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Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2005

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
2005 GrossTickets Sold
1 Saw II Oct 28, 2005 Lionsgate R $87,014,325 13,574,777
2 The Ring Two Mar 18, 2005 Dreamworks SKG PG-13 $75,941,727 11,847,383
3 The Exorcism of Emily Rose Sep 9, 2005 Sony Pictures PG-13 $75,072,454 11,711,771
4 The Amityville Horror Apr 15, 2005 Filmways Pictures R $65,233,369 10,176,812
5 White Noise Jan 7, 2005 Universal PG-13 $56,094,360 8,751,070
6 Hide and Seek Jan 28, 2005 20th Century Fox R $51,100,486 7,971,994
7 The Skeleton Key Aug 12, 2005 Universal PG-13 $47,907,715 7,473,902
8 Boogeyman Feb 4, 2005 Sony Pictures PG-13 $46,752,382 7,293,663
9 House of Wax May 6, 2005 Warner Bros. R $32,064,800 5,002,308
10 The Fog Oct 14, 2005 Sony Pictures PG-13 $29,511,112 4,603,917
11 Doom Oct 21, 2005 Universal R $28,212,337 4,401,300
12 Dark Water Jul 8, 2005 Walt Disney PG-13 $25,473,093 3,973,961
13 George A. Romero's Land of … Jun 24, 2005 Universal R $20,700,082 3,229,341
14 Cursed Feb 25, 2005 Miramax/Dimension PG-13 $19,294,901 3,010,124
15 The Devil’s Rejects Jul 22, 2005 Lionsgate R $17,044,981 2,659,123
16 The Cave Aug 26, 2005 Sony Pictures PG-13 $15,007,991 2,341,340
17 Wolf Creek Dec 25, 2005 Weinstein Co. R $12,156,570 1,896,500
18 Darkness Dec 25, 2004 Miramax/Dimension PG-13 $5,536,622 863,747
19 Alone in the Dark Jan 28, 2005 Lionsgate R $5,178,569 807,889
20 High Tension Jun 10, 2005 Lionsgate R $3,681,066 574,269
21 Haunted Castle Mar 2, 2001 nWave Pictures PG $2,205,203 344,025
22 Venom Sep 16, 2005 Miramax/Dimension R $881,745 137,557
23 Dominion: Prequel to the Ex… May 20, 2005 Warner Bros. R $251,495 39,234
24 Hellbent Sep 16, 2005 Regent Releasing R $179,747 28,041
25 Three... Extremes Oct 28, 2005 Lionsgate R $77,532 12,095
26 Kairo Nov 9, 2005 Magnolia Pictures R $49,046 7,651
27 Malevolence Sep 10, 2004 Painted Zebra Rel… R $44,771 6,984
28 A Tale of Two Sisters Dec 3, 2004 Tartan Films R $36,352 5,671
29 Fabled Dec 10, 2004 Indican Pictures R $13,201 2,059
30 Chaos Aug 10, 2005 Dinsdale Releasing R $10,289 1,605
31 Marebito Dec 9, 2005 Tartan Films Not Rated $6,232 972
32 The Roost Oct 21, 2005 Vitagraph Films Not Rated $5,642 880
33 The Dark Hours Oct 13, 2005 Freestyle Releasing R $423 65
Total Gross of All Movies$722,740,620
Total Tickets Sold112,752,030

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2005. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2005. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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