In 2002, Moore made her starring debut with Shane West and Peter Coyote in the romantic drama "A Walk to Remember," based on Nicholas Sparks's novel of the same name. She played Jamie Sullivan, the unpopular daughter of Reverend Sullivan (Coyote). The film opened at #3 at the U.S. box office raking in $12,177,488 in its opening weekend, behind "Snow Dogs" and "Black Hawk Down." The film received generally negative reviews, but Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" praised Moore and West's "quietly convincing" performances. It was a modest box office hit, earning $41,281,092 in the U.S. alone, and was a sleeper hit in Asia. The total revenue generated worldwide was $47,494,916. Moore received a number of nominations and awards for her performance in the film.