Domestic Box Office For September 2005
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flightplan | $89,707,299 | 3,424 | $24,629,938 | 27.5% | 3,424 | Sep 23 | Mar 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | $75,072,454 | 3,045 | $30,054,300 | 40% | 2,981 | Sep 9 | Nov 6 | Screen Gems |
| 3 | Corpse Bride | $53,359,111 | 3,204 | $388,166 | 0.7% | 5 | Sep 16 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Just Like Heaven | $48,318,130 | 3,543 | $16,408,718 | 34% | 3,508 | Sep 16 | Dec 1 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 5 | Transporter 2 | $43,095,856 | 3,320 | $16,540,720 | 38.4% | 3,303 | Sep 2 | Dec 29 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $34,137,524 | 82 | $479,587 | 1.4% | 80 | Sep 23 | Aug 16 | IMAX |
| 7 | A History of Violence | $31,504,633 | 1,348 | $364,000 | 1.2% | 14 | Sep 23 | Feb 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | Capote | $28,750,530 | 1,239 | $324,857 | 1.1% | 12 | Sep 30 | Apr 27 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 9 | Serenity | $25,514,517 | 2,189 | $10,086,680 | 39.5% | 2,188 | Sep 30 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Lord of War | $24,149,632 | 2,814 | $9,390,144 | 38.9% | 2,814 | Sep 16 | Nov 3 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Into the Blue | $18,801,234 | 2,789 | $7,057,854 | 37.5% | 2,789 | Sep 30 | Jan 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | Roll Bounce | $17,380,866 | 1,661 | $7,570,366 | 43.6% | 1,625 | Sep 23 | Jan 5 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 13 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | $15,337,393 | 1,810 | $3,657,322 | 23.8% | 1,014 | Sep 30 | Dec 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Cry Wolf | $10,047,674 | 1,789 | $4,551,000 | - | 1,789 | Sep 16 | Nov 3 | Rogue Pictures |
| 15 | An Unfinished Life | $8,586,392 | 888 | $749,000 | 8.7% | 139 | Sep 9 | Oct 20 | Miramax |
| 16 | The Man | $8,330,720 | 2,040 | $4,025,000 | - | 2,040 | Sep 9 | Oct 13 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | Proof | $7,535,331 | 517 | $193,840 | 2.6% | 8 | Sep 16 | Nov 24 | Miramax |
| 18 | Underclassman | $5,655,459 | 1,132 | $2,646,000 | - | 1,132 | Sep 2 | Oct 20 | Miramax |
| 19 | G | $3,020,784 | 495 | $248,337 | 8.2% | 42 | Sep 16 | Nov 20 | Aloha Releasing Inc. |
| 20 | Oliver Twist | $2,080,321 | 779 | $68,447 | 3.3% | 5 | Sep 23 | Oct 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | A Sound of Thunder | $1,900,451 | 816 | $917,398 | 48.3% | 816 | Sep 2 | Oct 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Everything Is Illuminated | $1,712,337 | 110 | $66,806 | 3.9% | 6 | Sep 16 | Dec 1 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 23 | Salaam Namaste | $1,413,283 | 63 | $504,898 | 35.7% | 63 | Sep 9 | Nov 3 | Yash Raj Films |
| 24 | Thumbsucker | $1,328,679 | 330 | $85,327 | 6.4% | 9 | Sep 16 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | Separate Lies | $924,260 | 127 | $22,341 | 2.4% | 2 | Sep 16 | Dec 22 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 26 | Venom | $881,779 | 489 | $501,000 | - | 489 | Sep 16 | Oct 20 | Dimension Films |
| 27 | Mirrormask | $866,999 | 42 | $126,449 | 14.6% | 18 | Sep 30 | Dec 15 | IDP Distribution |
| 28 | The Thing About My Folks | $816,403 | 145 | $235,341 | 28.8% | 93 | Sep 16 | Nov 3 | Picturehouse |
| 29 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | $627,844 | 41 | $159,056 | 25.3% | 41 | Sep 30 | Nov 22 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 30 | Mobsters and Mormons | $409,604 | 32 | $67,945 | 16.6% | 32 | Sep 9 | Dec 15 | Halestone Distribution |
