Highest Opening Weekends In Australia of 2002

Rank	Title	Cert	Dist	Date	S.C.	AVG	$AUD
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1	LOTR: THE TWO TOWERS	M	Road	26 Dec	424	33,291	14,139,499
2	STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES	PG	Fox	16 May	457	26,187	11,961,798
3	HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER..	PG	WB	28 Nov	488	21,805	10,640,932
4	SPIDER-MAN	M	Col	06 Jun	470	22,477	10,557,183
5	AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER	M	Road	19 Sep	329	16,937	5,564,454
6	OCEAN'S ELEVEN	M	Road	10 Jan	286	18,913	5,413,522
7	MEN IN BLACK II	PG	Col	03 Jul	365	14,667	5,353,291
8	DIE ANOTHER DAY	M	Fox/MGM	12 Dec	323	14,786	4,775,897
9	SIGNS	M	BVI	15 Aug	335	11,289	3,781,736
10	SCOOBY-DOO	G	WB	20 Jun	295	12,234	3,615,442
11	MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING	G	Road	24 Oct	166	20,224	3,357,259
12	xXx	M	Col	12 Sep	300	10,650	3,196,081
13	A BEAUTIFUL MIND	M	UIP/Uni	07 Mar	321	9,377	3,010,609
14	MINORITY REPORT	M	Fox	20 Jun	329	8,452	2,780,417
15	THE BOURNE IDENTITY	M	UIP/Uni	26 Sep	229	12,118	2,774,959
16	MR. DEEDS	M	Col	22 Aug	277	9,720	2,692,170
17	PANIC ROOM	MA	Col	11 Apr	256	10,229	2,619,541
18	ICE AGE	G	Fox	21 Mar	298	8,737	2,606,583
19	BLADE II	MA	Road	11 Jul	200	12,703	2,537,025
20	ALI	M	Road	21 Feb	236	10,300	2,430,804
21	THE SCORPION KING	M	UIP/Uni	18 Apr	267	9,019	2,408,170
22	WE WERE SOLDIERS	MA	Icon	25 Apr	241	9,951	2,398,123
23	BLACK HAWK DOWN	MA	Col	21 Feb	283	8,130	2,306,168
24	SHALLOW HAL	M	Fox	01 Jan	176	12,778	2,249,353
25	RED DRAGON	MA	UIP/Uni	24 Oct	290	7,602	2,204,565
26	SWEET HOME ALABAMA	PG	BVI	19 Dec	245	8,957	2,194,535
27	THE SUM OF ALL FEARS	M	UIP/Par	29 Aug	291	7,227	2,102,970
28	ABOUT A BOY	M	UIP/Uni	01 Aug	260	7,494	1,948,319
29	SPY GAME *(2,444,888)	M	UIP/Uni	24 Jan	219	8,778	1,922,285
30	THE TUXEDO	M	UIP/Uni	26 Dec	141	12,504	1,763,018
31	THE TIME MACHINE	M	WB	11 Apr	186	9,024	1,680,370
32	SHOWTIME	M	Road	28 Mar	215	7,385	1,592,808
33	ALI G IN DA HOUSE	MA	UIP/Uni	18 Jul	158	9,960	1,573,747
34	THE ONE	M	Col	10 Jan	149	10,439	1,555,368
35	BEHIND ENEMY LINES	M	Fox	31 Jan	288	6,761	1,541,587
36	NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE	MA	Col	21 Mar	183	8,281	1,521,596
37	INSOMNIA	M	BVI	05 Sep	184	8,029	1,477,964
38	KATE AND LEOPOLD	PG	BVI/Mira	14 Mar	214	6,893	1,475,516
39	ROAD TO PERDITION	MA	Fox	10 Oct	245	5,762	1,412,140
40	THE RING	MA	UIP/Uni	14 Nov	185	7,419	1,372,492
41	CRACKERJACK	M	Road	07 Nov	204	6,695	1,372,791
42	40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS	M	UIP/Uni	25 Apr	151	8,827	1,332,936
43	RAT RACE	M	UIP/Par	03 Jan	179	7,118	1,274,580
44	DIRTY DEEDS	MA	Hoy	18 Jul	183	6,940	1,269,934
