2002 in film

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

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
 * January 30
 * Tyla (South African singer), South African singer an songwriter
 * 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
 * December 17 – Guilherme Seta, Brazilian actor
 * December 23 – Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor