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2005 In Film

 

2005 In Film

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The year 2005 saw many significant films. The highest-grossing films of this year are Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Contents

  • Highest-grossing films 1
  • Events 2
  • Awards 3
  • 2005 Films 4
    • January–March 4.1
    • April–June 4.2
    • July–September 4.3
    • October–December 4.4
  • Films released in 2005 5
  • Notable deaths 6
  • Film debuts 7
  • Notes 8
  • External links 9

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2005[1]
Rank Title Studio Worldwide gross
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. $895,911,078
2. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox / Lucasfilm $848,754,768
3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Walt Disney Pictures $745,013,115
4. War of the Worlds Paramount / DreamWorks $591,745,540
5. King Kong Universal $550,517,357
6. Madagascar DreamWorks $532,680,671
7. Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox $478,207,520
8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros $474,968,763
9. Batman Begins Warner Bros / Legendary $374,218,673
10. Hitch Columbia $368,100,420

Events

Years in film
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Month Day Event
January 6 The Directors Guild of America nominates directors Martin Scorsese (The Aviator), Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), Taylor Hackford (Ray), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) and Alexander Payne (Sideways) for its Directors Guild Awards.
8 The National Society of Film Critics awards go to Million Dollar Baby (film), Zhang Yimou (director, for: House of Flying Daggers), Imelda Staunton and Hilary Swank (tied for best actress), Jamie Foxx (actor), Thomas Haden Church (supporting actor) and Virginia Madsen (supporting actress).
9 The People's Choice Awards go to Fahrenheit 9/11 (favorite motion picture), The Passion of the Christ for favorite drama, and Shrek 2 (favorite comedy, animated film, sequel, animated character: Eddie Murphy as "donkey", and movie villain: Jennifer Saunders as "Fairy Godmother").
16 Golden Globes awards film winners included three for The Aviator (Picture-Drama, Actor and Score), two for Sideways (Picture-comedy and Screenplay), two for Million Dollar Baby (Director and Actress), and two for Closer (Supporting Actor and Supporting actress for Clive Owen and Natalie Portman).
22 The Producers Guild of America picks The Aviator as its choice for best picture of 2004.
24 The Golden Raspberry Awards picks for worst film achievement in 2004 had Catwoman leading with seven nominations, Alexander, Fahrenheit 9/11 and White Chicks each with five and four nominations for Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2.
25 The Academy Awards picks for best film achievement in 2004 had The Aviator leading nominations with 11, followed by Million Dollar Baby and Finding Neverland with seven, Ray with six, and Sideways with five.
February 2 Pierce Brosnan officially announces that he will be resigning from the role of James Bond. Brosnan last appeared as Bond in Die Another Day (2002).
12 BAFTA Awards: Major winners include Imelda Staunton, Best Actress, Jamie Foxx, Best Actor and The Aviator, Best Film.
26 Catwoman and Fahrenheit 9/11 dominate the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 4 awards each, even though the latter wasn't nominated for worst picture. Four special awards were also handed out to commemorate the Razzies' 25th anniversary. Arnold Schwarzenegger was named the biggest loser of the previous 25 years, Battlefield Earth, Gigli, and From Justin to Kelly collected the worst film awards.
27 77th Academy Awards: Million Dollar Baby wins the awards for Best Picture and Best Director.
March 13 10th Empire Awards: The Bourne Supremacy wins the awards for Best Film and Best Actor for Matt Damon.
May 20 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith reaches a record high at the box offices on opening day with US$50 million on 9,400 screens at 3,661 theaters worldwide, edging out Spider-Man 2‍‍ '​‍s top opening day record of $40.4 million and Shrek 2‍‍ '​‍s top single day record of $44.8 million.
22 The Golden Palm in the 58th Edition of the Cannes Film Festival is awarded to L'enfant, directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The Grand Prix is awarded to Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch, while the prize for best director is awarded to Michael Haneke for Caché.
June 4 The 2005 MTV Movie Awards winners were announced.
21 The American Film Institute holds its 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. The greatest film quote is "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" from Gone with the Wind.
August 11 Roger Ebert publishes the list of his most hated films, distilled down from reviews he has written which date back to the 1960s. The list includes 2005 releases such as Constantine, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, and A Lot Like Love.
October 14 It is announced that Daniel Craig will be the new James Bond in the forthcoming Casino Royale.
December 10 The Los Angeles Film Critics Association gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won best picture and best director for Ang Lee. Capote won best actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Best actress went to Vera Farmiga for Down to the Bone.
11 The Boston Society of Film Critics gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won best picture and best director for Ang Lee. Capote won best actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Best actress went to Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line.
The American Film Institute gives its picks for the ten most outstanding motion pictures of 2005, which are Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Good Night, and Good Luck, A History of Violence, King Kong, Munich, The Squid and the Whale, and Syriana.
12 The New York Film Critics Circle gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won best picture, best director for Ang Lee and best actor for Heath Ledger. Best actress went to Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line.
13 The Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominations for the Golden Globe Awards included Brokeback Mountain, The Constant Gardener, Good Night, and Good Luck, A History of Violence, and Match Point for best drama film.

