List of years in film       (table) … 1995 .  1996 .  1997 .  1998  . 1999  . 2000  . 2001 … 2002 2003 2004 -2005- 2006 2007 2008 … 2009 .  2010 .  2011 .  2012  . 2013  . 2014  . 2015 … In home video: 2002 2003 2004 -2005- 2006 2007 2008          In television: 2002 2003 2004 -2005- 2006 2007 2008      Related time period  or  subjects … 2002 . 2003 . 2004 - 2005 - 2006 . 2007 . 2008 … … 1970s . 1980s . 1990s -2000s- 2010s . 2020s . 2030s … 20th century . 21st century . 22nd century … Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... This is a list of major films of 2005. The highest grossing film of the year was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Contents 1 Highest-grossing films 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Wide-release films 4.1 January - March 4.2 April - June 4.3 July - September 4.4 October - December 5 Films released in 2005 6 Notable deaths 7 Notes 8 External links // Highest-grossing films See also: List of 2005 box office number-one films in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States 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 in 2005. The top ten films of 2005, by worldwide gross in United States dollars, as well as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia grosses, are as follows: Highest-grossing films of 20051 Rank Title Studio Worldwide United States and Canada United Kingdom Australia 1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. $895,921,036 $290,013,036 $85,870,215 $26,734,333 2 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox $848,754,768 $380,270,577 $72,827,146 $27,248,575 3 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Walt Disney Pictures $745,011,272 $291,710,957 $77,933,064 $25,842,771 4 War of the Worlds Paramount Pictures $591,745,540 $234,280,354 $55,555,574 $16,532,633 5 King Kong Universal Studios $550,517,357 $218,080,025 $52,619,933 $15,970,050 6 Madagascar DreamWorks Animation $532,680,671 $193,595,521 $40,690,223 $19,539,058 7 Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox $478,207,520 $186,336,279 $24,619,123 $15,564,796 8 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros. $474,968,763 $206,459,076 $65,842,139 $18,812,394 9 Batman Begins Warner Bros. $372,710,015 $205,343,774 $30,042,288 $12,262,065 10 Hitch Columbia Pictures $368,100,420 $179,495,555 $33,371,422 $11,109,579 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire grossed more than $890 million, making it the fifteenth-highest-grossing film in history. Two other films, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe are also in the list of the fifty highest-grossing films. 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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. 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. 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. 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 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 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 63rd Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2006 59th BAFTA Awards February 19, 2006 78th Academy Awards March 5, 2006 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film Brokeback Mountain' Walk the Line Brokeback Mountain Crash Best Director Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Line Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote Best Actress Felicity Huffman Transamerica Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line Best Supporting Actor George Clooney Syriana Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback Mountain George Clooney Syriana Best Supporting Actress Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener Thandie Newton Crash Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener Best Screenplay, Adapted Brokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Best Screenplay, Original Crash Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco Crash Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco Best Foreign Language Film Paradise Now The Beat That My Heart Skipped Tsotsi Best Animated Film — — The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival) L'Enfant (The Child), directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgium Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival) Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee, United States Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival) U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha, directed by Mark Dornford-May, South Africa Wide-release films

