US Movie Market Summary for 2005
Total Box Office Gross: $8,857,197,510
Tickets sold: 1,381,778,077
Average ticket price:$6.41
Top Grossing Movies of 2005
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2005 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith
|
5/19/2005
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$380,270,577 |
59,324,583 |
$408,153,131 |
| 2 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
11/18/2005
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$275,132,632 |
42,922,407 |
$295,306,160 |
| 3 |
The War of the Worlds
|
6/29/2005
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$234,280,354 |
36,549,197 |
$251,458,475 |
| 4 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
|
12/9/2005
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$217,677,877 |
33,959,107 |
$233,638,656 |
| 5 |
The Wedding Crashers
|
7/15/2005
|
New Line
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$209,218,368 |
32,639,371 |
$224,558,872 |
| 6 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
|
7/15/2005
|
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$206,459,076 |
32,208,904 |
$221,597,260 |
| 7 |
Batman Begins
|
6/15/2005
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$205,343,774 |
32,034,910 |
$220,400,181 |
| 8 |
Madagascar
|
5/27/2005
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$193,202,933 |
30,140,863 |
$207,369,137 |
| 9 |
Mr. And Mrs. Smith
|
6/10/2005
|
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$186,336,279 |
29,069,622 |
$199,998,999 |
| 10 |
Hitch
|
2/11/2005
|
Sony Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$177,784,257 |
27,735,454 |
$190,819,924 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2005
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2005 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Warner Bros.
|
27 |
$1,439,785,617 |
224,615,538 |
16.26% |
| 2 |
20th Century Fox
|
21 |
$1,352,531,756 |
211,003,393 |
15.27% |
| 3 |
Universal
|
23 |
$992,440,814 |
154,826,960 |
11.20% |
| 4 |
Buena Vista
|
23 |
$919,309,119 |
143,417,958 |
10.38% |
| 5 |
Paramount Pictures
|
17 |
$821,959,361 |
128,230,790 |
9.28% |
| 6 |
Sony Pictures
|
22 |
$755,916,384 |
117,927,674 |
8.53% |
| 7 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
10 |
$501,750,094 |
78,276,146 |
5.66% |
| 8 |
New Line
|
13 |
$418,061,480 |
65,220,199 |
4.72% |
| 9 |
Lionsgate
|
20 |
$284,607,247 |
44,400,507 |
3.21% |
| 10 |
Miramax/Dimension
|
7 |
$181,365,687 |
28,294,180 |
2.05% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2005
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2005 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
134 |
$2,304,356,414 |
359,493,982 |
26.02% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
38 |
$2,128,301,933 |
332,028,379 |
24.03% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
264 |
$1,420,682,637 |
221,635,353 |
16.04% |
| 4 |
Action
|
41 |
$1,356,637,228 |
211,643,871 |
15.32% |
| 5 |
Horror
|
29 |
$512,846,988 |
80,007,330 |
5.79% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
26 |
$443,803,488 |
69,236,114 |
5.01% |
| 7 |
Romantic Comedy
|
15 |
$440,435,727 |
68,710,724 |
4.97% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
97 |
$157,622,377 |
24,590,074 |
1.78% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
7 |
$81,820,906 |
12,764,572 |
.92% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
6 |
$9,517,049 |
1,484,719 |
.11% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2005
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2005 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
139 |
$4,760,909,658 |
742,731,614 |
53.76% |
| 2 |
PG
|
69 |
$1,816,872,591 |
283,443,459 |
20.51% |
| 3 |
R
|
189 |
$1,719,464,161 |
268,247,143 |
19.41% |
| 4 |
G
|
16 |
$423,525,784 |
66,072,663 |
4.78% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
225 |
$130,979,029 |
20,433,541 |
1.48% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
3 |
$4,214,929 |
657,556 |
.05% |
| 7 |
Open
|
1 |
$697,181 |
108,765 |
.01% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2005
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2005 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
300 |
$3,342,981,276 |
521,525,941 |
37.78% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
92 |
$1,551,330,698 |
242,017,267 |
17.53% |
| 3 |
Remake
|
19 |
$1,170,030,110 |
182,531,998 |
13.22% |
| 4 |
Sequel
|
21 |
$1,108,059,521 |
172,864,198 |
12.52% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
120 |
$603,744,850 |
94,187,960 |
6.82% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
6 |
$541,442,026 |
84,468,335 |
6.12% |
| 7 |
Based on TV
|
9 |
$225,865,327 |
35,236,401 |
2.55% |
| 8 |
Based on Play
|
9 |
$93,175,884 |
14,536,021 |
1.05% |
| 9 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
2 |
$64,124,912 |
10,003,887 |
.72% |
| 10 |
Spin-Off
|
2 |
$60,761,072 |
9,479,106 |
.69% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2005
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2005 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
619 |
$6,788,067,521 |
1,058,980,890 |
76.65% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
9 |
$1,430,218,441 |
223,123,001 |
16.15% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation
|
8 |
$500,979,429 |
78,155,917 |
5.66% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
2 |
$109,427,658 |
17,071,397 |
1.24% |
| 5 |
Hand Animation
|
5 |
$27,659,248 |
4,315,014 |
.31% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2005
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2005 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
171 |
$4,229,866,182 |
659,885,522 |
47.96% |
| 2 |
Kids Fiction
|
20 |
$1,124,401,219 |
175,413,603 |
12.75% |
| 3 |
Fantasy
|
19 |
$983,172,097 |
153,380,981 |
11.15% |
| 4 |
Science Fiction
|
18 |
$854,223,875 |
133,264,256 |
9.68% |
| 5 |
Dramatization
|
45 |
$559,679,307 |
87,313,462 |
6.35% |
| 6 |
Super Hero
|
5 |
$458,169,093 |
71,477,238 |
5.19% |
| 7 |
Historical Fiction
|
35 |
$451,661,211 |
70,461,968 |
5.12% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
98 |
$159,238,320 |
24,842,171 |
1.81% |
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