45	QUEEN OF THE DAMNED	M	Road	04 Apr	164	7,742	1,269,686
46	CROSSROADS	M	Road	18 Apr	168	7,458	1,252,884
47	BLUE CRUSH	PG	UIP/Uni	05 Dec	191	6,380	1,218,614
48	UNFAITHFUL	MA	Fox	11 Jul	155	7,844	1,216,956
49	SERENDIPITY	PG	BVI/Mira	17 Jan	185	6,489	1,200,378
50	THE SWEETEST THING	MA	Col	25 Jul	164	6,821	1,118,627
51	BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM	PG	Icon	04 Jul	62	17,396	1,078,531
52	REIGN OF FIRE	M	BVI	03 Oct	162	6,655	1,076,780
53	THE SANTA CLAUSE 2	G	BVI	05 Dec	223	4,705	1,052,410
54	RESIDENT EVIL	MA	BVI	25 Apr	125	8,111	1,011,607
55	THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES	M	Col	23 May	151	6,482	978,819
56	CHANGING LANES	M	UIP/Par	21 Nov	167	5,583	932,366
57	CHARLOTTE GRAY	M	UIP/Uni	30 May	159	5,814	924,464
58	THE BANGER SISTERS	M	Fox	21 Nov	183	4,752	870,334
59	JOHN Q	M	Road	02 May	179	4,802	861,182
60	FROM HELL	MA	Fox	14 Feb	161	5,292	854,141
61	I AM SAM	M	Road	13 Jun	95	8,927	851,752
62	THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO	M	BVI	02 May	167	5,049	846,758
63	RABBIT PROOF FENCE	PG	Beck/Oc	21 Feb	95	8,874	843,058
64	THE HARD WORD	MA	Road	30 May	162	5,121	826,068
65	HIGH CRIMES	M	Fox	09 May	148	5,531	818,787
66	COLLATERAL DAMAGE	M	WB	02 May	133	6,144	818,204
67	GHOST SHIP	MA	Road	05 Dec	107	7,553	808,167
68	SWIMFAN	M	Icon	10 Oct	141	5,592	788,481
69	BIG FAT LIAR	G	UIP/Uni	11 Jul	122	6,441	785,818
70	JAY AND SILENT BOB..*(925,015)	MA	BVI/Mira	24 Jan	100	7,610	761,037
71	GOSFORD PARK	M	Icon	14 Mar	64	11,801	755,280
72	BAD COMPANY	M	BVI	18 Jul	171	4,316	738,070
73	THE GURU	M	UIP/Uni	14 Nov	169	4,366	737,846
74	WINDTALKERS	MA	Fox/MGM	01 Aug	156	4,719	736,201
75	CROCODILE HUNTER	PG	Fox/MGM	12 Sep	179	4,077	730,784
76	TREASURE PLANET	PG	BVI	26 Dec	243	2,964	720,383
77	SUPER TROOPERS	M	Fox	14 Mar	116	6,104	708,003
78	JEEPERS CREEPERS	MA	Road	17 Jan	136	5,053	687,700
79	BANDITS	M	Fox/MGM	21 Mar	163	4,185	676,696
80	LIFE AS A HOUSE	MA	Road	23 May	158	4,275	675,847
81	HEARTS IN ATLANTIS	M	Road	31 Jan	114	5,835	666,653
82	THE SHIPPING NEWS	M	BVI/Mira	7 Feb	86	7,433	639,255
83	SORORITY BOYS	M	BVI	28 Mar	142	4,280	604,618
84	EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS	M	Road	26 Sep	121	4,946	601,651
85	THE NUGGET	M	Road	17 Oct	131	4,425	580,397
86	DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE	M	UIP/Par	07 Feb	117	4,919	576,031
87	K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER	M	UIP/Par	07 Nov	171	3,293	563,182
88	BLURRED	M	Beck/Mag	31 Oct	146	3,779	551,805
89	THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST	G	BVI/Mira	04 Jul	49	10,467	519,166
90	BIRTHDAY GIRL	M	Road	08 Aug	87	5,918	518,671
91	THE TRANSPORTER	M	Fox	31 Oct	131	3,939	515,956
