List of animated feature films of 2004 explained

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2004.

List

Title	Country	Director	Studio	Animation technique	Type	Notes	Release date	Duration
Alosha Алёша Попович и Тугарин Змей (Alyosha Popovich i Tugarin Zmey)	Russia			Traditional			December 23, 2004	79 minutes
Appleseed	Japan			CG animation			April 18, 2004	103 minutes
Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats	Japan	Hiroyuki Yano		Traditional			July 17, 2004	51 minutes
Les Aventures extraordinaires de Michel Strogoff	France	Alexandre Huchez, Bruno-René Huchez	Rouge Citron Production Dargaud Marina	Traditional			June 30, 2004	87 minutes
	United States	Phil Weinstein		Traditional			September 30, 2004	76 minutes
Los balunis en la aventura del fin del mundo	Spain	Juanjo Elordi	Barton Films	CG animation			March 24, 2004	79 minutes
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper	United States	William Lau		CG animation			September 28, 2004	85 minutes
	United States	Terry Shakespeare David Molina		CG animation			October 6, 2004 October 19, 2004	75 minutes
Blade of the Phantom Master 신암행어사	South Korea	Jōji Shimura, Ahn Tae-kun		CG animation/Traditional			December 4, 2004	87 minutes
	United States			CG animation			January 1, 2004	52 minutes
Boo, Zino & the Snurks Back to Gaya	Germany Spain	Lenard Fritz Krawinkel Holger Tappe		CG animation			March 18, 2004 October 15, 2004 September 20, 2005	91 minutes
	United States	Sean McNamara		Traditional			August 3, 2004	59 minutes
The Butterfly Lovers (Leung juk)	China			Traditional			January 22, 2004	95 minutes
	United States Canada	Mike Fallows		CG animation			September 8, 2004 October 5, 2004	83 minutes^[1]
Charley and Mimmo T'choupi	France Luxembourg South Korea		Les Armateurs RG Prince Films Mélusine Téva	Traditional			March 14, 2004 April 3, 2004 April 7, 2004	70 minutes
Cirkeline og Verdens mindste superhelt	Denmark			Traditional			December 10, 2004	78 minutes
Clifford's Really Big Movie	United States	Robert C. Ramirez		Traditional			February 20, 2004	76 minutes
	France			Traditional			April 6, 2004	79 minutes
	Japan			Traditional			April 17, 2004	96 minutes
Dead Leaves	Japan			Traditional			January 17, 2004	52 minutes
Derrick – Duty Calls! Derrick – Die Pflicht ruft!	Germany Ireland			Traditional			April 1, 2004	80 minutes
	Japan			Traditional			April 17, 2004	108 minutes
The District! Nyócker!	Hungary	Áron Gauder	Lichthof	CG animation/Traditional			December 9, 2004	87 minutes
ドラえもん のび太のワンニャン時空伝 Doraemon Nobita no Wan-Nyan Jikūden	Japan			Traditional		Final Doraemon film to be a counterpart of the 1979 Doraemon anime and include the original cast.	March 7, 2004	84 minutes
	Canada	Craig Wilson		CG animation			October 12, 2004	73 minutes
The Easter Egg Adventure	United States	John Michael Williams		Traditional			September 5, 2004 February 22, 2005	87 minutes
The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers	United States		Frederator Studios Nickelodeon Animation Studio Paramount Pictures (home video releases)	Traditional			July 23, 2004	73 minutes
Fat Albert (film)	United States			Live-Action/animation			December 25, 2004	87 minutes
Felix the Cat Saves Christmas	United States			Traditional			October 12, 2004	71 minutes
Frank and Wendy	Estonia			Traditional			December 3, 2004 March 25, 2005	75 minutes
	United States			Live-Action/CGI			June 11, 2004	80 minutes
Genghis Khan	Italy			Traditional			2004	100 minutes
	Japan			Traditional			March 6, 2004	98 minutes
	United States	Dale Carman		CG animation			September 14, 2004	77 minutes^[2]
Glup, an Adventure Without Waste Glup, una aventura sin desperdicio	Spain	Aitor Arregi, Iñigo Berasategui		CG animation			April 2, 2004	70 minutes
The Great Pig Pirate Mateo 날으는 돼지 해적 마테오	South Korea			CG animation			July 24, 2004	90 minutes
Hair High	United States			Traditional			April 17, 2004	78 minutes
Tottoko Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise! The Movie: Hamtaro and the Demon of the Mysterious Picture Book Tower	Japan			Traditional			December 23, 2004	40  minutes
Homeland	India			Traditional
Home on the Range	United States	Will Finn John Sanford		Traditional			April 2, 2004	76 minutes
Howl's Moving Castle ハウルの動く城	Japan			Traditional			September 5, 2004 November 20, 2004	119 minutes
Immortel	France		Duran Entertainment	CG animation/Live action			March 24, 2004	102 minutes
In Search of Santa	United States	William Kowalchuk	Colorland Animation Tundra Productions	CG animation			November 23, 2004	78 minutes
The Incredibles	United States			CG animation			October 24, 2004 November 5, 2004	115 minutes
映画犬夜叉 紅蓮の蓬莱島	Japan			Traditional			December 23, 2004	88 minutes
The Island of Black Mor L'Île de Black Mór	France			Traditional			February 11, 2004	85 minutes
	United States	Emory Myrick Jeffrey Gatrall		Traditional			November 16, 2004	77 minutes
Kate - the Taming of the Shrew	Italy		Lanta srl Crayons Pictures Srl The Taming of The Shrew LLC	Stop-motion			April 23, 2004	77 minutes
Der kleine Eisbär - Besuch vom Südpol	Germany			Traditional			November 5, 2004	71 minutes
	United States	Andy Orjuela		Traditional			July 24, 2004	80 minutes
Laura's Star Lauras Stern	Germany Bulgaria			Traditional			September 26, 2004	80 minutes
	United States			Traditional			November 24, 2004	31 minutes
	United States			Traditional			November 16, 2004	32 minutes
The Legend of Buddha	India	Shamboo Falke		Traditional			October 22, 2004^[3]	90 minutes^[4]
The Lion King 1½	United States			Traditional			February 10, 2004	76 minutes^[5]
McDull, prince de la bun	Hong Kong	Toe Yuen	Bliss Pictures Lunchtime Production	Traditional			June 24, 2004	78 minutes
	United States			Traditional			August 17, 2004	65 minutes^[6]
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas	United States	Matthew O'Callaghan		CG animation			November 9, 2004	67 minutes
Mind Game	Japan			Traditional			August 7, 2004	103 minutes^[7]
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition I – The Empty Battlefield	Japan			Traditional			August 27, 2004	100 minutes
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition II – The Far-Away Dawn	Japan			Traditional			September 24, 2004	100 minutes
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition III – The Rumbling Sky	Japan			Traditional			October 22, 2004	100 minutes
MovieComic: The Movie Cine Gibi: O Filme	Brazil	José Márcio Nicolosi	Maurício de Sousa Produções	Traditional/Live-action			July 9, 2004	71 minutes
¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico	United States						July 25, 2004 October 5, 2004	70 minutes
	United States			Traditional			November 8, 2002 November 14, 2004	95 minutes
	United States		SD Entertainment Hasbro Entertainment	Traditional			December 2, 2004	20 minutes
	Japan			Traditional		First Installment of the Naruto film series.	August 21, 2004	82 minutes
Neznayka and the Barrabass Незнайка и Баррабасс (Neznayka i Barrabass)	Russia			Traditional			October 28, 2004	80 minutes
Nine Dog Christmas	United States	Ka Moon Song		Traditional			October 5, 2004	59 minutes
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking Щелкунчик	Russia Germany United States United Kingdom	Tatjana Ilyina, Michael Johnson		Traditional			October 12, 2004	82 minutes
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword	Japan	Kazuhisa Takenouchi		Traditional			March 6, 2004	95 minutes
Party Wagon	United States			Traditional			February 27, 2004	70 minutes
Patoruzito	Argentina	José Luis Massa		Traditional			July 8, 2004	75 minutes
Pinocchio 3000	Canada France Spain	Daniel Robichaud	CinéGroupe Filmax Anima Kids	CG animation			February 9, 2004	79 minutes
The Place Promised in Our Early Days 雲のむこう、約束の場所 (Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho)	Japan			Traditional			November 20, 2004	90 minutes
	Japan			Traditional			July 17, 2004	100 minutes
The Polar Express	United States			CG animation			October 13, 2004 November 10, 2004	100 minutes^[8]
	Canada United States	Ezekiel Norton		CG animation			November 9, 2004	47 minutes
	Japan	Shigeyasu Yamauchi		Traditional			February 14, 2004	84 minutes 83 minutes
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster	United States	Scott Jeralds Joe Sichta		Traditional			June 22, 2004^[9]	74 minutes^[10]
	United States			Live-Action/CGI			March 26, 2004	92 minutes
Shark Tale	United States			CG animation			September 10, 2004 October 1, 2004	90 minutes^[11]
Shrek 2	United States			CG animation		Held the title for being the highest grossing animated feature until Toy Story 3.	May 15, 2004 May 19, 2004	92 minutes
Souvenir from the Capital Столичный сувенир (Stolichnyy suvenir)	Russia			CG animation			December 1, 2004	50 minutes
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	United States			Traditional			November 14, 2004 November 19, 2004	87 minutes^[12]
Steamboy	Japan			Traditional			July 17, 2004	126 minutes
Stellaluna	United States Canada			Traditional			July 12, 2004	41 minutes
Strings	Denmark Sweden Norway United Kingdom						September 4, 2004 May 27, 2005 September 5, 2005	91 minutes
Supertramps	Spain			CG animation			December 1, 2004	79 minutes
Teacher's Pet	United States			Traditional			January 16, 2004	74 minutes
	Germany United States						October 15, 2004	98 minutes
Tentacolino Alla ricerca del Titanic	Italy	Kim Jun-ok	Mondo TV	CG animation/Traditional			2004	88 minutes
Teo, Intergalactic Hunter Teo, cazador intergaláctico	Spain Argentina			Traditional			December 9, 2004	80 minutes
Terkel in Trouble Terkel i Knibe	Denmark	Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen Thorbjørn Christoffersen Stefan Fjeldmark		CG animation			March 20, 2004 April 2, 2004	77 minutes
	United States			CG animation			September 28, 2004	60 minutes
Tracing Jake	Japan			Traditional			2004	113 minutes
VeggieTales: A Snoodle's Tale	United States			CG animation			May 18, 2004	50 minutes
VeggieTales: An Easter Carol	United States			CG animation			February 10, 2004	49 minutes
VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera	United States			CG animation			August 31, 2004	49 minutes^[13]
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo	United States			Traditional			March 9, 2004^[14] ^[15]	65 minutes
遊戯王デュエルモンスターズ 光のピラミッド (Yu-Gi-Oh! Dyueru Monsutazu Hikari no Piramiddo)	Japan	Hatsuki Tsuji		Traditional			August 13, 2004 November 3, 2004	89 minutes^[16] 102 minutes

