List of years in film       (table) … 1992 .  1993 .  1994 .  1995  . 1996  . 1997  . 1998 … 1999 2000 2001 -2002- 2003 2004 2005 … 2006 .  2007 .  2008 .  2009  . 2010  . 2011  . 2012 … In home video: 1999 2000 2001 -2002- 2003 2004 2005          In television: 1999 2000 2001 -2002- 2003 2004 2005      Related time period  or  subjects … 1999 . 2000 . 2001 - 2002 - 2003 . 2004 . 2005 … … 1970s . 1980s . 1990s -2000s- 2010s . 2020s . 2030s … 20th century . 21st century . 22nd century … Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The 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. Contents 1 Top grossing films 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Films released in 2002 4.1 Films released in 2002 by country 5 Notable deaths 6 Wide-release movies 6.1 January - March 6.2 April - June 6.3 July - September 6.4 October - December // Top grossing films See also: List of 2002 box office number-one films in the United States 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 Cinema $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 Pictures $821,708,551 $403,706,375 $45,780,340 $16,890,782 4 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Fox/Lucasfilm $649,398,328 $310,676,740 $58,762,764 $18,632,998 5 Men in Black II Columbia Pictures $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 These numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo, including their 2002 Yearly Box Office Results. 2002 produced fifty-one films that have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Seven films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching "international blockbuster" status. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers grossed $925.3 million, making it the thirteenth highest grossing film in history. 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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 Star Wars episode not to be the highest grosser 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. Awards Category/Organization 60th Golden Globe Awards January 19, 2003 56th BAFTA Awards February 23, 2003 75th Academy Awards March 23, 2003 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film The Hours Chicago The Pianist Chicago Best Director Martin Scorsese Gangs of New York Roman Polanski The Pianist Roman Polanski The Pianist Best Actor Jack Nicholson About Schmidt Richard Gere Chicago Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York Adrien Brody The Pianist Best Actress Nicole Kidman The Hours Renée Zellweger Chicago Nicole Kidman The Hours Nicole Kidman The Hours Best Supporting Actor Chris Cooper Adaptation. Christopher Walken Catch Me If You Can Chris Cooper Adaptation. Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep Adaptation. Catherine Zeta-Jones Chicago Catherine Zeta-Jones Chicago Best Screenplay, Adapted About Schmidt Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Adaptation. Charlie and Donald Kaufman The Pianist Ronald Harwood Best Screenplay, Original Talk to Her Pedro Almodóvar Talk to Her Pedro Almodóvar Best Score Frida Elliot Goldenthal The Hours Philip Glass Frida Elliot Goldenthal Best Foreign Language Film Talk to Her (Hable con ella) Talk to Her (Hable con ella) Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika) Best Animated Film — — Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)

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 Films released in 2002 # 6 Angels 8 Mile 8 Women 13 Moons 24 Hour Party People 25th Hour 28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle, starring Cillian Murphy 40 Days and 40 Nights A Abandon About a Boy About Schmidt Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze, starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper The Adventures of Pluto Nash Ali G Indahouse All About Lily Chou-Chou All About the Benjamins Amen. Analyze That Antwone Fisher Austin Powers in Goldmember, starring Mike Myers and Beyoncé Knowles Auto Focus Avenging Angelo B Back by Midnight Bad Company Bang Bang You're Dead Barbershop Bend It Like Beckham The Best Day of My Life Better Luck Tomorrow Big Fat Liar Big Trouble Blade II The Blood Stained Route Map Blood Work Bloody Sunday Blue Crush Boat Trip Bolivar Soy Yo Book of Love The Bourne Identity Bowling for Columbine Brotherhood of the Wolf (U.S. release) Bubba Ho-tep The Burial Society Buying the Cow C Callas Forever Catch Me If You Can Chance Changing Lanes Chat Room Chicago Cinema Paradiso: The New Version (director's cut re-release) City of Ghosts City of God Civil Brand Clockstoppers Collateral Damage Company Confessions of a Dangerous Mind The Count of Monte Cristo 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 Deathwatch Demon Island Deuces Wild Die Another Day Dirty Deeds Dirty Pretty Things Divine Intervention Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Dog Soldiers Dragonfly E E.T. (20th anniversary edition) Eight Crazy Nights Eight Legged Freaks Emergency Act 19 The Emperor's Club Enough Equilibrium Extreme Ops Evelyn F Far from Heaven FeardotCom Femme Fatale The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest The Four Feathers Frailty Frida FUBAR Full Frontal G Gangs of New York Ghost Ship Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla The Good Girl The Good Thief Groom Lake The Guru H Halloween: Resurrection Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Hart's War Hero Hey Arnold!: The Movie High Crimes Highway Hollywood Ending Home Room L'homme du train (The