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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2005

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2005 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Amityville Horror Apr 15, 2005 Horror R $65,233,369 10,176,812
2 Kingdom of Heaven May 6, 2005 Action R $47,398,413 7,394,448
3 The Legend of Zorro Oct 28, 2005 Adventure PG $45,575,336 7,110,036
4 The Phantom of the Opera Dec 22, 2004 Musical PG-13 $35,047,365 5,467,607
5 Pride & Prejudice Nov 11, 2005 Drama PG $33,782,660 5,270,305
6 The Constant Gardener Aug 31, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $33,579,798 5,238,658
7 Rent Nov 23, 2005 Musical PG-13 $29,045,189 4,531,230
8 Memoirs of a Geisha Dec 16, 2005 Drama PG-13 $28,163,907 4,393,745
9 Finding Neverland Nov 12, 2004 Drama PG $27,000,234 4,212,204
10 Kung Fu Hustle Apr 8, 2005 Action R $17,104,669 2,668,435
11 Brokeback Mountain Dec 9, 2005 Drama R $13,874,751 2,164,547
12 The Producers: The Movie Mu… Dec 25, 2005 Musical PG-13 $10,628,097 1,658,049
13 The Great Raid Aug 12, 2005 Action R $10,166,502 1,586,037
14 House of Flying Daggers Dec 3, 2004 Action PG-13 $6,892,895 1,075,334
15 Ladies in Lavender Apr 29, 2005 Drama PG-13 $6,759,422 1,054,512
16 Flight of the Phoenix Dec 17, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $4,288,938 669,101
17 Being Julia Oct 15, 2004 Drama R $4,183,429 652,641
18 The Merchant of Venice Dec 29, 2004 Drama R $3,662,325 571,345
19 Un long dimanche de fiançai… Nov 26, 2004 Drama R $3,514,688 548,313
20 La mala educación Nov 19, 2004 Drama NC-17 $3,452,654 538,635
21 Oliver Twist Sep 23, 2005 Drama PG-13 $2,070,920 323,076
22 The Work and the Glory: Ame… Oct 21, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,917,424 299,130
23 Les Choristes Nov 26, 2004 Drama PG-13 $1,807,807 282,029
24 Vera Drake Oct 10, 2004 Drama R $1,631,163 254,471
25 My Summer of Love Jun 17, 2005 Drama R $1,000,915 156,148
26 Casanova Dec 25, 2005 Drama R $891,814 139,128
27 Where the Truth Lies Oct 14, 2005 Drama Not Rated $872,142 136,059
28 Saint Ralph Aug 5, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $795,126 124,044
29 Mrs. Henderson Presents Feb 3, 2006 Comedy R $422,094 65,849
30 Breakfast on Pluto Nov 16, 2005 Drama R $371,912 58,020
31 The White Countess Dec 21, 2005 Drama PG-13 $183,286 28,593
32 Ah Fei Ching Chuen Nov 19, 2004 Drama Not Rated $70,820 11,048
33 Le Vieil homme et l enfant Feb 19, 1968 Comedy Not Rated $50,710 7,911
34 Tahara Jul 29, 2005 Drama Not Rated $50,326 7,851
35 The Warrior Jul 15, 2005 Action R $48,160 7,513
36 Los tres entierros de Melqu… Dec 14, 2005 Western R $31,644 4,936
37 Kamikaze Girls Sep 9, 2005 Comedy Not Rated $29,500 4,602
38 Straight-Jacket Nov 26, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $28,952 4,516
39 The Libertine Nov 23, 2005 Drama R $27,804 4,337
40 Major Dundee Apr 8, 2005 Western PG-13 $14,873 2,320
41 Buongiorno, notte Nov 11, 2005 Drama Not Rated $6,622 1,033
42 Rosenstrasse Aug 20, 2004 Drama PG-13 $4,569 712
Total Gross of All Movies$441,683,224
Total Tickets Sold68,905,320

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.