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Films Scheduled To Be Released in 2004

ALL FILMS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED THEATRICALLY

Source: The Web Film Release Schedule (USA) Copyright © 2004 Eric G. Carter

http://www.filmreleases.com/filmreleases/

Note: Release dates are subject to change. 

Scroll down, or go directly to release schedules
by clicking any monthly link below.

January February March April May June

July August September October November December 

 

 

 

 

January 1

CALENDAR GIRLS <Touchstone> (Buena Vista) (wide; opened limited - December 19, 2003)

 

January 2

MONSTER (Newmarket) (wider) (Opened NY - 12/24/03, LA/SF - 12/26/03)

SECRET THINGS (First Run) (LA)

 

January 7

YVES SAINT LAURENT, 5 AVENUE MARCEAU, 75116 PARIS (Empire) (NY - Film Forum)

YVES SAINT LAURENT: HIS LIFE AND TIMES (Empire) (NY - Film Forum)

 

January 9

AILEEN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER (Lantern Lane) (NY - Landmark Sunshine, LA)

THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (re-issue) (Rialto) (NY - Film Forum, LA - Laemmle Westside Pavilion, Laemmle Sunset Plaza 5, Laemmle Playhouse 7, Chicago - Music Box, DC - Landmark E Street Theater, Landmark Bethesda Row)

BIG FISH <Columbia/DreamWorks> (Sony Pictures) (wide; opened NY/LA/Toronto December 10, 2003, wider-limited December 25, 2003} {2406 theatres}

CHASING LIBERTY (Warner Brothers) {2400 theatres}

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (Lions Gate) (wider; opened NY/LA December 12, 2003)

MY BABY'S DADDY (aka MY BABY'S MAMA) (Miramax) {1447 theatres}

SECRET THINGS (First Run) (NY)

 

January 16

ALONG CAME POLLY (aka BEN STILLER ROMANTIC COMEDY) (Universal)

CRIMSON GOLD (Wellspring) (NY)

CUBA: ISLAND OF MUSIC (Indie) (NY - Quad)

DISNEY'S TEACHER'S PET <Walt Disney> (Buena Vista)

JAPANESE STORY (IDP) (NY - Angelika)

TORQUE (Warner Brothers)

THE TRACKER (ArtMattan) (NY)

 

January 23

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT <FilmEngine> (New Line)

DIRT (Mac Releasing) (NY)

KHAKEE (Eros) (limited)

MINDHUNTERS <Dimension> (Miramax)

TOUCHING THE VOID (IFC Films)

WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMILTON! (DreamWorks)

THE WOOLEY BOYS (Mac Releasing) (NY)`

 

January 30

THE BIG BOUNCE <Shangri-La Entertainment> (Warner Brothers)

ON THE RUN: TRILOGY 1 (Magnolia)

OSAMA <UA> (MGM) (NY, LA)

THE PERFECT SCORE (Paramount)

YOU GOT SERVED <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

 

February 6

AN AMAZING COUPLE: TRILOGY 2 (Magnolia)

BARBERSHOP 2 (MGM)

CATCH THAT KID (aka MISSION WITHOUT PERMISSION) <Fox 2000> (20th Fox)

THE DREAMERS <Fox Searchlight> (20th Fox) (limited)

GYPSY 83 (Small Planet) (NY)

HIDING AND SEEKING: FAITH AND TOLERANCE AFTER THE HOLOCAUST (First Run) (NY - Quad)

THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA <TriStar> (Sony Pictures) (NY, LA)

MIRACLE <Walt Disney> (Buena Vista)

 

February 13

50 FIRST DATES (aka 50 FIRST KISSES) <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

AFTER THE LIFE: TRILOGY 3 (Magnolia)

CURSED <Dimension> (Miramax)

KITCHEN STORIES (IFC Films)

MONSIEUR IBRAHIM <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures) (NY, LA)

ROBOT STORIES (Pak Film/Shotwell Media) (NY - Cinema Village)

