2002 in film

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The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first battle of the sequel took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, the 3rd installment Austin Powers in Goldmember, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Stuart Little 2,Blade II, the 10th installments Star Trek: Nemesis and Jason X.
Contents[hide]
1 Events
2 Top grossing films
3 Awards
4 Films released in 2002
4.1 Films released in 2002 by country
5 Deaths
6 Wide-release movies
6.1 January-March
6.2 April-June
6.3 July-September
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[edit] Events
May - The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival.
May 3-5 - Spider-Man is the first film to make $100+ million during its opening weekend in the US unadjusted to inflation.
May 16 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones opens in theater. Although a huge success, it is the only episode not to be the highest grosser of the year.
Amélie from Montmartre directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the 2002 Cesar Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, and Best Art Direction.

[edit] 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:
International and U.S. & Canada combined box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars, British results in pounds sterling and Australian results in Australian dollars.
2002Rank
Title
Studio
Box Office Gross
Total Int.l
U.S./Canada
U. K.
Australia
1.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
New Line Cinema
$926,287,400
$341,786,758
£57,062,828
$45,183,872
2.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Warner Bros.
$878,988,482
$261,988,482
£54,036,560
$37,009,842
3.
Spider-Man
Sony Pictures Entertainment
$821,708,551
$403,706,375
£28,591,639
$30,465,531
4.
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
20th Century Fox
$649,398,328
$310,676,740
£37,235,880
$33,432,227
5.
Men in Black II
Sony Pictures Entertainment
$441,818,803
$190,418,803
£22,018,371
$17,442,997
6.
Die Another Day
MGM
$431,971,116
$160,942,139
£35,924,004
$18,525,540
7.
Signs
Buena Vista
$408,247,917
$227,966,634
£16,084,656
$11,851,230
8.
Ice Age
20th Century Fox
$382,687,405
$176,387,405
£14,856,581
$20,091,713
9.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
IFC Films
$368,744,044
$241,438,208
£13,441,558
$27,114,009
10.
Minority Report
20th Century Fox
$358,372,926
$132,072,926
£20,245,815
$11,759,614
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=2002&p=.htm
U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2002&p=.htm
United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com.au/

[edit] Awards
Academy Awards:
Best Picture: Chicago
Best Director: Roman Polanski - The Pianist
Best Actor: Adrien Brody - The Pianist
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - The Hours
Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper - Adaptation.
Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago
Best Foreign Language Film: Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika), directed by Caroline Link, Germany
Best Animated Feature: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Japan
Golden Globe Awards:
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: Renée Zellweger - Chicago
Other
Best Director: Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York
Best Foreign Language Film: Talk to Her, Spain
BAFTA Awards:
Best Picture: The Pianist
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - The Hours
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

