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2004 in film

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

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Events

Month Day Event
January 25 Golden Globe Awards: Major winners include The Return of the King and Lost in Translation.
27 Academy Awards nominations announced, leading films are:

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 Return of the King becomes the second film in history to gross more than $1 billion in worldwide box office reciepts.
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 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. Acting honors were as follows:
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.
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.

Top grossing films

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 March 8, 2005 (U.S. and Canada), March 6, 2005 (United Kingdom) and March 6, 2005 (Australia):


2004
Rank
Title Studio Total Int'l
Box Office Gross
U.S. & Canada
Box Office Gross
United Kingdom
Box Office Gross
Australia
Box Office Gross
1. Shrek 2 DreamWorks $918,506,048 $441,226,247 £47,548,741 $50,121,453
2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. $789,791,069 $249,541,069 £45,966,441 $33,030,534
3. Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures $783,964,497 $373,585,825 £26,419,256 $24,263,992
4. The Incredibles Disney/Pixar $628,378,491 $260,134,491 £32,039,321 $26,582,338
5. The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films $611,391,094 $370,274,604 £10,604,723 $15,183,802
6. The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox $542,545,811 $186,740,799 £25,049,442 $20,138,137
7. Troy Warner Bros. $497,378,256 $133,378,256 £18,001,854 $23,447,161
8. Meet the Fockers Universal Pictures $477,695,960 $276,037,170 £27,346,857 $34,638,978
9. Ocean's Twelve Warner Bros. $359,519,446 $125,419,446 £12,030,148 $15,584,836
10. I, Robot 20th Century Fox $347,234,916 $144,801,023 £17,790,336 $13,117,596

International and U.S. & Canada combined box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars, UK results in Great Britain pounds and Australian results in Australian dollars.

So far worldwide, 51 films released in 2004 grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Of that group, 21 grossed more than $200 million, 13 more than $300 million, eight more than $400 million, six films grossed more than $500 million, five films grossed more than $600 million, three films more than $700 million and one film more than $900 million.

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

  • Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view=worldwide&yr=2004&p=.htm
    • North America: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2004&p=.htm
    • United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
    • Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com/boxoffice.html

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:

January-April

Month Day Who Age Known as a
January 2 Etta Moten Barnett 102 actress
7 Ingrid Thulin 77 actress
14 Uta Hagen 84 actress
Ron O'Neal 66 actor
17 Ray Stark 88 producer
22 Ann Miller 80 actress and dancer
31 Suraiya 75 actress and singer
February 15 Jan Miner 86 actress
23 Vijay Anand 70 director
March 2 Mercedes McCambridge 85 Oscar-winning actress
3 Cecily Adams 39 actress
6 Frances Dee 96 actress
7 Paul Winfield 63 actor
9 Robert Pastorelli 49 actor
18 Guillermo Rivas 72 actor
26 Jan Sterling 82 actress
28 Peter Ustinov 82 actor
April 1 Carrie Snodgress 57 actress
5 Austin Willis 86 actor
17 Soundarya 32 actress
25 Feridun Karakaya 76 actor

May-June

Month Day Who Age Known as a
May 3 Anthony Ainley 71 actor
9 Alan King 76 actor
14 Anna Lee 91 actress
16 Marika Rökk 90 actress
17 Tony Randall 84 actor
19 Mary Dresselhuys 97 actress
June 4 Nino Manfredi 83 actor
5 Ronald Reagan 93 actor
6 Necdet Mahfi Ayral 96 actor
Robert Lees 91 screenwriter
7 Donald Trumbull 95 special effects producer
14 Max Rosenberg 89 producer
26 Yash Johar 75 producer


July

Month Day Who Age Known as a
July 1 Marlon Brando 80 actor
3 John Barron 83 actor
6 Eric Douglas 46 actor
8 Jean Lefebvre 84 actor
9 Isabel Sanford 86 actress
11 Dorothy Hart 82 actress
17 Pat Roach 67 actor
19 Irvin "Shorty" Yeaworth 78 director
21 Jerry Goldsmith 75 composer
23 Mehmood 72 actor
Serge Reggiani 82 actor
28 Sam Edwards 89 actor
Eugene Roche 75 actor
30 Andre Noble 25 actor
31 Laura Betti 70 actress
Virginia Grey 87 actress

