2005 in film

This is a list of film-related events in 2005.

Event timeline

Top grossing films

Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2005; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten of 2005 as of October 30, 2005 (U.S. and Canada), October 16, 2005 (UK) and October 16, 2005 (Australia) are as follows:

So far worldwide, five films released in 2005 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.

By the end of June, despite the releases of several long-anticipated big-budget films, the US box-office was entering the 20th week of a slump in which film attendance was lower than the comparable week in 2004. This was blamed by most analysts on the rise of ticket prices, gasoline prices and internet piracy.

For a complete list of 2005's top-grossing films, follow these links:

• Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2005&p=.htm
  • U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2005&p=.htm
  • United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
  • Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com/boxoffice.html

Deaths

Well-known film legends to have died in 2005 include Sandra Dee, Ossie Davis and screenplay writer Arthur Miller. Following is a list of the notable deaths in the film industry so far in 2005:

Wide-release movies

In the film industry, a wide-release movie is a film that studios believe will appeal to a broad spectrum of the public and that shows in at least 1,000 theatres in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:

Dates given are U.S. and Canadian release dates.

January-March

April-June

July-September

October-December

Other movies released

Films scheduled to be released in 2005

The following are two lists:

• The first is a list of movies sorted by their release date
• The second is a list of movies with no entered release date

• This list is based on U.S. and Canadian release dates. If you are seeking release date information for a different country, check the appropriate page in that film's IMDB entry.

By release date

November

Release dates:

• "LR": Limited release in select cities
• "WR": Wide-release to theaters
• "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters

December

Release dates:

• "WR": Wide-release to theaters
• "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters