Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2004 | ||
 Christmas with the Kranks
Comedy
Family
With: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh 1 hr 39 min | Revolution Studios | Wide |
 Alexander
Action
Biography
Drama
History
War
With: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie 2 hr 55 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Work and the Glory
Drama
Romance
With: Sam Hennings, Eric Johnson, Alexander Carroll, Brenda Strong 1 hr 58 min | Excel Entertainment | Limited |
 Paper Clips
Documentary
War
With: Sandra Roberts, Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand, Tom Bosley, Casey Condra 1 hr 22 min | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | Limited |
 | Wellspring Media | Limited |
| November 26, 2004 | ||
 Easy
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Marguerite Moreau, Brían F. O'Byrne, Naveen Andrews, Emily Deschanel 1 hr 39 min | Magic Lamp | Limited |
 Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
Documentary
History
Mystery
With: Russ Little, Michael Bortin, Timothy Findley, Dan Grove 1 hr 29 min | Magnolia Pictures | Limited |
 A Very Long Engagement
Drama
Mystery
Romance
War
With: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jodie Foster, Dominique Pinon 2 hr 13 min | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | Limited |
 Straight-Jacket
Comedy
Romance
With: Matt Letscher, Carrie Preston, Adam Greer, Veronica Cartwright 1 hr 36 min | Regent Releasing | Limited |
 | Castle Hill Productions | Limited |
 Purple Butterfly
Drama
History
War
With: Ziyi Zhang, Tôru Nakamura, Ye Liu, Yuanzheng Feng 2 hr 7 min | Palm Pictures | Limited |
| December 3, 2004 | ||
 | Sony Pictures Releasing | Limited |
 | Lionsgate | Limited |
 House of Flying Daggers
Action
Adventure
Drama
Romance
With: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Dandan Song 1 hr 59 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
 WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Documentary
With: Peter Arnett, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Maurice Hinchey 1 hr 38 min | Cinema Libre Studio | Limited |
 After Midnight
Comedy
Romance
With: Giorgio Pasotti, Francesca Inaudi, Fabio Troiano, Francesca Picozza 1 hr 32 min | Avatar Films | Limited |
 A Tale of Two Sisters
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Lim Soo-jung, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Kap-su, Moon Geun-young 1 hr 54 min | Tartan | Limited |
 Conspiracy of Silence
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Jonathan Forbes, Brenda Fricker, Niall O'Brien, Catherine Cusack 1 hr 30 min | - | Limited |
 Jesus, You Know
Documentary
With: Elfriede Ahmad, Waltraute Bartel, Hans-Jürgen Eder, Thomas Grandegger 1 hr 27 min | Leisure Time Features | Limited |
 Game Over
Documentary
With: Marc Ghannoum, Joel Benjamin, Michael Greengard, Anatoli Karpov 1 hr 30 min | THINKFilm | Limited |
| December 8, 2004 | ||
 Blade: Trinity
Action
Horror
Sci-Fi
With: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Parker Posey, Ryan Reynolds 1 hr 53 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Biography
Documentary
News
With: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das, Manik 1 hr 25 min | THINKFilm | Limited |
| December 10, 2004 | ||
 Ocean's Twelve
Crime
Thriller
With: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones 2 hr 5 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
| Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 Bandido
Action
Adventure
Romance
Thriller
With: Carlos Gallardo, Edy Arellano, Michel Bos, Kim Coates 1 hr 35 min | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | Limited |
 Fabled
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Desmond Askew, Katheryn Winnick, Michael Panes, J. Richey Nash 1 hr 24 min | Indican Pictures | Limited |
 The Green Butchers
Comedy
Drama
With: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen, Line Kruse, Ole Thestrup 1 hr 40 min | Newmarket Films | Limited |
 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Cate Blanchett 1 hr 59 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
 A Talking Picture
Comedy
Drama
History
War
With: Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve 1 hr 36 min | Kino International | Limited |
 | Palm Pictures | Limited |
 Freeze Frame
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Lee Evans, Sean McGinley, Ian McNeice, Colin Salmon 1 hr 39 min | First Look International | Limited |
 | Kathi Arts | Limited |
| December 15, 2004 | ||
 Million Dollar Baby
Drama
Sport
With: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel 2 hr 12 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| December 17, 2004 | ||
 A Series of Unfortunate Events
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
With: Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken 1 hr 48 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Flight of the Phoenix
Action
Adventure
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Dennis Quaid, Miranda Otto, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson 1 hr 53 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 | UTV Motion Pictures | Limited |
 The Aviator
Biography
Drama
With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly 2 hr 50 min | Miramax | Limited |
 The Sea Inside
Biography
Drama
With: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera 2 hr 6 min | Fine Line Features | Limited |
 Finding Neverland
Biography
Drama
Family
With: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell 1 hr 46 min | Miramax | Wide |
 Beyond the Sea
Biography
Drama
Music
Musical
With: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins 1 hr 58 min | Lionsgate | Limited |
 Imaginary Heroes
Drama
With: Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, Emile Hirsch, Michelle Williams 1 hr 51 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
 | Screen Media Films | Limited |
 Open My Heart
Drama
With: Giada Colagrande, Natalie Cristiani, Claudio Botosso, Filippo Timi 1 hr 33 min | Strand Releasing | Limited |
 Ma vie en cinémascope
Biography
Drama
Musical
With: Pascale Bussières, Michel Barrette, Serge Postigo, Denis Bernard 1 hr 45 min | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | Limited |
| December 22, 2004 | ||
 Meet the Fockers
Comedy
Romance
With: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo 1 hr 55 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 The Phantom of the Opera
Drama
Musical
Romance
Thriller
With: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson 2 hr 23 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Hotel Rwanda
Biography
Drama
History
War
With: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali 2 hr 1 min | United Artists | Limited |
 In the Realms of the Unreal
Biography
Documentary
With: Henry Darger, Dakota Fanning, Larry Pine, Frier McCollister 1 hr 21 min | Wellspring Media | Limited |
 Producing Adults
Comedy
Drama
With: Minna Haapkylä, Kari-Pekka Toivonen, Minttu Mustakallio, Tommi Eronen 1 hr 42 min | Wolfe Releasing | Limited |
 The Keys to the House
Drama
With: Kim Rossi Stuart, Andrea Rossi, Charlotte Rampling, Alla Faerovich 1 hr 51 min | Lionsgate | Limited |
| December 24, 2004 | ||
 | Newmarket Films | Limited |
| December 25, 2004 | ||
 Fat Albert
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Romance
With: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Omarion, Marques Houston 1 hr 33 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 | Dimension Films | Wide |
The Aviator
Biography
Drama
With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly 2 hr 50 min | Miramax | Wide |
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Cate Blanchett 1 hr 59 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
| December 29, 2004 | ||
 A Love Song for Bobby Long
Drama
With: Scarlett Johansson, John Travolta, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Kara Unger 1 hr 59 min | Lionsgate | Limited |
 The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Biography
Crime
Drama
History
Thriller
With: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson 1 hr 35 min | THINKFilm | Limited |
 The Merchant of Venice
Drama
Romance
With: Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Jeremy Irons 2 hr 11 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
 In Good Company
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger 1 hr 50 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