Awards

Category/Organization 11th Critics' Choice Awards
January 9, 2006 		63rd Golden Globe Awards
January 16, 2006 		12th Screen Actors Guild Awards
January 29, 2006 		59th BAFTA Awards
February 19, 2006 		78th Academy Awards
March 5, 2006
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film Brokeback Mountain Walk the Line N/A Brokeback Mountain Crash
Best Director Ang Lee
Brokeback Mountain 		N/A Ang Lee
Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman
Capote 		Joaquin Phoenix
Walk the Line 		Philip Seymour Hoffman
Capote
Best Actress Reese Witherspoon
Walk the Line 		Felicity Huffman
Transamerica 		Reese Witherspoon
Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actor Paul Giamatti
Cinderella Man 		George Clooney
Syriana 		Paul Giamatti
Cinderella Man 		Jake Gyllenhaal
Brokeback Mountain 		George Clooney
Syriana
Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams
Junebug
Michelle Williams
Brokeback Mountain 		Rachel Weisz
The Constant Gardener 		Thandie Newton
Crash 		Rachel Weisz
The Constant Gardener
Best Screenplay, Adapted Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco
Crash 		Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
Brokeback Mountain 		N/A Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
Brokeback Mountain
Best Screenplay, Original N/A Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco
Crash
Best Animated Film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit N/A N/A N/A N/A Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Original Score Memoirs of a Geisha
John Williams 		N/A Memoirs of a Geisha
John Williams 		Brokeback Mountain
Gustavo Santaolalla
Best Original Song "Hustle & Flow (It Ain't Over)"
Hustle & Flow 		"A Love That Will Never Grow Old"
Brokeback Mountain 		N/A N/A "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp"
Hustle & Flow
Best Foreign Language Film Kung Fu Hustle Paradise Now N/A The Beat That My Heart Skipped Tsotsi

