Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Entertainment (SPE) | 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 |
| December 31, 2004 | ||
 Wonderful Days
Action
Adventure
Animation
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
With: Andrew Ableson, Cathy Cavadini, Joon-ho Chung, Mark Lindsay 1 hr 26 min | - | Limited |
| January 7, 2005 | ||
 White Noise
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice, Chandra West 1 hr 41 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Travelers and Magicians
Adventure
Drama
With: Tshewang Dendup, Gup Kado Duba, Dasho Kado, Sonam Lhamo 1 hr 48 min | Zeitgeist Films | Limited |
 | Indican Pictures | Limited |
| January 14, 2005 | ||
 Elektra
Action
Adventure
Crime
Fantasy
With: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Will Yun Lee, Kirsten Zien 1 hr 37 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Racing Stripes
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Sport
With: Frankie Muniz, David Spade, Snoop Dogg, Bruce Greenwood 1 hr 42 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Coach Carter
Biography
Drama
Sport
With: Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, Robert Ri'chard, Rob Brown 2 hr 16 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Appleseed
Action
Adventure
Animation
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
War
With: Ai Kobayashi, Jûrôta Kosugi, Yuki Matsuoka, Mami Koyama 1 hr 41 min | Geneon Entertainment | 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 | Wide |
In Good Company
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger 1 hr 50 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 The Chorus2005 Re-release
Comedy
Drama
Music
With: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Kad Merad 1 hr 37 min | Miramax | Limited |
| January 19, 2005 | ||
 Assault on Precinct 13
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne, Maria Bello 1 hr 49 min | Rogue Pictures | Wide |
 With God on Our Side: George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in America
Documentary
With: George Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton 1 hr 40 min | Lumiere Productions | Limited |
 Machuca
Biography
Drama
History
With: Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli, Aline Küppenheim 1 hr 56 min | Menemsha Films | Limited |
