List of animated feature films of 2004

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

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Title Country Director Studio Animation technique Type Notes Release date Duration
Alosha
Алёша Попович и Тугарин Змей (Alyosha Popovich i Tugarin Zmey)
Russia Traditional Theatrical December 23, 2004 79 minutes
Appleseed Japan Shinji Aramaki Micott & Basara
Digital Frontier
CG animation Theatrical April 18, 2004 103 minutes[1]
Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats
ja:それいけ!アンパンマン 夢猫の国のニャニイ
Japan Hiroyuki Yano Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment Traditional July 17, 2004 51 minutes
Les Aventures extraordinaires de Michel Strogoff France Alexandre Huchez, Bruno-René Huchez Rouge Citron Production
Dargaud Marina
Traditional Theatrical June 30, 2004 87 minutes
Balto III: Wings of Change United States Phil Weinstein Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Animation Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video September 30, 2004 76 minutes
Los balunis en la aventura del fin del mundo Spain Juanjo Elordi Barton Films CG animation Theatrical March 24, 2004 79 minutes
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper United States William Lau Lionsgate
Rainmaker Entertainment
CG animation Direct-to-video September 28, 2004 85 minutes[2]
Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui United States Terry Shakespeare
David Molina
Creative Capers Entertainment
Miramax Films
Lego
CG animation Direct-to-video October 6, 2004 (El Capitan Theatre)
October 19, 2004 (United States)
75 minutes
Blade of the Phantom Master
신암행어사
South Korea Jōji Shimura, Ahn Tae-kun Oriental Light and Magic
Character Plan
CG animation/Traditional Theatrical December 4, 2004 87 minutes
Bob the Builder: Snowed Under: The Bobblesberg Winter Games United Kingdom
United States
Sarah Ball
Keith Chapman
HIT Entertainment
Hot Animation
CG animation Direct-to-video January 1, 2004 52 minutes
Boo, Zino & the Snurks
Back to Gaya
Germany
Spain
Lenard Fritz Krawinkel
Holger Tappe
CG animation Direct-to-video March 18, 2004 (Germany)
October 15, 2004 (United Kingdom)
September 20, 2005 (United States) (DVD premiere)
91 minutes
Bratz: Starrin' & Stylin' United States Sean McNamara CineGroupe
Toon City Animation
Traditional Direct-to-video August 3, 2004 59 minutes
The Butterfly Lovers
(Leung juk)
China Traditional Theatrical January 22, 2004 95 minutes
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot United States
Canada
Mike Fallows Nelvana Limited
Sparx Animation Studios
American Greetings
CG animation Direct-to-video September 8, 2004 (TIFF)
October 5, 2004 (United States)
83 minutes[3]
Charley and Mimmo
T'choupi
France
Luxembourg
South Korea
Jean-Luc François Les Armateurs
RG Prince Films
Mélusine
Téva
Traditional Theatrical March 14, 2004 (Alès Film Festival)
April 3, 2004 (Paris Film Festival)
April 7, 2004 (France)
70 minutes
Circleen: Little Big Mouse
Cirkeline og Verdens mindste superhelt
Denmark Traditional Theatrical December 10, 2004 78 minutes
Clifford's Really Big Movie United States Robert C. Ramirez Warner Bros.
Scholastic Entertainment
Traditional Theatrical February 20, 2004 76 minutes
Corto Maltese: La maison dorée de Samarkand France Traditional Theatrical April 6, 2004 79 minutes
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun Japan Keiichi Hara Shin-Ei Animation Traditional Theatrical April 17, 2004 96 minutes
Dead Leaves Japan Hiroyuki Imaishi Production I.G Traditional Theatrical January 17, 2004 52 minutes
Derrick – Duty Calls!
Derrick – Die Pflicht ruft!
Germany
Ireland
Traditional Theatrical April 1, 2004 80 minutes
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky Japan Yasuichiro Yamamoto TMS Entertainment Traditional Theatrical April 17, 2004 108 minutes
The District!
Nyócker!
Hungary Áron Gauder Lichthof CG animation/Traditional Theatrical December 9, 2004 87 minutes
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
ドラえもん のび太のワンニャン時空伝
Doraemon Nobita no Wan-Nyan Jikūden
Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Asatsu
Shin-Ei Animation
Traditional Theatrical Final Doraemon film to be a counterpart of the 1979 Doraemon anime and include the original cast. March 7, 2004 84 minutes
Dragons: Fire and Ice Canada Craig Wilson Mega Bloks Inc.
Bardel Entertainment
CG animation Made-for-TV October 12, 2004 73 minutes
The Easter Egg Adventure United States John Michael Williams Traditional September 5, 2004 (Jackson Hole Film Festival)
February 22, 2005 (DVD premiere)
87 minutes
The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers United States Butch Hartman Frederator Studios
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Paramount Pictures (home video releases)
Traditional Made-for-TV July 23, 2004 73 minutes
Fat Albert (film) United States Joel Zwick 20th Century Fox Live-Action/animation Theatrical December 25, 2004 87 minutes
Felix the Cat Saves Christmas United States Don Oriolo Felix the Cat Productions Inc.
GoodTimes Entertainment (distributor)
Traditional Direct-to-video October 12, 2004 71 minutes
Frank and Wendy Estonia Kaspar Jancis
Ülo Pikkov
Priit Tender
Traditional Theatrical December 3, 2004 (Black Nights Film Festival)
March 25, 2005 (Estonia)
75 minutes
Garfield: The Movie United States Peter Hewitt 20th Century Fox Live-Action/CGI Theatrical June 11, 2004 80 minutes