2005 Films

January–March

Opening Title Studio Cast and crew
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White Noise Universal Studios Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger
14 Coach Carter Paramount Pictures / MTV Films Samuel L. Jackson, Channing Tatum
Elektra 20th Century Fox Jennifer Garner, Terence Stamp, Goran Višnjić; Rob Bowman (director)
Racing Stripes Warner Bros. Frankie Muniz, Dustin Hoffman, Snoop Dogg, Mandy Moore, Hayden Panettiere, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Foxworthy, Michael Clarke Duncan, Bruce Greenwood, Whoopi Goldberg, Fred Dalton Thompson, Joshua Jackson, M. Emmet Walsh, David Spade, Steve Harvey, Frederik Du Chau (director)
19 Assault on Precinct 13 Rogue Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne
21 Are We There Yet? Columbia Pictures Ice Cube, Nia Long
23 The Jacket Warner Independent Pictures Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Kelly Lynch
The Upside of Anger New Line Cinema Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Mike Binder
26 Because of Winn-Dixie 20th Century Fox AnnaSophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint
27 Hide and Seek 20th Century Fox Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning
28 Alone in the Dark Lions Gate Entertainment Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff; Uwe Boll (director)
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Y 		2 Unleashed Focus Features Bob Hoskins, Kerry Condon
4 Boogeyman Screen Gems Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless
The Wedding Date Universal Studios Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney
10 Hitch Columbia Pictures Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James; Andy Tennant (director)
11 Pooh's Heffalump Movie Walt Disney Pictures Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, Ken Sansom, Peter Cullen, Kath Soucie, Brenda Blethyn
Son of the Mask New Line Cinema Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming; Lawrence Guterman (director)
17 Constantine Warner Bros. Dir., Francis Lawrence; Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton, Peter Stormare
25 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Lions Gate Entertainment Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Tyler Perry
Man of the House Columbia Pictures Tommy Lee Jones, Cedric the Entertainer
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7 Be Cool Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, Harvey Keitel; F. Gary Gray (director)
9 Hostage Miramax Films Bruce Willis, Jonathan Tucker, Kevin Pollak
11 Robots 20th Century Fox / Blue Sky Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Halle Berry, Amanda Bynes, Greg Kinnear
17 The Ring Two DreamWorks Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Simon Baker
18 Ice Princess Walt Disney Pictures Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Hayden Panettiere
24 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Warner Bros. Sandra Bullock, Regina King, William Shatner, Treat Williams, Ernie Hudson
25 Guess Who Columbia Pictures Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana
Valiant Walt Disney Pictures Ewan McGregor, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent
28 Sin City Dimension Films Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Benicio del Toro, Carla Gugino, Rutger Hauer, Jaime King, Michael Madsen, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl, Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood; Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez (directors)
30 Beauty Shop Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Ice Cube

April–June

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L 		4 Sahara Paramount Pictures / Summit Entertainment Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz
8 Fever Pitch 20th Century Fox Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon; Peter and Bobby Farrelly (directors)
The Interpreter Universal Studios Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener; Sydney Pollack (director)
14 The Amityville Horror Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Dimension Films / Platinum Dunes Rachel Nichols
21 A Lot Like Love Touchstone Pictures Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Kal Penn
22 King's Ransom New Line Cinema Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr, Regina Hall
28 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Touchstone Pictures Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def
29 Monster-in-Law New Line Cinema Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes; Robert Luketic (director)
xXx: State of the Union Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe
30 House of Wax Warner Bros. Elisha Cuthbert, Paris Hilton, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Jared Padalecki
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Y 		2 Kingdom of Heaven 20th Century Fox Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, Edward Norton; Ridley Scott (director)
13 Kicking & Screaming Universal Studios Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall
15 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox George Lucas (director)
25 Madagascar DreamWorks Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter
27 The Longest Yard Paramount Pictures / Columbia Pictures / MTV Films Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, James Cromwell, William Fichtner, Burt Reynolds, Cloris Leachman, Rob Schneider; Peter Segal (director)
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Warner Bros. Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively; Ken Kwapis (director)
3 Cinderella Man Universal Studios / Miramax Films Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Bruce McGill, Craig Bierko; Ron Howard (director)
Lords of Dogtown Columbia Pictures Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, John Robinson, Johnny Knoxville, Rebecca De Mornay
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Universal Studios Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
7 Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn; Doug Liman (director)
10 Batman Begins Warner Bros. Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson; Christopher Nolan (director)
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D Dimension Films Cayden Boyd, Taylor Dooley, Taylor Lautner
The Honeymooners Paramount Pictures Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, John Leguizamo
17 The Perfect Man Universal Studios Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Chris Noth
18 Land of the Dead Universal Studios George A. Romero (director)
22 Herbie: Fully Loaded Walt Disney Pictures Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Breckin Meyer, Matt Dillon, Cheryl Hines
March of the Penguins Warner Independent Pictures Amitabh Bachchan
24 Bewitched Columbia Pictures Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Jason Schwartzman; Nora Ephron (director)
28 War of the Worlds DreamWorks Pictures / Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin; Steven Spielberg (director)

