Box Office Performance for Universal Movies in 2005
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2005 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
King Kong
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$168,505,310 |
26,287,880 |
$180,860,614 |
| 2 |
Meet the Fockers
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$116,706,205 |
18,206,896 |
$125,263,444 |
| 3 |
The 40 Year-old Virgin
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$109,449,237 |
17,074,764 |
$117,474,376 |
| 4 |
The Interpreter
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$72,708,161 |
11,342,927 |
$78,039,338 |
| 5 |
Jarhead
|
Drama
|
R
|
$62,454,785 |
9,743,336 |
$67,034,152 |
| 6 |
Cinderella Man
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$61,649,911 |
9,617,771 |
$66,170,264 |
| 7 |
White Noise
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$56,094,360 |
8,751,070 |
$60,207,362 |
| 8 |
Kicking and Screaming
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$52,842,724 |
8,243,795 |
$56,717,310 |
| 9 |
The Skeleton Key
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$47,907,715 |
7,473,902 |
$51,420,446 |
| 10 |
In Good Company
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$45,264,721 |
7,061,579 |
$48,583,664 |
| 11 |
The Wedding Date
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$31,726,995 |
4,949,609 |
$34,053,310 |
| 12 |
Doom
|
Horror
|
R
|
$28,212,337 |
4,401,301 |
$30,280,951 |
| 13 |
Serenity
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$25,514,517 |
3,980,424 |
$27,385,317 |
| 14 |
2 For the Money
|
Drama
|
R
|
$22,991,379 |
3,586,799 |
$24,677,177 |
| 15 |
Prime
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$22,827,153 |
3,561,178 |
$24,500,905 |
| 16 |
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
|
Horror
|
R
|
$20,700,082 |
3,229,342 |
$22,217,873 |
| 17 |
The Perfect Man
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$16,535,005 |
2,579,564 |
$17,747,400 |
| 18 |
Munich
|
Drama
|
R
|
$14,270,545 |
2,226,294 |
$15,316,903 |
| 19 |
The Producers: The Movie Musical
|
Musical
|
PG-13
|
$10,628,097 |
1,658,049 |
$11,407,377 |
| 20 |
Ray
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$3,694,930 |
576,432 |
$3,965,852 |
| 21 |
First Descent
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$739,690 |
115,396 |
$793,924 |
| 22 |
Inside Deep Throat
|
Documentary
|
NC-17
|
$691,880 |
107,938 |
$742,613 |
| 23 |
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$325,075 |
50,714 |
$348,912 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $992,440,814 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 154,826,960 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,065,209,485 |
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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