Genghis Khan Italy Orlando Corradi Mondo TV Traditional 2004 100 minutes
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Japan Mamoru Oshii Production I.G, Studio Ghibli Traditional Theatrical March 6, 2004 98 minutes
G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom United States Dale Carman Reel FX Creative Studios
Hasbro
CG animation Direct-to-video September 14, 2004 77 minutes[4]
Glup, an Adventure Without Waste
Glup, una aventura sin desperdicio
Spain Aitor Arregi, Iñigo Berasategui CG animation Theatrical April 2, 2004 70 minutes
The Great Pig Pirate Mateo
날으는 돼지 해적 마테오
South Korea CG animation Theatrical July 24, 2004 90 minutes
Hair High United States Bill Plympton Plymptoons Traditional Theatrical April 17, 2004 78 minutes
Tottoko Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise! The Movie: Hamtaro and the Demon of the Mysterious Picture Book Tower Japan Osamu Dezaki TMS Entertainment Traditional Theatrical December 23, 2004 40  minutes
Homeland India Traditional Theatrical
Home on the Range United States Will Finn
John Sanford
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Traditional Theatrical Last hand drawn animated feature made by Disney until 2009. April 2, 2004 76 minutes
Howl's Moving Castle
ハウルの動く城
Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Traditional Theatrical September 5, 2004 (Venice)
November 20, 2004 (Japan)[5][6]
119 minutes[6]
Immortel France Enki Bilal Duran Entertainment CG animation/Live action Theatrical March 24, 2004 102 minutes
In Search of Santa United States William Kowalchuk Colorland Animation
Tundra Productions
CG animation Direct-to-video November 23, 2004 78 minutes
The Incredibles United States Brad Bird Walt Disney Pictures
Pixar
CG animation Theatrical Winner of 2004's Best Animated Feature October 24, 2004 (El Capitan Theatre)
November 5, 2004 (United States)
115 minutes
Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island
映画犬夜叉 紅蓮の蓬莱島
Japan Toshiya Shinohara Sunrise Traditional Theatrical December 23, 2004 88 minutes
The Island of Black Mor
L'Île de Black Mór
France Jean-François Laguionie Traditional Theatrical February 11, 2004 85 minutes
Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! United States Emory Myrick
Jeffrey Gatrall
Warner Home Video
Warner Bros. Animation
Traditional Direct-to-video November 16, 2004 77 minutes
Kate - the Taming of the Shrew Italy Roberto Lione Lanta srl
Crayons Pictures Srl
The Taming of The Shrew LLC
Stop-motion Theatrical April 23, 2004 77 minutes
The Little Polar Bear: A Visitor from the South Pole
Der kleine Eisbär - Besuch vom Südpol
Germany Thilo Rothkirch [de] Traditional Theatrical November 5, 2004 71 minutes
Lady Death: The Motion Picture United States Andy Orjuela A.D. Vision Traditional Direct-to-video July 24, 2004 80 minutes
Laura's Star
Lauras Stern
Germany
Bulgaria
Piet De Rycker [fr]
Thilo Rothkirch [de]
Warner Bros. Pictures Traditional Theatrical September 26, 2004 80 minutes
LeapFrog: Math Circus United States Roy Allen Smith LeapFrog
PorchLight Entertainment
Traditional Direct-to-video November 24, 2004 31 minutes
LeapFrog: Talking Words Factory II - Code Word Caper United States Roy Allen Smith LeapFrog
PorchLight Entertainment
Traditional Direct-to-video November 16, 2004 32 minutes
The Legend of Buddha India Shamboo Falke Pentamedia Graphics Traditional Theatrical October 22, 2004[7] 90 minutes[8]
The Lion King 1½
The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (International version)
United States Bradley Raymond Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video February 10, 2004 76 minutes[9]
McDull, prince de la bun Hong Kong Toe Yuen Bliss Pictures
Lunchtime Production
Traditional Theatrical June 24, 2004 78 minutes
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers United States Donovan Cook Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video August 17, 2004 65 minutes[10]
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas United States Matthew O'Callaghan Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
CG animation Direct-to-video November 9, 2004 67 minutes
Mind Game Japan Masaaki Yuasa Studio 4°C Traditional Theatrical August 7, 2004 103 minutes[11]
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition I – The Empty Battlefield Japan Mitsuo Fukuda Sunrise Traditional Theatrical August 27, 2004 100 minutes
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition II – The Far-Away Dawn Japan Mitsuo Fukuda Sunrise Traditional Theatrical September 24, 2004 100 minutes
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition III – The Rumbling Sky Japan Mitsuo Fukuda Sunrise Traditional Theatrical October 22, 2004 100 minutes
MovieComic: The Movie
Cine Gibi: O Filme
Brazil José Márcio Nicolosi Maurício de Sousa Produções Traditional/Live-action Theatrical July 9, 2004 71 minutes
¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico United States Ron Hughart Warner Home Video
Warner Bros. Animation
Flash animation Direct-to-video July 25, 2004 (San Diego Comic-Con)
October 5, 2004 (United States)
70 minutes
Muhammad: The Last Prophet United States Richard Rich RichCrest Animation Studios Traditional Theatrical November 8, 2002 (Turkey)
November 14, 2004 (United States)
95 minutes
My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds United States Davis Doi SD Entertainment
Hasbro Entertainment
Traditional Direct-to-video December 2, 2004 20 minutes
