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

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

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Box office Notes 1 Meet the Fockers $28,498,160 2 Coach Carter $24,182,961 3 Are We There Yet? $18,575,214 4 Hide and Seek $21,959,233 5 Boogeyman $19,026,655 Boogeyman broke You Got Serveds record ($16.1 million) for the highest Super Bowl weekend debut. 6 Hitch $43,142,214 Hitch broke 50 First Dates record ($39.9 million) for the highest weekend debut for a romantic comedy. 7 $31,355,930 8 Diary of a Mad Black Woman $21,905,089 9 The Pacifier $30,522,694 10 Robots $36,045,301 11 The Ring Two $35,065,237 12 Guess Who $20,671,446 13 Sin City $29,102,733 14 Sahara $18,068,372 15 The Amityville Horror $23,507,007 16 The Interpreter $22,822,455 17 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy $21,103,203 18 Kingdom of Heaven $19,635,996 19 Monster-in-Law $23,105,133 20 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith † $108,435,841 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Siths $16.9 million gross from midnight showings broke The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kings record ($8 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. Its $50 million opening day gross broke Spider-Man 2s record ($40.4 million) for the highest opening day gross, Shrek 2s record ($44.8 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time, and The Matrix Reloadeds 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. 21 $55,205,972 22 Madagascar $28,110,235 Madagascar reached #1 in its second weekend of release. 23 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $50,342,878 24 Batman Begins $48,745,440 25 $27,589,389 26 War of the Worlds $64,878,725 27 Fantastic Four $56,061,504 28 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $56,178,450 29 $28,253,338 30 Wedding Crashers $20,023,159 Wedding Crashers reached #1 in its third weekend of release. 31 The Dukes of Hazzard $30,675,314 32 Four Brothers $21,176,925 33 The 40-Year-Old Virgin $21,422,815 34 $16,275,895 35 Transporter 2 $16,540,720 Transporter 2 broke Jeepers Creepers 2s record ($15.3 million) for the highest Labor Day weekend debut. 36 The Exorcism of Emily Rose $30,054,300 37 Just like Heaven $16,408,718 38 Flightplan $24,629,938 39 $14,805,739 40 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit $16,025,987 41 The Fog $11,752,917 42 Doom $15,488,870 43 Saw II $31,752,652 Saw II broke Stargates record ($16.6 million) for the highest Halloween opening weekend. 44 Chicken Little $40,049,778 45 $31,653,590 46 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $102,685,961 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire broke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stones 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 Azkabans record ($93.6 million) for the highest opening for a Warner Bros. film. In second place, Walk the Lines $22.3 million opening weekend broke Ray'''s record ($20 million) for the highest weekend debut for a music biopic. || |- | 47 || || $54,727,138 || In fifth place, Rents $10.1 million opening weekend broke Greases records ($9.8 million) for the highest weekend debuts for a film based on a Broadway musical and for a live-action musical film. || |- | 48 || || $19,878,136 || || |- | 49 || || The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe || $65,556,312 || || |- | 50 || || rowspan="2" | King Kong || $50,130,145 || || |- | 51 || || $21,259,320 || || |- | 52 || || 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''.

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, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, 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 $290,281,180 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, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, Chris Miller and Conrad Vernon 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 releaseRankTitleDistributorDomestic 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 FactoryWarner 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 List of American films — American films by year List of box office number-one films

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