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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Box Office Performance for First Run Features Movies in 2005

RankMovieGenreMPAA2005 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Torremolinos 73 Comedy Not Rated $87,385 13,633 $93,795
2 Deserted Station Drama   $62,954 9,821 $67,568
3 The Goebbels Experiment Documentary Not Rated $40,811 6,367 $43,805
4 Grand Role, Le Comedy Not Rated $36,407 5,680 $39,078
5 One Bright Shining Moment Documentary Not Rated $15,504 2,419 $16,643
6 Bright Leaves Documentary Not Rated $15,415 2,405 $16,546
7 Go For Zucker Comedy Not Rated $13,490 2,105 $14,482
8 Petite Lili, La Drama Not Rated $12,415 1,937 $13,327
9 Aristide and the Endless Revolution Documentary Not Rated $6,226 971 $6,680
10 Sacred Stage Documentary Not Rated $4,410 688 $4,733
11 Silent Waters Drama Not Rated $4,326 675 $4,644
12 Howard Zinn Documentary   $4,020 627 $4,314
13 Nowhere Man Drama Not Rated $2,348 366 $2,518
14 Making Grace Documentary Not Rated $1,496 233 $1,603
15 Monumental: David Broners Fight for Wild America Documentary Not Rated $1,430 223 $1,534
16 Electric Shadows   Not Rated $1,244 194 $1,335
Total Gross of All Movies$309,881
Total Tickets Sold48,344
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$332,607

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.