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.
Highest-grossing films
The top 10 films released in 2002 by worldwide gross are as follows:
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).
Events
March 1 — Paramount Pictures reveals a new-on screen logo that was used until December 2011 to celebrate its 90th anniversary.
May – The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival.
May 3–5 – Spider-Man becomes the first film to earn $100 million in one weekend. This surpassed the previous all-time opening weekend record held by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, as well as the previous May opening weekend record held by The Lost World: Jurassic Park. The film went on to earn over $800 million worldwide, surpassing Batman to become the highest-grossing superhero film of all time and Men in Black to become Sony's most successful film.
May 16 – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones opens in theaters. Although a huge success, it was the first Star Wars film not to be the highest-grossing 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
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
2002 films
By country/region
List of American films of 2002
List of Argentine films of 2002
List of Australian films of 2002
List of Bangladeshi films of 2002
List of British films of 2002
List of Canadian films of 2002
List of French films of 2002
List of Hong Kong films of 2002
List of Indian films of 2002
List of Bengali films of 2002
List of Hindi films of 2002
List of Kannada films of 2002
List of Malayalam films of 2002
List of Marathi films of 2002
List of Punjabi films of 2002
List of Tamil films of 2002
List of Telugu films of 2002
List of Japanese films of 2002
List of Mexican films of 2002
List of Pakistani films of 2002
List of Russian films of 2002
List of South Korean films of 2002
List of Spanish films of 2002
By genre/medium
List of action films of 2002
List of animated feature films of 2002
List of avant-garde films of 2002
List of crime films of 2002
List of comedy films of 2002
List of drama films of 2002
List of horror films of 2002
List of science fiction films of 2002
List of thriller films of 2002
List of western films of 2002
Births
January 4 – Tunisha Sharma, Indian actress (died 2022)
January 18 – Samuel Joslin, British actor
January 20
Michael Barbieri, American actor
Joshua Colley, American actor
February 2 – Madina Nalwanga, Ugandan actress
February 13 – Sophia Lillis, American actress
February 23 – Emilia Jones, English actress, singer and songwriter
March 4 – Jacob Hopkins, American actor
March 10 – Júlia Gomes, Brazilian actress
March 15 – Sam McCarthy, American actor
March 27 – Ty Tennant, English actor
April 2 – Emma Myers, American actress
April 4 – Damian Hurley, English actor and model
April 8 – Skai Jackson, American actress
April 16 – Sadie Sink, American actress
May 6 – Emily Alyn Lind, American actress
May 7
Andrew Barth Feldman, American actor
Jake Bongiovi, American actor
May 16 – Isaac Kragten, Canadian actor
May 22 – Maisa Silva, Brazilian actress and television host
May 26 – Georgie Farmer, English actor
June 2 – Madison Hu, American actress
June 3 – Eva Bella, American actress
June 5 – Lewis MacDougall, Scottish actor
July 2 – Abraham Attah, Ghanaian actor
July 16 – Milly Shapiro, American actress and singer
July 24 – Benjamin Flores Jr., American actor and rapper
July 25 – Shunsuke Michieda, Japanese actor and singer
August 1 – Oona Laurence, American actress
August 12 – Iman Vellani, Pakistani-Canadian actress
August 16 – Talia Ryder, American actress
August 23 – Indiana Massara, Australian actress and singer
August 30 – Raffey Cassidy, English actress
September 6 – Asher Angel, American actor
September 8 – Gaten Matarazzo, American actor
September 13 – Chiara Aurelia, American actress
September 20 - Gabriel LaBelle, Canadian actor
September 22 – Cody Veith, American actor
September 24 – Elijah Richardson, American actor
September 27 – Jenna Ortega, American actress
September 28 – Kyline Alcantara, Filipino actress, singer and television host
September 30
Levi Miller, Australian actor
Maddie Ziegler, American actress
October 9 – Choi Min-young, South Korean actor
October 12 – Iris Apatow, American actress
October 16 - Madison Wolfe, American actress
October 26 - Julian Dennison, New Zealand actor
October 28 – Lola Tung, American actress
December 12 – Allegra Acosta, American actress
December 13 – AC Bonifacio, Canadian actress, dancer, singer, vlogger