July–September

Opening Title Studio Cast and crew
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Y 		1 Rebound 20th Century Fox Martin Lawrence, Breckin Meyer
Yakeen Shreya Creations
P R Films 		Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Kim Sharma, Ankur Nayyar, Sudhanshu Pandey, Girish Dhamija (director)
8 Dark Water Touchstone Pictures Jennifer Connelly, Tim Roth, John C. Reilly
Fantastic Four 20th Century Fox Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans; Tim Story (director)
15 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros. Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, David Kelly, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee; Tim Burton (director)
Wedding Crashers New Line Cinema Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Bradley Cooper, Jane Seymour; David Dobkin (director)
20 The Island DreamWorks Pictures / Warner Bros. Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean; Michael Bay (director)
22 Bad News Bears Paramount Pictures Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden
The Devil's Rejects Lions Gate Entertainment Rob Zombie (director)
Hustle & Flow Paramount Pictures Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning
27 Stealth Columbia Pictures Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx; Rob Cohen (director)
29 Must Love Dogs Warner Bros. John Cusack, Diane Lane, Dermot Mulroney, Elizabeth Perkins, Stockard Channing, Christopher Plummer
The Skeleton Key Universal Studios Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, Gena Rowlands
Sky High Walt Disney Pictures Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Lynda Carter, Danielle Panabaker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bruce Campbell, Cloris Leachman, Kevin McDonald
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5 The Dukes of Hazzard Warner Bros. Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, Willie Nelson
Bailey's Billion$ Echo Bridge Entertainment Dean Cain, Laurie Holden, Jennifer Tilly, Tim Curry, Jon Lovitz
10 The Great Raid Miramax Films Benjamin Bratt, James Franco
12 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Columbia Pictures Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin
Four Brothers Paramount Pictures Mark Wahlberg, André 3000, Tyrese Gibson, Garrett Hedlund, Josh Charles, Sofía Vergara, Chiwetel Ejiofor; John Singleton (director)
17 Supercross 20th Century Fox Daryl Hannah, Mike Vogel, Robert Patrick
19 The 40-Year-Old Virgin Universal Studios Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd; Judd Apatow (director)
Red Eye DreamWorks Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy; Wes Craven (director)
26 The Brothers Grimm Dimension Films Matt Damon, Heath Ledger; Terry Gilliam (director)
The Cave Screen Gems Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Eddie Cibrian
A Sound of Thunder Warner Bros. Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack, Edward Burns; Peter Hyams (director)
Undiscovered Lions Gate Entertainment Ashlee Simpson, Carrie Fisher, Shannyn Sossamon
31 The Constant Gardener Focus Features Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz; Fernando Meirelles (director)
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9 The Exorcism of Emily Rose Screen Gems Tom Wilkinson, Laura Linney, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Carpenter
The Man New Line Cinema Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy
An Unfinished Life Miramax Films Jennifer Lopez
16 Corpse Bride Warner Bros. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Albert Finney, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Christopher Lee, Jane Horrocks; Tim Burton (director)
Cry Wolf Universal Pictures Lindy Booth, Jon Bon Jovi, Jared Padalecki
Good Night, and Good Luck Warner Independent Pictures David Strathairn, Robert Downey, Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Frank Langella
Just Like Heaven DreamWorks Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Heder
Lord of War Lions Gate Entertainment Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, Monica Bellucci, Bridget Moynahan, Jeffrey Wright
Pride and Prejudice Focus Features Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland; Joe Wright (director)
Wolf Creek The Weinstein Company John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath
22 Flightplan Touchstone Pictures Jodie Foster, Sean Bean, Peter Sarsgaard, Marlene Lawston
23 Dirty Love First Look Pictures Jenny McCarthy, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Carmen Electra, Kam Heskin, Victor Webster
A History of Violence New Line Cinema Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Maria Bello, William Hurt; David Cronenberg (director)
Oliver Twist R.P. Productions Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Jamie Foreman; Roman Polanski (director)
Roll Bounce Fox Searchlight Bow Wow, Chi McBride, Meagan Good
29 Serenity Universal Studios Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Adam Baldwin
30 Capote Sony Pictures Classics Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Chris Cooper, Bob Balaban
The Greatest Game Ever Played Walt Disney Pictures Shia LaBeouf; Bill Paxton (director)
Into the Blue Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Columbia Pictures Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Ashley Scott

