# List of animated feature films of 2004

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 | Theatrical | | December 23, 2004 | 79 minutes |
| Appleseed | Japan | Shinji Aramaki | Micott & Basara Digital Frontier | CG animation | Theatrical | | April 18, 2004 | 103 minutes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 名探偵コナン 銀翼の奇術師 (Meitantei Conan Gin-yoku no Majishan) | 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 |
| 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) | 119 minutes |
| 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 | 90 minutes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 74 minutes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Steamboy | Japan | Katsuhiro Otomo | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 17, 2004 | 126 minutes |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 (US release) 102 minutes (Japanese release) |

## Highest-grossing films

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