92	A WALK TO REMEMBER	PG	Beck/Mag	27 Jun	128	3,954	506,125
93	DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA YA SISTERHOOD	PG	WB	22 Aug	166	2,872	476,759
94	DRAGONFLY	M	BVI	08 Aug	134	3,529	473,712
95	MURDER BY NUMBERS	MA	WB	31 Oct	129	3,638	469,359
96	SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON	G	UIP/Uni	27 Jun	208	2,237	465,247
97	MONSTER'S BALL	R	Hoy	28 Mar	35	13,224	462,829
98	ROLLERBALL	M	Col	07 Mar	150	3,018	452,646
99	K-PAX	M	BVI	28 Feb	147	3,000	441,037
100	LAST ORDERS	M	Col	11 Jul	43	10,986	435,110
101	ROADKILL	MA	Fox	25 Jul	105	4,109	431,486
102	JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS	G	UIP/Par	28 Mar	226	1,885	426,074
103	GARAGE DAYS	MA	Fox	03 Oct	160	2,561	409,770
104	KUNG POW: ENTER THE FIST	M	Fox	28 Feb	108	3,580	396,683
105	ENOUGH	MA	Col	17 Oct	160	2,386	382,244
106	MEAN MACHINE	M	UIP/Par	09 May	106	3,432	363,817
107	BLACK KNIGHT	M	Fox	04 Apr	117	3,095	362,566
108	VAN WILDER: PARTY LIAISON	MA	Hoy	04 Apr	127	2,778	352,770
109	ADAPTATION	MA	Col	26 Dec	26	13,379	347,864
110	CORKY ROMANO	M	BVI	14 Feb	132	2,512	332,597
111	HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION	MA	BVI/Mira	28 Nov	107	2,982	319,076
112	E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (20TH ANNIVERSARY)	PG	UIP/Uni	28 Mar	175	1,771	309,861
113	FRIDA	MA	BVI/Mira	26 Dec	27	11,079	299,255
114	THE NEW GUY	PG	Col	08 Aug	105	2,800	293,952
115	BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE	M	Icon/Hop	26 Dec	16	18,227	291,633
116	CRUSH	M	Beck	23 May	103	2,784	286,901
117	STUART LITTLE 2	G	Col	5 Sep	na	na	248,531
118	PLUTO NASH	PG	Road	21 Nov	86	2,804	242,810
119	THE MAJESTIC	PG	Road	16 May	56	4,336	242,475
120	IRIS	M	BVI/Mira	31 Jan	34	6,511	221,381
121	THE MUSKETEER	M	Beck	07 Mar	63	3,228	203,388
122	ORANGE COUNTY	M	UIP/Par	22 Aug	130	1,551	201,634
123	MULHOLLAND DRIVE	MA	Road	31 Jan	13	15,130	196,638
124	HART'S WAR	MA	Fox/MGM	30 May	101	1,729	174,656
125	8 FEMMES	M	Den	26 Dec	na	na	168,950
126	Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN	R	Den	22 Aug	13	12,364	160,727
127	BLOOD WORK	M	WB	14 Nov	77	2,099	161,626
128	HARDBALL	M	UIP/Par	13 Jun	101	1,497	151,198
129	JOE SOMEBODY	PG	Fox	25 Apr	97	1,550	150,844
130	MAX KEEBLE'S BIG MOVE	G	BVI	10 Jan	167	858	144,078
131	LONG TIME DEAD	M	UIP/Uni	05 Sep	81	1,719	139,238
132	THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS	MA	BVI	14 Mar	14	9,628	134,788
133	GHOST WORLD	M	UIP/Par	27 Jun	14	9,578	134,097
134	HEIST	M	Road	14 Feb	53	2,490	131,956
135	HEAVEN	M	BVI/Mira	12 Sep	25	5,191	129,780
136	POSSESSION	M	WB	05 Dec	30	3,954	122,042
137	MOSTLY MARTHA	PG	UIP/Par	26 Dec	20	5,757	115,140
138	THE LAST KISS	M	Pal	25 Apr	8	14,273	114,186
