Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2005
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2005 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The War of the Worlds
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$234,277,056 |
36,548,683 |
$262,419,544 |
| 2 |
Batman Begins
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$205,343,774 |
32,034,910 |
$230,010,654 |
| 3 |
Mr. And Mrs. Smith
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$186,336,103 |
29,069,595 |
$208,719,692 |
| 4 |
Fantastic Four
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$154,695,569 |
24,133,474 |
$173,278,343 |
| 5 |
Constantine
|
Action
|
R
|
$75,500,759 |
11,778,590 |
$84,570,276 |
| 6 |
Sin City
|
Action
|
R
|
$74,098,862 |
11,559,885 |
$82,999,974 |
| 7 |
The Transporter 2
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$43,095,600 |
6,723,183 |
$48,272,454 |
| 8 |
The Island
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$35,799,026 |
5,584,871 |
$40,099,374 |
| 9 |
Derailed
|
Action
|
R
|
$35,689,188 |
5,567,736 |
$39,976,344 |
| 10 |
Hostage
|
Action
|
R
|
$34,636,443 |
5,403,501 |
$38,797,137 |
| 11 |
Stealth
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$31,704,416 |
4,946,087 |
$35,512,905 |
| 12 |
XXX: State of the Union
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$26,082,914 |
4,069,097 |
$29,216,116 |
| 13 |
Serenity
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$25,335,935 |
3,952,564 |
$28,379,410 |
| 14 |
Aeon Flux
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$25,014,475 |
3,902,414 |
$28,019,333 |
| 15 |
Danny the Dog
|
Action
|
R
|
$24,520,892 |
3,825,412 |
$27,466,458 |
| 16 |
Elektra
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$24,407,944 |
3,807,792 |
$27,339,947 |
| 17 |
Lord of War
|
Action
|
R
|
$24,127,895 |
3,764,102 |
$27,026,252 |
| 18 |
Assault On Precinct 13
|
Action
|
R
|
$19,976,073 |
3,116,392 |
$22,375,695 |
| 19 |
Kung Fu Hustle
|
Action
|
R
|
$17,104,669 |
2,668,435 |
$19,159,363 |
| 20 |
Batman Begins (IMAX)
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$15,900,000 |
2,480,499 |
$17,809,983 |
| 21 |
The Lords of Dogtown
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$11,008,432 |
1,717,384 |
$12,330,817 |
| 22 |
The Great Raid
|
Action
|
R
|
$10,166,502 |
1,586,038 |
$11,387,753 |
| 23 |
Domino
|
Action
|
R
|
$10,137,232 |
1,581,471 |
$11,354,962 |
| 24 |
House of Flying Daggers
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$6,884,029 |
1,073,951 |
$7,710,968 |
| 25 |
Ong-Bak
|
Action
|
R
|
$4,560,061 |
711,398 |
$5,107,838 |
| 26 |
Blade: Trinity
|
Action
|
R
|
$4,317,450 |
673,549 |
$4,836,082 |
| 27 |
Supercross
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$3,101,301 |
483,822 |
$3,473,842 |
| 28 |
A Sound of Thunder
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$1,891,821 |
295,136 |
$2,119,076 |
| 29 |
State Property 2
|
Action
|
R
|
$1,677,733 |
261,737 |
$1,879,272 |
| 30 |
Ladder 49
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$669,921 |
104,512 |
$750,396 |
| 31 |
Steamboy
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$410,388 |
64,023 |
$459,685 |
| 32 |
De Zaak Alzheimer
|
Action
|
R
|
$332,015 |
51,796 |
$371,895 |
| 33 |
Secuestro Express
|
Action
|
R
|
$302,256 |
47,154 |
$338,566 |
| 34 |
Taxi
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$247,679 |
38,639 |
$277,428 |
| 35 |
After the Sunset
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$214,207 |
33,418 |
$239,941 |
| 36 |
Ek Ajnabee
|
Action
|
Not Rated
|
$181,247 |
28,276 |
$203,022 |
| 37 |
Matando Cabos
|
Action
|
R
|
$138,555 |
21,615 |
$155,196 |
| 38 |
Appleseed
|
Action
|
R
|
$126,863 |
19,791 |
$142,099 |
| 39 |
D.E.B.S.
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$96,793 |
15,100 |
$108,418 |
| 40 |
Sky Blue
|
Action
|
Not Rated
|
$70,631 |
11,019 |
$79,116 |
| 41 |
Kamikaze Girls
|
Action
|
Not Rated
|
$29,500 |
4,602 |
$33,042 |
| 42 |
Streets of Legend
|
Action
|
R
|
$4,825 |
753 |
$5,407 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,370,217,034 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 213,762,406 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,534,814,075 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2005.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2005.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2004 will most likely earn money in 2004 and 2005.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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