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Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2005

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Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.

Total Box Office Gross: $8,800,805,718
Tickets Sold: 1,372,980,280
Average Ticket Price: $6.41

Top Grossing Movies of 2005

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre2005
Gross
Tickets
Sold
1 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge … May 19, 2005 20th Century Fox Adventure $380,270,577 59,324,582
2 Harry Potter and the Goblet… Nov 18, 2005 Warner Bros. Adventure $275,132,632 42,922,407
3 War of the Worlds Jun 29, 2005 Paramount Pictures Action $234,280,354 36,549,197
4 The Chronicles of Narnia: T… Dec 9, 2005 Walt Disney Adventure $217,677,877 33,959,107
5 Wedding Crashers Jul 15, 2005 New Line Comedy $209,218,368 32,639,370
6 Charlie and the Chocolate F… Jul 15, 2005 Warner Bros. Adventure $206,459,076 32,208,904
7 Batman Begins Jun 15, 2005 Warner Bros. Action $205,343,774 32,034,910
8 Madagascar May 27, 2005 Dreamworks SKG Adventure $193,595,521 30,202,109
9 Mr. And Mrs. Smith Jun 10, 2005 20th Century Fox Action $186,336,279 29,069,622
10 Hitch Feb 11, 2005 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $177,784,257 27,735,453
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Biggest Weekends of 2005

RankDateMovieWeekend
Revenue
TheatersDistributorGenre
1 May 20, 2005 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith $108,435,841 3,661 20th Century Fox Adventure
2 Nov 18, 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $102,685,961 3,858 Warner Bros. Adventure
3 Dec 9, 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe $65,556,312 3,616 Walt Disney Adventure
4 Jul 1, 2005 The War of the Worlds $64,878,725 3,908 Paramount Pictures Action
5 Jul 15, 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $56,178,450 3,770 Warner Bros. Adventure
6 Jul 8, 2005 Fantastic Four $56,061,504 3,602 20th Century Fox Action
7 May 27, 2005 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith $55,205,972 3,663 20th Century Fox Adventure
8 Nov 25, 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $54,727,138 3,858 Warner Bros. Adventure
9 Jun 10, 2005 Mr. And Mrs. Smith $50,342,878 3,424 20th Century Fox Action
10 Dec 16, 2005 King Kong $50,130,145 3,568 Universal Adventure

Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 2005

Weekend No. 1 Movie Weeks in
Release
No. 1
Box
Office
Combined
Weekend
Box Office
No. 1 /
Combined
Dec 31, 2004 Meet the Fockers 2 $41,741,785 $146,591,437 28%
Jan 7, 2005 Meet the Fockers 3 $28,498,160 $118,980,866 24%
Jan 14, 2005 Coach Carter New $24,182,960 $138,445,609 17%
Jan 21, 2005 Are We There Yet? New $18,575,214 $98,023,240 19%
Jan 28, 2005 Hide and Seek New $21,959,233 $123,899,002 18%
Feb 4, 2005 Boogeyman New $19,020,655 $102,803,686 19%
Feb 11, 2005 Hitch New $43,142,214 $120,215,508 36%
Feb 18, 2005 Hitch 2 $31,355,930 $132,860,485 24%
Feb 25, 2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman New $21,905,089 $122,344,675 18%
Mar 4, 2005 The Pacifier New $30,552,694 $123,203,180 25%
Mar 11, 2005 Robots New $36,045,301 $115,534,553 31%
Mar 18, 2005 The Ring Two New $35,065,237 $116,306,482 30%
Mar 25, 2005 Guess Who New $20,671,446 $99,260,951 21%
Apr 1, 2005 Sin City New $29,120,273 $105,944,189 27%
Apr 8, 2005 Sahara New $18,068,372 $87,003,725 21%
Apr 15, 2005 The Amityville Horror New $23,507,007 $83,058,833 28%
Apr 22, 2005 The Interpreter New $22,822,455 $93,029,914 25%
Apr 29, 2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy New $21,103,203 $90,570,785 23%
May 6, 2005 Kingdom of Heaven New $19,635,996 $87,065,758 23%
May 13, 2005 Monster-in-Law New $23,105,133 $102,259,603 23%
May 20, 2005 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith New $108,435,841 $163,016,243 67%
May 27, 2005 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith 2 $55,205,972 $183,495,437 30%
Jun 3, 2005 Madagascar 2 $28,110,235 $131,540,885 21%
Jun 10, 2005 Mr. and Mrs. Smith New $50,342,878 $144,068,552 35%
Jun 17, 2005 Batman Begins New $48,745,440 $135,897,039 36%
Jun 24, 2005 Batman Begins 2 $27,589,389 $127,378,073 22%
Jul 1, 2005 War of the Worlds New $64,878,725 $142,420,535 46%
Jul 8, 2005 Fantastic Four New $56,061,504 $148,901,079 38%
Jul 15, 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory New $56,178,450 $164,390,667 34%
Jul 22, 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2 $28,253,338 $140,004,426 20%
Jul 29, 2005 Wedding Crashers 3 $20,023,159 $123,282,813 16%
Aug 5, 2005 The Dukes of Hazzard New $30,675,314 $114,774,234 27%
Aug 12, 2005 Four Brothers New $21,176,925 $120,210,872 18%
Aug 19, 2005 The 40 Year-old Virgin New $21,422,815 $113,900,673 19%
Aug 26, 2005 The 40 Year-old Virgin 2 $16,275,895 $97,485,197 17%
Sep 2, 2005 The Transporter 2 New $16,540,720 $93,516,081 18%
Sep 9, 2005 The Exorcism of Emily Rose New $30,054,300 $86,570,396 35%
Sep 16, 2005 Just Like Heaven New $16,408,718 $85,268,148 19%
Sep 23, 2005 Flightplan New $24,629,938 $100,046,632 25%
Sep 30, 2005 Flightplan 2 $14,805,739 $88,697,851 17%
Oct 7, 2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the We… New $16,025,987 $104,722,946 15%
Oct 14, 2005 The Fog New $11,752,917 $88,007,415 13%
Oct 21, 2005 Doom New $15,488,870 $89,211,731 17%
Oct 28, 2005 Saw II New $31,725,652 $102,287,305 31%
Nov 4, 2005 Chicken Little New $40,049,778 $135,123,039 30%
Nov 11, 2005 Chicken Little 2 $31,653,590 $126,362,392 25%
Nov 18, 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire New $102,685,961 $181,143,531 57%
Nov 25, 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2 $54,727,138 $165,471,573 33%
Dec 2, 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 3 $19,878,136 $86,580,303 23%
Dec 9, 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, t… New $65,556,312 $123,387,987 53%
Dec 16, 2005 King Kong New $50,130,145 $129,069,150 39%
Dec 23, 2005 King Kong 2 $21,259,320 $110,502,525 19%
Dec 30, 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, t… 4 $25,686,555 $149,545,169 17%

