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

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The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Shrek 2, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Ocean's Twelve and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
Top grossing films
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 and Canada in 2004. The top ten films of 2004, by worldwide gross in $USD, as well as the US & Canada, UK, and Australia grosses, are as follows:
| 2004 Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide Gross | U.S./Canada Gross | U.K. Gross | Australia Gross |
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| 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 | Disney / 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 |
These numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo, including their .
2004 produced fifty-seven films that have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Eight films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching "international blockbuster" status.
Shrek 2 has grossed $920 million, making it the tenth highest grossing film in history. 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.
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. 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. | | 27 | Academy Awards nominations announced, leading films are:
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. | | 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 Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Million Dollar Baby
- Best Director: Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
- Best Actor: Jamie Foxx - Ray
- Best Actress: Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby
- Best Supporting Actor: Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby
- Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
- Best Foreign Language Film: Mar adentro (The Sea Inside), directed by Alejandro Amenábar, Spain / France / Italy
- Best Animated Feature: The Incredibles, directed by Brad Bird, United States
Golden Globe Awards
- Drama
- Best Picture: The Aviator
- Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator
- Best Actress: Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby
- Musical or comedy
- Best Picture: Sideways
- Best Actor: Jamie Foxx - Ray
- Best Actress: Annette Bening - Being Julia
- Other
- Best Director: Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
- Best Foreign Language Film: Mar adentro (The Sea Inside), Spain / France / Italy
BAFTA Awards
- Best Picture: The Aviator
- Best Actor: Jamie Foxx - Ray
- Best Actress: Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
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, U.K. / France / New Zealand
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Head-On (Gegen die Wand), directed by Fatih Akin, Germany / Turkey
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Films released in 2004 by country
- List of Argentine films:2004
Births
Deaths
Notable film celebrities who died in 2004 include actors Marlon Brando, Tony Randall, Ronald Reagan and Fay Wray.
A more complete list of notable deaths is as follows:
Wide-release movies
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 theatres in the United States and Canada. The following films met these criteria in 2004:
January - March
Dates given are for North American release dates.
"align=bottom" | ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release. | Month | Day | Title | Studio/Distributor | Notable Cast/Crew | | January | 9 | My Baby's Daddy | Miramax Films | Michael Imperioli | | Chasing Liberty | Warner Bros. | Mandy Moore, Mark Harmon | | 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 (voice), David Ogden Stiers (voice), Jerry Stiller (voice) | | Torque | Warner Bros. | Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur | | 23 | The Butterfly Effect | New Line | Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart | | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | DreamWorks | Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel | | 30 | The Big Bounce | Warner Bros./Shangri-La Entertainment | Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman | | The Perfect Score | Paramount Pictures | Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans | | You Got Served | Screen Gems | Lil' Kim | | February | 6 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | MGM | Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Queen Latifah | | Catch That Kid | 20th Century Fox | Kristen Stewart, Max Thieriot, Corbin Bleu, Jennifer Beals | | Miracle | Touchstone Pictures/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/Blue Sea Productions | 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 | Artisan Entertainment | Romola Garai, Diego Luna | | Twisted | Paramount Pictures | Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy Garcia | | March | 5 | Starsky & Hutch | Warner Bros. | Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn | | Hidalgo | Touchstone Pictures/Disney | Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Timothy Dalton | | 12 | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | MGM | 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, Elijah Wood | | Taking Lives | Warner Bros. | Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez | | 26 | Jersey Girl | Miramax | 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 | | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Warner Bros. | Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Linda Cardellini, Seth Green |
April-June
Dates given are for North American release dates.