Highest-grossing film

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2004.

Highest-grossing animated films of 2004^[17]

Rank	Title	Studio	Worldwide gross	Ref.
1	Shrek 2	DreamWorks Animation	$935,253,978	^[18]
2	The Incredibles	Pixar	$631,442,092	^[19]
3	Shark Tale	DreamWorks Animation	$374,583,879	^[20]
4	The Polar Express	Castle Rock Entertainment	$307,514,317	^[21]
5	Howl's Moving Castle	Studio Ghibli	$237,814,327	^[22]
6	Home on the Range	Walt Disney Feature Animation	$145,358,062	^[23]
7	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	Nickelodeon Movies / United Plankton Pictures	$142,051,255	^[24]
8		OLM, Inc.	$34,337,258	^[25]
9		Asatsu / Shin-Ei Animation	$26,663,978	^[26]
10		TMS Entertainment	$22,618,511	^[27]

See also

• List of animated television series of 2004

Bibliography

• Web site: Howl's Moving Castle. boxofficemojo.com. 25 October 2019. .
• Book: Galbraith IV, Stuart . The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography . October 29, 2013 . 2008 . . 978-1461673743.
• News: Geoghegan. Kev. Howl's Moving Castle adapted for the stage in Southwark. BBC. 5 December 2011. 24 July 2016.

