On This Day - November 15

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Record Day

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on November 15.

Year Title Day of
Week
Day Domestic
Box Office
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Friday $29,631,453 $262,233,381
2008 Quantum of Solace Saturday $25,831,827 $169,368,427
2009 2012 Sunday $17,097,926 $166,112,167
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Saturday $16,882,856 $180,174,880
2014 Big Hero 6 Saturday $16,404,851 $222,527,828
2014 Dumb and Dumber To Saturday $13,923,350 $86,208,010
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Tuesday $12,636,707 $453,829,060
2014 Interstellar Saturday $12,510,975 $188,017,894
2003 Elf Saturday $11,819,000 $181,096,587
2019 Ford v. Ferrari Friday $11,011,525 $117,624,357

Record Opening Day

The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on November 15.

Year Title Day of
Week
Opening
Day
Domestic
Box Office
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Friday $29,631,453 $262,233,381
2019 Ford v. Ferrari Friday $11,011,525 $117,624,357
2013 The Best Man Holiday Friday $10,686,720 $70,525,195
2019 Charlie’s Angels Friday $3,149,308 $17,801,306
2002 Half Past Dead Friday $2,661,236 $15,567,860
2019 The Good Liar Friday $1,644,452 $17,156,058
1978 The Lord of the Rings Wednesday $159,963 $27,000,000
2019 Waves Friday $47,706 $1,658,790
2013 Nebraska Friday $35,536 $17,654,912
2019 The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Friday $30,664 $177,437

Record Weekend

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was November 15.

Year Title Weekend Domestic
Box Office
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88,357,488 $262,233,381
2008 Quantum of Solace $67,528,882 $169,368,427
2009 2012 $65,237,614 $166,112,167
2013 Thor: The Dark World $36,586,016 $206,362,140
2014 Dumb and Dumber To $36,111,775 $86,208,010
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $35,017,301 $180,174,880
2014 Big Hero 6 $34,662,707 $222,527,828
2015 Spectre $33,681,104 $200,074,175
2019 Ford v. Ferrari $31,474,958 $117,624,357
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula $30,521,679 $82,522,790

Future Releases

Movies to be released on this date in the future: 2024: Here, Red One

Born and Died

Born on this day in history: Francesco Rosi (1922, died on January 10, 2015 at the age of 92), Richard H. Kline (1926, died on August 7, 2018 at the age of 91), Edward Asner (1929, died on August 29, 2021 at the age of 91), Whitman Mayo (1930, died on May 22, 2001 at the age of 70), Petula Clark (1932, turns 92 this year), Jack Burns (1933, died on January 27, 2020 at the age of 86), Gloria Foster (1933, died on September 29, 2001 at the age of 67), Joanna Barnes (1934, died on April 29, 2022 at the age of 87), Danny Kamekona (1935, turns 89 this year), Yaphet Kotto (1939, died on March 14, 2021 at the age of 81), Tony Mendez (1940, died on January 19, 2019 at the age of 78), Sam Waterston (1940, turns 84 this year), Heathcote Williams (1941, died on July 1, 2017 at the age of 75), Qavi Khan (1942, died on March 5, 2023 at the age of 80), Bob Gunton (1945, turns 79 this year), Roger Donaldson (1945, turns 79 this year), James L. White (1947, died on July 23, 2015 at the age of 67), Bill Richardson (1947, died on September 1, 2023 at the age of 75), Beverly D'Angelo (1951, turns 73 this year), Judith Chapman (1951, turns 73 this year), Randy Savage (1952, died on May 20, 2011 at the age of 58), Ray McKinnon (1957, turns 67 this year), Ron Thomas (1961, turns 63 this year), Judy Gold (1962, turns 62 this year), Kevin J. O’Connor (1963, turns 61 this year), Rachel True (1966, turns 58 this year), Francois Ozon (1967, turns 57 this year), Danny Sapani (1970, turns 54 this year), Jay Harrington (1971, turns 53 this year), Jonny Lee Miller (1972, turns 52 this year), Sydney Tamia Poitier (1973, turns 51 this year), Vanessa Vander Pluym (1973, turns 51 this year), Geir Vegar Hoel (1973, died on November 8, 2021 at the age of 47), Kathleen Rose Perkins (1974, turns 50 this year), Caio Junqueira (1976, died on January 23, 2019 at the age of 42), Virginie Ledoyen (1976, turns 48 this year), Sean Murray (1977, turns 47 this year), Jon Hurwitz (1977, turns 47 this year), Samantha Shelton (1978, turns 46 this year), Ace Young (1980, turns 44 this year), Yaya DaCosta (1982, turns 42 this year), Susie Abromeit (1982, turns 42 this year), Sophia Di Martino (1983, turns 41 this year), Laura Smet (1983, turns 41 this year), Asia Kate Dillon (1984, turns 40 this year), Lily Aldridge (1985, turns 39 this year), Zena Grey (1988, turns 36 this year), Laci J. Mailey (1990, turns 34 this year), Shailene Woodley (1991, turns 33 this year), Emma Dumont (1994, turns 30 this year)

Died on this day in history: Lionel Barrymore (1954, at the age of 76), Lloyd Bacon (1955, at the age of 65), Tyrone Power (1958, at the age of 44), Jean Gabin (1976, at the age of 72), Dorothy Loudon (2003, at the age of 78), John Morgan (2004, at the age of 74), Dennis Cole (2009, at the age of 69), Saeed Jaffrey (2015, at the age of 86), Dora Doll (2015, at the age of 93), Luis Bacalov (2017, at the age of 84), John Bluthal (2018, at the age of 89), Soumitra Chatterjee (2020, at the age of 85), Muhmoud El Lozy (2021, at the age of 63)

Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.