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Adventure box office · Week 36 · Aug 28–Sep 3, 2005

Adventure Box Office, Week 36 of 2005: Adventure Releases of Aug 28–Sep 3

A Sound of Thunder (2005) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3), with $11.7M worldwide, ahead of Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005) at $2.6M and Mind Game (2005) at $36.6K. 3 adventure films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.3M in all, 14% of it from the US & Canada.

week 36 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$14.3M
A Sound of Thunder (2005), the #1
$11.7M
earned in the US & Canada
14%
A Sound of Thunder (2005) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 adventure movie of Week 36, 2005

A Sound of Thunder (2005)

2005 · Action, Adventure

$11.7M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total

$1.9M US & Canada · 16% $9.8M elsewhere · 84%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Adventure Hits of Week 36 of 2005?

A Sound of Thunder (2005) leads with $11.7M, 82% of the total. The top 3 together took $14.3M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. A Sound of Thunder (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $11.7M A Sound of Thunder (2005)
    $1.9M US & Canada · 16% $9.8M elsewhere · 84%
  2. Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $2.6M Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Mind Game (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $36.6K Mind Game (2005)
    $36.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Adventure Release of Week 36 of 2005, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3).

  1. 1 A Sound of Thunder (2005) movie poster
    A Sound of Thunder (2005) Sep 2, 2005 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $11.7M worldwide
    Sep 2, 2005 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $9.8M Worldwide: $11.7M
  2. 2 Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005) movie poster
    Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005) Sep 1, 2005 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Action $2.6M worldwide
    Sep 1, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
  3. 3 Mind Game (2005) movie poster
    Mind Game (2005) Sep 2, 2005 · English · Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy $36.6K worldwide
    Sep 2, 2005 US and Canada: $36.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2001 earned the most: $32.5M from 1 film, led by The Musketeer (2001). Week 36, 2005 took $14.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 1996 Sep 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 1997 Aug 31–Sep 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 1998 Aug 30–Sep 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 1999 Aug 29–Sep 4 2 films 2 $11.8M – Chill Factor (1999) $11.8M
Week 36, 2000 Aug 27–Sep 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 2001 Sep 2–8 1 film 1 $32.5M – The Musketeer (2001) $32.5M
Week 36, 2002 Sep 1–7 1 film · −100% 1 $128.8K −100% Don Quixote, Knight Errant (2002) $128.8K
Week 36, 2003 Aug 31–Sep 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 2004 Aug 29–Sep 4 2 films 2 $6.1M – Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2004) $6.1M
Week 36, 2005 Aug 28–Sep 3 3 films · +133% 3 $14.3M +133% A Sound of Thunder (2005) $11.7M
FAQ

Adventure Box Office Week 36 of 2005: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing adventure movie in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3)?

A Sound of Thunder (2005) leads with $11.7M worldwide, $1.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005) at $2.6M and Mind Game (2005) at $36.6K.

How much did adventure movies released in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3) earn?

3 adventure films released in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3) report a worldwide gross, $14.3M in all, or $4.8M per film on average.

How many adventure movies released in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Sound of Thunder (2005), earned $11.7M.

How much of the Week 36, 2005 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.9M of the $14.3M total, or 14%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 2005 adventure box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 36, 2005 adventure box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.