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Monday, May 12, 2008

Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 2005

RankMovieGenreMPAA2005 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Million Dollar Baby Drama PG-13 $99,448,054 15,514,517 $106,739,877
2 Walk the Line Drama PG-13 $91,742,439 14,312,393 $98,469,264
3 Four Brothers Drama R $74,494,381 11,621,588 $79,956,525
4 The Aviator Drama PG-13 $71,067,437 11,086,964 $76,278,312
5 Coach Carter Drama PG-13 $67,264,877 10,493,741 $72,196,938
6 Jarhead Drama R $62,454,785 9,743,336 $67,034,152
7 Cinderella Man Drama PG-13 $61,649,911 9,617,771 $66,170,264
8 White Noise Drama PG-13 $56,094,360 8,751,070 $60,207,362
9 Crash Drama R $55,382,847 8,640,070 $59,443,682
10 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Drama PG-13 $50,406,346 7,863,705 $54,102,290
11 Sideways Drama R $49,098,097 7,659,610 $52,698,117
12 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Drama PG $39,053,061 6,092,521 $41,916,544
13 Pride and Prejudice Drama PG $33,782,660 5,270,306 $36,259,705
14 The Constant Gardener Drama R $33,579,798 5,238,658 $36,041,967
15 Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story Drama PG $32,849,677 5,124,755 $35,258,314
16 In Her Shoes Drama PG-13 $32,832,249 5,122,036 $35,239,608
17 A History of Violence Drama R $31,198,508 4,867,162 $33,486,075
18 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Drama R $30,805,240 4,805,810 $33,063,973
19 Memoirs of a Geisha Drama PG-13 $28,163,907 4,393,745 $30,228,966
20 Finding Neverland Drama PG $27,000,234 4,212,205 $28,979,970
21 Elizabethtown Drama PG-13 $26,850,426 4,188,834 $28,819,178
22 Good Night and Good Luck Drama PG $23,577,034 3,678,164 $25,305,768
23 Hotel Rwanda Drama PG-13 $23,092,325 3,602,547 $24,785,523
24 2 For the Money Drama R $22,991,379 3,586,799 $24,677,177
25 Hustle & Flow Drama R $22,202,809 3,463,777 $23,830,786
26 The Upside of Anger Drama R $18,761,993 2,926,988 $20,137,677
27 North Country Drama R $18,262,201 2,849,017 $19,601,237
28 The Gospel Drama PG $15,778,152 2,461,490 $16,935,051
29 The Greatest Game Ever Played Drama PG $15,331,289 2,391,777 $16,455,426
30 Munich Drama R $14,270,545 2,226,294 $15,316,903
31 Brokeback Mountain Drama R $13,874,751 2,164,548 $14,892,090
32 The Weather Man Drama R $12,482,775 1,947,391 $13,398,050
33 Capote Drama R $11,923,513 1,860,142 $12,797,777
34 Shopgirl Drama R $10,075,314 1,571,812 $10,814,067
35 An Unfinished Life Drama PG-13 $8,535,575 1,331,603 $9,161,429
36 Proof Drama PG-13 $7,535,331 1,175,559 $8,087,846
37 Ladies in Lavender Drama PG-13 $6,759,422 1,054,512 $7,255,043
38 Closer Drama R $6,527,003 1,018,253 $7,005,581
39 Downfall Drama R $5,501,940 858,337 $5,905,359
40 The Squid and the Whale Drama R $5,136,777 801,369 $5,513,419
41 Beyond the Sea Drama PG-13 $4,227,050 659,446 $4,536,988
42 Being Julia Drama R $4,183,429 652,641 $4,490,170
43 Me and You and Everyone We Know Drama R $3,885,134 606,105 $4,170,002
44 Ray Drama PG-13 $3,694,930 576,432 $3,965,852
45 The Merchant of Venice Drama R $3,662,325 571,346 $3,930,860
