| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Flightplan | - | - | - | $82,827,135 | 3,424 | $89,707,299 | 92.3% | Sep 23, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | - | - | - | $74,949,560 | 3,045 | $75,072,454 | 99.8% | Sep 9, 2005 | Screen Gems |
| 3 | Corpse Bride | - | - | - | $52,262,204 | 3,204 | $53,359,111 | 97.9% | Sep 16, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | - | - | - | $51,227,621 | 3,656 | $56,110,897 | 91.3% | Oct 5, 2005 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 5 | Saw II | - | - | - | $49,005,155 | 2,949 | $87,039,965 | 56.3% | Oct 28, 2005 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Just Like Heaven | - | - | - | $47,744,376 | 3,543 | $48,318,130 | 98.8% | Sep 16, 2005 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 7 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | - | - | - | $35,848,523 | 3,006 | $109,449,237 | 32.8% | Aug 19, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | In Her Shoes | - | - | - | $30,277,192 | 2,840 | $32,880,591 | 92.1% | Oct 7, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | A History of Violence | - | - | - | $29,341,498 | 1,348 | $31,504,633 | 93.1% | Sep 23, 2005 | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | The Fog | - | - | - | $26,643,348 | 2,972 | $29,550,869 | 90.2% | Oct 14, 2005 | Revolution Studios |
| 11 | Serenity | - | - | - | $25,032,000 | 2,189 | $25,514,517 | 98.1% | Sep 30, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Doom | - | - | - | $24,991,110 | 3,044 | $28,212,337 | 88.6% | Oct 21, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Lord of War | - | - | - | $24,149,632 | 2,814 | $24,149,632 | 100% | Sep 16, 2005 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | Elizabethtown | - | - | - | $24,084,110 | 2,517 | $26,850,426 | 89.7% | Oct 14, 2005 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | The Legend of Zorro | - | - | - | $23,209,708 | 3,520 | $46,464,023 | 50% | Oct 28, 2005 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Transporter 2 | - | - | - | $22,789,984 | 3,320 | $43,095,856 | 52.9% | Sep 2, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Two for the Money | - | - | - | $22,493,230 | 2,397 | $22,991,379 | 97.8% | Oct 7, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Dreamer | - | - | - | $20,376,638 | 2,735 | $32,751,093 | 62.2% | Oct 21, 2005 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 19 | The Constant Gardener | - | - | - | $20,351,345 | 1,387 | $33,579,797 | 60.6% | Aug 31, 2005 | Focus Features |
| 20 | Into the Blue | - | - | - | $18,491,661 | 2,789 | $18,801,234 | 98.4% | Sep 30, 2005 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | Roll Bounce | - | - | - | $17,094,225 | 1,661 | $17,380,866 | 98.4% | Sep 23, 2005 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 22 | Waiting... | - | - | - | $15,883,180 | 1,652 | $16,124,543 | 98.5% | Oct 7, 2005 | Lionsgate |
| 23 | The Gospel | - | - | - | $15,257,926 | 983 | $15,778,152 | 96.7% | Oct 7, 2005 | Screen Gems |
| 24 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | - | - | - | $14,870,185 | 1,810 | $15,337,393 | 97% | Sep 30, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | North Country | - | - | - | $14,127,128 | 2,555 | $18,337,722 | 77% | Oct 21, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | March of the Penguins | - | - | - | $13,076,506 | 2,506 | $77,437,223 | 16.9% | Jun 24, 2005 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 27 | Wedding Crashers | - | - | - | $12,394,534 | 3,131 | $209,255,921 | 5.9% | Jul 15, 2005 | New Line Cinema |
| 28 | Red Eye | - | - | - | $12,374,376 | 3,134 | $57,891,803 | 21.4% | Aug 19, 2005 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 29 | Chicken Little | - | - | - | $10,571,609 | 3,658 | $135,386,665 | 7.8% | Nov 4, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | Jarhead | - | - | - | $10,548,125 | 2,448 | $62,658,220 | 16.8% | Nov 4, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | Domino | - | - | - | $10,063,826 | 2,223 | $10,169,202 | 99% | Oct 14, 2005 | New Line Cinema |
| 32 | Cry Wolf | - | - | - | $10,047,616 | 1,789 | $10,047,674 | 100% | Sep 16, 2005 | Rogue Pictures |
| 33 | Four Brothers | - | - | - | $9,884,982 | 2,649 | $74,494,381 | 13.3% | Aug 12, 2005 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | Prime | - | - | - | $9,883,240 | 1,837 | $22,827,153 | 43.3% | Oct 28, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | The Brothers Grimm | - | - | - | $9,192,006 | 3,098 | $37,916,267 | 24.2% | Aug 26, 2005 | Dimension Films |
| 36 | Good Night, and Good Luck. | - | - | - | $8,766,873 | 929 | $31,558,003 | 27.8% | Oct 7, 2005 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 37 | An Unfinished Life | - | - | - | $8,584,261 | 888 | $8,586,392 | 100% | Sep 9, 2005 | Miramax |
| 38 | The Man | - | - | - | $8,330,303 | 2,040 | $8,330,720 | 100% | Sep 9, 2005 | New Line Cinema |
| 39 | Proof | - | - | - | $7,187,787 | 517 | $7,535,331 | 95.4% | Sep 16, 2005 | Miramax |
| 40 | The Weather Man | - | - | - | $6,671,341 | 1,510 | $12,482,775 | 53.4% | Oct 28, 2005 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | - | - | - | $4,658,636 | 3,790 | $206,459,076 | 2.3% | Jul 15, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Sky High | - | - | - | $4,231,374 | 2,912 | $63,946,815 | 6.6% | Jul 29, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 43 | Capote | - | - | - | $4,211,663 | 1,239 | $28,750,530 | 14.6% | Sep 30, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | The Skeleton Key | - | - | - | $4,128,490 | 2,784 | $47,907,715 | 8.6% | Aug 12, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $3,646,965 | 82 | $34,137,524 | 10.7% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 46 | Broken Flowers | - | - | - | $3,599,140 | 433 | $13,744,960 | 26.2% | Aug 5, 2005 | Focus Features |
| 47 | Stay | - | - | - | $3,591,463 | 1,684 | $3,626,883 | 99% | Oct 21, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | Valiant | - | - | - | $3,370,318 | 2,016 | $19,478,106 | 17.3% | Aug 19, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 49 | The Cave | - | - | - | $3,229,533 | 2,195 | $15,007,991 | 21.5% | Aug 26, 2005 | Screen Gems |
| 50 | The Dukes of Hazzard | - | - | - | $2,748,458 | 3,785 | $80,270,227 | 3.4% | Aug 5, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | Underclassman | - | - | - | $2,569,849 | 1,132 | $5,655,459 | 45.4% | Sep 2, 2005 | Miramax |
| 52 | G | - | - | - | $2,325,927 | 495 | $3,020,784 | 77% | Sep 16, 2005 | Aloha Releasing Inc. |
| 53 | Oliver Twist | - | - | - | $2,080,321 | 779 | $2,080,321 | 100% | Sep 23, 2005 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 54 | Madagascar | - | - | - | $2,004,215 | 4,142 | $193,595,521 | 1% | May 27, 2005 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 55 | Fantastic Four | - | - | - | $1,837,516 | 3,619 | $154,696,080 | 1.2% | Jul 8, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 56 | The Aristocrats | - | - | - | $1,748,544 | 234 | $6,377,461 | 27.4% | Jul 29, 2005 | THINKFilm |
| 57 | Shopgirl | - | - | - | $1,712,147 | 493 | $10,284,523 | 16.6% | Oct 21, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 58 | Batman Begins | - | - | - | $1,701,959 | 3,858 | $205,343,774 | 0.8% | Jun 15, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | - | - | - | $1,609,530 | 3,451 | $186,336,279 | 0.9% | Jun 10, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 60 | Junebug | - | - | - | $1,590,589 | 143 | $2,678,691 | 59.4% | Aug 3, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 61 | War of the Worlds | - | - | - | $1,571,412 | 3,910 | $234,280,354 | 0.7% | Jun 29, 2005 | Paramount Pictures |
| 62 | The Squid and the Whale | - | - | - | $1,537,451 | 151 | $7,372,734 | 20.9% | Oct 5, 2005 | IDP Distribution |
| 63 | Everything Is Illuminated | - | - | - | $1,522,997 | 110 | $1,712,337 | 88.9% | Sep 16, 2005 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 64 | Salaam Namaste | - | - | - | $1,413,283 | 63 | $1,413,283 | 100% | Sep 9, 2005 | Yash Raj Films |
| 65 | Grizzly Man | - | - | - | $1,342,951 | 105 | $3,178,403 | 42.3% | Aug 12, 2005 | Lionsgate |
