Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

Treasure Planet is a 2002 American animated science fiction adventure film directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and written by Musker, Clements and Rob Edwards. It reached US theaters on 27 November 2002.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Two Towers, the second volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The sequel to 2001's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the film is the second instalment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Square released Unlimited Saga for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on 19 December 2002, the ninth SaGa game, which sold over half a million copies in Japan but divided critics.

Income-restricted townhome-style apartments with a community room, playground and walking path. Property information reviewed October 10, 2026. Published rents: 2 bedroom — operator-listed $1,236, 3 bedroom — operator-listed $1,434.

A two-episode recap special that revisits the Hades Sanctuary story from the vantage of the revived Gold Saints, trimming the Bronze Saints' scenes to focus on Shura, Camus and Saga as Athena's strongest defenders confront Hades' resurrected army. Animated by Toei Animation as part of the long-running Saint Seiya OVA cycle, it repackages existing Sanctuary-arc footage into a condensed retelling rather than new story content.

Founders Brewing put its bourbon-barrel-aged Kentucky Breakfast Stout on draft in its Grand Rapids taproom around 2003, the start of the beer now sold as KBS.

In some distant future, it's common knowledge that all wolves have been extinct for 200 years. However, it seems this is false as wolves have not disappeared but rather have taken human form.

Nippon Animation begins releasing Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island, an OVA following Gon Freecss and Killua Zoldyck as they enter a deadly, rare trading-card game in search of clues to Gon's missing father.

Square released Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for the Game Boy Advance in Japan on 14 February 2003. It shipped over 1.5 million copies worldwide by November 2003.

Norah Jones, 23, won five Grammys at the 45th ceremony at Madison Square Garden, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist, and Simon and Garfunkel reunited to open the show.

Enix and tri-Ace released Star Ocean: Till the End of Time for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on 27 February 2003; a two-disc Director's Cut followed in 2004 and formed the basis of the Western versions.

Square released Final Fantasy X-2 on the PlayStation 2 in Japan on 13 March 2003, the series' first direct game sequel. It sold over 5.4 million copies on PS2.

The DVD-exclusive special Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Boxer’s Fist premieres, a Madhouse-animated side story revealing how brash heavyweight Takamura first took up boxing.

Enix released Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart on the Game Boy Advance in Japan on 29 March 2003. A prequel to Dragon Quest VII starring Prince Kiefer, it sold 538,000 copies in three months and was Enix's last release before merging with Square.

Sora, a young girl from Japan, comes to America in search of her dream. She wants, with all her heart, to be a member of the Kaleido Stage, a world famous circus, with a combination of musicals, acrobatics and magical effects.

The one-off special Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Champion Road finds newly crowned featherweight champion Ippo Makunouchi defending his title against Kazuki Sanada, a former junior featherweight champ turned medical student.

The 38th Academy of Country Music Awards, on 21 May 2003 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, were the first held outside the Los Angeles area; Toby Keith was Entertainer of the Year and Reba McEntire hosted on CBS.

Pixar's Finding Nemo opened in US theaters on 30 May 2003, following an overprotective clownfish and a forgetful blue tang across the ocean to find his son. Andrew Stanton directed the film, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Core Design's Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, the first Tomb Raider on PlayStation 2, was released in North America on 20 June 2003 (Windows 1 July), published by Eidos Interactive.

Built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, the 68,870-ton Crystal Serenity was christened by Julie Andrews on 3 July 2003 and entered commercial service four days later.

The theme-park-inspired Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, opened in US theaters on 9 July 2003. It grossed US$654 million worldwide and started a five-film franchise.

Europe had its hottest summer since at least 1540, with night temperatures staying above 30C and eight consecutive days over 40C in Auxerre. The death toll has been estimated at more than 70,000.

Square Enix and Brownie Brown released Sword of Mana, an enhanced remake of the first Mana game, on Game Boy Advance in Japan on 29 August 2003.

Madhouse's Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Mashiba vs Kimura premieres, an OVA following boxer Ippo Makunouchi's stablemate Kimura as he finally gets his shot at reigning Junior Lightweight champion Mashiba.

Drakengard, known in Japan as Drag-On Dragoon, released for PlayStation 2 in Japan on 11 September 2003, the first game in the dark fantasy series that led to Nier.

The European Marine Energy Centre completed its Billia Croo wave energy test site off Orkney, becoming the world’s first grid-connected facility for testing wave and tidal energy converters at sea.

Bones' Fullmetal Alchemist begins broadcast, following brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric, alchemists searching for the Philosopher's Stone to restore the bodies they lost attempting to resurrect their mother.

Race and battle aboard Kirby’s rideable machines.

Shenzhou 5 launched from Jiuquan on 15 October 2003 with Yang Liwei aboard, making China the third country to put a person in space independently.