Box Office Performance for R Movies in 2005
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2005 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Wedding Crashers
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$209,218,368 |
32,639,371 |
$224,558,872 |
| 2 |
The 40 Year-old Virgin
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$109,449,237 |
17,074,764 |
$117,474,376 |
| 3 |
Saw II
|
Horror
|
R
|
$87,025,093 |
13,576,458 |
$93,406,031 |
| 4 |
Constantine
|
Action
|
R
|
$75,976,178 |
11,852,758 |
$81,546,975 |
| 5 |
Four Brothers
|
Drama
|
R
|
$74,494,381 |
11,621,588 |
$79,956,525 |
| 6 |
Sin City
|
Action
|
R
|
$74,098,862 |
11,559,885 |
$79,532,009 |
| 7 |
The Amityville Horror
|
Horror
|
R
|
$65,233,369 |
10,176,813 |
$70,016,473 |
| 8 |
Jarhead
|
Drama
|
R
|
$62,454,785 |
9,743,336 |
$67,034,152 |
| 9 |
Crash
|
Drama
|
R
|
$55,382,847 |
8,640,070 |
$59,443,682 |
| 10 |
Hide and Seek
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$51,100,486 |
7,971,995 |
$54,847,326 |
| 11 |
Sideways
|
Drama
|
R
|
$49,098,097 |
7,659,610 |
$52,698,117 |
| 12 |
Kingdom of Heaven
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$47,398,413 |
7,394,448 |
$50,873,802 |
| 13 |
Syriana
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$37,725,004 |
5,885,336 |
$40,491,112 |
| 14 |
Derailed
|
Action
|
R
|
$35,679,977 |
5,566,299 |
$38,296,137 |
| 15 |
Hostage
|
Action
|
R
|
$34,636,443 |
5,403,501 |
$37,176,087 |
| 16 |
The Constant Gardener
|
Drama
|
R
|
$33,579,798 |
5,238,658 |
$36,041,967 |
| 17 |
House of Wax
|
Horror
|
R
|
$32,064,800 |
5,002,309 |
$34,415,886 |
| 18 |
A History of Violence
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,198,508 |
4,867,162 |
$33,486,075 |
| 19 |
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
|
Drama
|
R
|
$30,805,240 |
4,805,810 |
$33,063,973 |
| 20 |
Doom
|
Horror
|
R
|
$28,212,337 |
4,401,301 |
$30,280,951 |
| 21 |
Danny the Dog
|
Action
|
R
|
$24,537,621 |
3,828,022 |
$26,336,791 |
| 22 |
Lord of War
|
Action
|
R
|
$24,149,632 |
3,767,493 |
$25,920,352 |
| 23 |
2 For the Money
|
Drama
|
R
|
$22,991,379 |
3,586,799 |
$24,677,177 |
| 24 |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$22,400,154 |
3,494,564 |
$24,042,600 |
| 25 |
Hustle & Flow
|
Drama
|
R
|
$22,202,809 |
3,463,777 |
$23,830,786 |
| 26 |
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
|
Horror
|
R
|
$20,700,082 |
3,229,342 |
$22,217,873 |
| 27 |
Assault On Precinct 13
|
Action
|
R
|
$20,040,895 |
3,126,505 |
$21,510,354 |
| 28 |
The Upside of Anger
|
Drama
|
R
|
$18,761,993 |
2,926,988 |
$20,137,677 |
| 29 |
North Country
|
Drama
|
R
|
$18,262,201 |
2,849,017 |
$19,601,237 |
| 30 |
Kung Fu Hustle
|
Action
|
R
|
$17,104,669 |
2,668,435 |
$18,358,833 |
| 31 |
The Devil's Rejects
|
Horror
|
R
|
$17,044,981 |
2,659,123 |
$18,294,766 |
| 32 |
Waiting...