External links

• Animated films of the year, listed in the IMDb

Notes and References

1. News: Fuller. Cam. Bernhardt. Darren. Robertson. Bill . Mellencamp collection a must for Cougar Club. October 28, 2004. The Star-Phoenix. Canwest Interactive. D2.
2. Web site: Hasbro and Paramount Home Entertainment Bring a Whole New Chapter to the Legendary G.I. JOE VS. COBRA Saga for Kids and Fans:'G.I. JOE: VALOR VS. VENOM'. September 14, 2004. Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. August 25, 2019.
3. Web site: The Legend of Buddha (2004) Film Streaming. Film 14. 2011-05-30. 4 June 2011.
4. News: The Legend of Buddha (review) . https://web.archive.org/web/20041215184929/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/10/22/stories/2004102202790301.htm . dead . 15 December 2004 . 22 October 2004 . . 12 March 2018 .
5. Web site: The Lion King 1½ . Disney . 4 January 2022.
6. Web site: Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004). Allmovie. May 18, 2020.
7. Web site: Mind Game. Japanese Movie Database. 10 July 2011. ja.
8. Web site: The Polar Express . live . https://archive.today/20220115125154/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-polar-express-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znty5ode . January 15, 2022 . January 15, 2022 . British Board of Film Classification.
9. Web site: Jinkies! Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster to Surface on DVD and VHS June 22. Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. April 19, 2004. May 28, 2019.
10. Web site: Scooby-Doo! And The Loch Ness Monster. 19 September 2006. Amazon.
11. Web site: Shark Tale. British Board of Film Classification. October 25, 2015.
12. Web site: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie . . February 7, 2015 . June 30, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150630092733/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/spongebob-squarepants-movie-0 . live .
13. Web site: BigIdea.com – Videos: VeggieTales – Sumo of the Opera . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040823020326/http://www.bigidea.com/videos/veggietales/vt023/default.htm . August 23, 2004 . August 5, 2020 . bigidea.com.
14. Web site: Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo DVD Review . www.ultimatedisney.com . 4 February 2009.
15. Web site: Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo - WDSHE . 2009-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090201012221/http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/winnie-the-pooh-springtime-with-roo.html . 2009-02-01 . retrieved 4 February 2009
16. Web site: Yu-Gi-Oh! – The Movie – Pyramid of Light . 22 March 2015 . bbfc.co.uk.
17. Web site: 2005 Worldwide Grosses. Box Office Mojo. June 21, 2015.
18. Web site: Shrek 2 (2004). Box Office Mojo. June 21, 2015.
19. Web site: The Incredibles (2004). Box Office Mojo. June 21, 2015.
20. Web site: Shark Tale (2004). Box Office Mojo. June 21, 2015.
21. Web site: The Polar Express (2004). Box Office Mojo. June 21, 2015.
22. Web site: Howl's Moving Castle (2005). Box Office Mojo. June 21, 2015.
23. Web site: Home on the Range (2004) - Box Office Mojo. www.boxofficemojo.com. 2016-08-18.
24. Web site: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) - Box Office Mojo. www.boxofficemojo.com. 2016-08-18.
25. Web site: Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Rekkū no Hōmonsha Deokishisu (Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys) (2004) (2004). www.boxofficemojo.com. 2016-08-18.
26. Web site: Doraemon: Nobita no Wan-Nyan Jikūden (2004) (2004). www.boxofficemojo.com. 2016-08-18.
27. Web site: Meitantei Conan: Ginyoku no kijutsushi (Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky) (2004) (2004). www.boxofficemojo.com. 2016-08-18.