#1 of 3 2005 · Adventure, Drama
$556.9M worldwide · 83% of the chart's total
King Kong (2005) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 51 of 2005 (Dec 11–17), with $556.9M worldwide, ahead of The Family Stone (2005) at $92.9M and I Love You in Every Language in the World (2005) at $23.9M. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $673.7M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 88% on Week 50, 2005, whose releases took $359M.
#1 of 3 2005 · Adventure, Drama
$556.9M worldwide · 83% of the chart's total
King Kong (2005) leads with $556.9M, 83% of the total. The top 3 together took $673.7M, 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.
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Number 3 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 51 of 2005 (Dec 11–17).
Dec 14, 2005 US and Canada: $218.1M Rest of the world: $338.8M Worldwide: $556.9M
Dec 16, 2005 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $32.8M Worldwide: $92.9M
Week 51 releases took $673.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $673.7M, led by King Kong (2005).
Of these 10 years, Week 51, 1997 earned the most: $2.3B from 2 films, led by Titanic (1997). Week 51, 2005 took $673.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 1996 Dec 15–21 2 films | 2 | $122.9M | – | One Fine Day (1996) $97.5M |
| Week 51, 1997 Dec 14–20 2 films · +1743% | 2 | $2.3B | +1743% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| Week 51, 1998 Dec 13–19 1 film · −89% | 1 | $250.8M | −89% | You've Got Mail (1998) $250.8M |
| Week 51, 1999 Dec 12–18 4 films · −20% | 4 | $201.7M | −20% | Anna and the King (1999) $114M |
| Week 51, 2000 Dec 10–16 2 films · +161% | 2 | $526.8M | +161% | What Women Want (2000) $374.1M |
| Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 5 films · −73% | 5 | $141M | −73% | Kate & Leopold (2001) $76M |
| Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 3 films · +58% | 3 | $222.4M | +58% | Two Weeks Notice (2002) $199M |
| Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 3 films · −35% | 3 | $144.4M | −35% | Mona Lisa Smile (2003) $141.3M |
| Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 3 films · −46% | 3 | $78.2M | −46% | Spanglish (2004) $55.5M |
| Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 3 films · +761% | 3 | $673.7M | +761% | King Kong (2005) $556.9M |
52 weeks of 2005 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $673.7M, led by King Kong (2005).
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.
King Kong (2005) leads with $556.9M worldwide, $218.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Family Stone (2005) at $92.9M and I Love You in Every Language in the World (2005) at $23.9M.
3 romance films released in week 51 of 2005 (Dec 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $673.7M in all, or $224.6M per film on average. Week 50, 2005 releases took $359M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by King Kong (2005) with $556.9M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 51 of 2005 (Dec 11–17). 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.
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.