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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2005

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2005 GrossTickets Sold
1 Walk the Line Nov 18, 2005 Drama PG-13 $91,742,439 14,312,392
2 La marche de l'empereur Jul 22, 2005 Documentary G $77,437,223 12,080,690
3 The Exorcism of Emily Rose Sep 9, 2005 Horror PG-13 $75,072,454 11,711,771
4 The Aviator Dec 17, 2004 Drama PG-13 $71,067,437 11,086,963
5 Cinderella Man Jun 3, 2005 Drama PG-13 $61,649,911 9,617,770
6 Dreamer: Inspired by a True… Oct 21, 2005 Drama PG $33,022,286 5,151,682
7 Good Night, and Good Luck Oct 7, 2005 Drama PG $23,577,034 3,678,164
8 Hotel Rwanda Dec 22, 2004 Drama PG-13 $23,092,325 3,602,546
9 North Country Oct 21, 2005 Drama R $18,262,201 2,849,017
10 Wolf Creek Dec 25, 2005 Horror R $12,156,570 1,896,500
11 Capote Sep 30, 2005 Drama R $11,923,513 1,860,142
12 Domino Oct 14, 2005 Action R $10,169,202 1,586,458
13 Sharks 3D Jan 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $8,500,000 1,326,053
14 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $8,154,655 1,272,177
15 Adrenaline Rush: The Scienc… Oct 18, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $8,024,745 1,251,910
16 Aliens of the Deep Jan 28, 2005 Documentary G $7,538,256 1,176,014
17 Wild Safari 3D Apr 8, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,657,557 1,038,620
18 The Aristocrats Jul 29, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,361,554 992,442
19 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $5,687,646 887,308
20 The Squid and the Whale Oct 5, 2005 Drama R $5,136,777 801,369
21 Beyond the Sea Dec 17, 2004 Drama PG-13 $4,227,050 659,446
22 Enron: The Smartest Guys in… Apr 22, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $4,071,700 635,210
23 Ray Oct 29, 2004 Drama PG-13 $3,694,930 576,432
24 Kinsey Nov 12, 2004 Drama R $3,480,326 542,952
25 Born Into Brothels: Calcutt… Dec 8, 2004 Documentary R $3,375,072 526,532
26 Rize Jun 24, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $3,278,611 511,483
27 Grizzly Man Aug 12, 2005 Documentary R $3,178,403 495,850
28 The Wild Parrots of Telegra… Feb 11, 2005 Documentary G $3,041,591 474,507
29 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $2,757,946 430,256
30 Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey Oct 11, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $2,099,989 327,611
31 NASCAR: The IMAX Experience Mar 12, 2004 Documentary PG $1,991,838 310,739
32 Mar adentro Dec 17, 2004 Drama PG-13 $1,943,871 303,256
33 Murderball Jul 8, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $1,531,154 238,869
34 Paper Clips Nov 24, 2004 Documentary G $1,079,433 168,398
35 The Motorcycle Diaries Sep 24, 2004 Drama R $1,031,472 160,916
36 The Rising Aug 12, 2005 Drama Not Rated $939,363 146,546
37 Therese Oct 1, 2004 Drama PG $850,654 132,707
38 What the #$'! Do We Know Feb 6, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $849,898 132,589
39 First Descent Dec 2, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $739,690 115,396
40 Inside Deep Throat Feb 11, 2005 Documentary NC-17 $691,880 107,937
41 The Assassination of Richar… Dec 29, 2004 Drama R $653,521 101,953
42 Dust to Glory Apr 1, 2005 Documentary PG $639,990 99,842
43 Gunner Palace Mar 4, 2005 Documentary PG $607,502 94,774
44 Madison Apr 22, 2005 Drama PG $517,262 80,696
45 Ghosts of the Abyss Apr 11, 2003 Documentary G $487,507 76,054
46 Ballets Russes Oct 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $451,123 70,378
47 In the Realms of the Unreal Dec 24, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $343,243 53,548
48 Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh… Oct 22, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $312,141 48,695
49 Alexander Nov 24, 2004 Action R $296,887 46,316
50 Watermarks Jan 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $245,845 38,353
51 Naked Fame Feb 18, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $213,621 33,326
52 Mondovino Mar 23, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $209,618 32,701
53 Modigliani May 13, 2005 Drama R $208,507 32,528
54 My Date With Drew Aug 5, 2005 Documentary PG $181,041 28,243
55 New York Doll Oct 28, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $176,547 27,542
56 The Untold story of Emmett … Aug 19, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $174,391 27,206
57 Saints and Soldiers Aug 6, 2004 Drama PG-13 $169,249 26,403
58 Mughal-e-Azam Apr 1, 2005 Drama Not Rated $161,434 25,184
59 Beautiful Boxer Jan 21, 2005 Drama Not Rated $133,473 20,822
60 Deep Blue Jun 3, 2005 Documentary G $132,261 20,633
61 Music from the Inside Out Apr 22, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $124,693 19,452
62 It's All Gone Pete Tong Apr 15, 2005 Drama R $120,620 18,817
63 Callas Forever Nov 5, 2004 Drama Not Rated $115,236 17,977
64 Tarnation Oct 6, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $113,902 17,769
65 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $113,740 17,744
66 Darwin's Nightmare Aug 5, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $97,614 15,228