| 66 | Must Love Dogs | - | - | - | $1,287,169 | 2,505 | $43,894,863 | 2.9% | Jul 29, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | Thumbsucker | - | - | - | $1,286,008 | 330 | $1,328,679 | 96.8% | Sep 16, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | The Work and the Glory II: American Zion | - | - | - | $1,280,760 | 206 | $2,025,032 | 63.2% | Oct 21, 2005 | Vineyard Distribution |
| 69 | Wild Safari - A South African Adventure | - | - | - | $1,251,538 | 21 | $16,621,530 | 7.5% | Apr 8, 2005 | nWave Pictures |
| 70 | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | - | - | - | $1,038,718 | 3,127 | $22,400,154 | 4.6% | Aug 12, 2005 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 71 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | - | - | - | $953,964 | 3,521 | $66,023,816 | 1.4% | Jun 22, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 72 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $899,388 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 6.6% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 73 | Venom | - | - | - | $881,779 | 489 | $881,779 | 100% | Sep 16, 2005 | Dimension Films |
| 74 | The Great Raid | - | - | - | $864,414 | 920 | $10,167,373 | 8.5% | Aug 12, 2005 | Miramax |
| 75 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | - | - | - | $860,875 | 226 | $4,243,756 | 20.3% | Oct 21, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 76 | The Thing About My Folks | - | - | - | $816,403 | 145 | $816,403 | 100% | Sep 16, 2005 | Picturehouse |
| 77 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | - | - | - | $814,676 | 1,666 | $30,985,352 | 2.6% | Nov 9, 2005 | Paramount Pictures |
| 78 | Separate Lies | - | - | - | $813,597 | 127 | $924,260 | 88% | Sep 16, 2005 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 79 | Where the Truth Lies | - | - | - | $785,903 | 95 | $872,142 | 90.1% | Oct 7, 2005 | THINKFilm |
| 80 | A Sound of Thunder | - | - | - | $709,660 | 816 | $1,900,451 | 37.3% | Sep 2, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 81 | Innocent Voices | - | - | - | $707,635 | 75 | $837,878 | 84.5% | Oct 14, 2005 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 82 | Mirrormask | - | - | - | $684,847 | 42 | $866,999 | 79% | Sep 30, 2005 | IDP Distribution |
| 83 | El vacilón: The Movie | - | - | - | $666,280 | 36 | $1,291,951 | 51.6% | Oct 21, 2005 | Televisa Cine |
| 84 | 2046 | - | - | - | $623,329 | 61 | $1,444,588 | 43.1% | Aug 5, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 85 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | - | - | - | $567,811 | 41 | $627,844 | 90.4% | Sep 30, 2005 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 86 | Kids in America | - | - | - | $537,667 | 701 | $537,667 | 100% | Oct 21, 2005 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 87 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | - | - | - | $462,683 | 3,663 | $380,270,577 | 0.1% | May 19, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 88 | Stealth | - | - | - | $439,361 | 3,495 | $32,116,746 | 1.4% | Jul 29, 2005 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 89 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $400,189 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.4% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 90 | Ladies in Lavender | - | - | - | $372,171 | 119 | $6,765,081 | 5.5% | Apr 29, 2005 | IDP Distribution |
| 91 | Aliens of the Deep | - | - | - | $363,687 | 27 | $8,968,684 | 4.1% | Jan 28, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 92 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $363,074 | 17 | $10,994,028 | 3.3% | Oct 18, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 93 | Mad Hot Ballroom | - | - | - | $351,031 | 202 | $8,117,961 | 4.3% | May 13, 2005 | Paramount Classics |
| 94 | Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $340,799 | 22 | $666,327 | 51.1% | Jul 29, 2005 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 95 | Mobsters and Mormons | - | - | - | $339,686 | 32 | $409,604 | 82.9% | Sep 9, 2005 | Halestone Distribution |
| 96 | Green Street Hooligans | - | - | - | $335,057 | 29 | $346,830 | 96.6% | Sep 9, 2005 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 97 | Dark Water Original Release | - | - | - | $321,589 | 2,657 | $25,473,352 | 1.3% | Jul 8, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 98 | The Longest Yard | - | - | - | $320,535 | 3,654 | $158,119,460 | 0.2% | May 27, 2005 | Paramount Pictures |
