Wednesday 1st January 2003: The Top Ten Movies Of 2002

The top ten grossing films of 2002 have been revealed. Top of the list is Spider-Man, the summers mega-hit that pulled in $400 million, followed by Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones that made $310 million. Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets fills the third position despite only being released in November. Even more surprising is to see The Two Towers at number seven with $200 million in box-office receipts even though the film has only been on general release for two weeks. Undoubtedly the years biggest success story was My Big Fat Greek Wedding, an independent film with no big name cast which cost just $5 million to make, but pulled in $218 million.



Here's the list in full.

1. "Spider-Man" $406 million.
2. "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones," $310 million.
3. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," $240 million.
4. "Signs," $227 million.
5. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," $218 million.
6. "Austin Powers in Goldmember," $213 million.
7. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," $200 million.
8. "Men in Black 2" $192 million.
9. "Ice Age," $176 million.
10. "Scooby-Doo," $153 million.

Top 10 box-office films of 2002, according to Exhibitor Relations figures.