Most Popular Movies 2005
This chart shows the 2005 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 2005 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 2005 - Top 2005 Worldwide
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
Director: Mike Newell |
Lead Roles: Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 18, 2005 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
Keywords: Boarding School, Visual Effects, IMAX: DMR, Family Adventure |
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Fantasy |
Domestic BO: $290,201,752 |
International BO: $595,021,234 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith |
Director: George Lucas |
Lead Roles: Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala, Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 19, 2005 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
Keywords: Visual Effects, Good vs. Evil, Cyborg, Cloning, War, Betrayal, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Space Opera, Filmed in Shepperton Studios, Surrey, England, Filmed in Surrey, England, Filmed in England, Filmed in United Kingdom, Filmed in Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, England, Filmed in Hertfordshire, England, Filmed in Fox Studios Australia, Sydney, Australia, Filmed in Sydney, Australia, Filmed in New South Wales, Australia, Filmed in Australia, Filmed in Phuket, Thailand, Filmed in Thailand, Filmed in Mount Etna, Italy, Filmed in Italy, Action Adventure |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction |
Domestic BO: $380,270,577 |
International BO: $468,728,300 |
Synopsis
Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice -- Darth Vader. The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding. The only hope for the galaxy are Anakin's own offspring -- the twin children born in secrecy who will grow up to become heroes.
The Cave |
Director: Bruce Hunt |
Lead Roles: Cole Hauser as Jack, Morris Chestnut as Buchanan, Eddie Cibrian as Tyler, Daniel Dae Kim as Kim, Lena Headey as Katherine |
Initial Theatrical Release: August 26, 2005 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
Keywords: Action Horror |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
Domestic BO: $15,007,991 |
International BO: $12,140,000 |
King Kong |
Director: Peter Jackson |
Lead Roles: Andy Serkis as King Kong/Lumpy the Cook |
Initial Theatrical Release: December 14, 2005 (Wide) by Universal |
Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Creature Feature, Visual Effects, Motion Capture Performance, Action Adventure |
Classification: Remake, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Fantasy |
Domestic BO: $218,080,025 |
International BO: $332,437,332 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Director: Andrew Adamson |
Lead Roles: Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie, Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie, William Moseley as Peter Pevensie, Anna Popplewell as Susan Pevensie, Tilda Swinton as White Witch, Liam Neeson as Aslan |
Initial Theatrical Release: December 9, 2005 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
Keywords: Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, Talking Animals, Visual Effects, World War II, Family Adventure |
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Fantasy |
Domestic BO: $291,710,957 |
International BO: $428,828,615 |
Synopsis
Four young adventurers playing hide and-seek in the country home of an old professor stumble upon an enchanted wardrobe that will take them places they never dreamed. Stepping through the wardrobe door, they are whisked out of World War II London into the spectacular parallel universe known as Narnia—a fairy-tale realm of magical proportions where woodland animals talk and mythological creatures roam the hills. But Narnia has fallen under the icy spell of a mad sorceress, cursed to suffer through a winter that never ends by the White Witch Jadis. Now, aided by Narnia’s rightful leader, the wise and mystical lion Aslan, the four Pevensie children will discover their own strength and lead Narnia into a spectacular battle to be free of the Witch’s glacial enslavement forever.
La marche de l'empereur |
Director: Luc Jacquet |
Initial Theatrical Release: June 24, 2005 (Limited) by Warner Independent, released as March of the Penguins |
Keywords: Nature Documentary, Animal Lead, Set in Antarctica, Voiceover/Narration, Oscars Best Documentary Winner |
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
Domestic BO: $77,437,223 |
International BO: $55,839,136 |
Hitch |
Director: Andy Tennant |
Lead Roles: Will Smith as Alex "Hitch" Hitchens |
Initial Theatrical Release: February 11, 2005 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
Keywords: Relationship Advice, Romance, Tabloid Journalism, Set in Manhattan, Set in New York, Wedding Day, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Romantic Comedy |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $177,784,257 |
International BO: $189,000,000 |
Fantastic Four |
Director: Tim Story |
Lead Roles: Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards, Jessica Alba as Sue Storm |
Initial Theatrical Release: July 8, 2005 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
Keywords: Marvel Comics, Visual Effects |
Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
Domestic BO: $154,696,080 |
International BO: $178,436,670 |
Synopsis
Scientist Reed Richards persuades his arrogant former classmate, Victor von Doom to fund his experiments with cosmic energy. On von Doom’s space station, the crew — including astronaut Ben Grimm, researcher Sue Storm and pilot Johnny Storm — are exposed to a mysterious cosmic storm that bestows super powers upon them. As they cope with their transformations, von Doom vows his revenge.
Beauty Shop |
Director: Bille Woodruff |
Lead Roles: Queen Latifah as Gina |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 30, 2005 (Wide) by MGM |
Keywords: Beauty Industry, African Americans, Buddy Comedy |
Classification: Spin-Off, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $36,351,350 |
International BO: $2,000,000 |
Doom |
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak |
Lead Roles: Dwayne Johnson as Sarge |
Initial Theatrical Release: October 21, 2005 (Wide) by Universal |
Keywords: Alien Invasion, Visual Effects, Mutants, Monster, Action Horror, 2020s, Set on Mars, Twins |
Classification: Based on Game, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
Domestic BO: $28,212,337 |
International BO: $30,544,841 |
Kingdom of Heaven |
Director: Ridley Scott |
Lead Roles: Orlando Bloom as Balian , Eva Green as Sibylla |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 6, 2005 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
Keywords: Religious |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
Domestic BO: $47,398,413 |
International BO: $171,276,525 |
Synopsis
Kingdom of Heaven is an epic adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war. A stranger in a strange land, he serves a doomed king, falls in love with an exotic and forbidden queen, and rises to knighthood. Ultimately, he must protect the people of Jerusalem from overwhelming forces — while striving to keep a fragile peace.
Batman Begins |
Director: Christopher Nolan |
Lead Roles: Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne |
Initial Theatrical Release: June 15, 2005 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
Keywords: D.C. Comics, Visual Effects, Corrupt Cops, Film Noir, Hallucinations, IMAX: DMR |
Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
Domestic BO: $205,343,774 |
International BO: $151,426,819 |
Synopsis
A young Bruce Wayne travels to the Far East, where he’s trained in the martial arts by Henri Ducard, a member of the mysterious League of Shadows. When Ducard reveals the League’s true purpose — the complete destruction of Gotham City — Wayne returns to Gotham intent on cleaning up the city without resorting to murder. With the help of Alfred, his loyal butler, and Lucius Fox, a tech expert at Wayne Enterprises, Batman is born.
The Transporter 2 |
Director: Louis Leterrier |
Lead Roles: Jason Statham as Frank Martin |
Initial Theatrical Release: September 2, 2005 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
Keywords: Kidnap |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $43,095,856 |
International BO: $45,882,602 |
Wedding Crashers |
Director: David Dobkin |
Lead Roles: Owen Wilson as John Beckwith, Vince Vaughn as Jeremy Klein |
Initial Theatrical Release: July 15, 2005 (Wide) by New Line |
Keywords: Romance, Wedding Crashers, Delayed Adulthood, Buddy Comedy |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $209,218,368 |
International BO: $74,000,000 |
Saw II |
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman |
Initial Theatrical Release: October 28, 2005 (Wide) by Lionsgate |
Keywords: Serial Killer, Trapped, Non-Chronological, Escape, Torture Porn, Slasher Horror |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $87,025,093 |
International BO: $65,900,000 |
Ice Princess |
Director: Tim Fywell |
Lead Roles: Michelle Trachtenberg as Casey Carlyle |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 18, 2005 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
Keywords: Romance, Underdog, Tween, Winter Sports, Figure Skating, Comedy Drama |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $24,381,334 |
International BO: $1,351,000 |
Flightplan |
Director: Robert Schwentke |
Lead Roles: Jodie Foster as Kyle Sherin |
Initial Theatrical Release: September 23, 2005 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
Keywords: Surprise Twist, In a Plane, Flight Attendant, Kidnap, Psychological Thriller |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $89,706,988 |
International BO: $124,685,916 |
Synopsis
You are flying at 37,000 feet, in a new state-of-the-art airliner...so how on earth could a child suddenly disappear from your plane? This nerve-shattering question lies at the heart of FLIGHTPLAN, a visceral suspense thriller that transports the audience into the turbulent confines of an international flight - and puts them at the very center of a chilling human mystery as they jet from Berlin to New York. Kyle Pratt is a frantic but fiercely intelligent mother whose deepest protective instincts will be triggered by a haunting in-flight nightmare: in the middle of the trans-Atlantic trip, her young daughter turns up missing without a trace.
Red Eye |
Director: Wes Craven |
Lead Roles: Rachel McAdams as Lisa Reisert, Cillian Murphy as Jackson Rippner |
Initial Theatrical Release: August 19, 2005 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG, released as Red-Eye |
Keywords: In a Plane, Crime Thriller, Kidnap, Political Assassination |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $57,891,803 |
International BO: $38,774,683 |
Synopsis
A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.