| 99 | Ferpect Crime | - | - | - | $314,634 | 23 | $418,843 | 75.1% | Aug 19, 2005 | Vitagraph Films |
| 100 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $305,313 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 3% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 101 | Me and You and Everyone We Know | - | - | - | $282,378 | 160 | $3,885,134 | 7.3% | Jun 17, 2005 | IFC Films |
| 102 | Ushpizin | - | - | - | $262,699 | 48 | $1,400,666 | 18.8% | Oct 19, 2005 | Picturehouse |
| 103 | Hustle & Flow | - | - | - | $259,255 | 1,016 | $22,202,809 | 1.2% | Jul 22, 2005 | Paramount Classics |
| 104 | Little Manhattan | - | - | - | $257,872 | 35 | $385,373 | 66.9% | Sep 30, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 105 | Duma | - | - | - | $252,657 | 42 | $870,067 | 29% | Apr 22, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 106 | The Memory of a Killer 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $242,884 | 27 | $333,707 | 72.8% | Aug 26, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 107 | Nine Lives | - | - | - | $187,758 | 33 | $478,830 | 39.2% | Oct 14, 2005 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 108 | Bad News Bears | - | - | - | $182,576 | 3,183 | $32,868,349 | 0.6% | Jul 22, 2005 | Paramount Pictures |
| 109 | No Entry | - | - | - | $175,257 | 49 | $678,000 | 25.8% | Aug 26, 2005 | Eros Worldwide |
| 110 | Hellbent | - | - | - | $175,044 | 11 | $183,066 | 95.6% | Sep 16, 2005 | Regent Releasing |
| 111 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $162,112 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 0.9% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 112 | A Wake in Providence | - | - | - | $154,039 | 7 | $403,069 | 38.2% | Apr 15, 2005 | Indican Pictures |
| 113 | Murderball | - | - | - | $151,162 | 97 | $1,531,154 | 9.9% | Jul 8, 2005 | THINKFilm |
| 114 | Down and Derby | - | - | - | $138,621 | 63 | $231,609 | 59.9% | Apr 15, 2005 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 115 | Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... | - | - | - | $129,319 | 33 | $129,319 | 100% | Sep 23, 2005 | Eros Worldwide |
| 116 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $129,031 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 0.6% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 117 | Côte d'Azur | - | - | - | $128,990 | 11 | $141,039 | 91.5% | Sep 9, 2005 | Strand Releasing |
| 118 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | - | - | - | $124,369 | 37 | $1,023,424 | 12.2% | Jul 1, 2005 | Wellspring Media |
| 119 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $124,036 | 65 | $2,627,016 | 4.7% | Oct 1, 2004 | Luke Films Inc. |
| 120 | The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill | - | - | - | $115,474 | 67 | $3,058,527 | 3.8% | Feb 9, 2005 | Shadow Distribution |
| 121 | Garçon stupide | - | - | - | $103,344 | 4 | $151,702 | 68.1% | Sep 16, 2005 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 122 | Saraband | - | - | - | $101,528 | 27 | $645,634 | 15.7% | Jul 8, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 123 | The Baxter | - | - | - | $101,137 | 47 | $181,872 | 55.6% | Aug 26, 2005 | IFC Films |
| 124 | Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie | - | - | - | $101,080 | 9 | $176,801 | 57.2% | Sep 7, 2005 | Shadow Distribution |
| 125 | Crash | - | - | - | $100,267 | 1,905 | $54,580,300 | 0.2% | May 6, 2005 | Lionsgate |
| 126 | Paradise Now | - | - | - | $96,787 | 65 | $1,457,843 | 6.6% | Oct 28, 2005 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 127 | Supercross | - | - | - | $96,537 | 1,621 | $3,102,550 | 3.1% | Aug 17, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 128 | The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D | - | - | - | $94,005 | 2,655 | $39,177,684 | 0.2% | Jun 10, 2005 | Dimension Films |
| 129 | The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till | - | - | - | $92,213 | 10 | $204,956 | 45% | Aug 17, 2005 | THINKFilm |
