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Friday, July 25, 2008

Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Classics Movies in 2005

RankMovieGenreMPAA2005 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Kung Fu Hustle Action R $17,104,669 2,668,435 $18,358,833
2 Capote Drama R $11,923,513 1,860,142 $12,797,777
3 House of Flying Daggers Action PG-13 $6,892,895 1,075,335 $7,398,305
4 The Merchant of Venice Drama R $3,662,325 571,346 $3,930,860
5 Bad Education Drama NC-17 $3,452,654 538,636 $3,705,816
6 Junebug Drama R $2,678,010 417,786 $2,874,368
7 Layer Cake Thriller/Suspense R $2,339,957 365,048 $2,511,530
8 Look at Me Drama PG-13 $1,736,499 270,905 $1,863,826
9 2046 Drama R $1,442,338 225,014 $1,548,096
10 Thumbsucker Comedy R $1,328,679 207,282 $1,426,100
11 Saving Face Comedy R $1,187,266 185,221 $1,274,320
12 Heights Drama R $1,158,405 180,718 $1,243,340
13 Saraband Drama R $645,634 100,723 $692,974
14 The Beautiful Country Drama R $442,646 69,056 $475,105
15 Yes Drama R $396,035 61,784 $425,074
16 Breakfast on Pluto Drama R $371,912 58,021 $399,184
17 De Zaak Alzheimer Action R $332,015 51,796 $356,356
18 Up & Down Comedy R $244,105 38,082 $262,004
19 3-Iron Drama R $238,507 37,209 $255,998
20 Imaginary Heroes Drama R $223,828 34,919 $240,243
21 Hidden Drama R $204,027 31,829 $218,984
22 November Drama R $191,862 29,932 $205,932
23 The White Countess Drama PG-13 $179,577 28,015 $192,743
24 In My Country Drama R $163,536 25,513 $175,529
25 Lightning in a Bottle Documentary PG-13 $65,207 10,173 $69,990
26 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Drama R $31,644 4,937 $33,967
Total Gross of All Movies$58,637,745
Total Tickets Sold9,147,857
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$62,937,256

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.