766
69 Italian for Beginners Jan 18, 2002 Miramax Romantic Comedy $4,447,186 765,436
70 Enigma Apr 19, 2002 Miramax Thriller/Suspense $4,298,329 739,816
71 El crimen de padre Amaro Nov 15, 2002 Goldwyn Entertain… Drama $4,262,754 733,693
72 Men with Brooms Mar 8, 2002 Artisan Comedy $4,239,767 729,736
73 Lovely and Amazing Jun 28, 2002 Lionsgate Drama $4,210,379 724,678
74 Lantana Dec 14, 2001 Lionsgate Drama $4,144,388 713,320
75 Adaptation Dec 6, 2002 Sony Pictures Comedy $4,074,984 701,374
76 Secretary Sep 20, 2002 Lionsgate Drama $3,836,339 660,299
77 The Fast Runner May 10, 2002 Lot 47 Films Adventure $3,764,087 647,864
78 Thirteen Conversations Abou… May 24, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $3,287,435 565,824
79 American Adobo Jan 25, 2002 Outrider Pictures Romantic Comedy $3,094,699 532,650
80 8 femmes Sep 20, 2002 Focus Features Musical $3,076,425 529,505
81 Paid in Full Oct 25, 2002 Rat Entertainment Drama $3,042,188 523,612
82 Comedian Oct 11, 2002 Miramax Documentary $2,744,253 472,333
83 Sex and Lucia Jul 12, 2002 Palm Pictures Drama $2,628,241 452,365
84 About Schmidt Dec 13, 2002 New Line Drama $2,572,811 442,825
85 Full Frontal Aug 2, 2002 Miramax Comedy $2,512,846 432,504
86 Last Orders Feb 15, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $2,326,407 400,414
87 State Property Jan 18, 2002 Lionsgate Action $2,099,719 361,397
88 Auto Focus Oct 18, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $1,983,501 341,394
89 The Piano Teacher Mar 29, 2002 Kino International Drama $1,900,282 327,071
90 Harrison's Flowers Mar 15, 2002 Universal Drama $1,843,570 317,310
91 The Dangerous Lives of Alta… Jun 14, 2002 ThinkFilm Drama $1,779,284 306,245
92 Mulholland Drive Oct 8, 2001 Universal Thriller/Suspense $1,611,535 277,373
93 Ararat Nov 15, 2002 Miramax Drama $1,459,463 251,198
94 The Kid Stays in the Picture Jul 26, 2002 Focus Features Documentary $1,434,436 246,891
95 Spy Game Nov 21, 2001 Universal Action $1,384,775 238,343
96 The Man from Elysian Fields Sep 27, 2002 Samuel Goldwyn Films Comedy $1,362,522 234,513
97 Read My Lips Jul 5, 2002 Magnolia Pictures Drama $1,359,133 233,930
98 Hable con ella Nov 22, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $1,338,550 230,387
99 Nueve Reinas Apr 19, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $1,222,889 210,480
100 Roger Dodger Oct 25, 2002 Artisan Black Comedy $1,195,680 205,797
101 Equilibrium Dec 6, 2002 Miramax/Dimension Action $1,190,018 204,822
102 24 Hour Party People Aug 9, 2002 MGM Drama $1,169,030 201,210
103 Crush Jan 1, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Romantic Comedy $1,081,130 186,081
104 My Wife is an Actress (Ma F… Jul 12, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $1,054,763 181,543
105 The Last Kiss Aug 16, 2002 ThinkFilm Drama $1,048,950 180,542
106 The Son's Room Jan 25, 2002 Miramax Drama $1,014,416 174,598
107 Storytelling Jan 25, 2002 Fine Line Drama $912,442 157,047
108 Pandora’s Box Aug 9, 2002 Kino International Thriller/Suspense $880,962 151,629
109 No Man's Land Dec 7, 2001 MGM Drama $824,950 141,988
110 Sordid Lives May 11, 2001 Regent Releasing Comedy $815,887 140,428
111 Kaante Dec 20, 2002 Media Partners Drama $813,494 140,016
112 Heaven Oct 4, 2002 Miramax Thriller/Suspense $774,317 133,273
113 Bloody Sunday Oct 4, 2002 Paramount Vantage Drama $756,424 130,193
114 Human Nature Apr 12, 2002 Fine Line Comedy $705,308 121,396
115 The Salton Sea Apr 26, 2002 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $676,698 116,471