46 A Very Long Engagement Drama R $3,514,688 548,313 $3,772,393
47 Kinsey Drama R $3,480,326 542,953 $3,735,517
48 Bad Education Drama NC-17 $3,452,654 538,636 $3,705,816
49 G Drama R $3,020,784 471,261 $3,242,276
50 Walk on Water Drama Not Rated $2,712,736 423,204 $2,911,644
51 Junebug Drama R $2,678,010 417,786 $2,874,368
52 The Work and the Glory Drama PG $2,187,600 341,279 $2,348,000
53 Oliver Twist Drama PG-13 $2,070,920 323,076 $2,222,763
54 The Sea Inside Drama PG-13 $1,943,871 303,256 $2,086,401
55 The Work and the Glory: American Zion Drama PG-13 $1,917,246 299,102 $2,057,822
56 The Chorus Drama PG-13 $1,807,807 282,029 $1,940,360
57 Look at Me Drama PG-13 $1,736,499 270,905 $1,863,826
58 Everything is Illuminated Drama PG-13 $1,705,595 266,083 $1,830,651
59 Vera Drake Drama R $1,631,163 254,472 $1,750,767
60 2046 Drama R $1,442,338 225,014 $1,548,096
61 Paheli (Puzzle) Drama Not Rated $1,409,499 219,891 $1,512,850
62 The Woodsman Drama R $1,369,189 213,602 $1,469,582
63 Ushpizin Drama PG $1,344,334 209,724 $1,442,901
64 Dear Frankie Drama PG-13 $1,340,891 209,187 $1,439,207
65 Happy Endings Drama R $1,315,701 205,258 $1,412,175
66 Off the Map Drama PG-13 $1,310,368 204,426 $1,406,451
67 Indigo Drama Not Rated $1,190,000 185,647 $1,277,251
68 Heights Drama R $1,158,405 180,718 $1,243,340
69 Bee Season Drama PG-13 $1,149,335 179,303 $1,233,605
70 Paradise Now Drama PG-13 $1,032,202 161,030 $1,107,886
71 The Motorcycle Diaries Drama R $1,031,472 160,916 $1,107,102
72 The Beat My Heart Skipped Drama Not Rated $1,023,424 159,661 $1,098,468
73 My Summer of Love Drama R $1,000,915 156,149 $1,074,305
74 The Rising Drama Not Rated $939,363 146,546 $1,008,236
75 Separate Lies Drama R $924,260 144,190 $992,027
76 Casanova Drama R $891,814 139,129 $957,208
77 Where the Truth Lies Drama Not Rated $872,142 136,060 $936,093
78 MirrorMask Drama PG $864,959 134,939 $928,380
79 Therese Drama PG $850,520 132,686 $912,880
80 Innocent Voices Drama R $837,878 130,714 $899,312
81 WAQT Drama Not Rated $815,064 127,155 $874,826
82 Parineeta Drama Not Rated $802,758 125,235 $861,617
83 Black Drama Not Rated $754,819 117,756 $810,161
84 The Ballad of Jack and Rose Drama R $712,294 111,122 $764,519
85 Mysterious Skin Drama Open $697,181 108,765 $748,303
86 Nobody Knows Drama PG-13 $683,575 106,642 $733,697
87 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Drama Not Rated $654,604 102,122 $702,599
88 The Assassination of Richard Nixon Drama R $653,521 101,953 $701,437
89 Saraband Drama R $645,634 100,723 $692,974
90 The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Drama PG-13 $627,844 97,948 $673,882
91 Palindromes Drama Not Rated $553,368 86,329 $593,944
92 Kids in America Drama PG-13 $537,667 83,879 $577,088
93 Madison Drama PG $517,262 80,696 $555,188
94 The Passion of the Christ Drama R $511,987 79,873 $549,526
95 Travellers and Magicians Drama Not Rated $506,793 79,063 $543,953
96 Bewafaa Drama Not Rated $479,076 74,739 $514,204
97 Last Days (2005) Drama R $454,711 70,938 $488,053
