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See also: 2003 in film, other events of 2004, 2005 in film and the list of 'years in film'

Events

Top-Grossing Films of the Year

Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2004; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year 2004.

The controversial film, The Passion of the Christ, helmed by Mel Gibson became the first blockbuster motion picture of 2004. Taking only eight days, Spider-Man 2 became the fastest film to reach $200 in North American gross box office sales while Shrek 2 and Fahrenheit 9/11 became the highest-grossing animated film and documentary in history, respectively. These are the top 10 grossing estimates as of August 17, 2004 (U.S. and Canada) and August 15, 2004 (United Kingdom):


2004
Rank 		Title Studio Total Int'l
Box Office Gross 		North American
Box Office Gross 		United Kingdom
Box Office Gross
1. Shrek 2 Dreamworks $826,041,134 $435,841,134 £45,531,523
2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. $751,792,718 $246,392,718 £45,615,949
3. Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures $710,113,109 $361,891,163 £24,550,354
4. The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films $609,493,825 $370,270,943 £10,604,723
5. The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox $538,625,886 $185,724,509 £25,049,442
6. Troy Warner Bros. $490,744,166 $133,244,166 £17,990,909
7. Van Helsing Universal Pictures $269,486,561 $120,150,546 £15,019,852
8. I, Robot 20th Century Fox $248,010,761 $134,933,356 £10,805,656
9. 50 First Dates Columbia Pictures $193,002,031 $120,870,628 £7,708,648
10. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Warner Bros. $178,792,059 $84,192,059 £16,372,417

So far worldwide, 23 films released in 2004 grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Of that group, eight grossed more than $200 million, six more than $400 million, five films grossed more than $500 million, four films grossed more than $600 million and three films more than $700 million and one film more than $800 milion.

For a complete list of 2004's top-grossing films, follow these links:

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: The following deaths are listed by date, name, age and legacy in film.

Wide-Release Movies in 2004 (North America)

(Movies released in at least 1,000 North American theatres)

