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The year '2002 in film' involved some significant events. The first battle of the sequel took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, , , Men in Black II, the 3rd installment Austin Powers in Goldmember, , Stuart Little 2,Blade II, the 10th installments and Jason X.

Contents

Events

Top grossing films

Awards

Films released in 2002

Films released in 2002 by country

Deaths

Wide-release movies

January-March

April-June

July-September

Events

★ May - ''The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival.

★ May 3-5 - ''Spider-Man'' is the first film to make $100+ million during its opening weekend in the US unadjusted to inflation.

★ May 16 - opens in theater. Although a huge success, it is the only episode not to be the highest grosser of the year.

★ ''Amélie from Montmartre'' directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the 2002 Cesar Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, and Best Art Direction.

Top grossing films

Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2002; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 2002 as of January 23, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 15, 2006 (UK) and January 15, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:

''International and U.S. & Canada combined box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars, British results in pounds sterling and Australian results in Australian dollars.''

'2002' 'Rank'	'Title'	'Studio'	'Box Office Gross'
			'Total Int.l'	'U.S./Canada'	'U. K.'	'Australia'
1.	''	New Line Cinema	$926,287,400	$341,786,758	£57,062,828	$45,183,872
2.	''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''	Warner Bros.	$878,988,482	$261,988,482	£54,036,560	$37,009,842
3.	''Spider-Man''	Sony Pictures Entertainment	$821,708,551	$403,706,375	£28,591,639	$30,465,531
4.	''	20th Century Fox	$649,398,328	$310,676,740	£37,235,880	$33,432,227
5.	''Men in Black II''	Sony Pictures Entertainment	$441,818,803	$190,418,803	£22,018,371	$17,442,997
6.	''Die Another Day''	MGM	$431,971,116	$160,942,139	£35,924,004	$18,525,540
7.	''Signs''	Buena Vista	$408,247,917	$227,966,634	£16,084,656	$11,851,230
8.	''Ice Age''	20th Century Fox	$382,687,405	$176,387,405	£14,856,581	$20,091,713
9.	''My Big Fat Greek Wedding''	IFC Films	$368,744,044	$241,438,208	£13,441,558	$27,114,009
10.	''Minority Report''	20th Century Fox	$358,372,926	$132,072,926	£20,245,815	$11,759,614

In total, seven films released in 2002 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.
For a complete list of 2002's top-grossing films, follow these links:

★ Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2006&p=.htm

★ U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2006&p=.htm

★ United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/

★ Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com.au/

Awards

'Academy Awards:'
:Best Picture: '''Chicago'''
:Best Director: 'Roman Polanski' - ''The Pianist''
:Best Actor: 'Adrien Brody' - ''The Pianist''
:Best Actress: 'Nicole Kidman' - ''The Hours''
:Best Supporting Actor: 'Chris Cooper' - ''Adaptation.''
:Best Supporting Actress: 'Catherine Zeta-Jones' - ''Chicago''
:Best Foreign Language Film: '''Nowhere in Africa''' (''Nirgendwo in Afrika''), directed by Caroline Link, Germany
:Best Animated Feature: '''Spirited Away''' (''Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi''), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Japan
'Golden Globe Awards:'
:'Drama:'
:Best Picture: '''The Hours'''
:Best Actor: 'Jack Nicholson' - ''About Schmidt''
:Best Actress: 'Nicole Kidman' - ''The Hours''
:'Musical or comedy:'
:Best Picture: '''Chicago'''
:Best Actor: 'Richard Gere' - ''Chicago''
:Best Actress: 'Renée Zellweger' - ''Chicago''
:'Other'
:Best Director: 'Martin Scorsese' - ''Gangs of New York''
:Best Foreign Language Film: '''Talk to Her''', Spain
'BAFTA Awards:'
:Best Picture: '''The Pianist'''
:Best Actor: 'Daniel Day-Lewis' - ''Gangs of New York''
:Best Actress: 'Nicole Kidman' - ''The Hours''
'Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):'
:'''The Pianist''', directed by Roman Polanski, Poland
'Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):'
:'''The Magdalene Sisters''', directed by Peter Mullan, U.K. / Ireland
'Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):'
:'''Spirited Away''' (''Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi''), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Japan
:'''Bloody Sunday''', directed by Paul Greengrass, U.K. / Ireland

