2005 Top-Grossing Domestic Movies
This chart ranks movies by their Domestic box office earnings for movies released in 2005.
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 2005 Domestic Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of… | May 19, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $414,378,291 | 62,176,399 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Goblet o… | Nov 18, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $291,997,603 | 45,310,431 |
| 3 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The… | Dec 9, 2005 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $291,710,957 | 45,234,399 |
| 4 | War of the Worlds | Jun 29, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Action | $234,280,354 | 36,549,197 |
| 5 | King Kong | Dec 14, 2005 | Universal | Adventure | $218,080,025 | 33,823,876 |
| 6 | Wedding Crashers | Jul 15, 2005 | New Line | Comedy | $209,218,368 | 32,639,371 |
| 7 | Charlie and the Chocolate Fac… | Jul 15, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $206,459,076 | 32,208,904 |
| 8 | Batman Begins | Jun 15, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Action | $205,343,774 | 32,034,910 |
| 9 | Madagascar | May 27, 2005 | Dreamworks SKG | Adventure | $194,304,665 | 30,261,402 |
| 10 | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | Jun 10, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $186,336,279 | 29,069,622 |
| 11 | Hitch | Feb 11, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Romantic Comedy | $177,784,257 | 27,735,454 |
| 12 | The Longest Yard | May 27, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $158,119,460 | 24,667,622 |
| 13 | Fantastic Four | Jul 8, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $154,696,080 | 24,133,474 |
| 14 | Chicken Little | Nov 4, 2005 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $135,386,665 | 21,109,687 |
| 15 | Robots | Mar 11, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $128,200,012 | 20,000,002 |
| 16 | Walk the Line | Nov 18, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Drama | $119,519,402 | 18,553,151 |
| 17 | The Pacifier | Mar 4, 2005 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $113,006,880 | 17,629,778 |
| 18 | Fun with Dick & Jane | Dec 21, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Black Comedy | $110,550,000 | 17,058,133 |
| 19 | The 40 Year-old Virgin | Aug 19, 2005 | Universal | Romantic Comedy | $109,607,527 | 17,083,223 |
| 20 | Flightplan | Sep 23, 2005 | Walt Disney | Thriller/Suspense | $89,706,988 | 13,992,933 |
| 21 | Saw II | Oct 28, 2005 | Lionsgate | Horror | $87,025,093 | 13,576,422 |
| 22 | Brokeback Mountain | Dec 9, 2005 | Focus Features | Drama | $84,111,816 | 12,814,004 |
| 23 | Monster-in-Law | May 13, 2005 | New Line | Romantic Comedy | $82,931,301 | 12,937,800 |
| 24 | Are We There Yet? | Jan 21, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $82,674,398 | 12,839,551 |
| 25 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Dec 21, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $82,571,173 | 12,759,535 |
| 26 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Aug 5, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $80,270,227 | 12,522,656 |
| 27 | La Marche de L’empereur | Jun 24, 2005 | Warner Independent | Documentary | $77,437,223 | 12,080,690 |
| 28 | Constantine | Feb 18, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Action | $75,976,178 | 11,778,590 |
| 29 | The Ring Two | Mar 18, 2005 | Dreamworks SKG | Horror | $75,941,727 | 11,847,383 |
| 30 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Sep 9, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Horror | $75,072,454 | 11,711,771 |
| 31 | Four Brothers | Aug 12, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $74,494,381 | 11,621,588 |
| 32 | Sin City | Apr 1, 2005 | Miramax/Dimension | Thriller/Suspense | $74,103,820 | 11,560,658 |
| 33 | The Interpreter | Apr 22, 2005 | Universal | Thriller/Suspense | $72,708,161 | 11,312,849 |
| 34 | Guess Who | Mar 25, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $68,915,888 | 10,602,548 |
| 35 | Sahara | Apr 8, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure | $68,671,925 | 10,713,249 |
| 36 | Coach Carter | Jan 14, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $67,264,877 | 10,493,741 |
| 37 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | Jun 22, 2005 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $66,010,682 | 10,298,078 |
| 38 | The Amityville Horror | Apr 15, 2005 | Filmways Pictures | Horror | $65,233,369 | 10,118,253 |
| 39 | Sky High | Jul 29, 2005 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $63,939,454 | 9,974,954 |
| 40 | Bewitched | Jun 24, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $63,313,159 | 9,711,765 |
| 41 | Jarhead | Nov 4, 2005 | Universal | Drama | $62,647,540 | 9,772,764 |
| 42 | Cinderella Man | Jun 3, 2005 | Universal | Drama | $61,649,911 | 9,617,771 |
| 43 | The Family Stone | Dec 16, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $60,062,868 | 9,307,969 |
| 44 | Red Eye | Aug 19, 2005 | Dreamworks SKG | Thriller/Suspense | $57,891,803 | 9,031,483 |
| 45 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Dec 9, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $57,010,853 | 8,788,389 |
| 46 | White Noise | Jan 7, 2005 | Universal | Horror | $56,094,360 | 8,715,400 |
| 47 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse o… | Oct 5, 2005 | Dreamworks SKG | Adventure | $56,068,547 | 8,746,880 |
| 48 | Be Cool | Mar 4, 2005 | MGM | Comedy | $55,849,401 | 8,712,855 |