Elektra |
Director: Rob Bowman |
Lead Roles: Jennifer Garner as Elektra |
Initial Theatrical Release: January 14, 2005 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
Keywords: Marvel Comics, Visual Effects, Non-Chronological, Action Adventure, Hitmen, Hitman Falling In Love with their Target |
Classification: Spin-Off, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
Domestic BO: $24,409,722 |
International BO: $32,414,911 |
Serenity |
Director: Joss Whedon |
Lead Roles: Nathan Fillion as Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, Summer Glau as River |
Initial Theatrical Release: September 30, 2005 (Wide) by Universal |
Keywords: Visual Effects, Psychics, Interracial Romance, Fugitive / On the Run, Cannibalism, Action Adventure, Death of a Best Friend, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé |
Classification: Based on TV, Action, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction |
Domestic BO: $25,514,517 |
International BO: $14,804,923 |
Synopsis
In this continuation of the television series “Firefly,” a group of rebels travels the outskirts of space aboard their ship, Serenity, outside the reach of the Alliance, a sinister regime that controls most of the universe. After the crew takes in Simon and his psychic sister, River, whom he has just rescued from Alliance forces, they find themselves being pursued by the Operative, an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them.
The Darkness |
Director: Greg McLean |
Lead Roles: Kevin Bacon as Peter Taylor, Radha Mitchell as Bronny Taylor |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 18, 2005 (Wide) (Australia) |
Keywords: Family Vacations, Set in Grand Canyon, Haunting, Native Americans, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Demons, Native American Folklore |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $10,753,574 |
International BO: $150,921 |
Synopsis
As a family returns home from vacation at the Grand Canyon, they innocently bring home a supernatural force that preys off their own fears and vulnerabilities, threatening to destroy them from within, while consuming their lives with terrifying consequences.
Boogeyman |
Director: Stephen Kay |
Lead Roles: Barry Watson as Tim |
Initial Theatrical Release: February 4, 2005 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Supernatural |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $46,752,382 |
International BO: $20,440,477 |
Synopsis
As a young boy, Tim witnesses the horrifying event of his father being dragged away by the boogeyman. Despite the reassurances of his mother that the boogeyman is not real, he is never the same afterward. Years later, Tim manages to create a normal life for himself — though he lives without closets and keeps his mattress on the floor. But when he learns of his mother’s death, Tim must return home to face his childhood trauma.
Sin City |
Director: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez |
Lead Roles: Jessica Alba as Nancy , Benicio del Toro as Jackie Boy, Mickey Rourke as Marv, Bruce Willis as Hartigan, Clive Owen as Dwight, Rosario Dawson as Gail |
Initial Theatrical Release: April 1, 2005 (Wide) by Miramax/Dimension |
Keywords: Dark Horse Comics, Segments, Visual Effects, Film Noir, Voiceover/Narration, Cannibalism, Tortured for Information, Intentionally Anachronistic, Crime Thriller |
Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Fantasy |
Domestic BO: $74,103,820 |
International BO: $84,424,098 |
Synopsis
In a place like Sin City, savage thugs Marv and Dwight McCarthy can be heroes – inflicting rage and a thirst for violence on scumbags that prey upon the weak. While Marv spends the majority of his time at Kadie’s Club Pecos, watching over not-so-young anymore Nancy Callahan, Dwight has attempted to put his troubled past behind him – earning an “honest” living as a private investigator. However, when Dwight is reunited with his former lover, Ava Lord, he’s pulled into a violent new chapter – one that will reshape him both mentally and physically. Later, Marv begins to notice a change in Nancy, as the once mesmerizing stripper has turned scarred and withdrawn. Blaming the ruthless and corrupt Senator Roark for the death of Detective John Hartigan, Nancy plots her revenge – but she isn’t the only one looking to take down Roark. Johnny has his own score to settle.
XXX: State of the Union |
Director: Lee Tamahori |
Lead Roles: Ice Cube as Darius Stone |
Initial Theatrical Release: April 29, 2005 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
Keywords: Secret Agent, Visual Effects, Action Thriller, Sequels Without Their Original Stars |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $26,873,932 |
International BO: $44,200,000 |
The Exorcism of Emily Rose |
Director: Scott Derrickson |
Initial Theatrical Release: September 9, 2005 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
Keywords: Religious, Possessed, Exorcism, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural |
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Horror, Live Action, Dramatization |
Domestic BO: $75,072,454 |
International BO: $69,456,624 |