Films released in 2002

'#'

★ ''24 Hour Party People''

★ ''28 Days Later''

★ ''40 Days and 40 Nights''

★ ''8 Women''

★ ''8 Mile'' starring Eminem
'A'

★ ''About a Boy'' starring Hugh Grant

★ ''About Schmidt''

★ ''Adaptation.''

★ ''The Adventures of Pluto Nash''

★ ''All About Lily Chou-Chou''

★ ''All about the Benjamins''

★ ''Antwone Fisher''

★ ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' starring Mike Myers
'B'

★ ''Bad Company''

★ ''Bend It Like Beckham '' starring Keira Knightley

★ ''The Best Day of My Life''

★ ''Better Luck Tomorrow''

★ ''Big Fat Liar''

★ ''Big Trouble''

★ ''Birthday Girl''

★ ''Blade II''

★ ''Blood Work''

★ ''Bloody Sunday'' - Golden Bear award

★ ''Blue Crush''

★ ''Boat Trip''

★ ''Bolivar Soy Yo''

★ ''The Bourne Identity'' starring Matt Damon

★ ''Bubba Ho-tep''

★ ''The Burial Society''
'C'

★ ''Callas Forever''

★ ''Catch Me If You Can''

★ ''Changing Lanes''

★ ''Chicago'' - Academy and Golden Globe (Com./Mus.) Awards for Best Picture starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere

★ ''Cinema Paradiso: The New Version'' (director's cut re-release)

★ ''City of God''

★ ''Clockstoppers''

★ ''Collateral Damage''

★ ''The Count of Monte Cristo''

★ ''The Country Bears''

★ ''

★ ''Crazy As Hell''

★ ''Crossroads''
'D'

★ ''The Dancer Upstairs''

★ ''The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys''

★ ''Dark Blue''

★ ''Darkness''

★ ''Dead Gorgeous''

★ ''Dead in a Heartbeat''

★ ''Death to Smoochy'' starring Robin Williams

★ ''Deathwatch''

★ ''Deuces Wild''

★ ''Die Another Day'' with Pierce Brosnan

★ ''Divine Intervention''

★ ''Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood''

★ ''Dragonfly''
'E'

★ ''E.T. (20th anniversary edition)''

★ ''Eight Legged Freaks'' starring David Arquette

★ ''Emergency Act 19''

★ ''Enough''
'F'

★ ''FeardotCom''

★ ''The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest''

★ ''Full Frontal''
'G'

★ ''Gangs of New York'' starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz

★ ''The Good Girl'' starring Jennifer Aniston

★ ''The Good Thief''

★ ''The Guru''
'H'

★ ''

★ ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''

★ ''Hart's War'' starring Bruce Willis

★ ''Hero''

★ ''

★ ''High Crimes''

★ ''Hollywood Ending''

★ ''L'homme du train'' (''The Man on the Train'')

★ ''The Hours'' - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
'I'

★ ''Ice Age''

★ ''Impostor''

★ ''In America''

★ ''In This World'' - Golden Bear award

★ ''Infernal Affairs''

★ ''Insomnia''
'J'

★ ''Jason X''

★ ''John Q''

★ ''Juwanna Mann''
'K'

★ ''

★ ''The Kid Stays in the Picture''

★ ''
'L'

★ ''The Laramie Project''

★ ''Last Call''

★ ''Life or Something Like It''

★ ''Like Mike''

★ ''Lilo & Stitch''

★ ''
'M'

★ ''Madame Satã''

★ ''The Magdalene Sisters'' - Golden Lion award

★ ''

★ ''The Master of Disguise''

★ ''Men in Black II'' starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones

★ ''Men with Brooms''

