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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Box Office Performance for Based on Play Movies in 2005

RankMovieGenreMPAA2005 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Drama PG-13 $50,406,346 7,863,705 $54,102,290
2 Finding Neverland Drama PG $27,000,234 4,212,205 $28,979,970
3 Proof Drama PG-13 $7,535,331 1,175,559 $8,087,846
4 Closer Drama R $6,527,003 1,018,253 $7,005,581
5 Off the Map Drama PG-13 $1,310,368 204,426 $1,406,451
6 The Dying Gaul Drama R $327,431 51,081 $351,437
7 Straight-Jacket Comedy Not Rated $28,952 4,517 $31,077
8 The Libertine Drama R $27,804 4,338 $29,845
9 Petite Lili, La Drama Not Rated $12,415 1,937 $13,327
Total Gross of All Movies$93,175,884
Total Tickets Sold14,536,021
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$100,007,824

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.