#1 of 319 #1 comedy movie of 2005
2005 · Adventure, Comedy
$542.1M worldwide · 7% of the chart's total
$193.6M US & Canada · 36% $348.5M elsewhere · 64%
Comedy box office · 2005
Comedy Box Office 2005: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies
Madagascar (2005) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 2005, with $542.1M worldwide, ahead of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) at $487.3M and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) at $475M. 319 comedy films released in 2005 report a worldwide gross, $8B in all, 49% of it from the US & Canada. 24 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 7% on 2004, whose releases took $7.5B. By language, English leads with $6.5B across 151 comedy releases.
- 2005 releases with a gross
- 319
- combined worldwide
- $8B
- films crossed $100M
- 24
- vs 2004
- +7%
#1 of 319 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of 2005?
Madagascar (2005) leads with $542.1M, 7% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.2B, 27% of what all 319 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Comedy Release of 2005, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 319. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2005.
- 1 May 27, 2005 US and Canada: $193.6M Rest of the world: $348.5M Worldwide: $542.1M
- 2 Jun 10, 2005 US and Canada: $186.3M Rest of the world: $301M Worldwide: $487.3M
- 3 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)Jul 15, 2005 US and Canada: $206.5M Rest of the world: $268.5M Worldwide: $475M
Jul 15, 2005 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $475M worldwide - 4 Feb 11, 2005 US and Canada: $179.5M Rest of the world: $192.1M Worldwide: $371.6M
- 5 Nov 4, 2005 US and Canada: $135.4M Rest of the world: $179M Worldwide: $314.4M
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Jul 15, 2005 US and Canada: $209.3M Rest of the world: $79.2M Worldwide: $288.5M - 7
Mar 11, 2005 US and Canada: $128.2M Rest of the world: $134.3M Worldwide: $262.5M - 8
Dec 21, 2005 US and Canada: $110.3M Rest of the world: $94.3M Worldwide: $204.7M - 9
Mar 4, 2005 US and Canada: $113.1M Rest of the world: $85.6M Worldwide: $198.6M - 10
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)Oct 5, 2005 US and Canada: $56.1M Rest of the world: $136.7M Worldwide: $192.8M Oct 5, 2005 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $192.8M worldwide - 11
May 27, 2005 US and Canada: $158.1M Rest of the world: $33.3M Worldwide: $191.5M - 12
Aug 19, 2005 US and Canada: $109.4M Rest of the world: $67.9M Worldwide: $177.4M - 13
May 13, 2005 US and Canada: $82.9M Rest of the world: $72.5M Worldwide: $155.5M - 14
Jun 22, 2005 US and Canada: $66M Rest of the world: $78.1M Worldwide: $144.1M - 15
Jun 24, 2005 US and Canada: $63.3M Rest of the world: $68.1M Worldwide: $131.4M - 16
Dec 21, 2005 US and Canada: $82.6M Rest of the world: $47.6M Worldwide: $130.2M - 17
Apr 8, 2005 US and Canada: $68.7M Rest of the world: $50.6M Worldwide: $119.2M - 18
Aug 5, 2005 US and Canada: $80.3M Rest of the world: $30.8M Worldwide: $111.1M - 19
Aug 26, 2005 US and Canada: $37.9M Rest of the world: $67.4M Worldwide: $105.3M - 20
Apr 8, 2005 US and Canada: $17.1M Rest of the world: $87.8M Worldwide: $104.9M - 21
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)Apr 29, 2005 US and Canada: $51.1M Rest of the world: $53.4M Worldwide: $104.5M Apr 29, 2005 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy $104.5M worldwide - 22
Mar 25, 2005 US and Canada: $68.9M Rest of the world: $34.2M Worldwide: $103.1M - 23
Sep 16, 2005 US and Canada: $48.3M Rest of the world: $54.5M Worldwide: $102.9M - 24
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)Mar 24, 2005 US and Canada: $48.5M Rest of the world: $52.9M Worldwide: $101.4M Mar 24, 2005 · English · Action, Comedy, Crime $101.4M worldwide - 25
Jan 21, 2005 US and Canada: $82.7M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $97.9M - 26
