2002 in film

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 Chinese 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 Nepalese 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 15 - Levon Hawke, American actor • January 18 – Samuel Joslin, British actor • January 20 – Michael Barbieri, American actor • January 30 - Joshua Colley, American actor • February 2 – Madina Nalwanga, Ugandan actress • February 13 – Sophia Lillis, American actress • February 18 – Mark Eydelshteyn, Russian actor • 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 12 - Filip Geljo, Canadian actor • April 15 – Clara Galle, Spanish 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 18 – Tyler Lawrence Gray, American 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 19 – Francesco Gheghi, Italian actor • August 23 – Indiana Massara, Australian actress and singer • 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 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 • Emma Schweiger, American actress • October 28 – Lola Tung, American actress • December 13 – AC Bonifacio, Canadian actress, dancer, singer, vlogger • December 17 – Guilherme Seta, Brazilian actor • December 23 – Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor == Deaths ==