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On This Day - January 2
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Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on January 2.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens | Saturday | $34,368,250 | $936,662,225 |
| 2010 | Avatar | Saturday | $25,835,551 | $760,507,625 |
| 2017 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Monday | $15,913,674 | $532,177,324 |
| 2017 | Sing | Monday | $14,394,090 | $270,329,045 |
| 2010 | Sherlock Holmes | Saturday | $14,373,564 | $209,028,679 |
| 2010 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Saturday | $14,373,273 | $219,614,612 |
| 1998 | Titanic | Friday | $11,698,861 | $659,363,944 |
| 2016 | Daddy’s Home | Saturday | $11,518,854 | $150,357,137 |
| 2005 | Meet the Fockers | Sunday | $11,329,665 | $279,167,575 |
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Friday | $10,602,130 | $377,845,905 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on January 2.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death | Friday | $7,746,085 | $26,501,323 |
Record Weekend
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was January 2.
| Year | Title | Weekend | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens | $90,241,673 | $936,662,225 |
| 2010 | Avatar | $68,490,688 | $760,507,625 |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers | $41,741,785 | $279,167,575 |
| 2010 | Sherlock Holmes | $36,612,481 | $209,028,679 |
| 2010 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $35,189,653 | $219,614,612 |
| 1998 | Titanic | $33,315,278 | $659,363,944 |
| 2016 | Daddy’s Home | $29,205,583 | $150,357,137 |
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $28,180,378 | $377,845,905 |
| 2010 | Little Fockers | $25,766,485 | $148,438,600 |
| 2010 | True Grit | $24,416,515 | $171,243,005 |
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: Cuba Gooding, Jr. (1968, turned 50 this year)
Died on this day in history: Michel Delpech (2016, at the age of 69)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.
