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| ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|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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| ''[[DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story]]'' || [[20th Century Fox]] || [[Vince Vaughn]], [[Christine Taylor]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[Rip Torn]]
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Overview of the events of 2004 in film
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]
Rank
Title
Studio
Worldwide 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 / Icon Productions
$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
2004 Wide-release films
January–March
Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and crew
Medium
J A N U A R 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
F E B R U A R Y
6
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ice Cube , Cedric the Entertainer , Sean Patrick Thomas , Eve , Troy Garity , Michael Ealy , Harry Lennix , Queen Latifah
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
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 , 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 , 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
Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and 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 , 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
M A Y
5
Van Helsing
Universal Studios
Hugh Jackman , Kate Beckinsale , Richard Roxburgh
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
J U N 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
Toy Story 3 (re-issue film)
Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios
Family, Computer-Animation
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
Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and crew
J U L 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)
A U G U S T
5
Collateral
DreamWorks
Tom Cruise , Jamie Foxx , Jada Pinkett Smith , Mark Ruffalo ; Michael Mann (director)
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
S E P T E M B E R
1
Vanity Fair
Focus Features
Reese Witherspoon , Gabriel Byrne , Bob Hoskins
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
Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and crew
O C T O B E R
1
I Heart Huckabees
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Dustin Hoffman , Isabelle Huppert , Jude Law , Jason Schwartzman , Lily Tomlin , Mark Wahlberg , Naomi Watts ; David O. Russell (director)
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
8
Primer
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
N O V E M B E R
5
The Incredibles
Walt Disney Pictures
Craig T. Nelson , Holly Hunter , Samuel L. Jackson , John Ratzenberger , Jason Lee , Elizabeth Peña , Sarah Vowell , Spencer Fox , Wallace Shawn
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
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 , 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
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