| See also: 2001 in film, other
events of 2002, 2003 in film and the list of 'years in film'.
Events
Top grossing films in the U.S.
Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2002; because they may have made most of their
income in a later year, they are probably not the top grossing films for calendar year 2002.
- Spider-Man (Sony) $403,706,375
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (New Line) $339,789,881
- Star Wars
Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Fox) $302,191,252
- Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros) $261,988,482
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding (IFC)
$241,438,208
- Signs, starring Mel Gibson (Disney) $227,966,634
- Austin Powers in Goldmember,
starring Mike Myers (New Line) $213,307,889
- Men in Black II, starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones (Sony)
$190,418,803
- Ice Age (Fox) $176,387,405
- Chicago (Miramax) $170,687,518
24 films grossed over $100 million. Seven films grossed over $200 million, a new record.
Births
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
Other movies released
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