[edit] Films released in 2002
#
8 Mile starring Eminem
8 Women
13 Moons
24 Hour Party People
28 Days Later
40 Days and 40 Nights
A
About a Boy starring Hugh Grant
About Schmidt
Adaptation.
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
All About Lily Chou-Chou
All about the Benjamins
Antwone Fisher
Austin Powers in Goldmember starring Mike Myers
B
Bad Company
Bend It Like Beckham starring Keira Knightley
The Best Day of My Life
Better Luck Tomorrow
Big Fat Liar
Big Trouble
Birthday Girl
Blade II
Blood Work
Bloody Sunday - Golden Bear award
Blue Crush
Boat Trip
Bolivar Soy Yo
The Bourne Identity starring Matt Damon
Bubba Ho-tep
The Burial Society
Buying the Cow
C
Callas Forever
Catch Me If You Can
Changing Lanes
Chicago - Academy and Golden Globe (Com./Mus.) Awards for Best Picture starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere
Cinema Paradiso: The New Version (director's cut re-release)
City of God
Clockstoppers
Collateral Damage
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Country Bears
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Crazy As Hell
Crossroads
D
The Dancer Upstairs
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Dark Blue
Darkness
Dead Gorgeous
Dead in a Heartbeat
Death to Smoochy starring Robin Williams
Deathwatch
Demon Island
Deuces Wild
Die Another Day with Pierce Brosnan
Divine Intervention
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Dragonfly
E
E.T. (20th anniversary edition)
Eight Legged Freaks starring David Arquette
Emergency Act 19
Enough
F
FeardotCom
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
Full Frontal
G
Gangs of New York starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz
The Good Girl starring Jennifer Aniston
The Good Thief
The Guru
H
Halloween: Resurrection
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Hart's War starring Bruce Willis
Hero
Hey Arnold!: The Movie
High Crimes
Hollywood Ending
L'homme du train (The Man on the Train)
The Hours - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
I
Ice Age
Impostor
In America
In This World - Golden Bear award
Infernal Affairs
Insomnia
J
Jason X
John Q
Juwanna Mann
K
K-19: The Widowmaker
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
L
The Laramie Project
Last Call
Life or Something Like It
Like Mike
Lilo & Stitch
Lilya 4-ever
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
M
Madame Satã
The Magdalene Sisters - Golden Lion award
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
The Master of Disguise
Men in Black II starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones
Men with Brooms
Millennium Actress (English version release date, orig. Japanese released 2001)
Minority Report starring Tom Cruise
The Mothman Prophecies starring Richard Gere
Mr. Deeds starring Adam Sandler
Murder by Numbers with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
N
National Lampoon's Van Wilder with Ryan Reynolds
New Best Friend
The New Guy
O
On Line
One Hour Photo starring Robin Williams
Orange County
Over the Rainbow
P
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
Panic Room starring Jodie Foster
Phone Booth
The Pianist - BAFTA Award for Best Picture
Possession
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
Pumpkin
Punch-Drunk Love
Q
Queen of the Damned
R
Reign of Fire with Matthew McConnaughey and Christian Bale
Resident Evil
Return to Never Land
Road to Perdition
Rollerball
The Rookie
The Rules of Attraction
S
S1m0ne
The Salton Sea
Saving My Hubby
Scooby-Doo
The Scorpion King starring The Rock
Secret Things
Serving Sara
Sex Is Zero
Showboy
Showtime
Signs with Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix
The Singles Ward
Skinwalkers
Slackers
Snow Dogs
Sorority Boys
Spider
Spider-Man starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Stevie
Stolen Summer
Stuart Little 2
Super Troopers
The Sum of All Fears with Ben Affleck
The Sweetest Thing
Swing, directed by Toni Gatlif
T
Tadpole
Talk to Her
Timequest
Time Changer
The Man Who Saved Christmas
The Time Machine
Treasure Planet
U
Undercover Brother
Undisputed
Unfaithful
V
Valentín
W
Waiting for Happiness
A Walk to Remember starring Mandy Moore
Walking on Water
We Were Soldiers
Whale Rider - Golden Space Needle award (for 2003)
Windtalkers
X
XXX

[edit] Films released in 2002 by country
List of Argentine films:2002

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] January-March
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month
Day
Title
Studio
Notable Cast/Crew
JANUARY
4
Impostor
Miramax
Gary Sinise, Madeline Stowe
11
Orange County
Paramount Pictures
Jack Black, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline, Colin Hanks, Schuyler Fisk
18
Snow Dogs
Buena Vista
Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn
25
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Walt Disney Company
James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, Dagmara Dominczyk
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
20th Century Fox
Steve Oedekerk, Jennifer Tung
The Mothman Prophecies
Sony/Screen Gems
Richard Gere, Laura Linney
A Walk to Remember
Warner Bros.
Mandy Moore, Shane West
FEBRUARY
1
Birthday Girl
Miramax
Nicole Kidman, Vincent Cassel
Slackers
Sony
Jason Schwartzman, Devon Sawa, Jaime King
8
Big Fat Liar
Universal Studios
Paul Giamatti, Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes
Collateral Damage
Warner Brothers
Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Leguizamo, John Turturro
Rollerball
MGM
Rebecca Romijn, Chris Klein
15
Crossroads
Paramount Pictures
Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoë Saldaña
Hart's War
MGM
Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell
John Q
New Line Cinema
Denzel Washington
Return to Never Land
Buena Vista
animated, voices of: Blayne Weaver , Harriet Owen
Super Troopers
Fox Searchlight Pictures
22
Dragonfly
Universal Pictures
Kevin Costner, Susanna Thompson, Kathy Bates
Queen of the Damned
Warner Bros.
Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau
MARCH
1
40 Days and 40 Nights
Miramax
Josh Hartnett
We Were Soldiers
Paramount Pictures
Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear
8
All about the Benjamins
New Line Cinema
Ice Cube, Mike Epps
The Time Machine
DreamWorks
Guy Pearce, Mark Addy, Samantha Mumba
15
Ice Age
20th Century Fox
Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Chris Wedge
Resident Evil
Sony/Screen Gems
Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez
Showtime
Warner Bros.
Eddie Murphy, Robert De Niro
22
Blade II
New Line Cinema
Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman
E.T. (20th anniversary edition)
Universal Pictures
Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore
Sorority Boys
Buena Vista
Barry Watson, Michael Rosenbaum, Harland Williams
29
Clockstoppers
Paramount Pictures
Jesse Bradford, Paula Garcés, French Stewart
Death to Smoochy
Warner Bros.
Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener
Panic Room
Sony
Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto
The Rookie
Buena Vista
Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez

