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2002 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre- specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2002.
Highest-grossing films
The top 10 films released in 2002 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | New Line | $936,689,735 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Warner Bros. | $878,979,634 |
| 3 | Spider-Man | Sony Pictures | $825,776,725 |
| 4 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | 20th Century Fox | $653,741,940 |
| 5 | Men in Black II | Sony Pictures | $441,818,803 |
| 6 | Die Another Day | MGM / 20th Century Fox | $431,971,116 |
| 7 | Signs | Buena Vista | $408,247,917 |
| 8 | Ice Age | 20th Century Fox | $383,257,136 |
| 9 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | IFC | $368,744,044 |
| 10 | Minority Report | 20th Century Fox / DreamWorks | $358,372,926 |
2002 was the first year to see three films cross the eight-hundred-million-dollar milestone, surpassing the previous year's record of two eight-hundred-million-dollar films. It also surpasses the previous year's record of having the most ticket sales in a single year (fueled by the success of various sequels and the first Spider-Man movie).
Events
- March 1 — Paramount Pictures reveals a new-on screen logo that was used until December 2011 to celebrate its 90th anniversary.
- May – The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival.
- May 3–5 – Spider-Man becomes the first film to earn $100 million in one weekend. This surpassed the previous all-time opening weekend record held by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, as well as the previous May opening weekend record held by The Lost World: Jurassic Park.[2] The film went on to earn over $800 million worldwide, surpassing Batman to become the highest-grossing superhero film of all time and Men in Black to become Sony's most successful film.[3][4]
- May 16 – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones opens in theaters. Although a huge success, it was the first Star Wars film not to be the highest-grossing of the year.
- Amélie directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the 2002 César Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, and Best Art Direction. Amélie also became the highest-grossing French-language film in the United States ever.
- Another French-language film Brotherhood of the Wolf also became the second-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States in the last two decades.
Awards
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
2002 films
By country/region
- List of American films of 2002
- List of Argentine films of 2002
- List of Australian films of 2002
- List of Bangladeshi films of 2002
- List of British films of 2002
- List of Canadian films of 2002
- List of French films of 2002
- List of Hong Kong films of 2002
- List of Indian films of 2002
- List of Japanese films of 2002
- List of Mexican films of 2002
- List of Pakistani films of 2002
- List of Russian films of 2002
- List of South Korean films of 2002
- List of Spanish films of 2002
By genre/medium
- List of action films of 2002
- List of animated feature films of 2002
- List of avant-garde films of 2002
- List of crime films of 2002
- List of comedy films of 2002
- List of drama films of 2002
- List of horror films of 2002
- List of science fiction films of 2002
- List of thriller films of 2002
- List of western films of 2002
Births
- January 4 – Tunisha Sharma, Indian actress (died 2022)
- January 18 – Samuel Joslin, British actor
- January 20
- Michael Barbieri, American actor
- January 30
- Tyla (South African singer), South African singer an songwriter
- Joshua Colley, American actor
- February 2 – Madina Nalwanga, Ugandan actress
- February 13 – Sophia Lillis, American actress
- February 23 – Emilia Jones, English actress, singer and songwriter
- March 4 – Jacob Hopkins, American actor
- March 10 – Júlia Gomes, Brazilian actress
- March 15 – Sam McCarthy, American actor
- March 27 – Ty Tennant, English actor
- April 2 – Emma Myers, American actress
- April 4 – Damian Hurley, English actor and model
- April 8 – Skai Jackson, American actress
- April 16 – Sadie Sink, American actress
- May 6 – Emily Alyn Lind, American actress
- May 7
- Andrew Barth Feldman, American actor
