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The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. 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. | $926,194,102 |
| 3 | Spider-Man | Sony Pictures | $821,708,551 |
| 4 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | 20th Century | $653,741,940 |
| 5 | Men in Black II | Sony Pictures | $441,818,803 |
| 6 | Die Another Day | MGM / 20th Century | $431,971,116 |
| 7 | Signs | Buena Vista | $408,247,917 |
| 8 | Ice Age | 20th Century | $383,257,136 |
| 9 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | IFC | $368,744,044 |
| 10 | Minority Report | 20th Century / 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 wide-release films
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Notable limited-release films
In addition to the wide-release films in the above list, the following films received a limited or regional release.
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- 13 Moons, starring Steve Buscemi and Jennifer Beals – (US)
- 24 Hour Party People, directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson and Paddy Considine – (UK)
- 25th Hour, directed by Spike Lee, starring Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosario Dawson, Brian Cox – (US)
- 28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle, starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and Christopher Eccleston – (UK)
- 6 Angels – (Japan)
- 8 Mile, directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy and Mekhi Phifer – (US)
- 8 Women (8 Femmes), directed by François Ozon, starring Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert and Emmanuelle Béart – (France)
A
- Aankhen (Eyes), starring Amitabh Bachchan – (India)
- Ada Apa dengan Cinta? (What's Up with Love?) – (Indonesia)
- Addicted (Jungdok), starring Lee Byung-hun – (South Korea)
- The Adversary (L'adversaire), starring Daniel Auteuil – (France)
- Alice
- Ali G Indahouse starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Charles Dance, Michael Gambon and Martin Freeman – (UK)
- All or Nothing, directed by Mike Leigh, starring Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville and James Corden – (UK)
- Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony – (South Africa/US)
- Amar te duele (Loving You Hurts) – (Mexico)
- Amen., directed by Costa-Gavras – (Germany/France/Romania)
- Angel on the Right (Farishtai kitfi rost) – (Tajikistan)
- Antwone Fisher, directed by and starring Denzel Washington – (US)
- Ararat, starring Charles Aznavour and Christopher Plummer – (Canada/France)
- Aro Tolbukhin. En la mente del asesino (Aro Tolbukhin: in the Mind of a Killer) – (Spain)
- Australian Rules – (Australia)
- Auto Focus, directed by Paul Schrader, starring Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe – (US)
- Avenging Angelo, starring Sylvester Stallone and Madeleine Stowe – (US)
B
- Baader – (Germany)
- Back to Babylon (العودة إلى بابل) – (Iraq)
- Bad Company, starring Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock – (US)
- Bad Guy (Nabbeun namja) – (South Korea)
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu – (US)
- Balseros (Rafters) – (Spain)
- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Xiao cai feng or Balzac et la Petite Tailleuse Chinoise) – (China/France)
- Bang Bang You're Dead – (US)
- The Banger Sisters, starring Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, and Geoffrey Rush – (US)
- Barbershop, starring Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Sean Patrick Thomas and Eve – (US)
- Bend It Like Beckham, starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers – (UK)
- Beneath Clouds – (Australia)
- The Best Day of My Life (Il più bel giorno della mia vita), starring Virna Lisi – (Italy)
- Better Luck Tomorrow, directed by Justin Lin – (US)
- Biggie & Tupac – (US)
- Black and White, starring Robert Carlyle, Kerry Fox and Charles Dance – (Australia)
- Blissfully Yours (Sud sanaeha), directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul – (Thailand)
