On This Day - March 9
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Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on March 9.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Saturday | $52,872,536 | $426,829,839 |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | Saturday | $33,017,570 | $234,770,996 |
| 2007 | 300 | Friday | $28,106,731 | $210,614,939 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Saturday | $22,854,805 | $174,560,445 |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Saturday | $19,606,655 | $272,938,583 |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Sunday | $11,494,701 | $106,580,051 |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Friday | $10,208,602 | $100,478,608 |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Friday | $10,018,784 | $700,059,566 |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Sunday | $9,813,363 | $111,506,430 |
| 2012 | John Carter | Friday | $9,811,935 | $73,058,679 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on March 9.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 300 | Friday | $28,106,731 | $210,614,939 |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Friday | $10,208,602 | $100,478,608 |
| 2012 | John Carter | Friday | $9,811,935 | $73,058,679 |
| 2018 | The Strangers: Prey at Night | Friday | $3,990,904 | $24,431,472 |
| 2001 | 15 Minutes | Friday | $3,210,000 | $24,375,436 |
| 2012 | Silent House | Friday | $2,664,094 | $12,739,737 |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | Friday | $1,913,397 | $18,450,127 |
| 2001 | Get Over It | Friday | $1,545,000 | $11,560,259 |
| 2018 | Gringo | Friday | $981,062 | $4,969,853 |
| 2018 | The Hurricane Heist | Friday | $947,321 | $6,115,824 |
Record Weekend
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was March 9.
| Year | Title | Weekend | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | $153,433,423 | $426,829,839 |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | $79,110,453 | $234,770,996 |
| 2007 | 300 | $70,885,301 | $210,614,939 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | $57,989,905 | $174,560,445 |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | $46,215,424 | $272,938,583 |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | $45,038,460 | $106,580,051 |
| 2018 | Black Panther | $40,817,579 | $700,059,566 |
| 2012 | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax | $38,846,020 | $214,151,550 |
| 2008 | 10,000 B.C. | $35,867,488 | $94,784,201 |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | $33,123,609 | $100,478,608 |
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: Will Geer (1902, died on April 22, 1978 at the age of 76), Ellen Hovde (1925, died on February 16, 2023 at the age of 97), Joanne Rogers (1928, died on January 14, 2021 at the age of 92), Jay Weston (1929, died on February 28, 2023 at the age of 93), Taina Elg (1930, turned 94 this year), Joyce Van Patten (1934, turned 90 this year), Raul Julia (1940, died on October 24, 1994 at the age of 54), Trish Van Devere (1941, turned 83 this year), Warren Skaaren (1946, died on December 28, 1990 at the age of 44), Ornella Muti (1955, turned 69 this year), Lonny Price (1959, turned 65 this year), Tom Amandes (1959, turned 65 this year), Rodney A. Grant (1959, turned 65 this year), Lonny Price (1959, turned 65 this year), Linda Fiorentino (1960, turned 64 this year), Finn Carter (1960, turned 64 this year), Natalie Canerday (1962, turned 62 this year), Kirk B.R. Woller (1962, turned 62 this year), Jean-Marc Vallee (1963, died on December 26, 2021 at the age of 58), Steve Wilkos (1964, turned 60 this year), Valerie Lemercier (1964, turned 60 this year), Juliette Binoche (1964, turned 60 this year), Brian Bosworth (1965, turned 59 this year), Jeannie Gaffigan (1970, turned 54 this year), Ronald Cheng (1972, turned 52 this year), Jean Louisa Kelly (1972, turned 52 this year), Chaske Spencer (1975, turned 49 this year), Rupert Evans (1976, turned 48 this year), Oscar Isaac (1979, turned 45 this year), Matthew Gray Gubler (1980, turned 44 this year), Volker Bruch (1980, turned 44 this year), Maite Perroni (1983, turned 41 this year), Bobby Campo (1983, turned 41 this year), Joseph Gilgun (1984, turned 40 this year), Brittany Snow (1986, turned 38 this year), Bow Wow (1987, turned 37 this year), Shad Moss (1987, turned 37 this year), Brenna O'Brien (1991, turned 33 this year), Cierra Ramirez (1995, turned 29 this year), Niamh Wilson (1997, turned 27 this year), Darsheel Safary (1997, turned 27 this year)
Died on this day in history: Kerr Smith (1972, turned 27 this year), Fernando Rey (1994, at the age of 76), George Burns (1996, at the age of 100), Terry Nation (1997, at the age of 66), Jo Min-ki (2018, at the age of 52), Isela Vega (2021, at the age of 81), Cliff Simon (2021, at the age of 58), Satish Kaushik (2023, at the age of 66), Robert Blake (2023, at the age of 89)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.