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Box Office Performance for Based on Play Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Apr 19, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG $227,898,505 39,225,216
2 Peter Pan: Return to Neverland Feb 15, 2002 Adventure G $48,430,258 8,335,672
3 The Importance of Being Ear… May 22, 2002 Comedy PG $8,378,141 1,442,020
4 Kissing Jessica Stein Mar 13, 2002 Romantic Comedy R $7,025,722 1,209,246
5 Real Women Have Curves Oct 18, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $5,361,548 922,813
6 Lantana Dec 14, 2001 Drama R $4,075,445 701,453
7 The Cat's Meow Apr 12, 2002 Drama PG-13 $3,176,936 546,804
8 8 femmes Sep 20, 2002 Musical R $3,076,425 529,505
9 Sordid Lives May 11, 2001 Comedy R $815,887 140,428
10 The Triumph of Love Apr 17, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $446,942 76,926
11 Mad Love Aug 30, 2002 Drama R $279,605 48,124
12 The Cherry Orchard Feb 22, 2002 Drama Not Rated $131,188 22,579
13 Chelsea Walls Apr 19, 2002 Drama R $59,675 10,271
14 Lucky Break Apr 5, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $54,606 9,398
15 Agni Varsha Aug 30, 2002 Drama Not Rated $25,049 4,311
16 Sia, The Dream of the Python May 24, 2002 Drama Not Rated $4,662 802
Total Gross of All Movies$309,240,594
Total Tickets Sold53,225,568

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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