2004 in film
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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, 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
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shrek 2 | DreamWorks | $919,838,758 |
| 2. | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Warner Bros. | $795,634,069 |
| 3. | Spider-Man 2 | Columbia | $783,766,341 |
| 4. | The Incredibles | Disney / Pixar | $631,442,092 |
| 5. | The Passion of the Christ | Icon / Newmarket | $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
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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: | |
| 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:
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| 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
April–June
July–September
October–December
Films released in 2004
- American films
- Argentine films
- Australian films
- Bengali films
- Bollywood films
- Brazilian films
- British films
- Chinese 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
Film debuts
Notes
- ↑ "2004 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
External links
- Internet Movie Database - Release dates for movies scheduled for release in 2004 in various countries