116 Savage Messiah Apr 26, 2002 Christal Films Drama $666,850 114,776
117 The Debut Mar 16, 2001 Menemsha Entertai… Comedy $664,564 114,383
118 The Man Who Wasn't There Oct 31, 2001 USA Films Drama $634,024 109,126
119 Son of the Bride Mar 22, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $624,153 107,427
120 Personal Velocity Nov 22, 2002 MGM Drama $623,323 107,285
121 Swept Away Oct 11, 2002 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $598,645 103,037
122 Below Oct 11, 2002 Miramax/Dimension Horror $589,424 101,450
123 Forgive Me Father Jan 26, 2001 Myriad Entertainm… Drama $559,622 96,320
124 The Grey Zone Oct 18, 2002 $507,443 87,340
125 CQ May 24, 2002 MGM $411,034 70,746
126 The Believer May 17, 2002 Sony Pictures Drama $406,035 69,886
127 The Fluffer Nov 16, 2001 TLA Releasing Drama $401,741 69,146
128 Scotland, PA Feb 8, 2002 Comedy $384,098 66,110
129 The Devil's Backbone Nov 21, 2001 Sony Pictures Cla… Horror $373,377 64,265
130 25th Hour Dec 19, 2002 Walt Disney Drama $357,208 61,482
131 Waking Life Oct 19, 2001 Fox Searchlight Drama $352,215 60,622
132 The Quiet American Nov 22, 2002 Miramax Drama $343,736 59,163
133 Welcome to Collinwood Oct 4, 2002 Warner Bros. Comedy $333,976 57,483
134 The Business of Strangers Dec 7, 2001 IFC Films Drama $332,153 57,169
135 Elling May 29, 2002 Comedy $313,436 53,948
136 Never Again Jul 12, 2002 Romantic Comedy $307,631 52,949
137 Pumpkin Jun 28, 2002 MGM Comedy $305,690 52,614
138 Me Without You Jul 5, 2002 $301,175 51,837
139 The Château Aug 9, 2002 IFC Films Comedy $301,175 51,837
140 Scratch Feb 15, 2002 Documentary $289,885 49,894
141 Mad Love Aug 30, 2002 Drama $279,605 48,125
142 Piñero Dec 14, 2001 Miramax Drama $263,523 45,357
143 Waking Up in Reno Oct 25, 2002 Miramax Romantic Comedy $261,603 45,026
144 Porn Star: The Legend of Ro… Nov 30, 2001 Documentary $255,782 44,024
145 Who is Cletis Tout? Jul 26, 2002 $252,227 43,413
146 Skins Sep 27, 2002 First Look Drama $238,987 41,134
147 Dark Blue World Dec 28, 2001 $238,674 41,080
148 Narc Dec 20, 2002 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $185,605 31,946
149 The Independent Nov 30, 2001 $184,022 31,673
150 Confessions of a Dangerous … Dec 31, 2002 Miramax Drama $173,856 29,923
151 Happenstance Nov 2, 2001 $169,107 29,106
152 Swimming Apr 5, 2002 Drama $161,483 27,794
153 Cherish Jun 7, 2002 Fine Line Comedy $160,268 27,585
154 All or Nothing Oct 25, 2002 MGM Drama $153,063 26,345
155 Dahmer Jun 21, 2002 Drama $144,008 24,786
156 The Pianist Dec 27, 2002 Focus Features Drama $143,197 24,647
157 Das Experiment Sep 18, 2002 $141,072 24,281
158 American Chai Apr 5, 2002 Magic Lamp Comedy $125,996 21,686
159 Amy's Orgasm Aug 23, 2002 Magic Lamp Romantic Comedy $119,664 20,596
160 Intimacy Oct 19, 2001 Empire Pictures Drama $113,946 19,612
161 Innocence Aug 17, 2001 IDP Distribution Drama $113,668 19,564
162 Lan Yu Jul 12, 2002 $112,038 19,284
163 The Wash Nov 14, 2001 Lionsgate Comedy $108,155 18,615
164 The Weight of Water Nov 1, 2002 $102,622 17,663
165 Big Bad Love Feb 22, 2002 IFC Films Drama $100,420 17,284
166 Wendigo Mar 1, 2002 $99,958 17,204
167 Ghost World Jul 20, 2001 MGM Black Comedy $98,763 16,999
168 Shiri Feb 8, 2002 Drama $97,152 16,722
169 World Traveler Apr 19, 2002 $97,000 16,695
170 Donnie Darko Oct 26, 2001 Newmarket Films Drama $96,757 16,654
171 Mean Machine Feb 22, 2002 Drama $92,723 15,959
172 From Hell Oct 19, 2001 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $91,164 15,691
173 Wasabi Sep 27, 2002 Sony Pictures $81,525 14,032
174 Sidewalks of New York Nov 21, 2001 Paramount Vantage Comedy $80,053 13,778