67 Gay Sex in the 70's Nov 4, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $92,586 14,443
68 Loggerheads Oct 14, 2005 Drama PG-13 $80,956 12,629
69 The Nomi Song Feb 4, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $74,216 11,578
70 The Ninth Day May 27, 2005 Drama Not Rated $72,888 11,370
71 Shake Hands with the Devil:… May 13, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $68,249 10,647
72 Lightning in a Bottle Oct 22, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $65,207 10,172
73 Rock School Jun 3, 2005 Documentary R $64,310 10,032
74 Be Here to Love Me: A Film … Dec 2, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $62,109 9,689
75 Juarez: Stages of Fear Sep 30, 2005 Drama R $50,707 7,910
76 The Boys of Baraka Dec 2, 2005 Documentary R $47,542 7,416
77 The Tunnel Apr 27, 2005 Drama Not Rated $46,296 7,222
78 Raging Bull Nov 14, 1980 Drama Not Rated $45,250 7,059
79 William Eggleston in the Re… Sep 2, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $44,435 6,932
80 A State of Mind Aug 12, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $41,468 6,469
81 Edvard Munch Jun 17, 2005 Drama Not Rated $41,039 6,402
82 Tell Them Who You Are May 13, 2005 Documentary R $39,075 6,095
83 Monsieur N. Jan 21, 2005 Drama Not Rated $37,757 5,890
84 After Innocence Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $36,188 5,645
85 The Year of Yao Apr 15, 2005 Documentary PG $34,699 5,413
86 Guiana 1838 Sep 24, 2004 Drama Not Rated $34,341 5,357
87 Reel Paradise Aug 19, 2005 Documentary R $29,720 4,636
88 Guerrilla: The Taking of Pa… Nov 26, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $28,506 4,447
89 Lipstick & Dynamite Mar 25, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $26,073 4,067
90 39 Pounds of Love Nov 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $25,467 3,973
91 Emmanuel's Gift Oct 21, 2005 Documentary G $23,578 3,678
92 Three of Hearts Oct 21, 2005 Documentary R $21,429 3,343
93 Voices in Wartime Apr 15, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $20,702 3,229
94 The Last Dispatch Jul 29, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $20,684 3,227
95 Zizek! Nov 18, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $20,117 3,138
96 A League of Ordinary Gentlemen May 27, 2005 Documentary R $18,326 2,858
97 Genesis May 27, 2005 Documentary G $16,413 2,560
98 The Last Mogul: Life and Ti… Jun 24, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $15,655 2,442
99 One Bright Shining Moment Sep 16, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $15,504 2,418
100 Bright Leaves Aug 27, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $15,414 2,404
101 Up For Grabs May 6, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $13,931 2,173
102 Broadway: The Golden Age, b… Jun 11, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $12,087 1,885
103 The President's Last Bang Oct 14, 2005 Black Comedy Not Rated $9,724 1,517
104 Sunset Story Feb 25, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $8,802 1,373
105 Twist of Faith Jul 1, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $8,129 1,268
106 Writer of O May 6, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $8,127 1,267
107 Occupation: Dreamland Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $8,018 1,250
108 Aristide and the Endless Re… Nov 24, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,226 971
109 WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception Dec 3, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $5,458 851
110 Peace, Propaganda and the P… Jan 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $4,930 769
111 Isn't This a Time! A Tribut… Dec 9, 2005 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $4,433 691
112 Sacred Stage Oct 7, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $4,410 687
113 Howard Zinn Jun 18, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $4,020 627
114 Swenkas Nov 9, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $3,875 604
115 Innocence and Experience: T… Jan 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $3,845 599
116 The Aggressives Oct 7, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $3,769 587
117 Congo: White King, Red Rubb… Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $3,238 505
118 Stolen Childhoods May 20, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $2,996 467
119 The Optimists Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $2,377 370
120 With God on Our Side Jan 19, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $1,806 281
121 Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of… Mar 5, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $1,790 279
122 The Letter: An American Tow… Feb 9, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $1,058 165
123 Proteus Aug 5, 2005 Documentary R $642 100
124 The Comedians of Comedy Nov 11, 2005 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $354 55
Total Gross of All Movies$618,590,575
Total Tickets Sold96,503,935

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.

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