2004 in film

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The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Van Helsing, The Passion of the Christ, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Fahrenheit 9/11, I, Robot, Ocean's Twelve and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2004[1]
RankTitleStudioWorldwide gross
1. Shrek 2 DreamWorks $919,838,758
2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. $796,688,549
3. Spider-Man 2 Columbia $783,766,341
4. The Incredibles Disney/Pixar $631,442,092
5. The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films $611,899,420
6. The Day After Tomorrow Fox $544,272,402
7. Meet the Fockers Universal / DreamWorks $516,642,939
8. Troy Warner Bros. $497,409,852
9. Shark Tale DreamWorks $367,275,019
10. Ocean's Twelve Warner Bros. $362,744,280

Shrek 2 set a new record for total gross by an animated film making it the highest grossing animated film of all time, the record was latter surpassed by Toy Story 3 in 2010, as well as the 3D rereleases of The Lion King and Finding Nemo in late 2011 and late 2012 (which are the second and third highest grossing animated films of all time). On July 7, Spider-Man 2 reached a $200 million domestic gross in a record time of 8 days. On July 18, after 19 days in release, Spider-Man 2 reached $300 million domestically in another record time. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has the highest international revenue of $546 million compared to Shrek 2's $478.6 million.

The controversial film, The Passion of the Christ, helmed by Mel Gibson became the first blockbuster motion picture of 2004 and also the highest grossing R-rated film domestically. Meet the Fockers beat 2003's Bruce Almighty record for the highest-grossing comedy film; both released by Universal.

Events

Month Day Event
January 25 Golden Globe Awards: Major winners include The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Lost in Translation.
26 Golden Raspberry Award nominations announced, leading films are:
27 Academy Awards nominations announced, leading films are:
February 4 9th Empire Awards: Major winners include Love Actually and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
15 BAFTA Awards: Major winners include Scarlett Johansson, Best Actress and Bill Murray, Best Actor
22 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Charlize Theron, The Actor for Best Female Actor, Johnny Depp, The Actor for Best Male Actor, Tim Robbins, The Actor for Best Male Supporting Actor, Renée Zellweger, The Actor for Best Female Supporting Actor.
23 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King becomes the second film in history to gross more than $1 billion in worldwide box office receipts.
25 The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson's major motion picture about the last days of Jesus's life on Earth, opens huge in time for Lent.
28 Gigli dominates the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 6 awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Jennifer Lopez), Worst Actor (Ben Affleck), Worst Director (Martin Brest), Worst Screenplay (Brest) and worst on-screen couple (Lopez and Affleck). Worst supporting acting awards went to actress Demi Moore for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and actor Sylvester Stallone for Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.
29 76th Academy Awards: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins picture and director awards as well as nine others for a total of 11 Academy Awards, a tie for the most ever won by a single film.
May 22 Fahrenheit 9/11, a controversial documentary by Michael Moore wins the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival.
June 5 The 2004 MTV Movie Awards were head at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California and hosted by Lindsay Lohan.
27 Fahrenheit 9/11 breaks the record for highest opening-weekend earnings in the United States for a documentary, earning $23.9 million. And going on to earn over $119M in domestic box office earnings.
October 29 Voices of Iraq released, the first "wikified" documentary film created by sending multiple DV cameras to participants.
December 13 The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 2005 Golden Globes awards with comedy Sideways garnering seven nominations and actor Jamie Foxx with three for his work in both film and television.
21 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces seven films are eligible for the Academy Award for Visual Effects:
28 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces that 267 films released in 2004 are eligible for consideration of the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Awards

