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Highest Grossing Stars of 2002 at the Domestic Box Office


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This list shows the highest grossing stars of 2002 based on the domestic box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2002 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).

The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on domestic box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.

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Mel Gibson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 50 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Signs ($227,969,295 in 2002), What Women Want ($182,805,123 in 2000), The Patriot ($113,330,342 in 2000), We Were Soldiers ($78,120,196 in 2002)

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Ben Affleck
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Pearl Harbor ($198,539,855 in 2001), The Sum of All Fears ($118,471,320 in 2002), Changing Lanes ($66,790,248 in 2002), Bounce ($36,805,288 in 2000), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ($30,059,386 in 2001), Reindeer Games ($23,360,779 in 2000)

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Ian McKellen
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 20 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ($345,115,396 in 2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ($318,651,105 in 2001), X-Men ($157,299,717 in 2000)

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Complete List

Rank Name Star
Score
Movies Average
Billing
1 Mel Gibson 340 4 1.0
2 Ben Affleck 300 6 1.0
3 Ian McKellen 292 3 2.3
4 Robert De Niro 286 7 1.3
5 Sandra Bullock 271 5 1.0
6 Samuel L. Jackson 267 4 1.8
7 Tom Hanks 266 3 1.3
8 Tom Cruise 263 3 1.0
9 Shannon Elizabeth 247 4 3.0
10 Bruce Willis 245 4 1.0
11 Brad Pitt 240 4 2.8
12 Jennifer Lopez 240 5 4.6
13 George Clooney 234 3 1.0
14 Julia Roberts 231 3 1.3
15 Tommy Lee Jones 231 3 1.3
16 Ben Stiller 229 4 2.0
17 Eddie Murphy 225 4 1.3
18 Hugh Jackman 224 4 2.3
19 Denzel Washington 217 3 1.0
20 Diane Lane 214 4 4.5
21 Vin Diesel 213 3 1.3
22 Russell Crowe 210 3 1.3
23 Josh Hartnett 207 3 1.3
24 Richard Gere 207 4 3.8
25 Morgan Freeman 206 4 1.8
26 Matt Damon 204 4 3.8
27 Nicolas Cage 204 5 4.6
28 Maggie Smith 202 3 10.7
29 Jackie Chan 201 3 1.0
30 Elijah Wood 199 2 1.0
31 Viggo Mortensen 199 2 4.0
32 Leonardo DiCaprio 198 3 1.0
33 Jim Carrey 196 3 1.0
34 Daniel Radcliffe 196 2 1.0
35 Rupert Grint 196 2 2.0
36 Emma Watson 196 2 3.0
37 Nicole Kidman 184 3 1.7
38 Anthony Hopkins 176 3 1.0
39 Edward Norton 176 3 2.0
40 Billy Crystal 176 2 2.0
41 Cuba Gooding, Jr. 175 3 2.3
42 Will Smith 174 3 1.3
43 Seann William Scott 174 3 4.3
44 Renée Zellweger 173 3 1.3
45 Catherine Zeta-Jones 169 2 2.0
46 Angelina Jolie 165 2 1.5
47 Téa Leoni 163 2 2.5
48 Michelle Rodriguez 162 3 2.3
49 Reese Witherspoon 161 2 1.0
50 Shawn Wayans 161 2 2.0
51 Anna Faris 161 2 3.0
52 Marlon Wayans 161 2 3.0
53 Ewan McGregor 157 2 1.5
54 Cameron Diaz 156 3 1.7
55 Antonio Banderas 154 2 1.0
56 Carla Gugino 154 2 2.0
57 Gwyneth Paltrow 154 3 2.7
58 Alexa Vega 154 2 3.0
59 Daryl Sabara 154 2 4.0
60 Johnny Depp 152 4 2.0
61 Ice Cube 149 4 3.3
62 Michael Douglas 145 3 7.0
63 Gene Hackman 144 4 2.0
64 Kate Beckinsale 143 2 2.5
65 John Cusack 142 3 2.0
66 Teri Polo 141 2 3.5
67 Patrick Stewart 140 2 1.0
68 Brendan Fraser 133 2 1.0
69 Matthew Lillard 132 2 3.0
70 Michelle Pfeiffer 131 2 6.0
71 Jude Law 128 2 2.0
72 Michael Clarke Duncan 128 2 4.0
73 Natalie Portman 125 2 6.0
74 Adam Sandler 122 2 1.0
75 Helen Hunt 122 2 2.0
76 John Travolta 120 3 1.0
77 Winona Ryder 118 2 2.0
78 Harrison Ford 117 2 1.0
79 Martin Lawrence 116 2 1.0
80 Chris Rock 114 4 3.0
81 Keanu Reeves 111 4 3.3
82 Deon Richmond 110 2 6.5
83 Dennis Quaid 109 2 1.0
84 Jack Black 109 2 2.0
85 Drew Barrymore 108 2 1.5
86 Meg Ryan 104 3 1.0
87 David Arquette 104 2 1.0
88 Orlando Jones 104 3 2.0
89 Tobey Maguire 100 1 1.0
90 Haley Joel Osment 99 2 2.0
91 Robbie Coltrane 99 1 5.0
92 Richard Harris 99 1 8.0
93 Alan Rickman 99 1 11.0
94 John Goodman 98 1 1.0
95 James Caviezel 98 2 1.5
96 Hayden Christensen 98 1 3.0
97 Kenneth Branagh 97 1 4.0
98 Nia Vardalos 96 1 1.0
99 Chris Tucker 96 1 2.0
100 John Corbett 96 1 2.0

The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Mel Gibson: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Ben Affleck: By Elen Nivrae from Paris, France (Ben AffleckUploaded by stemoc) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Ian McKellen: By Gage Skidmore (Ian McKellen) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons