List of 2005 box office number-one films in the United States

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

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Number-one films

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

RankTitleStudio(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]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic 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

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