List of 2002 box office number-one films in the United States
This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2002.

List of 2002 box office number-one films in the United States

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Table Section Text: This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2002.

#	Date	Film	Gross	Notes

1	January 6, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$23,006,447

2	January 13, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$16,201,260	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring became the first film since How the Grinch Stole Christmas to top the box office for four consecutive weekends.

3	January 20, 2002	Black Hawk Down	$28,611,736	Black Hawk Down broke Save the Last Dance's record ($23.4 mil) for the highest Martin Luther King weekend debut.

4	January 27, 2002	Black Hawk Down	$17,012,268

5	February 3, 2002	Black Hawk Down	$11,112,555

6	February 10, 2002	Collateral Damage	$15,058,432

7	February 17, 2002	John Q.	$20,275,194	John Q. broke The Wedding Singer's record ($18.9 mil) for the highest President's Day weekend debut.

8	February 24, 2002	Queen of the Damned	$14,757,535

9	March 3, 2002	We Were Soldiers	$20,212,543

10	March 10, 2002	The Time Machine	$22,610,437

11	March 17, 2002	Ice Age	$46,312,454	Ice Age broke Liar Liar's record ($31.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in March and for the highest weekend debut for a spring release.

12	March 24, 2002	Blade II	$32,528,016

13	March 31, 2002	Panic Room	$30,056,751

14	April 7, 2002	Panic Room	$18,244,157

15	April 14, 2002	Changing Lanes	$17,128,062

16	April 21, 2002	The Scorpion King	$36,075,875	The Scorpion King broke The Matrix's record ($27.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut in April.

17	April 28, 2002	The Scorpion King	$18,038,270

18	May 5, 2002	Spider-Man	$114,844,116	Spider-Man's $39.4 million opening day gross broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's record ($32.3 mil) for the highest single-day tally of all-time.

19	May 12, 2002	Spider-Man	$71,417,527	Spider-Man broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's record ($57.5 mil) for the highest second weekend gross.

20	May 19, 2002	Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones	$80,027,814	In second place, Spider-Man broke Titanic's record ($33.3 mil) for the highest third weekend gross.

21	May 26, 2002	Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones	$47,880,532

22	June 2, 2002	The Sum of All Fears	$31,178,526

23	June 9, 2002	The Sum of All Fears	$19,230,111

24	June 16, 2002	Scooby-Doo	$54,155,312

25	June 23, 2002	Minority Report	$35,677,125	In second place, Lilo & Stitch's $35.2 million opening weekend broke Unbreakable's record ($30.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film that did not open in first place.

26	June 30, 2002	Mr. Deeds	$37,162,787

27	July 7, 2002	Men in Black II	$52,148,751	Men in Black II broke Men in Black's record ($51.1 mil) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut.

28	July 14, 2002	Men in Black II	$24,410,311

29	July 21, 2002	Road to Perdition	$15,412,515	Road to Perdition reached #1 in its second weekend of release. Initial estimates had Stuart Little 2 ahead of Road to Perdition.

30	July 28, 2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember	$73,071,188	Austin Powers in Goldmember broke Planet of the Apes' record ($68.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut in July.

31	August 4, 2002	Signs	$60,117,080

32	August 11, 2002	XXX	$44,506,103

33	August 18, 2002	XXX	$22,111,421

34	August 25, 2002	Signs	$14,285,028	Signs reclaimed #1 in its fourth weekend of release.

35	September 1, 2002	Signs	$13,441,194

36	September 8, 2002	Swimfan	$11,326,601

37	September 15, 2002	Barbershop	$20,627,433

38	September 22, 2002	Barbershop	$12,817,223

39	September 29, 2002	Sweet Home Alabama	$35,648,740	Sweet Home Alabama broke Rush Hour's record ($33.0 mil) for the highest weekend debut in September.

40	October 6, 2002	Red Dragon	$36,540,945	Red Dragon broke Meet the Parents's record ($28.6 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October and for any fall release.

41	October 13, 2002	Red Dragon	$17,655,750

42	October 20, 2002	The Ring	$15,015,393

43	October 27, 2002	Jackass: The Movie	$22,763,437

44	November 3, 2002	The Santa Clause 2	$29,008,696

45	November 10, 2002	8 Mile	$51,240,555

46	November 17, 2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$88,357,488

47	November 24, 2002	Die Another Day	$47,072,040

48	December 1, 2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$32,117,496	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets reclaimed #1 in its third weekend on Thanksgiving Holiday.

49	December 8, 2002	Die Another Day	$12,843,007	Die Another Day reclaimed #1 in its third weekend of release.

50	December 15, 2002	Maid in Manhattan	$18,711,407

51	December 22, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$62,007,528	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers broke The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring's record ($47.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut in December.

52	December 29, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$48,875,549

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