Mar 4, 2005 US and Canada: $56M Rest of the world: $39.7M Worldwide: $95.8M - 27
Dec 16, 2005 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $32.8M Worldwide: $92.9M - 28
Jan 14, 2005 US and Canada: $49.8M Rest of the world: $41M Worldwide: $90.8M - 29
Dec 25, 2005 US and Canada: $43M Rest of the world: $45.9M Worldwide: $88.9M - 30
Jul 29, 2005 US and Canada: $63.9M Rest of the world: $22.4M Worldwide: $86.4M - 31
Oct 7, 2005 US and Canada: $32.9M Rest of the world: $50.8M Worldwide: $83.7M - 32
Nov 23, 2005 US and Canada: $53.4M Rest of the world: $19.3M Worldwide: $72.7M - 33
Oct 28, 2005 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $45.1M Worldwide: $67.9M - 34
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)Nov 11, 2005 US and Canada: $29.3M Rest of the world: $35.8M Worldwide: $65.1M Nov 11, 2005 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $65.1M worldwide - 35
Aug 19, 2005 US and Canada: $19.5M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $61.7M - 36
Feb 18, 2005 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $43M Worldwide: $60M - 37
Jul 29, 2005 US and Canada: $43.9M Rest of the world: $14.3M Worldwide: $58.2M - 38
May 13, 2005 US and Canada: $52.8M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $56.1M - 39
Oct 14, 2005 US and Canada: $26.9M Rest of the world: $25.3M Worldwide: $52.2M - 40
Nov 23, 2005 US and Canada: $32.6M Rest of the world: $18.4M Worldwide: $51M - 41
Feb 25, 2005 US and Canada: $50.6M Rest of the world: $19.1K Worldwide: $50.7M - 42
Apr 8, 2005 US and Canada: $42.1M Rest of the world: $8.5M Worldwide: $50.6M - 43
Aug 5, 2005 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: $33.6M Worldwide: $47.3M - 44
Feb 4, 2005 US and Canada: $31.7M Rest of the world: $15.4M Worldwide: $47.1M - 45
Aug 12, 2005 US and Canada: $22.4M Rest of the world: $22.7M Worldwide: $45.1M - 46
Apr 22, 2005 US and Canada: $21.8M Rest of the world: $21M Worldwide: $42.9M - 47
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)Jun 1, 2005 US and Canada: $39.1M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $42M Jun 1, 2005 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Romance $42M worldwide - 48
Dec 23, 2005 US and Canada: $35.4M Rest of the world: $5M Worldwide: $40.4M - 49
Nov 11, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.7M - 50
Dec 16, 2005 US and Canada: $19.4M Rest of the world: $18.7M Worldwide: $38.1M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2005?
Of the top 10, Wedding Crashers (2005) earned the biggest share at home (73% in the US & Canada), while Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) made 71% of its gross abroad. Across all 319 films, $3.9B (49%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Madagascar (2005) $542.1M $193.6M US & Canada · 36% $348.5M elsewhere · 64%
- 2 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $487.3M $186.3M US & Canada · 38% $301M elsewhere · 62%
- 3 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) $475M $206.5M US & Canada · 43% $268.5M elsewhere · 57%
- 4 Hitch (2005) $371.6M $179.5M US & Canada · 48% $192.1M elsewhere · 52%
- 5 Chicken Little (2005) $314.4M $135.4M US & Canada · 43% $179M elsewhere · 57%
- 6 Wedding Crashers (2005) $288.5M $209.3M US & Canada · 73% $79.2M elsewhere · 27%
- 7 Robots (2005) $262.5M $128.2M US & Canada · 49% $134.3M elsewhere · 51%
- 8 Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) $204.7M $110.3M US & Canada · 54% $94.3M elsewhere · 46%
- 9 The Pacifier (2005) $198.6M $113.1M US & Canada · 57% $85.6M elsewhere · 43%
- 10 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) $192.8M $56.1M US & Canada · 29% $136.7M elsewhere · 71%
Gross bands
How Many 2005 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
24 of 319 films crossed $100M and took $5.1B between them, 64% of the total. 226 films, 71% of the list, earned under $10M.