The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.

The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.

Market Share for Each Distributor in 2005

RankDistributorMovies2005 GrossTicketsShare
1 Warner Bros. 25 $1,373,697,029 214,305,298 15.61%
2 20th Century Fox 21 $1,352,532,267 211,003,462 15.37%
3 Universal 24 $992,449,332 154,828,275 11.28%
4 Sony Pictures 28 $919,783,395 143,491,937 10.45%
5 Walt Disney 23 $919,318,827 143,419,463 10.45%
6 Paramount Pictures 17 $821,959,361 128,230,781 9.34%
7 Dreamworks SKG 10 $502,486,220 78,390,980 5.71%
8 New Line 13 $418,061,480 65,220,192 4.75%
9 Lionsgate 20 $284,548,050 44,391,262 3.23%
10 Miramax/Dimension 7 $181,370,645 28,294,949 2.06%
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2005

RankGenreMovies2005 GrossTicketsShare
1 Adventure 38 $2,441,041,039 380,817,616 27.74%
2 Comedy 128 $1,779,963,954 277,685,418 20.23%
3 Action 39 $1,258,532,013 196,338,827 14.30%
4 Drama 257 $1,242,753,471 193,877,170 14.12%
5 Horror 33 $722,740,620 112,752,030 8.21%
6 Thriller/Suspense 32 $550,989,251 85,957,746 6.26%
7 Romantic Comedy 18 $535,836,517 83,593,830 6.09%
8 Documentary 101 $172,361,524 26,889,428 1.96%
9 Musical 7 $81,788,548 12,759,520 0.93%
10 Black Comedy 8 $13,594,957 2,120,895 0.15%
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Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2005

RankMPAA RatingMovies2005 GrossTicketsShare
1 PG-13 142 $4,767,926,734 743,826,251 54.18%
2 PG 68 $1,797,581,061 280,433,828 20.43%
3 R 192 $1,719,247,347 268,213,216 19.54%
4 G 16 $423,304,381 66,038,119 4.81%
5 Not Rated 247 $88,326,658 13,779,393 1.00%
6 NC-17 3 $4,214,929 657,554 0.05%
7 Open 1 $713,240 111,269 0.01%
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Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2005

RankSource MaterialMovies2005 GrossTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 316 $4,075,900,318 635,865,720 46.31%
2 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 97 $1,713,674,382 267,343,854 19.47%
3 Remake 19 $1,235,232,109 192,703,906 14.04%
4 Based on Real Life Events 125 $626,708,536 97,770,387 7.12%
5 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 8 $562,783,367 87,797,713 6.39%
6 Based on TV 9 $225,865,327 35,236,395 2.57%
7 Based on Play 11 $93,186,833 14,537,721 1.06%
8 Based on Musical or Opera 3 $74,720,651 11,656,886 0.85%
9 Spin-Off 2 $60,761,072 9,479,105 0.69%
10 Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale 2 $54,250,925 8,463,482 0.62%
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Market Share for Each Production Method in 2005

RankProduction MethodMovies2005 GrossTicketsShare
1 Live Action 626 $6,731,323,997 1,050,128,237 76.49%
2 Animation/Live Action 9 $1,430,218,441 223,122,997 16.25%
3 Digital Animation 8 $501,396,586 78,220,992 5.70%
4 Stop-Motion Animation 2 $109,378,587 17,063,741 1.24%
5 Hand Animation 6 $27,659,890 4,315,114 0.31%
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Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2005

RankCreative TypeMovies2005 GrossTicketsShare
1 Contemporary Fiction 208 $4,236,697,737 660,951,178 48.14%
2 Kids Fiction 19 $1,068,735,847 166,729,453 12.14%
3 Fantasy 19 $979,142,007 152,752,254 11.13%
4 Science Fiction 20 $854,276,621 133,272,472 9.71%
5 Dramatization 46 $565,808,544 88,269,642 6.43%
6 Super Hero 5 $452,706,480 70,625,033 5.14%
7 Historical Fiction 41 $441,654,272 68,900,804 5.02%
8 Factual 103 $173,665,793 27,092,901 1.97%
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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.