175 Second Skin Nov 23, 2001 $77,864 13,402
176 Don’t Say a Word Sep 28, 2001 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $73,280 12,613
177 Snipes Sep 4, 2002 Action $66,339 11,418
178 Just a Kiss Sep 27, 2002 $64,197 11,049
179 No Such Thing Mar 29, 2002 MGM $60,006 10,328
180 Chelsea Walls Apr 19, 2002 Lionsgate Drama $59,675 10,271
181 Harvard Man May 17, 2002 Drama $56,653 9,751
182 Ciao America Sep 20, 2002 Drama $54,965 9,460
183 Biggie and Tupac Sep 27, 2002 Roxie Releasing Documentary $54,834 9,438
184 Novocaine Nov 16, 2001 Artisan Comedy $51,265 8,824
185 How to Kill Your Neighbor's… Feb 22, 2002 $48,564 8,359
186 Interview with the Assassin Nov 15, 2002 Thriller/Suspense $47,329 8,146
187 Astoria Apr 5, 2002 Distributor Unknown Drama $44,025 7,577
188 Love Liza Dec 30, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $36,462 6,275
189 Intacto Dec 13, 2002 Drama $35,997 6,196
190 Morvern Callar Dec 20, 2002 Drama $35,322 6,080
191 Gangster No. 1 Jun 14, 2002 IFC Films Thriller/Suspense $30,915 5,321
192 Max Dec 27, 2002 Lionsgate Drama $30,157 5,191
193 New Best Friend Apr 12, 2002 Sony Pictures $28,658 4,933
194 Teddy Bears' Picnic Mar 29, 2002 $28,043 4,827
195 Together May 10, 2001 IFC Films Comedy $28,022 4,823
196 For Da Love of Money Apr 12, 2002 $27,500 4,733
197 Gabriela Mar 16, 2001 Power Point Films Drama $27,237 4,688
198 Crazy as Hell Sep 27, 2002 $20,710 3,565
199 Master of the Flying Guillo… May 24, 2002 Action $20,665 3,557
200 Dinner Rush Sep 28, 2001 Access Motion Pic… Drama $19,751 3,399
201 Scarlet Diva Aug 9, 2002 Drama $18,062 3,109
202 Sonny Dec 27, 2002 Drama $17,639 3,036
203 Love and a Bullet Aug 30, 2002 Sony Pictures $16,853 2,901
204 Night at the Golden Eagle Apr 26, 2002 $16,241 2,795
205 The Affair of the Necklace Nov 30, 2001 Warner Bros. Drama $15,750 2,711
206 Maelstrom Sep 15, 2000 Alliance Atlantis $15,595 2,684
207 Vulgar Apr 26, 2002 Black Comedy $14,904 2,565
208 30 Years to Life Jun 7, 2002 Comedy $12,732 2,191
209 Bobby G. Can't Swim Jun 21, 2002 Drama $10,575 1,820
210 Mule Skinner Blues Apr 12, 2002 $10,106 1,739
211 The Next Big Thing May 29, 2002 Comedy $9,763 1,680
212 Our Lady of the Assassins Sep 7, 2001 Paramount Vantage Drama $8,788 1,513
213 Pipe Dream Oct 4, 2002 $7,998 1,377
214 What to Do in Case of Fire Jul 19, 2002 Sony Pictures $7,874 1,355
215 Joy Ride Oct 5, 2001 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $7,021 1,208
216 Smokers Only Dec 20, 2002 Drama $6,957 1,197
217 The Dogwalker Sep 13, 2002 Outrider Pictures $6,751 1,162
218 Love in the Time of Money Nov 1, 2002 $6,259 1,077
219 The Phantom of Liberty Nov 8, 2002 Comedy $6,172 1,062
220 My First Mister Oct 12, 2001 Paramount Vantage Drama $5,971 1,028
221 Russian Doll Jun 15, 2001 $4,077 702
222 Outta Time Apr 12, 2002 Action $4,052 697
223 Final Dec 7, 2001 $3,951 680
224 The Last Man Feb 15, 2002 Comedy $3,908 673
225 Food of Love Oct 25, 2002 $3,692 635
226 Bangkok Dangerous Oct 19, 2001 First Look Action $3,624 624
227 Ash Wednesday Oct 11, 2002 Focus Features Drama $2,942 506
228 Zig Zag Jun 21, 2002 $1,649 284
229 Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler Jun 21, 2002 Outrider Pictures $1,583 272
230 Blackwoods May 10, 2002 ThinkFilm Thriller/Suspense $1,500 258
231 ‘R Xmas Nov 8, 2002 Pathfinder Drama $850 146
232 The Jimmy Show Dec 13, 2002 $703 121
Total Gross of All Movies$2,173,556,823
Total Tickets Sold374,106,162

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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