North American
Release Date' 		Title Studio/Distributor Notable Cast/Crew
January 9 My Baby's Daddy Universal Studios Michael Imperioli
January 9 Chasing Liberty Warner Bros. Mandy Moore, Mark Harmon
January 16 Along Came Polly Universal Studios Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing, Alec Baldwin, Hank Azaria, Philip Seymour Hoffman
January 16 Teacher's Pet Walt Disney Pictures Nathan Lane (voice), David Ogden Stiers (voice), Jerry Stiller (voice)
January 16 Torque Warner Bros. Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur
January 23 The Butterfly Effect New Line Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart
January 23 Mindhunters Dimension Val Kilmer, LL Cool J, Christian Slater, Kathryn Morris
January 23 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! DreamWorks SKG Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel
January 30 The Big Bounce Warner Bros./Shangri-La Entertainment Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman
January 30 The Perfect Score Paramount Pictures Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans
January 30 You Got Served Screen Gems Lil' Kim
February 6 Barbershop 2: Back in Business MGM Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Queen Latifah
February 6 Catch That Kid 20th Century Fox Kristen Stewart, Max Thieriot, Corbin Bleu, Jennifer Beals
February 6 Miracle Touchstone Pictures/Walt Disney Pictures Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson
February 13 50 First Dates Columbia Pictures Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin
February 20 Against the Ropes Paramount Pictures Meg Ryan, Omar Epps
February 20 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Walt Disney Pictures Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia, Carol Kane
February 20 Eurotrip DreamWorks SKG/Blue Sea Productions Scott Mechlowicz, Michelle Trachtenberg, Lucy Lawless, Matt Damon, Joanna Lumley
February 20 Welcome to Mooseport 20th Century Fox Gene Hackman, Ray Romano
February 25 The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films Jim Caviezel, Mel Gibson (director)
February 27 Club Dread Fox Searchlight Pictures Jay Chandrasekhar, Bill Paxton
February 27 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Artisan Entertainment Romola Garai, Diego Luna
February 27 Twisted Paramount Pictures Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy Garcia
March 5 Starsky and Hutch Warner Brothers Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn
March 5 Hidalgo Touchstone Pictures Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Timothy Dalton
March 12 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London MGM Frankie Muñiz, Anthony Anderson
March 12 Secret Window Columbia Pictures Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Charles S. Dutton, Timothy Hutton, Ving Rhames, Stephen King (screenwriter)
March 12 Spartan Warner Bros. Val Kilmer, William H. Macy, David Mamet (director)
March 19 Dawn of the Dead Universal Pictures Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames
March 19 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Focus Features Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood
March 19 Taking Lives Warner Bros. Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez
March 26 Jersey Girl Miramax Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Kevin Smith (director)
March 26 The Ladykillers Touchstone Pictures Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (directors, producers, screenwriters)
March 26 Never Die Alone Fox Searchlight Pictures David Arquette, DMX
March 26 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Warner Bros. Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Linda Cardellini, Seth Green
April 2 Hellboy Revolution Studios Ron Perlman, David Hyde Pierce, John Hurt, Guillermo del Toro (director)
April 2 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)
April 2 The Prince & Me Paramount Pictures/Lions Gate Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Miranda Richardson
April 2 Walking Tall MGM The Rock (Dwayne Johnson), Johnny Knoxville
April 7 Johnson Family Vacation 20th Century Fox Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow, Solange Knowles, Shannon Elizabeth
April 9 The Whole Ten Yards Warner Bros. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet
April 9 The Alamo Touchstone Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric
April 9 The Girl Next Door 20th Century Fox James Remar
April 9 Ella Enchanted Miramax Anne Hathaway, Vivica A. Fox
April 16 Connie and Carla Universal/Spyglass Entertainment Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Debbie Reynolds
April 16 Kill Bill Vol. 2 Miramax Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu, Quentin Tarantino (director)
April 16 The Punisher Lions Gate Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
April 23 13 Going on 30 Columbia Pictures Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo
April 23 Clifford's Really Big Movie Warner Bros. John Ritter (voice)
April 23 Man on Fire 20th Century Fox/Regency Pictures Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken
April 30 Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius Bobby Jones Films LLC Jim Caviezel, Claire Forlani
April 30 The Calcium Kid (released only in the United Kingdom) Universal Pictures Orlando Bloom
April 30 Envy Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks SKG Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Christopher Walken, Barry Levinson (director)
April 30 Godsend Lions Gate Greg Kinnear, Robert De Niro, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
April 30 Laws of Attraction New Line Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Nora Dunn, Frances Fisher, Parker Posey
April 30 Life of Brian (re-release) Paramount Pictures John Cleese, Eric Idle
April 30 Mean Girls Paramount Pictures Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey
May 7 Van Helsing Universal Pictures Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh
May 7 New York Minute Warner Bros. Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter, Andrea Martin
May 14 Troy Warner Bros. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole
May 14 Breakin' All the Rules Screen Gems Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Peter MacNicol, Jennifer Esposito
May 19 Shrek 2 DreamWorks SKG 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)
May 28 The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Perry King
May 28 Raising Helen Touchstone Pictures Kate Hudson, Joan Cusack, Paris Hilton
May 28 Soul Plane MGM Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert, D.L. Hughley, Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson
May 28 Saved! MGM Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker
June 4 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson, Julie Christie, Richard Griffiths, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith
June 11 The Chronicles of Riddick Universal Pictures Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore
June 11 Garfield: The Movie 20th Century Fox Bill Murray (voice), Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky
June 11 The Stepford Wives Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks SKG Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill, Bette Midler, Glenn Close
June 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
June 18 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 20th Century Fox Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller
June 18 The Terminal DreamWorks SKG Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Steven Spielberg (director)
June 25 Fahrenheit 9/11 ‡ Lions Gate Michael Moore, George W. Bush
June 25 The Notebook New Line Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands, James Garner
June 25 Two Brothers Universal Pictures Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore, Jean-Jacques Annaud (director)
June 25 White Chicks Columbia Pictures Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans (director)
June 30 Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, Sam Raimi (director)
July 7 King Arthur Touchstone Pictures Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd, Jerry Bruckheimer (producer)
July 9 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy DreamWorks SKG Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, Jack Black
July 9 Sleepover MGM Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch, Sam Huntington
July 16 I, Robot 20th Century Fox Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan
July 16 A Cinderella Story Warner Bros. Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge, Chad Michael Murray
July 23 The Bourne Supremacy Universal Pictures Matt Damon
July 23 Catwoman Warner Bros. Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone
July 30 Garden State Miramax Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm
July 30 Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle New Line John Cho, Kal Penn, Danny Leiner (director)
July 30 The Manchurian Candidate Paramount Pictures Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber
July 30 Thunderbirds Universal Pictures Brady Corbet, Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley
July 30 The Village Buena Vista William Hurt, Adrien Brody, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, M. Night Shyamalan (director)
August 6 Collateral DreamWorks SKG/Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo
August 6 Little Black Book Revolution Studios Brittany Murphy, Ron Livingston, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates
August 11 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Walt Disney Pictures Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews
August 13 Alien vs. Predator 20th Century Fox Lance Henriksen
August 13 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie Warner Bros. Dan Green, Wayne Grayson, Amy Birnbaum, Eric Stuart (voices) 
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial weekend.

Other Movies Released in 2004

Films scheduled (as of August 2003) to be released in 2004 include:

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