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 600 cinemas in the United States and Canada. Films are listed in order of their first theatrical release. January - March Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J A N U A R Y 6 Racing Stripes Warner Bros. Dustin Hoffman, Snoop Dogg, Mandy Moore 7 White Noise Universal Studios Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger 14 Coach Carter Paramount Pictures Samuel L. Jackson, Channing Tatum Elektra 20th Century Fox Jennifer Garner, Terence Stamp, Goran Visnjic 19 Assault on Precinct 13 Revolution Studios Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne 21 Are We There Yet? Columbia Pictures Ice Cube, Nia Long 26 March of the Penguins Warner Independent Pictures Morgan Freeman, Amitabh Bachchan 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 F E B R U A R Y 2 Unleashed Focus Features Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, Kerry Condon 4 Boogeyman Screen Gems Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless The Wedding Date Universal Studios Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney 8 Constantine Warner Bros. Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, Rachel Weisz 10 Hitch Columbia Pictures Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James 11 Son of the Mask New Line Cinema Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming Pooh's Heffalump Movie Walt Disney Pictures Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, Ken Sansom, Peter Cullen, Kath Soucie, Brenda Blethyn 18 Because of Winn-Dixie 20th Century Fox AnnaSophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint 25 Cursed Dimension Films Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, Shannon Elizabeth 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 M A R C H 4 Be Cool Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, Harvey Keitel The Jacket Warner Independent Pictures Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley The Pacifier Spyglass Entertainment Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham 8 Paparazzi 20th Century Fox Cole Hauser, Larry Cedar, Tom Sizemore 9 Hostage Miramax Films Bruce Willis, Jonathan Tucker 10 Robots 20th Century Fox Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Halle Berry, Amanda Bynes, Greg Kinnear 11 The Upside of Anger New Line Cinema Kevin Costner, Joan Allen 17 The Ring Two DreamWorks Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Simon Baker 18 Ice Princess Walt Disney Pictures Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall 23 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 30 Beauty Shop Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Ice Cube April - June Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew A P R I L 1 Sin City Dimension Films Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl, Jaime King, Rutger Hauer 8 Fever Pitch 20th Century Fox Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon The Interpreter Universal Studios Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener 6 Sahara Paramount Pictures Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz 14 The Amityville Horror Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, 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 27 xXx: State of the Union Revolution Studios Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe 28 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Touchstone Pictures Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def M A Y 3 Kingdom of Heaven 20th Century Fox Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, Edward Norton, Ridley Scott (director) 6 Crash Lions Gate Entertainment Sandra Bullock, Thandie Newton, Brendan Fraser, Ryan Phillippe, Ludacris, Matt Dillon, Paul Haggis (director) House of Wax Warner Bros. Elisha Cuthbert, Paris Hilton, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Jared Padalecki 7 Mindhunters Dimension Films Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, LL Cool J 12 Monster-in-Law New Line Cinema Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes 13 Kicking & Screaming Universal Studios Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall 17 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson, George Lucas (director) 25 Madagascar DreamWorks Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter Valiant Walt Disney Pictures Ewan McGregor, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent 27 The Longest Yard Paramount Pictures Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds J U N E 1 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Warner Bros. Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively 3 Cinderella Man Universal Studios Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti Lords of Dogtown Columbia Pictures Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, John Robinson, Johnny Knoxville, Rebecca De Mornay 10 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 Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn Batman Begins Warner Bros. Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe, Christopher Nolan (director) 17 The Perfect Man Universal Studios Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear 22 Herbie: Fully Loaded Walt Disney Pictures Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Breckin Meyer, Matt Dillon, Cheryl Hines 24 Bewitched Columbia Pictures Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Jason Schwartzman Land of the Dead Universal Studios Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, George A. Romero (director) 28 War of the Worlds Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Steven Spielberg (director) 29 Fantastic Four 20th Century Fox Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Julian McMahon July - September Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J U L Y 1 Rebound 20th Century Fox Martin Lawrence, Breckin Meyer 8 Dark Water Buena Vista Distribution Jennifer Connelly 13 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 20 The Island DreamWorks Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean, Michael Bay (director) 22 Bad News Bears Paramount Pictures Billy Bob Thornton 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 29 Must Love Dogs Warner Bros. Diane Lane, Dermot Mulroney, John Cusack The Skeleton Key Universal Studios Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, Gena Rowlands Sky High Walt Disney Pictures Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Michael Angarano, Lynda Carter, Danielle Panabaker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bruce Campbell, Cloris Leachman, Kevin McDonald A U G U S T 3 Transporter 2 20th Century Fox Jason Statham, François Berléand, Amber Valletta, Louis Leterrier (director) 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, Max Baker 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 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 Red Eye Dreamworks Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy 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 Brothers Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack, Edward Burns Undiscovered Lions Gate Entertainment Ashlee Simpson, Carrie Fisher, Shannyn Sossamon 31 The Constant Gardener Focus Features Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Fernando Meirelles (director) S E P T E M B E R 2 Underclassman Miramax Films Nick Cannon, Cheech Marin, Roselyn Sanchez 4 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit DreamWorks Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay, Liz Smith 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 Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Lopez 12 Corpse Bride Warner Bros. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Albert Finney, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Christopher Lee, Jane Horrocks (voices) Tim Burton (director) 16 Cry Wolf Rogue Pictures Lindy Booth, Jon Bon Jovi, Jared Padalecki Good Night, and Good Luck Warner Independent Pictures George Clooney, 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, 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 24 In Her Shoes 20th Century Fox Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine 29 Serenity Universal Studios Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Adam Baldwin 30 Capote Sony Pictures Classics Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener The Greatest Game Ever Played Walt Disney Pictures Shia LaBeouf, Bill Paxton (director) Into the Blue Columbia Pictures Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Ashley Scott October - December Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew O C T O B E R 7 The Gospel Screen Gems Boris Kodjoe, Clifton Powell, Yolanda Adams Two for the Money Universal Studios Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo 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 The Fog Revolution Studios Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair 20 Doom Universal Studios Karl Urban, The Rock, Rosamund Pike 21 Dreamer DreamWorks 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 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 N O V E M B E R 3 Chicken Little Walt Disney Pictures Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Steve Zahn, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara 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 9 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Paramount Pictures Joy Bryant, Terrence Howard 11 Derailed The Weinstein Company Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen 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 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 Revolution Studios Anthony Rapp, Rosario Dawson, Chris Columbus (director) Syriana Warner Bros. George Clooney, Michelle Monaghan, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, Stephen Gaghan (director) Yours, Mine and Ours Paramount Pictures Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Linda Hunt, Drake Bell, Danielle Panabaker D E C E M B E R 1 Æon Flux Paramount Pictures Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Karyn Kusama (director) 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 William Mosely, Anna Popplewell, Skander Keynes, Georgie Henley, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson, Ray Winstone, Dawn French 9 Brokeback Mountain Focus Features Ang Lee (director), Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid Memoirs of a Geisha Columbia Pictures Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, Rob Marshall (director) 12 King Kong Universal Studios Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Peter Jackson (director) 14 The Family Stone 20th Century Fox Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker 16 The Producers Universal Studios Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman 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 22 Rumor Has It… Warner Bros. Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo 23 Munich DreamWorks Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig, Ciaran Hinds, 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 Films released in 2005 For complete lists, see 2005 films and 2005 television films American films Argentine films Australian films Bengali films Bollywood films Brazilian films British films French films Hong Kong films Italian films Japanese films Mexican films Pakistani films Russian films South Korean films Spanish films Tamil films Telugu films Notable deaths Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films January 9 Gonzalo Gavira 79 Sound Technician The Exorcist • The Towering Inferno • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 11 Thelma White 94 Actress Reefer Madness • The Moon's Our Home • Two in the Dark 12 Amrish Puri 72 Actor Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom • Gandhi 15 Ruth Warrick 88 Actress Citizen Kane • The Great Bank Robbery • Mr. Winkle Goes to War 15 Dan Lee 35 Animator Finding Nemo • A Bug's Life • Monsters, Inc. • Ratatouille 17 Virginia Mayo 84 Actress White Heat • The Princess and the Pirate • The Silver Chalice • Jet Over the Atlantic • Jack London 22 Patsy Rowlands 74 Actress Tom Jones • A Stitch in Time • Carry On Again Doctor • Jet Over the Atlantic • Jack London February 1 John Vernon 72 Actor Dirty Harry • Ernest Goes to Camp • Animal House • The Outlaw Josey Wales • Delgo •Airplane II: The Sequel • Topaz 4 Ossie Davis 87 Actor Do the Right Thing • Dinosaur • Bubba Ho-tep • Dr. Dolittle • The Client 10 Arthur Miller 89 Screenwriter The Crucible • The Misfits • Everybody Wins 12 Brian Kelly 73 Actor Around the World Under the Sea 14 Otto Plaschkes 75 Producer Georgy Girl • Hopscotch • The Holcroft Covenant • Galileo • The Sailor's Return 16 Nicole DeHuff 30 Actress Meet the Parents • Suspect Zero • Unbeatable Harold 22 Dan O'Herlihy 85 Actor RoboCop • Halloween III: Season of the Witch • Robinson Crusoe • The Last Starfighter • MacArthur 26 Richard Devon 84 Actor Magnum Force • The Seventh Sign • The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze 28 Martin Benson 91 Actor The Omen • Cleopatra • Goldfinger • The King and I • Angela's Ashes March 4 Nan Martin 82 Actress A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors • Shallow Hal • Cast Away • Toys in the Attic 5 Charles B. Pierce 71 Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Actor, Set decorator, cinematographer Sudden Impact • The Legend of Boggy Creek • Dillinger • The Phantom Tollbooth • Carny 10 Corey Haim 38 Actor Lucas • Crank: High Voltage • The Lost Boys • License to Drive • Blown Away • Dream a Little Dream 14 Peter Graves 83 Actor Airplane! • Stalag 17 • Addams Family Values • Men in Black II • House on Haunted Hill • Looney Tunes: Back in Action 15 David J. Steinberg 45 Actor Willow • Epic Movie 18 Fess Parker 85 Actor Old Yeller • The Great Locomotive Chase • Harvey • The Light in the Forest • Island in the Sky 24 Robert Culp 79 Actor Sunday in New York • Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice • Hannie Caulder • The Pelican Brief April 1 John Forsythe 92 Actor Destination Tokyo • The Trouble with Harry • In Cold Blood • ...And Justice for All 4 Lori Martin 62 Actor Cape Fear • The Chase 6 Sam Menning 85 Actor The Onion Movie • The Butcher's Wife • The Prestige • Life Stinks 8 James Aubrey 62 Actor Lord of the Flies • Spy Game • The Hunger 8 Christopher Cazenove 65 Actor Three Men and a Little Lady • Zulu Dawn • A Knight's Tale • Aces: Iron Eagle III 9 Meinhardt Raabe 94 Actor The Wizard of Oz 10 Dixie Carter 70 Actress That Evening Sun • Going Berserk 16 Sid Conrad 86 Actor The Glimmer Man • Caddyshack II • King Kong 17 Dede Allen 86 Film Editor Dog Day Afternoon • Bonnie and Clyde • The Hustler • Reds • Wonder Boys • The Breakfast Club • Little Big Man 23 Shay Duffin 79 Actor Seabiscuit • The Departed • Leprechaun • Beowulf • Titanic • Newsies • Raging Bull 25 Dorothy Provine 75 Actress It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World • That Darn Cat! • The Great Race • Never a Dull Moment May 2 Lynn Redgrave 67 Actress Gods and Monsters • Georgy Girl • Shine • The Jane Austen Book Club • Tom Jones • Peter Pan • The Wild Thornberrys Movie • Kinsey 9 Lena Horne 92 Actress Panama Hattie • Cabin in the Sky • Stormy Weather • The Wiz 16 Ronnie James Dio 67 Singer, Actor, Writer Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 23 Simon Monjack 39 Writer Factory Girl 24 Paul Gray 38 Musician Rollerball • Behind the Player: Paul Gray 26 Art Linkletter 97 Actor, Comedian Champagne for Caesar 28 Gary Coleman 42 Actor, Comedian Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star • An American Carol • S.F.W. 29 