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2004 was the 5th year of the 2000's.
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Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 9 - Chasing Liberty
- January 16 - Torque
- January 23 - The Butterfly Effect
- January 30 - The Big Bounce
- February 13 - Highwaymen
- February 20 - Clifford's Really Big Movie
- March 5 - Starsky & Hutch
- March 12 - Spartan
- March 19 - Taking Lives
- March 26 - Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
- April 7 - The Whole Nine Yards
- April 30 - Laws of Attraction
- May 7 - New York Minute
- May 14 - Troy
- June 4 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- June 25 - The Notebook
- July 2 - Before Sunset
- July 16 - A Cinderella Story
- July 23 - Catwoman and A Home at the End of the World
- July 30 - Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
- August 13 - Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light
- August 20 - Exorcist: The Beginning
- September 3 - We Don't Live Here Anymore
- September 10 - Cellular and Criminal
- September 17 - Funky Monkey
- October 8 - Raise Your Voice and Around the Bend
- October 29 - Birth
- November 10 - The Polar Express
- November 12 - After the Sunset
- November 24 - Alexander
- December 8 - Blade: Trinity
- December 10 - Ocean's Twelve
- December 15 - Million Dollar Baby
- December 17 - A Very Long Engagement
- December 22 - The Phantom of the Opera
- December 25 - The Aviator
Shorts[]
Television[]
- April 27 - Strip Search (HBO Films) is aired on HBO.
- August 13 - 1st season of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Cartoon Network) is premiered on Cartoon Network
Albums[]
- June 8 - The Notebook (2004 soundtrack)
- July 13 - A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack
Theme parks[]
Video games[]
Business[]
- February 27 - Time Warner finalizes the sale of Warner Music Group to an investor group led by Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Events[]
Home video releases[]
DVD releases[]
- January 6 - I'll Be There
- January 13 - Freddy vs. Jason
- February 3
- February 24 - Matchstick Men
- March 2 - Looney Tunes: Back in Action
- March 16 - Gothika
- March 30
- April 6 - The Matrix Revolutions
- April 27 - Love Don't Cost a Thing
- May 4
- May 18 - Torque
- May 25 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- June 8 - Mystic River
- June 15 - Spartan
- July 6 - The Butterfly Effect
- July 20
- July 27 - The Whole Nine Yards
- August 17
- August 24
- September 14
- The Challenge
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
- October 5 - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2
- October 19 - A Cinderella Story
- November 2
- A Home at the End of the World
- Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2
- November 9 - Before Sunset
- November 16
- November 23 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- December 7
- December 14
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Extended Edition
- We Don't Live Here Anymore
Direct-to-video releases[]
- June 22 - Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster (Warner Bros. Animation/Hanna-Barbera)
- October 5 - ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico (Warner Bros. Animation)
- November 16 - Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! (Warner Bros. Animation/Castle Rock Entertainment)
Character debuts[]
- March 26 - Evil Masked Figure, Patrick Wisley, Dr. Jonathan Jacobo, Heather Jasper-Howe
- June 4 - Sirius Black, Remus Lupin
- August 13 - Mac, Bloo, Terrence, Frankie Foster, Madame Foster, Mr. Herriman, Wilt, Eduardo, Coco, Duchess
- September 18 - Kabuki Twins
- October 4 - Ashrah, Dairou, Darrius, Havik, Hotaru, Kira, Kobra, Onaga, Shujinko
- October 5 - Jenny Perkins, El Malefico, Slarf, El Silver Mask Jr.
- November 19 - Yumi Yoshimura, Ami Onuki
People[]
Births[]
Deaths[]
- January 13 - Phillip Crosby (actor and singer)
- January 27 - Jack Paar (talk show host)
- January 28 - Joe Viterelli (actor)
- February 11 - Tony Pope (voice actor)
- February 24 - John Randolph (actor)
- February 29 - Marc Cavell (actor)
- March 2 - Mercedes McCambridge (actress)
- March 7 - Paul Winfield (actor)
- March 8 - Robert Pastorelli (actor)
- April 1 - Carrie Snodgress (actress)
- April 7 - Victor Argo (actor and singer)
- May 3 - Volus Jones (animator)
- May 9 - Alan King (comedian and actor)
- May 15 - Jack Bradbury (American animator and comic book artist)
- June 5
- Ronald Reagan (American politician)
- Manu Tupou (actor)
- June 13 - Danny Dark (voice actor)
- June 30 - Chris Alcaide (actor)
- July 1 - Marlon Brando (actor, film director and activist)
- July 6 - Jimmie F. Skaggs (actor)
- July 21 - Jerry Goldsmith (American composer)
- July 28 - Eugene Roche (actor)
- July 31 - Virginia Grey (actress and singer)
- August 8 - Mousie Garner (actor)
- August 27 - Susan Peretz (actress)
- September 8 - Frank Thomas (animator)
- September 18 - Jack Lester (actor)
- October 3 - Janet Leigh (actress, singer, dancer and author)
- October 5 - Rodney Dangerfield (stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter and producer)
- October 10 - Christopher Reeve (actor, director, author and activist)
- October 31 - Mari Aldon (actress)
- November 7 - Howard Keel (actor and singer)
- December 4
- Carl Esmond (actor)
- Hank Brandt (actor)
- December 28 - Jerry Orbach (actor and singer)
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