139	AUSTRALIAN RULES	M	Pal	29 Aug	45	2,489	112,013
140	SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK	M	UIP/Par	23 May	13	8,358	108,655
141	NO MAN'S LAND	MA	Rialto	25 Apr	9	11,798	106,179
142	SPIRITED AWAY	PG	Niche	12 Dec	30	3,481	104,421
143	WARREN MILLER'S COLD FUSION	G	WM	23 May	1	103,224	103,224
144	THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION	G	Road	28 Mar	16	6,411	102,639
145	THE CAT'S MEOW	M	Rialto	19 Sep	14	6,978	97,688
146	RETURN TO NEVERLAND	G	BVI	28 Mar	105	882	95,196
147	SPACE STATION 3D	G	IMAX	06 Jun	2	46,921	93,841
148	DARK BLUE WORLD	M	Col	18 Apr	15	6,127	91,903
149	STEALING HARVARD	M	Col	14 Nov	37	2,478	91,683
150	BAISE - MOI	R	Pot	25 Apr	3	30,475	91,426
151	KISSING JESSICA STEIN	M	Fox	07 Nov	26	3,401	88,416
152	BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF	MA	UIP/Uni	28 Nov	20	4,341	86,828
153	BENEATH CLOUDS	M	Den	23 May	10	8,012	80,115
154	POLLOCK	MA	Col	31 Oct	12	6,388	76,654
155	BIG TROUBLE	M	BVI	23 May	37	1,973	73,018
156	MADE	MA	Den	28 Feb	30	2,394	71,805
157	THE ROOKIE	G	BVI	31 Oct	34	2,089	71,041
158	KILLING ME SOFTLY	R	Beck/Mag	28 Nov	39	1,802	70,262
159	SAMSARA	MA	Niche	07 Nov	12	5,652	67,820
160	NINE QUEENS	M	Niche	26 Sep	16	4,135	66,167
161	WALKING ON WATER	MA	Den	26 Sep	9	7,074	63,670
162	D-TOX	MA	UIP/Uni	31 Jan	58	1,062	61,612
163	JASON X	M	Road	15 Aug	40	1,536	61,436
164	CLOCKSTOPPERS	PG	UIP/Par	26 Sep	126	485	61,056
165	THE TRACKER	M	Glo	08 Aug	na	na	58,831
166	ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS	M	Pal	20 Jun	5	10,931	54,656
167	MOLOKAI: THE STORY OF FATHER DAMIEN	PG	Shar	20 Jun	7	7,590	53,133
168	INTIMACY	R	Pal	24 Jan	na	na	51,417
169	SON'S ROOM, THE	M	Den	21 Mar	10	5,104	51,038
170	IN THE BEDROOM	MA	BVI/Mira	17 Jan	5	10,082	50,412
171	LOVELY & AMAZING	M	Den	14 Nov	12	4,041	48,496
172	SNOW DOGS	G	BVI	30 May	6	7,776	46,654
173	IMPOSTOR	MA	Road	13 Jun	40	1,123	45,616
174	THUNDERPANTS	PG	Beck/Mag	12 Dec	96	464	44,498
175	BLOODY SUNDAY	M	UIP/Par	03 Oct	10	4,381	43,811
176	BEIJING BICYCLE	M	Col	07 Feb	na	na	42,892
177	STORY TELLING	M	Road	09 May	na	na	37,995
178	TEMPTED	MA	Beck/Mag	14 Nov	na	na	36,492
179	MY WIFE IS AN ACTRESS	PG	Pal	16 May	6	5,802	34,810
180	BLACK & WHITE	M	NV	31 Oct	na	na	34,696
181	RAIN	MA	Rialto	03 Oct	na	na	33,666
182	VA SAVOIR	PG	Pal	18 Apr	na	na	32,492
183	O	MA	Road	28 Feb	na	na	31,874
184	DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS	M	Col	03 Jan	na	na	29,271
185	LILO & STITCH	G	BVI	05 Sep	na	na	28,506
186	TOGETHER	M	Den	27 Jun	9	2,750	24,747
187	SWEPT AWAY	M	SG	28 Nov	na	na	22,115
188	BUSINESS OF STRANGERS	M	Bey	16 May	na	na	22,114
189	TADPOLE	MA	BVI/Mira	05 Dec	10	2,155	21,554