Naruto the Movie: Snow Princess' Book of Ninja Arts Japan Tensai Okamura Studio Pierrot Traditional Theatrical First Installment of the Naruto film series. August 21, 2004 82 minutes
Neznayka and the Barrabass
Незнайка и Баррабасс (Neznayka i Barrabass)
Russia Traditional Theatrical October 28, 2004 80 minutes
Nine Dog Christmas United States Ka Moon Song Traditional Direct-to-video October 5, 2004 59 minutes
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
Щелкунчик
Russia
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
Tatjana Ilyina, Michael Johnson Traditional Theatrical October 12, 2004 82 minutes
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword Japan Kazuhisa Takenouchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 6, 2004 95 minutes
Party Wagon United States Craig Bartlett Snee-Oosh, Inc.
Cartoon Network Studios
Traditional February 27, 2004 70 minutes
Patoruzito Argentina José Luis Massa Traditional Theatrical July 8, 2004 75 minutes
Pinocchio 3000 Canada
France
Spain
Daniel Robichaud CinéGroupe
Filmax
Anima Kids
CG animation Theatrical 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 Makoto Shinkai CoMix Wave Inc. Traditional Theatrical November 20, 2004 90 minutes
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys Japan Kunihiko Yuyama OLM, Inc. Traditional Theatrical July 17, 2004 100 minutes
The Polar Express United States Robert Zemeckis Warner Bros.
ImageMovers
CG animation Theatrical October 13, 2004 (Chicago International Film Festival)
November 10, 2004 (United States)
100 minutes[12]
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy Canada
United States
Ezekiel Norton Lionsgate
Rainmaker Entertainment
CG animation Direct-to-video November 9, 2004 47 minutes
Saint Seiya: Heaven Chapter ~ Overture Japan Shigeyasu Yamauchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical February 14, 2004 84 minutes
83 minutes (heatrical) (Japan)
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster United States Scott Jeralds
Joe Sichta
Warner Home Video
Warner Bros. Animation
Traditional Direct-to-video June 22, 2004[13] 74 minutes[14]
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed United States Raja Gosnell Warner Bros. Live-Action/CGI Theatrical March 26, 2004 92 minutes
Shark Tale United States Vicky Jenson
Bibo Bergeron
Rob Letterman
DreamWorks Animation CG animation Theatrical September 10, 2004 (Venice)
October 1, 2004 (United States)
90 minutes[15]
Shrek 2 United States Andrew Adamson
Kelly Asbury
Conrad Vernon
DreamWorks Animation CG animation Theatrical Held the title for being the highest grossing animated feature until Toy Story 3. May 15, 2004 (Cannes)
May 19, 2004 (United States)
92 minutes
Souvenir from the Capital
Столичный сувенир (Stolichnyy suvenir)
Russia CG animation Theatrical December 1, 2004 50 minutes
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie United States Stephen Hillenburg Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Traditional Theatrical November 14, 2004 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre)
November 19, 2004 (United States)
87 minutes[16]
Steamboy Japan Katsuhiro Otomo Sunrise Traditional Theatrical July 17, 2004 126 minutes[17]
Stellaluna United States
Canada
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Scholastic Productions
Traditional Direct-to-video July 12, 2004 41 minutes
Strings Denmark
Sweden
Norway
United Kingdom
Anders Rønnow Klarlund BOB Film Sweden AB
Bald Film
Film and Music Entertainment
Mainstream ApS
Nordisk Film
Radar Film
Sandrew Metronome Distribution
Zentropa Entertainments
Puppetry Theatrical September 4, 2004 (Venice)
May 27, 2005 (United Kingdom
September 5, 2005 (Denmark)
91 minutes
Supertramps Spain CG animation Theatrical December 1, 2004 79 minutes
Teacher's Pet United States Timothy Bjorklund Walt Disney Pictures Traditional Theatrical January 16, 2004 74 minutes
Team America: World Police Germany
United States
Trey Parker Paramount Pictures Puppetry Theatrical 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 Theatrical December 9, 2004 80 minutes
Terkel in Trouble
Terkel i Knibe
Denmark Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen
Thorbjørn Christoffersen
Stefan Fjeldmark
A. Film A/S CG animation Theatrical March 20, 2004 (NatFilm Festival)
April 2, 2004 (Denmark)
77 minutes
Tonka Tough Truck Adventures: The Biggest Show on Wheels United States CG animation Direct-to-video September 28, 2004 60 minutes
Tracing Jake Japan Traditional Theatrical 2004 113 minutes
VeggieTales: A Snoodle's Tale United States Mike Nawrocki
Marc Vulcano
Big Idea Productions CG animation Direct-to-video May 18, 2004 50 minutes
VeggieTales: An Easter Carol United States Tim Hodge Big Idea Productions CG animation Direct-to-video February 10, 2004 49 minutes
VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera United States Mike Nawrocki Big Idea Productions CG animation Direct-to-video August 31, 2004 49 minutes[18]
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo United States Elliot M. Bour
Saul Andrew Blinkoff
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios
Traditional Direct-to-video March 9, 2004[19][20] 65 minutes
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light
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 4Kids Entertainment
Studio Gallop
NAS
Traditional Theatrical August 13, 2004 (United States)
November 3, 2004 (Japan)
89 minutes[21] (US release)
102 minutes (Japanese release)