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$16,124,543 |
2,515,529 |
$17,306,840 |
| 33 |
Munich
|
Drama
|
R
|
$14,270,545 |
2,226,294 |
$15,316,903 |
| 34 |
Brokeback Mountain
|
Drama
|
R
|
$13,874,751 |
2,164,548 |
$14,892,090 |
| 35 |
Broken Flowers
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$13,744,960 |
2,144,300 |
$14,752,784 |
| 36 |
The Weather Man
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,482,775 |
1,947,391 |
$13,398,050 |
| 37 |
Wolf Creek
|
Horror
|
R
|
$12,156,570 |
1,896,501 |
$13,047,927 |
| 38 |
Capote
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,923,513 |
1,860,142 |
$12,797,777 |
| 39 |
Domino
|
Action
|
R
|
$10,169,202 |
1,586,459 |
$10,914,838 |
| 40 |
The Great Raid
|
Action
|
R
|
$10,166,502 |
1,586,038 |
$10,911,941 |
| 41 |
Shopgirl
|
Drama
|
R
|
$10,075,314 |
1,571,812 |
$10,814,067 |
| 42 |
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$9,211,898 |
1,437,114 |
$9,887,344 |
| 43 |
The Ice Harvest
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$9,016,782 |
1,406,674 |
$9,677,917 |
| 44 |
Closer
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,527,003 |
1,018,253 |
$7,005,581 |
| 45 |
The Jacket
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$6,301,131 |
983,016 |
$6,763,150 |
| 46 |
Downfall
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,501,940 |
858,337 |
$5,905,359 |
| 47 |
Alone in the Dark
|
Horror
|
R
|
$5,178,569 |
807,889 |
$5,558,276 |
| 48 |
The Squid and the Whale
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,136,777 |
801,369 |
$5,513,419 |
| 49 |
Ong-Bak
|
Action
|
R
|
$4,560,061 |
711,398 |
$4,894,418 |
| 50 |
Mindhunters
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$4,476,235 |
698,321 |
$4,804,448 |
| 51 |
Blade: Trinity
|
Action
|
R
|
$4,317,450 |
673,549 |
$4,634,017 |
| 52 |
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,210,358 |
656,842 |
$4,519,073 |
| 53 |
Being Julia
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,183,429 |
652,641 |
$4,490,170 |
| 54 |
Me and You and Everyone We Know
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,885,134 |
606,105 |
$4,170,002 |
| 55 |
High Tension
|
Horror
|
R
|
$3,681,066 |
574,269 |
$3,950,971 |
| 56 |
The Merchant of Venice
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,662,325 |
571,346 |
$3,930,860 |
| 57 |
Stay
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$3,626,883 |
565,816 |
$3,892,814 |
| 58 |
A Very Long Engagement
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,514,688 |
548,313 |
$3,772,393 |
| 59 |
Kinsey
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,480,326 |
542,953 |
$3,735,517 |
| 60 |
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$3,375,072 |
526,532 |
$3,622,540 |
| 61 |
Grizzly Man
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$3,178,403 |
495,851 |
$3,411,455 |
| 62 |
G
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,020,784 |
471,261 |
$3,242,276 |
| 63 |
Junebug
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,678,010 |
417,786 |
$2,874,368 |
| 64 |
Layer Cake
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$2,339,957 |
365,048 |
$2,511,530 |
| 65 |
El Vacilón: The Movie
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,693,256 |
264,159 |
$1,817,414 |
| 66 |
State Property 2
|
Action
|
R
|
$1,691,706 |
263,917 |
$1,815,749 |
| 67 |
Vera Drake
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,631,163 |
254,472 |
$1,750,767 |
| 68 |
2046
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,442,338 |
225,014 |
$1,548,096 |
| 69 |