98 The Beautiful Country Drama R $442,646 69,056 $475,105
99 Gegen die Wand (Head-On) Drama Not Rated $435,395 67,924 $467,317
100 Yes Drama R $396,035 61,784 $425,074
101 House of D Drama PG-13 $388,532 60,613 $417,017
102 Brothers Drama R $384,982 60,060 $413,213
103 The Game of Their Lives Drama PG $375,474 58,576 $403,003
104 Breakfast on Pluto Drama R $371,912 58,021 $399,184
105 Nine Lives Drama R $358,351 55,905 $384,626
106 Green Street Hooligans Drama R $345,821 53,950 $371,176
107 Kaal Drama Not Rated $340,091 53,056 $365,025
108 The Dying Gaul Drama R $327,431 51,081 $351,437
109 Viruddh Drama Not Rated $322,753 50,351 $346,415
110 Winter Solstice Drama R $319,355 49,821 $342,768
111 Dot the I Drama R $306,224 47,773 $328,678
112 Holy Girl Drama R $304,124 47,445 $326,422
113 Cronicas Drama R $299,261 46,687 $321,207
114 Caterina in the Big City Drama Not Rated $295,466 46,095 $317,134
115 Kings and Queens Drama Not Rated $289,592 45,178 $310,825
116 The Best of Youth Drama R $270,810 42,248 $290,666
117 Transamerica Drama R $269,187 41,995 $288,926
118 Turtles Can Fly Drama Not Rated $256,822 40,066 $275,654
119 ...And They Lived Happily Ever After Drama Not Rated $252,341 39,367 $270,845
120 A Tout de Suite Drama Not Rated $248,565 38,778 $266,793
121 Birth Drama R $242,374 37,812 $260,147
122 3-Iron Drama R $238,507 37,209 $255,998
123 Imaginary Heroes Drama R $223,828 34,919 $240,243
124 Modigliani Drama R $208,507 32,528 $223,793
125 The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam Drama PG $204,997 31,981 $220,029
126 Hidden Drama R $204,027 31,829 $218,984
127 November Drama R $191,862 29,932 $205,932
128 Eros Drama R $188,248 29,368 $202,052
129 The Baxter Drama PG-13 $181,872 28,373 $195,206
130 The White Countess Drama PG-13 $179,577 28,015 $192,743
131 The Edukators Drama R $175,493 27,378 $188,361
132 Saints and Soldiers Drama PG-13 $169,249 26,404 $181,660
133 In My Country Drama R $163,536 25,513 $175,529
134 Swades Drama Not Rated $162,691 25,381 $174,621
135 Mughal-e-Azam Drama Not Rated $161,434 25,185 $173,273
136 Kisna Drama Not Rated $147,000 22,933 $157,779
137 Beautiful Boxer Drama Not Rated $133,473 20,823 $143,262
138 Tony Takitani Drama Not Rated $129,783 20,247 $139,299
139 Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... Drama Not Rated $129,319 20,175 $138,804
140 Lila Says Drama R $121,166 18,903 $130,053
141 It's All Gone Pete Tong Drama R $120,620 18,817 $129,461
142 A Love Song for Bobby Long Drama R $117,400 18,315 $126,007
143 Callas Forever Drama Not Rated $115,236 17,978 $123,689
144 Encounter in the Third Dimension Drama Not Rated $113,740 17,744 $122,079
145 Moolade Drama Not Rated $104,815 16,352 $112,502
146 Don't Move Drama Not Rated $103,280 16,112 $110,851
147 Intimate Stories Drama Not Rated $102,714 16,024 $110,245
148 Neal n' Nikki Drama Not Rated $100,358 15,656 $107,713
149 Face Drama Not Rated $95,785 14,943 $102,808
150 Pure Drama R $93,329 14,560 $100,173
151 Almost Peaceful Drama   $91,110 14,214 $97,792
152 First Morning Drama PG-13 $87,264 13,614 $93,664
