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Highest-grossing films
See also: List of 2004 box office number-one films in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United StatesPlease 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 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:
Highest-grossing films of 2004[1] Rank Title Studio Worldwide United States and Canada United Kingdom Australia 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 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 Shrek 2 grossed more than $919 million, making it the thirteenth-highest-grossing film in history. Three other films, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Spider-Man 2 are also in the list of the fifty highest-grossing films.
Shrek 2 set a new record for total gross by an animated film—the record was surpassed by Toy Story 3 in 2010. 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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2013 and beyondMonth 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: - 11: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 10: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- 7: Cold Mountain
- 7: Seabiscuit
- 6: Mystic River
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. 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: - The Aviator
- The Day After Tomorrow
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- I, Robot
- Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Spider-Man 2
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
Category/Organization 62nd Golden Globe Awards
January 16, 200559th BAFTA Awards
February 12, 200577th Academy Awards
February 27, 2005Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film The Aviator Sideways The Aviator Million Dollar Baby Best Director Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar BabyMike Leigh
Vera DrakeClint Eastwood
Million Dollar BabyBest Actor Leonardo DiCaprio
The AviatorJamie Foxx
RayJamie Foxx
RayJamie Foxx
RayBest Actress Hilary Swank
Million Dollar BabyAnnette Bening
Being JuliaImelda Staunton
Vera DrakeHilary Swank
Million Dollar BabyBest Supporting Actor Clive Owen
CloserClive Owen
CloserMorgan Freeman
Million Dollar BabyBest Supporting Actress Natalie Portman
CloserCate Blanchett
The AviatorCate Blanchett
The AviatorBest Screenplay, Adapted Sideways
Alexander Payne and Jim TaylorSideways
Alexander Payne and Jim TaylorSideways
Alexander Payne and Jim TaylorBest Screenplay, Original Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Charlie KaufmanEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre BismuthBest Foreign Language Film The Sea Inside The Motorcycle Diaries The Sea Inside Best Animated Film — — The Incredibles - 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 the United States and Canada. Films are listed in order of their first theatrical release.
January - March
April - June
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October - December
Films released in 2004
For complete lists, see 2004 films and 2004 television films- American films
- Argentine films
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- Italian films
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Notable deaths
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Notes
- ^ "2004 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2004&p=.htm. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
External links
- Internet Movie Database - Release dates for movies scheduled for release in 2004 in various countries
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