History of the IMDb Top 250 - 2002
| Snapshot date | New entries | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2002 | 6 | 219 |
| 1 February 2002 | 4 | 211 |
| 1 March 2002 | 2 | 184 |
| 1 April 2002 | 2 | 187 |
| 1 May 2002 | 1 | 186 |
| 1 June 2002 | 8 | 217 |
| 1 July 2002 | 3 | 157 |
| 1 August 2002 | 4 | 208 |
| 13 August 2002 | 2 | 184 |
| 22 August 2002 | 0 | 162 |
| 1 September 2002 | 0 | 127 |
| 7 September 2002 | 1 | 81 |
| 23 September 2002 | 2 | 141 |
| 1 October 2002 | 0 | 114 |
| 3 October 2002 | 0 | 105 |
| 10 October 2002 | 0 | 127 |
| 14 October 2002 | 0 | 68 |
| 15 October 2002 | 1 | 35 |
| 18 October 2002 | 1 | 121 |
| 19 October 2002 | 1 | 54 |
| 21 October 2002 | 0 | 55 |
| 22 October 2002 | 0 | 67 |
| 28 October 2002 | 1 | 111 |
| 1 November 2002 | 0 | 95 |
| 5 November 2002 | 1 | 101 |
| 6 November 2002 | 0 | 49 |
| 14 November 2002 | 1 | 91 |
| 17 November 2002 | 0 | 68 |
| 23 November 2002 | 1 | 108 |
| 1 December 2002 | 1 | 98 |
| 2 December 2002 | 0 | 47 |
| 9 December 2002 | 2 | 103 |
| 10 December 2002 | 2 | 64 |
| 11 December 2002 | 1 | 52 |
| 16 December 2002 | 1 | 87 |
| 17 December 2002 | 1 | 64 |
| 24 December 2002 | 0 | 183 |
| 26 December 2002 | 1 | 71 |