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On This Day - December 15
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Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on December 15.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi | Friday | $104,684,491 | $620,181,382 |
| 2007 | I am Legend | Saturday | $28,795,114 | $256,393,010 |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Saturday | $27,739,815 | $303,003,568 |
| 2007 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Saturday | $18,883,832 | $217,326,974 |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Sunday | $18,024,194 | $258,366,855 |
| 2000 | What Women Want | Friday | $11,115,000 | $182,805,123 |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Saturday | $9,321,000 | $183,417,150 |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky | Saturday | $9,099,000 | $100,614,858 |
| 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Friday | $8,951,750 | $162,586,036 |
| 2006 | Eragon | Friday | $8,742,232 | $75,030,163 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on December 15.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi | Friday | $104,684,491 | $620,181,382 |
| 2000 | What Women Want | Friday | $11,115,000 | $182,805,123 |
| 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Friday | $8,951,750 | $162,586,036 |
| 2006 | Eragon | Friday | $8,742,232 | $75,030,163 |
| 2000 | Dude, Where's My Car? | Friday | $5,255,000 | $46,729,374 |
| 2017 | Ferdinand | Friday | $3,627,780 | $84,298,014 |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Friday | $3,425,749 | $82,985,708 |
| 2012 | The Met: Live in HD - Aida | Saturday | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 |
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Friday | $2,291,000 | $89,296,573 |
| 1978 | Superman | Friday | $2,187,100 | $134,218,018 |
Record Weekend
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was December 15.
| Year | Title | Weekend | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi | $220,009,584 | $620,181,382 |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $84,617,303 | $303,003,568 |
| 2007 | I am Legend | $77,211,321 | $256,393,010 |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | $73,645,197 | $258,366,855 |
| 2007 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $44,307,417 | $217,326,974 |
| 2000 | What Women Want | $33,614,543 | $182,805,123 |
| 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $26,541,709 | $162,586,036 |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky | $25,015,518 | $100,614,858 |
| 2006 | Eragon | $23,239,907 | $75,030,163 |
| 2013 | Frozen | $22,568,138 | $400,738,009 |
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: Stephen Lee Davis (1955, died on January 18th, 2017 at the age of 61)
Died on this day in history: Darlanne Fluegel (2017, at the age of 64)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.