★ ''Millennium Actress'' (English version release date, orig. Japanese released 2001)

★ ''Minority Report'' starring Tom Cruise

★ ''The Mothman Prophecies'' starring Richard Gere

★ ''Mr. Deeds'' starring Adam Sandler

★ ''Murder by Numbers'' with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling

★ ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding''
'N'

★ ''National Lampoon's Van Wilder'' with Ryan Reynolds

★ ''New Best Friend''

★ ''The New Guy''
'O'

★ ''On Line''

★ ''One Hour Photo'' starring Robin Williams

★ ''Orange County''

★ ''Over the Rainbow''
'P'

★ ''

★ ''Panic Room'' starring Jodie Foster

★ ''Phone Booth''

★ ''The Pianist'' - BAFTA Award for Best Picture

★ ''Possession''

★ ''The Powerpuff Girls Movie''

★ ''Pumpkin''

★ ''Punch-Drunk Love''
'Q'

★ ''Queen of the Damned''
'R'

★ ''Reign of Fire'' with Matthew McConnaughey and Christian Bale

★ ''Resident Evil''

★ ''Return to Never Land''

★ ''Road to Perdition''

★ ''Rollerball''

★ ''The Rookie''

★ ''The Rules of Attraction''
'S'

★ ''S1m0ne''

★ ''The Salton Sea''

★ ''Saving My Hubby''

★ ''Scooby-Doo''

★ ''The Scorpion King'' starring The Rock

★ ''Secret Things''

★ ''Serving Sara''

★ ''Sex Is Zero''

★ ''Showboy''

★ ''Showtime''

★ ''Signs'' with Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix

★ ''The Singles Ward''

★ ''Skinwalkers''

★ ''Slackers''

★ ''Snow Dogs''

★ ''Sorority Boys''

★ ''Spider''

★ ''Spider-Man'' starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst

★ ''

★ ''

★ ''

★ ''

★ ''Stevie''

★ ''Stolen Summer''

★ ''Stuart Little 2''

★ ''Super Troopers''

★ ''The Sum of All Fears'' with Ben Affleck

★ ''The Sweetest Thing''

★ ''Swing'', directed by Toni Gatlif
'T'

★ ''Tadpole''

★ ''Talk to Her''

★ ''Timequest''

★ ''Time Changer''

★ ''The Man Who Saved Christmas''

★ ''The Time Machine''

★ ''Treasure Planet''
'U'

★ ''Undercover Brother''

★ ''Undisputed''

★ ''Unfaithful''
'V'

★ ''Valentín''
'W'

★ ''Waiting for Happiness''

★ ''A Walk to Remember'' starring Mandy Moore

★ ''Walking on Water''

★ ''We Were Soldiers''

★ ''Whale Rider'' - Golden Space Needle award (for 2003)

★ ''Windtalkers''
'X'

★ ''XXX''

Films released in 2002 by country

★

Deaths

★ January 13 - Ted Demme, 38, director

★ February 15 - Kevin Smith, 38, television actor

★ February 21 - John Thaw, 60, actor

★ February 22 - Chuck Jones, 89, animator

★ February 27 - Spike Milligan, 83, comedian

★ March 27 - Milton Berle, 93, comedian

★ March 27 - Dudley Moore, 66, actor/comedian

★ March 27 - Billy Wilder, 95, filmmaker

★ April 9 - John Agar, 81, actor

★ April 16 - Robert Urich, 55, television actor

★ April 22 - Linda Lovelace, 53, porn star (Deep Throat)