August-September

Month Day Who Age Known as a
August 3 Margo McLennan 66 actress
8 Dimitris Papamichail 70 actor
Fay Wray 96 actress
9 David Raksin 92 score composer
15 Neal Fredericks 35 cinematographer
18 Elmer Bernstein 82 composer
20 Maria Antonieta Pons 82 actress
22 Daniel Petrie 83 director
George Kirgo 78 screenwriter
26 Laura Branigan 47 soundtrack composer
27 Suzanne Kaaren 92 actress
William Pierson 78 actor
September 5 Fritha Goodey 31 actress
6 Elly Annie Schneider 90 actress
8 Frank Thomas 91 animator
14 Ove Sprogøe 84 actor
18 Russ Meyer 82 director
24 Tim Choate 49 actor
25 Marvin Davis 79 studio executive
30 Ignatius Wolfington 84 Actor
Gamini Fonseka 68 actor

October-December

Month Day Who Age Known as a
October 3 Janet Leigh 77 actress
5 Rodney Dangerfield 82 actor
10 Christopher Reeve 52 actor
11 Gulshan Rai 80 producer and distributor
17 Julius Harris 81 actor
November 26 Philippe de Broca 71 director
29 John Drew Barrymore 72 actor
December 3 Maria Perschy 66 actress
22 Lucile Layton 101 actress
28 Jerry Orbach 69 actor

Wide-release movies

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 1,000 theatres in the United States and Canada. The following films met these criteria in 2004:

January - March

Dates given are for North American release dates.

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month Day Title Studio/Distributor Notable Cast/Crew
January 9 My Baby's Daddy Universal Studios Michael Imperioli
Chasing Liberty Warner Bros. Mandy Moore, Mark Harmon
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 (voice), David Ogden Stiers (voice), Jerry Stiller

(voice)

Torque Warner Bros. Martin Henderson , Ice Cube, Monet Mazur
23 The Butterfly Effect New Line Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! DreamWorks SKG Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel
30 The Big Bounce Warner Bros./Shangri-La Entertainment Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman
The Perfect Score Paramount Pictures Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans
You Got Served Screen Gems Lil' Kim
February 6 Barbershop 2: Back in Business MGM Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Queen Latifah
Catch That Kid 20th Century Fox Kristen Stewart , Max Thieriot , Corbin Bleu , Jennifer Beals
Miracle Touchstone Pictures/Walt Disney Pictures Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson
13 50 First Dates Columbia Pictures Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin
20 Against the Ropes Paramount Pictures Meg Ryan, Omar Epps
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Walt Disney Pictures Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia, Carol Kane
Eurotrip DreamWorks SKG/Blue Sea Productions Scott Mechlowicz, Michelle Trachtenberg, Lucy Lawless, Matt Damon, Joanna Lumley
Welcome to Mooseport 20th Century Fox Gene Hackman, Ray Romano
25 The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films Jim Caviezel, Mel Gibson (director)
27 Club Dread Fox Searchlight Pictures Jay Chandrasekhar, Bill Paxton
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Artisan Entertainment Romola Garai , Diego Luna
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
Hidalgo Touchstone Pictures Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Timothy Dalton
12 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London MGM Frankie Muñiz, Anthony Anderson
Secret Window Columbia Pictures Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Charles S. Dutton , Timothy Hutton, Ving Rhames, Stephen King (screenwriter)
Spartan Warner Bros. Val Kilmer, William H. Macy, David Mamet (director)
19 Dawn of the Dead Universal Pictures Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Focus Features Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood
Taking Lives Warner Bros. Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez
26 Jersey Girl Miramax Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Kevin Smith (director)
The Ladykillers Touchstone Pictures Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (directors, producers, screenwriters)
Never Die Alone Fox Searchlight Pictures David Arquette, DMX
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Warner Bros. Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Linda Cardellini, Seth Green

April-June

Dates given are for North American release dates.

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month Day Title Studio/Distributor Notable Cast/Crew
April 2 Hellboy Revolution Studios Ron Perlman, David Hyde Pierce, John Hurt, Guillermo del Toro (director)
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)

The Prince & Me Paramount Pictures/Lions Gate Julia Stiles, Luke Mably , Miranda Richardson
Walking Tall MGM The Rock (Dwayne Johnson), Johnny Knoxville
7 Johnson Family Vacation 20th Century Fox Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow, Solange Knowles, Shannon Elizabeth
9 The Whole Ten Yards Warner Bros. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet
The Alamo Touchstone Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric
The Girl Next Door 20th Century Fox James Remar
Ella Enchanted Miramax Anne Hathaway, Vivica A. Fox
16 Connie and Carla Universal/Spyglass Entertainment Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Debbie Reynolds
Kill Bill Vol. 2 Miramax Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu, Quentin Tarantino (director)
The Punisher Lions Gate Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
21 Man on Fire 20th Century Fox/Regency Pictures Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken
23 13 Going on 30 Columbia Pictures Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo
30 Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius Bobby Jones Films LLC Jim Caviezel, Claire Forlani
Envy Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks SKG Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Christopher Walken, Barry Levinson (director)
Godsend Lions Gate Greg Kinnear, Robert De Niro, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
Laws of Attraction New Line Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Nora Dunn, Frances Fisher, Parker Posey
Mean Girls Paramount Pictures Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey
May 7 Van Helsing Universal Pictures Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh
New York Minute Warner Bros. Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter, Andrea Martin
14 Troy Warner Bros. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole
Breakin' All the Rules Screen Gems Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Peter MacNicol, Jennifer Esposito
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)
28 The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Perry King
Raising Helen Touchstone Pictures Kate Hudson, Joan Cusack, Paris Hilton
Soul Plane MGM Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart , Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert , D.L. Hughley, Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson
June 4 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman
11 The Chronicles of Riddick Universal Pictures Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore
Garfield: The Movie 20th Century Fox Bill Murray (voice), Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky
Napoleon Dynamite Fox Searchlight Pictures Jon Heder, Jared Hess (director)
The Stepford Wives Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks SKG Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill, Bette Midler, Glenn Close
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
18 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 20th Century Fox Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller
The Terminal DreamWorks SKG Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Steven Spielberg (director)
23 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lions Gate/IFC Films Michael Moore, George W. Bush
White Chicks Columbia Pictures Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans (director)
25 The Notebook New Line Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands, James Garner
Two Brothers Universal Pictures Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore, Jean-Jacques Annaud (director)
30 Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris , Sam Raimi (director)

July-September

Dates given are for North American release dates.

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month Day Title Studio/Distributor Notable Cast/Crew
July 7 King Arthur Touchstone Pictures Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd, Jerry Bruckheimer (producer)
9 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy DreamWorks SKG Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, Jack Black
Sleepover MGM Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch , Sam Huntington
16 I, Robot 20th Century Fox Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan
A Cinderella Story Warner Bros. Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge , Chad Michael Murray
23 The Bourne Supremacy Universal Pictures Matt Damon
Catwoman Warner Bros. Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone
30 Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle New Line John Cho, Kal Penn, Danny Leiner (director)
The Manchurian Candidate Paramount Pictures Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber
Thunderbirds Universal Pictures Brady Corbet , Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley
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
Little Black Book Revolution Studios Brittany Murphy, Ron Livingston, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates
Open Water Lions Gate Chris Kentis (director)
11 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Walt Disney Pictures Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews
13 Alien vs. Predator 20th Century Fox Lance Henriksen
Warner Bros. Dan Green , Wayne Grayson, Amy Birnbaum , Eric Stuart (voices)
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
27 Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Screen Gems Johnny Messner , KaDee Strickland , Matthew Marsden
Hero Miramax Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, Quentin Tarantino (presented)
SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 Triumph Films Jon Voight
Suspect Zero Paramount Pictures Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss
September 1 Vanity Fair Focus Features Reese Witherspoon
3 Wicker Park MGM Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Matthew Lillard
Paparazzi 20th Century Fox Cole Hauser , Larry Cedar , Tom Sizemore
The Cookout Lions Gate Danny Glover, Queen Latifah
10 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Screen Gems Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr
Cellular New Line Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy
17 Mr. 3000 Touchstone Pictures Bernie Mac
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers P & A Releasing Will Friedle,
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Paramount Pictures Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon
Wimbledon Universal Pictures/Dimension Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany
24 First Daughter 20th Century Fox Katie Holmes
The Forgotten Revolution Studios Julianne Moore, Alfre Woodard


October-December

Dates given are for North American release dates.

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month Day Title Studio/Distributor Notable Cast/Crew
October 1 Shark Tale DreamWorks Will Smith (voice), Robert De Niro (voice), Angelina Jolie (voice), Jack Black (voice)
Ladder 49 Touchstone Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta
6 Taxi 20th Century Fox Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Gisele Bundchen
8 Friday Night Lights Universal Studios Billy Bob Thornton
Raise Your Voice New Line Hilary Duff
15 Team America: World Police Paramount Pictures Alec Baldwin, Trey Parker and Matt Stone (producers and directors)
Shall We Dance Miramax Jennifer Lopez, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon
22 The Grudge Columbia Pictures Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr
Sideways Fox Searchlight Pictures Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Surviving Christmas Columbia Pictures Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini
29 Ray Universal Pictures Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington
Saw Lions Gate Films Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell
November 5 The Incredibles Pixar Craig T. Nelson (voice), Holly Hunter (voice), Samuel L. Jackson (voice), John Ratzenberger (voice), Jason Lee (voice)
Alfie Paramount Pictures Jude Law, Omar Epps, Nia Long
10 The Polar Express Warner Bros. Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara (voice)
12 After the Sunset New Line Pierce Brosnan, Selma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris
The Edge of Reason Universal Pictures Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
Finding Neverland Miramax Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman
Seed of Chucky Focus Features Brad Dourif (voice), Jennifer Tilly, Billy Boyd (voice)
19 National Treasure Walt Disney Pictures Nicolas Cage, John Voight, Diane Kruger, Christopher Plummer, Sean Bean, Jon Turteltaub (director)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Paramount Pictures Tom Kenny (voice), Stephen Hillenburg (director & writer), Clancy Brown (voice)
24 Alexander Warner Bros. Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Oliver Stone (director)
Christmas with the Kranks Revolution Studios/Columbia Pictures Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd
December 3 Closer Columbia Pictures Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen
House of Flying Daggers Sony Pictures Classics Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Yimou Zhang (director)
8 Blade: Trinity New Line Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Parker Posey, Dominic Purcell , Triple H (Paul Levesque)
10 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Touchstone Pictures Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon, Jeff Goldblum
Ocean's Twelve Warner Bros. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Julia Roberts
15 Million Dollar Baby Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman
17 The Aviator Miramax Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Gwen Stefani
Flight of the Phoenix 20th Century Fox Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Paramount Pictures Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Emily Browning, Liam Aiken
Spanglish Sony Pictures Entertainment Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman
22 Meet the Fockers Universal Pictures Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Blythe Danner, Barbra Streisand
The Phantom of the Opera Warner Bros. Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver
25 Darkness Dimension Studios Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Giancarlo Giannini
Fat Albert 20th Century Fox Kyla Pratt
29 In Good Company Universal Pictures Dennis Quaid, Scarlett Johansson, Topher Grace, Selma Blair

Other movies released

Release dates:

  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Relase to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
A Day Without a Mexican May 14
America's Heart and Soul
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Baadasssss! May 28
Bad Education March 19 Originally release in Spain
Beauty Shop
Before Sunset February 10 Originally release at the Berlin International Film Festival
Being Julia October 15 Limited USA release
Benji Off the Leash August 20 Limited USA release
Birth October 29 Limited USA release
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi June 4 Limited USA release
The Blue Butterfly
Bon Voyage Originally released in France
Bright Young Things August 20 Limited USA release
Brother to Brother
The Burial Society
Callas Forever Originally released in France
Carolina
The Clearing
Clifford's Really Big Movie
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Code 46 Originally released in UK
Coffee and Cigarettes
Control Room
The Corporation
Criminal
Danny Deckchair
Darkness
Days of Being Wild Re-release, was released in 1991
De-Lovely
Deathwatch
Decoys
Dhoom
A Dirty Shame
Dogville
Donnie Darko Re-release
The Door in the Floor
The Dreamers
The Eliminator
Enduring Love
Eulogy
Fade to Black
Father and Son
Facing Windows Originally released in Italy
Festival Express
The Final Cut
Finding Neverland
Formula 17
The Football Factory
Forbidden Forest
Fracture
Garden State
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
Going the Distance
Grand Theft Parsons
Hair Show
Head in the Clouds
Helter Skelter
Highwaymen
A Home at the End of the World
Hotel Rwanda
House of D
Howl's Moving Castle November 20 - Japan
The Hunting of the President
I am David
I'm Not Scared Originally released in Italy
I Heart Huckabees
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Imagining Argentina
Infernal Affairs
Innocence: Ghost in the Shell
Intermission
Japanese Story
Jeux d'enfants (Love Me If You Dare)
Ju-On: The Grudge
Originally released in France
Kinsey
Kitchen Stories Originally released in Norway
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Last Shot
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
A Love Song for Bobby Long
The Machinist
Maria Full of Grace
Mean Creek
La Meglio gioventù The Best of Youth outside of Italy
Modigliani
Monsieur Ibrahim
The Mother
The Motorcycle Diaries
NASCAR 3D
Ned Kelly
Noel
Omagh
Osama
The Reckoning
Remember Me, My Love
Riding Giants
Riding the Bullet
Sacred Planet
Saved!
The Sea Inside
Secret Things
Shaolin Soccer Originally released in Hong Kong
Shaun of the Dead
She Hate Me
Showboy
Skeleton Man
Silver City
A Slipping-Down Life
Speak
Stage Beauty
Stateside
Straight-Jacket
Super Size Me
Swing
Taegukgi Originally released in South Korea
Tokyo Godfathers Originally released in Japan
Touch of Pink
Touching the Void
Twist
Tying the Knot
The United States of Leland
Undertow
Valentín
Vozvrashcheniye (The Return) Originally released in Russia
Watermarks
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
We Don't Live Here Anymore
When Will I Be Loved
With All Deliberate Speed
Woman Thou Art Loosed
The Woodsman
The Yes Men
Young Adam
Zhou Yu's Train

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Last updated: 05-21-2005 05:01:13