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2002 in film
See also:
2001 in film ,
other events of 2002 ,
2003 in film and the
list of 'years in film' .
Events
Top grossing films in the U.S.
Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2002; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they are probably not the top grossing films for calendar year 2002.
Spider-Man The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets My Big Fat Greek Wedding Signs Mel Gibson (Disney) $227,966,634
Austin Powers in Goldmember Mike Myers (New Line) $213,307,889
Men in Black II Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones (Sony) $190,418,803
Ice Age Chicago 24 films grossed over $100 million. Seven films grossed over $200 million, a new record.
Births
Deaths
January 13 - Ted Demme , 38, director
February 15 - Kevin Smith , 38, television actor
February 21 - John Thaw , 60, actor
February 22 - Chuck Jones , 89, animator
February 27 - Spike Milligan , 83, comedian
March 27 - Milton Berle , 93, comedian
March 27 - Dudley Moore , 66, actor/comedian
March 27 - Billy Wilder , 95, filmmaker
April 9 - John Agar , 81, actor
April 16 - Robert Urich , 55, television actor
April 22 - Linda Lovelace , 53, porn star (Deep Throat )
June 5 - Dee Dee Ramone , 49, bassist/songwriter
June 29 - Rosemary Clooney , 74, singer/actress
July 5 - Katy Jurado , 78, Mexican actress
July 6 - John Frankenheimer , 72, director
July 9 - Rod Steiger , 77, actor
July 23 - Leo McKern , 82, actor
August 16 - Jeff Corey , 88, actor, television director
August 18 - Dean Reisner , 83, screenwriter
September 7 - Katrin Cartlidge , 41, actress
September 11 - Kim Hunter , 79, actress
September 14 LaWanda Page , 81, actress
September 16 - James Gregory , 90, actor
October 2 - Bruce Paltrow , 58, director
October 10 - Teresa Graves , 54, actress
October 25 - Richard Harris , 72, actor
November 3 - Jonathan Harris , 87, television actor
November 18 - James Coburn , 74, actor
December 3 - Glenn Quinn , 32, television actor
Other movies released