THE SEAGULL'S LAUGHTER (Cinema Guild) (NY - Quad)

WELCOME TO MOOSEPORT (20th Fox)

 

February 20

AGAINST THE ROPES (Paramount)

CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN <Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

EUROTRIP (DreamWorks)

ROBOT STORIES (Pak Film/Shotwell Media) (DC - AFI Silver Theatre)

 

February 25

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST <Icon> (Newmarket)

 

February 27

BROKEN LIZARD'S CLUB DREAD <Fox Searchlight> (20th Fox)

DIRTY DANCING HAVANA NIGHTS <Miramax> (Artisan)

DISTANT (New Yorker) (NY)

GOODBYE LENIN! <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures) (NY, LA)

TWISTED (aka THE BLACKOUT MURDERS) <Intertainment> (Paramount)

TWO MEN WENT TO WAR (Indican) (NY)

 

Other February Releases

THE MYSTERIES OF GREECE (MacGillivray Freeman) [IMAX]

 

March 5

HIDALGO <Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

MARATHON (Alphaville) (NY - Quad)

NOI ALBINOI (Palm Pictures) (NY)

THE RECKONING (Paramount Classics) (limited)

STARSKY & HUTCH <Dimension> (Warner Brothers)

 

March 12

AGENT CODY BANKS 2 (MGM)

BROKEN WINGS <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures) (NY, LA)

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (20th Fox)

NASCAR: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE 3-D <Imax> (Warner Brothers) [IMAX 3-D]

THE PRINCE AND ME (Paramount)

ROBOT STORIES (Pak Film/Shotwell Media) (LA)

SPARTAN (Warner Brothers)

WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF (Thinkfilm) (NY)

 

March 19

DAWN OF THE DEAD (remake) <Strike> (Universal)

DOGVILLE (Lions Gate) (NY, LA)

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features) (limited)

INTERMISSION (IFC Films) (limited)

JERSEY GIRL (Miramax)

NEVER DIE ALONE <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures)

TAKING LIVES <Village Roadshow> (Warner Brothers)

 

March 26

BON VOYAGE <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures) (NY, LA)

A FOREIGN AFFAIR (Innovation) (limited)

THE LADYKILLERS (remake) <Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S LADYKILLERS (National Lampoon)

NED KELLY <WTA> (Focus Features) (limited)

SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED <Cartoon Network> (Warner Brothers)

SHAOLIN SOCCER (Miramax) (NY, LA)

 

Other March Releases

DIVAN (Zeitgeist) (NY - Film Forum)

EULOGY (Artisan) (NY, LA)

OFF THE MAP (MPI)

 

Other 1st Quarter Releases

HOW TO DRAW A BUNNY <Arthouse Films> (Palm Pictures)

SPRINGTIME IN A SMALL TOWN (Palm Pictures)

A THOUSAND CLOUDS OF PEACE FENCE THE SKY... (Strand)

THE TOUCH (Miramax)

April 2

ENVY <Castle Rock> (DreamWorks)

HELLBOY <Revolution/Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

HOME ON THE RANGE <Walt Disney> (Buena Vista)

MEAN GIRLS (Paramount)

SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures) (NY, LA)

THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND (Paramount Classics) (limited)

 

April 7

JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION <Fox Searchlight> (20th Fox)

 

April 9

THE ALAMO (remake) <Imagine/Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

ELLA ENCHANTED (Miramax)

I'M NOT SCARED (Miramax)

WALKING TALL (remake) (MGM)

THE WHOLE TEN YARDS <Franchise> (Warner Brothers)

 

April 16

THE AGRONOMIST (Thinkfilm) (NY)

CONNIE AND CARLA <Spyglass> (Universal)

HERO (Miramax)

KILL BILL VOL. 2 (Miramax)

THE PUNISHER <Valhalla/Marvel> (Artisan)

YOUNG ADAM <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures) (NY, LA)

 

April 21

THIS SO-CALLED DISASTER (IFC Films)

 

April 23

MAN ON FIRE <Regency/Fox 2000> (20th Fox)