Category/Organization 10th Critics' Choice Awards
January 10, 2005 		62nd Golden Globe Awards
January 16, 2005 		11th Screen Actors Guild Awards
February 5, 2005 		58th BAFTA Awards
February 12, 2005 		77th Academy Awards
February 27, 2005
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film Sideways The Aviator Sideways N/A The Aviator Million Dollar Baby
Best Director Martin Scorsese
The Aviator 		Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby 		N/A Mike Leigh
Vera Drake 		Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor Jamie Foxx
Ray 		Leonardo DiCaprio
The Aviator 		Jamie Foxx
Ray
Best Actress Hilary Swank
Million Dollar Baby 		Annette Bening
Being Julia 		Hilary Swank
Million Dollar Baby 		Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake 		Hilary Swank
Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
Sideways 		Clive Owen
Closer 		Morgan Freeman
Million Dollar Baby 		Clive Owen
Closer 		Morgan Freeman
Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
Sideways 		Natalie Portman
Closer 		Cate Blanchett
The Aviator
Best Screenplay, Adapted Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Sideways 		N/A Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Sideways
Best Screenplay, Original N/A Charlie Kaufman
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Animated Film The Incredibles N/AN/AN/AN/A The Incredibles
Best Original Score The Aviator
Howard Shore 		N/A The Motorcycle Diaries
Gustavo Santaolalla 		Finding Neverland
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Best Original Song "Old Habits Die Hard"
Alfie 		N/AN/A "Al otro lado del río"
The Motorcycle Diaries
Best Foreign Language Film The Sea Inside N/A The Motorcycle Diaries The Sea Inside

2004 Wide-release films

January–March

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Y		 9 Chasing Liberty Warner Bros. Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Jeremy Piven, Annabella Sciorra, Caroline Goodall, Mark Harmon
My Baby's Daddy Miramax Films Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Method Man
16 Along Came Polly Universal Studios Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing, Alec Baldwin, Hank Azaria, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Teacher's Pet Walt Disney Pictures Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, Shaun Fleming, Debra Jo Rupp, David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Stiller, Paul Reubens, Rob Paulsen, Wallace Shawn, Estelle Harris, Jay Thomas Animation
Torque Warner Bros. Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur, Adam Scott, Matt Schulze, Jaime Pressly, Jay Hernandez
22 The Butterfly Effect New Line Cinema Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott, Eric Stoltz, Ethan Suplee, Logan Lerman, Melora Walters
23 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! DreamWorks Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, Ginnifer Goodwin
30 The Big Bounce Warner Bros. Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Sara Foster, Charlie Sheen, Bebe Neuwirth, Gary Sinise
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed Lionsgate Emily Perkins, Tatiana Maslany, Eric Johnson, Janet Kidder, Katharine Isabelle, Brendan Fletcher
The Perfect Score Paramount Pictures Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg, Scarlett Johansson, Darius Miles, Leonardo Nam
You Got Served Screen Gems Omarion Grandberry, Marques Houston, B2K, Jennifer Freeman, Steve Harvey, Meagan Good
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Catch That Kid 20th Century Fox Kristen Stewart, Max Thieriot, Corbin Bleu, Jennifer Beals, John Carroll Lynch
Miracle Walt Disney Pictures Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich
13 50 First Dates Columbia Pictures Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Blake Clark, Dan Aykroyd
20 Against the Ropes Paramount Pictures Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Kerry Washington, Tony Shalhoub
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Walt Disney Pictures Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia, Carol Kane, Megan Fox
EuroTrip DreamWorks Scott Mechlowicz, Michelle Trachtenberg, Lucy Lawless, Matt Damon, Joanna Lumley
Welcome to Mooseport 20th Century Fox Gene Hackman, Ray Romano, Maura Tierney, Christine Baranski, Fred Savage, Edward Herrmann
25 The Passion of the Christ Icon Productions Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, Hristo Shopov; Mel Gibson (director)
27 Club Dread Fox Searchlight Pictures Bill Paxton, Kevin Heffernan, Brittany Daniel, Steve Lemme, Jordan Ladd, Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Greg Cipes, M. C. Gainey
Twisted Paramount Pictures Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy García
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Starsky & Hutch Warner Bros. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn, Chris Penn
12 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson, Hannah Spearritt
Secret Window Columbia Pictures Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Charles S. Dutton, Timothy Hutton, Ving Rhames
Spartan Warner Bros. Val Kilmer, William H. Macy, Derek Luke, Kristen Bell, Tia Texada, Ed O'Neill; David Mamet (director)
19 Dawn of the Dead Universal Studios Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Focus Features Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Jane Adams
Taking Lives Warner Bros. Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez
20 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Warner Bros. Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Seth Green, Alicia Silverstone
26 Jersey Girl Miramax Films Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Jennifer Lopez; Kevin Smith (director)
The Ladykillers Touchstone Pictures Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall, J. K. Simmons; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (directors, producers, screenwriters)
Never Die Alone Fox Searchlight Pictures David Arquette, DMX