153 Postmen in the Mountains Drama   $86,319 13,466 $92,646
154 Brooklyn Lobster Drama R $84,423 13,171 $90,616
155 Loggerheads Drama PG-13 $80,956 12,630 $86,894
156 Chrystal Drama R $80,701 12,590 $86,619
157 Forty Shades of Blue Drama R $75,828 11,830 $81,390
158 The War Within Drama Not Rated $73,789 11,512 $79,203
159 The Ninth Day Drama Not Rated $72,888 11,371 $78,232
160 Come Away Home Drama PG $72,702 11,342 $78,033
161 Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Drama Not Rated $70,945 11,068 $76,148
162 Days of Being Wild Drama Not Rated $70,820 11,048 $76,010
163 Before the Fall Drama Not Rated $70,654 11,022 $75,831
164 Ma Mere Drama NC-17 $70,395 10,982 $75,556
165 Notre Musique Drama Not Rated $69,640 10,864 $74,744
166 Veer-Zaara Drama Not Rated $64,107 10,001 $68,807
167 The World Drama Not Rated $63,663 9,932 $68,332
168 Finding Home Drama PG-13 $63,301 9,875 $67,940
169 Deserted Station Drama   $62,954 9,821 $67,568
170 Schizo Drama Not Rated $54,357 8,480 $58,342
171 The Bridge of San Luis Rey Drama PG $49,981 7,797 $53,643
172 9 Songs Drama Not Rated $49,835 7,775 $53,492
173 The Chumscrubber Drama R $49,526 7,726 $53,155
174 God's Sandbox Drama Not Rated $49,365 7,701 $52,983
175 Assisted Living Drama Not Rated $49,048 7,652 $52,646
176 Swimming Upstream Drama PG-13 $47,171 7,359 $50,630
177 Tropical Malady Drama Not Rated $46,750 7,293 $50,176
178 The Tunnel Drama Not Rated $46,296 7,222 $49,687
179 Raging Bull Drama   $45,250 7,059 $48,566
180 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Drama R $45,009 7,022 $48,311
181 Apaharan Drama   $44,133 6,885 $47,369
182 Shoujyo: An Adolescent Drama Not Rated $40,948 6,388 $43,949
183 Edvard Munch Drama Not Rated $40,584 6,331 $43,557
184 My Mother's Smile Drama Not Rated $40,246 6,279 $43,200
185 On the Outs Drama R $38,384 5,988 $41,197
186 Brother to Brother Drama Not Rated $38,216 5,962 $41,019
187 Red Lights Drama Not Rated $38,041 5,935 $40,833
188 Monsieur N. Drama Not Rated $37,757 5,890 $40,523
189 Guiana 1838 Drama Not Rated $34,514 5,384 $37,042
190 Smile Drama PG-13 $32,833 5,122 $35,239
191 Campfire Drama Not Rated $32,058 5,001 $34,407
192 Going Shopping Drama PG-13 $31,908 4,978 $34,249
193 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Drama R $31,644 4,937 $33,967
194 Keane Drama R $30,303 4,727 $32,522
195 Or (My Treasure) Drama Not Rated $28,894 4,508 $31,015
196 Eternal Drama R $28,089 4,382 $30,148
197 Garden State Drama R $28,065 4,378 $30,121
198 The Libertine Drama R $27,804 4,338 $29,845
199 Machuca Drama Not Rated $26,676 4,162 $28,635
200 The Man Who Copied Drama R $23,989 3,742 $25,745
201 Rory O'Shea Was Here Drama R $23,844 3,720 $25,594
202 Down to the Bone Drama Not Rated $23,630 3,686 $25,360
203 3 Dancing Slaves Drama Not Rated $21,567 3,365 $23,151
204 Slutty Summer Drama Not Rated $21,515 3,356 $23,089
205 Dallas 362 Drama R $21,108 3,293 $22,656
206 Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow Drama Not Rated $20,210 3,153 $21,693
207 Dear Wendy Drama Not Rated $19,462 3,036 $20,888