The Woodsman
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,369,189 |
213,602 |
$1,469,582 |
| 70 |
Thumbsucker
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,328,679 |
207,282 |
$1,426,100 |
| 71 |
Happy Endings
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,315,701 |
205,258 |
$1,412,175 |
| 72 |
Saving Face
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,187,266 |
185,221 |
$1,274,320 |
| 73 |
Heights
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,158,405 |
180,718 |
$1,243,340 |
| 74 |
The Motorcycle Diaries
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,031,472 |
160,916 |
$1,107,102 |
| 75 |
My Summer of Love
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,000,915 |
156,149 |
$1,074,305 |
| 76 |
Separate Lies
|
Drama
|
R
|
$924,260 |
144,190 |
$992,027 |
| 77 |
Casanova
|
Drama
|
R
|
$891,814 |
139,129 |
$957,208 |
| 78 |
Venom
|
Horror
|
R
|
$881,745 |
137,558 |
$946,399 |
| 79 |
Innocent Voices
|
Drama
|
R
|
$837,878 |
130,714 |
$899,312 |
| 80 |
After You
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$830,292 |
129,531 |
$891,173 |
| 81 |
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
|
Drama
|
R
|
$712,294 |
111,122 |
$764,519 |
| 82 |
Oldboy
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$707,391 |
110,357 |
$759,256 |
| 83 |
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
|
Drama
|
R
|
$653,521 |
101,953 |
$701,437 |
| 84 |
Saraband
|
Drama
|
R
|
$645,634 |
100,723 |
$692,974 |
| 85 |
Match Point
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$600,542 |
93,688 |
$644,573 |
| 86 |
The Passion of the Christ
|
Drama
|
R
|
$511,987 |
79,873 |
$549,526 |
| 87 |
Last Days (2005)
|
Drama
|
R
|
$454,711 |
70,938 |
$488,053 |
| 88 |
The Beautiful Country
|
Drama
|
R
|
$442,646 |
69,056 |
$475,105 |
| 89 |
Mrs. Henderson Presents
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$422,094 |
65,849 |
$453,041 |
| 90 |
Yes
|
Drama
|
R
|
$396,035 |
61,784 |
$425,074 |
| 91 |
A Wake in Providence
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$393,835 |
61,441 |
$422,714 |
| 92 |
Brothers
|
Drama
|
R
|
$384,982 |
60,060 |
$413,213 |
| 93 |
Asylum
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$375,403 |
58,565 |
$402,927 |
| 94 |
Breakfast on Pluto
|
Drama
|
R
|
$371,912 |
58,021 |
$399,184 |
| 95 |
Nine Lives
|
Drama
|
R
|
$358,351 |
55,905 |
$384,626 |
| 96 |
Green Street Hooligans
|
Drama
|
R
|
$345,821 |
53,950 |
$371,176 |
| 97 |
De Zaak Alzheimer
|
Action
|
R
|
$332,015 |
51,796 |
$356,356 |
| 98 |
The Dying Gaul
|
Drama
|
R
|
$327,431 |
51,081 |
$351,437 |
| 99 |
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$325,075 |
50,714 |
$348,912 |
| 100 |
Winter Solstice
|
Drama
|
R
|
$319,355 |
49,821 |
$342,768 |
| 101 |
Dot the I
|
Drama
|
R
|
$306,224 |
47,773 |
$328,678 |
| 102 |
Pretty Persuasion
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$305,688 |
47,689 |
$328,100 |
| 103 |
Holy Girl
|
Drama
|
R
|
$304,124 |
47,445 |
$326,422 |
| 104 |
Secuestro Express
|
Action
|
R
|
$302,256 |
47,154 |
$324,420 |
| 105 |
Cronicas
|
Drama
|
R
|
$299,261 |
46,687 |
$321,207 |
| 106 |
Alexander
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$296,887 |
46,316 |
$318,654 |
| 107 |
The Best of Youth
|
Drama
|
R
|
$270,810 |
42,248 |
$290,666 |
| 108 |
Transamerica
|
Drama
|
R
|
$269,187 |
41,995 |
$288,926 |
| 109 |
Dominion: A Prequel to the Exorcist
|
Horror
|
R
|
$251,495 |
39,235 |
$269,937 |
| 110 |
Up & Down
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$244,105 |
38,082 |
$262,004 |
| 111 |
