Market Charts > 2002 > Creative Types > Historical Fiction
Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2002
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2002 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Road to Perdition |
Jul 12, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$104,054,514 |
17,909,554 |
2 |
Red Dragon |
Oct 4, 2002 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$92,955,420 |
15,999,211 |
3 |
The Count of Monte Cristo |
Jan 25, 2002 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$54,228,104 |
9,333,580 |
4 |
Gangs of New York |
Dec 20, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$47,082,059 |
8,103,624 |
5 |
Windtalkers |
Jun 14, 2002 |
Action |
R |
$40,914,068 |
7,042,008 |
6 |
Gosford Park |
Dec 26, 2001 |
Comedy |
R |
$39,106,561 |
6,730,905 |
7 |
Hart's War |
Feb 15, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$19,076,815 |
3,283,444 |
8 |
The Four Feathers |
Sep 20, 2002 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$18,306,166 |
3,150,803 |
9 |
The Emperor's Club |
Nov 22, 2002 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$13,829,640 |
2,380,316 |
10 |
Far From Heaven |
Nov 8, 2002 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$11,230,060 |
1,932,884 |
11 |
Le pacte des loups |
Jan 11, 2002 |
Action |
R |
$10,527,229 |
1,811,915 |
12 |
Chicago |
Dec 27, 2002 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$9,241,533 |
1,590,625 |
13 |
The Importance of Being Ear… |
May 22, 2002 |
Comedy |
PG |
$8,378,141 |
1,442,020 |
14 |
Deuces Wild |
May 3, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$6,044,618 |
1,040,381 |
15 |
Behind Enemy Lines |
Nov 30, 2001 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$5,148,245 |
886,100 |
16 |
El crimen de padre Amaro |
Nov 15, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$4,558,301 |
784,561 |
17 |
The Majestic |
Dec 21, 2001 |
Drama |
PG |
$4,337,555 |
746,567 |
18 |
Enigma |
Apr 19, 2002 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$4,298,329 |
739,815 |
19 |
The Fast Runner |
May 10, 2002 |
Adventure |
R |
$3,764,087 |
647,863 |
20 |
The Cat's Meow |
Apr 12, 2002 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$3,176,936 |
546,804 |
21 |
Paid in Full |
Oct 25, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$3,042,188 |
523,612 |
22 |
Seraphin un Homme et Son |
Nov 29, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,691,000 |
291,049 |
23 |
China: The Panda Adventure |
Jul 27, 2001 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,215,455 |
209,200 |
24 |
The Hours |
Dec 27, 2002 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,149,020 |
197,765 |
25 |
Russkiy kovcheg |
Dec 13, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$870,984 |
149,911 |
26 |
No Man's Land |
Dec 7, 2001 |
Drama |
R |
$764,726 |
131,622 |
27 |
The Emperor's New Clothes |
Jun 14, 2002 |
Drama |
PG |
$661,903 |
113,924 |
28 |
Below |
Oct 11, 2002 |
Horror |
R |
$589,424 |
101,449 |
29 |
Charlotte Gray |
Dec 28, 2001 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$545,381 |
93,869 |
30 |
The Man Who Wasn't There |
Oct 31, 2001 |
Drama |
R |
$522,943 |
90,007 |
31 |
The Quiet American |
Nov 22, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$343,736 |
59,162 |
32 |
Moulin Rouge |
May 18, 2001 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$320,807 |
55,216 |
33 |
The Devil's Backbone |
Nov 21, 2001 |
Horror |
R |
$302,182 |
52,010 |
34 |
Mad Love |
Aug 30, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$279,605 |
48,124 |
35 |
Nicholas Nickleby |
Dec 27, 2002 |
Drama |
PG |
$228,518 |
39,331 |
36 |
Shichinin no samurai |
Nov 19, 1956 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$183,443 |
31,573 |
37 |
The Cherry Orchard |
Feb 22, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$131,188 |
22,579 |
38 |
Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef |
Nov 17, 2000 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$86,883 |
14,954 |
39 |
From Hell |
Oct 19, 2001 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$78,513 |
13,513 |
40 |
Max |
Dec 27, 2002 |
Drama |
R |
$77,379 |
13,318 |
41 |
Wings of Courage |
Apr 21, 1995 |
Drama |
G |
$63,226 |
10,882 |
42 |
Plata quemada |
Oct 19, 2001 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$45,952 |
7,909 |
43 |
Gangster No. 1 |
Jun 14, 2002 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$30,915 |
5,320 |
44 |
The Affair of the Necklace |
Nov 30, 2001 |
Drama |
R |
$5,111 |
879 |
45 |
Sia, The Dream of the Python |
May 24, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$4,662 |
802 |
46 |
Caravaggio |
Apr 16, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$3,151 |
542 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $513,496,676 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 88,381,502 |
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.
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