208 Untold Scandal Drama Not Rated $18,733 2,922 $20,103
209 Mr. Ya Miss Drama   $18,516 2,889 $19,876
210 Milwaukee, Minnesota Drama R $17,528 2,734 $18,810
211 The Great Water Drama Not Rated $17,257 2,692 $18,521
212 Almost Peaceful Drama Not Rated $15,986 2,494 $17,159
213 Wild Side Drama Not Rated $15,355 2,395 $16,478
214 At Last Drama PG-13 $15,026 2,344 $16,127
215 Harry and Max Drama Not Rated $14,923 2,328 $16,017
216 Bomb the System Drama R $14,865 2,319 $15,955
217 The Oyster Farmer Drama Not Rated $14,470 2,257 $15,528
218 Apollo 13 (IMAX) Drama PG $13,179 2,056 $14,145
219 Petite Lili, La Drama Not Rated $12,415 1,937 $13,327
220 The Intruder Drama Not Rated $11,212 1,749 $12,033
221 Gilles' Wife Drama Not Rated $11,139 1,738 $11,957
222 Fighting Tommy Riley Drama R $10,514 1,640 $11,283
223 Ethan Mao Drama Not Rated $10,178 1,588 $10,925
224 Private Drama   $9,623 1,501 $10,327
225 A Talking Picture Drama Not Rated $9,592 1,496 $10,292
226 Primo Amore Drama Not Rated $9,392 1,465 $10,079
227 Milk and Honey Drama Not Rated $9,231 1,440 $9,907
228 Living Life Drama Not Rated $9,064 1,414 $9,728
229 Testosterone Drama Not Rated $8,853 1,381 $9,501
230 A Fond Kiss Drama R $8,783 1,370 $9,426
231 Goodbye Dragon Inn Drama Not Rated $8,404 1,311 $9,020
232 Games of Love and Chance Drama Not Rated $8,085 1,261 $8,676
233 Sixteen Years of Alcohol Drama Not Rated $8,046 1,255 $8,634
234 Far Side of the Moon Drama Not Rated $7,398 1,154 $7,940
235 Good Morning, Night Drama Not Rated $6,622 1,033 $7,107
236 Magdalena, The Unholy Saint Drama Not Rated $6,470 1,009 $6,942
237 Daybreak Drama R $6,355 991 $6,818
238 Solitude Drama Not Rated $6,260 977 $6,722
239 A Silent Love Drama Not Rated $5,260 821 $5,648
240 Emile Drama R $4,626 722 $4,967
241 Rosenstrasse Drama PG-13 $4,569 713 $4,905
242 Silent Waters Drama Not Rated $4,326 675 $4,644
243 Perlasca Drama Not Rated $4,216 658 $4,527
244 Sueño Drama PG-13 $4,181 652 $4,486
245 The Californians Drama PG $4,134 645 $4,438
246 The Inheritance Drama   $3,934 614 $4,224
247 L.A. Twister Drama Not Rated $3,464 540 $3,715
248 The Painting Drama PG-13 $3,362 524 $3,605
249 Anatomy of Hell Drama Not Rated $3,025 472 $3,247
250 Unveiled Drama Not Rated $3,025 472 $3,247
251 15 Drama Not Rated $3,013 470 $3,234
252 3 Days of Rain Drama Not Rated $2,841 443 $3,048
253 Happy Here and Now Drama   $2,443 381 $2,621
254 The Rider Named Death Drama Not Rated $2,438 380 $2,614
255 Nowhere Man Drama Not Rated $2,348 366 $2,518
256 The Overture Drama Not Rated $2,254 352 $2,422
257 Steal Me Drama Not Rated $1,600 250 $1,720
258 The Tracker Drama   $1,557 243 $1,672
259 Kalyug Drama   $1,435 224 $1,541
260 Twin Sisters Drama R $1,207 188 $1,293
261 Distant Drama   $1,111 173 $1,190
262 The Boat is Full Drama   $1,016 159 $1,094
263 She's One of Us Drama Not Rated $996 155 $1,066
264 The Brown Bunny Drama Not Rated $567 88 $605
Total Gross of All Movies$1,420,682,637
Total Tickets Sold221,635,353
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,524,851,229

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.