| 31 | Little Manhattan | $385,373 | 35 | $36,397 | 9.4% | 2 | Sep 30 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | Green Street Hooligans | $346,830 | 29 | $48,760 | 14.1% | 7 | Sep 9 | Dec 8 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 33 | Hellbent | $183,066 | 11 | $45,047 | 24.6% | 10 | Sep 16 | Apr 13 | Regent Releasing |
| 34 | Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie | $176,801 | 9 | $8,435 | 4.8% | 3 | Sep 7 | Jun 4 | Shadow Distribution |
| 35 | Garçon stupide | $151,702 | 4 | $17,195 | 11.3% | 3 | Sep 16 | Apr 6 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 36 | Côte d'Azur | $141,039 | 11 | $33,521 | 23.8% | 11 | Sep 9 | Feb 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 37 | Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... | $129,319 | 33 | $91,319 | 70.6% | 33 | Sep 23 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 38 | The Future of Food | $81,280 | 5 | $8,721 | 10.7% | 2 | Sep 14 | Dec 11 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 39 | Forty Shades of Blue | $75,828 | 7 | $11,940 | 15.7% | 3 | Sep 30 | Dec 22 | Vitagraph Films |
| 40 | The War Within | $74,655 | 16 | $7,540 | 10.1% | 1 | Sep 30 | - | Magnolia Pictures |
| 41 | Dorian Blues | $72,234 | 5 | $12,605 | 17.5% | 2 | Sep 23 | Feb 16 | TLA Releasing |
| 42 | Screen Door Jesus | $59,000 | 3 | $6,040 | 10.2% | 3 | Sep 30 | Dec 21 | Indican Pictures |
| 43 | Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets | $49,000 | 20 | $38,000 | 77.6% | 20 | Sep 16 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 44 | Hate Crime | $40,758 | 2 | - | - | - | Sep 23 | Sep 7 | Pasidg Productions Inc. |
| 45 | Margaret Cho: Assassin | $40,123 | 8 | $15,001 | 37.4% | 8 | Sep 2 | Oct 27 | Regent Releasing |
| 46 | Dirty Love | $36,099 | 44 | $23,281 | 64.5% | 44 | Sep 23 | Oct 6 | First Look International |
| 47 | Campfire | $34,835 | 5 | $12,598 | 36.2% | 5 | Sep 9 | Oct 2 | Film Movement |
| 48 | Kamikaze Girls 2005 Re-release | $34,424 | 3 | $2,795 | 8.1% | 1 | Sep 9 | Dec 8 | Viz Media |
| 49 | Keane | $33,256 | 5 | $6,151 | 18.5% | 1 | Sep 9 | Oct 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 50 | Going Shopping | $31,908 | 6 | $6,691 | 21% | 6 | Sep 30 | Dec 15 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 51 | Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow | $24,966 | 1 | $6,015 | 24.1% | 1 | Sep 14 | Feb 9 | New Yorker Films |
| 52 | Dear Wendy | $23,106 | 7 | $8,222 | 35.6% | 7 | Sep 23 | Mar 5 | Wellspring Media |
| 53 | Three Dancing Slaves | $21,888 | 2 | $4,668 | 21.3% | 1 | Sep 2 | Nov 17 | TLA Releasing |
| 54 | One Bright Shining Moment | $15,504 | 2 | $2,876 | 18.6% | 1 | Sep 16 | Dec 4 | First Run |
| 55 | Daltry Calhoun | $12,551 | 13 | $7,758 | 61.8% | 13 | Sep 23 | Oct 20 | Miramax |
| 56 | Occupation: Dreamland | $8,018 | 2 | $8,018 | 100% | 2 | Sep 23 | Sep 25 | RumuR Inc. |
| 57 | Sueño | $5,729 | 8 | $4,181 | 73% | 8 | Sep 30 | Oct 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 58 | My Big Fat Independent Movie | $4,655 | 1 | $4,655 | 100% | 1 | Sep 30 | Oct 2 | - |
| 59 | Three Days of Rain | $2,841 | 1 | $2,841 | 100% | 1 | Sep 30 | Oct 2 | Rogue Arts |
| 60 | Side Effects | $2,216 | 1 | $2,216 | 100% | 1 | Sep 9 | Sep 11 | Hummingbird Pictures |
| 61 | Steal Me | $1,967 | 1 | $1,600 | 81.3% | 1 | Sep 9 | Sep 15 | Cineville |
