Top 50 films
in Australia in 2005, ranked by reported gross Australian box office
as at 31 December 2005; Australian films listed in bold
Rank
Title
Distributor
Release date
Box office ($)1
1
Star Wars: Episode III –
Revenge of the Sith
Fox
19 May 2005
35,453,636
2
Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire
Warner Bros
1 Dec 2005
30,799,011
3
Madagascar
UIP
16 Jun 2005
25,426,110
4
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roadshow
1 Sep 2005
24,497,897
5
Meet the Fockers
UIP
26 Dec 2004
24,100,857
6
War of the Worlds
UIP
29 Jun 2005
21,559,982
7
Mr and Mrs Smith
Fox
9 Jun 2005
20,403,665
8
The Incredibles
BVI
26 Dec 2004
16,929,065
9
Wedding Crashers
Roadshow
11 Aug 2005
16,774,852
10
Batman Begins
WB
16 Jun 2005
15,770,796
11
King Kong
UIP
14 Dec 2005
14,350,969
12
Hitch
Sony
3 Mar 2005
14,197,428
13
Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
BVI
26 Dec 2005
13,885,549
14
Robots
Fox
24 Mar 2005
13,823,183
15
Fantastic Four
Fox
7 Jul 2005
12,177,737
16
The Pacifier
BVI
24 Mar 2005
11,171,666
17
The Longest Yard,
Sony
2 Jun 2005
10,966,083
18
Wallace and Gromit:
The Curse of the Wererabbit
UIP
15 Sep 2005
10,732,020
19
The Dukes of Hazzard
Roadshow
15 Sep 2005
10,271,430
20
Bewitched
Sony
7 Jul 2005
9,840,830
21
Herbie: Fully Loaded
BVI
23 Jun 2005
9,383,489
22
Monster-In-Law
Roadshow
21 Jul 2005
9,098,778
23
The 40 Year Old Virgin
UIP
6 Oct 2005
9,012,740
24
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
BVI
28 Apr 2005
8,911,210
25
Racing Stripes
Roadshow
6 Jan 2005
8,654,525
26
The Aviator
WB
10 Feb 2005
8,644,423
27
Million Dollar Baby
Roadshow
3 Feb 2005
8,532,434
28
Kingdom of Heaven
Fox
5 May 2005
8,186,659
29
Miss Congeniality 2:
Armed and Fabulous
Roadshow
26 Mar 2005
8,119,953
30
Finding Neverland
BVI
1 Jan 2005
8,009,200
31
In Her Shoes
Fox
13 Oct 2005
7,980,542
32
Constantine
Roadshow
24 Feb 2005
7,755,510
33
Flightplan
BVI
10 Nov 2005
7,748,998
34
The Interpreter
UIP
14 Apr 2005
7,172,401
35
Pride and Prejudice
UIP
20 Oct 2005
7,013,407
36
The Spongebob and Squarepants Movie
UIP
6 Jan 2005
6,979,144
37
Sky High
BVI
8 Sep 2005
6,559,149
38
Sin City
BVI
14 Jul 2005
6,370,289
39
The Island
WB
28 Jul 2005
6,259,318
40
Ladder 49
BVI
6 Jan 2005
6,023,182
41
Cinderella Man
BVI
29 Sep 2005
5,983,763
42
Closer
Sony
26 Jan 2005
5,918,258
43
The Adventures of Shark Boy
and Lava Girl in 3D
Sony
8 Sep 2005
5,823,148
44
Wolf Creek
Roadshow
3 Nov 2005
5,800,416
45
Saw 2
Hoyts
17 Nov 2005
5,726,055
46
Saharah
UIP
7 Apr 2005
5,538,228
47
The Ring 2
UIP
24 Mar 2005
5,493,381
48
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Sony
22 Sep 2005
5,449,112
49
Elektra
Fox
13 Jan 2005
4,951,827
50
The Phantom of the Opera
UIP
26 Dec 2004
4,895,966
Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association
of Australia (MPDAA).
Notes:
1. Earnings are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation)
and per calendar year so totals do not necessarily represent total earnings
for a film. Box office data from 1 January to 31 December 2005, as reported
in January 2006.