April–June

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Home on the Range Walt Disney Pictures Judi Dench, Roseanne Barr, Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Randy Quaid, Steve Buscemi
The Prince and Me Paramount Pictures Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, Miranda Richardson, James Fox
Walking Tall Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dwayne Johnson, Johnny Knoxville, Neal McDonough, Kristen Wilson, Kevin Durand, Ashley Scott, Michael Bowen, Mike Dopud
7 The Alamo Touchstone Pictures Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric
Johnson Family Vacation Fox Searchlight Pictures Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa L. Williams, Bow Wow, Solange Knowles, Shannon Elizabeth
Two Brothers Universal Studios Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore; Jean-Jacques Annaud (director)
The Whole Ten Yards Warner Bros. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet
9 Ella Enchanted Miramax Films Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley, Steve Coogan, Minnie Driver
The Girl Next Door 20th Century Fox Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant, Chris Marquette, Paul Dano, James Remar
Shaun of the Dead Universal Studios Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Penelope Wilton, Bill Nighy
16 Connie and Carla Universal Studios Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Debbie Reynolds
Kill Bill Vol. 2 Miramax Films Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Michael Parks; Quentin Tarantino (director)
The Punisher Lions Gate Entertainment Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster, Rebecca Romijn
23 13 Going on 30 Columbia Pictures Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Mark Ruffalo, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker
Clifford's Really Big Movie Warner Bros. John Ritter, Cree Summer, Kel Mitchell, Grey DeLisle, Wayne Brady, Jenna Elfman, Wilmer Valderrama, Jess Harnell, Judge Reinhold, John Goodman, Kath Soucie, Ernie Hudson
Man on Fire 20th Century Fox Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini, Rachel Ticotin, Radha Mitchell; Tony Scott (director)
30 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Columbia Pictures Jim Caviezel, Claire Forlani, Jeremy Northam, Malcolm McDowell, Aidan Quinn; Rowdy Herrington (director)
Envy DreamWorks Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Christopher Walken; Barry Levinson (director)
Godsend Lions Gate Entertainment Greg Kinnear, Robert De Niro, Rebecca Romijn, Cameron Bright, Christopher Britton
Laws of Attraction New Line Cinema Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Nora Dunn, Frances Fisher, Parker Posey
Mean Girls Paramount Pictures Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tim Meadows
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6 Satan's Little Helper
7 New York Minute Warner Bros. Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter, Andrea Martin
13 Troy Warner Bros. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne
14 Breakin' All the Rules Screen Gems Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Peter MacNicol, Jennifer Esposito
21 Shrek 2 DreamWorks Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Julie Andrews, Rupert Everett, Jennifer Saunders
26 The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Perry King
28 Raising Helen Touchstone Pictures Kate Hudson, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, John Corbett, Helen Mirren, Paris Hilton
Soul Plane Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, Godfrey, Mo'Nique
31 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis, Gary Oldman, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters
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E		 11 The Chronicles of Riddick Universal Studios Vin Diesel, Thandie Newton, Karl Urban, Colm Feore, Linus Roache, Keith David, Yorick van Wageningen, Alexa Davalos, Nick Chinlund, Judi Dench
Garfield: The Movie 20th Century Fox Bill Murray, Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Napoleon Dynamite Fox Searchlight Pictures Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Aaron Ruell, Diedrich Bader, Haylie Duff
The Stepford Wives Paramount Pictures Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill, Bette Midler, Glenn Close
16 Around the World in 80 Days Walt Disney Pictures Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Rob Schneider, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Luke Wilson, Kathy Bates, John Cleese
18 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 20th Century Fox Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn
The Terminal DreamWorks Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci; Steven Spielberg (director)
23 White Chicks Columbia Pictures Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro, John Heard, Busy Philipps, Terry Crews
25 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lions Gate Entertainment Michael Moore, George W. Bush
The Notebook New Line Cinema Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands
26 Hellbent
30 Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris; Sam Raimi (director)

