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          $100 Million Boxoffice Movies in 2002  
           
          
             
              
                   
                    | Rank | 
                    Movie Title | 
                    Studio | 
                    Total 
                      U.S. Domestic 
                      Gross | 
                    Total 
                      Theaters | 
                    Opening 
                      Week 
                      U.S. Domestic 
                      Gross  | 
                    Opening 
                      Week 
                      Theaters | 
                    Open 
                      Date  | 
                    Close 
                      Date  | 
                   
                   
                    | 1 | 
                    Spider-Man | 
                    Sony | 
                    $403,706,375 | 
                    3,876 | 
                    $114,844,116 | 
                    3,615 | 
                    5/3 | 
                    8/18 | 
                   
                   
                    | 2 | 
                    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 
                    New Line | 
                    $339,789,881 | 
                    3,622 | 
                    $62,007,528 | 
                    3,622 | 
                    12/18 | 
                    8/24 | 
                   
                   
                    | 3 | 
                    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | 
                    Fox | 
                    $302,191,252 | 
                    3,161 | 
                    $80,027,814 | 
                    3,161 | 
                    5/16 | 
                    11/3 | 
                   
                   
                    | 4 | 
                    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 
                    Warner | 
                    $261,988,482 | 
                    3,682 | 
                    $88,357,488 | 
                    3,682 | 
                    11/15 | 
                    5/4 | 
                   
                   
                    | 5 | 
                    My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 
                    IFC | 
                    $241,438,208 | 
                    2,016 | 
                    $597,362 | 
                    108 | 
                    4/19 | 
                    4/13 | 
                   
                   
                    | 6 | 
                    Signs | 
                    Buena Vista | 
                    $227,966,634 | 
                    3,453 | 
                    $60,117,080 | 
                    3,264 | 
                    8/2 | 
                    2/6 | 
                   
                   
                    | 7 | 
                    Austin Powers in Goldmember | 
                    New Line | 
                    $213,307,889 | 
                    3,613 | 
                    $73,071,188 | 
                    3,613 | 
                    7/26 | 
                    11/21 | 
                   
                   
                    | 8 | 
                    Men in Black II | 
                    Sony | 
                    $190,418,803 | 
                    3,641 | 
                    $52,148,751 | 
                    3,557 | 
                    7/3 | 
                    9/2 | 
                   
                   
                    | 9 | 
                    Ice Age | 
                    Fox | 
                    $176,387,405 | 
                    3,345 | 
                    $46,312,454 | 
                    3,316 | 
                    3/15 | 
                    9/2 | 
                   
                   
                    | 10 | 
                    Chicago | 
                    Miramax | 
                    $170,687,518 | 
                    2,701 | 
                    $2,074,929 | 
                    77 | 
                    12/27 | 
                    9/4 | 
                   
                   
                    | 11 | 
                    Catch Me If You Can | 
                    Dreamworks | 
                    $164,615,351 | 
                    3,225 | 
                    $30,053,627 | 
                    3,156 | 
                    12/25 | 
                    5/22 | 
                   
                   
                    | 12 | 
                    Die Another Day | 
                    MGM | 
                    $160,942,139 | 
                    3,377 | 
                    $47,072,040 | 
                    3,314 | 
                    11/22 | 
                    5/1 | 
                   
                   
                    | 13 | 
                    Scooby-Doo | 
                    Warner | 
                    $153,294,164 | 
                    3,447 | 
                    $54,155,312 | 
                    3,447 | 
                    6/14 | 
                    10/31 | 
                   
                   
                    | 14 | 
                    Lilo & Stitch | 
                    Buena Vista | 
                    $145,794,338 | 
                    3,222 | 
                    $35,260,212 | 
                    3,191 | 
                    6/21 | 
                    11/26 | 
                   
                   
                    | 15 | 
                    XXX | 
                    Sony | 
                    $142,109,382 | 
                    3,536 | 
                    $44,506,103 | 
                    3,374 | 
                    8/9 | 
                    1/5 | 
                   
                   
                    | 16 | 
                    The Santa Clause 2 | 
                    Buena Vista | 
                    $139,236,327 | 
                    3,352 | 
                    $29,008,696 | 
                    3,350 | 
                    11/1 | 
                    2/6 | 
                   
                   
                    | 17 | 
                    Minority Report | 
                    Fox | 
                    $132,072,926 | 
                    3,001 | 
                    $35,677,125 | 
                    3,001 | 
                    6/21 | 
                    10/31 | 
                   
                   
                    | 18 | 
                    The Ring | 
                    Dreamworks | 
                    $129,128,133 | 
                    2,927 | 
                    $15,015,393 | 
                    1,981 | 
                    10/18 | 
                    3/20 | 
                   
                   
                    | 19 | 
                    Sweet Home Alabama | 
                    Buena Vista | 
                    $127,223,418 | 
                    3,313 | 
                    $35,648,740 | 
                    3,293 | 
                    9/27 | 
                    2/20 | 
                   
                   
                    | 20 | 
                    Mr. Deeds | 
                    Sony | 
                    $126,293,452 | 
                    3,239 | 
                    $37,162,787 | 
                    3,231 | 
                    6/28 | 
                    12/19 | 
                   
                   
                    | 21 | 
                    The Bourne Identity | 
                    Universal | 
                    $121,661,683 | 
                    2,663 | 
                    $27,118,640 | 
                    2,638 | 
                    6/14 | 
                    11/21 | 
                   
                   
                    | 22 | 
                    The Sum of All Fears | 
                    Paramount | 
                    $118,907,036 | 
                    3,230 | 
                    $31,178,526 | 
                    3,183 | 
                    5/31 | 
                    9/5 | 
                   
                   
                    | 23 | 
                    8 Mile | 
                    Universal | 
                    $116,750,901 | 
                    2,585 | 
                    $51,240,555 | 
                    2,470 | 
                    11/8 | 
                    3/27 | 
                   
                   
                    | 24 | 
                    Road to Perdition | 
                    Dreamworks | 
                    $104,454,762 | 
                    2,332 | 
                    $22,079,481 | 
                    1,797 | 
                    7/12 | 
                    11/28 | 
                   
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