The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Stuart Little 2, Blade II, the 3rd installment Austin Powers in Goldmember, the 10th installments Star Trek Nemesis and Jason X.

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. The top ten films of 2002, by worldwide gross in $USD, as well as the US & Canada, UK, and Australia grosses, are as follows:

2002 Rank	Title	Studio	Worldwide Gross	U.S./Canada Gross	U.K. Gross	Australia Gross
1	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	New Line	$925,282,504	$341,786,758	$91,914,687	$26,850,032
2	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Warner Bros.	$878,643,482	$261,988,482	$88,104,108	$20,857,535
3	Spider-Man	Columbia	$821,708,551	$403,706,375	$45,780,340	$16,890,782
4	Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones	Fox	$649,398,328	$310,676,740	$58,762,764	$18,632,998
5	Men in Black II	Columbia	$441,818,803	$190,418,803	$34,571,702	$9,698,146
6	Die Another Day	MGM	$431,971,116	$160,942,139	$59,182,873	$10,520,593
7	Signs	Touchstone	$408,247,917	$227,966,634	$25,004,129	$6,475,864
8	Ice Age	Fox	$383,257,136	$176,387,405	$21,425,322	$10,869,472
9	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	IFC Films	$368,744,044	$241,438,208	$20,927,227	$15,168,243
10	Minority Report	DreamWorks / Fox	$358,372,926	$132,072,926	$31,388,860	$6,584,824

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