July–September

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Y		 7 King Arthur Touchstone Pictures Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Ray Winstone, Stephen Dillane, Stellan Skarsgård, Til Schweiger, Hugh Dancy, Ken Stott
9 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy DreamWorks Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Fred Willard; Adam McKay (director)
Sleepover Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch, Sam Huntington
10 Ginger Snaps Back
15 House of Flying Daggers Sony Pictures Classics Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Yimou (director)
I, Robot 20th Century Fox Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, Alan Tudyk
16 A Cinderella Story Warner Bros. Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge, Chad Michael Murray
22 Catwoman Warner Bros. Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone
23 Asambhav Trimurti Films Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Dipannita Sharma, Mukesh Rishi, Milind Gunaji, Mohan Agashe; Rajiv Rai (director)
The Bourne Supremacy Universal Studios Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles
Thunderbirds Universal Studios Brady Corbet, Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley
28 Garden State Fox Searchlight Pictures Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard
30 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle New Line Cinema John Cho, Kal Penn, Danny Leiner (director)
The Manchurian Candidate Paramount Pictures Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Vera Farmiga; Jonathan Demme (director)
The Village Touchstone Pictures William Hurt, Adrien Brody, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, Bryce Dallas Howard; M. Night Shyamalan (director)
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Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Warner Bros. Dan Green, Eric Stuart, Wayne Grayson, Frank Frankson, Amy Birnbaum, Tara Jayne, Maddie Blaustein, Darren Dunstan, Scottie Ray
6 Little Black Book Columbia Pictures Brittany Murphy, Ron Livingston, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates
Open Water Lions Gate Entertainment Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis
11 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Walt Disney Pictures Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Héctor Elizondo; Garry Marshall (director)
12 Alien vs. Predator 20th Century Fox Sanaa Lathan
20 Exorcist: The Beginning Warner Bros. Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Alan Ford, Ben Cross
Without a Paddle Paramount Pictures Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard, Burt Reynolds
26 Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Screen Gems Johnny Messner, KaDee Strickland, Matthew Marsden
27 Layer Cake Vertigo Films Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Colm Meaney
Suspect Zero Paramount Pictures Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss
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3 The Cookout Lions Gate Entertainment Danny Glover, Queen Latifah
Paparazzi 20th Century Fox Cole Hauser, Larry Cedar, Tom Sizemore
Wicker Park Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Matthew Lillard
10 Cellular New Line Cinema Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy
Resident Evil: Apocalypse Screen Gems Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr
17 Mr. 3000 Touchstone Pictures / Dimension Films Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Chris Noth
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Paramount Pictures Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon, Laurence Olivier
Wimbledon Universal Studios Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany
20 Shark Tale DreamWorks Will Smith, Jack Black, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Martin Scorsese
24 First Daughter 20th Century Fox Katie Holmes, Michael Keaton
The Forgotten Columbia Pictures Julianne Moore, Alfre Woodard

October–December

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Ladder 49 Touchstone Pictures Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Morris Chestnut, Robert Patrick
Saw Lions Gate Entertainment Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Tobin Bell, Leigh Whannell
4 Bride and Prejudice Miramax Films Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Nadira Babbar, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews, Namrata Shirodkar, Sonali Kulkarni
6 Taxi 20th Century Fox Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Gisele Bündchen, Jennifer Esposito
8 Friday Night Lights Universal Studios Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Tim McGraw, Lee Thompson Young, Connie Britton, Amber Heard; Peter Berg (director)
Raise Your Voice New Line Cinema Hilary Duff, Hilary Duff, Oliver James, Jason Ritter, Dana Davis, Kat Dennings, Rita Wilson, David Keith, Rebecca De Mornay, John Corbett
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15 Shall We Dance? Miramax Film Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Lisa Ann Walter, Richard Jenkins, Bobby Cannavale, Omar Benson Miller, Mýa Harrison, Ja Rule, Nick Cannon
Team America: World Police Paramount Pictures Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Masasa, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie, Maurice LaMarche
22 Alfie Paramount Pictures Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Omar Epps, Nia Long
The Grudge Columbia Pictures Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, KaDee Strickland, Clea DuVall, Bill Pullman
Sideways Fox Searchlight Pictures Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Surviving Christmas DreamWorks Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, Catherine O'Hara, Josh Zuckerman, Bill Macy, Jennifer Morrison, Udo Kier, David Selby, Stephanie Faracy, Stephen Root
24 The Hollow
29 Finding Neverland Miramax Films Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Radha Mitchell, Julie Christie, Dustin Hoffman, Freddie Highmore
Ray Universal Studios Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Terrence Howard, Larenz Tate, Richard Schiff, Regina King
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10 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Universal Studios Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent
The Polar Express Warner Bros. Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara; Robert Zemeckis (director)
11 After the Sunset New Line Cinema Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris
12 Seed of Chucky Universal Studios Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Billy Boyd, Redman, Hannah Spearritt, John Waters
19 National Treasure Walt Disney Pictures Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Christopher Plummer, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean; Jon Turteltaub (director)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Paramount Pictures Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Mr. Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Tambor, David Hasselhoff, Alec Baldwin; Stephen Hillenburg (director)
21 Alexander Warner Bros. Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Rosario Dawson, Jared Leto, Anthony Hopkins; Oliver Stone (director)
24 Christmas with the Kranks Columbia Pictures Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd
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8 Blade: Trinity New Line Cinema Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Parker Posey, Dominic Purcell, Triple H
9 Ocean's Twelve Warner Bros. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy García, Don Cheadle, Bruce Willis; Steven Soderbergh (director)
10 The Phantom of the Opera Warner Bros. Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver
13 Kung Fu Hustle Sony Pictures Classics Stephen Chow, Danny Chan, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Eva Huang
15 Million Dollar Baby Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Anthony Mackie; Margo Martindale; Clint Eastwood (director)
16 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Paramount Pictures Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Emily Browning, Liam Aiken
17 Flight of the Phoenix 20th Century Fox Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson, Hugh Laurie
Spanglish Columbia Pictures Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman
22 Hotel Rwanda United Artists Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo
Meet the Fockers Universal Studios Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Barbra Streisand
25 The Aviator Miramax Films Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Gwen Stefani, Jude Law, Ian Holm; Martin Scorsese (director)
Fat Albert 20th Century Fox Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Marques Houston, Omarion Grandberry, Bill Cosby
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Touchstone Pictures Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe; Wes Anderson (director)
29 In Good Company Universal Studios Dennis Quaid, Scarlett Johansson, Topher Grace, Selma Blair

