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Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2005

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2005 GrossTickets Sold
1 Wedding Crashers Jul 15, 2005 Comedy R $209,218,368 32,639,370
2 Mr. and Mrs. Smith Jun 10, 2005 Action PG-13 $186,336,279 29,069,622
3 Hitch Feb 11, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $177,784,257 27,735,453
4 The Longest Yard May 27, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $158,119,460 24,667,622
5 Meet the Fockers Dec 22, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $116,706,205 18,206,896
6 The Pacifier Mar 4, 2005 Comedy PG $113,006,880 17,629,778
7 The 40 Year-old Virgin Aug 19, 2005 Comedy R $109,449,237 17,074,763
8 Million Dollar Baby Jan 21, 2005 Drama PG-13 $99,378,637 15,503,687
9 Flightplan Sep 23, 2005 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $89,132,263 13,905,189
10 Saw II Oct 28, 2005 Horror R $87,014,325 13,574,777
11 Monster-in-Law May 13, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $82,931,301 12,937,800
12 The Dukes of Hazzard Aug 5, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $80,270,227 12,522,656
13 Constantine Feb 18, 2005 Action R $75,976,178 11,852,757
14 The Ring Two Mar 18, 2005 Horror PG-13 $75,941,727 11,847,383
15 Four Brothers Aug 12, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $74,494,381 11,621,588
16 The Interpreter Apr 22, 2005 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $72,708,161 11,342,926
17 Guess Who Mar 25, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $68,915,888 10,751,308
18 Sahara Apr 8, 2005 Adventure PG-13 $68,671,925 10,713,248
19 Coach Carter Jan 14, 2005 Drama PG-13 $67,264,877 10,493,740
20 Fun with Dick & Jane Dec 21, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $60,104,858 9,376,732
21 Red Eye Aug 19, 2005 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $57,891,803 9,031,482
22 White Noise Jan 7, 2005 Horror PG-13 $56,094,360 8,751,070
23 Be Cool Mar 4, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $55,849,401 8,712,855
24 Crash Mar 10, 2006 Drama R $55,334,418 8,632,514
25 Kicking and Screaming May 13, 2005 Comedy PG $52,842,724 8,243,794
26 Hide and Seek Jan 28, 2005 Horror R $51,100,486 7,971,994
27 Yours, Mine and Ours Nov 23, 2005 Comedy PG $50,733,384 7,914,724
28 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Feb 25, 2005 Drama PG-13 $50,406,346 7,863,704
29 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Dec 21, 2005 Comedy PG $50,313,031 7,849,146
30 Sideways Oct 22, 2004 Drama R $49,098,097 7,659,609
31 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed … Mar 24, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $48,478,006 7,562,871
32 Just Like Heaven Sep 16, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $48,318,130 7,537,929
33 The Skeleton Key Aug 12, 2005 Horror PG-13 $47,907,715 7,473,902
34 Boogeyman Feb 4, 2005 Horror PG-13 $46,752,382 7,293,663
35 In Good Company Dec 29, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $45,264,721 7,061,578
36 The Family Stone Dec 16, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $44,169,641 6,890,739
37 Must Love Dogs Jul 29, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $43,894,863 6,847,872
38 The Transporter 2 Sep 2, 2005 Action PG-13 $43,095,856 6,723,222
39 Fever Pitch Apr 8, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $42,071,069 6,563,349
40 The Sisterhood of the Trave… Jun 1, 2005 Drama PG $39,053,061 6,092,521
41 Syriana Nov 23, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $37,725,004 5,885,336
42 Beauty Shop Mar 30, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $36,351,350 5,671,037
43 Derailed Nov 11, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $35,679,977 5,566,299
44 Hostage Mar 11, 2005 Action R $34,636,443 5,403,501
45 The Bad News Bears Jul 22, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $32,868,349 5,127,667