★ June 5 - Dee Dee Ramone, 49, bassist/songwriter

★ June 29 - Rosemary Clooney, 74, singer/actress

★ July 5 - Katy Jurado, 78, Mexican actress

★ July 6 - John Frankenheimer, 72, director

★ July 9 - Rod Steiger, 77, actor

★ July 23 - Leo McKern, 82, actor

★ August 16 - Jeff Corey, 88, actor, television director

★ August 18 - Dean Reisner, 83, screenwriter

★ September 7 - Katrin Cartlidge, 41, actress

★ September 11 - Kim Hunter, 79, actress

★ September 14 LaWanda Page, 81, actress

★ September 16 - James Gregory, 90, actor

★ October 2 - Bruce Paltrow, 58, director

★ October 10 - Teresa Graves, 54, actress

★ October 25 - Richard Harris, 72, actor

★ November 3 - Jonathan Harris, 87, television actor

★ November 18 - James Coburn, 74, actor

★ December 3 - Glenn Quinn, 32, television actor

★ December 30 - Mary Brian, 96, actress

Wide-release movies

In the film industry, a wide-release movie is a film that studios believe will appeal to a broad spectrum of the public and that shows in at least 600 theatres in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:
Dates given are U.S. and Canadian release dates.

January-March

''‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.''

'Month'	'Day'	'Title'	'Studio'	'Notable Cast/Crew'
'J A N U A R Y'
	4	''Impostor''	Miramax	Gary Sinise, Madeline Stowe
	11	''Orange County''	Paramount Pictures	Jack Black, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline, Colin Hanks, Schuyler Fisk
	18	''Snow Dogs''	Buena Vista	Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn
	25	''The Count of Monte Cristo''	The Walt Disney Company	James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, Dagmara Dominczyk
		''	20th Century Fox	Steve Oedekerk, Jennifer Tung
		''The Mothman Prophecies''	Sony/Screen Gems	Richard Gere, Laura Linney
		''A Walk to Remember''	Warner Bros.	Mandy Moore, Shane West
'F E B R U A R Y'
	1	''Birthday Girl''	Miramax	Nicole Kidman, Vincent Cassel
		''Slackers''	Sony	Jason Schwartzman, Devon Sawa, Jaime King
	8	''Big Fat Liar''	Universal Studios	Paul Giamatti, Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes
		''Collateral Damage''	Warner Brothers	Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Leguizamo, John Turturro
		''Rollerball''	MGM	Rebecca Romijn, Chris Klein
	15	''Crossroads''	Paramount Pictures	Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoë Saldaña
		''Hart's War''	MGM	Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell
		''John Q''	New Line Cinema	Denzel Washington
		''Return to Never Land''	Buena Vista	animated, voices of: Blayne Weaver , Harriet Owen
		''Super Troopers''	Fox Searchlight Pictures
	22	''Dragonfly''	Universal Pictures	Kevin Costner, Susanna Thompson, Kathy Bates
		''Queen of the Damned''	Warner Bros.	Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau
'M A R C H'	1	''40 Days and 40 Nights''	Miramax	Josh Hartnett
		''We Were Soldiers''	Paramount Pictures	Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear
	8	''All about the Benjamins''	New Line Cinema	Ice Cube, Mike Epps
		''The Time Machine''	DreamWorks	Guy Pearce, Mark Addy, Samantha Mumba
	15	''Ice Age''	20th Century Fox	Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Chris Wedge
		''Resident Evil''	Sony/Screen Gems	Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez
		''Showtime''	Warner Bros.	Eddie Murphy, Robert De Niro
	22	''Blade II''	New Line Cinema	Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman
		''E.T. (20th anniversary edition)''	Universal Pictures	Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore
		''Sorority Boys''	Buena Vista	Barry Watson, Michael Rosenbaum, Harland Williams
	29	''Clockstoppers''	Paramount Pictures	Jesse Bradford, Paula Garcés, French Stewart
		''Death to Smoochy''	Warner Bros.	Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener
		''Panic Room''	Sony	Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto
		''The Rookie''	Buena Vista	Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez

April-June

''‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.''

