This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2005.[1]

Number-one films

# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1 January 9, 2005 Meet the Fockers $28,498,160 [2]
2 January 16, 2005 Coach Carter $24,182,961 [3][4]
3 January 23, 2005 Are We There Yet? $18,575,214 [5]
4 January 30, 2005 Hide and Seek $21,959,233 [6]
5 February 6, 2005 Boogeyman $19,026,655 Boogeyman broke You Got Served's record ($16.1 million) for the highest Super Bowl weekend debut. [7]
6 February 13, 2005 Hitch $43,142,214 Hitch broke 50 First Dates' record ($39.9 million) for the highest weekend debut for a romantic comedy. [8]
7 February 20, 2005 $31,355,930 [9][10]
8 February 27, 2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman $21,905,089 [11]
9 March 6, 2005 The Pacifier $30,522,694 [12]
10 March 13, 2005 Robots $36,045,301 [13]
11 March 20, 2005 The Ring Two $35,065,237 [14]
12 March 27, 2005 Guess Who $20,671,446 [15][16]
13 April 3, 2005 Sin City $29,102,733 [17]
14 April 10, 2005 Sahara $18,068,372 [18]
15 April 17, 2005 The Amityville Horror $23,507,007 [19]
16 April 24, 2005 The Interpreter $22,822,455 [20]
17 May 1, 2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy $21,103,203 [21]
18 May 8, 2005 Kingdom of Heaven $19,635,996 [22]
19 May 15, 2005 Monster-in-Law $23,105,133 [23]
20 May 22, 2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith $108,435,841 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith's $16.9 million gross from midnight showings broke The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's record ($8 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. Its $50 million opening day gross broke Spider-Man 2's record ($40.4 million) for the highest opening day gross, Shrek 2's record ($44.8 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time, and The Matrix Reloaded's record ($37.5 million) for the highest Thursday gross of all-time. It also broke Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones' record ($80 million) for the highest weekend debut for a prequel. It had the highest weekend debut of 2005. [24]
21 May 29, 2005 $55,205,972 [25][26]
22 June 5, 2005 Madagascar $28,110,235 Madagascar reached #1 in its second weekend of release. [27]
23 June 12, 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $50,342,878 [28]
24 June 19, 2005 Batman Begins $48,745,440 [29]
25 June 26, 2005 $27,589,389 [30]
26 July 3, 2005 War of the Worlds $64,878,725 [31][32]
27 July 10, 2005 Fantastic Four $56,061,504 [33]
28 July 17, 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $56,178,450 [34]
29 July 24, 2005 $28,253,338 [35]
30 July 31, 2005 Wedding Crashers $20,023,159 Wedding Crashers reached #1 in its third weekend of release. [36]
31 August 7, 2005 The Dukes of Hazzard $30,675,314 [37]
32 August 14, 2005 Four Brothers $21,176,925 [38]
33 August 21, 2005 The 40-Year-Old Virgin $21,422,815 [39]
34 August 28, 2005 $16,275,895 [40]
35 September 4, 2005 Transporter 2 $16,540,720 Transporter 2 broke Jeepers Creepers 2's record ($15.3 million) for the highest Labor Day weekend debut. [41][42]
36 September 11, 2005 The Exorcism of Emily Rose $30,054,300 [43]
37 September 18, 2005 Just like Heaven $16,408,718 [44]
38 September 25, 2005 Flightplan $24,629,938 [45]
39 October 2, 2005 $14,805,739 [46]
40 October 9, 2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit $16,025,987 [47][48]
41 October 16, 2005 The Fog $11,752,917 [49]
42 October 23, 2005 Doom $15,488,870 [50]
43 October 30, 2005 Saw II $31,752,652 Saw II broke Stargate's record ($16.6 million) for the highest Halloween opening weekend. [51]
44 November 6, 2005 Chicken Little $40,049,778 [52]
45 November 13, 2005 $31,653,590 [53]
46 November 20, 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $102,685,961 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's records ($90.3 million) for the highest weekend debut in November and for the holiday season. It also broke Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban's record ($93.6 million) for the highest opening for a Warner Bros. film. In second place Walk the Line broke Ray's record ($20 million) for the highest weekend debut for a music biopic. [54]
47 November 27, 2005 $54,727,138 [55]
48 December 4, 2005 $19,878,136 [56]
49 December 11, 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe $65,556,312 [57]
50 December 18, 2005 King Kong $50,130,145 [58]
51 December 25, 2005 $21,259,320 [59][60]
52 January 1, 2006 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe $25,686,555 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe reclaimed #1 in its fourth weekend of release, becoming the first film to top the box office in its fourth weekend of release since The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. [61][62]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2005 by Calendar Gross