Highest-grossing films

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

Highest-grossing animated films of 2004[22]
Rank Title Studio Worldwide gross Ref.
1 Shrek 2 DreamWorks Animation $935,253,978 [23]
2 The Incredibles Pixar $631,442,092 [24]
3 Shark Tale DreamWorks Animation $374,583,879 [25]
4 The Polar Express Castle Rock Entertainment $307,514,317 [26]
5 Howl's Moving Castle Studio Ghibli $237,814,327 [27]
6 Home on the Range Walt Disney Feature Animation $145,358,062 [28]
7 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Nickelodeon Movies / United Plankton Pictures $142,051,255 [29]
8 Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys OLM, Inc. $34,337,258 [30]
9 Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey Asatsu / Shin-Ei Animation $26,663,978 [31]
10 Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky TMS Entertainment $22,618,511 [32]

See also

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References

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  3. ^ Fuller, Cam; Bernhardt, Darren; Robertson, Bill (October 28, 2004). "Mellencamp collection a must for Cougar Club". The Star-Phoenix. Canwest Interactive. p. D2.
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  7. ^ "The Legend of Buddha (2004) Film Streaming". Film 14. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
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  10. ^ "Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)". Allmovie. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "Mind Game" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  12. ^ "The Polar Express". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Jinkies! Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster to Surface on DVD and VHS June 22". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. April 19, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
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  16. ^ "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  17. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 433.
  18. ^ "BigIdea.com – Videos: VeggieTales – Sumo of the Opera". bigidea.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2004. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  19. ^ "Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo DVD Review". www.ultimatedisney.com. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
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  21. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! – The Movie – Pyramid of Light". bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  22. ^ "2005 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  23. ^ "Shrek 2 (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  24. ^ "The Incredibles (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  25. ^ "Shark Tale (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  26. ^ "The Polar Express (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
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  28. ^ "Home on the Range (2004) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  29. ^ "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  30. ^ "Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Rekkū no Hōmonsha Deokishisu (Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys) (2004) (2004)". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  31. ^ "Doraemon: Nobita no Wan-Nyan Jikūden (2004) (2004)". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  32. ^ "Meitantei Conan: Ginyoku no kijutsushi (Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky) (2004) (2004)". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

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