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Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 Spider-Man May 3, 2002 Sony Pictures PG-13 $403,706,375 69,484,746
2 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of… May 16, 2002 20th Century Fox PG $310,676,740 53,472,760
3 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 18, 2002 New Line PG-13 $262,300,833 45,146,442
4 Harry Potter and the Chambe… Nov 15, 2002 Warner Bros. PG $252,097,945 43,390,351
5 Ice Age Mar 15, 2002 20th Century Fox PG $176,387,405 30,359,277
6 Scooby-Doo Jun 14, 2002 Warner Bros. PG $153,294,164 26,384,537
7 Lilo & Stitch Jun 21, 2002 Walt Disney PG $145,771,527 25,089,763
8 The Santa Clause 2 Nov 1, 2002 Walt Disney G $138,277,797 23,799,965
9 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 19, 2001 New Line PG-13 $107,854,245 18,563,553
10 Spy Kids 2: The Island of L… Aug 7, 2002 Miramax/Dimension PG $85,570,368 14,728,118
11 Snow Dogs Jan 18, 2002 Walt Disney PG $81,150,692 13,967,416
12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Jun 11, 1982 Universal PG $75,752,422 13,038,282
13 Spirit: Stallion of the Cim… May 24, 2002 Dreamworks SKG G $73,215,310 12,601,602
14 Stuart Little 2 Jul 19, 2002 Sony Pictures PG $64,956,806 11,180,173
15 The Time Machine Mar 8, 2002 Dreamworks SKG PG-13 $56,684,819 9,756,423
16 The Count of Monte Cristo Jan 25, 2002 Walt Disney PG-13 $54,228,104 9,333,580
17 Peter Pan: Return to Neverland Feb 15, 2002 Walt Disney G $48,430,258 8,335,672
18 Big Fat Liar Feb 8, 2002 Universal PG $47,811,275 8,229,135
19 Star Trek: Nemesis Dec 13, 2002 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $39,825,707 6,854,682
20 Clockstoppers Mar 29, 2002 Paramount Pictures PG $36,985,501 6,365,834
21 Treasure Planet Nov 27, 2002 Walt Disney PG $35,820,872 6,165,382
22 The Wild Thornberrys Movie Dec 20, 2002 Paramount Pictures PG $31,752,651 5,465,172
23 The Crocodile Hunter: Colli… Jul 12, 2002 MGM PG $28,436,931 4,894,480
24 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Oct 4, 2002 Artisan G $25,408,198 4,373,183
25 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Dec 21, 2001 Paramount Pictures G $18,597,143 3,200,885
26 Harry Potter and the Sorcer… Nov 16, 2001 Warner Bros. PG $17,171,116 2,955,441
27 The Country Bears Jul 26, 2002 Walt Disney G $16,988,996 2,924,095
28 Hey Arnold! The Movie Jun 28, 2002 Paramount Pictures PG $13,684,949 2,355,412
29 The Powerpuff Girls Jul 3, 2002 Warner Bros. PG $11,411,644 1,964,138
30 Monsters, Inc. Nov 2, 2001 Walt Disney G $11,234,792 1,933,699
31 Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)… Sep 20, 2002 Walt Disney PG $5,462,320 940,158
32 The Lion King Jun 15, 1994 Walt Disney G $5,022,506 864,458
33 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 IMAX Films Not Rated $4,301,999 740,447
34 Spider-Man/Men in Black II … Sep 6, 2002 Sony Pictures PG-13 $4,052,137 697,441
35 The Fast Runner May 10, 2002 Lot 47 Films R $3,764,087 647,863
36 Pinocchio Dec 25, 2002 Miramax G $3,364,522 579,091
37 Santa vs. The Snowman Nov 6, 2002 IMAX Films Not Rated $1,918,068 330,132
38 Pokemon 4Ever Oct 11, 2002 Miramax G $1,732,301 298,158
39 Black Knight Nov 21, 2001 20th Century Fox PG-13 $1,480,102 254,750
40 Cyberworld 3D Oct 6, 2000 IMAX Films Not Rated $714,586 122,992
41 Metropolis Jan 1, 2002 Sony Pictures PG-13 $673,414 115,906
42 Planet of the Apes Jul 27, 2001 20th Century Fox PG-13 $170,202 29,294
43 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Sony Pictures Cla… G $143,710 24,734
44 Hansel & Gretel Oct 18, 2002 PG $100,477 17,293
45 Steel Spirit Jan 11, 2002 Cinema Guild Not Rated $1,860 320
Total Gross of All Movies$2,858,387,876
Total Tickets Sold491,977,235

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2002. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2002. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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