Dennis Hopper 74 Actor, Director Speed • Giant • Land of the Dead • Easy Rider • True Romance • The Indian Runner • Apocalypse Now • Hoosiers • Blue Velvet • True Grit • Waterworld • Hang 'Em High • Swing Vote • Cool Hand Luke • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 • Rebel Without a Cause • Super Mario Bros. • Rumble Fish • Chattahoochee • Boiling Point • EDtv • Knockaround Guys • Meet the Deedles • Paris Trout • River's Edge • Out of the Blue • Jesus' Son • Space Truckers • Alpha and Omega • Black Widow • Hell Ride 31 William A. Fraker 86 Cinematographer, Director, Producer The President's Analyst • Rosemary's Baby • Looking for Mr. Goodbar • Heaven Can Wait • 1941 • WarGames • Irreconcilable Differences • Murphy's Romance • Tombstone • Close Encounters of the Third Kind • Heaven Can Wait • Street Fighter June 3 Rue McClanahan 76 Actress The Rotten Apple • Walk the Angry Beach • Hollywood After Dark • The Fighting Temptations • Some of My Best Friends Are... • They Might Be Giants • Starship Troopers 4 Richard Dunn 73 Actor Road to Perdition • The Wedding Singer 6 Robert B. Radnitz 85 Producer My Side of the Mountain • Sounder • Cross Creek • Island of the Blue Dolphins 13 Jimmy Dean 81 Singer, Actor Diamonds Are Forever • Big Bad John 16 Ronald Neame 99 Director, Cinematographer Scrooge • The Poseidon Adventure • Meteor • Gambit • The Odessa File • Hopscotch 17 Elżbieta Czyżewska 72 Actress The Saragossa Manuscript • Music Box • Małżeństwo z rozsądku • The First Day of Freedom • The Impossible Goodbye • Mąż swojej żony 19 Vince O'Brien 90 Actor Annie Hall • Quiz Show • Six Degrees of Separation • The Cross and the Switchblade 21 Tam White 67 Actor, Musician Cutthroat Island • The Negotiator • Braveheart 22 Tracy Wright 50 Actress Monkey Warfare • Superstar 23 Allyn Ferguson 85 Composer Back to the Secret Garden • Little Lord Fauntleroy • The Count of Monte Cristo • Avalanche Express • The Last Days of Patton • Pancho Barnes • Ivanhoe • Camille 27 Aldo Giuffre 86 Actor The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 27 Corey Allen 75 Actor, Director Rebel Without a Cause • I-Man • The Chapman Report 30 Elliott Kastner 80 Producer Where Eagles Dare • The Long Goodbye • Equus July 1 Ilene Woods 81 Actress, Singer Cinderella 9 Vonetta McGee 65 Actress Blackula • Repo Man 10 Robert Spillane 45 Actor The Thomas Crown Affair 13 Alan Hume 85 Cinematographer Return of the Jedi • A Fish Called Wanda • Supergirl • Octopussy 15 Peter Fernandez 83 Voice Actor, Actor Speed Racer • What's Eating Gilbert Grape • That Man from Rio 16 James Gammon 70 Actor Urban Cowboy • Major League • Cold Mountain • The Country Bears • In the Electric Mist • Wyatt Earp• Silver Bullet • I Love You to Death • The Adventures of Huck Finn • Cabin Boy • Wild Bill • Ironweed • A Man Called Horse • Silverado 27 Maury Chaykin 61 Actor Entrapment • Dances with Wolves • My Cousin Vinny • Intern Academy • Casino Jack 31 Tom Mankiewicz 69 Screenwriter, Director, Producer Diamonds Are Forever • Superman • Dragnet August 1 Robert F. Boyle 100 Art Director, Production Designer Saboteur • North by Northwest • Cape Fear • The Birds 8 Patricia Neal 84 Actress The Fountainhead • The Breaking Point • The Day the Earth Stood Still • A Face in the Crowd • Breakfast at Tiffany's • Hud • In Harm's Way • The Subject Was Roses • Cookie's Fortune 10 David L. Wolper 82 Producer, Documentary Film-maker The Race for Space • The Making of the President, 1960 • Four Days in November • The Devil's Brigade • The Bridge at Remagen • The Hellstrom Chronicle • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory • This is Elvis • L.A. Confidential 11 Bruno Schleinstein 78 Actor, Musician, Artist The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser • Stroszek 14 Abby Lincoln 80 Actress, Singer The Girl Can't Help It • Nothing But a Man • For Love of Ivy • Mo' Better Blues 24 Satoshi Kon 46 Director Perfect Blue • Millennium Actress • Tokyo Godfathers • Paprika September 1 Cammie King 76 Actress Gone with the Wind • Bambi 3 Robert Schimmel 60 Actor, Comedian Blankman • A Low Down Dirty Shame • Scary Movie 2 7 Clive Donner 84 Director, Film Editor The Purple Plain • Nothing But the Best • What's New Pussycat? • Luv • Alfred the Great 7 Glenn Shadix 58 Actor Beetlejuice • Planet of the Apes • The Nightmare Before Christmas • Dunston Checks In • Demolition Man 11 Harold Gould 86 Actor The Sting • Patch Adams • The Master of Disguise • Brother Bear • Stuart Little 11 Kevin McCarthy 96 Actor Invasion of the Body Snatchers • Twilight Zone: The Movie • Just Cause • Death of a Salesman • UHF • Greedy • Piranha • Winged Victory • The Misfits • Hotel • A Big Hand for the Little Lady 12 Claude Chabrol 80 Director Madame Bovary • Story of Women • Les Cousins 19 Irving Ravetch 89 Screenwriter The Long, Hot Summer • Home from the Hill • Hud • The Reivers • The Cowboys • Norma Rae • Murphy's Romance 26 Gloria Stuart 100 Actress Back Street • The Old Dark House • The Kiss Before the Mirror • It's Great to Be Alive • Secret of the Blue Room • The