On This Day - November 2

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Record Day

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on November 2.

Year Title Day of
Week
Day Domestic
Box Office
2018 Bohemian Rhapsody Friday $18,811,564 $216,303,339
2001 Monsters, Inc. Friday $17,390,000 $290,149,425
2007 American Gangster Friday $15,865,355 $130,164,645
2012 Wreck-It Ralph Friday $14,232,730 $189,412,677
2002 The Santa Clause 2 Saturday $12,860,000 $139,225,854
2024 Venom: The Last Dance Saturday $11,617,451 $139,755,882
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate Saturday $10,970,370 $62,253,077
2013 Ender’s Game Saturday $10,750,306 $61,737,191
2007 Bee Movie Friday $10,202,024 $126,631,277
2013 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Saturday $8,891,280 $102,003,019

Record Opening Day

The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on November 2.

Year Title Day of
Week
Opening
Day
Domestic
Box Office
2018 Bohemian Rhapsody Friday $18,811,564 $216,303,339
2001 Monsters, Inc. Friday $17,390,000 $290,149,425
2007 American Gangster Friday $15,865,355 $130,164,645
2012 Wreck-It Ralph Friday $14,232,730 $189,412,677
2007 Bee Movie Friday $10,202,024 $126,631,277
2012 Flight Friday $8,151,438 $93,772,375
2001 The One Friday $6,850,000 $43,905,746
2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Friday $5,890,162 $54,858,851
2018 Nobody’s Fool Friday $4,842,103 $31,713,110
2001 Domestic Disturbance Friday $4,130,000 $45,207,112

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 2.

Year Title Weekend Domestic
Box Office
2001 Monsters, Inc. $62,577,067 $290,149,425
2018 Bohemian Rhapsody $51,061,119 $216,303,339
2012 Wreck-It Ralph $49,038,712 $189,412,677
2007 American Gangster $43,565,135 $130,164,645
2007 Bee Movie $38,021,044 $126,631,277
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate $29,033,832 $62,253,077
2002 The Santa Clause 2 $29,008,696 $139,225,854
2013 Ender’s Game $27,017,351 $61,737,191
2024 Venom: The Last Dance $25,902,766 $139,755,882
2012 Flight $24,900,566 $93,772,375

Born and Died

Born on this day in history: David Townsend (1891, died on August 5, 1935 at the age of 43), Luchino Visconti (1906, died on March 17, 1976 at the age of 69), Burt Lancaster (1913, died on October 20, 1994 at the age of 80), Ray Walston (1914, died on January 1, 2001 at the age of 86), Sidney Luft (1915, died on September 15, 2005 at the age of 89), Ann Rutherford (1917, died on June 11, 2012 at the age of 94), Warren Stevens (1919, died on March 27, 2012 at the age of 92), Steve Ditko (1927, died on June 29, 2018 at the age of 90), Gerard Barray (1931, died on February 15, 2024 at the age of 92), Jack Starrett (1936, died on March 27, 1989 at the age of 52), Richard Serra (1938, died on March 26, 2024 at the age of 85), Stefanie Powers (1942, turns 83 this year), Patrice Chéreau (1944, died on October 7, 2013 at the age of 68), Michael Buffer (1944, turns 81 this year), J.D. Souther (1945, died on September 17, 2024 at the age of 78), David Andrews (1952, turns 73 this year), Gregg Rudloff (1955, died on January 6, 2019 at the age of 63), Michael Bailey Smith (1957, turns 68 this year), Peter Mullan (1959, turns 66 this year), k.d. lang (1961, turns 64 this year), Lauren Luna Vélez (1964, turns 61 this year), Sophie Fillieres (1964, died on July 31, 2023 at the age of 58), Shah Rukh Khan (1965, turns 60 this year), Samuel Le Bihan (1965, turns 60 this year), David Schwimmer (1966, turns 59 this year), Sean Kanan (1966, turns 59 this year), Jaume Balaguero (1968, turns 57 this year), Samantha Ferris (1969, turns 56 this year), Meta Golding (1971, turns 54 this year), Samantha Womack (1972, turns 53 this year), Gabe Khouth (1972, died on July 23, 2019 at the age of 46), Guruprasad (1972, died on November 3, 2024 at the age of 52), Marisol Nichols (1973, turns 52 this year), Nelly (1974, turns 51 this year), Danny Cooksey (1975, turns 50 this year), Reshma Shetty (1977, turns 48 this year), Gabriella Pession (1977, turns 48 this year), Whit Hertford (1978, turns 47 this year), Jon M. Chu (1979, turns 46 this year), So-yeon Kim (1980, turns 45 this year), Brittany Ishibashi (1980, turns 45 this year), Alyshia Ochse (1980, turns 45 this year), Tristan Risk (1980, turns 45 this year), Katharine Isabelle (1981, turns 44 this year), Esha Deol (1981, turns 44 this year), Jenny Robertson (1982, turns 43 this year), Tamara Hope (1984, turns 41 this year), Maeve Dermody (1985, turns 40 this year), Josh Grelle (1985, turns 40 this year), Hannah Hart (1986, turns 39 this year), Samar Qupty (1989, turns 36 this year), Brandon Soo Hoo (1995, turns 30 this year), Josh Wiggins (1998, turns 27 this year)

Died on this day in history: Martha Vickers (1971, at the age of 46), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1975, at the age of 53), Paul Frees (1986, at the age of 66), Vincent Winter (1998, at the age of 50), Colin Welland (2015, at the age of 81), Max Alexander (2016, at the age of 63), Philip E. Johnson (2019, at the age of 79), Brian Tarantina (2019, at the age of 60), Marie Laforêt (2019, at the age of 80), Alan Rachins (2024, at the age of 82), Jonathan Haze (2024, at the age of 95)

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