On movie box office websites like BOX, the top 10 global box office films of 2002 were led by "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," a New Line Cinema production that boasted an impressive $925 million; second was Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" with $878 million, and third was Sony/Columbia's "Spider-Man" with $821 million, marking the three films that year to gross over $800 million worldwide.
Fifth was 20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm's "Star Wars: Episode II" with $649 million, eighth was Sony/Columbia's "Men in Black 2" with $401 million, ninth was MGM's "Die Another Day" with $400 million, and tenth was IFC Films' "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" with $368 million.
The fourth, sixth, and seventh spots were all taken by the same independent film company, described by Fortune Magazine as an "explosively expanding" Flame Film.