| 49 | Crash | May 6, 2005 | Lionsgate | Drama | $55,334,418 | 8,632,515 |
| 50 | Corpse Bride | Sep 23, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $54,561,149 | 8,402,989 |
| 51 | Yours, Mine and Ours | Nov 23, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $53,359,917 | 8,315,721 |
| 52 | Kicking and Screaming | May 13, 2005 | Universal | Comedy | $52,842,724 | 8,202,948 |
| 53 | Hide and Seek | Jan 28, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Horror | $51,100,486 | 7,971,995 |
| 54 | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the… | Apr 29, 2005 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $51,019,112 | 7,959,300 |
| 55 | Syriana | Nov 23, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Thriller/Suspense | $50,824,620 | 7,885,277 |
| 56 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Feb 25, 2005 | Lionsgate | Drama | $50,406,346 | 7,863,705 |
| 57 | Racing Stripes | Jan 14, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $49,772,522 | 7,673,459 |
| 58 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed an… | Mar 24, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $48,478,006 | 7,562,871 |
| 59 | Just Like Heaven | Sep 16, 2005 | Dreamworks SKG | Romantic Comedy | $48,318,130 | 7,537,930 |
| 60 | The Skeleton Key | Aug 12, 2005 | Universal | Horror | $47,907,715 | 7,458,080 |
| 61 | Kingdom of Heaven | May 6, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $47,527,678 | 7,405,256 |
| 62 | Munich | Dec 23, 2005 | Universal | Thriller/Suspense | $47,379,090 | 7,274,382 |
| 63 | Boogeyman | Feb 4, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Horror | $46,752,382 | 7,232,936 |
| 64 | The Legend of Zorro | Oct 28, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Adventure | $45,575,336 | 7,075,879 |
| 65 | Pride & Prejudice | Nov 11, 2005 | Focus Features | Drama | $44,780,310 | 6,507,723 |
| 66 | Must Love Dogs | Jul 29, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Romantic Comedy | $43,894,863 | 6,847,873 |
| 67 | The Transporter 2 | Sep 2, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $43,095,856 | 6,723,183 |
| 68 | Rumor Has It | Dec 25, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $42,996,140 | 6,635,220 |
| 69 | Fever Pitch | Apr 8, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Romantic Comedy | $42,071,069 | 6,563,349 |
| 70 | The Adventures of Sharkboy an… | Jun 10, 2005 | Miramax/Dimension | Adventure | $39,177,684 | 6,111,941 |
| 71 | The Sisterhood of the Traveli… | Jun 1, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $39,053,061 | 6,085,607 |
| 72 | The Brothers Grimm | Aug 26, 2005 | Miramax/Dimension | Adventure | $37,899,638 | 5,912,580 |
| 73 | Beauty Shop | Mar 30, 2005 | MGM | Comedy | $36,351,350 | 5,671,037 |
| 74 | Derailed | Nov 11, 2005 | Weinstein Co. | Thriller/Suspense | $36,020,063 | 5,618,221 |
| 75 | The Island | Jul 22, 2005 | Dreamworks SKG | Action | $35,818,913 | 5,587,974 |
| 76 | The Ringer | Dec 23, 2005 | Fox Searchlight | Comedy | $35,428,675 | 5,466,530 |
| 77 | Hostage | Mar 11, 2005 | Miramax | Action | $34,636,443 | 5,403,501 |
| 78 | Magnificent Desolation | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX Films | Documentary | $34,126,126 | 4,960,261 |
| 79 | The Constant Gardener | Aug 31, 2005 | Focus Features | Thriller/Suspense | $33,579,798 | 5,238,658 |
| 80 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True S… | Oct 21, 2005 | Dreamworks SKG | Drama | $33,022,286 | 5,101,419 |
| 81 | In Her Shoes | Oct 7, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Drama | $32,880,591 | 5,129,416 |
| 82 | The Bad News Bears | Jul 22, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $32,868,349 | 5,127,668 |
| 83 | Because of Winn-Dixie | Feb 18, 2005 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $32,647,042 | 5,092,909 |
| 84 | Just Friends | Nov 23, 2005 | New Line | Romantic Comedy | $32,596,916 | 5,081,645 |
| 85 | Stealth | Jul 29, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Action | $32,116,746 | 4,946,087 |
| 86 | House of Wax | May 6, 2005 | Warner Bros. | Horror | $32,064,800 | 5,002,309 |
| 87 | The Wedding Date | Feb 4, 2005 | Universal | Romantic Comedy | $31,726,995 | 4,927,504 |
| 88 | Good Night, and Good Luck | Oct 7, 2005 | Warner Independent | Drama | $31,501,218 | 4,887,963 |
| 89 | A History of Violence | Sep 23, 2005 | New Line | Thriller/Suspense | $31,493,782 | 4,912,242 |
| 90 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Nov 9, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $30,981,850 | 4,832,773 |
| 91 | The Fog | Oct 14, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Horror | $29,511,112 | 4,603,918 |
| 92 | Rent | Nov 23, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Musical | $29,077,547 | 4,536,171 |
| 93 | Capote | Sep 30, 2005 | Sony Pictures Cla… | Drama | $28,750,530 | 4,429,152 |
| 94 | Doom | Oct 21, 2005 | Universal | Horror | $28,212,337 | 4,373,050 |
| 95 | Zathura | Nov 11, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Adventure | $28,045,540 | 4,375,279 |
| 96 | XXX: State of the Union | Apr 29, 2005 | Sony Pictures | Action | $26,873,932 | 4,069,097 |
| 97 | Elizabethtown | Oct 14, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $26,850,426 | 4,188,834 |
| 98 | Aeon Flux | Dec 2, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Action | $25,857,987 | 4,030,957 |
| 99 | Serenity | Sep 30, 2005 | Universal | Action | $25,514,517 | 3,952,564 |
| 100 | Dark Water | Jul 8, 2005 | Walt Disney | Horror | $25,473,093 | 3,973,961 |