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Monday, November 9, 2009

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 $19,159,363
2 Capote Drama R $12,032,633 1,877,166 $13,478,052
3 House of Flying Daggers Action PG-13 $6,884,029 1,073,951 $7,710,968
4 The Merchant of Venice Drama R $3,649,465 569,339 $4,087,854
5 Bad Education Drama NC-17 $3,452,654 538,636 $3,867,406
6 Junebug Drama R $2,678,010 417,786 $2,999,703
7 Layer Cake Thriller/Suspense R $2,338,695 364,851 $2,619,630
8 Look at Me Drama PG-13 $1,736,499 270,905 $1,945,098
9 2046 Drama R $1,442,337 225,014 $1,615,601
10 Thumbsucker Comedy R $1,325,073 206,720 $1,484,250
11 Saving Face Comedy R $1,186,323 185,074 $1,328,831
12 Heights Drama R $1,158,405 180,718 $1,297,555
13 Saraband Drama R $645,634 100,723 $723,191
14 The Beautiful Country Drama R $442,646 69,056 $495,822
15 Breakfast on Pluto Drama R $397,228 61,970 $444,945
16 Yes Drama R $396,035 61,784 $443,609
17 De Zaak Alzheimer Action R $332,015 51,796 $371,895
18 Up & Down Comedy R $244,105 38,082 $273,429
19 3-Iron Drama R $238,507 37,209 $267,161
20 Hidden Drama R $230,572 35,971 $258,272
21 Imaginary Heroes Drama R $223,828 34,919 $250,718
22 The White Countess Drama PG-13 $197,815 30,860 $221,575
23 November Drama R $191,862 29,932 $214,912
24 In My Country Drama R $163,536 25,513 $183,183
25 Lightning in a Bottle Documentary PG-13 $65,207 10,173 $73,042
26 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Drama R $31,644 4,937 $35,448
Total Gross of All Movies$58,789,426
Total Tickets Sold9,171,520
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$65,851,514

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.