46 In Her Shoes Oct 7, 2005 Drama PG-13 $32,832,249 5,122,035
47 Because of Winn-Dixie Feb 18, 2005 Comedy PG $32,647,042 5,093,142
48 House of Wax May 6, 2005 Horror R $32,064,800 5,002,308
49 The Wedding Date Feb 4, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $31,726,995 4,949,609
50 Just Friends Nov 23, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $31,493,937 4,913,250
51 A History of Violence Sep 23, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $31,198,508 4,867,161
52 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Nov 9, 2005 Drama R $30,805,240 4,805,809
53 The Fog Oct 14, 2005 Horror PG-13 $29,511,112 4,603,917
54 XXX: State of the Union Apr 29, 2005 Action PG-13 $26,873,932 4,192,501
55 Elizabethtown Oct 14, 2005 Drama PG-13 $26,850,426 4,188,834
56 Danny the Dog May 13, 2005 Action R $24,537,621 3,828,021
57 Rumor Has It Dec 25, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $24,440,035 3,812,797
58 Ice Princess Mar 18, 2005 Comedy G $24,381,334 3,803,640
59 Lord of War Sep 16, 2005 Drama R $24,149,632 3,767,493
60 2 For the Money Oct 7, 2005 Drama R $22,991,379 3,586,798
61 Prime Oct 28, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $22,827,153 3,561,178
62 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Aug 12, 2005 Comedy R $22,400,154 3,494,563
63 Hustle & Flow Jul 22, 2005 Drama R $22,202,809 3,463,776
64 A Lot Like Love Apr 22, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $21,835,784 3,406,518
65 Assault On Precinct 13 Jan 19, 2005 Action R $20,040,895 3,126,504
66 The Ringer Dec 23, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $19,782,053 3,086,123
67 Man of the House Feb 25, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $19,699,706 3,073,277
68 Into the Blue Sep 30, 2005 Adventure PG-13 $18,782,227 2,930,144
69 The Upside of Anger Mar 11, 2005 Drama R $18,761,993 2,926,987
70 Ocean's Twelve Dec 10, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $18,525,290 2,890,060
71 National Treasure Nov 19, 2004 Adventure PG $18,482,697 2,883,416
72 Roll Bounce Sep 23, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $17,377,282 2,710,964
73 The Devil’s Rejects Jul 22, 2005 Horror R $17,044,981 2,659,123
74 Rebound Jul 1, 2005 Comedy PG $16,809,014 2,622,311
75 The Perfect Man Jun 17, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG $16,535,005 2,579,563
76 Waiting... Oct 7, 2005 Comedy R $16,124,543 2,515,529
77 The Gospel Oct 7, 2005 Drama PG $15,778,152 2,461,490
78 Fat Albert Dec 25, 2004 Comedy PG $14,788,934 2,307,165
79 Broken Flowers Aug 5, 2005 Romantic Comedy R $13,744,960 2,144,299
80 The Honeymooners Jun 10, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $12,834,849 2,002,316
81 The Weather Man Oct 28, 2005 Drama R $12,482,775 1,947,390
82 Spanglish Dec 17, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $11,042,733 1,722,735
83 In the Mix Nov 23, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $10,223,896 1,594,991
84 Shopgirl Oct 21, 2005 Drama R $10,075,314 1,571,811
85 Cry Wolf Sep 16, 2005 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $10,047,674 1,567,499
86 The Life Aquatic with Steve… Dec 25, 2004 Comedy R $9,211,898 1,437,113
87 The Ice Harvest Nov 23, 2005 Black Comedy R $9,016,782 1,406,674
88 An Unfinished Life Sep 9, 2005 Drama PG-13 $8,535,575 1,331,602
89 The Man Sep 9, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $8,330,720 1,299,644
90 Proof Sep 16, 2005 Drama PG-13 $7,535,331 1,175,558
91 Bride & Prejudice Feb 11, 2005 Musical PG-13 $6,601,079 1,029,809
92 Millions Mar 11, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $6,584,159 1,027,169
93 Closer Dec 17, 2004 Drama R $6,527,003 1,018,253
94 Underclassman Sep 2, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $5,654,777 882,180
95 Darkness Dec 25, 2004 Horror PG-13 $5,536,622 863,747
96 Ong-Bak Feb 11, 2005 Action R $4,563,167 711,882
97 Mindhunters May 13, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $4,476,235 698,320
98 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Oct 21, 2005 Comedy R $4,210,358 656,842
99 King's Ransom Apr 22, 2005 Black Comedy PG-13 $4,008,527 625,355
100 Me and You and Everyone We … Jun 17, 2005 Comedy R $3,885,134 606,105
101 Melinda and Melinda Mar 18, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $3,826,280 596,923
102 High Tension Jun 10, 2005 Horror R $3,681,066 574,269
103 Stay Oct 21, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $3,626,883 565,816
104 Supercross Aug 17, 2005 Action PG-13 $3,102,550 484,017
105 G Sep 16, 2005 Drama R $3,020,784 471,261
106 Walk on Water Feb 25, 2005 Drama Not Rated $2,712,736 423,203
107 Junebug Aug 3, 2005 Drama R $2,678,010 417,786
108 Layer Cake May 13, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $2,339,957 365,047
109 The Work and the Glory Nov 24, 2004 Drama PG $2,187,392 341,246
110 Comme une image Apr 1, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,736,499 270,904
111 Everything is Illuminated Sep 16, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,705,595 266,083
112 El Vacilón: The Movie Oct 21, 2005 Comedy R $1,693,256 264,158
113 State Property 2 Apr 13, 2005 Action R $1,691,706 263,916
114 Salaam Namaste Sep 9, 2005 Comedy Not Rated $1,411,065 220,134
115 The Woodsman Dec 24, 2004 Drama R $1,369,189 213,602
116 Ushpizin Oct 19, 2005 Drama PG $1,344,334 209,724
117 Dear Frankie Mar 4, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,340,891 209,187
118 Thumbsucker Sep 16, 2005 Comedy R $1,328,679 207,282
119 Happy Endings Jul 15, 2005 Drama R $1,315,701 205,257
120 Off the Map Mar 11, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,310,368 204,425
121 Indigo Jan 28, 2005 Drama Not Rated $1,190,000 185,647
122 Saving Face May 27, 2005 Comedy R $1,187,266 185,220
123 Heights Jun 17, 2005 Drama R $1,158,405 180,718
124 Bee Season Nov 11, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,149,335 179,303
125 Undiscovered Aug 26, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,069,318 166,820
126 Paradise Now Oct 28, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,032,202 161,029
127 De battre mon coeur s'est a… Jul 1, 2005 Drama Not Rated $1,023,424 159,660
128 Bunty Aur Babli May 27, 2005 Adventure Not Rated $932,509 145,477
129 Separate Lies Sep 16, 2005 Drama R $924,260 144,190
130 Venom Sep 16, 2005 Horror R $881,745 137,557
131 WAQT Apr 22, 2005 Drama Not Rated $815,064 127,155
132 Parineeta Jun 10, 2005 Drama Not Rated $802,758 125,235
133 Shall We Dance? Oct 15, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $738,014 115,134
134 Oldboy Mar 25, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $707,391 110,357
135 Ladder 49 Oct 1, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $670,866 104,659
136 Balzac et la petite tailleu… Jul 29, 2005 Drama Not Rated $654,604 102,122
137 Christmas with the Kranks Nov 24, 2004 Comedy PG $624,893 97,487
138 Match Point Dec 28, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $600,542 93,688
139 Bluff Master Dec 16, 2005 Comedy Not Rated $578,732 90,285
140 Professione: reporter Apr 9, 1975 Drama PG-13 $509,648 79,508
141 Gegen die Wand Jan 21, 2005 Drama Not Rated $435,395 67,924
142 A Wake in Providence Apr 15, 2005 Comedy R $393,835 61,440
143 Little Manhattan Sep 30, 2005 Romantic Comedy PG $385,373 60,120
144 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of … Nov 12, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $325,075 50,713
145 Winter Solstice Apr 8, 2005 Drama R $319,355 49,821
146 Dot the I Mar 11, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $306,224 47,772
147 Pretty Persuasion Aug 12, 2005 Comedy R $305,688 47,689
148 Caterina va in città Jun 3, 2005 Drama Not Rated $295,466 46,094
149 Christmas in the Clouds Nov 4, 2005 Comedy PG $279,225 43,560
150 La meglio gioventù Mar 2, 2005 Drama R $270,810 42,248