- The Blood Stained Route Map (Pimudun ryakpae) – (North Korea)
- Bloody Sunday, directed by Paul Greengrass, starring James Nesbitt – (Ireland)
- Blue Gate Crossing (Lan se da men) – (Taiwan)
- Boat Trip, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Horatio Sanz and Roger Moore – (US)
- Bolívar Soy Yo (Bolivar is Me) – (Colombia)
- El Bonaerense (The Locksmith) – (Argentina/Chile/France/Netherlands)
- Book of Love – (US)
- The Bourne Identity, directed by Doug Liman, starring Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, and Clive Owen – (US)
- The Box of Life (Sunduq al-dunyâ) – (Syria)
- Broken Wings (Knafayim Shvurot) – (Israel)
- Bubba Ho-tep, starring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis – (US)
- The Burial Society – (US/Canada)
- Bus 174 (Ônibus 174) – (Brazil)
- Buying the Cow, starring Jerry O'Connell and Ryan Reynolds – (US)
C
- Callas Forever, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons and Joan Plowright – (Italy/France/Spain/UK/Romania)
- Carrie – (US)
- The Cat Returns (Neko no Ongaeshi), directed by Hiroyuki Morita – (Japan)
- Champion – (South Korea)
- Chance, directed by and starring Amber Benson – (US)
- Chat Room – (US)
- Chen Mo and Meiting (Chen Mo he Meiting) – (China)
- Chicago, directed by Rob Marshall, starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah and John C. Reilly – (US) – Academy Award winner for Best Picture
- Chinese Odyssey 2002 (Tianxia Wushuang)), starring Tony Leung – (Hong Kong)
- Cinema Paradiso: The New Version – (Italy) – (director's cut re-release)
- City of Ghosts, directed by and starring Matt Dillon – (US)
- City of God (Cidade de Deus) – (Brazil)
- The Clay Bird (Matir Moina), the first Bangladeshi film to be nominated for an Oscar
- The Coast Guard (Haeanseon) – (South Korea)
- Common Places (Lugares comunes) – (Argentina)
- Company (कम्पनी) – (India)
- The Confession (Itiraf) – (Turkey)
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, directed by and starring George Clooney, with Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore and Julia Roberts – (US)
- The Courtesan (Ca-bau-kan) – (Indonesia)
- Crackerjack – (Australia)
- Crazy As Hell, starring Eriq LaSalle – (US)
- The Crime of Father Amaro (El crimen del padre Amaro), starring Gael García Bernal – (Mexico)
- Cry Woman (Ku qi de nü ren) – (China)
- The Cuckoo (Kukushka) – (Russia)
- Cypher, starring Jeremy Northam and Lucy Liu – (US)
D
- The Dancer Upstairs, directed by John Malkovich, starring Javier Bardem – (US/Spain)
- The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, starring Emile Hirsch and Kieran Culkin – (US)
- Dark Water (Honogurai mizu no soko kara), directed by Hideo Nakata – (Japan)
- Darkness, starring Anna Paquin and Lena Olin – (US/Spain)
- Dead in a Heartbeat, starring Judge Reinhold and Penelope Ann Miller – (US/Canada)
- Deathwatch, starring Jamie Bell, Matthew Rhys and Andy Serkis – (UK/Germany)
- Dekada '70 – (Philippines)
- Devdas – (India)
- Dirty Deeds, starring Bryan Brown, Toni Collette and John Goodman – (Australia)
- Dirty Pretty Things, directed by Stephen Frears, starring Audrey Tautou and Chiwetel Ejiofor – (UK)
- Divine Intervention (Yadon ilaheyya) – (Palestine/France/Morocco/Germany)
- Dog Soldiers, directed by Neil Marshall, starring Sean Pertwee and Kevin McKidd – (UK)
- Dolls (ドールズ), directed by Takeshi Kitano – (Japan)
- Doing Time (keimusho no naka) – (Japan)
- Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary – (Canada)
- Drunk on Women and Poetry (Chi-hwa-seon) – (South Korea)
- Durval Discos (Durval Records) – (Brazil)
- D-Tox, starring Sylvester Stallone, Tom Berenger and Kris Kristofferson – (US)
E
- Emergency Act 19 (Gimgeubjochi 19ho) – (South Korea)
- Enlightenment Guaranteed (Erleuchtung garantiert) – (Germany)
- Equilibrium, starring Christian Bale and Emily Watson – (US)
- Evelyn, starring Pierce Brosnan – (Ireland)
- The Eye (Gin gwai), directed by the Pang brothers – (Hong Kong/Singapore)
