Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by millen (A) on January 03, 2006 at 13:08:15

The final installment of the Star Wars saga has battled to the top of 2005 as the most successful film of last year.

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith took in a total of $848.5 million US in worldwide sales.

The science fiction epic was the final Star Wars prequel, following Anakin Skywalker's transformation into the evil Darth Vader.

Fantasy and science fiction dominated the top 10 films, with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire coming in second, and War of the Worlds third.

While the top two blockbusters took in more than $1.5 billion US combined last year, 2005 was not a banner year for movies.

According to movie industry magazine Variety, total sales in 2005 hit about $10.1 billion US compared to $10.7 billion US in 2004.

The Top 10 Films of 2005 worldwide are:

1. Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
3. War of the Worlds
4. Madagascar
5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
6. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
7. Batman Begins
8. Hitch
9. Fantastic Four
10. Wedding Crashers

I saw three movies out of this list including the Madagascar of which my kids like a lot. Other than that ho-hum the rest.