#1 of 184 #1 romance movie of 2005
2005 · Adventure, Drama
$556.9M worldwide · 10% of the chart's total
$218.1M US & Canada · 39% $338.8M elsewhere · 61%
Romance box office · 2005
Romance Box Office 2005: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
King Kong (2005) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 2005, with $556.9M worldwide, ahead of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) at $487.3M and Hitch (2005) at $371.6M. 184 romance films released in 2005 report a worldwide gross, $5.5B in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. 16 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 21% on 2004, whose releases took $4.5B. By language, English leads with $4.8B across 84 romance releases.
- 2005 releases with a gross
- 184
- combined worldwide
- $5.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 16
- vs 2004
- +21%
#1 of 184 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 2005?
King Kong (2005) leads with $556.9M, 10% of the total. The top 5 together took $2B, 36% of what all 184 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Romance Release of 2005, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 184. 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 Dec 14, 2005 US and Canada: $218.1M Rest of the world: $338.8M Worldwide: $556.9M
- 2 Jun 10, 2005 US and Canada: $186.3M Rest of the world: $301M Worldwide: $487.3M
- 3 Feb 11, 2005 US and Canada: $179.5M Rest of the world: $192.1M Worldwide: $371.6M
- 4 Jul 15, 2005 US and Canada: $209.3M Rest of the world: $79.2M Worldwide: $288.5M
- 5 Mar 11, 2005 US and Canada: $128.2M Rest of the world: $134.3M Worldwide: $262.5M
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Nov 18, 2005 US and Canada: $119.5M Rest of the world: $67.3M Worldwide: $186.8M - 7
Dec 9, 2005 US and Canada: $83M Rest of the world: $95M Worldwide: $178.1M - 8
Aug 19, 2005 US and Canada: $109.4M Rest of the world: $67.9M Worldwide: $177.4M - 9
Dec 9, 2005 US and Canada: $57.5M Rest of the world: $104.8M Worldwide: $162.2M - 10
May 13, 2005 US and Canada: $82.9M Rest of the world: $72.5M Worldwide: $155.5M - 11
Jun 22, 2005 US and Canada: $66M Rest of the world: $78.1M Worldwide: $144.1M - 12
Jun 24, 2005 US and Canada: $63.3M Rest of the world: $68.1M Worldwide: $131.4M - 13
Nov 11, 2005 US and Canada: $44.8M Rest of the world: $84.6M Worldwide: $129.4M - 14
Sep 16, 2005 US and Canada: $53.4M Rest of the world: $63.8M Worldwide: $117.2M - 15
Mar 25, 2005 US and Canada: $68.9M Rest of the world: $34.2M Worldwide: $103.1M - 16
Sep 16, 2005 US and Canada: $48.3M Rest of the world: $54.5M Worldwide: $102.9M - 17
Jan 21, 2005 US and Canada: $82.7M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $97.9M - 18
Dec 16, 2005 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $32.8M Worldwide: $92.9M - 19
Dec 25, 2005 US and Canada: $43M Rest of the world: $45.9M Worldwide: $88.9M - 20
Dec 28, 2005 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $85.6M - 21
Oct 7, 2005 US and Canada: $32.9M Rest of the world: $50.8M Worldwide: $83.7M - 22
Aug 31, 2005 US and Canada: $33.6M Rest of the world: $48.9M Worldwide: $82.5M - 23
Nov 23, 2005 US and Canada: $53.4M Rest of the world: $19.3M Worldwide: $72.7M - 24
Oct 28, 2005 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $45.1M Worldwide: $67.9M - 25
Jul 29, 2005 US and Canada: $43.9M Rest of the world: $14.3M Worldwide: $58.2M - 26
Oct 14, 2005 US and Canada: $26.9M Rest of the world: $25.3M Worldwide: $52.2M - 27
Nov 23, 2005 US and Canada: $32.6M Rest of the world: $18.4M Worldwide: $51M - 28
May 13, 2005 US and Canada: $24.5M Rest of the world: $26.3M Worldwide: $50.9M - 29
Feb 25, 2005 US and Canada: $50.6M Rest of the world: $19.1K Worldwide: $50.7M - 30
Apr 8, 2005 US and Canada: $42.1M Rest of the world: $8.5M Worldwide: $50.6M - 31
Dec 25, 2005 US and Canada: $12.7M Rest of the world: $36.6M Worldwide: $49.3M - 32
Feb 4, 2005 US and Canada: $31.7M Rest of the world: $15.4M Worldwide: $47.1M - 33
Apr 22, 2005 US and Canada: $21.8M Rest of the world: $21M Worldwide: $42.9M - 34
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 - 35
Dec 25, 2005 US and Canada: $11.3M Rest of the world: $26.4M Worldwide: $37.7M - 36
Sep 3, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.7M - 37
Sep 7, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.8M - 38
Nov 23, 2005 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $31.7M - 39
Jan 15, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.2M - 40
Mar 11, 2005 US and Canada: $18.8M Rest of the world: $9.5M Worldwide: $28.2M - 41
Sep 7, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.9M - 42
Feb 11, 2005 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: $18.1M Worldwide: $24.7M - 43
I Love You in Every Language in the World (2005)Dec 16, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.9M
Dec 16, 2005 · Italian · Romance, Comedy $23.9M worldwide - 44
Mar 7, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.3M - 45
Apr 29, 2005 US and Canada: $6.8M Rest of the world: $13.7M Worldwide: $20.4M - 46
Aug 5, 2005 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $18.8M Worldwide: $20.2M - 47
Jun 17, 2005 US and Canada: $16.5M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $19.8M - 48
Apr 1, 2005 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $17M Worldwide: $18.7M - 49
Dec 10, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.4M - 50
May 16, 2005 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $16.7M Worldwide: $17.7M
