The top grossing films of 2002
| Movie | Studio | Date opened | Gross so far (millions) |
| Spider-man | Sony | 5/3 | $406 |
| Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Fox | 5/16 | $307 |
| Signs | BV | 8/2 | $226 |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | New Line | 7/26 | $213 |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding | IFC films | 4/19 | $200 |
| Men in Black II | Sony | 7/3 | $192 |
| Ice Age | Fox | 3/15 | $176 |
| Scooby-doo | Warners | 6/14 | $153 |
| Lilo & Stitch | Buena Vista | 6/21 | $146 |
| XXX | Sony | 8/9 | $141 |
Bombed at the box office
This year, Hollywood's billion-dollar men saved the world, but couldn't rescue their films' profits.
In "Dragonfly," Kevin Costner played a grieving doctor whose dead wife tries to contact him through ill patients. The film made just half its $60 million budget in US ticket sales.
Fans didn't exactly make Clint Eastwood's day. "Blood Work" took in a mere $26 million in US ticket sales.
Harrison Ford played a Russian sub captain in "K:19 The Widowmaker," but couldn't stop his film from sinking at the box office. With a $100 million budget, it made just $35 million in the US.
"The Adventures of Pluto Nash," starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub, wins this year's "Waterworld" award. The film had a budget of $100 million - but made only $5 million in the US box office. This fall, his remake of 1960s TV show "I Spy" performed better at the box office - but not by much.
In "Hart's War," Bruce Willis played a lieutenant imprisoned at a German POW camp. The $70 million film got caught in the World War II fatigue that led to disappointing box office of just $19 million in the US.
"Windtalkers," starring Nicholas Cage, suffered the same problem. The film, about US marines assigned to protect Navajo codemakers, garnered just $40.9 million in the US, despite a $115 million budget.
Source: International Movie Database