| 130 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $89,927 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.2% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 131 | Pretty Persuasion | - | - | - | $88,092 | 24 | $305,800 | 28.8% | Aug 12, 2005 | IDP Distribution |
| 132 | Elevator to the Gallows | - | - | - | $84,545 | 4 | $263,404 | 32.1% | Jun 24, 2005 | Rialto Pictures |
| 133 | Asylum | - | - | - | $78,718 | 55 | $375,403 | 21% | Aug 12, 2005 | Paramount Classics |
| 134 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $77,897 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 0.4% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 135 | The War Within | - | - | - | $74,655 | 16 | $74,655 | 100% | Sep 30, 2005 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 136 | Saint Ralph | - | - | - | $68,627 | 61 | $489,389 | 14% | Aug 5, 2005 | IDP Distribution |
| 137 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | - | - | - | $67,235 | 2,583 | $39,053,061 | 0.2% | Jun 1, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 138 | Cinderella Man | - | - | - | $66,396 | 2,820 | $61,649,911 | 0.1% | Jun 3, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 139 | Secuestro express | - | - | - | $65,850 | 34 | $307,208 | 21.4% | Aug 5, 2005 | Miramax |
| 140 | The Future of Food | - | - | - | $64,496 | 5 | $81,280 | 79.4% | Sep 14, 2005 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 141 | Three... Extremes 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $60,398 | 19 | $77,532 | 77.9% | Oct 28, 2005 | Lionsgate |
| 142 | Forty Shades of Blue | - | - | - | $57,992 | 7 | $75,828 | 76.5% | Sep 30, 2005 | Vitagraph Films |
| 143 | Protocols of Zion | - | - | - | $57,795 | 10 | $178,875 | 32.3% | Oct 21, 2005 | THINKFilm |
| 144 | The Beautiful Country 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $54,992 | 28 | $442,813 | 12.4% | Jul 8, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 145 | Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets | - | - | - | $49,000 | 20 | $49,000 | 100% | Sep 16, 2005 | Eros Worldwide |
| 146 | The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam | - | - | - | $48,652 | 5 | $225,863 | 21.5% | Jun 10, 2005 | Arrival Pictures |
| 147 | The Passenger 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $47,577 | 24 | $620,155 | 7.7% | Oct 28, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 148 | Loggerheads | - | - | - | $46,571 | 9 | $115,314 | 40.4% | Oct 14, 2005 | Strand Releasing |
| 149 | Howl's Moving Castle | - | - | - | $45,925 | 202 | $4,711,096 | 1% | Jun 10, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 150 | Tony Takitani | - | - | - | $43,336 | 5 | $129,783 | 33.4% | Jun 24, 2005 | Strand Releasing |
| 151 | Killing Cabos 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $40,024 | 82 | $155,874 | 25.7% | Aug 26, 2005 | Televisa Cine |
| 152 | Cronicas | - | - | - | $39,223 | 17 | $300,322 | 13.1% | Jul 8, 2005 | Palm Pictures |
| 153 | Before the Fall | - | - | - | $38,468 | 4 | $144,254 | 26.7% | Oct 7, 2005 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 154 | Caterina in the Big City | - | - | - | $38,383 | 13 | $296,464 | 12.9% | Jun 3, 2005 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 155 | Dirty Love | - | - | - | $36,099 | 44 | $36,099 | 100% | Sep 23, 2005 | First Look International |
| 156 | Campfire | - | - | - | $34,835 | 5 | $34,835 | 100% | Sep 9, 2005 | Film Movement |
| 157 | Dorian Blues | - | - | - | $33,327 | 5 | $72,234 | 46.1% | Sep 23, 2005 | TLA Releasing |
| 158 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $33,310 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 0.2% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 159 | Keane | - | - | - | $33,256 | 5 | $33,256 | 100% | Sep 9, 2005 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 160 | Heights | - | - | - | $32,240 | 66 | $1,160,817 | 2.8% | Jun 17, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 161 | New York Doll | - | - | - | $31,876 | 11 | $219,672 | 14.5% | Oct 28, 2005 | First Independent Pictures |