Birth
|
Drama
|
R
|
$242,374 |
37,812 |
$260,147 |
| 112 |
3-Iron
|
Drama
|
R
|
$238,507 |
37,209 |
$255,998 |
| 113 |
Kontroll
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$237,183 |
37,002 |
$254,574 |
| 114 |
Imaginary Heroes
|
Drama
|
R
|
$223,828 |
34,919 |
$240,243 |
| 115 |
Modigliani
|
Drama
|
R
|
$208,507 |
32,528 |
$223,793 |
| 116 |
Hidden
|
Drama
|
R
|
$204,027 |
31,829 |
$218,984 |
| 117 |
November
|
Drama
|
R
|
$191,862 |
29,932 |
$205,932 |
| 118 |
Eros
|
Drama
|
R
|
$188,248 |
29,368 |
$202,052 |
| 119 |
I Heart Huckabees
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$187,738 |
29,288 |
$201,501 |
| 120 |
Hellbent
|
Horror
|
R
|
$179,747 |
28,042 |
$192,929 |
| 121 |
The Edukators
|
Drama
|
R
|
$175,493 |
27,378 |
$188,361 |
| 122 |
In My Country
|
Drama
|
R
|
$163,536 |
25,513 |
$175,529 |
| 123 |
The Boys from County Clare
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$140,872 |
21,977 |
$151,202 |
| 124 |
Matando Cabos
|
Action
|
R
|
$138,555 |
21,615 |
$148,711 |
| 125 |
Appleseed
|
Action
|
R
|
$129,135 |
20,146 |
$138,604 |
| 126 |
5×2
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$128,752 |
20,086 |
$138,192 |
| 127 |
Lila Says
|
Drama
|
R
|
$121,166 |
18,903 |
$130,053 |
| 128 |
It's All Gone Pete Tong
|
Drama
|
R
|
$120,620 |
18,817 |
$129,461 |
| 129 |
A Love Song for Bobby Long
|
Drama
|
R
|
$117,400 |
18,315 |
$126,007 |
| 130 |
Pure
|
Drama
|
R
|
$93,329 |
14,560 |
$100,173 |
| 131 |
Brooklyn Lobster
|
Drama
|
R
|
$84,423 |
13,171 |
$90,616 |
| 132 |
Chrystal
|
Drama
|
R
|
$80,701 |
12,590 |
$86,619 |
| 133 |
The Machinist
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$77,533 |
12,096 |
$83,220 |
| 134 |
Three... Extremes
|
Horror
|
R
|
$77,532 |
12,095 |
$83,214 |
| 135 |
Forty Shades of Blue
|
Drama
|
R
|
$75,828 |
11,830 |
$81,390 |
| 136 |
The Matador
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$69,100 |
10,780 |
$74,166 |
| 137 |
Mail Order Wife
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$62,387 |
9,733 |
$66,963 |
| 138 |
Rock School
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$58,241 |
9,086 |
$62,512 |
| 139 |
The Chumscrubber
|
Drama
|
R
|
$49,526 |
7,726 |
$53,155 |
| 140 |
Pulse
|
Horror
|
R
|
$49,046 |
7,651 |
$52,639 |
| 141 |
The Warrior
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$48,160 |
7,513 |
$51,689 |
| 142 |
The Boys of Baraka
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$47,542 |
7,417 |
$51,029 |
| 143 |
Never Been Thawed
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$47,219 |
7,366 |
$50,678 |
| 144 |
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
|
Drama
|
R
|
$45,009 |
7,022 |
$48,311 |
| 145 |
Malevolence
|
Horror
|
R
|
$44,771 |
6,985 |
$48,057 |
| 146 |
Side Effects
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$44,701 |
6,974 |
$47,981 |
| 147 |
Death of a Dynasty
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$41,382 |
6,456 |
$44,417 |
| 148 |
Undead
|
Horror
|
R
|
$41,196 |
6,427 |
$44,218 |
| 149 |
Tell Them Who You Are
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$39,075 |
6,096 |
$41,940 |
| 150 |
On the Outs
|
Drama
|
R
|
$38,384 |
5,988 |
$41,197 |
| 151 |
A Tale of Two Sisters
|
Horror
|
R
|
$36,352 |
5,671 |
$39,016 |
| 152 |
Jiminy Glick in La La Wood
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$36,039 |
5,622 |
$38,679 |
| 153 |
Dirty Love
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$35,657 |
5,563 |
$38,273 |
| 154 |
Bear Cub
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$33,165 |
5,174 |
$35,597 |