- Jake Bongiovi, American actor
- May 16 – Isaac Kragten, Canadian actor
- May 22 – Maisa Silva, Brazilian actress and television host
- May 26 – Georgie Farmer, English actor
- June 2 – Madison Hu, American actress
- June 3 – Eva Bella, American actress
- June 5 – Lewis MacDougall, Scottish actor
- July 2 – Abraham Attah, Ghanaian actor
- July 16 – Milly Shapiro, American actress and singer
- July 24 – Benjamin Flores Jr., American actor and rapper
- July 25 – Shunsuke Michieda, Japanese actor and singer
- August 1 – Oona Laurence, American actress
- August 12 – Iman Vellani, Pakistani-Canadian actress
- August 16 – Talia Ryder, American actress
- August 23 – Indiana Massara, Australian actress and singer
- August 30 – Raffey Cassidy, English actress
- September 6 – Asher Angel, American actor
- September 8 – Gaten Matarazzo, American actor
- September 13 – Chiara Aurelia, American actress
- September 20 - Gabriel LaBelle, Canadian actor
- September 22 – Cody Veith, American actor
- September 24 – Elijah Richardson, American actor
- September 27 – Jenna Ortega, American actress
- September 28 – Kyline Alcantara, Filipino actress, singer and television host
- September 30
- Levi Miller, Australian actor
- Maddie Ziegler, American actress
- October 9 – Choi Min-young, South Korean actor
- October 12 – Iris Apatow, American actress
- October 16 - Madison Wolfe, American actress
- October 26 - Julian Dennison, New Zealand actor
- October 28 – Lola Tung, American actress
- December 12 – Allegra Acosta, American actress
- December 13 – AC Bonifacio, Canadian actress, dancer, singer, vlogger
- December 17 – Guilherme Seta, Brazilian actor
- December 23 – Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor
Deaths
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | Carol Ohmart | 74 | US | Actress | |
| 1 | Julia Phillips | 57 | US | Producer | ||
| 6 | Mario Nascimbene | 88 | Italy | Composer | ||
| 7 | Avery Schreiber | 66 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Bill McCutcheon | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | Henri Verneuil | 81 | Turkey | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 12 | Stanley Unwin | 90 | UK | Actor | ||
| 13 | Ted Demme | 38 | US | Director, Producer | ||
| 15 | Jeremy Hawk | 83 | UK | Actor | ||
| 17 | Queenie Leonard | 96 | UK | Actress | ||
| 19 | Roy Conrad | 61 | US | Actor | ||
| 20 | Harold Kasket | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
| 21 | Peggy Lee | 81 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
| 23 | Howard A. Smith | 89 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 29 | Stratford Johns | 76 | UK | Actor | ||
| 29 | Harold Russell | 88 | Canada | Actor | ||
| February | 1 | Hildegard Knef | 76 | Germany | Actress | |
| 4 | George Nader | 80 | US | Actor | ||
| 6 | Guy Stockwell | 68 | US | Actor | ||
| 7 | Diane Hart | 75 | UK | Actress | ||
| 11 | Barry Foster | 74 | UK | Actor | ||
| 13 | Waylon Jennings | 64 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
| 15 | Lucille Lund | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 18 | Giustino Durano | 78 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 18 | Jack Lambert | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Byrne Piven | 72 | US | Actor | ||
| 19 | Gene Ruggiero | 91 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 20 | Fredric Steinkamp | 73 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 21 | John Thaw | 60 | UK | Actor | ||
| 22 | Chuck Jones | 89 | US | Animator, Director | ||
| 25 | Claire Davenport | 68 | UK | Actress | ||
| 26 | Lawrence Tierney | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | Spike Milligan | 83 | India | Actor | ||
| 28 | Mary Stuart | 75 | US | Actress | ||
| March | 2 | Mary Grant | 85 | UK | Costume Designer | |
| 4 | Eric Flynn | 62 | China | Actor | ||
| 4 | Shirley Russell | 66 | UK | Costume Designer | ||
| 10 | Irene Worth | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | Carmelo Bene | 64 | Italy | Actor, Director | ||
| 17 | William Witney | 86 | US | Director | ||
| 18 | Denis Forest | 41 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 23 | Richard Sylbert | 73 | US | Production Designer | ||
| 23 | James Culliford | 74 | UK | Actor | ||
| 26 | Louis M. Heyward | 81 | US | Producer, Screenwriter | ||
