List of years in film       (table) … 1994 .  1995 .  1996 .  1997  . 1998  . 1999  . 2000 … 2001 2002 2003 -2004- 2005 2006 2007 … 2008 .  2009 .  2010 .  2011  . 2012  . 2013  . 2014 … In home video: 2001 2002 2003 -2004- 2005 2006 2007          In television: 2001 2002 2003 -2004- 2005 2006 2007      Related time period  or  subjects … 2001 . 2002 . 2003 - 2004 - 2005 . 2006 . 2007 … … 1970s . 1980s . 1990s -2000s- 2010s . 2020s . 2030s … 20th century . 21st century . 22nd century … Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... 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, The Passion of the Christ, 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. 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 2004 6 Notable deaths 7 Film Debuts 8 Notes 9 External links // Highest-grossing films See also: List of 2004 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 2004. The top ten films of 2004, 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 20041 Rank Title Studio Worldwide United States and Canada United Kingdom Australia 1 Shrek 2 DreamWorks $919,838,758 $441,226,247 $88,273,679 $35,456,463 2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. $795,634,069 $249,541,069 $84,787,188 $23,184,488 3 Spider-Man 2 Columbia $783,766,341 $373,585,825 $49,702,580 $17,818,025 4 The Incredibles Pixar $631,442,092 $261,441,092 $61,929,959 $20,930,973 5 The Passion of the Christ Newmarket $611,899,420 $370,782,930 $20,441,388 $11,712,188 6 The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox $544,272,402 $186,740,799 $45,996,901 $14,214,949 7 Meet the Fockers Universal $516,642,939 $279,261,160 $54,428,276 $26,916,341 8 Troy Warner Bros. $497,409,852 $133,378,256 $31,684,507 $16,409,921 9 Shark Tale DreamWorks $367,275,019 $160,861,908 $41,435,801 $10,933,195 10 Ocean's Twelve Warner Bros. $362,744,280 $125,544,280 $23,591,650 $12,024,975 Shrek 2 grossed more than $919 million, making it the thirteenth-highest-grossing film in history. Four other films, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Spider-Man 2 and The Incredibles are also in the list of the fifty highest-grossing films. Shrek 2 set a new record for total gross by an animated film—the record was surpassed by Toy Story 3 in 2010. 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 Years in film 1870s 1880s 1890s 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 2010s 2010 • 2011 • 2012 and beyond 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: 9: Gigli 8: The Cat in the Hat 8: From Justin to Kelly 7: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 27 Academy Awards nominations announced, leading films are: 11: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 10: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 7: Cold Mountain 7: Seabiscuit 6: Mystic River

Keisha Castle-Hughes, at 13, becomes the youngest nominee ever for the Academy Award for Best Actress. February 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 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: The Aviator The Day After Tomorrow Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban I, Robot Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Spider-Man 2 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 62nd Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2005 59th BAFTA Awards February 12, 2005 77th Academy Awards February 27, 2005 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film The Aviator Sideways The Aviator Million Dollar Baby Best Director Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby Mike Leigh Vera Drake Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio The Aviator Jamie Foxx Ray Jamie Foxx Ray Jamie Foxx Ray Best Actress Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby Annette Bening Being Julia Imelda Staunton Vera Drake Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby Best Supporting Actor Clive Owen Closer Clive Owen Closer Morgan Freeman Million Dollar Baby Best Supporting Actress Natalie Portman Closer Cate Blanchett The Aviator Cate Blanchett The Aviator Best Screenplay, Adapted Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Best Screenplay, Original Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Charlie Kaufman Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth Best Foreign Language Film The Sea Inside The Motorcycle Diaries The Sea Inside Best Animated Film — — The Incredibles Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival) Fahrenheit 9/11, directed by Michael Moore, United States Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival) Vera Drake, directed by Mike Leigh, United Kingdom Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival) Head-On, directed by Fatih Akin, Germany & Turkey 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 9 Chasing Liberty Warner Bros. Mandy Moore, Mark Harmon My Baby's Daddy Miramax Films Michael Imperioli 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, David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Stiller Torque Warner Bros. Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur 22 The Butterfly Effect New Line Cinema Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart 23 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! DreamWorks Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel 30 The Big Bounce Warner Bros. Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman The Perfect Score Paramount Pictures Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans You Got Served Screen Gems Omarion Grandberry, Marques Houston, B2K F E B R U A R Y 6 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Queen Latifah Catch That Kid 20th Century Fox Kristen Stewart, Max Thieriot, Corbin Bleu, Jennifer Beals Miracle Walt Disney Pictures Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson 13 50 First Dates Columbia Pictures Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin 20 Against the Ropes Paramount Pictures Meg Ryan, Omar Epps Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Walt Disney Pictures Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia, Carol Kane EuroTrip DreamWorks Scott Mechlowicz, Michelle Trachtenberg, Lucy Lawless, Matt Damon, Joanna Lumley Welcome to Mooseport 20th Century Fox Gene Hackman, Ray Romano 25 The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films Jim Caviezel, Mel Gibson (director) 27 Club Dread Fox Searchlight Pictures Jay Chandrasekhar, Bill Paxton Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Lions Gate Entertainment Romola Garai, Diego Luna Twisted Paramount Pictures Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy García M A R C H 5 Hidalgo Touchstone Pictures Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Timothy Dalton Starsky & Hutch Warner Bros. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn 12 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Frankie Muñiz, Anthony Anderson Secret Window Columbia Pictures Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Charles S. Dutton, Timothy Hutton, Ving Rhames, Stephen King (screenwriter) Spartan Warner Bros. Val Kilmer, William H. Macy, David Mamet (director) 19 Dawn of the Dead Universal Studios Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Focus Features Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood 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, Freddie Prinze Jr., Linda Cardellini, Seth Green 26 Jersey Girl Miramax Films Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Kevin Smith (director) The Ladykillers Touchstone Pictures Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (directors, producers, screenwriters) Never Die Alone Fox Searchlight Pictures David Arquette, DMX April - June Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew A P R I L 2 Hellboy Columbia Pictures Ron Perlman, David Hyde Pierce, John Hurt, Guillermo del Toro (director) 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, Miranda Richardson Walking Tall Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dwayne Johnson, Johnny Knoxville 7 The Alamo Touchstone Pictures Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric Johnson Family Vacation 20th Century Fox 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, Vivica A. Fox The Girl Next Door 20th Century Fox James Remar, Elisha Cuthbert Shaun of the Dead Universal Studios Simon Pegg, Dylan Moran, Nick Frost 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, Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu, Quentin Tarantino (director) The Punisher Lions Gate Entertainment Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn 23 13 Going on 30 Columbia Pictures Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo Man on Fire 20th Century Fox Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Tony Scott (director) 30 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Columbia Pictures Jim Caviezel, Claire Forlani Envy DreamWorks Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Christopher Walken, Barry Levinson (director) Godsend Lions Gate Entertainment Greg Kinnear, Robert De Niro, Rebecca Romijn 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, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer M A Y 5 Van Helsing Universal Studios Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh 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 14 Breakin' All the Rules Screen Gems Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Peter MacNicol, Jennifer Esposito 19 Shrek 2 DreamWorks Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Saunders, John Cleese, Julie Andrews, Rupert Everett 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, Spencer Breslin, Abigail Breslin, Paris Hilton Soul Plane Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey, Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson 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, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Julie Walters, Pam Ferris, Julie Christie, Mark Williams J U N E 11 The Chronicles of Riddick Universal Studios Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore Garfield: The Movie 20th Century Fox Bill Murray, Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt Napoleon Dynamite Fox Searchlight Pictures Jon Heder, Jared Hess (director) 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, 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, Keenen Ivory Wayans (director) 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 30 Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, Sam Raimi (director) July - September Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J U L Y 7 King Arthur Touchstone Pictures Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd, Jerry Bruckheimer (producer) 9 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy DreamWorks Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, Jack Black Sleepover Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch, Sam Huntington 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 16 A Cinderella Story Warner Bros. Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge, Chad Michael Murray 22 Catwoman Warner Bros. Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone 23 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, Jonathan Demme (director) The Village Touchstone Pictures William Hurt, Adrien Brody, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, M. Night Shyamalan (director) A U G U S T 5 Collateral DreamWorks Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Warner Bros. Dan Green, Wayne Grayson, Amy Birnbaum, Eric Stuart 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 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 SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 Triumph Films Jon Voight Suspect Zero Paramount Pictures Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss S E P T E M B E R 1 Vanity Fair Focus Features Reese Witherspoon 3 The Cookout Lions Gate Entertainment Danny Glover, Queen Latifah 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 Bernie Mac 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, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Martin Scorsese 24 First Daughter 20th Century Fox Katie Holmes The Forgotten Columbia