| 155 |
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,644 |
4,937 |
$33,967 |
| 156 |
Keane
|
Drama
|
R
|
$30,303 |
4,727 |
$32,522 |
| 157 |
Reel Paradise
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$29,720 |
4,637 |
$31,903 |
| 158 |
Eternal
|
Drama
|
R
|
$28,089 |
4,382 |
$30,148 |
| 159 |
Garden State
|
Drama
|
R
|
$28,065 |
4,378 |
$30,121 |
| 160 |
Wasabi Tuna
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$27,896 |
4,352 |
$29,942 |
| 161 |
The Libertine
|
Drama
|
R
|
$27,804 |
4,338 |
$29,845 |
| 162 |
National Lampoon's Barely Legal
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$26,511 |
4,136 |
$28,456 |
| 163 |
Team America: World Police
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$25,006 |
3,901 |
$26,839 |
| 164 |
The Man Who Copied
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,989 |
3,742 |
$25,745 |
| 165 |
Rory O'Shea Was Here
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,844 |
3,720 |
$25,594 |
| 166 |
Screen Door Jesus
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$21,445 |
3,346 |
$23,020 |
| 167 |
Three of Hearts
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$21,429 |
3,343 |
$23,000 |
| 168 |
Dallas 362
|
Drama
|
R
|
$21,108 |
3,293 |
$22,656 |
| 169 |
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$18,326 |
2,859 |
$19,670 |
| 170 |
Milwaukee, Minnesota
|
Drama
|
R
|
$17,528 |
2,734 |
$18,810 |
| 171 |
Fascination
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$16,670 |
2,601 |
$17,895 |
| 172 |
Bomb the System
|
Drama
|
R
|
$14,865 |
2,319 |
$15,955 |
| 173 |
Duane Hopwood
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$13,510 |
2,108 |
$14,503 |
| 174 |
Fabled
|
Horror
|
R
|
$13,201 |
2,059 |
$14,166 |
| 175 |
Fighting Tommy Riley
|
Drama
|
R
|
$10,514 |
1,640 |
$11,283 |
| 176 |
Chaos
|
Horror
|
R
|
$10,289 |
1,605 |
$11,042 |
| 177 |
Alfie
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$9,627 |
1,502 |
$10,334 |
| 178 |
Enduring Love
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$9,145 |
1,427 |
$9,818 |
| 179 |
A Fond Kiss
|
Drama
|
R
|
$8,783 |
1,370 |
$9,426 |
| 180 |
Daybreak
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,355 |
991 |
$6,818 |
| 181 |
Streets of Legend
|
Action
|
R
|
$4,825 |
753 |
$5,181 |
| 182 |
My Big Fat Independent Movie
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,655 |
726 |
$4,995 |
| 183 |
Emile
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,626 |
722 |
$4,967 |
| 184 |
The Helix... Loaded
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$3,700 |
577 |
$3,970 |
| 185 |
I Love Your Work
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$3,264 |
509 |
$3,502 |
| 186 |
Sex Sells: The Making of Touche
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,386 |
372 |
$2,559 |
| 187 |
Twin Sisters
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,207 |
188 |
$1,293 |
| 188 |
Proteus
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$815 |
127 |
$874 |
| 189 |
The Dark Hours
|
Horror
|
R
|
$423 |
66 |
$454 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,719,464,161 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 268,247,143 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,845,540,344 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2005.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2005.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2004 will most likely earn money in 2004 and 2005.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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