Films released in 2004

Notable deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 2 Etta Moten Barnett 102 USA Actress
2 Lynn Cartwright 76 USA Actress
4 Brian Gibson 59 UK Director
4 Jeff Nuttall 70 UK Actor
6 Philip Gilbert 72 ?? Actor
7 Ingrid Thulin 77 Sweden Actress
9 Lyndon Brook 77 UK Writer, Actor
10 Spalding Gray 62 USA Actor
13 Phillip Crosby 69 USA Actor
14 Uta Hagen 84 Germany Actress
14 Ron O'Neal 66 USA Actor, Director
14 Catherine Craig 88 USA Actress
17 Noble Willingham 72 USA Actor
17 Ray Stark 89 USA Producer
22 Ann Miller 83 USA Actress, Dancer
27 H.B. Haggerty 78 USA Actor
28 Joe Viterelli 66 USA Actor
29 Mary-Ellis Bunim 57 USA Writer, Producer
February 4 Michael P. Moran 59 USA Actor
8 Robert F. Colesberry 57 USA Producer
10 J. C. Quinn 63 USA Actor
12 Martin Jurow 92 USA Producer
11 Tony Pope 56 USA Voice Actor
11 Hugh Cecil 90 UK Actor
15 Jan Miner 86 USA Actress
23 Carl Anderson 58 USA Singer, Actor
23 John Randolph 88 USA Actor
26 Russell Hunter 79 UK Actor Taste the Blood of Dracula
26 Ralph E. Winters 94 USA Film Editor
28 Ken Carter 60 USA Actor Don't Go in the Woods
March 2 Mercedes McCambridge 87 USA Actress
5 Walt Gorney 91 Austria Actor
6 Frances Dee 94 USA Actress
7 Paul Winfield 64 USA Actor
7 Michael Stringer 79 UK Production Designer
8 Robert Pastorelli 50 USA Actor
10 Wilhelm von Homburg 63 Germany Actor
15 John Vallone 50 USA Production Designer
18 Richard Marner 82 Russia Actor
21 Ludmilla Tchérina 79 France Actress, Choreographer
24 Richard Leech 81 UK Actor
25 Robert Arden 81 UK Actor, Producer
26 Jan Sterling 82 USA Actress
27 Peter Diamond 74 UK Actor, Stuntman
28 Peter Ustinov 82 USA Actor, Director
April 1 Carrie Snodgress 58 USA Actress
4 Austin Willis 87 Canada Actor
4 Ralph Kemplen 91 UK Film Editor
7 Victor Argo 69 USA Actor
17 Bruce Boa 73 Canada Actor
19 Philip Locke 76 UK Actor
19 Tim Burstall 77 Australia Director, Screenwriter
21 Mary Selway 68 UK Casting Director
24 Robert McBain 71 UK Actor
May 3 Anthony Ainley 71 UK Actor
4 Hugh Gillin 78 USA Actor
5 Vern Taylor 71 USA Actor
6 Virginia Capers 78 USA Actress
9 Tommy Farrell 82 USA Actress
9 Alan King 76 USA Actor
14 Anna Lee 91 UK Actress
17 Tony Randall 84 USA Actor
26 Trudy Marshall 84 USA Actress
27 Patience Cleveland 73 USA Actress
28 Irene Manning 91 USA Actress
29 Jack Rosenthal 72 UK Writer, Producer Yentl
June 3 Harold Goodwin 86 UK Actor
4 Charles Correll 60 USA Cinematographer
4 Nino Manfredi 83 Italy Actor, Director
5 Ronald Reagan 93 USA Actor, 40th President of the United States
5 Virginia North 58 UK Actress