| 162 | Ballets Russes | - | - | - | $31,350 | 21 | $815,848 | 3.8% | Oct 26, 2005 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 163 | William Eggleston in the Real World | - | - | - | $31,276 | 2 | $44,435 | 70.4% | Aug 31, 2005 | Palm Pictures |
| 164 | Dirty Deeds | - | - | - | $30,719 | 64 | $146,490 | 21% | Aug 26, 2005 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 165 | Saving Face | - | - | - | $29,221 | 56 | $1,187,266 | 2.5% | May 27, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 166 | Margaret Cho: Assassin | - | - | - | $28,648 | 8 | $40,123 | 71.4% | Sep 2, 2005 | Regent Releasing |
| 167 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $28,641 | 10 | $8,959,784 | 0.3% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 168 | The Edukators | - | - | - | $28,182 | 19 | $175,493 | 16.1% | Jul 22, 2005 | IFC Films |
| 169 | November | - | - | - | $28,026 | 27 | $192,186 | 14.6% | Jul 22, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 170 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $27,241 | 3 | $381,225 | 7.1% | Oct 22, 2004 | Mela Films LLC |
| 171 | Shaadi No. 1 | - | - | - | $26,519 | 45 | $336,772 | 7.9% | Nov 3, 2005 | Eros Worldwide |
| 172 | Barely Legal | - | - | - | $26,511 | 20 | $26,511 | 100% | Oct 21, 2005 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 173 | Wasabi Tuna 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $26,307 | 5 | $51,036 | 51.5% | Oct 28, 2005 | Indican Pictures |
| 174 | Après Vous | - | - | - | $26,263 | 42 | $830,292 | 3.2% | Jun 3, 2005 | Paramount Classics |
| 175 | Mangal Pandey | - | - | - | $25,935 | 63 | $954,108 | 2.7% | Aug 12, 2005 | Yash Raj Films |
| 176 | An Adolescent 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $23,817 | 2 | $65,171 | 36.5% | Aug 26, 2005 | Indican Pictures |
| 177 | Kamikaze Girls 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $23,613 | 3 | $34,424 | 68.6% | Sep 9, 2005 | Viz Media |
| 178 | Undiscovered | - | - | - | $23,152 | 1,304 | $1,069,318 | 2.2% | Aug 26, 2005 | Lionsgate |
| 179 | Emmanuel's Gift | - | - | - | $23,014 | 6 | $23,728 | 97% | Oct 21, 2005 | First Look International |
| 180 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $22,290 | 16 | $7,195,792 | 0.3% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 181 | Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus | - | - | - | $21,682 | 6 | $79,916 | 27.1% | Jul 13, 2005 | Shadow Distribution |
| 182 | Darwin's Nightmare | - | - | - | $21,560 | 6 | $203,746 | 10.6% | Aug 3, 2005 | International Film Circuit |
| 183 | Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow | - | - | - | $20,934 | 1 | $24,966 | 83.9% | Sep 14, 2005 | New Yorker Films |
| 184 | Going Shopping | - | - | - | $20,810 | 6 | $31,908 | 65.2% | Sep 30, 2005 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 185 | Naked in Ashes | - | - | - | $20,170 | 6 | $72,073 | 28% | Oct 21, 2005 | Jour de Fête Films |
| 186 | Kings & Queen | - | - | - | $20,162 | 9 | $290,973 | 6.9% | May 13, 2005 | Wellspring Media |
| 187 | Music from the Inside Out | - | - | - | $19,911 | 4 | $141,504 | 14.1% | Apr 22, 2005 | Emerging Pictures |
| 188 | The Island | - | - | - | $19,887 | 3,138 | $35,818,913 | <0.1% | Jul 22, 2005 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 189 | Happily Ever After | - | - | - | $19,511 | 8 | $252,379 | 7.7% | Apr 8, 2005 | Kino International |
| 190 | A State of Mind | - | - | - | $19,402 | 5 | $41,468 | 46.8% | Aug 10, 2005 | Kino International |
| 191 | After Innocence | - | - | - | $18,876 | 4 | $114,264 | 16.5% | Oct 21, 2005 | New Yorker Films |
| 192 | Yes | - | - | - | $18,395 | 26 | $396,760 | 4.6% | Jun 24, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 193 | Screen Door Jesus | - | - | - | $17,587 | 3 | $59,000 | 29.8% | Sep 30, 2005 | Indican Pictures |
| 194 | Dear Wendy | - | - | - | $17,474 | 7 | $23,106 | 75.6% | Sep 23, 2005 | Wellspring Media |
| 195 | Rebound | - | - | - | $17,202 | 2,464 | $16,809,014 | 0.1% | Jul 1, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 196 | Eternal | - | - | - | $16,701 | 9 | $28,089 | 59.5% | Aug 26, 2005 | Regent Releasing |
| 197 | Reel Paradise | - | - | - | $16,607 | 6 | $31,918 | 52% | Aug 17, 2005 | Wellspring Media |
| 198 | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $15,979 | 6 | $45,289 | 35.3% | Aug 19, 2005 | Tartan |
| 199 | Three Dancing Slaves | - | - | - | $15,501 | 2 | $21,888 | 70.8% | Sep 2, 2005 | TLA Releasing |
| 200 | Pure | - | - | - | $15,309 | 3 | $102,471 | 14.9% | Jun 10, 2005 | Indican Pictures |
| 201 | The Two of Us | - | - | - | $14,148 | 2 | $56,558 | 25% | May 27, 2005 | Rialto Pictures |
| 202 | C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America | - | - | - | $13,700 | 28 | $672,156 | 2% | Oct 7, 2005 | IFC Films |
| 203 | Never Been Thawed | - | - | - | $13,395 | 1 | $47,219 | 28.4% | Apr 15, 2005 | Indican Pictures |
| 204 | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room | - | - | - | $12,996 | 151 | $4,071,700 | 0.3% | Apr 22, 2005 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 205 | Happy Endings | - | - | - | $12,844 | 74 | $1,315,701 | 1% | Jul 15, 2005 | Lionsgate |
| 206 | Daltry Calhoun | - | - | - | $12,551 | 13 | $12,551 | 100% | Sep 23, 2005 | Miramax |
| 207 | The World | - | - | - | $11,980 | 3 | $64,123 | 18.7% | Jul 1, 2005 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 208 | Three of Hearts 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,903 | 1 | $21,429 | 55.5% | Oct 19, 2005 | THINKFilm |
| 209 | Monster-in-Law | - | - | - | $11,544 | 3,424 | $82,931,301 | <0.1% | May 13, 2005 | New Line Cinema |
| 210 | Slutty Summer | - | - | - | $11,419 | 2 | $21,515 | 53.1% | Jun 10, 2005 | Embrem Entertainment |
| 211 | God's Sandbox | - | - | - | $10,775 | 3 | $51,246 | 21% | Jul 29, 2005 | Indican Pictures |
| 212 | The Dying Gaul | - | - | - | $10,598 | 24 | $342,747 | 3.1% | Nov 4, 2005 | Holedigger Films |
| 213 | Drivers Wanted | - | - | - | $10,299 | 1 | $25,189 | 40.9% | Jun 24, 2005 | Indican Pictures |
| 214 | Christmas in the Clouds | - | - | - | $9,396 | 27 | $279,225 | 3.4% | Nov 4, 2005 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 215 | States of Grace | - | - | - | $8,530 | 35 | $203,144 | 4.2% | Nov 4, 2005 | Main Street Movie Company |
| 216 | The Goebbels Experiment | - | - | - | $8,479 | 2 | $47,211 | 18% | Aug 12, 2005 | First Run |
| 217 | The Tunnel 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $8,060 | 2 | $46,296 | 17.4% | Apr 27, 2005 | Avatar Films |
| 218 | Tropical Malady | - | - | - | $8,038 | 3 | $46,750 | 17.2% | Jun 24, 2005 | Strand Releasing |
| 219 | Occupation: Dreamland | - | - | - | $8,018 | 2 | $8,018 | 100% | Sep 23, 2005 | RumuR Inc. |
| 220 | One Bright Shining Moment | - | - | - | $7,942 | 2 | $15,504 | 51.2% | Sep 16, 2005 | First Run |
| 221 | À Tout de Suite | - | - | - | $7,746 | 6 | $248,565 | 3.1% | Apr 29, 2005 | The Cinema Guild |
| 222 | Edvard Munch | - | - | - | $7,526 | 3 | $43,539 | 17.3% | Jun 17, 2005 | Shadow Distribution |
| 223 | Lila dit ça | - | - | - | $6,880 | 6 | $121,365 | 5.7% | Jun 24, 2005 | IDP Distribution |
| 224 | The Aggressives | - | - | - | $6,533 | 1 | $6,533 | 100% | Oct 7, 2005 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 225 | White King, Red Rubber, Black Death | - | - | - | $6,458 | 1 | $6,458 | 100% | Oct 21, 2005 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 226 | Sequins | - | - | - | $6,173 | 2 | $26,042 | 23.7% | May 27, 2005 | New Yorker Films |
| 227 | First Morning | - | - | - | $5,890 | 2 | $87,264 | 6.7% | Jul 15, 2005 | Illuminare Entertainment |
| 228 | Sueño | - | - | - | $5,729 | 8 | $5,729 | 100% | Sep 30, 2005 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 229 | The Roost | - | - | - | $5,642 | 4 | $5,642 | 100% | Oct 21, 2005 | Vitagraph Films |
| 230 | The Ninth Day | - | - | - | $5,543 | 4 | $72,888 | 7.6% | May 27, 2005 | Kino International |
| 231 | Wall | - | - | - | $4,718 | 2 | $14,541 | 32.4% | Aug 26, 2005 | Lifesize Entertainment |
| 232 | My Big Fat Independent Movie | - | - | - | $4,655 | 1 | $4,655 | 100% | Sep 30, 2005 | - |
| 233 | Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater | - | - | - | $4,410 | 1 | $4,410 | 100% | Oct 7, 2005 | First Run |
| 234 | Gay Sex in the 70s | - | - | - | $3,941 | 5 | $249,565 | 1.6% | Nov 4, 2005 | Lovett Releasing |
