Domestic Box Office For October 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 | Good Night, and Good Luck. | $31,558,003 | 929 | $421,446 | 1.3% | 11 | Oct 7 | Mar 16 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 2 | Shopgirl | $10,284,523 | 493 | $229,685 | 2.2% | 8 | Oct 21 | Mar 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | The Squid and the Whale | $7,372,734 | 151 | $129,844 | 1.8% | 4 | Oct 5 | Mar 23 | IDP Distribution |
| 4 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | $4,243,756 | 226 | $180,660 | 4.3% | 8 | Oct 21 | Jan 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Work and the Glory II: American Zion | $2,025,032 | 206 | $518,222 | 25.6% | 205 | Oct 21 | Apr 13 | Vineyard Distribution |
| 6 | Paradise Now | $1,457,843 | 65 | $48,023 | 3.3% | 4 | Oct 28 | Mar 23 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 7 | Ushpizin | $1,400,666 | 48 | $64,423 | 4.6% | 6 | Oct 19 | Jan 19 | Picturehouse |
| 8 | El vacilón: The Movie | $1,291,951 | 36 | $266,935 | 20.7% | 29 | Oct 21 | Dec 22 | Televisa Cine |
| 9 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2005 Re-release | $1,222,538 | 32 | $8,725 | 0.7% | 3 | Oct 31 | Feb 2 | IMAX |
| 10 | Where the Truth Lies | $872,142 | 95 | $234,461 | 26.9% | 95 | Oct 7 | Dec 1 | THINKFilm |
| 11 | Innocent Voices | $837,878 | 75 | $192,055 | 22.9% | 65 | Oct 14 | Nov 17 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 12 | Ballets Russes | $815,848 | 21 | $12,230 | 1.5% | 1 | Oct 26 | Jun 25 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 13 | C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America | $672,156 | 28 | $5,706 | 0.8% | 2 | Oct 7 | Jul 6 | IFC Films |
| 14 | The Passenger 2005 Re-release | $620,155 | 24 | $24,157 | 3.9% | 2 | Oct 28 | Mar 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | Nine Lives | $478,830 | 33 | $28,387 | 5.9% | 7 | Oct 14 | Jun 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 16 | New York Doll | $219,672 | 11 | $17,583 | 8% | 5 | Oct 28 | Apr 6 | First Independent Pictures |
| 17 | Protocols of Zion | $178,875 | 10 | $21,733 | 12.1% | 4 | Oct 21 | Feb 23 | THINKFilm |
| 18 | Before the Fall | $144,254 | 4 | $8,036 | 5.6% | 1 | Oct 7 | May 25 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 19 | Loggerheads | $115,314 | 9 | $10,664 | 9.2% | 4 | Oct 14 | Apr 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 20 | After Innocence | $114,264 | 4 | $10,194 | 8.9% | 1 | Oct 21 | May 4 | New Yorker Films |
| 21 | Three... Extremes 2005 Re-release | $77,532 | 19 | $36,414 | 47% | 19 | Oct 28 | Nov 17 | Lionsgate |
| 22 | Naked in Ashes | $72,073 | 6 | $9,690 | 13.4% | 1 | Oct 21 | Dec 18 | Jour de Fête Films |
| 23 | Wasabi Tuna 2005 Re-release | $51,036 | 5 | $19,080 | 37.4% | 5 | Oct 28 | Mar 23 | Indican Pictures |
| 24 | Barely Legal | $26,511 | 20 | $15,766 | 59.5% | 20 | Oct 21 | Oct 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | Emmanuel's Gift | $23,728 | 6 | $14,642 | 61.7% | 6 | Oct 21 | Nov 10 | First Look International |
| 26 | Three of Hearts 2005 Re-release | $21,429 | 1 | $4,482 | 20.9% | 1 | Oct 19 | Dec 8 | THINKFilm |
| 27 | The President's Last Bang | $9,724 | 3 | $1,862 | 19.1% | 3 | Oct 14 | Jan 19 | Kino International |
| 28 | The Aggressives | $6,533 | 1 | $3,769 | 57.7% | 1 | Oct 7 | Oct 13 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 29 | White King, Red Rubber, Black Death | $6,458 | 1 | $3,238 | 50.1% | 1 | Oct 21 | - | ArtMattan Productions |
| 30 | The Roost | $5,642 | 4 | $2,926 | 51.9% | 3 | Oct 21 | Nov 3 | Vitagraph Films |
| 31 | Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater | $4,410 | 1 | $3,724 | 84.4% | 1 | Oct 7 | Oct 13 | First Run |
| 32 | The Optimists | $2,377 | 1 | $2,377 | 100% | 1 | Oct 21 | Oct 23 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 33 | The Overture 2005 Re-release | $2,254 | 2 | $825 | 36.6% | 2 | Oct 7 | Oct 27 | Kino International |
| 34 | The Dark Hours | $423 | 1 | $338 | 79.9% | 1 | Oct 13 | Oct 16 | - |