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 Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) made 65% of its gross abroad. Across all 184 films, $2.6B (47%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 King Kong (2005) $556.9M $218.1M US & Canada · 39% $338.8M elsewhere · 61%
- 2 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $487.3M $186.3M US & Canada · 38% $301M elsewhere · 62%
- 3 Hitch (2005) $371.6M $179.5M US & Canada · 48% $192.1M elsewhere · 52%
- 4 Wedding Crashers (2005) $288.5M $209.3M US & Canada · 73% $79.2M elsewhere · 27%
- 5 Robots (2005) $262.5M $128.2M US & Canada · 49% $134.3M elsewhere · 51%
- 6 Walk the Line (2005) $186.8M $119.5M US & Canada · 64% $67.3M elsewhere · 36%
- 7 Brokeback Mountain (2005) $178.1M $83M US & Canada · 47% $95M elsewhere · 53%
- 8 The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) $177.4M $109.4M US & Canada · 62% $67.9M elsewhere · 38%
- 9 Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) $162.2M $57.5M US & Canada · 35% $104.8M elsewhere · 65%
- 10 Monster-in-Law (2005) $155.5M $82.9M US & Canada · 53% $72.5M elsewhere · 47%
Gross bands
How Many 2005 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
16 of 184 films crossed $100M and took $3.6B between them, 65% of the total. 123 films, 67% of the list, earned under $10M.
10% 55% 31%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, <1% of the list $556.9M · 10% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 15 films, 8% of the list $3B · 55% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 45 films, 24% of the list $1.7B · 31% of the gross
- Under $10M 123 films, 67% of the list $189.8M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2005 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $1.3B from 18 films, led by King Kong (2005). January was the quietest month ($145.8M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Are We There Yet? (2005) $145.8M Are We There Yet? (2005)
- February Feb Hitch (2005) $498.7M Hitch (2005)
- March Mar Robots (2005) $430.4M Robots (2005)
- April Apr Fever Pitch (2005) $166.3M Fever Pitch (2005)
- May May Monster-in-Law (2005) $243.7M Monster-in-Law (2005)
- June Jun Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $861M Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
- July Jul Wedding Crashers (2005) $372.4M Wedding Crashers (2005)
- August Aug The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) $294.9M The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- September Sep Corpse Bride (2005) $372M Corpse Bride (2005)
- October Oct In Her Shoes (2005) $252.6M In Her Shoes (2005)
- November Nov Walk the Line (2005) $514.4M Walk the Line (2005)
- December Dec King Kong (2005) $1.3B King Kong (2005)
Last 10 years
How Does 2005 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2005 earned the most: $5.5B from 184 films, led by King Kong (2005).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 79 films | 79 | $2.3B | – | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) $325.3M |
| 1997 75 films · +84% | 75 | $4.2B | +84% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 83 films · −15% | 83 | $3.6B | −15% | Armageddon (1998) $553.7M |
| 1999 104 films · −13% | 104 | $3.1B | −13% | Notting Hill (1999) $364M |
| 2000 102 films · +4% | 102 | $3.2B | +4% | What Women Want (2000) $374.1M |
| 2001 149 films · +20% | 149 | $3.9B | +20% | Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M |
| 2002 164 films · −21% | 164 | $3.1B | −21% | My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $368.7M |
| 2003 171 films · +22% | 171 | $3.7B | +22% | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $654.3M |
| 2004 186 films · +21% | 186 | $4.5B | +21% | Meet the Fockers (2004) $522.7M |
| 2005 184 films · +21% | 184 | $5.5B | +21% | King Kong (2005) $556.9M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 2005?
English-language romance films took $4.8B across 84 films, 88% of the total, ahead of Korean-language romance films ($150.2M) and Japanese-language romance films ($98.8M).
2005 Romance Box Office by Language
- English $4.8B84 films · #1 King Kong (2005)
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Korean $150.2M17 films · #1 Marrying the Mafia 2 (2005) -
Japanese $98.8M11 films · #1 Nana (2005) - Italian $62M10 films · #1 I Love You in Every Language in the World (2005)
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French $32.8M7 films · #1 Joyeux Noel (2005) -
Hindi $25.4M10 films · #1 Salaam Namaste (2005) -
Chinese $23.3M7 films · #1 2046 (2005) -
German $15M3 films · #1 The Edukators (2005) -
Spanish $13.5M6 films · #1 My Brother’s Wife (2005) -
Cantonese $5.4M5 films · #1 Dragon Reloaded (2005)
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance 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 184 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 2005?
King Kong (2005) leads with $556.9M worldwide, $218.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) at $487.3M and Hitch (2005) at $371.6M.
How much did romance movies released in 2005 earn?
184 romance films released in 2005 report a worldwide gross, $5.5B in all, or $29.7M per film on average. 2004 releases took $4.5B.
How many romance movies released in 2005 made $1 billion?
None. 16 films crossed $100 million, led by King Kong (2005) with $556.9M.
How is the 2005 romance 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 romance 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.