Fall 2002

Title Opening Closing Gross Theaters 1st Wk % Per Scrn Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
(Aug 30 - Oct 31)
1 Ring, The 10-18-02 03-20-03 129,094,024 15,015,393 1981 2927 11.63 44,105 DreamWorks
2 Sweet Home Alabama 09-27-02 02-21-03 127,223,418 35,648,740 3293 3313 28.02 38,401 Buena Vista
3 Red Dragon 10-04-02 01-02-03 93,149,898 36,540,945 3357 3363 39.23 27,698 Universal
4 Barbershop 09-13-02 02-06-03 75,776,097 20,627,433 1605 2176 27.22 34,824 MGM
5 Jackass: The Movie 10-25-02 01-16-03 64,255,312 22,763,437 2509 2532 35.43 25,377 Paramount
6 Tuxedo, The 09-27-02 01-16-03 50,547,998 15,051,028 3022 3022 29.78 16,727 DreamWorks
7 Banger Sisters, The 09-20-02 12-26-02 30,307,416 10,037,846 2738 2738 33.12 11,069 Fox Searchlight
8 Ghost Ship 10-25-02 01-30-03 30,113,491 11,503,423 2787 2787 38.20 10,805 Warner Bros.
9 Swimfan 09-06-02 12-05-02 28,564,995 11,326,601 2856 2859 39.65 9,991 Fox
10 Brown Sugar 10-11-02 01-30-03 27,363,891 10,738,882 1372 1378 39.24 19,858 Fox Searchlight
11 Frida 10-25-02 05-29-03 25,885,000 2,914,103 5 794 11.26 32,601 Miramax
12 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie 10-04-02 01-30-03 25,581,229 6,201,345 940 1625 24.24 15,742 Artisan
13 Transporter, The 10-11-02 01-23-03 25,296,447 9,107,816 2573 2610 36.00 9,692 Fox
14 City by the Sea 09-06-02 11-14-02 22,448,879 8,935,426 2575 2575 39.80 8,718 Warner Bros.
15 Bowling for Columbine 10-11-02 09-18-03 21,576,018 1,541,193 8 248 7.14 87,000 MGM/UA
16 Tuck Everlasting 10-11-02 02-06-03 19,161,999 5,268,764 1185 1460 27.50 13,125 Buena Vista
17 Four Feathers, The 09-20-02 11-28-02 18,306,166 6,857,879 1912 2187 37.46 8,370 Paramount
18 Punch-Drunk Love 10-11-02 12-19-02 17,844,216 4,003,535 5 1293 22.44 13,801 Sony
19 White Oleander 10-11-02 12-12-02 16,357,770 5,607,480 1510 1510 34.28 10,833 Warner Bros.
20 Ballistic 09-20-02 11-21-02 14,307,963 7,010,474 2705 2705 49.00 5,289 Warner Bros.