Box Office Performance for Based on Book/Short Story Movies in 2005

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2005 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Adventure	PG-13	$277,083,157	43,226,702	$341,058,679
2	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Adventure	PG	$225,703,346	35,211,130	$277,815,816
3	Million Dollar Baby	Drama	PG-13	$99,378,637	15,503,688	$122,324,098
4	Sahara	Adventure	PG-13	$68,642,452	10,708,651	$84,491,256
5	Jarhead	Drama	R	$62,479,010	9,747,115	$76,904,737
6	Be Cool	Comedy	PG-13	$55,808,744	8,706,512	$68,694,380
7	The Polar Express (IMAX)	Adventure	Not Rated	$51,814,032	8,083,312	$63,777,332
8	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Comedy	PG	$51,019,112	7,959,300	$62,798,877
9	Sideways	Drama	R	$49,098,097	7,659,610	$60,434,323
10	Just Like Heaven	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$48,291,624	7,533,795	$59,441,643
11	Must Love Dogs	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$43,894,863	6,847,873	$54,029,718
12	Fever Pitch	Comedy	PG-13	$42,071,069	6,563,349	$51,784,824
13	Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants	Drama	PG	$39,008,741	6,085,607	$48,015,439
14	Syriana	Thriller/Suspense	R	$38,913,027	6,070,675	$47,897,626
15	Derailed	Action	R	$35,689,188	5,567,736	$43,929,437
16	Hostage	Action	R	$34,636,443	5,403,501	$42,633,623
17	Pride and Prejudice	Drama	PG	$34,118,092	5,322,635	$41,995,590
18	The Constant Gardener	Drama	R	$33,565,375	5,236,408	$41,315,259
19	In Her Shoes	Drama	PG-13	$32,835,470	5,122,538	$40,416,825
20	Because of Winn-Dixie	Comedy	PG	$32,645,546	5,092,909	$40,183,052
21	The Wedding Date	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$31,585,300	4,927,504	$38,878,007
22	Memoirs of a Geisha	Drama	PG-13	$30,633,403	4,779,002	$37,706,326
23	Zathura	Adventure	PG	$28,045,540	4,375,279	$34,520,951
24	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	Comedy	PG	$24,010,372	3,745,768	$29,554,110
25	Pooh's Heffalump Movie	Adventure	G	$18,081,626	2,820,846	$22,256,475
26	The Polar Express	Adventure	G	$17,683,602	2,758,752	$21,766,553
27	The Greatest Game Ever Played	Drama	PG	$15,331,289	2,391,777	$18,871,121
28	Brokeback Mountain	Drama	R	$15,102,697	2,356,115	$18,589,747
29	The Great Raid	Action	R	$10,166,502	1,586,038	$12,513,840
30	Shopgirl	Drama	R	$10,082,747	1,572,971	$12,410,741
31	The Ice Harvest	Black Comedy	R	$8,819,059	1,375,828	$10,855,283
32	Ladies in Lavender	Drama	PG-13	$6,759,422	1,054,512	$8,320,100
33	Bride & Prejudice	Musical	PG-13	$6,601,079	1,029,810	$8,125,201
34	Howl's Moving Castle	Adventure	PG	$4,710,455	734,860	$5,798,045
35	Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang	Comedy	R	$4,212,631	657,197	$5,185,284
36	Being Julia	Drama	R	$4,183,429	652,641	$5,149,337
37	The Merchant of Venice	Drama	R	$3,649,465	569,339	$4,492,085
38	A Very Long Engagement	Drama	R	$3,514,688	548,313	$4,326,190
39	Layer Cake	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,338,695	364,851	$2,878,674
40	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (IMAX)	Comedy	PG	$2,200,000	343,214	$2,707,958
41	The Work and the Glory	Drama	PG	$2,187,392	341,247	$2,692,439
42	Oliver Twist	Drama	PG-13	$1,987,287	310,029	$2,446,129
43	The Work and the Glory: American Zion	Drama	PG-13	$1,922,259	299,884	$2,366,085