October–December

Opening Title Studio Cast and crew
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit DreamWorks/Aardman Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay, Liz Smith
The Gospel Screen Gems Boris Kodjoe, Clifton Powell, Yolanda Adams
Two for the Money Universal Studios Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo; D. J. Caruso (director)
Waiting... Lions Gate Entertainment Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Justin Long
14 Domino New Line Cinema Keira Knightley, Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke
Elizabethtown Paramount Pictures Kirsten Dunst, Orlando Bloom, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin; Cameron Crowe (director)
The Fog Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair
20 Doom Universal Studios Karl Urban, The Rock, Rosamund Pike
21 Dreamer DreamWorks Pictures Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson
Kids in America Slowhand Cinema Gregory Smith
North Country Warner Bros. Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand
Stay 20th Century Fox Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling
24 The Legend of Zorro Columbia Pictures Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones; Martin Campbell (director)
28 Prime Universal Studios Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman
Saw II Lions Gate Entertainment Donnie Wahlberg
The Weather Man Paramount Pictures Nicolas Cage, Hope Davis, Michael Caine
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4 Jarhead Universal Studios Jake Gyllenhaal, Lucas Black, Jamie Foxx; Sam Mendes (director)
6 Zathura Columbia Pictures Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins, Kristen Stewart
7 Fuck Mudflap Films / Rainstorm Entertainment Steven Bochco, Pat Boone, Ben Bradlee, Drew Carey, Billy Connolly
9 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Paramount Pictures Joy Bryant, Terrence Howard, 50 Cent
11 Derailed The Weinstein Company Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston
16 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Miranda Richardson, Timothy Spall, Eric Sykes, David Tennant
The Matador The Weinstein Company Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis
18 Walk the Line 20th Century Fox Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon; James Mangold (director)
23 The Ice Harvest Focus Features John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen
In the Mix Lions Gate Entertainment Usher, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Chazz Palminteri
Just Friends New Line Cinema Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein
Rent Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios Anthony Rapp, Rosario Dawson; Chris Columbus (director)
Syriana Warner Bros. Michelle Monaghan, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper; Stephen Gaghan (director)
Yours, Mine and Ours Paramount Pictures / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Nickelodeon Movies / Columbia Pictures Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Rip Torn, Linda Hunt, Drake Bell, Danielle Panabaker, Miranda Cosgrove
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2 Transamerica The Weinstein Company Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers
7 The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 		Walt Disney Pictures / Walden Media Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson, Ray Winstone, Dawn French
9 Brokeback Mountain Focus Features Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini, Roberta Maxwell; Ang Lee (director)
Memoirs of a Geisha Columbia Pictures / DreamWorks Pictures Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, Mako, Tsai Chin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Randall Duk Kim, Karl Yune, Ted Levine, Kenneth Tsang, Thomas Ikeda, Kaori Momoi, Suzuka Ohgo; Rob Marshall (director)
12 King Kong Universal Pictures Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Kyle Chandler, Colin Hanks, Thomas Kretschmann; Peter Jackson (director)
16 The Family Stone 20th Century Fox Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel McAdams, Craig T. Nelson
The Producers Universal Pictures / Columbia Pictures Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, John Barrowman, Mel Brooks
21 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 20th Century Fox Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Eugene Levy, Carmen Electra, Jaime King, Taylor Lautner
Fun with Dick and Jane Columbia Pictures Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin
23 Munich Universal Pictures / DreamWorks Pictures Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ayelet Zurer, Mathieu Amalric; Steven Spielberg (director)
The Ringer Fox Searchlight Pictures Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl
25 Casanova Touchstone Pictures Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons
The New World New Line Cinema Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer
Rumor Has It Warner Bros. Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo; Rob Reiner (director)
31 Dragon Squad Hong Kong Legends Vanness Wu, Xia Yu, Sammo Hung

