2005 in film
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This is a list of film-related events in 2005.
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Event timeline
Month | Day | Event |
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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), 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). | |
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. |
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. Four special awards were also handed out to comemorate the Razzies' 25th aniversary. 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. | |
29 | 77th Academy Awards: Million Dollar Baby wins the awards for Best Picture and Best Director. Acting honors were as follows: | |
May | 20 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith reaches a record high at the box offices on opening day with $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. |
June | 21 | The American Film Institute holds its 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. The greatest movie 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 | October 14 | It is announced that Daniel Craig will be the new James Bond in the forthcoming Casino Royale. |
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:
2005 Rank |
Title | Studio | Total Int'l Box Office Gross |
U.S. & Canada Box Office Gross |
United Kingdom Box Office Gross |
Australia Box Office Gross |
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1. | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
20th Century Fox | $848,418,906 | $380,270,577 | £39,188,065 | $35,188,506 |
2. | War of the Worlds | Paramount Pictures | $587,673,918 | $234,079,816 | £30,367,791 | $21,402,771 |
3. | Madagascar | DreamWorks | $520,444,543 | $193,202,933 | £22,326,031 | $25,205,885 |
4. | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Warner Bros. | $457,833,411 | $205,733,411 | £37,274,552 | $24,114,598 |
5. | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 20th Century Fox | $429,148,083 | $186,183,620 | £13,473,963 | $20,176,228 |
6. | Batman Begins | Warner Bros. | $371,814,119 | $205,333,246 | £16,179,376 | $15,460,610 |
7. | Hitch | Columbia Pictures | $368,015,934 | $179,495,555 | £16,170,807 | $13,790,387 |
8. | Fantastic Four | 20th Century Fox | $328,866,243 | $154,502,623 | £12,335,439 | $12,046,041 |
9. | Wedding Crashers | New Line | $280,208,476 | $208,117,000 | £13,024,555 | $16,561,137 |
10. | Robots | 20th Century Fox | $280,208,476 | $128,200,012 | £12,303,922 | $13,734,184 |
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
No release date
#-K
Release dates:
- "WR": Wide-release to theaters
- "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
L-Q
Release dates:
- "WR": Wide-release to theaters
- "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
R-Z
Release dates:
- "WR": Wide-release to theaters
- "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
External links
- Internet Movie Database - Release dates for movies scheduled for release in 2005 in various countries