Man on the Train) The Hours I Ice Age Igby Goes Down The Importance of Being Earnest Impostor In America In This World Infernal Affairs Insomnia Interstate 60 Irréversible J Jason X John Q Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Juwanna Mann K K-19: The Widowmaker K-9: P.I. The Kid Stays in the Picture Kiss the Bride Kung Pow: Enter the Fist L The Laramie Project Last Call Laurel Canyon Life or Something Like It Like Mike Lilo & Stitch Lilya 4-ever The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Love And A Bullet M Madame Satã Maid in Manhattan The Magdalene Sisters The Man from Elysian Fields The Man Who Saved Christmas The Man Without a Past Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat Melinda's World Men in Black II Men with Brooms Millennium Actress (English version release date, orig. Japanese released 2001) Minority Report Moonlight Mile Morvern Callar The Mothman Prophecies Mr. Deeds Murder by Numbers My Big Fat Greek Wedding

N National Lampoon's Van Wilder New Best Friend The New Guy O On Line One Hour Photo Orange County Over the Rainbow P Personal Velocity: Three Portraits Panic Room Phone Booth The Pianist Pinocchio Pokémon 4Ever Possession The Powerpuff Girls Movie Puckoon directed by Terence Ryan Pumpkin Punch-Drunk Love Q Queen of the Damned The Quiet American R R.S.V.P. Rabbit-Proof Fence Red Dragon Reign of Fire Resident Evil Return to Never Land The Ring Road to Perdition Rollerball The Rookie Rose Red The Rules of Attraction S S1m0ne The Salton Sea Saving My Hubby Scooby-Doo The Scorpion King Second Name Secretary Secret Things Serving Sara Sex Is Zero Showboy Showtime Signs The Singles Ward Skinwalkers Slackers Snow Dogs Solaris Sorority Boys Spider Spider-Man Spirit of Korean Celadon Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Spun Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Star Trek Nemesis Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Steal Stealing Harvard Stevie Stolen Summer Stuart Little 2 Sunshine State The Sum of All Fears The Sweetest Thing Swimfan Swing, directed by Toni Gatlif Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance T Tadpole Talk to Her The Good Girl They Timequest Time Changer The Time Machine The Transporter Treasure Planet The Tuxedo The Twilight Samurai U Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet Undercover Brother Undisputed Unfaithful V Valentín W Waiting for Happiness A Walk to Remember Walking on Water We Were Soldiers Welcome to Collinwood Whale Rider White Oleander The Wild Thornberrys Movie Windtalkers X xXx Films released in 2002 by country List of Argentine films:2002 Notable deaths Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films January 16 Ron Taylor 49 Actor Trading Places • Rover Dangerfield 17 Ted Demme 38 Director Blow • Life • The Ref • Beautiful Girls 21 Peggy Lee 81 Actress Lady and the Tramp • The Jazz Singer February 15 Kevin Smith 38 Actor Desperate Remedies • Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao 21 John Thaw 60 Actor Chaplin • Sweeney! • Business as Usual 22 Chuck Jones 89 Animator, Director War and Pieces • Lickety-Splat 27 Spike Milligan 83 Actor, Comedian Down Among the Z Men • Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World March 27 Milton Berle 93 Actor, Comedian Pee-wee's Big Adventure • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World • The Muppet Movie• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood 27 Dudley Moore 66 Actor Arthur • 10 • Santa Claus: The Movie • Romantic Comedy • The Adventures of Milo and Otis • The Hound of the Baskervilles 27 Billy Wilder 95 Director, Writer Stalag 17 • The Apartment • The Fortune Cookie • The Spirit of St.Louis • Sabrina April 16 Robert Urich 55 Actor Magnum Force • The Ice Pirates 22 Linda Lovelace 53 Porn Star, Actress Deep Throat October 25 Richard Harris 72 Actor Mutiny on the Bounty • This Sporting Life • Camelot • A Man Called Horse • Cromwell • Unforgiven • Gladiator • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets November 18 James Coburn 74 Actor Ride Lonesome • Face of a Fugitive • The Magnificent Seven • Hell Is for Heroes • The Great Escape • Charade • Major Dundee • Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid • Affliction 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. January - March ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J A N U A R Y 4 Impostor Miramax Films Gary Sinise, Madeline Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio 11 Orange County Paramount Pictures Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk, Bret Harrison, Kyle Howard, Catherine O'Hara, Mike White 18 Snow Dogs Walt Disney Pictures Dir: Brian Levant; Cuba Gooding, Jr., James Coburn, Nichelle Nichols, Joanna Bacalso, Sisqo 25 The Count of Monte Cristo Touchstone Pictures James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, Dagmara Dominczyk Kung Pow! Enter the Fist 20th Century Fox Steve Oedekerk, Jennifer Tung, Lung Fei, Leo Lee The Mothman Prophecies Screen Gems Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Debra Messing, Will Patton, Lucinda Jenney A Walk to Remember Warner Bros. Mandy Moore, Shane West F E B R U A R Y 1 Birthday Girl Miramax Films Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz Slackers Screen Gems Jason Schwartzman, Devon Sawa, Jason Segel, Mike Maronna, Jaime King, Laura Prepon 8 Big Fat Liar Universal Studios Dir: Shawn Levy; Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes, Amanda Detmer, Donald