Films released in 2005

Notable deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 2 C. M. Pennington-Richards 93 UK Producer
5 Gabrielle Daye 93 UK Actress
8 Aksella Luts 99 Estonia Actress, Screenwriter Noored kotkad
9 Gonzalo Gavira 79 Mexico Sound Technician
11 Thelma White 94 USA Actress
12 Amrish Puri 72 India Actor
15 Ruth Warrick 88 USA Actress
15 Dan Lee 35 Canada Animator
17 Virginia Mayo 84 USA Actress
18 Lamont Bentley 31 USA Actor The Wash
20 Parveen Babi 55 India Actress
21 Steve Susskind 62 USA Actor
22 Patsy Rowlands 74 UK Actress
February 1 John Vernon 72 Canada Actor
4 Ossie Davis 87 USA Actor, Director
10 Arthur Miller 89 USA Screenwriter
12 Brian Kelly 73 USA Actor Around the World Under the Sea
13 Harry Baird 73 UK Actor, Miscellaneous
14 Otto Plaschkes 75 Austria Producer
16 Nicole DeHuff 30 USA Actress
17 Peter Foy 79 UK Special Effects Artist
17 Dan O'Herlihy 85 Ireland Actor
26 Sandra Dee 62 USA Actress
March 3 Guylaine St-Onge 39 USA Actress
5 Morris Engel 84 USA Director, Cinematographer
5 Tony Romano 89 USA Actor, Soundtrack, Composer
6 Teresa Wright 86 USA Actress
7 John Box 85 UK Production Designer, Art Director
7 Debra Hill 54 USA Screenwriter, Producer, Actress
9 Sheila Gish 62 UK Actress
21 Barney Martin 82 USA Actor
29 Mitch Hedberg 37 USA Actor
April 5 Debralee Scott 52 USA Actress
11 John Bennett 76 UK Actor
15 Margaretta Scott 93 UK Actress
16 Kay Walsh 94 Latvia Actress
19 George P. Cosmatos 64 Italy Director
19 Ruth Hussey 90 USA Actress
21 Jimmy Thompson 79 UK Actor
22 Norman Bird 84 UK Actor
23 John Mills 97 UK Actor
26 Mason Adams 86 USA Actor
26 Maria Schell 79 Austria Actress
May 5 Elizabeth Fraser 85 USA Actress
5 June MacCloy 95 USA Actress
16 Joe Grant 96 USA Animator, Screenwriter
16 June Lang 88 UK Actress
17 Frank Gorshin 72 USA Actor
19 Henry Corden 85 Canada Actor, Voice of Fred Flintstone
20 J. D. Cannon 83 USA Actor
21 Stephen Elliott 86 USA Actor
21 Howard Morris 85 USA Actor, Director
22 Thurl Ravenscroft 91 USA Singer, Actor
25 Ismail Merchant 68 India Producer
26 Eddie Albert 99 USA Actor
June 1 Geoffrey Toone 94 UK Actor
2 Vittorio Duse 89 Italy Actor, Director, Screenwriter
3 Michael Billington 63 UK Actor, Screenwriter
3 Leon Askin 97 Austria Actor, Writer
3 Harrison Young 75 USA Actor
4 Lorna Thayer 86 USA Actor
6 Anne Bancroft 73 USA Actress
8 Ed Bishop 72 USA Actor
11 Ron Randell 86 Australia Actor
13 Jonathan Adams 69 USA Actor
13 Lane Smith 69 USA Actor
24 Paul Winchell 82 USA Actor, Voice of Tigger
25 John Fiedler 80 USA Actor
29 Bruce Malmuth 71 USA Director, Actor
July 1 Luther Vandross 54 USA Actor, Singer The Meteor Man
2 Ernest Lehman 89 USA Screenwriter
3 Alberto Lattuada 90 Italy Director
10 Freddy Soto 35 USA Actor, Comedian
11 Frances Langford 92 USA Actress, Singer