190	UNDER THE SAND	M	Pot	17 Jan	na	na	21,313
191	HEY ARNOLD!	PG	Par	12 Dec	98	216	21,184
192	TEXAS RANGERS	M	Road	16 May	na	na	20,576
193	JOURNEY INTO AMAZING CAVES	G	IMAX	28 Feb	na	na	20,516
194	THE LAST WALTZ	G	CHAPEL	22 Aug	na	na	19,668
195	8 CRAZY NIGHTS	M	Col	12 Dec	33	592	19,551
196	THE CIRCLE	PG	NV	07 Mar	na	na	18,585
197	TAKING SIDES	M	Bey FILMS	24 Oct	na	na	18,563
198	THE BEST MANS WEDDING	M	Pal	21 Nov	na	na	18,473
199	JUST VISTING	PG	Col	16 May	na	na	18,431
200	FAST FOOD, FAST WOMEN	M	EF	16 May	na	na	18,325
201	THE CONVERSATION	M	Pot	15 Aug	na	na	18,098
202	HAPPY TIMES	PG	Fox	05 Sep	na	na	17,712
203	THE NAVIGATORS	M	Niche	08 Aug	na	na	17,114
204	TILL HUMAN VOICES WAKE US	M	Glo/Ins	12 Sep	na	na	16,688
205	TIME OUT	PG	Pal	17 Oct	na	na	16,303
206	WAKING LIFE	M	Fox	07 Mar	na	na	16,251
207	GREENFINGERS	M	Poly	05 Sep	na	na	16,021
208	LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT	M	Fox	05 Dec	na	na	14,772
209	TRIUMPH OF LOVE	PG	UIP/Par	26 Sep	na	na	14,650
210	BEHIND THE SUN	M	BVI/Mira	28 Mar	na	na	14,438
211	BULLY	R	Rialto/Glo	25 Jul	na	na	14,220
212	ULTIMATE X	G	BVI/IMAX	05 Sep	na	na	13,406
213	SWING	PG	Pot	28 Nov	na	na	12,956
214	SUMMER CATCH	M	WB	09 May	na	na	12,629
215	THE PIANO TEACHER	R	LFF	04 Jul	na	na	11,987
216	CHINA: THE PANDA ADVENTURE	PG	IMAX	21 Mar	na	na	11,883
217	KANDAHAR	PG	Pot	21 Mar	na	na	10,564
218	ALL OVER THE GUY	M	Niche	07 Mar	na	na	10,448
219	THE DIARIES OF VASLAV NIJINSKY	M	Shar	25 Apr	na	na	10,128
220	OUT COLD	M	BVI	01 Aug	na	na	10,003
221	OSMOSIS JONES	PG	WB	01 Aug	na	na	9,491
222	DONNIE DARKO	M	Image	10 Oct	na	na	9,439
223	THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE	MA	Col	16 May	na	na	8,816
224	ATANARJUAT: THE FAST RUNNER	MA	Shar	22 Aug	na	na	8,767
225	UPRISING	M	CHAPEL	01 Aug	na	na	8,281
226	FULL FRONTAL	MA	BVI/Mira	28 Nov	na	na	7,709
227	BIG SHOT'S FUNERAL	M	Col (ASIA)	24 Oct	na	na	7,209
228	SATIN ROUGE	M	Pot	26 Dec	na	na	6,221
229	SUNSHINE STATE	M	Col	10 Oct	na	na	5,905
230	FOCUS	M	UIP/Par	02 May	na	na	4,587
231	HUMAN NATURE	MA	Beck/Mag	26 Dec	na	na	4,456
232	THE GLEANERS AND I	G	Pot	25 Jul	na	na	3,852
233	DOUBLE VISION	R	Col	07 Nov	na	na	3,680
234	ON THE LINE	PG	BVI/Mira	20 Jun	na	na	3,413
235	JIN-ROH	MA	Beck/Sho	14 Nov	na	na	3,174
236	METROPOLIS	PG	Col	31 Mar	na	na	2,899
237	SO CLOSE	MA	Col	19 Sep	na	na	2,855
238	NOVOCAINE	M	Fox	11 Apr	na	na	2,748
239	LUCKY BREAK	M	BVI/Mira	21 Nov	na	na	1,721
240	MISSING GUN	M	Col	31 Oct	na	na	1,446
241	PROJECT GREENLIGHT	M	BVI/Mira	28 Nov	na	na	1,236
242	SANTA VERSUS THE SNOWMAN 3D	G	IMAX	21 Nov	na	na	1,174
243	SOS PLANT 3D	G	IMAX	21 Nov	na	na	674
244	STOLEN SUMMER	PG	BVI/Mira	12 Dec	na	na	430

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