6 Mandarin films of 2005 ranked by box office. #1: Serenity ($40.4 million).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serenity | Joss Whedon | $39 million | $40.4 million | 1.04x | |
| 2 | The Promise | Chen Kaige | $35 million | $31 million | 0.89x | |
| 3 | Perhaps Love | Peter Chan | $10 million | $7 million | 0.70x | |
| 4 | The Heirloom | Leste Chen | TWD 18 million | $365,574 | ||
| 5 | Grain in Ear | Zhang Lu | $20,277 | |||
| Thru the Moebius Strip | Glenn Chaika | $156 million | CN¥3.6 million |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.