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In 2004, Lohan had lead roles in two major motion pictures. The first film, Disney's teen comedy ''[[Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen]]'', earned a domestic box office total of $29&nbsp;million, with Brandon Gray of [[Box Office Mojo]] commenting that it was "well above expectations as it was strictly for young girls."<ref name="mgbox" /> But the film was not met with critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/confessions_of_a_teenage_drama_queen/ |title=Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=February 17, 2004 |access-date=October 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209081444/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/confessions_of_a_teenage_drama_queen/ |archive-date=February 9, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Robert K. Elder]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' wrote that "though still a promising star, Lohan will have to do a little penance before she's forgiven for ''Confessions''."<ref name="tdq_review">{{cite news|work=Chicago Tribune |title=Little to Forgive in ''Confessions'' |last=Elder |first=Robert K. |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-02-20/features/0402190480_1_lola-confessions-teenage-drama-queen |access-date=July 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107005532/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-02-20/features/0402190480_1_lola-confessions-teenage-drama-queen |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |date=February 20, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Her second lead role that year, in the teen comedy ''[[Mean Girls]]'', marked Lohan's first movie independent of Disney. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $129&nbsp;million worldwide and, according to Brandon Gray, "cementing her status as the new teen movie queen."<ref name="mgbox">{{cite web |last=Gray |first=Brandon |title='Mean Girls' Surprisingly Nice $24.4M Weekend |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1325&p=.htm |work=Box Office Mojo |date=May 3, 2004 |access-date=October 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828045619/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1325&p=.htm |archive-date=August 28, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/mean_girls/ |title=Mean Girls (2004) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=April 30, 2004 |access-date=April 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426113027/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mean_girls/ |archive-date=April 26, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mean Girls (2004) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=meangirls.htm |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=October 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627040033/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=meangirls.htm |archive-date=June 27, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mick LaSalle]] from the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' wrote that "Lohan is sensitive and appealing, a solid locus for audience sympathy."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/It-s-yet-another-high-school-comedy-but-Mean-2785929.php |title=It's yet another high school comedy, but 'Mean Girls' has a talented cast and a wickedly intelligent script |date=April 30, 2004 |author=Mick LaSalle |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=August 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106035439/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/It-s-yet-another-high-school-comedy-but-Mean-2785929.php |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> David Rooney from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said that "Lohan displays plenty of charm, verve and deft comic timing."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/review/VE1117923651/ |title=Mean Girls |date=April 24, 2004 |work=Variety |author=David Rooney |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205165441/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923651/ |archive-date=February 5, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lohan received four awards at the 2004 [[Teen Choice Awards]] for ''Freaky Friday'' and ''Mean Girls'', including Breakout Movie Star.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Washington Post |title=NBC Sets and Spikes the Competition |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A9835-2004Aug17 |date=August 18, 2004 |access-date=October 17, 2009 |first=Lisa |last=de Moraes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820123753/https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A9835-2004Aug17/ |archive-date=August 20, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Mean Girls'' also earned her two awards at the [[2005 MTV Movie Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2005/ |title=2005 Movie Awards Winners |publisher=MTV |access-date=November 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513212131/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2005/ |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, ''[[The New Yorker]]'' critic [[Richard Brody]] placed Lohan's performance in ''Mean Girls'' at number eleven in his list of "The Best Movie Performances of the Century So Far".<ref>{{cite magazine| url = https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-best-movie-performances-of-the-century-so-far| title = The Best Movie Performances of the Century So Far| author = Brody, Richard| date = March 6, 2021| access-date = March 7, 2021| magazine = The New Yorker| archive-date = March 6, 2021| archive-url = https://archive.today/20210306161800/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-best-movie-performances-of-the-century-so-far| url-status = live}}</ref>

With ''Mean Girls'', Lohan's public profile was raised significantly. ''Vanity Fair'' described how she became a household name. [[Paparazzi]] began following her, and her love life and partying became frequent targets of gossip sites and the [[Tabloid journalism|tabloid media]].<ref>{{harvnb|Binelli|2004|p=}}. "All of which resulted in Lohan becoming a favorite object of scrutiny for the paparazzi and the online pervert community alike"</ref><ref name="vanityfair2010">{{cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/10/lindsay-lohan-201010?currentPage=all |title=Adrift ... |publisher=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |author=Nancy Jo Sales |date=October 2010 |access-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717073151/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/10/lindsay-lohan-201010?currentPage=all |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the film, which was scripted by former ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' writer-actress [[Tina Fey]] and featured several ''Saturday Night Live'' performers, Lohan hosted the show three times between 2004 and 2006.<ref name="peoplebio"/> In 2004, when Lohan was 17, she became the youngest host of the [[MTV Movie Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,646426,00.html |title=''Kill Bill – Vol. I'' tops MTV Movie Awards |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 7, 2004 |access-date=October 18, 2009 |first=Gary |last=Susman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607171211/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,646426,00.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6140000/newsid_6149900/6149996.stm |title=World Music Awards come to London |work=BBC News |date=November 15, 2006 |access-date=October 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826152028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6140000/newsid_6149900/6149996.stm |archive-date=August 26, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lohan's debut album, ''[[Speak (Lindsay Lohan album)|Speak]]'', was released in the United States on December 7, 2004. The album was the first high-seller from Casablanca Records in several years, selling 1 million units in the United States. The album received mostly negative reviews, with critics commenting that Lohan "isn't a bad singer, but not an extraordinary singer either."<ref name="music.ign.com">{{cite web|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/571/571768p3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041211025548/http://music.ign.com/articles/571/571768p3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 11, 2004 |title=Speak – Music Review at IGN |website=Music.ign.com |date=December 8, 2004 |access-date=March 9, 2012 }}</ref> In the United States, the album peaked at number four on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 261,762 copies in its first week.<ref name="Susman">{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,1008057,00.html | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | first=Gary | last=Susman | title='Red'-Letter Day | date=December 15, 2004 | access-date=December 11, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903111357/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1008057,00.html | archive-date=September 3, 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref> In Germany the album debuted at number 53 and took four weeks to complete its chart run. The first two singles from ''Speak'', "[[Rumors (Lindsay Lohan song)|Rumors]]" and "[[Over (Lindsay Lohan song)|Over]]", were both successes, with "Over" topping the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]], where it stayed for three weeks. The song also did well internationally in countries such as Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. "Rumors" peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and also did well in Australia and Germany, where it reached number 14. The music video for "Rumors" was nominated for Best Pop Video at the [[2005 MTV Video Music Awards]]. Both songs received heavy airplay on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live]]''.<ref name="Softpedia">{{cite web|title=Lindsay Lohan Ready for A Taiwan Tour |work=Entertainment News Staff |date=December 10, 2005 |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lindsay-Lohan-Ready-For-A-Taiwan-Tour-14540.shtml |access-date=November 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005070058/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lindsay-Lohan-Ready-For-A-Taiwan-Tour-14540.shtml |archive-date=October 5, 2012 }}</ref>