| 27 | Milton Berle | 93 | US | Actor, Comedian | ||
| 27 | Dudley Moore | 66 | UK | Actor | ||
| 27 | Billy Wilder | 95 | Austria | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| April | 2 | Jack Kruschen | 80 | Canada | Actor | |
| 3 | Roy Huggins | 87 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 4 | Harry O'Connor | 44 | US | Stuntman | ||
| 6 | Nobu McCarthy | 67 | Canada | Actress | ||
| 7 | John Agar | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| 8 | María Félix | 88 | Mexico | Actress | ||
| 15 | Dave King | 72 | UK | Actor | ||
| 16 | Alexander Doré | 78 | UK | Actor | ||
| 16 | Robert Urich | 55 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | James Copeland | 84 | UK | Actor | ||
| 19 | Reginald Rose | 81 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 21 | Terry Walsh | 62 | UK | Stuntman, Actor | ||
| 22 | Linda Lovelace | 53 | US | Porn Actress | ||
| 23 | Carla Fry | 40 | US | Producer, Executive | ||
| 25 | Michael Bryant | 74 | UK | Actor | ||
| 28 | John Wilkinson | 82 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
| May | 2 | Ron Soble | 74 | US | Actor | |
| 5 | George Sidney | 85 | US | Director | ||
| 8 | Lou Lombardo | 91 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 10 | Linda Francis | 62 | US | Casting Director | ||
| 11 | Bill Peet | 87 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 14 | Ray Stricklyn | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Bryan Pringle | 67 | UK | Actor | ||
| 23 | Dorothy Spencer | 93 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 25 | Pat Coombs | 75 | UK | Actress | ||
| June | 2 | Herman Cohen | 76 | US | Producer | |
| 3 | Lew Wasserman | 89 | US | Studio Executive | ||
| 3 | Sam Whipple | 41 | US | Actor | ||
| 7 | Signe Hasso | 86 | Sweden | Actress | ||
| 22 | Chang Cheh | 79 | China | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 25 | Charles C. Bennett | 62 | US | Production Designer | ||
| 26 | Dolores Gray | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 28 | François Périer | 82 | France | Actor | ||
| 29 | Rosemary Clooney | 74 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
| July | 4 | Ivan Moffat | 84 | Cuba | Screenwriter | |
| 5 | Katy Jurado | 78 | Mexico | Actress | ||
| 6 | John Frankenheimer | 72 | US | Director, Producer | ||
| 8 | Ward Kimball | 88 | US | Animator | ||
| 9 | Gerald Campion | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
| 9 | Rod Steiger | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Phil Roth | 72 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Harry W. Gerstad | 93 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 23 | Leo McKern | 82 | Australia | Actor | ||
| 24 | Maurice Denham | 92 | UK | Actor | ||
| 26 | Buddy Baker | 84 | US | Composer | ||
| August | 3 | Peter Miles | 64 | US | Actor | |
| 9 | Peter Matz | 73 | US | Composer, Arranger, Conductor | ||
| 14 | Peter R. Hunt | 77 | UK | Film Editor, Director | ||
| 15 | Henry Batista | 88 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 15 | Yuriy Yakovlev | 71 | Bulgaria | Actor | ||
| 16 | Jeff Corey | 88 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Dean Riesner | 83 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 23 | Dennis Fimple | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Stanley R. Greenberg | 74 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 30 | J. Lee Thompson | 88 | UK | Director | ||
| September | 3 | Ted Ross | 68 | US | Actor | |
| 5 | Cliff Gorman | 65 | US | Actor | ||
| 7 | Katrin Cartlidge | 41 | UK | Actress | ||
| 7 | Michael Elphick | 55 | UK | Actor | ||
| 11 | Kim Hunter | 79 | US | Actress | ||
| 14 | LaWanda Page | 81 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | James Gregory | 90 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Hazel Brooks | 78 | South Africa | Actress | ||
| 22 | Carmen Phillips | 65 | US | Actress | ||
| 27 | P.A. Lundgren | 91 | Sweden | Art Director, Production Designer | ||
| 28 | Whitney Blake | 76 | US | Actress | ||
| October | 3 | Tad Horino | 81 | US | Actor | |
| 4 | André Delvaux | 76 | Belgium | Director | ||
| 4 | Buddy Lester | 85 | US | Actor | ||
| 8 | Phyllis Calvert | 87 | UK | Actress | ||
| 9 | Charles Guggenheim | 78 | US | Documentarian | ||
