Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Year nav topic5 Template:Yearsinfilm 2002 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre- specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures celebrated their 90th anniversaries in 2002.
Highest-grossing filmsEdit
Template:See also The top 10 films released in 2002 by worldwide gross are as follows:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | New Line | $936,689,735 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Warner Bros. | $878,979,634 |
| 3 | Spider-Man | Sony Pictures | $821,708,551 |
| 4 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | 20th Century Fox | $653,741,940 |
| 5 | Men in Black II | Sony Pictures | $441,818,803 |
| 6 | Die Another Day | MGM / 20th Century Fox | $431,971,116 |
| 7 | Signs | Buena Vista | $408,247,917 |
| 8 | Ice Age | 20th Century Fox | $383,257,136 |
| 9 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | IFC | $368,744,044 |
| 10 | Minority Report | 20th Century Fox / DreamWorks | $358,372,926 |
2002 was the first year to see three films cross the eight-hundred-million-dollar milestone, surpassing the previous year's record of two eight-hundred-million-dollar films. It also surpasses the previous year's record of having the most ticket sales in a single year (fueled by the success of various sequels and the first Spider-Man movie).
EventsEdit
- March 1 — Paramount Pictures reveals a new-on screen logo that was used until December 2011 to celebrate its 90th anniversary.
- May – The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival.
- May 3–5 – Spider-Man becomes the first film to earn $100 million in one weekend. This surpassed the previous all-time opening weekend record held by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, as well as the previous May opening weekend record held by The Lost World: Jurassic Park.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The film went on to earn over $800 million worldwide, surpassing Batman to become the highest-grossing superhero film of all time and Men in Black to become Sony's most successful film.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- May 16 – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones opens in theaters. Although a huge success, it was the first Star Wars film not to be the highest-grossing of the year.
- Amélie directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the 2002 César Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, and Best Art Direction. Amélie also became the highest-grossing French-language film in the United States ever.
- Another French-language film Brotherhood of the Wolf also became the second-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States in the last two decades.
AwardsEdit
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
2002 filmsEdit
By country/regionEdit
- List of American films of 2002
- List of Argentine films of 2002
- List of Australian films of 2002
- List of Bangladeshi films of 2002
- List of British films of 2002
- List of Canadian films of 2002
- List of Chinese films of 2002
- List of French films of 2002
- List of Hong Kong films of 2002
- List of Indian films of 2002
- List of Japanese films of 2002
- List of Mexican films of 2002
- List of Nepalese films of 2002
- List of Pakistani films of 2002
- List of Russian films of 2002
- List of South Korean films of 2002
- List of Spanish films of 2002
By genre/mediumEdit
- List of action films of 2002
- List of animated feature films of 2002
- List of avant-garde films of 2002
- List of crime films of 2002
- List of comedy films of 2002
- List of drama films of 2002
- List of horror films of 2002
- List of science fiction films of 2002
- List of thriller films of 2002
- List of western films of 2002
BirthsEdit
- January 4 – Tunisha Sharma, Indian actress (died 2022)
- January 15 - Levon Hawke, American actor
- January 18 – Samuel Joslin, British actor
- January 20
- Michael Barbieri, American actor
- January 30 - Joshua Colley, American actor
- February 2 – Madina Nalwanga, Ugandan actress
- February 13 – Sophia Lillis, American actress
- February 18 – Mark Eydelshteyn, Russian actor
- February 23 – Emilia Jones, English actress, singer and songwriter
- March 4 – Jacob Hopkins, American actor
- March 10 – Júlia Gomes, Brazilian actress
- March 15 – Sam McCarthy, American actor
- March 27 – Ty Tennant, English actor
- April 2 – Emma Myers, American actress
- April 4 – Damian Hurley, English actor and model
- April 8 – Skai Jackson, American actress
- April 12 - Filip Geljo, Canadian actor
- April 15 – Clara Galle, Spanish actress
- April 16 – Sadie Sink, American actress
- May 6 – Emily Alyn Lind, American actress
- May 7
- Andrew Barth Feldman, American actor
- Jake Bongiovi, American actor
- May 16 – Isaac Kragten, Canadian actor
- May 22 – Maisa Silva, Brazilian actress and television host
- May 26 – Georgie Farmer, English actor
- June 2 – Madison Hu, American actress
- June 3 – Eva Bella, American actress
- June 5 – Lewis MacDougall, Scottish actor
- July 18 – Tyler Lawrence Gray, American actor
- July 2 – Abraham Attah, Ghanaian actor
- July 16 – Milly Shapiro, American actress and singer
- July 24 – Benjamin Flores Jr., American actor and rapper
- July 25 – Shunsuke Michieda, Japanese actor and singer
- August 1 – Oona Laurence, American actress
- August 12 – Iman Vellani, Pakistani-Canadian actress
- August 16 – Talia Ryder, American actress
- August 19 – Francesco Gheghi, Italian actor
- August 23 – Indiana Massara, Australian actress and singer
- August 30 – Raffey Cassidy, English actress
- September 6 – Asher Angel, American actor
- September 8 – Gaten Matarazzo, American actor
- September 13 – Chiara Aurelia, American actress
- September 20 - Gabriel LaBelle, Canadian actor
- September 22 – Cody Veith, American actor
- September 24 – Elijah Richardson, American actor
- September 27 – Jenna Ortega, American actress
- September 28 – Kyline Alcantara, Filipino actress, singer and television host
- September 30
- Levi Miller, Australian actor
- Maddie Ziegler, American actress
- October 9 – Choi Min-young, South Korean actor
- October 12 – Iris Apatow, American actress
- October 16 - Madison Wolfe, American actress
- October 26
- Julian Dennison, New Zealand actor
- Emma Schweiger, American actress
- October 28 – Lola Tung, American actress
- December 12 – Allegra Acosta, American actress
- December 13 – AC Bonifacio, Canadian actress, dancer, singer, vlogger
- December 17 – Guilherme Seta, Brazilian actor
- December 23 – Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor