The Aviator
“Some men dream the future. He built it.”
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Cast
77 people
Leonardo DiCaprio
Howard Hughes
Known for
Inception
Titanic
Cate Blanchett
Katharine Hepburn
Known for
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Kate Beckinsale
Ava Gardner
Known for
Underworld
Click
John C. Reilly
Noah Dietrich
Known for
Wreck-It Ralph
The Sisters Brothers
Alec Baldwin
Juan Trippe
Known for
Beetlejuice
The Boss Baby
Alan Alda
Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
Known for
Marriage Story
Bridge of Spies
Ian Holm
Professor Fitz
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Danny Huston
Jack Frye
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Wonder Woman
Gwen Stefani
Jean Harlow
Known for
Trolls
Piece by Piece
Jude Law
Errol Flynn
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
Captain Marvel
Adam Scott
Johnny Meyer
Known for
Severance
Parks and Recreation
Matt Ross
Glenn Odekirk
Known for
Silicon Valley
American Psycho
Martin Scorsese Director · John Logan Writer Howard Shore Composer
Worldwide gross $214M · Budget $110M · United States release December 17, 2004
Box office
Budget
$110,000,000
Worldwide gross
$213,719,942
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Miramax
Production
Initial Entertainment Group
Production
Forward Pass
Production
Appian Way
Production
IMF
Production
Aviator Films
Production
Cappa Productions
Production
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3. Produktions KG
Production
Mel's Cite du Cinema
Production
Germany · United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 14, 2004
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 17, 2004
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
December 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 9, 2005 · Premiere · Buenos Aires
February 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Armenia
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Australia
February 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
January 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Bahrain
January 19, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 11, 2005 · Theatrical · mj.gov.br - Warner Home
Bulgaria
February 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
December 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Chile
February 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 17, 2005 · Limited theatrical
February 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Egypt
February 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
January 28, 2005 · Theatrical
France
January 26, 2005 · Theatrical
January 31, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
February 1, 2026 · TV · Arte
Georgia
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
January 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
January 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Indonesia
January 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Israel
January 27, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
January 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
March 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Malaysia
December 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 20, 2005 · Theatrical
June 9, 2008 · TV · SBS 6
January 10, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
January 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Panama
February 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Poland
February 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Russia
February 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 10, 2005 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 28, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 20, 2005 · Theatrical · German speaking region
Thailand
January 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 18, 2005 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
January 26, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 19, 2004 · Premiere · London
December 26, 2004 · Theatrical · London
January 6, 2005 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 21, 2005 · Theatrical · Montevideo
Venezuela
February 18, 2005 · Theatrical
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