F
- Facing the Truth (At kende sandheden) – (Denmark)
- Far from Heaven, directed by Todd Haynes, starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert and Patricia Clarkson – (US)
- Fat Choi Spirit (Lik goo lik goo san nin choi), starring Andy Lau – (Hong Kong)
- Fidel, starring Víctor Huggo Martin and Gael García Bernal
- Fine Dead Girls (Fine mrtve djevojke) – (Croatia)
- Flower & Garnet – (Canada)
- Frida, directed by Julie Taymor, starring Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Valeria Golino and Geoffrey Rush – (Mexico/US/Canada)
- FUBAR – (Canada)
- Full Frontal, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring David Duchovny, Catherine Keener, David Hyde Pierce and Julia Roberts – (US)
G
- Glowing Eyes (La chatte à deux têtes), directed by and starring Jacques Nolot – (France)
- God Forbid a Worse Thing Should Happen (Ne dao bog većeg zla) – (Croatia)
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (Gojira tai Mekagojira) – (Japan)
- Goebbels und Geduldig, starring Ulrich Mühe – (Germany)
- The Good Girl, directed by Miguel Arteta, starring Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal and John C. Reilly – (US)
- The Good Thief, directed by Neil Jordan, starring Nick Nolte – (UK/France/Ireland)
- The Guru, starring Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei – (UK/France/US)
H
- He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not (À la folie... pas du tout), starring Audrey Tautou – (France)
- Hero (Ying xiong), directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Jet Li, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung – (China/Hong Kong)
- Highway, starring Jared Leto, Jake Gyllenhaal and Selma Blair – (US)
- Home Room, starring Erika Christensen, Busy Philipps and Victor Garber – (US)
- The Hours, directed by Stephen Daldry, starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep – (UK/US)
- House of Fools (Dom Durakov), directed by Andrei Konchalovsky – (Russia)
- Hukkle – (Hungary)
I–J
- I Am Dina (Jeg er Dina), starring Gérard Depardieu and Maria Bonnevie – (Norway/Sweden/France/Denmark)
- I Love You (Wo ai ni), directed by Zhang Yuan – (China)
- Igby Goes Down, starring Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum and Susan Sarandon – (US)
- The Importance of Being Earnest, starring Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth – (UK)
- In America, directed by Jim Sheridan, starring Samantha Morton and Djimon Hounsou – (Ireland/UK)
- In the City Without Limits (En la ciudad sin límites) – (Spain)
- In This World, directed by Michael Winterbottom – (UK)
- Infernal Affairs (Mou gaan dou), starring Tony Leung and Andy Lau – (Hong Kong)
- Interstate 60, starring James Marsden, Gary Oldman and Amy Smart – (US)
- Intimate Stories (Historias mínimas) – (Argentina)
- InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (Eiga Inuyasha: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjō) – (Japan)
- Irréversible, directed by Gaspar Noé, starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel – (France)
K
- K-9: P.I., starring James Belushi – (US)
- Kamchatka – (Argentina)
- The Kid Stays in the Picture, documentary on Robert Evans – (US)
- A Kind of America (Valami Amerika) – (Hungary)
- Kiss the Bride – (US)
- Kruté radosti (Cruel Joys) – (Slovakia)
L
- The Laramie Project, starring Nestor Carbonell and Christina Ricci – (US)
- Last Call, starring Jeremy Irons, Neve Campbell and Sissy Spacek – (US/Canada)
- L'Auberge espagnole (aka Pot Luck), starring Audrey Tautou – (France)
- Laurel Canyon, starring Frances McDormand and Christian Bale – (US)
- The Legend of Bhagat Singh – (India)
- L'homme du train (The Man on the Train), directed by Patrice Leconte – (France)
- Life Show (Sheng huo ziu) – (China)
- Light Drops (O Gotejar da Luz) – (Mozambique)
- Lilya 4-ever – (Sweden/Denmark)
- Loonies (Loenatik – De moevie) – (Netherlands)
- Lovers' Concerto (Yeonae soseol) – (South Korea)
M
- Madame Satã – (Brazil/France)
