Editing 2002 in film (section)

== 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 (2002 film)|The Pianist]]'' directed by [[Roman Polanski]] wins the "Palme d'Or" at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].
* May 3–5 – ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|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 Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]'', as well as the previous May opening weekend record held by ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Karger|first=Dave|title=''Spider-Man'' earns a record $114 million|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/05/06/spider-man-earns-record-114-million/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 17, 2022|date=May 6, 2002|archive-date=February 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220193636/https://ew.com/article/2002/05/06/spider-man-earns-record-114-million/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film went on to earn over $800 million worldwide, surpassing ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' to become the highest-grossing superhero film of all time and ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'' to become Sony's most successful film.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gray |first=Brandon |date=May 20, 2002 |title='Spider-Man,' 'About a Boy' Survive and Thrive Under 'Attack' |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed2054423556/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=January 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101161553/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed2054423556/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/spider-man-20-year-anniversary-sam-raimi-marvel|title=20 years ago, the best superhero franchise of all time changed movies forever|date=3 May 2022 |access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506161224/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/spider-man-20-year-anniversary-sam-raimi-marvel|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 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.