2004

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

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: &amp;yr=2004&amp;p=.htm http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2004&p=.htm
 * North America: &amp;p=.htm http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2004&p=.htm
 * United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
 * United States: 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:

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.

April–June
Dates given are for North American release dates.

July–September
Dates given are for North American release dates.

October–December
Dates given are for North American release dates.

Other movies released
Release dates:
 * "WR": Wide-release to theaters
 * "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters