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Saturday, May 17, 2008

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

RankMovieGenreMPAA2005 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Adventure PG-13 $275,132,632 42,922,407 $295,306,160
2 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Adventure PG $217,677,877 33,959,107 $233,638,656
3 Million Dollar Baby Drama PG-13 $99,448,054 15,514,517 $106,739,877
4 Sahara Adventure PG-13 $68,671,925 10,713,249 $73,707,153
5 Jarhead Drama R $62,454,785 9,743,336 $67,034,152
6 The Polar Express (IMAX) Adventure Not Rated $51,814,032 8,083,312 $55,613,187
7 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Comedy PG $51,019,112 7,959,300 $54,759,984
8 Sideways Drama R $49,098,097 7,659,610 $52,698,117
9 Just Like Heaven Romantic Comedy PG-13 $48,318,130 7,537,930 $51,860,958
10 Must Love Dogs Romantic Comedy PG-13 $43,894,863 6,847,873 $47,113,366
11 Fever Pitch Comedy PG-13 $42,071,069 6,563,349 $45,155,841
12 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Drama PG $39,053,061 6,092,521 $41,916,544
13 Syriana Thriller/Suspense R $37,725,004 5,885,336 $40,491,112
14 Derailed Action R $35,679,977 5,566,299 $38,296,137
15 Hostage Action R $34,636,443 5,403,501 $37,176,087
16 Pride and Prejudice Drama PG $33,782,660 5,270,306 $36,259,705
17 The Constant Gardener Drama R $33,579,798 5,238,658 $36,041,967
18 In Her Shoes Drama PG-13 $32,832,249 5,122,036 $35,239,608
19 Because of Winn-Dixie Comedy PG $32,647,042 5,093,142 $35,040,817
20 The Wedding Date Romantic Comedy PG-13 $31,726,995 4,949,609 $34,053,310
21 Memoirs of a Geisha Drama PG-13 $28,163,907 4,393,745 $30,228,966
22 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Comedy PG $24,010,372 3,745,768 $25,770,884
23 Pooh's Heffalump Movie Adventure G $18,098,433 2,823,468 $19,425,460
24 The Polar Express Adventure G $17,683,602 2,758,752 $18,980,214
25 The Greatest Game Ever Played Drama PG $15,331,289 2,391,777 $16,455,426
26 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (IMAX) Comedy PG $14,000,000 2,184,087 $15,026,519
27 Brokeback Mountain Drama R $13,874,751 2,164,548 $14,892,090
28 Capote Drama R $11,923,513 1,860,142 $12,797,777
29 The Great Raid Action R $10,166,502 1,586,038 $10,911,941
30 Shopgirl Drama R $10,075,314 1,571,812 $10,814,067
31 The Ice Harvest Black Comedy R $9,016,782 1,406,674 $9,677,917
32 Ladies in Lavender Drama PG-13 $6,759,422 1,054,512 $7,255,043
33 Bride & Prejudice Musical PG-13 $6,601,079 1,029,810 $7,085,093
34 Howl's Moving Castle Adventure PG $4,710,455 734,860 $5,055,837
35 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Comedy R $4,210,358 656,842 $4,519,073
36 Being Julia Drama R $4,183,429 652,641 $4,490,170
37 The Merchant of Venice Drama R $3,662,325 571,346 $3,930,860
38 A Very Long Engagement Drama R $3,514,688 548,313 $3,772,393
39 Layer Cake Thriller/Suspense R $2,339,957 365,048 $2,511,530
40 The Work and the Glory Drama PG $2,187,600 341,279 $2,348,000
41 Oliver Twist Drama PG-13 $2,070,920 323,076 $2,222,763
42 A Sound of Thunder Action PG-13 $1,900,451 296,482 $2,039,796
43 Everything is Illuminated Drama PG-13 $1,705,595 266,083 $1,830,651
44 Paheli (Puzzle) Drama Not Rated $1,409,499 219,891 $1,512,850
45 Thumbsucker Comedy R $1,328,679 207,282 $1,426,100
46 Bee Season Drama PG-13 $1,149,335 179,303 $1,233,605
47 My Summer of Love Drama R $1,000,915 156,149 $1,074,305
48 Separate Lies Drama R $924,260 144,190 $992,027
49 Where the Truth Lies Drama Not Rated $872,142 136,060 $936,093
50 Duma Adventure PG $870,067 135,736 $933,864
51 Mysterious Skin Drama Open $697,181 108,765 $748,303
52 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Drama Not Rated $654,604 102,122 $702,599
53 The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Drama PG-13 $627,844 97,948 $673,882
54 Christmas with the Kranks Comedy PG $624,893 97,487 $670,711
55 The Passion of the Christ Drama R $511,987 79,873 $549,526
56 The Game of Their Lives Drama PG $375,474 58,576 $403,003
57 Asylum Thriller/Suspense R $375,403 58,565 $402,927
58 Breakfast on Pluto Drama R $371,912 58,021 $399,184
59 De Zaak Alzheimer Action R $332,015 51,796 $356,356
60 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason Romantic Comedy R $325,075 50,714 $348,912
61 In My Country Drama R $163,536 25,513 $175,529
62 Young Black Stallion Adventure G $136,972 21,368 $147,012
63 Lila Says Drama R $121,166 18,903 $130,053
64 A Love Song for Bobby Long Drama R $117,400 18,315 $126,007
65 Don't Move Drama Not Rated $103,280 16,112 $110,851
66 Fear and Trembling Comedy Not Rated $102,106 15,929 $109,592
67 Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Drama Not Rated $70,945 11,068 $76,148
68 Ma Mere Drama NC-17 $70,395 10,982 $75,556
69 The Other Side of the Street Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $55,459 8,652 $59,526
70 The Bridge of San Luis Rey Drama PG $49,981 7,797 $53,643
71 Without a Paddle Comedy PG-13 $48,453 7,559 $52,006
72 Swimming Upstream Drama PG-13 $47,171 7,359 $50,630
73 Shoujyo: An Adolescent Drama Not Rated $40,948 6,388 $43,949
74 Baptists At Our Barbecue Comedy PG $39,978 6,237 $42,911
75 Red Lights Drama Not Rated $38,041 5,935 $40,833
76 Classe Tous Risques Thriller/Suspense   $37,285 5,817 $40,021
77 Grand Role, Le Comedy Not Rated $36,407 5,680 $39,078
78 Screen Door Jesus Comedy R $21,445 3,346 $23,020
79 Untold Scandal Drama Not Rated $18,733 2,922 $20,103
80 The Great Water Drama Not Rated $17,257 2,692 $18,521
81 Almost Peaceful Drama Not Rated $15,986 2,494 $17,159
82 Apollo 13 (IMAX) Drama PG $13,179 2,056 $14,145
83 Gilles' Wife Drama Not Rated $11,139 1,738 $11,957
84 Enduring Love Thriller/Suspense R $9,145 1,427 $9,818
85 Living Life Drama Not Rated $9,064 1,414 $9,728
86 Testosterone Drama Not Rated $8,853 1,381 $9,501
87 Good Morning, Night Drama Not Rated $6,622 1,033 $7,107
88 Marebito Horror Not Rated $6,232 972 $6,687
89 Anatomy of Hell Drama Not Rated $3,025 472 $3,247
90 The Rider Named Death Drama Not Rated $2,438 380 $2,614
91 Twin Sisters Drama R $1,207 188 $1,293
92 The Boat is Full Drama   $1,016 159 $1,094
Total Gross of All Movies$1,551,330,698
Total Tickets Sold242,017,267
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,665,078,797

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.