align=bottom | ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release. | Month | Day | Title | Studio/Distributor | Notable Cast/Crew | | April | 2 | Hellboy | Revolution Studios | Ron Perlman, David Hyde Pierce, John Hurt, Guillermo del Toro (director) | | Home on the Range | Walt Disney Pictures | Judi Dench (voice), Roseanne Barr (voice), Jennifer Tilly (voice), Cuba Gooding Jr. (voice), Randy Quaid
(voice), Steve Buscemi (voice) | | The Prince & Me | Paramount Pictures/Lions Gate | Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Miranda Richardson | | Walking Tall | MGM | The Rock (Dwayne Johnson), Johnny Knoxville | | 7 | Johnson Family Vacation | 20th Century Fox | Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow, Solange Knowles, Shannon Elizabeth | | 9 | The Whole Ten Yards | Warner Bros. | Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet | | The Alamo | Touchstone | Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric | | The Girl Next Door | 20th Century Fox | James Remar, Elisha Cuthbert | | Ella Enchanted | Miramax | Anne Hathaway, Vivica A. Fox | | 16 | Connie and Carla | Universal/Spyglass Entertainment | Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Debbie Reynolds | | Kill Bill Vol. 2 | Miramax | Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu, Quentin Tarantino (director) | | The Punisher | Lions Gate | Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn | | 21 | Man on Fire | 20th Century Fox/Regency Pictures | Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken | | 23 | 13 Going on 30 | Columbia Pictures | Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo | | 30 | Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius | Bobby Jones Films LLC | Jim Caviezel, Claire Forlani | | Envy | Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks | Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Christopher Walken, Barry Levinson (director) | | Godsend | Lions Gate | Greg Kinnear, Robert De Niro, Rebecca Romijn | | Laws of Attraction | New Line | Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Nora Dunn, Frances Fisher, Parker Posey | | Mean Girls | Paramount Pictures | Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey | | May | 7 | Van Helsing | Universal Studios | Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh | | New York Minute | Warner Bros. | Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter, Andrea Martin | | 14 | Troy | Warner Bros. | Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole | | Breakin' All the Rules | Screen Gems | Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Peter MacNicol, Jennifer Esposito | | 19 | Shrek 2 | DreamWorks | Mike Myers (voice), Eddie Murphy (voice), Cameron Diaz (voice), Antonio Banderas (voice), Jennifer Saunders (voice), John Cleese (voice), Julie Andrews (voice), Larry King (voice), Rupert Everett (voice) | | 28 | The Day After Tomorrow | 20th Century Fox | Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Perry King | | Raising Helen | Touchstone Pictures | Kate Hudson, Joan Cusack, Paris Hilton | | Soul Plane | MGM | Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert, D.L. Hughley, Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson | | June | 4 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Warner Bros. | Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman | | 11 | The Chronicles of Riddick | Universal Studios | Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore | | Garfield: The Movie | 20th Century Fox | Bill Murray (voice), Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt | | Napoleon Dynamite ‡ | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Jon Heder, Jared Hess (director) | | The Stepford Wives | Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks | 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, Johnny Knoxville, Jim Broadbent, Richard Branson | | 18 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | 20th Century Fox | Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller | | The Terminal | DreamWorks | Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Steven Spielberg (director) | | 23 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Lions Gate/IFC Films | Michael Moore, George W. Bush | | White Chicks | Columbia Pictures | Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans (director) | | 25 | The Notebook | New Line | Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands, James Garner | | Two Brothers | Universal Studios | Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore, Jean-Jacques Annaud (director) | | 30 | Spider-Man 2 | Columbia Pictures | Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, Sam Raimi (director) | |
July-September
Dates given are for North American release dates.
align=bottom | ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release. | Month | Day | Title | Studio/Distributor | Notable Cast/Crew | | July | 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 | MGM | Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch, Sam Huntington | | 16 | I, Robot | 20th Century Fox | Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan | | A Cinderella Story | Warner Bros. | Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge, Chad Michael Murray | | 23 | The Bourne Supremacy | Universal Studios | Matt Damon | | Catwoman | Warner Bros. | Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone | | 28 | Garden State ‡ | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard | | 30 | Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle | New Line | John Cho, Kal Penn, Danny Leiner (director) | | The Manchurian Candidate | Paramount Pictures | Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber | | Thunderbirds | Universal Studios | Brady Corbet, Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley | | The Village | Buena Vista | William Hurt, Adrien Brody, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, M. Night Shyamalan |
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