44	A Sound of Thunder	Action	PG-13	$1,891,821	295,136	$2,328,623
45	Everything is Illuminated	Drama	PG-13	$1,705,595	266,083	$2,099,395
46	Paheli (Puzzle)	Drama	Not Rated	$1,409,498	219,890	$1,734,932
47	Thumbsucker	Comedy	R	$1,325,073	206,720	$1,631,021
48	Bee Season	Drama	PG-13	$1,150,398	179,469	$1,416,010
49	My Summer of Love	Drama	R	$992,238	154,795	$1,221,333
50	Separate Lies	Drama	R	$923,347	144,048	$1,136,539
51	Where the Truth Lies	Drama	Not Rated	$871,527	135,964	$1,072,756
52	Duma	Adventure	PG	$860,002	134,166	$1,058,570
53	Mysterious Skin	Drama	Open	$697,181	108,765	$858,156
54	Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise	Drama	Not Rated	$654,604	102,122	$805,743
55	The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio	Drama	PG-13	$626,310	97,708	$770,916
56	Christmas with the Kranks	Comedy	PG	$624,893	97,487	$769,172
57	Breakfast on Pluto	Drama	R	$397,228	61,970	$488,943
58	The Game of Their Lives	Drama	PG	$375,474	58,576	$462,165
59	Asylum	Thriller/Suspense	R	$374,903	58,487	$461,462
60	De Zaak Alzheimer	Action	R	$332,015	51,796	$408,670
61	Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason	Romantic Comedy	R	$325,075	50,714	$400,133
62	Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist	Horror	R	$236,901	36,958	$291,599
63	In My Country	Drama	R	$163,536	25,513	$201,298
64	Young Black Stallion	Adventure	G	$136,972	21,368	$168,594
65	Lila dit ça	Drama	R	$121,166	18,903	$149,145
66	A Love Song for Bobby Long	Drama	R	$117,400	18,315	$144,505
67	Fear and Trembling	Comedy	Not Rated	$102,106	15,929	$125,680
68	Don't Move	Drama	Not Rated	$97,197	15,163	$119,636
69	Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont	Drama	Not Rated	$70,945	11,068	$87,327
70	Ma m�re	Drama	NC-17	$70,395	10,982	$86,648
71	The Other Side of the Street	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$54,995	8,580	$67,696
72	The Bridge of San Luis Rey	Drama	PG	$49,981	7,797	$61,518
73	Without a Paddle	Comedy	PG-13	$48,453	7,559	$59,641
74	Swimming Upstream	Drama	PG-13	$47,171	7,359	$58,063
75	Sh�jo	Drama	Not Rated	$40,948	6,388	$50,401
76	Baptists At Our Barbecue	Comedy	PG	$39,978	6,237	$49,210
77	Red Lights	Drama	Not Rated	$38,041	5,935	$46,827
78	Classe Tous Risques	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$37,285	5,817	$45,896
79	Grand Role, Le	Comedy	Not Rated	$35,555	5,547	$43,766
80	Screen Door Jesus	Comedy	R	$21,807	3,402	$26,842
81	Untold Scandal	Drama	Not Rated	$18,733	2,922	$23,055
82	The Great Water	Drama	Not Rated	$17,116	2,670	$21,066
83	Un monde presque paisible	Drama	Not Rated	$15,986	2,494	$19,678
84	Apollo 13 (IMAX)	Drama	PG	$13,179	2,056	$16,222
85	Femme de Gilles, La	Drama	Not Rated	$11,139	1,738	$13,713
86	Enduring Love	Thriller/Suspense	R	$9,145	1,427	$11,259
87	Living Life	Drama	Not Rated	$9,016	1,407	$11,101
88	Testosterone	Drama	Not Rated	$8,853	1,381	$10,896
89	Buongiorno, notte	Drama	Not Rated	$6,622	1,033	$8,150
90	Marebito	Horror	Not Rated	$6,232	972	$7,669
91	The Rider Named Death	Drama	Not Rated	$2,438	380	$2,998
92	Anatomie de l'enfer	Drama	Not Rated	$2,136	333	$2,627
93	Twin Sisters	Drama	R	$1,207	188	$1,483
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,627,694,780
Total Tickets Sold					253,930,540
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$2,003,511,961

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.