SECRET WINDOW <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

WITHOUT A PADDLE (Paramount)

 

April 30

BREAKIN' ALL THE RULES (aka UNTITLED JAMIE FOXX COMEDY) (Sony Pictures)

GODSEND <Shoreline> (Lions Gate)

LAWS OF ATTRACTION <Intermedia/Stratus> (New Line)

THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD (IFC Films)

 

Other April Releases

HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES SEQUEL (Lions Gate)

STRAYED (Wellspring) (NY, LA)

VIKINGS (GSF) [IMAX 2D/3D]

 

Other Spring Releases

GODZILLA (50th Anniversary Uncut Edition) (Rialto)

HAUTE TENSION (Lions Gate)

JAMES' JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM (Zeitgeist)

STATESIDE (First Look)

 

May 7

CARANDIRU <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures) (NY, LA)

NEW YORK MINUTE (Warner Brothers)

VALENTIN (Miramax) (NY, LA)

VAN HELSING (Universal)

 

May 14

COFFEE AND CIGARETTES <UA> (MGM) (NY, LA)

LOVE ME IF YOU DARE (Paramount Classics) (limited)

MR. 3000 <Dimension/Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

TROY <Village Roadshow> (Warner Brothers)

 

May 21

SHREK 2 <PDI DreamWorks> (DreamWorks)

 

May 28

13 GOING ON 30 <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW (20th Fox)

GETTIN' THE MAN'S FOOT OUTTA THE DOOR <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures)

THE MOTHER <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures)

RECONSTRUCTION (Palm Pictures)

SOUL PLANE (MGM)

 

Other May Releases

ROAR: LIONS OF THE KALAHARI (DC) [IMAX 2D/3D]

 

June 4

HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (Warner Brothers) [IMAX DMR]

THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL (Thinkfilm) (NY)

ZATOICHI (Miramax) (NY, LA)

 

June 11

BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE (Dada Films) (NY)

THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK <Radar> (Universal)

FACING WINDOWS <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures)

I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD (Paramount Classics) (limited)

THE STEPFORD WIVES (remake) (Paramount)

 

June 16

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (remake) <Walden Media/Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

 

June 18

DODGE BALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY (aka UNTITLED DODGEBALL MOVIE) (20th Fox)

THE INTENDED (IFC Films) (limited)

THE TERMINAL (DreamWorks)

 

June 25

GARFIELD <Davis Entertainment> (20th Fox)

UNDERDOGS (20th Fox)

UNTITLED RICHARD LINKLATER TEXAS HS FOOTBALL PROJECT (WIP)

WHITE CHICKS <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

 

Other 2nd Quarter Releases

THE GREAT RAID (Miramax)

July 2

AMERICAS HEART AND SOUL (Buena Vista) (limited)

BEST OF YOUTH (LA MEGLIO GIOVENTU) (Miramax) (NY, LA)

DE-LOVELY <UA> (MGM) (limited)

SPIDER-MAN 2 <Marvel/Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

ZHOU YU'S TRAIN <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures)

 

July 7

KING ARTHUR <Bruckheimer/Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

 

July 9

ANCHORMAN (DreamWorks)

TWO BROTHERS <Pathe> (Universal)

 

July 16

A CINDERELLA STORY (Warner Brothers)

I, ROBOT (20th Fox)

 

July 23

THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (Universal)

CHEER UP <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

AT HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD (WIP)

 

July 30

CATWOMAN (Warner Brothers)

THE NOTEBOOK (New Line)

SHALL WE DANCE? (remake) (Miramax)

THE VILLAGE (aka THE WOODS) <Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

August 6

ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (20th Fox)

CODE 46 <UA> (MGM) (NY, LA)

COLLATERAL (DreamWorks)

THUNDERBIRDS <Working Title/Polygram> (Universal)

 

August 11

THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2 <Walt Disney> (Buena Vista)

 

August 13

BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE (20th Fox)

BLADE: TRINITY (New Line)

NOVO (IFC Films) (limited)