5 Mark Northover 54 UK Actor
6 Judy Campbell 88 UK Actress
7 Donald Trumbull 95 USA Visual Effects
9 Barbara Whiting Smith 73 USA Actress
10 Ray Charles 73 USA Singer, Actor
14 Max Rosenberg 89 USA Producer
18 George Buck Flower 66 USA Actor
18 Frederick Jaeger 76 Spain Actor Ice Cold in Alex
19 Colin McCormack 62 UK Actor
July 1 Marlon Brando 80 USA Actor
6 Eric Douglas 46 USA Actor
6 Jimmie Skaggs 59 USA Actor
9 Carlo Di Palma 79 Italy Cinematographer
9 Isabel Sanford 86 USA Actress
12 Jeff Morris 69 USA Actor
13 George Mallaby 64 Australia Actor
17 Pat Roach 67 UK Actor
21 Jerry Goldsmith 75 USA Composer
27 Sam Edwards 89 USA Actor
28 Eugene Roche 75 USA Actor
31 Laura Betti 77 Italy Actress
31 Virginia Grey 87 USA Actress
31 Robert James 80 UK Actor Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter
August 8 Paul Garner 95 USA Actor
8 Fay Wray 96 Canada Actress
12 Peter Woodthorpe 72 UK Actor
13 Julia Child 91 USA TV Chef, Actress We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
14 Neal Fredericks 35 USA Cinematographer The Blair Witch Project
18 Elmer Bernstein 82 USA Composer
18 Hugh Manning 83 UK Actor
22 Daniel Petrie 83 Canada Director
25 Donald M. Ashton 85 UK Production Designer
27 William Pierson 78 USA Actor
27 Larry McCormick 71 USA Actor, Production Manager
30 Bob Sherman 63 UK Actor
September 5 Fritha Goodey 31 UK Actress About a Boy
6 Elly Annie Schneider 90 Germany Actress
7 Frank Thomas 92 USA Animator
9 Caitlin Clarke 52 USA Actress
10 O. L. Duke 51 USA Actor
11 Michael A. Carter 77 UK Sound Re-Recording Mixer
15 Bernard Gribble 77 USA Film Editor
18 Russ Meyer 82 USA Director
24 Tim Choate 49 USA Actor
30 Ignatius Wolfington 83 USA Actor
30 Michael Relph 89 UK Producer
October 3 Janet Leigh 77 USA Actress
5 Rodney Dangerfield 82 USA Actor
10 Christopher Reeve 52 USA Actor
17 Julius Harris 81 USA Actor
November 6 Robert Lang 70 UK Actor
6 Elizabeth Rogers 70 USA Actress
7 Howard Keel 85 USA Actor
11 Dayton Allen 85 USA Voice Actor, Actor
12 Norman Rose 87 USA Actor
13 Don Sharpe 75 UK Supervising Sound Editor
13 Carlo Rustichelli 87 Italy Composer
15 Helmut Griem 72 Germany Actor
20 Anna Keaveney 55 UK Actress
27 John Drew Barrymore 72 USA Actor
28 Molly Weir 94 UK Actress
December 4 Carl Esmond 102 USA Actor
15 Maria Perschy 66 Austria Actress
21 Richard Hamilton 83 USA Actor
28 Jerry Orbach 69 USA Actor
29 William Boyett 77 USA Actor
29 Liddy Holloway 59 New Zealand Actress

Film debuts

Notes

  1. ↑ "2004 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

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