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