YU-GI-OH (Warner Brothers)

 

August 20

INFERNAL AFFAIRS (Miramax) (NY, LA)

A SOUND OF THUNDER <Crusader Entertainment> (Warner Brothers)

 

August 27

ANACONDAS <Screen Gems> (Sony Pictures)

YES MEN <UA> (MGM) (NY, LA)

 

Other Summer Releases

ARTEMIS FOWL (Miramax)

THE COOKOUT (Lions Gate)

SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (Paramount)

September 3

MARVEL'S MAN-THING <Marvel> (Artisan)

MICHAEL BAY'S AMITYVILLE HORROR <Dimension> (MGM)

 

September 10

CRIMINAL (WIP)

DEAR FRANKIE (Miramax) (NY, LA)

 

September 17

CONSTANTINE (Warner Brothers)

RAISING HELEN <Walt Disney> (Buena Vista)

 

September 24

THE FORGOTTEN <Revolution/Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

WIMBLEDON <Dimension> (Universal)

 

Other September Releases

THE LAST SHOT <Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

October 1

RESIDENT EVIL 2 <Screen Gems/Constantin> (Sony Pictures)

SHARK TALE (aka SHARKSLAYER) <PDI DreamWorks> (DreamWorks)

 

October 8

LADDER 49 <Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

TAXI (remake) (20th Fox)

UNTITLED CHEETAH MOVIE (aka HOW IT WAS WITH DOOMS) (Warner Brothers)

 

October 15

AROUND THE BEND (WIP)

LITTLE BLACK BOOK <Revolution/Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

UNTITLED MASK (aka THE MASK 2: SON OF THE MASK) (New Line)

 

October 22

HOUSE OF WAX (aka UNTITLED DARK CASTLE) (Warner Brothers)

J.M. BARRIE'S NEVERLAND (Miramax)

 

Other October Releases

SEX IS COMEDY (IFC Films)

VOID MOON <Franchise> (Warner Brothers)

 

Other 3rd Quarter Releases

THE CANDIDATE SEQUEL (Warner Brothers)

November 5

ALEXANDER <Intermedia> (Warner Brothers)

THE INCREDIBLES <Pixar/Walt Disney> (Buena Vista)

 

 

November 10

POLAR EXPRESS <Castle Rock/Playtone> (Warner Brothers) [IMAX 3-D]

THE RING 2 (DreamWorks)

 

November 12

AFTER THE SUNSET (New Line)

THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (remake) (20th Fox)

 

November 14

WAY OFF BROADWAY (Small Planet) (SF)

 

November 19

LAST FIRST KISS <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE MOVIE <Nickelodeon> (Paramount)

SURVIVING CHRISTMAS (DreamWorks)

 

November 24

JOHN GRISHAM'S SKIPPING CHRISTMAS <Revolution/Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

NATIONAL TREASURE <Walt Disney> (Buena Vista)

A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (WIP)

 

Other Fall Releases

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (remake) (Paramount)

VALIANT <Walt Disney> (Buena Vista)

December 10

OCEAN'S TWELVE (Warner Brothers)

 

December 17

THE AVIATOR <Miramax/IEG> (Warner Brothers)

CINDERELLA MAN <Miramax> (Universal)

A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS <DreamWorks/Nickelodeon> (Paramount)

SPANGLISH <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

 

December 22

MEET THE FOCKERS (Universal)

 

December 24

AN UNFINISHED LIFE <Revolution/IEG> (Miramax)

 

Other December Releases

BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON <Universal> (Miramax)

CLOSER <Columbia> (Sony Pictures) (limited)

THE LIFE AQUATIC <Touchstone> (Buena Vista) (limited)

LOVE AND HONOR <Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Brothers) (limited)

 

Other 4th Quarter Releases

BEYOND THE SEA <VisionView> (Lions Gate)

BUKOWSKI: BORN INTO THIS (Magnolia) (NY, LA)

SAHARA <Crusader> (Paramount)

THE SHAGGY DOG (remake) <Walt Disney/Robert Simonds> (Buena Vista)

STAGE BEAUTY (aka COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY) <Tribeca> (Artisan)

 

Other 2004 Releases

29 PALMS (Wellspring)

30 DAYS OF NIGHT <Ghost House/Columbia/Senator> (Sony Pictures)

ACTION NEWS (DreamWorks)

ALADDIN (re-issue) (Buena Vista) [IMAX]

THE ALCHEMIST <Alcon> (Warner Brothers)

ALONE (New Line)

ARTWORKS (Panorama Ent.)