'Month'	'Day'	'Title'	'Studio'	'Notable Cast/Crew'
'A P R I L'	5	''Big Trouble''	Buena Vista	Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Dennis Farina
		''High Crimes''	20th Century Fox	Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel
		''National Lampoon's Van Wilder''	Artisan Entertainment	Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Kal Penn
	12	''Changing Lanes''	Paramount Pictures	Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson
		''Frailty''	Lions Gate Films	Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe
		''The Sweetest Thing''	Sony	Cameron Diaz, Selma Blair, Christina Applegate
	19	''Murder by Numbers''	Warner Bros.	Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling
		''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' ‡	IFC Films	Nia Vardalos, John Corbett
		''The Scorpion King''	Universal Pictures	The Rock, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu
	26	''Jason X''	New Line Cinema	Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder
		''Life or Something Like It''	20th Century Fox	Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns
'M A Y'	3	''Deuces Wild''	MGM	Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk
		''Hollywood Ending''	DreamWorks	Woody Allen, Téa Leoni
		''Spider-Man''	Sony	Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst
	8	''Unfaithful''	20th Century Fox	Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez
	10	''The New Guy''	Sony	DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel
	16	''	20th Century Fox	Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman
	17	''About a Boy''	Universal Studios	Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Grant, Rachel Weisz
	24	''Enough''	Sony	Jennifer Lopez
		''Insomnia''	Warner Bros.	Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank
		''	DreamWorks	Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi
	31	''The Sum of All Fears''	Paramount Pictures	Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman
		''Undercover Brother''	Universal Studios	Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Richards
'J U N E'	7	''Bad Company''	Buena Vista	Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock
		''Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood''	Warner Bros.	Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, James Garner
	14	''The Bourne Identity''	Universal Pictures	Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper
		''Scooby-Doo''	Warner Bros.	voice of: Scott Innes, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar
		''Windtalkers''	MGM	Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater
	21	''Juwanna Mann''	Warner Bros.	Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Vivica A. Fox
		''Lilo & Stitch''	Buena Vista	animated, voices of: Daveigh Chase Chris Sanders , Tia Carrere
		''Minority Report''	20th Century Fox	Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow
	28	''	Paramount Pictures	Featuring voices of: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Sorvino, Christopher Lloyd
		''Mr. Deeds''	Sony	Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder

July-September

''‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.''

'Month'	'Day'	'Title'	'Studio'	'Notable Cast/Crew'
'J U L Y'	3	''Like Mike''	20th Century Fox	Bow Wow, Brenda Song, Morris Chestnut
		''Men in Black II''	Columbia Pictures	Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith
		''The Powerpuff Girls Movie''	Warner Bros.	animated, voices of:Cathy Cavadini Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily
	12	''	MGM	Steve Irwin
		''	Miramax	Jamie Lee Curtis, Brad Loree, Busta Rhymes
		''Reign of Fire''	Buena Vista	Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco
		''Road to Perdition''	DreamWorks	Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law
	17	''Eight Legged Freaks''	Warner Bros.	David Arquette, Kari Wührer
	19	''	Paramount Pictures	Harrison Ford
		''Stuart Little 2''	Columbia Pictures	voice of: Michael J. Fox Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie
	26	''Austin Powers in Goldmember''	New Line Cinema	Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Seth Green
		''The Country Bears''	Buena Vista	Christopher Walken, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daryl Mitchell
'A U G U S T'	2	''	Paramount Pictures	Martin Lawrence
		''The Master of Disguise''	Columbia Pictures	Dana Carvey, James Brolin, Brent Spiner
		''Signs''	Buena Vista	Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix
	7	''The Good Girl'' ‡	Fox Searchlight Pictures	Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tim Blake Nelson
		''	Dimension Films	Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega
	9	''Blood Work''	Warner Bros.	Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston
		''XXX''	TriStar Pictures	Vin Diesel
	16	''The Adventures of Pluto Nash''	Warner Bros.	Eddie Murphy
		''Blue Crush''	Universal Pictures	Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez
		''Possession'' ‡	Focus Features	Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Northam, Gwyneth Paltrow
	21	''One Hour Photo'' ‡	Fox Searchlight Pictures	Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan
	23	''Serving Sara''	Paramount Pictures	Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley
		''S1m0ne''	New Line Cinema	Al Pacino, Catherine Keener
		''Undisputed''	Miramax	Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames
	30	''FeardotCom''	Warner Bros.	Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea