Events
- Comcast acquires TechTV and was merged into G4 and became G4techTV
- Sheree Paolello began anchoring WLWT News 5 at 5:00
- Brian Williams succeeds Tom Brokaw as anchor of NBC Nightly News
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 16 - Along Came Polly
- January 23 - Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (DreamWorks Pictures)
- February 20 - EuroTrip (DreamWorks Pictures)
- March 10 - Dawn of the Dead
- March 19 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Focus Features)
- March 26 - Ned Kelly (Focus Features)
- April 16 - Connie and Carla
- April 30 - Envy (DreamWorks Pictures)
- May 7 - Van Helsing
- May 21- Shrek 2
- June 11 - The Chronicles of Riddick and The Stepford Wives (DreamWorks Pictures International Distribution)
- June 18 - The Terminal
- June 25 - Two Brothers
- July 9 - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks Pictures)
- July 14 - The Door in the Floor (Focus Features)
- July 23 - The Bourne Supremacy
- July 30 - Thunderbirds
- August 6 - Collateral
- September 1 - Vanity Fair (Focus Features)
- September 17 - Wimbledon
- September 24 - The Motorcycle Diaries (Focus Features) and Shaun of the Dead (Rogue Pictures)
- October 1 - Shark Tale
- October 8 - Friday Night Lights
- October 22 - Surviving Christmas (DreamWorks Pictures)
- October 29 - Ray
- November 12 - Seed of Chucky (Rogue Pictures)
- November 19 - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
- December 6 - In Good Company
- December 17 - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (DreamWorks Pictures International Distribution)
- December 22 - Meet the Fockers
Shorts
Television
Theme Parks
- May 28 - Universal Islands of Adventure celebrated its 5th anniversary.
- July 16 - Universal Studios Hollywood celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Video games
- Nintendo GameCube
- November 5
- Shrek 2: Find Puss in Boots
- Shrek 2: Interactive Map of Far Far Away
- Shrek 2: Save Fiona!
Home video releases
DVD & VHS releases
- January 2 - American Wedding
- January 13
- January 20
- February 3 - Lost in Translation
- February 10
- Intolerable Cruelty
- Sylvia
- Sitting Ducks: Duck Carvings
- Sitting Ducks: Ducktown Adventures
- Sitting Ducks: Bill & Friends
- Sitting Ducks: Season 1: Quack Pack
- March 2 - Mad Dog and Glory
- March 16
- March 23
- March 30 - House of Sand and Fog (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- April 20 - Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- April 27 - Love Actually
- May 4 - Peter Pan
- May 11 - Shrek 3-D (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- June 1 - EuroTrip (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- June 8 - Along Came Polly
- July 27 - Ned Kelly
- August 17 - Connie and Carla
- September 28
- Envy (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Heroes
- October 19 - Van Helsing
- October 26 - Dawn of the Dead
- November 5 - Shrek 2 (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- November 9 - Liar Liar
- November 16 - The Chronicles of Riddick
- November 23 - The Terminal (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- December 7 - The Bourne Supremacy
- December 14
- Collateral (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- The Door in the Floor
- December 21
- Shaun of the Dead
- Surviving Christmas (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- Thunderbirds
- Two Brothers
- December 28
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- Wimbledon
Shorts
Direct-to-video releases
- January 2 - Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
- January 13 - Bring It On Again
- April 27 - My Little Eye
- May 11 - Van Helsing: The London Assignment
- August 3 - Half-Caste
Character debuts
- May 21 - Puss in Boots
- October 1 - Oscar, Angie, Sykes, Ernie and Bernie, Katie Current, Lenny, Frankie, Don Lino, Luca, Lola
Books
People
Births
Deaths
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