Best of 2004: Million Dollar Baby

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A Decade’s Detritus: TV and Film

Nielsen Top-Rated TV Shows

2004 to 2009: “American Idol”
2002 and 2003: “CSI”
2001: “Friends”
2000: “Survivor”

Top Movie Box Office Draws

2009: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2008: The Dark Knight
2007: Spider-Man 3
2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2005: Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith
2004: Shrek 2
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2002: Spider-Man
2001: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2000: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Best Picture Oscars

(2009: to be announced March 7, 2010)
2008: Slumdog Millionaire
2007: No Country for Old Men
2006: The Departed
2005: Crash
2004: Million Dollar Baby
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2002: Chicago
2001: A Beautiful Mind
2000: Gladiator

RottenTomatoes.com 10 Worst-Rated Films of the Decade

All 10 received perfect 0 percent positive scores from national critics.
Witless Protection [2008]
Redline [2007]
3 Strikes [2000]
Strange Wilderness [2008]
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 [2004]
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers [2004]
King’s Ransom [2005]
Pinocchio [2002]
One Missed Call [2008]
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever [2002]