Invisible Man • Roman Scandals • Here Comes the Navy • Gold Diggers of 1935 • Poor Little Rich Girl • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm • My Favorite Year • Mass Appeal • Wildcats • Titanic • The Love Letter • The Million Dollar Hotel • Land of Plenty 28 Sally Menke 56 Film Editor Pulp Fiction • Kill Bill • Inglourious Basterds • Reservoir Dogs • Jackie Brown • Heaven & Earth 28 Arthur Penn 88 Director, Producer The Left Handed Gun • The Miracle Worker • Mickey One • The Chase • Bonnie and Clyde • Alice's Restaurant • Little Big Man • Night Moves • The Missouri Breaks • Four Friends • Target • Dead of Winter 29 Tony Curtis 85 Actor Houdini • The Black Shield of Falworth • Trapeze • Sweet Smell of Success • The Vikings • The Defiant Ones • Some Like It Hot • Operation Petticoat • Spartacus • The Great Impostor • Taras Bulba • Captain Newman, M.D. • The Great Race • The Boston Strangler • The Last Tycoon • Little Miss Marker • The Mirror Crack'd 29 Joe Mantell 94 Actor Marty • Storm Center • Beau James • The Birds • Chinatown • The Two Jakes October 5 Roy Ward Baker 93 Director A Night to Remember • Quatermass and the Pit 14 Simon MacCorkindale 58 Actor Death on the Nile • The Riddle of the Sands • The Sword and the Sorcerer • Jaws 3-D 15 Johnny Sheffield 79 Actor Tarzan Finds a Son! • Tarzan's Secret Treasure • Tarzan's New York Adventure • Bomba, the Jungle Boy 16 Barbara Billingsley 94 Actress Airplane! • The Bad and the Beautiful • Leave It to Beaver • Shadow on the Wall 19 Tom Bosley 83 Actor Love with the Proper Stranger • The World of Henry Orient • Divorce American Style • The Secret War of Harry Frigg • Yours, Mine and Ours • Gus 25 Lisa Blount 53 Actress, Producer An Officer and a Gentleman • The Accountant • Chrystal 28 James MacArthur 72 Actor The Young Stranger • The Light in the Forest • Third Man on the Mountain • Kidnapped • Swiss Family Robinson • The Interns • Spencer's Mountain • The Bedford Incident • Battle of the Bulge • Hang 'Em High 29 George Hickenlooper 47 Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Documentary Film-maker Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse • Ghost Brigade • Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade • The Low Life • Dogtown • The Man from Elysian Fields • Being Mick • Mayor of the Sunset Strip • Factory Girl • Casino Jack November 4 Michelle Nicastro 50 Singer, Voice Actor The Swan Princess • When Harry Met Sally... 5 Jill Clayburgh 66 Actress The Terminal Man • Silver Streak • Semi-Tough • An Unmarried Woman • Starting Over • First Monday in October • I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can • Hanna K. • Love and Other Drugs 10 Dino De Laurentiis 91 Producer Bitter Rice • La Strada • Battle of the Bulge • The Bible: In The Beginning • Danger: Diabolik • Barbarella • Serpico • Death Wish • Ragtime • Conan the Barbarian • Dune • The Bounty • Raw Deal • Marie • Blue Velvet • Tai-Pan • Manhunter • U-571 • Hannibal • Red Dragon • Army of Darkness 13 Luis García Berlanga 89 Director Welcome Mr. Marshall! • The Executioners • Everyone to Jail 15 Moira Hoey 88 Actress This Is My Father • Angela's Ashes • Headrush • The Tiger's Tail 20 Heinz Weiss 89 Actor The Great Escape • Tread Softly • Die Rechnung - eiskalt serviert • Murderers Club of Brooklyn • Death in the Red Jaguar • Dead Body on Broadway • The Little Drummer Girl 23 Ingrid Pitt 73 Actress Doctor Zhivago • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum • Where Eagles Dare • The House That Dripped Blood • Countess Dracula • The Wicker Man • Who Dares Wins 27 Irvin Kershner 87 Director The Empire Strikes Back • Robocop 2 • Never Say Never Again 28 Giorgos Fountas 86 Actor Stella • Never on Sunday 28 Leslie Nielsen 84 Actor Ransom! • Forbidden Planet • The Poseidon Adventure • Airplane! • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear • Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult • Dracula: Dead and Loving It • Scary Movie 3 • Mr. Magoo • Superhero Movie 29 Mario Monicelli 95 Director I soliti ignoti • La Grande Guerra • L'armata Brancaleone • Amici miei • Caro Michele • Un borghese piccolo piccolo• Il Marchese del Grillo• Le rose del deserto December 15 Jean Rollin 72 Director, Producer, Writer, Actor Le Viol du Vampire • Les Raisins de la Mort 15 Blake Edwards 88 Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor Operation Petticoat • Breakfast at Tiffany's • Days of Wine and Roses • The Pink Panther • A Shot in the Dark • 10 • S.O.B. • Victor/Victoria 19 Lupe Gigliotti 84 Actress Os Normais 20 Steve Landesberg 74 Actor Forgetting Sarah Marshall • Wild Hogs • King of the Corner 27 Grant McCune 67 Visual Effects Artist Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope • Ghostbusters II • Speed • Richie Rich • Rambo • Executive Decision Notes ^ "2005 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2005&p=.htm. Retrieved September 8, 2009.  External links Internet Movie Database - Release dates for movies scheduled for release in 2005 in various countries Canada United Kingdom United States