- The Magdalene Sisters, directed by Peter Mullan – (Ireland/UK)
- The Man from Elysian Fields, starring Andy García and Mick Jagger – (US)
- The Man Who Saved Christmas, starring Jason Alexander – (US)
- The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä), directed by Aki Kaurismäki – (Finland)
- Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers (Marie-Jo et ses deux amours) – (France)
- Marooned in Iraq (Gomgashtei dar Aragh) – (Iran)
- Marriage is a Crazy Thing (Gyeolhoneun michinjishida) – (South Korea)
- Marrying the Mafia (Gamuneui yeonggwang) – (South Korea)
- Mekhong Full Moon Party (Sibha kham doan sib ed) – (Thailand)
- Melinda's World
- Men with Brooms – (Canada)
- The Missing Gun (Xun Qiang) – (China)
- Mondays in the Sun (Los Lunes al Sol), starring Javier Bardem – (Spain)
- Moonlight Mile, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Susan Sarandon and Dustin Hoffman – (US)
- Morvern Callar, directed by Lynne Ramsay, starring Samantha Morton – (UK)
- Mr. and Mrs. Iyer – (India)
- My Four Children – (Israel)
- My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (Ngo joh aan gin diy gwai) – (Hong Kong)
- My Mother's Smile (L'ora di religione) (Il sorriso di mia madre) – (Italy)
N
- Names in Marble (Nimed marmortahvlil) – (Estonia)
- Narc, directed by Joe Carnahan, starring Jason Patric and Ray Liotta – (US)
- Nicholas Nickleby, starring Charlie Hunnam, Anne Hathaway, Christopher Plummer, Nathan Lane and Jim Broadbent – (UK/US)
- Noora (The Kiss of Life) – (Iran)
O
- Oasis (오아시스) – (South Korea)
- Occident – (Romania)
- Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui – (chile)
- Old Men in New Cars (Gamle Mænd i Nye Biler) – (Denmark)
- On Line – (US)
- On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate (Saenghwalui balgyeon) – (South Korea)
- Open Hearts (Elsker dig for evigt) – (Denmark)
- Den osynlige (The Invisible) – (Sweden)
- Over the Rainbow (오버 더 레인보우) – (South Korea)
P–Q
- Personal Velocity: Three Portraits, starring Kyra Sedgwick – (US)
- People I Know, starring Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Téa Leoni and Ryan O'Neal – (US)
- Philanthropy (Filantropica) – (Romania)
- Phone Booth, directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Colin Farrell, Katie Holmes, Forest Whitaker and Keifer Sutherland – (US)
- The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski, starring Adrien Brody and Thomas Kretschmann – (France/Poland/Germany/UK)
- Pokémon 4Ever (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Serebyi Toki o Koeta Deai) – (Japan)
- Possession, directed by Neil LaBute, starring Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow – (US/UK)
- The Powerpuff Girls Movie – (US)
- Public Enemy (Gonggongui Jeog) – (South Korea)
- Pumpkin, starring Christina Ricci – (US)
- Punch-Drunk Love, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman – (US)
- Pure, starring Keira Knightley – (UK)
- The Quiet American, directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser and Do Thi Hai Yen – (US/Germany)
R
- RSVP – (US)
- Raaz (Secret) – (India)
- Rabbit-Proof Fence, directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Kenneth Branagh and David Gulpilil – (Australia)
- Rachida – (Algeria)
- Real Women Have Curves – (US)
- A Red Bear (Un oso rojo) – (Argentina)
- Reign of Fire, starring Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey
- Respiro, starring Valeria Golino – (Italy)
- Ripley's Game, starring John Malkovich, Dougray Scott and Ray Winstone – (US/UK/Italy)
- Road Movie – (South Korea)
- Rose Red, starring Nancy Travis – (US)
- Russian Ark (Russkij Kovcheg), directed by Alexander Sokurov – (Russia)
S
- Saathiya (Life Partner) – (India)
- Salomé, directed by Carlos Saura – (Spain)
- The Salton Sea, starring Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio – (US)
- Saving My Hubby (Gudseura Geum-suna) – (South Korea)
- The Sea (Hafið) – (Iceland/Norway)
- Second Name (El segundo nombre) – (Spain)
