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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2002

RankMovieGenreMPAA2002 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Ring Horror PG-13 $127,230,430 21,936,281 $150,921,613
2 Resident Evil Horror R $39,532,308 6,815,915 $46,893,495
3 Queen of the Damned Horror R $30,307,804 5,225,483 $35,951,323
4 Halloween: Resurrection Horror R $30,259,652 5,217,181 $35,894,205
5 Ghost Ship Horror R $29,879,445 5,151,628 $35,443,201
6 FearDotCom Horror R $13,208,023 2,277,245 $15,667,446
7 Jason X Horror R $13,121,555 2,262,337 $15,564,879
8 They Horror PG-13 $12,693,621 2,188,555 $15,057,258
9 Trouble Every Day Horror Not Rated $794,563 136,994 $942,519
10 Below Horror R $589,424 101,625 $699,180
11 The Devil's Backbone Horror R $372,877 64,289 $442,308
Total Gross of All Movies$297,989,702
Total Tickets Sold51,377,533
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$353,477,427

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2002. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2002. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2001 will most likely earn money in 2001 and 2002. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.