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 celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2002.
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The top 10 films released in 2002 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
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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).
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
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January | 1 | Carol Ohmart | 74 | US | Actress | |
1 | Julia Phillips | 57 | US | Producer | ||
6 | Mario Nascimbene | 88 | Italy | Composer | ||
7 | Avery Schreiber | 66 | US | Actor | ||
9 | Bill McCutcheon | 77 | US | Actor | ||
11 | Henri Verneuil | 81 | Turkey | Director, Screenwriter | ||
12 | Stanley Unwin | 90 | UK | Actor | ||
13 | Ted Demme | 38 | US | Director, Producer | ||
15 | Jeremy Hawk | 83 | UK | Actor | ||
17 | Queenie Leonard | 96 | UK | Actress | ||
19 | Roy Conrad | 61 | US | Actor | ||
20 | Harold Kasket | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
21 | Peggy Lee | 81 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
23 | Howard A. Smith | 89 | US | Film Editor | ||
29 | Stratford Johns | 76 | UK | Actor | ||
29 | Harold Russell | 88 | Canada | Actor | ||
February | 1 | Hildegard Knef | 76 | Germany | Actress | |
4 | George Nader | 80 | US | Actor | ||
6 | Guy Stockwell | 68 | US | Actor | ||
7 | Diane Hart | 75 | UK | Actress | ||
11 | Barry Foster | 74 | UK | Actor | ||
13 | Waylon Jennings | 64 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
15 | Lucille Lund | 88 | US | Actress | ||
18 | Giustino Durano | 78 | Italy | Actor | ||
18 | Jack Lambert | 81 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Byrne Piven | 72 | US | Actor | ||
19 | Gene Ruggiero | 91 | US | Film Editor | ||
20 | Fredric Steinkamp | 73 | US | Film Editor | ||
21 | John Thaw | 60 | UK | Actor | ||
22 | Chuck Jones | 89 | US | Animator, Director | ||
25 | Claire Davenport | 68 | UK | Actress | ||
26 | Lawrence Tierney | 82 | US | Actor | ||
27 | Spike Milligan | 83 | India | Actor | ||
28 | Mary Stuart | 75 | US | Actress | ||
March | 2 | Mary Grant | 85 | UK | Costume Designer | |
4 | Eric Flynn | 62 | China | Actor | ||
4 | Shirley Russell | 66 | UK | Costume Designer | ||
10 | Irene Worth | 85 | US | Actress | ||
16 | Carmelo Bene | 64 | Italy | Actor, Director | ||
17 | William Witney | 86 | US | Director | ||
18 | Denis Forest | 41 | Canada | Actor | ||
23 | Richard Sylbert | 73 | US | Production Designer | ||
23 | James Culliford | 74 | UK | Actor | ||
26 | Louis M. Heyward | 81 | US | Producer, Screenwriter | ||
27 | Milton Berle | 93 | US | Actor, Comedian | ||
27 | Dudley Moore | 66 | UK | Actor | ||
27 | Billy Wilder | 95 | Austria | Director, Screenwriter | ||
April | 2 | Jack Kruschen | 80 | Canada | Actor | |
3 | Roy Huggins | 87 | US | Screenwriter | ||
4 | Harry O'Connor | 44 | US | Stuntman | ||
6 | Nobu McCarthy | 67 | Canada | Actress | ||
7 | John Agar | 81 | US | Actor | ||
8 | María Félix | 88 | Mexico | Actress | ||
15 | Dave King | 72 | UK | Actor | ||
16 | Alexander Doré | 78 | UK | Actor | ||
16 | Robert Urich | 55 | US | Actor | ||
17 | James Copeland | 84 | UK | Actor | ||
19 | Reginald Rose | 81 | US | Screenwriter | ||
21 | Terry Walsh | 62 | UK | Stuntman, Actor | ||
22 | Linda Lovelace | 53 | US | Porn Actress | ||
23 | Carla Fry | 40 | US | Producer, Executive | ||
25 | Michael Bryant | 74 | UK | Actor | ||
28 | John Wilkinson | 82 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
May | 2 | Ron Soble | 74 | US | Actor | |
5 | George Sidney | 85 | US | Director | ||
8 | Lou Lombardo | 91 | US | Film Editor | ||
10 | Linda Francis | 62 | US | Casting Director | ||
11 | Bill Peet | 87 | US | Screenwriter | ||
14 | Ray Stricklyn | 73 | US | Actor | ||
15 | Bryan Pringle | 67 | UK | Actor | ||
23 | Dorothy Spencer | 93 | US | Film Editor | ||
25 | Pat Coombs | 75 | UK | Actress | ||
June | 2 | Herman Cohen | 76 | US | Producer | |
3 | Lew Wasserman | 89 | US | Studio Executive | ||
3 | Sam Whipple | 41 | US | Actor | ||
7 | Signe Hasso | 86 | Sweden | Actress | ||
22 | Chang Cheh | 79 | China | Director, Screenwriter | ||
25 | Charles C. Bennett | 62 | US | Production Designer | ||
26 | Dolores Gray | 78 | US | Actress | ||
28 | François Périer | 82 | France | Actor | ||
29 | Rosemary Clooney | 74 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