- Secretary, starring James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal – (US)
- Secret Things (Choses secrètes) – (France)
- Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) – (Canada)
- Sex Is Zero (Saekjeuk shigong) – (South Korea)
- Showboy – (US)
- The Singles Ward – (US)
- Skinwalkers, starring Wes Studi – (US)
- The Skywalk is Gone (Tian qiao bu jian le) – (Taiwan)
- The Son (Le Fils), directed by Dardenne brothers – (Belgium/France)
- Spider, directed by David Cronenberg, starring Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson and Gabriel Byrne – (Canada/UK)
- Spirit of Korean Celadon (Chongjaui noks) – (North Korea)
- Spring Subway (Kaiwang Chuntian de Ditie) – (China)
- Springtime in a Small Town (Xiao cheng zhi chun) – (China)
- Spun, starring Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy and Mickey Rourke – (US)
- The Star (Zvezda) – (Russia)
- VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas
- Steal, starring Stephen Dorff and Natasha Henstridge – (Canada/UK/France)
- Stevie – (US)
- Stolen Summer, starring Aidan Quinn – (US)
- Stones (Piedras) – (Spain)
- Suicide Club (Jisatsu Sakuru) – (Japan)
- Sunshine State, directed by John Sayles, starring Edie Falco and Angela Bassett – (US)
- Sweet Sixteen, directed by Ken Loach, starring Martin Compston – (UK)
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Boksuneun naui geot), directed by Park Chan-wook – (South Korea)
T
- Tadpole, starring Sigourney Weaver and Bebe Neuwirth – (US)
- Talk to Her (Hable con ella), directed by Pedro Almodóvar – (Spain)
- Ten (Dah), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – (Iran)
- Terra incognita – (Lebanon/France)
- Timequest – (US)
- Together (He ni zai yi qi), directed by Chen Kaige – (China)
- Tomorrow La Scala! – (UK)
- The Tracker, starring David Gulpilil – (Australia)
- The Trials of Henry Kissinger – (US)
- The Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei) – (Japan)
- Two Men Went to War – (UK)
U–V
- Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (ウルトラマンコスモス2 THE BLUE PLANET) – (Japan)
- The Uncertainty Principle (O Princípio da Incerteza) – (Portugal)
- Unknown Pleasures (Ren xiao yao) – (China)
- Uzak (Distant) – (Turkey)
- Valentín, starring Carmen Maura – (Argentina/France/Italy/Spain)
- The Visitor – (Australia)
W
- Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) – (Mauritania/France)
- Walking on Water – (Australia)
- War (Voyna) – (Russia)
- The Way Home (Jibeuro) – (South Korea)
- Welcome to Collinwood, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, starring Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy and George Clooney – (US)
- Whale Rider, starring Keisha Castle-Hughes – (New Zealand/Germany)
- When Maryam Spoke Out (Lamma hikyit maryam) – (Lebanon)
- Where Eskimos Live (Tam, gdzie żyją Eskimosi) – (Poland/US/UK)
- Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, directed by Lone Scherfig, starring Shirley Henderson and Mads Mikkelsen – (Denmark/UK)
- Women in the Mirror (Kagami no onnatachi) – (Japan)
XYZ
- Year of the Devil (Rok ďábla) – (Czech Republic)
Films released in 2002 by country
Births
- January 4 - Tunisha Sharma, Indian actress (died 2022)
- January 20 - Michael Barbieri, 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 22 - Cody Veith, American actor
- September 27 - Jenna Ortega, American actress
- September 28 - Kyline Alcantara, Filipino actress, singer, dancer, television host, advocate, endorser and podcaster
- 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
- 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 Deigner | ||
| 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
- Josh Gad – Mary and Joe
- Javier Gutiérrez − The Other Side of the Bed
- 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
- Rosamund Pike – Die Another Day
- Clémence Poésy – Olgas Sommer
- Nathalie Poza – The Other Side of the Bed
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Tom & Thomas
- 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.