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Frank Oz George Lucas $380,270,577
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. Pictures Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, and Timothy Spall Mike Newell $273,281,180
3. War of the Worlds Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, and Tim Robbins Steven Spielberg $234,280,354
4. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Buena Vista Pictures Distribution William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, and Liam Neeson Andrew Adamson $209,440,087
5. Wedding Crashers New Line Cinema Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper, and Jane Seymour David Dobkin $209,253,921
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros. Pictures Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, and Christopher Lee Tim Burton $206,459,076
7. Batman Begins Warner Bros. Pictures Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, and Morgan Freeman Christopher Nolan $205,343,774
8. Madagascar DreamWorks Pictures voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett Smith Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath $193,595,521
9. Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Adam Brody, and Kerry Washington Doug Liman $186,336,279
10. Hitch Sony Pictures Releasing Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta, Michael Rapaport, and Adam Arkin Andy Tennant $179,495,555

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2005 by In-year release[63]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic Gross
1. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox $380,270,577
2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Disney $291,710,957
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. $290,013,036
4. War of the Worlds Paramount / DreamWorks $234,280,354
5. King Kong Universal $218,080,025
6. Wedding Crashers New Line $209,255,921
7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros. $206,459,076
8. Batman Begins $205,343,774
9. Madagascar DreamWorks $193,595,521
10. Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox $186,336,279


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2005
G Chicken Little
PG The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
PG-13 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
R Wedding Crashers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Domestic Box Office Weekends For 2005". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 2". Box Office Mojo.
  4. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 2 (Martin Luther King Jr. weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  5. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 3". Box Office Mojo.
  6. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo.
  7. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 5". Box Office Mojo.
  8. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 6". Box Office Mojo.
  9. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  10. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 7". Box Office Mojo.
  11. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo.
  12. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 9". Box Office Mojo.
  13. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 10". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 11". Box Office Mojo.
  15. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 12 (Easter weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  16. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 12". Box Office Mojo.
  17. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo.
  18. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 14". Box Office Mojo.
  19. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 15". Box Office Mojo.
  20. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 16". Box Office Mojo.
  21. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 17". Box Office Mojo.
  22. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 18". Box Office Mojo.
  23. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 19". Box Office Mojo.
  24. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo.
  25. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 21". Box Office Mojo.
  26. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  27. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo.
  28. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 23". Box Office Mojo.
  29. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 24". Box Office Mojo.
  30. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 25". Box Office Mojo.
  31. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 26 (July 4th long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  32. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 26". Box Office Mojo.
  33. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 27". Box Office Mojo.
  34. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 28". Box Office Mojo.
  35. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 29". Box Office Mojo.
  36. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 30". Box Office Mojo.
  37. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 31". Box Office Mojo.
  38. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 32". Box Office Mojo.
  39. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 33". Box Office Mojo.
  40. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 34". Box Office Mojo.
  41. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 35". Box Office Mojo.
  42. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  43. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 36". Box Office Mojo.
  44. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 37". Box Office Mojo.
  45. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 38". Box Office Mojo.
  46. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 39". Box Office Mojo.
  47. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 40". Box Office Mojo.
  48. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 40 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  49. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 41". Box Office Mojo.
  50. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 42". Box Office Mojo.
  51. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 43". Box Office Mojo.
  52. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 44". Box Office Mojo.
  53. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo.
  54. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 46". Box Office Mojo.
  55. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 47 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  56. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 48 (Post-Thanksgiving)". Box Office Mojo.
  57. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 49". Box Office Mojo.
  58. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
  59. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 51 (Christmas long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  60. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 51". Box Office Mojo.
  61. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 52 (New Year's long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  62. ^ "Domestic 2005 Weekend 52". Box Office Mojo.
  63. ^ "Domestic Box Office for 2005". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

Chronology

Preceded by2004 2005 Succeeded by2006
Categories