2002 in film

Events

• May - The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival.
• Amélie from Montmartre directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the 2002 Cesar Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, and Best Art Direction.

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Spider-Man (Sony)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (New Line)
3. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Fox)
4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros)
5. My Big Fat Greek Wedding[?] (IFC)
6. Signs[?], starring Mel Gibson
7. Austin Powers in Goldmember, starring Mike Myers (New Line)
8. Men in Black II[?], starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones (Sony)
9. Ice Age[?] (Fox)
10. Die Another Day (MGM)

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

• Orange County (1/11)
• Snow Dogs[?] (1/18)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1/25)
• The Mothman Prophecies (1/25)
• A Walk To Remember[?] (1/25)
• Collateral Damage[?] (2/08)
• Crossroads (2/15)
• John Q. (2/15)
• Return to Never Land[?] (2/15)
• Dragonfly (2/22)
• Queen of the Damned[?] (2/22)
• 40 Days and 40 Nights[?] (3/01)
• We Were Soldiers[?] (3/01)
• All About the Benjamins[?] (3/08)
• The Time Machine (3/08)
• Resident Evil (3/15)
• Showtime[?] (3/15)
• Blade II[?] (3/22)
• E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial[?] (20th anniversary re-release) 3/22
• Sum 41: Introduction to Destructio[?] (DVD Release) 3/26
• Clockstoppers[?] (3/29)
• Panic Room[?] (3/29)
• The Rookie[?] (3/29)
• High Crimes[?] (4/05)
• National Lampoon's Van Wilder[?] (4/05)
• Big Fat Liar[?] (4/11)
• Changing Lanes[?] (4/12)
• The Sweetest Thing (4/12)
• Space Station 3-D[?] (IMAX) 4/19
• Murder by Numbers[?] (4/19)
• The Scorpion King[?] (4/19)
• The New Guy[?] (5/10)
• Unfaithful[?] (5/10)
• About a Boy (5/17)
• Enough[?] (5/24)
• Insomnia[?] (5/24)
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron[?] (5/24)
• The Sum of All Fears[?] (5/31)
• Undercover Brother[?] (5/31)
• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood[?] (6/07)
• Bad Company (6/07)
• Scooby-Doo (6/14)
• The Bourne Identity[?] (6/14)
• Windtalkers[?] (6/14)
• Lilo & Stitch (6/21)
• Minority Report (6/21)
• Mr. Deeds[?] (6/28)
• Like Mike (7/03)
• The Crocodile Hunter: Colission Course[?] (7/12)
• Reign of Fire (7/12)
• Halloween: Resurrection[?] (7/12)
• Road to Perdition[?] (7/12)
• K-19: The Widowmaker[?] (7/19)
• Stuart Little 2[?] (7/19)
• Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat[?] (8/02)
• The Master of Disguise[?] (8/02)
• Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams[?] (8/07)
• Blood Work[?] (8/09)
• XXX[?] (8/09)
• Blue Crush[?] (8/16)
• One Hour Photo[?] (8/21)
• City by the Sea[?] (9/06)
• SwimFan[?] (9/06)
• 24 Hour Party People[?] (9/09, USA release date)
• Barbershop (9/13)
• The Banger Sisters[?] (9/20)
• Sweet Home Alabama (9/27)
• The Tuxedo[?] (9/27)
• Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie[?] (10/04)
• Red Dragon[?] (10/04)
• Bowling for Columbine (10/11)
• Brown Sugar[?] (10/11)
• The Transporter[?] (10/11)
• The Ring (10/18)
• Foo Fighters: One By One[?] (Bonus DVD Release) 10/22
• Frida[?] (10/25)
• Ghost Ship[?] (10/25)
• Jackass: The Movie[?] (10/25)
• I Spy[?] (11/01)
• The Santa Clause 2[?] (11/01)
• 8 Mile (11/08)
• Friday After Next[?] (11/22)
• Eight Crazy Nights[?] (11/27)
• Treasure Planet[?] (11/27)
• Analyze That[?] (12/06)
• Adaptation (12/06)
• Drumline[?] (12/13)
• The Hot Chick (12/13)
• Maid in Manhattan[?] (12/13)
• Star Trek: Nemesis (12/13)
• Two Weeks Notice[?] (12/20)
• The Wild Thornberrys (12/20)
• Gangs of New York (12/20)
• Catch Me If You Can (12/25)
• Parlez-moi d'amour (Speak to Me of Love )
• Ken Park (not yet distributed in US)
• Hop[?] - written and directed by Dominique Standaert[?], mainly black and white.