Domestic Box Office For May 2005
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad Hot Ballroom | $8,117,961 | 202 | $45,348 | 0.6% | 2 | May 13 | Nov 28 | Paramount Classics |
| 2 | Layer Cake | $2,339,957 | 200 | $81,706 | 3.5% | 10 | May 13 | Aug 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 3 | Saving Face | $1,187,266 | 56 | $75,104 | 6.3% | 6 | May 27 | Sep 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | Bunty Aur Babli | $942,756 | 51 | $435,767 | 46.2% | 51 | May 27 | Jun 30 | Yash Raj Films |
| 5 | Mysterious Skin | $713,240 | 23 | $17,425 | 2.4% | 1 | May 6 | Aug 4 | Tartan |
| 6 | Brothers | $389,220 | 26 | $8,161 | 2.1% | 2 | May 6 | Aug 18 | IFC Films |
| 7 | Kings & Queen | $290,973 | 9 | $16,101 | 5.5% | 2 | May 13 | Dec 8 | Wellspring Media |
| 8 | Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist | $251,495 | 110 | $140,703 | 55.9% | 110 | May 20 | Jun 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Modigliani | $205,165 | 9 | $32,360 | 15.8% | 8 | May 13 | Aug 4 | Bauer Martinez Studios |
| 10 | The Ninth Day | $72,888 | 4 | $8,786 | 12.1% | 2 | May 27 | Nov 20 | Kino International |
| 11 | Come Away Home | $72,810 | 16 | $10,182 | 14% | 13 | May 6 | Sep 8 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 12 | Ma mère | $71,616 | 4 | $10,334 | 14.4% | 2 | May 13 | Aug 25 | TLA Releasing |
| 13 | Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire | $68,249 | 4 | $1,848 | 2.7% | 1 | May 13 | Jul 14 | California Newsreel |
| 14 | The Two of Us | $56,558 | 2 | $5,255 | 9.3% | 1 | May 27 | Oct 6 | Rialto Pictures |
| 15 | Tell Them Who You Are | $39,075 | 4 | $4,060 | 10.4% | 1 | May 13 | Aug 11 | THINKFilm |
| 16 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | $36,039 | 24 | $25,660 | 71.2% | 24 | May 6 | May 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 17 | Sex, Politics & Cocktails | $26,087 | 2 | $6,058 | 23.2% | 2 | May 20 | Jul 7 | Regent Releasing |
| 18 | Brodeuses: A Common Thread | $26,042 | 2 | $5,706 | 21.9% | 2 | May 27 | Nov 17 | New Yorker Films |
| 19 | A League of Ordinary Gentlemen 2005 Re-release | $18,807 | 4 | $4,498 | 23.9% | 1 | May 27 | Aug 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 20 | Genesis | $16,413 | 1 | $4,891 | 29.8% | 1 | May 27 | Jul 21 | THINKFilm |
| 21 | Bomb the System | $15,520 | 2 | $7,551 | 48.7% | 2 | May 27 | Jun 16 | Palm Pictures |
| 22 | Up for Grabs | $13,931 | 4 | $1,881 | 13.5% | 2 | May 6 | May 26 | Laemmle/Zeller Films |
| 23 | Writer of O | $11,728 | 1 | $2,245 | 19.1% | 1 | May 4 | Jun 2 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 24 | The Great Role | $11,419 | 2 | $1,839 | 16.1% | 1 | May 6 | Oct 9 | First Run |
| 25 | Fighting Tommy Riley | $10,514 | 5 | $5,199 | 49.4% | 5 | May 6 | May 19 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 26 | Stolen Childhoods | $2,996 | 1 | $2,996 | 100% | 1 | May 20 | May 22 | Balcony Releasing |
| 27 | Twin Sisters 2004 Re-release | $1,563 | 1 | $1,207 | 77.2% | 1 | May 6 | May 12 | Miramax |
| 28 | Spooky House 2005 Re-release | $637 | 4 | $363 | 57% | 4 | May 27 | - | Entertainment Highway |