July | 4 | Ivan Moffat | 84 | Cuba | Screenwriter | |
5 | Katy Jurado | 78 | Mexico | Actress | ||
6 | John Frankenheimer | 72 | US | Director, Producer | ||
8 | Ward Kimball | 88 | US | Animator | ||
9 | Gerald Campion | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
9 | Rod Steiger | 77 | US | Actor | ||
15 | Phil Roth | 72 | US | Actor | ||
17 | Harry W. Gerstad | 93 | US | Film Editor | ||
23 | Leo McKern | 82 | Australia | Actor | ||
24 | Maurice Denham | 92 | UK | Actor | ||
26 | Buddy Baker | 84 | US | Composer | ||
August | 3 | Peter Miles | 64 | US | Actor | |
9 | Peter Matz | 73 | US | Composer, Arranger, Conductor | ||
14 | Peter R. Hunt | 77 | UK | Film Editor, Director | ||
15 | Henry Batista | 88 | US | Film Editor | ||
15 | Yuriy Yakovlev | 71 | Bulgaria | Actor | ||
16 | Jeff Corey | 88 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Dean Riesner | 83 | US | Screenwriter | ||
23 | Dennis Fimple | 78 | US | Actor | ||
25 | Stanley R. Greenberg | 74 | US | Screenwriter | ||
30 | J. Lee Thompson | 88 | UK | Director | ||
September | 3 | Ted Ross | 68 | US | Actor | |
5 | Cliff Gorman | 65 | US | Actor | ||
7 | Katrin Cartlidge | 41 | UK | Actress | ||
7 | Michael Elphick | 55 | UK | Actor | ||
11 | Kim Hunter | 79 | US | Actress | ||
14 | LaWanda Page | 81 | US | Actress | ||
16 | James Gregory | 90 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Hazel Brooks | 78 | South Africa | Actress | ||
22 | Carmen Phillips | 65 | US | Actress | ||
27 | P.A. Lundgren | 91 | Sweden | Art Director, Production Designer | ||
28 | Whitney Blake | 76 | US | Actress | ||
October | 3 | Tad Horino | 81 | US | Actor | |
4 | André Delvaux | 76 | Belgium | Director | ||
4 | Buddy Lester | 85 | US | Actor | ||
8 | Phyllis Calvert | 87 | UK | Actress | ||
9 | Charles Guggenheim | 78 | US | Documentarian | ||
12 | Hilyard M. Brown | 92 | US | Art Director | ||
13 | Keene Curtis | 79 | US | Actor | ||
13 | Dennis Patrick | 84 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Chuck Domanico | 58 | US | Musician | ||
21 | George Hall | 85 | Canada | Actor | ||
23 | Adolph Green | 87 | US | Screenwriter, Lyricist, Actor | ||
23 | Nathan Juran | 95 | Romania | Director | ||
24 | Charmian May | 65 | UK | Actress | ||
24 | Peggy Moran | 84 | US | Actress | ||
24 | Scott Plank | 43 | US | Actor | ||
25 | Micheline Cheirel | 85 | France | Actress | ||
25 | Richard Harris | 72 | UK | Actor | ||
27 | André de Toth | 90 | Hungary | Director, Screenwriter | ||
28 | Margaret Booth | 104 | US | Film Editor | ||
28 | Lawrence Dobkin | 83 | US | Actor, Director | ||
29 | Marina Berti | 78 | Italy | Actress | ||
29 | Glenn McQueen | 41 | Canada | Animator | ||
30 | Lee H. Katzin | 67 | US | Director | ||
31 | Raf Vallone | 86 | Italy | Actor | ||
November | 1 | Keith A. Wester | 62 | US | Sound Engineer | |
2 | Lo Lieh | 63 | Indonesia | Actor | ||
4 | Antonio Margheriti | 72 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
14 | Eddie Bracken | 87 | US | Actor | ||
17 | Marvin Mirisch | 84 | US | Producer | ||
18 | James Coburn | 74 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Parley Baer | 88 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Joan Barclay | 88 | US | Actress | ||
22 | Adele Jergens | 84 | US | Actress | ||
24 | Noel Davis | 75 | UK | Casting Director | ||
25 | Karel Reisz | 76 | Czech Republic | Director, Producer | ||
26 | Stanley Black | 89 | UK | Composer, Conductor | ||
27 | Billie Bird | 94 | US | Actress | ||
27 | Wolfgang Preiss | 92 | Germany | Actor | ||
29 | Daniel Gélin | 81 | France | Actor | ||
29 | John Justin | 85 | UK | Actor | ||
December | 2 | Edgar Scherick | 78 | US | Producer | |
3 | Glenn Quinn | 32 | Ireland | Actor | ||
10 | Peter Tanner | 88 | UK | Film Editor | ||
12 | Brad Dexter | 85 | US | Actor | ||
14 | Sidney Glazier | 86 | US | Producer | ||
14 | Ruth Kobart | 78 | US | Actress | ||
15 | Arthur Jeph Parker | 79 | US | Set Decorator | ||
17 | James Hazeldine | 55 | UK | Actor | ||
18 | Edward Norris | 91 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Duke Callaghan | 88 | US | Cinematographer | ||
22 | Susan Fleming | 94 | US | Actress | ||
22 | Clay Tanner | 71 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Kenneth Tobey | 85 | US | Actor | ||
27 | George Roy Hill | 81 | US | Director | ||
30 | Mary Brian | 96 | US | Actress |
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