ASTROBOY <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

BAD EDUCATION <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures)

BEAUTY SHOP (MGM)

BITE <Regency> (20th Fox)

BROTHERS GRIMM <Dimension> (MGM)

CELLULAR (New Line)

A DIFFERENT LOYALTY (Lions Gate)

DISNEY'S ALL-AMERICAN GIRL <Walt Disney> (Buena Vista)

DREAM GIRL (Warner Brothers)

ELIZABETHTOWN (Paramount)

EMPEROR ZEHNDER <National Geographic> (Buena Vista)

FATHER KNOWS BEST <Nickelodeon> (Paramount)

FINAL CUT (Lions Gate)

FIRST DAUGHTER <Regency> (20th Fox)

FREEDOMLAND <Rudin> (Paramount)

THE GOOD SHEPHERD <Tribeca/American Zoetrope> (Universal)

HANNIBAL <Revolution/Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS (New Line)

HOMEY THE CLOWN (20th Fox)

THE HONEYMOONERS (Paramount)

HOSTAGE <Revolution/Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

THE HOTTEST STATE (IFC Films)

I AM DAVID <Walden Media> (Artisan)

I MARRIED A WITCH (remake) <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

INTO THE BLUE (MGM)

JAMES CAMERON 3-D PROJECT <LightStorm> (20th Fox)

JOHN DOE <Revolution/Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

KNOWING <Fox Searchlight> (20th Fox)

THE LAST GOOD MEASURE (New Line)

LOST GIRLS (Universal)

MEAT IN THE FREEZER (20th Fox)

MY WIFE IS A GANGSTER (Miramax)

THE OTHER SIDE OF SIMPLE (New Line)

PIECE OF MY HEART <Lakeshore> (Paramount)

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: THE BOLLYWOOD MUSICAL <Pathe UK> (Miramax)

PROOF (Miramax)

PROVIDENCE <Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

PROZAC NATION (Miramax)

PURPLE BUTTERFLY (Palm Pictures)

THE QUEST (Universal)

RAINFALLS <Fine Line> (New Line)

THE RETURN (20th Fox)

REDLINE <DiBonaventura/Splendid> (MGM)

ROMANTIC COMEDY (MGM)

ROSE AND THE SNAKE (IFC Films)

SCHULTZE GETS THE BLUES (Paramount Classics)

SHE'S GONE <Beacon/Touchstone> (Buena Vista)

SKELETON KEY (Universal)

SLEEPOVER (MGM)

SOLACE (New Line)

THE STATEMENT <Sony Classics> (Sony Pictures)

STATIC <Columbia> (Sony Pictures)

TIME OF THE WOLF (Palm Pictures)

TRISTAN & ISOLDE <Franchise> (20th Fox)

THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI (Empire)

TWIN SISTERS (DE TWEELING) (Miramax)

UGLY AMERICANS <Montecito> (DreamWorks)

ULTRAVIOLET <Screen Gems> (Sony Pictures)

UNTITLED LEGO BIONICLE CGI PROJECT (Miramax)

VANITY FAIR <Gramercy/Granada> (Focus Features)

WALK LIKE A DRAGON (remake) (Paramount)

THE WATCH (New Line)

WESTWARD (New Line)

WHERE'S WALDO? <Nickelodeon> (Paramount)

WHY MEN SHOULDN'T MARRY <Shangri-La> (Warner Brothers)

WOODY ALLEN FALL PROJECT <Fox Searchlight> (20th Fox)