2002 in film
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This is a list of film-related events in 2002.
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Events
- May - The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival.
- May 3-5 - Spider-Man was the first film to unadjustedly make $100+ million during the whole first weekend.
- Amélie from Montmartre directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the 2002 Cesar Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, and Best Art Direction.
- December - , the tenth film in the successful film franchise, opens to poor box office and lukewarm reviews. It is later announced that this film is expected to be the final Star Trek film for the foreseeable future.
Top grossing films
Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2002; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 2002 as of January 23, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 15, 2006 (UK) and January 15, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:
| 2002 Rank | Title | Studio | Total Int'l Box Office Gross | U.S. & Canada Box Office Gross | United Kingdom Box Office Gross | Australia Box Office Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New Line Cinema | 6,287,400 | 1,786,758 | £57,062,828 | ,183,872 | |
| 2. | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Warner Bros. | 6,688,482 | 1,988,482 | £54,036,560 | ,009,842 |
| 3. | Spider-Man | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 1,708,551 | 3,706,375 | £28,591,639 | ,465,531 |
| 4. | 20th Century Fox | 9,398,328 | 0,676,740 | £37,235,880 | ,432,227 | |
| 5. | Men in Black II | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 1,818,803 | 0,418,803 | £22,018,371 | ,442,997 |
| 6. | Die Another Day | MGM | 1,971,116 | 0,942,139 | £35,924,004 | ,525,540 |
| 7. | Signs | Buena Vista | 8,247,917 | 7,966,634 | £16,084,656 | ,851,230 |
| 8. | Ice Age | 20th Century Fox | 2,687,405 | 6,387,405 | £14,856,581 | ,091,713 |
| 9. | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | IFC Films | 8,744,044 | 1,438,208 | £13,441,558 | ,114,009 |
| 10. | Minority Report | 20th Century Fox | 8,372,926 | 2,072,926 | £20,245,815 | ,759,614 |
In total, seven films released in 2002 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.
For a complete list of 2002's top-grossing films, follow these links:
- Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2006&p=.htm
- *U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2006&p=.htm
- *United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
- *Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com/
Awards
ACADEMY AWARDS:- Best Picture: Chicago
- Best Actor: Adrien Brody - The Pianist
- Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - The Hours
- Drama:
- Best Picture: The Hours
- Best Actor: Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt
- Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - The Hours
- Musical or Comedy:
- Best Picture: Chicago
- Best Actor: Richard Gere - Chicago
- Best Actress: Renee Zellweger - Chicago
- Best Picture: The Pianist
- Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York
- Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - The Hours
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
- December 30 - Mary Brian, 96, actress
Wide-release movies
In the film industry, a wide-release movie is a film that studios believe will appeal to a broad spectrum of the public and that shows in at least 600 theatres in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:
Dates given are U.S. and Canadian release dates.
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
- October 2002
- October 4
- October 11
- October 18
- October 25
- November 2002
- November 1
- November 8
- November 15
- November 22
- November 29
- December 2002
- December 6
- December 13
- December 18
- December 20
- December 27
Other movies released
This section lists films which either did not achieve wide-release status in North America, or were not released in North America. Release dates refer to the North American release unless otherwise stated.{| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Title !! Release date !! Studio !! Other notes |- | 101 Reykjavík || January 11 || Menemsha Pictures || Victoria Abril |- | 24 Hour Party People || August 9 || MGM || Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, John Simm |- | All About Lily Chou-Chou || July 12 || Cowboy Pictures || Shugo Oshinari |- | Atanarjuat || April 12 || Lot 47 || |- | The Believer || May 17 || IDP || Ryan Gosling |- | Bolivar Soy Yo || July 26 || Venevision || |- | The Cat's Meow || April 12 || Lions Gate Films || Eddie Izzard, Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes |- | Cinema Paradiso: The New Version || June 14 || Miramax || |- | CQ || May 24 || MGM || Gérard Depardieu, Jason Schwartzman, Angela Lindvall |- | Crush || April 5 || Sony Classics || Andie MacDowell |- | The Dancer Upstairs || January 11 || Antena 3 Televisión || John Malkovich (directorial debut), Javier Bardem |- | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys || June 14 || ThinkFilm || Jodie Foster, Emile Hirsch, Kieran Culkin |- | Dead in a Heartbeat || March 3 || Turner Network Television || |- | Dogtown and Z-Boys || April 26|| Sony Classics || |- | Elling || May 29|| First Look Pictures || |- | Enigma || April 19|| Manhattan Pictures || Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet |- | Escaflowne: The Movie || January 25|| Bandai || Maaya Sakamoto, Tomokazu Seki |- | Festival in Cannes || March 8|| Paramount Classics || Anouk Aimée, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell |- | The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest || June 28|| 20th Century Fox || Adam Garcia |- | Full Frontal || August 2|| Miramax || David Duchovny, Julia Roberts, Mary McCormack |- | Gangster No. 1 || June 14|| IFC Films || Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany |- | Happy Times || July 26|| Fox Searchlight Pictures || Zhang Yimou (director) |- | Harvard Man || May 17|| Cowboy Pictures || Adrian Grenier, Sarah Michelle Gellar |- | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog || February 22 || Artistic License || Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright Penn |- | Human Nature || April 12 || Fine Line || Tim Robbins, Rhys Ifans, Patricia Arquette |- | The Isle || August 23 || Empire Pictures || Kim Ki-duk (director) |- | Italian for Beginners || January 18 || Miramax || |- | The Kid Stays in the Picture || July 26 || Focus Features || |- | Kissing Jessica Stein || March 13 || Fox Searchlight Pictures || Jennifer Westfeldt |- | Lan Yu || July 3 || Strand || |- | Late Marriage || May 17 || Magnolia Pictures || Lior Ashkenazi |- | Lucía y el Sexo || July 12 || Palm Pictures || Paz Vega |- | Maryam || February 22 || Streetlight Films || |- | Mean Machine || February 22 || Paramount Pictures || Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham |- | Men with Brooms || March 8 || Artisan Pictures || Paul Gross |- | Metropolis || January 25 || Sony || Kei Kobayashi, Miyu Irino |- | Me Without You || July 5 || IDP || Anna Friel, Michelle Williams |- | Monsoon Wedding || February 22 || Focus Features || |- | New Best Friend || April 12 || Sony || Mia Kirshner, Meredith Monroe, Dominique Swain |- | The Piano Teacher || March 29 || Kino || Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Magimel |- | Pumpkin || January 14 || IDP || Christina Ricci, Dominique Swain |- | Rain || April 26 || IDP || Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki |- | Revolution OS || August 23 || Seventh Art || |- | Sade || April 26 || Empire Pictures || Daniel Auteuil |- | The Salton Sea || April 26 || Warner Bros. || Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio |- | Scotland, Pa. || February 8 || Lot 47 || Maura Tierney, Choi Min-sik, Christopher Walken |- | Scratch || March 1 || Palm Pictures || |- | Shiri || February 8 || IDP || Han Suk-kyu, James LeGros, Kim Yoon-jin |- | The Singles Ward || February 1 || Halestorm || |- | Stolen Summer || March 22 || Miramax || |- | Sur Mes Lèvres || July 5 || Magnolia Pictures || Vincent Cassel |- | Tadpole || July 19 || Miramax || Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth, Aaron Stanford |- | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing || May 24 || Sony Classics || Matthew McConaughey |- | Time of Favor || January 18 || Kino || Aki Avni |- | Treasure Planet || November 27 || Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures |- | Time Out || March 29 || ThinkFilm || |- | War Photographer || June 19 || First Run || |- | What Time Is It There? || January 11 || Wellspring Media || Victoria Abril |- | Winged Migration || May 17 || Mongrel Media || |- | Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes || January 18 || Christal Films || |- | Y tu Mamá También || March 15 || IFC Films || Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna |)
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