Pictures Julianne Moore, Alfre Woodard October - December Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew O C T O B E R 1 I Heart Huckabees Fox Searchlight Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffman, Jude Law, Lily Tomlin, Naomi Watts Ladder 49 Touchstone Pictures Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta Saw Lions Gate Entertainment Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell 4 Bride and Prejudice Miramax Films Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson 6 Taxi 20th Century Fox Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Gisele Bündchen 8 Friday Night Lights Universal Studios Billy Bob Thornton Raise Your Voice New Line Cinema Hilary Duff 15 Shall We Dance? Miramax Films Jennifer Lopez, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon Team America: World Police Paramount Pictures Trey Parker and Matt Stone (producers and directors) 22 Alfie Paramount Pictures Jude Law, Omar Epps, Nia Long The Grudge Columbia Pictures Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr Sideways Fox Searchlight Pictures Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh Surviving Christmas DreamWorks Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini 29 Finding Neverland Miramax Films Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman Ray Universal Studios Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington N O V E M B E R 5 The Incredibles Disney Pixar Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, John Ratzenberger, Jason Lee, Elizabeth Pena, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Wallace Shawn 10 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Universal Studios Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant The Polar Express Warner Bros. Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara 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 19 National Treasure Walt Disney Pictures Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Christopher Plummer, Sean Bean, Jon Turteltaub (director) The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Paramount Pictures Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Tambor, David Hasselhoff, Alec Baldwin, Stephen Hillenburg (director & writer) 21 Alexander Warner Bros. Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Rosario Dawson, Jared Leto, Oliver Stone (director) 24 Christmas with the Kranks Columbia Pictures Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd D E C E M B E R 3 Closer Columbia Pictures Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen 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, Bernie Mac 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, Yuen Wah 15 Million Dollar Baby Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman 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 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 Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Blythe Danner, Barbra Streisand 25 The Aviator Miramax Films Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Gwen Stefani, Martin Scorsese (director) Fat Albert 20th Century Fox Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Touchstone Pictures Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon, Jeff Goldblum 29 In Good Company Universal Studios Dennis Quaid, Scarlett Johansson, Topher Grace, Selma Blair Films released in 2004 For complete lists, see 2004 films and 2004 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 2 Etta Moten Barnett 102 Actress Flying Down to Rio • Gold Diggers of 1933 2 Lynn Cartwright 76 Actress A League of Their Own • The Garbage Pail Kids Movie • The Wasp Woman •The Cry Baby Killer 4 Brian Gibson 59 Director Poltergeist II: The Other Side • Still Crazy • The Juror • Kilroy Was Here 7 Ingrid Thulin 77 Actress Wild Strawberries • Cries and Whispers • The House of Smiles • The Silence 14 Uta Hagen 84 Actress Reversal of Fortune • The Boys from Brazil • The Other 14 Ron O'Neal 66 Actor, Director Super Fly • Red Dawn • When a Stranger Calls • The Final Countdown 17 Ray Stark 89 Producer Funny Girl • Steel Magnolias • Annie • The Way We Were • The World of Suzie Wong • The Goodbye Girl 17 Noble Willingham 72 Actor City Slickers • Steel Magnolias • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective • Chinatown • Good Morning, Vietnam • The Last Boy Scout • Paper Moon • Norma Rae 22 Ann Miller 83 Actor Mulholland Dr. • On the Town 17 Joe Viterelli 66 Actor Analyze This • Bullets Over Broadway • Shallow Hal • Eraser • Mobsters • See Spot Run February 8 Robert F. Colesberry 57 Producer Mississippi Burning • K-PAX • The King of Comedy 11 Tony Pope 56 Voice Actor Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Akira 11 Hugh Cecil 90 Actor The Rocky Horror Picture Show • Spice World 15 Jan Miner 86 Actress Lenny • Mermaids • Endless Love 23 Carl Anderson 58 Singer, Actor Jesus Christ Superstar • The Color Purple 23 John Randolph 88 Actress Serpico • You've Got Mail • Prizzi's Honor • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation • Earthquake March 2 Mercedes McCambridge 87 Actress The Exorcist • All the King's Men • Giant • Johnny Guitar 6 Frances Dee 94 Actress Little Women • I Walked with a Zombie 7 Paul Winfield 64 Actor Sounder • The Terminator • Mars Attacks! • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan • Presumed Innocent • Cliffhanger 8 Robert Pastorelli 83 Actor Michael • Dances with Wolves • Striking Distance • The Fairy Godmother • Be Cool • Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 28 Peter Ustinov 82 Actor Spartacus • Logan's Run • The Sundowners • Blackbeard's Ghost • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing April 1 Carrie Snodgress 58 Actress Diary of a Mad Housewife • Pale Rider • Wild Things • Blue Sky 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 Film Debuts Josh Duhamel Notes ^ "2004 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2004&p=.htm. Retrieved September 8, 2009.  External links Internet Movie Database - Release dates for movies scheduled for release in 2004 in various countries Canada United Kingdom United States