12 Scott Paul 24 USA Actor Wyatt Earp
17 Gavin Lambert 80 UK Screenwriter
19 Edward Bunker 71 USA Actor
20 James Doohan 85 Canada Actor
21 Long John Baldry 64 Canada Actor, Singer Up the Chastity Belt
22 George Wallace 88 USA Actor
25 Ford Rainey 96 USA Actor
25 Alf Joint 77 UK Stuntman, Actor, Miscellaneous
25 David Jackson 71 UK Actor 10 Rillington Place
26 Alexander Golitzen 87 Russia Art Director
27 Tungia Baker 63 New Zealand Actress The Piano
29 Pat McCormick 78 USA Actor
August 4 Ileen Getz 43 USA Actress
8 Barbara Bel Geddes 82 USA Actress
9 Dorris Bowdon 90 USA Actress
9 Stanley DeSantis 51 USA Actor
9 Matthew McGrory 32 USA Actor
11 James Booth 77 UK Actor
15 Herta Ware 88 USA Actress
16 Joe Ranft 45 USA Animator, Voice Actor
16 Tonino Delli Colli 81 Italy Cinematographer
23 Brock Peters 78 USA Actor
25 Terence Morgan 83 UK Actor
31 Michael Sheard 67 UK Actor
September ? Irene Sunters 77 UK Actress The Wicker Man
2 Bob Denver 70 USA Actor
12 Ronald Leigh-Hunt 84 UK Actor
14 Robert Wise 91 USA Director, Film Editor
15 Sidney Luft 89 USA Producer
20 Gordon Carroll 77 USA Producer, Miscellaneous
23 Roger Brierley 70 UK Actor, Soundtrack, Composer
25 Don Adams 82 USA Actor
October 2 Hamilton Camp 70 UK Actor
2 Nipsey Russell 87 USA Actor
3 Ronnie Barker 76 UK Actor, Screenwriter
7 Charles Rocket 56 USA Actor
11 Sergio Citti 72 Italy Director, Screenwriter
15 Mildred Shay 94 USA Actress
15 Rik Van Nutter 76 USA Actor Thunderball
16 John Larch 91 USA Actor
16 Ursula Howells 83 UK Actress
18 John Hollis 77 UK Actor
23 William Hootkins 57 USA Actor
28 Barbara Keogh 76 UK Actress
29 Lloyd Bochner 81 Canada Actor
November 2 Jean Carson 82 USA Actress
3 Geoffrey Keen 89 UK Actor
4 Sheree North 85 USA Actress
11 Keith Andes 89 USA Actor
11 Pamela Duncan 80 USA Actress
20 Nora Denney 78 USA Actress
20 Harold J. Stone 94 USA Actor
24 Pat Morita 73 USA Actor
27 Marc Lawrence 95 USA Actor
29 Macon McCalman 72 USA Actor
29 Wendie Jo Sperber 47 USA Actress
29 Joseph Furst 89 Australia Actor
30 Jean Parker 90 USA Actress
December 1 Jack Colvin 71 USA Actor
4 Gregg Hoffman 42 USA Producer
7 Adrian Biddle 53 UK Cinematographer
10 Richard Pryor 65 USA Actor
12 Robert Newmyer 49 USA Producer
16 John Spencer 58 USA Actor
19 Don McKillop 76 Spain Actor
20 Argentina Brunetti 98 Argentina Actress
25 Roy Stuart 78 USA Actor
26 Vincent Schiavelli 57 USA Actor
28 Patrick Cranshaw 86 USA Actor
28 Richard De Angelis 72 USA Actor

Film debuts

Notes

  1. ^ "2005 Worldwide Grosses".  

External links

  • Internet Movie Database - Release dates for movies scheduled for release in 2005 in various countries:
    • Canada
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
2005 films
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