| Movie Summary | 
King Kong | 
The Chronicles of Narnia | 
Harry Potter / Goblet of Fire |
| Genre | Period Adventure | Fantasy | Fantasy |
| Studio | Universal | Buena Vista | Warner Bros. |
| Release Date | December 14, 2005 | December 9, 2005 | November 18, 2005 |
| Domestic Gross | $218,080,025 | $291,710,957 | $290,013,036 |
| Production Budget | $207 million | $180 million | $150 million |
| Running Time | 3 hrs. 7 min. | 2 hrs. 12 min. | 2 hrs. 33 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images | battle sequences and frightening moments | sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images |
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| Domestic Summary | King Kong | The Chronicles of Narnia | Harry Potter / Goblet of Fire |
| Total Gross | $218,080,025 | $291,710,957 | $290,013,036 |
| Opening Weekend* | $50,130,145 | $65,556,312 | $102,685,961 |
| Theaters | 3,568 | 3,616 | 3,858 |
| Average | $14,049 | $18,129 | $26,616 |
| Opening % of Total | 23.0% | 22.5% | 35.4% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -57.6% | -51.4% | -46.7% |
| Widest Release | 3,627 | 3,853 | 3,858 |
| Close Date | April 6, 2006 | May 11, 2006 | April 6, 2006 |
| In Release | 114 days / 16 weeks | 154 days / 22 weeks | 140 days / 20 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
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| Worldwide Summary | King Kong | The Chronicles of Narnia | Harry Potter / Goblet of Fire |
| Worldwide Gross | $550,517,357 | $745,013,115 | $896,911,078 |
| Foreign Gross | $332,437,332 | $453,302,158 | $606,898,042 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 60.4% | 60.8% | 67.7% |
| Domestic Gross | $218,080,025 | $291,710,957 | $290,013,036 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 39.6% | 39.2% | 32.3% |
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| Genres & Franchises | King Kong | The Chronicles of Narnia | Harry Potter / Goblet of Fire |
| Genre: Family - Children's Book Adaptation | - | #7 | #8 |
| Genre: Fantasy - Live Action | - | #13 | #14 |
| Showdown: Holiday 2005: 'Kong' vs. 'Narnia' vs. 'Goblet' | #3 | #1 | #2 |
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| Chart Rankings | King Kong | The Chronicles of Narnia | Harry Potter / Goblet of Fire |
| All Time Domestic | #160 | #86 | #89 |
| All Time Adjusted | #256 | #135 | #136 |
| All Time Worldwide | #164 | #95 | #51 |
| Yearly 2005 | #5 | #2 | #3 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2005 | #8 | #3 | #2 |
| Yearly PG-13 Rated 2005 | #4 | - | #2 |
| Worldwide Openings | #98 | #143 | #72 |
| Worldwide Yearly 2005 | #5 | #3 | #1 |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | #84 | #157 | #81 |
| Opening Weeks | #216 | #171 | #51 |
| Opening Day Gross | - | #140 | #52 |
| Single Day Gross | #633 | #369 | #112 |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross | - | #105 | #41 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross | - | #101 | #105 |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross | - | #80 | #25 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | - | #149 | #47 |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #80 | #82 | #181 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #243 | #145 | #56 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | - | #183 | #65 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | - | #124 | #53 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross | - | #109 | #113 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | #99 | #129 | #49 |
| Non-Holiday Monday Gross | #36 | #38 | #108 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | - | #145 | #52 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | - | #133 | #50 |
| Opening Weekends | #227 | #135 | #51 |
| Opening Weekends - December | #13 | #9 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Holiday | #43 | #30 | #11 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | - | #133 | #53 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | - | #152 | #60 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #205 | #181 | #61 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | - | #165 | #66 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #234 | #201 | #94 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #227 | #190 | #78 |
| Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #141 | #81 | - |
| Second Weekends | - | #158 | #37 |
| Third Weekends | #70 | #133 | #129 |
| Fourth Weekends | #141 | #12 | - |
| Seventh Weekends | - | #82 | #97 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #781 | #583 | #425 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #1434 | #1116 | #844 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1983 | #1560 | #1205 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #3891 | #3252 | #2688 |
| Rated PG-13 | #93 | - | #58 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #146 | - | #38 |
| Widest Releases | #319 | #186 | #181 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #334 | #299 | #169 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #178 | - | #95 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #173 | - | #102 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #228 | #172 | #53 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #153 | #149 | #56 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #129 | #96 | #54 |
| Fastest to $250 million | - | #80 | #73 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #453 | #509 | #628 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #64 | #97 | #139 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #211 | #190 | #86 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2005 Releases) | #24 | #21 | #5 |
| Yearly (Wide) 2005 | #5 | #2 | #3 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2005 | #8 | #3 | #2 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #200 | #152 | #32 |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #142 | #86 | #42 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #116 | #73 | #80 |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #104 | #58 | #11 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | - | #124 | #33 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #66 | #69 | #167 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #205 | #103 | #28 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | - | #145 | #41 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #164 | #102 | #49 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #125 | #81 | #88 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #92 | #105 | #36 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | - | #181 | #50 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | #153 | #49 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - December | #13 | #8 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #204 | #117 | #32 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | #45 | #24 | #8 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | - | #135 | #22 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #74 | #147 | #142 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #190 | #14 | - |
| Seventh Weekends Adjusted | - | #121 | #163 |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #94 | - | #42 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #136 | - | #28 |
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