57% 31%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, <1% of the list $542.1M · 7% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 23 films, 7% of the list $4.6B · 57% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 69 films, 22% of the list $2.5B · 31% of the gross
- Under $10M 226 films, 71% of the list $368.6M · 5% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2005 Earned the Most?
July releases took the most, $986.6M from 20 films, led by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). January was the quietest month ($215.7M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Are We There Yet? (2005) $215.7M Are We There Yet? (2005)
- February Feb Hitch (2005) $670.3M Hitch (2005)
- March Mar Robots (2005) $957M Robots (2005)
- April Apr Sahara (2005) $497M Sahara (2005)
- May May Madagascar (2005) $985.3M Madagascar (2005)
- June Jun Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $888.8M Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
- July Jul Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) $986.6M Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- August Aug The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) $647.8M The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- September Sep Just Like Heaven (2005) $251.3M Just Like Heaven (2005)
- October Oct Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) $505.7M Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- November Nov Chicken Little (2005) $625.2M Chicken Little (2005)
- December Dec Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) $760.4M Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Last 10 years
How Does 2005 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2003 earned the most: $8.1B from 284 films, led by Finding Nemo (2003). 2005 took $8B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 120 films | 120 | $3.2B | – | 101 Dalmatians (1996) $320.7M |
| 1997 109 films · +15% | 109 | $3.6B | +15% | Men in Black (1997) $589.4M |
| 1998 126 films · +15% | 126 | $4.2B | +15% | There's Something About Mary (1998) $369.9M |
| 1999 148 films · +30% | 148 | $5.4B | +30% | Toy Story 2 (1999) $497.4M |
| 2000 153 films · +6% | 153 | $5.7B | +6% | What Women Want (2000) $374.1M |
| 2001 221 films · +14% | 221 | $6.6B | +14% | Monsters, Inc. (2001) $579.8M |
| 2002 295 films · −3% | 295 | $6.4B | −3% | Men in Black II (2002) $445.1M |
| 2003 284 films · +26% | 284 | $8.1B | +26% | Finding Nemo (2003) $941.6M |
| 2004 327 films · −8% | 327 | $7.5B | −8% | Shrek 2 (2004) $932.5M |
| 2005 319 films · +7% | 319 | $8B | +7% | Madagascar (2005) $542.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in 2005?
English-language comedy films took $6.5B across 151 films, 82% of the total, ahead of Korean-language comedy films ($209.3M) and Chinese-language comedy films ($112.3M).
