It was moved to June of 2006. Disney's own Chicken Little is now opening in Nov. 2005.

It was bumped to Summer 2006.

EDIT: beat by 2 minutes

Revenge of the Sith and Nolan's Batman less than a month apart.

Hell-freakin'-yeah!!!

Sith and Batman are two films I'm looking forward to this summer...

Besides Hitchhiker's, I'm also looking forward to a little independent film called The Fantastic Four.

What an intriguingly half-a$$ed list that is...

fixed.

I'm only gonna see 2, maybe 3 of those... and I'm not really that stoked on any of them. My most anticipated is Kung Fu Hustle.

...I don't really see any really significant films with a lot of "buzz" behind the films for 2005, unlike in 2004 when you had:

Shrek 2, which became the #1 film in 2004 in terms of box office revenues.
Spider-Man 2, which became the #2 film in 2004 in terms of box office revenues (mostly because many considered it better than the first film).
The Passion of the Christ, which because of its controversy and its strong appeal to the devout Christian crowd became the #3 film in terms of box office revenues.
Fahrenheit 9/11, which because of the controversy over its political tone became the #1 documentary of all time in terms of box office revenues.
The Aviator, the type of film that AMPAS voters like and that could finally get Martin Scorsese the Best Director Oscar.

There may be a built-in audience for Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith and Batman Begins, but given the negative reviews for a few of the previous Batman films and the iffy audience reaction for the first two Star Wars prequels, I have my doubts.

If they do it right, The Producers could be a strong contender for lots of Oscars next year. And I do mean do it right by properly adapting the recent Broadway smash hit.

Mine too

I agree with the list, except that I'd replace "Pink Panther" and "Zorro" with both "Sin City and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

If I could expand it beyond the usual 10, I'd also add...

"Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
"Cinderella Man"
"A Scanner Darkly"
"Oliver Twist"
and "Chronicles of Narnia"

Wait a second - Legend of Zorro?!? I knew they were talking about a second one, but I didnt know they were almost DONE with it!

Woo! The first one ROCKED. Best pulp fiction movie to come along since the Rocketeer! If the second one is as half as good, I'll wet my self from joy

Well, Star Wars and Batman will draw much bigger audiences than the Aviator, so I don't really see why that's on the list. A popular film but something next year will have similar. Now, save for Spiderman 2, not one of those films was expected to perform the way it did. If you were to ask any box office analyst about Shrek 2, Passion, and Farenheit a year ago whether they would be the box office smashes they became, probably none would think so. That being said, it's very likely (in fact I have no doubt) that some films will break out this year like those did. Which ones? How much money? Who knows, but I'm positive they're there. That "buzz" will grow, but it'll happen when the movie comes out. Was there really lots of buzz for Farenheit and Shrek in January? Passion was barely being noticed until late January when that controversy started.

I'm praying that Star Wars III will build upon the respectable last 45 minutes of Attack of the Clones.

Just saw the trailer for Sin City. Oh, man. Next to Ep.3 and Batman, this is up on my list. I can't wait.

And jaeufraser is right, all those other films weren't expected to do much. I thought Shrek was a one trick pony that exhausted all of their jokes in the first flick. I thought it would do respectable, but not as well as the first. I still haven't seen 2.

The Passion of the Christ had buzz? The film the most studios didn't even want? Although it was succesful, it wasn't expected to do well.

Fahrenheit? I don't remember any huge buzz.

I also don't remember any hype surrounding the Aviator because Marty might get a shot at an Oscar. Gangs of New York had more buzz than the Aviator.

I'm really excitied about 2005. Lots of good stuff.

First The Producers is a movie then its a Broadway play and then its a movie again. In all 3 incarnations its still Mel Brooks. Am I right? That's just weird.

What is the Island about?

Lincoln Six-Echo (Ewan McGregor) is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid 21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the "The Island" - reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie. He and all of the other inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones whose only purpose is to provide "spare parts" for their original human counterparts. Realizing it is only a matter of time before he is "harvested," Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta (Scarlett Johansson). Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the sinister institute that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives to literally meet their makers.

Sean Bean is also in this one. I always liked him. But it is a Michael Bay movie so we shall see.

The Island sounds like it has a great plotline and I usually enjoy Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. This one will be on my list, if the trailers look decent.

Actually, he didn't direct it this time, he's only...the producer.

The Producers, The Island, and Pink panther, and Legend of Zorro= not bloody likely.

Let's consider this:

The Passion of the Christ certainly had a lot of "buzz" because there were so many public denouncements from the Hollywood crowd that it created more interest to find just what this movie is about. Why do you think it ended up making US$370 million in first-run release?

Fahrenheit 9/11 had a lot of "buzz" because of the combination of Michael Moore being his usual publicity hound self and because its subject matter was a hot button topic this past election cycle.

The Aviator has a lot of "buzz" because a lot of people in the entertainment industry wants to see a Martin Scorsese film win both Best Picture and Best Director, something that has yet to happen. Besides, the movie is quite good, anyway, with standout performances by Leonardo DiCapiro and especially Cate Blanchett.

Actually not. The mainstream Hollywood community was already denouncing The Passion of the Christ even during production because lots of people feared it would re-ignite anti-Semitism. (People forget that historically, the plays based on the Passion was sometimes officially used to denegrate Jews for various reasons.) Why did you think Producer/Director Mel Gibson started to show a near-completed version of the film to various groups around the country to create a more positive "buzz" for the movie from the late summer of 2003? In short, there was a lot of "buzz"--positive and negative--for this movie 8-9 months before the movie finally was released to the theaters.

Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith - Haven't seen the last two, so I probably won't see this one.

The War of the Worlds - Need to find out more before I make my decision, but Cruise is usually dependable.

Kingdom of Heaven - No interest.

Batman Begins - Yes, please!

The Island - Don't know anything about it.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Haven't seen #3 yet, but I'll probably wait for this one on DVD. Too many *shudder* children in the theater.

The Pink Panther - I like Steve Martin and I like the old PP movies, so why do I not care about this?

The Legend of Zorro - I'll pass.

King Kong - Don't know too much about this, but Jackson + Kong =

The Producers - Not a chance.

Also looking forward to Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and the Chronicles of Narnia.

Hindsight is 20/20. In January, Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Aviator weren't even a blip on the radar yet, and especially in Fahrenheit's case, I don't think anyone was thinking it would go on to be a big hit. Bowling for Columbine only made about $20 Million, and that was considered a huge success for a documentary. And really the only kind of buzz The Aviator is getting is Oscar buzz. People haven't exactly been lining up to see it. The Passion may have already been generating excitment in January, but nobody knew it was going to do what it did. If you'd said then then it would be one of the Top 3 moneymakers of the year, no one would have believed that.

But on the other hand, people have been clamoring for Star Wars since the first images started to leak out on to the internet. As soon as a low-quality copy of the teaser trailer leaked out, they swarmed on it until the website crashed. King Kong is already being raised to the level of a new Lord of the Rings movie, by Internet fanboys. And as far as Batman goes, fans know, they don't just [b]think[/i], they know, that this is going to be the Batman movie they've always wanted to see and that it's going to revive the franchise. I think 2005 is going to be much more exciting year for movies than 2004 was.