[edit] April-June
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month
Day
Title
Studio
Notable Cast/Crew
APRIL
5
Big Trouble
Buena Vista
Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Dennis Farina
High Crimes
20th Century Fox
Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Artisan Entertainment
Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Kal Penn
12
Changing Lanes
Paramount Pictures
Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson
Frailty
Lions Gate Films
Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe
The Sweetest Thing
Sony
Cameron Diaz, Selma Blair, Christina Applegate
19
Murder by Numbers
Warner Bros.
Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling
My Big Fat Greek Wedding ‡
IFC Films
Nia Vardalos, John Corbett
The Scorpion King
Universal Pictures
The Rock, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu
26
Jason X
New Line Cinema
Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder
Life or Something Like It
20th Century Fox
Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns
MAY
3
Deuces Wild
MGM
Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk
Hollywood Ending
DreamWorks
Woody Allen, Téa Leoni
Spider-Man
Sony
Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst
8
Unfaithful
20th Century Fox
Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez
10
The New Guy
Sony
DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel
16
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
20th Century Fox
Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman
17
About a Boy
Universal Studios
Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Grant, Rachel Weisz
24
Enough
Sony
Jennifer Lopez
Insomnia
Warner Bros.
Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
DreamWorks
Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi
31
The Sum of All Fears
Paramount Pictures
Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman
Undercover Brother
Universal Studios
Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Richards
JUNE
7
Bad Company
Buena Vista
Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Warner Bros.
Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, James Garner
14
The Bourne Identity
Universal Pictures
Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper
Scooby-Doo
Warner Bros.
voice of: Scott Innes, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar
Windtalkers
MGM
Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater
21
Juwanna Mann
Warner Bros.
Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Vivica A. Fox
Lilo & Stitch
Buena Vista
animated, voices of: Daveigh Chase Chris Sanders , Tia Carrere
Minority Report
20th Century Fox
Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow
28
Hey Arnold!: The Movie
Paramount Pictures
Featuring voices of: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Sorvino, Christopher Lloyd
Mr. Deeds
Sony
Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder

[edit] July-September
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month
Day
Title
Studio
Notable Cast/Crew
JULY
3
Like Mike
20th Century Fox
Bow Wow, Brenda Song, Morris Chestnut
Men in Black II
Columbia Pictures
Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
Warner Bros.
animated, voices of:Cathy Cavadini Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily
12
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
MGM
Steve Irwin
Halloween: Resurrection
Miramax
Jamie Lee Curtis, Brad Loree, Busta Rhymes
Reign of Fire
Buena Vista
Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco
Road to Perdition
DreamWorks
Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law
17
Eight Legged Freaks
Warner Bros.
David Arquette, Kari Wührer
19
K-19: The Widowmaker
Paramount Pictures
Harrison Ford
Stuart Little 2
Columbia Pictures
voice of: Michael J. Fox Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie
26
Austin Powers in Goldmember
New Line Cinema
Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Seth Green
The Country Bears
Buena Vista
Christopher Walken, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daryl Mitchell
AUGUST
2
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
Paramount Pictures
Martin Lawrence
The Master of Disguise
Columbia Pictures
Dana Carvey, James Brolin, Brent Spiner
Signs
Buena Vista
Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix
7
The Good Girl ‡
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tim Blake Nelson
Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams
Dimension Films
Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega
9
Blood Work
Warner Bros.
Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston
XXX
TriStar Pictures
Vin Diesel
16
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Warner Bros.
Eddie Murphy
Blue Crush
Universal Pictures
Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez
Possession ‡
Focus Features
Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Northam, Gwyneth Paltrow
21
One Hour Photo ‡
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan
23
Serving Sara
Paramount Pictures
Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley
S1m0ne
New Line Cinema
Al Pacino, Catherine Keener
Undisputed
Miramax
Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames
30
FeardotCom
Warner Bros.
Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea