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2004 in film

This is a list of film-related events in 2004.

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2004 in film - Events

• 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.

• Best Actor: Sean Penn for Mystic River
• Best Actress: Charlize Theron for Monster
• Best Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins for Mystic River
• Best Supporting Actress: Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain.

• 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

2004 in film - 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:

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/?view2=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

2004 in film - 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:

2004 in film - January-April

2004 in film - May-June

2004 in film - July

2004 in film - August-September

2004 in film - October-December

2004 in film - 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 600 theatres in the United States and Canada. The following films met these criteria in 2004:

2004 in film - January - March

Dates given are for North American release dates.

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2004 in film - April-June

Dates given are for North American release dates.

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2004 in film - July-September

Dates given are for North American release dates.

2004 in film - October-December

Dates given are for North American release dates.

2004 in film - Other movies released

Release dates:

• "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters

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