2005 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $6.5B151 films · #1 Madagascar (2005)
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Korean $209.3M21 films · #1 Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) -
Chinese $112.3M4 films · #1 Kung Fu Hustle (2005) -
French $103.4M27 films · #1 You Are So Beautiful (2005) -
Japanese $99.5M10 films · #1 Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005) -
Italian $50.7M9 films · #1 I Love You in Every Language in the World (2005) -
Spanish $46.1M13 films · #1 Torrente 3: The Protector (2005) -
Hindi $23.2M11 films · #1 Salaam Namaste (2005) -
German $21.6M7 films · #1 Siegfried (2005) -
Turkish $19.3M3 films · #1 Magic Carpet Ride (2005)
Archive
Comedy Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $16.1B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $40.8B
2010s 10 years · $118B
- 2019 $16.1B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $11.8B #1 Incredibles 2 (2018)
- 2017 $12.9B #1 Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- 2016 $12.4B #1 Finding Dory (2016)
- 2015 $14.3B #1 Minions (2015)
- 2014 $9.3B #1 Big Hero 6 (2014)
- 2013 $10.7B #1 Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- 2012 $10.2B #1 Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- 2011 $9.8B #1 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
- 2010 $10.4B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $79.4B
- 2009 $9.2B #1 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- 2008 $9.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $10.3B #1 Shrek the Third (2007)
- 2006 $8.4B #1 Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- 2005 $8B #1 Madagascar (2005)
- 2004 $7.5B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $8.1B #1 Finding Nemo (2003)
- 2002 $6.4B #1 Men in Black II (2002)
- 2001 $6.6B #1 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- 2000 $5.7B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $33.7B
- 1999 $5.4B #1 Toy Story 2 (1999)
- 1998 $4.2B #1 There's Something About Mary (1998)
- 1997 $3.6B #1 Men in Black (1997)
- 1996 $3.2B #1 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- 1995 $3B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $3.6B #1 True Lies (1994)
- 1993 $2.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.1B #1 Sister Act (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Hook (1991)
- 1990 $3.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $17.5B
- 1989 $3.1B #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- 1988 $3B #1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 1987 $2.1B #1 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- 1986 $2B #1 Crocodile Dundee (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $1.9B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $979.6M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.1B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $752.2M #1 Arthur (1981)
- 1980 $1.1B #1 The Blues Brothers (1980)
1970s 10 years · $3.2B
- 1979 $823.9M #1 1941 (1979)
- 1978 $568.8M #1 Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
- 1977 $509.1M #1 Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
- 1976 $181.6M #1 Silver Streak (1976)
- 1975 $301.6M #1 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- 1974 $309.1M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $313.5M #1 The Sting (1973)
- 1972 $19.3M #1 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
- 1971 $10.7M #1 Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
- 1970 $209.7M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $554.7M
- 1969 $66.3M #1 The Love Bug (1969)
- 1968 $98.4M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $162.1M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $177.9K #1 Made in U.S.A (1966)
- 1965 $364.7K #1 Do Not Disturb (1965)
- 1964 $143.3M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $61.9M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $1.8M #1 Copacabana Palace (1962)
- 1961 $1.4M #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $19.1M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $162M
- 1959 $231.6K #1 Some Like It Hot (1959)
- 1958 $2.1M #1 Paris Holiday (1958)
- 1957 $46.4K #1 Ali Baba Bunny (1957)
- 1956 $51.1M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $3.1M #1 White Christmas (1954)
- 1953 $9M #1 Father of Four (1953)
- 1952 $2.2M #1 Singin' in the Rain (1952)
- 1951 $56.4K #1 The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- 1950 $16K #1 Rabbit of Seville (1950)
1940s 10 years · $188M
- 1949 $217.9K #1 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- 1948 $29.7K #1 Bugs Bunny Rides Again (1948)
- 1947 $1.1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $37.7M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $21.9M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $31.7K #1 What’s Cookin’ Doc? (1944)
- 1943 $1.3M #1 The Marry-Go-Round (1943)
- 1942 $723 #1 The Palm Beach Story (1942)
- 1941 $2.3M #1 Charley’s Aunt (1941)
- 1940 $123.3M #1 Pinocchio (1940)
1930s 10 years · $31.5M
- 1939 $26.1M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $18K #1 Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $4.7M #1 After the Thin Man (1936)
- 1935 $532K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $43.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $108.6K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $12.2K #1 Fanny (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
FAQ
Comedy Box Office 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 319 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in 2005?
Madagascar (2005) leads with $542.1M worldwide, $193.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) at $487.3M and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) at $475M.
How much did comedy movies released in 2005 earn?
319 comedy films released in 2005 report a worldwide gross, $8B in all, or $25.1M per film on average. 2004 releases took $7.5B.
How many comedy movies released in 2005 made $1 billion?
None. 24 films crossed $100 million, led by Madagascar (2005) with $542.1M.
How is the 2005 comedy 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 2005. 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 2005 comedy 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.