| 12 | Hilyard M. Brown | 92 | US | Art Director | ||
| 13 | Keene Curtis | 79 | US | Actor | ||
| 13 | Dennis Patrick | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Chuck Domanico | 58 | US | Musician | ||
| 21 | George Hall | 85 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 23 | Adolph Green | 87 | US | Screenwriter, Lyricist, Actor | ||
| 23 | Nathan Juran | 95 | Romania | Director | ||
| 24 | Charmian May | 65 | UK | Actress | ||
| 24 | Peggy Moran | 84 | US | Actress | ||
| 24 | Scott Plank | 43 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Micheline Cheirel | 85 | France | Actress | ||
| 25 | Richard Harris | 72 | UK | Actor | ||
| 27 | André de Toth | 90 | Hungary | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 28 | Margaret Booth | 104 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 28 | Lawrence Dobkin | 83 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| 29 | Marina Berti | 78 | Italy | Actress | ||
| 29 | Glenn McQueen | 41 | Canada | Animator | ||
| 30 | Lee H. Katzin | 67 | US | Director | ||
| 31 | Raf Vallone | 86 | Italy | Actor | ||
| November | 1 | Keith A. Wester | 62 | US | Sound Engineer | |
| 2 | Lo Lieh | 63 | Indonesia | Actor | ||
| 4 | Antonio Margheriti | 72 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 14 | Eddie Bracken | 87 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Marvin Mirisch | 84 | US | Producer | ||
| 18 | James Coburn | 74 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | Parley Baer | 88 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | Joan Barclay | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 22 | Adele Jergens | 84 | US | Actress | ||
| 24 | Noel Davis | 75 | UK | Casting Director | ||
| 25 | Karel Reisz | 76 | Czech Republic | Director, Producer | ||
| 26 | Stanley Black | 89 | UK | Composer, Conductor | ||
| 27 | Billie Bird | 94 | US | Actress | ||
| 27 | Wolfgang Preiss | 92 | Germany | Actor | ||
| 29 | Daniel Gélin | 81 | France | Actor | ||
| 29 | John Justin | 85 | UK | Actor | ||
| December | 2 | Edgar Scherick | 78 | US | Producer | |
| 3 | Glenn Quinn | 32 | Ireland | Actor | ||
| 10 | Peter Tanner | 88 | UK | Film Editor | ||
| 12 | Brad Dexter | 85 | US | Actor | ||
| 14 | Sidney Glazier | 86 | US | Producer | ||
| 14 | Ruth Kobart | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Arthur Jeph Parker | 79 | US | Set Decorator | ||
| 17 | James Hazeldine | 55 | UK | Actor | ||
| 18 | Edward Norris | 91 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | Duke Callaghan | 88 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 22 | Susan Fleming | 94 | US | Actress | ||
| 22 | Clay Tanner | 71 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | Kenneth Tobey | 85 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | George Roy Hill | 81 | US | Director | ||
| 30 | Mary Brian | 96 | US | Actress |
Film debuts
- Fred Armisen – Like Mike
- Lake Bell – Speakeasy
- Jon Bernthal – Mary/Mary
- Abigail Breslin – Signs
- Kristin Chenoweth – Topa Topa Bluffs
- Priyanka Chopra – Thamizhan
- Jean Dujardin – Ah! Si j'étais riche
- Jesse Eisenberg – Roger Dodger
- Aida Folch – The Shanghai Spell
- Josh Gad – Mary and Joe
- Javier Gutiérrez – The Other Side of the Bed
- Adèle Haenel – Les Diables
- Kevin Hart – Paper Soldiers
- Sally Hawkins – All or Nothing
- Emile Hirsch – The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
- Kevin James – Pinocchio
- Diane Kruger – The Piano Player
- Anthony Mackie – 8 Mile
- Rachel McAdams – My Name Is Tanino
- Elliot Page – Marion Bridge
- Nathan Phillips – Australian Rules
- Rosamund Pike – Die Another Day
- Clémence Poésy – Olgas Sommer
- Nathalie Poza – The Other Side of the Bed
- Manolo Solo – Everything in Place
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Tom & Thomas
- Natalia Tena – About a Boy
- Katt Williams – Friday After Next
References
- ^ "2002 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ Karger, Dave (May 6, 2002). "Spider-Man earns a record $114 million". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Gray, Brandon (May 20, 2002). "'Spider-Man,' 'About a Boy' Survive and Thrive Under 'Attack'". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "20 years ago, the best superhero franchise of all time changed movies forever". 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.