Faison Collateral Damage Warner Bros. Dir: Andrew Davis; Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri, John Leguizamo, John Turturro Rollerball Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dir: John McTiernan; Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, Naveen Andrews 15 Crossroads Paramount Pictures Dir: Tamra Davis; Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning, Kim Cattrall, Dan Aykroyd Hart's War Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Cole Hauser, Marcel Iureş John Q New Line Cinema Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Eddie Griffin, Kimberly Elise Return to Never Land Walt Disney Pictures Blayne Weaver, Harriet Owen, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Kath Soucie, Roger Rees, Andrew McDonough, Spencer Breslin, Bradley Pierce, Frank Welker, Jim Cummings, Clive Revill, Dan Castellaneta Super Troopers Fox Searchlight Pictures Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Brian Cox 22 Dragonfly Universal Studios Kevin Costner, Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin, Linda Hunt, Kathy Bates Queen of the Damned Warner Bros. Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau, Paul McGann, Vincent Perez, Lena Olin M A R C H 1 40 Days and 40 Nights Miramax Films Dir: Michael Lehmann; Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Paulo Costanzo We Were Soldiers Paramount Pictures Mel Gibson, Sam Elliott, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Don Duong, Chris Klein, Keri Russell 8 All About the Benjamins New Line Cinema Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Eva Mendes, Tommy Flanagan, Carmen Chaplin, Valarie Rae Miller The Time Machine DreamWorks Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Mark Addy, Sienna Guillory, Phyllida Law, Alan Young, Omero Mumba 15 Ice Age 20th Century Fox Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary Resident Evil Screen Gems Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Colin Salmon Showtime Warner Bros. Dir: Tom Dey; Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, William Shatner 22 Blade II New Line Cinema Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Thomas Kretschmann, Leonor Varela, Danny John-Jules E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Universal Studios Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote Sorority Boys Touchstone Pictures Barry Watson, Michael Rosenbaum, Harland Williams, Melissa Sagemiller, Heather Matarazzo 29 Clockstoppers Paramount Pictures Jesse Bradford, Paula Garcés, French Stewart Death to Smoochy Warner Bros. Dir: Danny DeVito; Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Danny DeVito, Catherine Keener, Jon Stewart Panic Room Columbia Pictures Dir: David Fincher; Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Jared Leto The Rookie Walt Disney Pictures Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Brian Cox April - June ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew A P R I L 5 Big Trouble Touchstone Pictures Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld; Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Tom Sizemore, Johnny Knoxville, Dennis Farina High Crimes 20th Century Fox Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel, Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Bruce Davison, Tom Bower National Lampoon's Van Wilder Artisan Entertainment Dir: Walt Becker; Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Kal Penn 12 Changing Lanes Paramount Pictures Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, Sydney Pollack, William Hurt, Amanda Peet Frailty Lions Gate Entertainment Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O'Leary, Jeremy Sumpter The Sweetest Thing Columbia Pictures Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Thomas Jane, Jason Bateman, Parker Posey 19 Murder by Numbers Warner Bros. Dir: Barbet Schroeder; Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt My Big Fat Greek Wedding ‡ IFC Films Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Ian Gomez The Scorpion King Universal Studios Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov, Peter Facinelli, Ralf Möller 26 Jason X New Line Cinema Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, Jonathan Potts, Peter Mensah, Melyssa Ade Life or Something Like It 20th Century Fox Dir: Stephen Herek; Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Stockard Channing, Christian Kane, Tony Shalhoub M A Y 3 Deuces Wild Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk, Norman Reedus, Max Perlich Hollywood Ending DreamWorks Woody Allen, George Hamilton, Téa Leoni, Debra Messing, Mark Rydell, Treat Williams, Peter Gerety Spider-Man Columbia Pictures Dir: Sam Raimi; Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris 8 Unfaithful 20th Century Fox Dir: Adrian Lyne; Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan 10 The New Guy Columbia Pictures DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel 16 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 20th Century Fox Dir: George Lucas; Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee 17 About a Boy Universal Studios Dir: Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz; Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Sharon Small 24 Enough Columbia Pictures Dir: Michael Apted; Jennifer Lopez, Billy Campbell, Juliette Lewis, Dan Futterman, Fred Ward, Tessa Allen Insomnia Warner Bros. Dir: Christopher Nolan; Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Paul Dooley Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron DreamWorks Animation Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi 31 The Sum of All Fears Paramount Pictures Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Ciarán Hinds, Liev Schreiber, Bridget Moynahan Undercover Brother Universal Studios Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Dave Chappelle, Denise Richards, Aunjanue Ellis, Neil Patrick Harris J U N E 7 Bad Company Touchstone Pictures Dir: Joel Schumacher; Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Warner Bros. Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, James Garner 14 The Bourne Identity Universal Studios Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Clive Owen Scooby-Doo Warner Bros. Dir: Raja Gosnell; Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Rowan Atkinson Windtalkers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater, Adam Beach 21 Juwanna Mann Warner Bros. Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, Ginuwine Lilo & Stitch Walt Disney Pictures Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames Minority Report 20th Century Fox Dir: Steven Spielberg; Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow, Steve Harris, Neal McDonough 28 Hey Arnold!: The Movie Paramount Pictures Spencer Klein, Francesca Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Tress MacNeille Mr. Deeds Columbia Pictures Dir: Steven Brill; Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Allen Covert, John Turturro July - September ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J U L Y 3 Like Mike 20th Century Fox Bow Wow, Brenda Song, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki Men in Black II Columbia Pictures Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld; Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson The Powerpuff Girls Movie Warner Bros. Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Roger L. Jackson, Tom Kane, Tom Kenny, Jennifer Hale 12 The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Steve Irwin, Terri Irwin, Neil Fanning, Magda Szubanski, David Wenham, Lachy Hulme, Aden Young Halloween: Resurrection Dimension Films Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Merriman, Daisy McCrackin, Katee Sackhoff Reign of Fire Touchstone Pictures Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler, Alice Krige Road to Perdition DreamWorks Dir: Sam Mendes; Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Daniel Craig 17 Eight Legged Freaks Warner Bros. David Arquette, Kari Wührer, Scarlett Johansson, Doug E. Doug 19 K-19: The Widowmaker Paramount Pictures Dir: Kathryn Bigelow; Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson Stuart Little 2 Columbia Pictures Michael J. Fox, Melanie Griffith, Nathan Lane, Hugh Laurie, Geena Davis, Jonathan Lipnicki, James Woods 26 Austin Powers in Goldmember New Line Cinema Dir: Jay Roach; Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Michael Caine, Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer The Country Bears Walt Disney Pictures Don Henley, Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, James Gammon, Brad Garrett, Queen Latifah, Elton John, Christopher Walken A U G U S T 2 Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat Paramount Pictures Martin Lawrence The Master of Disguise Columbia Pictures Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, Harold Gould, James Brolin, Brent Spiner, Bo Derek Signs Touchstone Pictures Dir: M. Night Shyamalan; Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin 7 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Dimension Films Dir: Robert Rodriguez; Alexa Vega, Emily Osment, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino 9 Blood Work Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus xXx Columbia Pictures Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Samuel L. Jackson 16 The Adventures of Pluto Nash Warner Bros. Dir: Ron Underwood; Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Pam Grier, Burt Young Blue Crush Universal Studios Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis, Sanoe Lake, Mika Boorem 21 One Hour Photo ‡ Fox Searchlight Pictures Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith, Gary Cole, Eriq La Salle 23 Serving Sara Paramount Pictures Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell S1m0ne New Line Cinema Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts Undisputed Miramax Films Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Michael Rooker, Jon Seda, Wes Studi, Fisher Stevens 30 FeardotCom Warner Bros. Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea S E P T E M B E R 6 City by the Sea Warner Bros. Robert De Niro, Eliza Dushku, James Franco Swimfan 20th Century Fox Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Clayne Crawford, Jason Ritter, Dan Hedaya 13 Barbershop Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer Stealing Harvard Columbia Pictures Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins, John C. McGinley, Tammy Blanchard 20 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Warner Bros. Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry, Ray Park, Talisa Soto The Banger Sisters Fox Searchlight Pictures Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush The Four Feathers Paramount Pictures Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Djimon Hounsou, Kate Hudson Trapped Columbia Pictures Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Fanning 27 Sweet Home Alabama Touchstone Pictures Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Fred Ward, Candice Bergen, Mary Kay Place The Tuxedo DreamWorks Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs October - December ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew O C T O B E R 4 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Big Idea Productions Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki Red Dragon Universal Studios Dir: Brett Ratner; Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman 11 Brown Sugar 20th Century Fox Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, Queen Latifah Knockaround Guys New Line Cinema Barry Pepper, Seth Green, Vin Diesel, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper The Rules of Attraction Lions Gate Entertainment James van der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Kip Pardue, Clifton Collins, Jr., Kate Bosworth The Transporter 20th Century Fox Jason Statham, Shu Qi, Matt Schulze, François Berléand Tuck Everlasting Walt Disney Pictures Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Sissy Spacek, Jonathan Jackson, Scott Bairstow, Ben Kingsley, Victor Garber White Oleander Warner Bros. Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin Wright Penn, Renee Zellweger 18 Abandon Paramount Pictures Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Whitmere, Fred Ward The 51st State Screen Gems Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Meat Loaf The Ring DreamWorks Dir: Gore Verbinski; Naomi Watts, Daveigh Chase, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox 25 Ghost Ship Warner Bros. Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington, Isiah Washington, Ron Eldard, Karl Urban Jackass: The Movie Paramount Pictures Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Jason Acuña The Truth About Charlie Universal Studios Dir: Jonathan Demme; Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins, Ted Levine, Lisa Gay Hamilton Time Changer Five & Two Pictures Dir: Rich Christiano; D. David Morin, Jennifer O'Neill, Hal Linden, Gavin MacLeod, Paul Rodriguez N O V E M B E R 1 I Spy Columbia Pictures Dir: Betty Thomas; Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell, Gary Cole, Phill Lewis The Santa Clause 2 Walt Disney Pictures Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, David Krumholtz, Eric Lloyd, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson 6 Femme Fatale Warner Bros. Dir: Brian De Palma; Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas 8 8 Mile Universal Studios Dir: Curtis Hanson; Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer 15 Half Past Dead Columbia Pictures Morris Chestnut, Steven Seagal, Ja Rule, Kurupt Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Warner Bros. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Kenneth Branagh, Alan Rickman, Jason Isaacs, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Julie Walters, Warwick Davis 22 Die Another Day Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rick Yune, Rosamund Pike, Judi Dench, Will Yun Lee The Emperor's Club Universal Studios Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Embeth Davidtz, Rob Morrow, Edward Hermann, Harris Yulin, Paul Dano Friday After Next New Line Cinema Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Don 'D.C.' Curry, Anna Maria Horsford, Clifton Powell 27 Eight Crazy Nights Columbia Pictures Adam Sandler, Jackie Titone, Austin Stout, Rob Schneider Extreme Ops Paramount Pictures Devon Sawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Rupert Graves, Rufus Sewell Solaris 20th Century Fox Dir: Steven Soderbergh; George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Viola Davis, Jeremy Davies, Ulrich Tukur Treasure Planet Walt Disney Pictures Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, David Hyde Pierce, Martin Short, Emma Thompson They Dimension Films Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry, Dagmara Dominczyk, Jon Abrahams D E C E M B E R 6 Analyze That Warner Bros. Dir: Harold Ramis; Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Joe Viterelli, Cathy Moriarty Empire Universal Studios John Leguizamo, Peter Sarsgaard, Delilah Cotto, Denise Richards 13 Drumline 20th Century Fox Nick Cannon, Orlando Jones, Leonard Roberts, Zoe Saldana, Jason Weaver The Hot Chick Touchstone Pictures Rob Schneider, Rachel McAdams, Anna Faris, Matthew Lawrence, Eric Christian Olsen, Sam Doumit Maid in Manhattan Revolution Studios Dir: Wayne Wang; Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson Star Trek Nemesis Paramount Pictures Dir: Stuart Baird; Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden 18 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Cinema Dir: Peter Jackson; Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies 20 Gangs of New York Miramax Films Dir: Martin Scorsese; Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Jim Broadbent Two Weeks Notice Warner Bros. Dir: Marc Lawrence; Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant The Wild Thornberrys Movie Paramount Pictures Lacey Chabert, Tom Kane, Tim Curry, Lynn Redgrave, Jodi Carlisle, Danielle Harris, Flea 25 Catch Me If You Can DreamWorks Dir: Steven Spielberg; Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Amy Adams, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye Pinocchio Miramax Films Dir: Roberto Benigni; Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Carlo Giuffrè, Fichi d'India, Kim Rossi Stuart