151 Ascenseur pour l'échafaud Jun 10, 1961 Drama Not Rated $263,404 41,092
152 Taxi Oct 6, 2004 Action PG-13 $247,679 38,639
153 Birth Oct 29, 2004 Drama R $242,374 37,811
154 After the Sunset Nov 12, 2004 Action PG-13 $214,207 33,417
155 Caché Dec 23, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $204,027 31,829
156 Eros Apr 8, 2005 Drama R $188,248 29,367
157 I Heart Huckabees Oct 1, 2004 Comedy R $187,738 29,288
158 The Baxter Aug 26, 2005 Drama PG-13 $181,872 28,373
159 Hellbent Sep 16, 2005 Horror R $179,747 28,041
160 Swades Dec 17, 2004 Drama Not Rated $162,691 25,380
161 The Boys from County Clare Mar 11, 2005 Comedy R $140,872 21,976
162 Napoleon Dynamite Jun 11, 2004 Comedy PG $129,906 20,266
163 Don't Move Mar 11, 2005 Drama Not Rated $103,280 16,112
164 D.E.B.S. Mar 25, 2005 Action PG-13 $96,793 15,100
165 Pure Jun 10, 2005 Drama R $94,303 14,711
166 Chrystal Apr 8, 2005 Drama R $80,701 12,589
167 The Machinist Oct 22, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $77,533 12,095
168 Forty Shades of Blue Sep 28, 2005 Drama R $75,828 11,829
169 Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Nov 25, 2005 Drama Not Rated $70,945 11,067
170 The Matador Dec 30, 2005 Black Comedy R $69,100 10,780
171 Veer-Zaara Nov 12, 2004 Drama Not Rated $64,107 10,001
172 Juarez: Stages of Fear Sep 30, 2005 Drama R $50,707 7,910
173 The Chumscrubber Aug 5, 2005 Drama R $49,526 7,726
174 Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets Sep 16, 2005 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $49,000 7,644
175 Without a Paddle Aug 20, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $48,453 7,558
176 Blackball Feb 9, 2005 Comedy R $48,000 7,488
177 Boksuneun naui geot Aug 19, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $45,145 7,042
178 Shôjo Aug 26, 2005 Drama Not Rated $41,441 6,465
179 Death of a Dynasty Apr 29, 2005 Black Comedy R $41,382 6,455
180 Classe Tous Risques Nov 18, 2005 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $38,232 5,964
181 Red Lights Aug 20, 2004 Drama Not Rated $38,041 5,934
182 A Tale of Two Sisters Dec 3, 2004 Horror R $36,352 5,671
183 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood May 6, 2005 Comedy R $36,039 5,622
184 Cachorro Nov 5, 2004 Comedy R $33,165 5,173
185 Medurat Hashevet Sep 9, 2005 Drama Not Rated $32,058 5,001
186 Garden State Jul 28, 2004 Drama R $28,065 4,378
187 National Lampoon's Barely L… Oct 21, 2005 Comedy R $26,511 4,135
188 Cape of Good Hope Nov 11, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $25,325 3,950
189 Team America: World Police Oct 15, 2004 Comedy R $25,006 3,901
190 Rory O'Shea Was Here Feb 4, 2005 Drama R $23,844 3,719
191 Le Clan Sep 2, 2005 Drama Not Rated $21,567 3,364
192 La Grande Seduction Jun 18, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $17,546 2,737
193 Wild Side Jun 10, 2005 Drama Not Rated $15,355 2,395
194 Salinsui Chooeok Jul 7, 2017 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $14,131 2,204
195 Chaos Aug 10, 2005 Horror R $10,289 1,605
196 Alfie Nov 5, 2004 Comedy R $9,627 1,501
197 Enduring Love Oct 29, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $9,145 1,426
198 Marebito Dec 9, 2005 Horror Not Rated $6,232 972
199 My Big Fat Independent Movie Sep 30, 2005 Comedy R $4,655 726
200 The Californians Oct 21, 2005 Drama PG $4,134 644
201 The Inheritance Jul 9, 2004 Drama Not Rated $3,934 613
202 Sex is Comedy Oct 20, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $3,062 477
203 Three Days of Rain Sep 30, 2005 Drama R $2,841 443
204 Kalyug Dec 9, 2005 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,435 223
205 Twin Sisters May 6, 2005 Drama R $1,207 188
206 Distant Mar 12, 2004 Drama Not Rated $994 155
207 Anatomie de l'enfer Sep 24, 2004 Drama Not Rated $723 112
208 The Brown Bunny Aug 27, 2004 Drama Not Rated $317 49
Total Gross of All Movies$4,236,697,737
Total Tickets Sold660,951,178

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.