According to Official Guinness Records,
The Polar Express (USA 2004), the first film to entirely use the Performance Capture technique, whereby the physical movements of the actors are digitally recorded and then translated into a computer animation, was released on 10 November 2004 with a running time of 1 hr 33 min. The film, based on Chris Van Allsburg's (USA) children's book, has Tom Hanks (USA) playing five of the characters and was made at a cost of US$165 million (£88.85 million).
For a complete list of 2004 records, please visit 2004 Guinness Records in United States.