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The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 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
See also: List of 2004 box office number-one films in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United StatesThese are the top grossing films that were first released 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:-
| Rank | Title | Studio | Director(s) | Worldwide | United States and Canada | United Kingdom | Australia |
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| 1 | Shrek 2 | DreamWorks | Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon | $919,838,758 | $441,226,247 | $88,273,679 | $35,456,463 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Warner Bros. | Alfonso Cuaron | $795,634,069 | $249,541,069 | $84,787,188 | $23,184,488 |
| 3 | Spider-Man 2 | Columbia | Sam Raimi | $783,766,341 | $373,585,825 | $49,702,580 | $17,818,025 |
| 4 | The Incredibles | Disney/Pixar | Brad Bird | $631,442,092 | $261,441,092 | $61,929,959 | $20,930,973 |
| 5 | The Passion of the Christ | Icon Productions | Mel Gibson | $611,899,420 | $370,782,930 | $20,441,388 | $11,712,188 |
| 6 | The Day After Tomorrow | Fox | Roland Emmerich | $544,272,402 | $186,740,799 | $45,996,901 | $14,214,949 |
| 7 | Meet the Fockers | Universal | Jay Roach | $516,642,939 | $279,261,160 | $54,428,276 | $26,916,341 |
| 8 | Troy | Warner Bros. | Wolfgang Petersen | $497,409,852 | $133,378,256 | $31,684,507 | $16,409,921 |
| 9 | Shark Tale | DreamWorks | Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman and Bibo Bergeron | $367,275,019 | $160,861,908 | $41,435,801 | $10,933,195 |
| 10 | Ocean's Twelve | Warner Bros. | Steven Soderbergh | $362,744,280 | $125,544,280 | $23,591,650 | $12,024,975 |
Shrek 2 set a new record for total gross by an animated film marking 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.
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| 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:
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| 27 | Academy Awards nominations announced, leading films are:
Keisha Castle-Hughes, at 13, who until 2013 was 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 | 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
- 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 North America. Films are listed in order of their first theatrical release.
January - March
April - June
July - September
October - December
Films released in 2004
For complete lists, see Category:2004 films and Category:2004 television films.
Notable deaths
Film debuts
Notes
- "2004 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
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External links
- Internet Movie Database - Release dates for movies scheduled for release in 2004 in various countries