Domestic Box Office For May 2005
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $380,270,577 | 3,663 | $108,435,841 | 28.5% | 3,661 | May 19 | Oct 20 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | Madagascar | $193,595,521 | 4,142 | $47,224,594 | 24.4% | 4,131 | May 27 | Oct 13 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | The Longest Yard | $158,119,460 | 3,654 | $47,606,480 | 30.1% | 3,634 | May 27 | Oct 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Monster-in-Law | $82,931,301 | 3,424 | $24,000,000 | - | 3,424 | May 13 | Sep 5 | New Line Cinema |
| 5 | Crash | $54,580,300 | 1,905 | $9,107,071 | 16.7% | 1,864 | May 6 | Apr 6 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Kicking & Screaming | $52,842,724 | 3,470 | $20,159,925 | 38.2% | 3,455 | May 13 | Aug 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Kingdom of Heaven | $47,398,413 | 3,219 | $19,635,996 | 41.4% | 3,216 | May 6 | Sep 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | House of Wax | $32,064,800 | 3,111 | $12,077,236 | 37.7% | 3,111 | May 6 | Jul 28 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Unleashed | $24,537,621 | 1,962 | $10,600,000 | - | 1,957 | May 13 | Jul 14 | Rogue Pictures |
| 10 | Mad Hot Ballroom | $8,117,961 | 202 | $45,348 | 0.6% | 2 | May 13 | Nov 28 | Paramount Classics |
| 11 | Mindhunters | $4,480,744 | 1,040 | $2,000,000 | - | 1,040 | May 13 | Jul 14 | Dimension Films |
| 12 | Layer Cake | $2,339,957 | 200 | $81,706 | 3.5% | 10 | May 13 | Aug 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 13 | Saving Face | $1,187,266 | 56 | $75,104 | 6.3% | 6 | May 27 | Sep 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 14 | Bunty Aur Babli | $942,756 | 51 | $435,767 | 46.2% | 51 | May 27 | Jun 30 | Yash Raj Films |
| 15 | Mysterious Skin | $713,240 | 23 | $17,425 | 2.4% | 1 | May 6 | Aug 4 | Tartan |
| 16 | Brothers | $389,220 | 26 | $8,161 | 2.1% | 2 | May 6 | Aug 18 | IFC Films |
| 17 | Kings & Queen | $290,973 | 9 | $16,101 | 5.5% | 2 | May 13 | Dec 8 | Wellspring Media |
| 18 | Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist | $251,495 | 110 | $140,703 | 55.9% | 110 | May 20 | Jun 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Modigliani | $205,165 | 9 | $32,360 | 15.8% | 8 | May 13 | Aug 4 | Bauer Martinez Studios |
| 20 | The Ninth Day | $72,888 | 4 | $8,786 | 12.1% | 2 | May 27 | Nov 20 | Kino International |
| 21 | Come Away Home | $72,810 | 16 | - | - | - | May 6 | Sep 8 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 22 | Ma mère | $71,616 | 4 | $10,334 | 14.4% | 2 | May 13 | Aug 25 | TLA Releasing |
| 23 | Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire | $68,249 | 4 | $1,848 | 2.7% | 1 | May 13 | Jul 14 | California Newsreel |
| 24 | The Two of Us | $56,558 | 2 | $5,255 | 9.3% | 1 | May 27 | Oct 6 | Rialto Pictures |
| 25 | Tell Them Who You Are | $39,075 | 4 | $4,060 | 10.4% | 1 | May 13 | Aug 11 | THINKFilm |
| 26 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | $36,039 | 24 | $25,660 | 71.2% | 24 | May 6 | May 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 27 | Sex, Politics & Cocktails | $26,087 | 2 | $6,058 | 23.2% | 2 | May 20 | Jul 7 | Regent Releasing |
| 28 | Sequins | $26,042 | 2 | $5,706 | 21.9% | 2 | May 27 | Nov 17 | New Yorker Films |
| 29 | A League of Ordinary Gentlemen 2005 Re-release | $18,807 | 4 | $4,498 | 23.9% | 1 | May 27 | Aug 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 30 | Genesis | $16,413 | 1 | $4,891 | 29.8% | 1 | May 27 | Jul 21 | THINKFilm |
| 31 | Bomb the System | $15,520 | 2 | $7,551 | 48.7% | 2 | May 27 | Jun 16 | Palm Pictures |
| 32 | Up for Grabs | $13,931 | 4 | $1,881 | 13.5% | 2 | May 6 | May 26 | Laemmle/Zeller Films |
| 33 | Writer of O | $11,728 | 1 | $2,245 | 19.1% | 1 | May 4 | Jun 2 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 34 | The Great Role | $11,419 | 2 | $1,839 | 16.1% | 1 | May 6 | Oct 9 | First Run |
| 35 | Fighting Tommy Riley | $10,514 | 5 | $5,199 | 49.4% | 5 | May 6 | May 19 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 36 | Stolen Childhoods | $2,996 | 1 | $2,996 | 100% | 1 | May 20 | May 22 | Balcony Releasing |
| 37 | Twin Sisters 2004 Re-release | $1,563 | 1 | $1,207 | 77.2% | 1 | May 6 | May 12 | Miramax |
| 38 | Spooky House 2005 Re-release | $637 | 4 | $363 | 57% | 4 | May 27 | - | Entertainment Highway |