| 235 | Games of Love and Chance 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,456 | 1 | $8,085 | 42.7% | Aug 31, 2005 | New Yorker Films |
| 236 | Oyster Farmer | - | - | - | $3,244 | 2 | $15,456 | 21% | Jul 29, 2005 | The Cinema Guild |
| 237 | Face | - | - | - | $3,123 | 4 | $108,151 | 2.9% | Oct 15, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 238 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,972 | 32 | $1,222,538 | 0.2% | Oct 31, 2005 | IMAX |
| 239 | The Great Role | - | - | - | $2,951 | 2 | $11,419 | 25.8% | May 6, 2005 | First Run |
| 240 | The President's Last Bang | - | - | - | $2,939 | 3 | $9,724 | 30.2% | Oct 14, 2005 | Kino International |
| 241 | Three Days of Rain | - | - | - | $2,841 | 1 | $2,841 | 100% | Sep 30, 2005 | Rogue Arts |
| 242 | Oldboy | - | - | - | $2,715 | 28 | $707,481 | 0.4% | Mar 25, 2005 | Tartan |
| 243 | Walk on Water | - | - | - | $2,580 | 47 | $2,713,932 | <0.1% | Mar 4, 2005 | IDP Distribution |
| 244 | My Mother's Smile 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,495 | 2 | $41,432 | 6% | Feb 11, 2005 | New Yorker Films |
| 245 | The Great Water | - | - | - | $2,434 | 2 | $17,257 | 14.1% | Jun 17, 2005 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 246 | The Optimists | - | - | - | $2,377 | 1 | $2,377 | 100% | Oct 21, 2005 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 247 | Brooklyn Lobster | - | - | - | $2,274 | 5 | $138,267 | 1.6% | Nov 4, 2005 | Meadowbrook Pictures |
| 248 | The Overture 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,254 | 2 | $2,254 | 100% | Oct 7, 2005 | Kino International |
| 249 | Side Effects | - | - | - | $2,216 | 1 | $2,216 | 100% | Sep 9, 2005 | Hummingbird Pictures |
| 250 | Funny Ha Ha | - | - | - | $2,130 | 3 | $77,070 | 2.8% | Apr 29, 2005 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing |
| 251 | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,046 | 3 | $126,684 | 1.6% | Nov 19, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 252 | Steal Me | - | - | - | $1,967 | 1 | $1,967 | 100% | Sep 9, 2005 | Cineville |
| 253 | Wild Side | - | - | - | $1,668 | 2 | $15,355 | 10.9% | Jun 10, 2005 | Wellspring Media |
| 254 | Formula 17 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,458 | 1 | $15,427 | 9.5% | Aug 26, 2005 | Strand Releasing |
| 255 | Manna from Heaven | - | - | - | $1,395 | 33 | $505,675 | 0.3% | Aug 2, 2002 | Five Sisters Productions |
| 256 | The Reception | - | - | - | $1,140 | 1 | $18,389 | 6.2% | Jul 15, 2005 | Strand Releasing |
| 257 | Palindromes | - | - | - | $878 | 46 | $553,368 | 0.2% | Apr 13, 2005 | Wellspring Media |
| 258 | Torremolinos 73 | - | - | - | $876 | 4 | $87,385 | 1% | Apr 15, 2005 | First Run |
| 259 | Schizo | - | - | - | $872 | 5 | $54,357 | 1.6% | Mar 18, 2005 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 260 | Robots | - | - | - | $831 | 3,776 | $128,200,012 | <0.1% | Mar 11, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 261 | Watermarks | - | - | - | $785 | 9 | $246,094 | 0.3% | Jan 21, 2005 | Kino International |
| 262 | Milwaukee, Minnesota | - | - | - | $706 | 3 | $17,528 | 4% | Jun 3, 2005 | Tartan |
| 263 | Intimate Stories | - | - | - | $683 | 3 | $102,897 | 0.7% | Mar 4, 2005 | New Yorker Films |
| 264 | Or (My Treasure) | - | - | - | $631 | 2 | $29,194 | 2.2% | Jun 1, 2005 | Kino International |
| 265 | Masculine Feminine | - | - | - | $576 | 4 | $200,380 | 0.3% | Feb 11, 2005 | Rialto Pictures |
| 266 | I Love Your Work | - | - | - | $466 | 1 | $3,264 | 14.3% | Nov 4, 2005 | THINKFilm |
| 267 | The Dark Hours | - | - | - | $423 | 1 | $423 | 100% | Oct 13, 2005 | N/A |
| 268 | Head-On | - | - | - | $366 | 9 | $435,395 | <0.1% | Jan 21, 2005 | Strand Releasing |
| 269 | The Beauty Academy of Kabul | - | - | - | $343 | 13 | $225,448 | 0.2% | Nov 4, 2005 | Shadow Distribution |
| 270 | The Swenkas | - | - | - | $155 | 1 | $8,860 | 1.7% | Nov 9, 2005 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 271 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $150 | 51 | $6,751,389 | <0.1% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 272 | Come Away Home | - | - | - | $102 | 16 | $72,810 | 0.1% | May 6, 2005 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |