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

Film

Gross[1]

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. It also broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's records for the highest weekend debut for a non sequel and of all-time, as well as The Lost World: Jurassic Park's record ($72.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May, and X-Men's record ($54.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a superhero film. Spider-Man was the first film ever to gross more than $100 million in 3 days, and had the highest weekend debut of 2002.

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. Initial estimates had Lilo & Stitch ahead of Minoroty Report.

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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