On This Day - February 29

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Record Day

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on February 29.

Year Title Day of
Week
Day Domestic
Box Office
2004 The Passion of the Christ Sunday $27,860,195 $370,782,930
2020 The Invisible Man Saturday $11,195,770 $64,914,050
2020 Sonic The Hedgehog Saturday $7,670,352 $146,066,470
2020 The Call of the Wild Saturday $6,102,957 $62,342,368
2008 Semi-Pro Friday $5,430,000 $33,479,698
2008 Vantage Point Friday $3,731,588 $72,266,306
2004 50 First Dates Sunday $2,922,394 $120,776,832
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl Friday $2,833,063 $26,814,957
2020 Boku no Hīrō Akademia The Movie Hīrōzu: Raijingu Saturday $2,593,217 $13,553,826
2016 Deadpool Monday $2,330,907 $363,070,709

Record Opening Day

The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on February 29.

Year Title Day of
Week
Opening
Day
Domestic
Box Office
2008 Semi-Pro Friday $5,430,000 $33,479,698
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl Friday $2,833,063 $26,814,957
2008 Penelope Friday $1,107,137 $10,011,996
2024 The Chosen: Season 4 Episodes 7-8 Thursday $764,334 $7,058,243

Record Weekend

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was February 29.

Year Title Weekend Domestic
Box Office
2004 The Passion of the Christ $83,848,082 $370,782,930
2020 The Invisible Man $28,205,665 $64,914,050
2020 Sonic The Hedgehog $16,312,619 $146,066,470
2008 Semi-Pro $15,075,114 $33,479,698
2020 The Call of the Wild $13,362,823 $62,342,368
2008 Vantage Point $12,819,245 $72,266,306
2004 50 First Dates $12,565,729 $120,776,832
1992 Wayne's World $9,641,720 $121,697,323
2004 Twisted $8,904,299 $25,195,050
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles $8,700,378 $71,195,053

Born and Died

Born on this day in history: William A. Wellman (1896, died on December 9, 1975 at the age of 79), Michèle Morgan (1920, died on December 20, 2016 at the age of 96), Michèle Morgan (1920, died on December 20, 2016 at the age of 96), James Mitchell (1920, died on January 22, 2010 at the age of 89), Joss Ackland (1928, died on November 19, 2023 at the age of 95), Tempest Storm (1928, died on April 20, 2021 at the age of 93), Alex Rocco (1936, died on July 18, 2015 at the age of 79), Harvey Jason (1940, turned 84 this year), Yoshio Harada (1940, turned 84 this year), Dennis Farina (1944, died on July 22, 2013 at the age of 69), Phyllis Frelich (1944, turned 80 this year), Ken Foree (1948, turned 76 this year), Gerard Darmon (1948, turned 76 this year), Kerry Walker (1948, turned 76 this year), Albert Welling (1952, turned 72 this year), John Roarke (1952, turned 72 this year), Anthony Robbins (1960, turned 64 this year), Eamonn Roche (1968, turned 56 this year), Antonio Sabato Jr. (1972, turned 52 this year), Saul Williams (1972, turned 52 this year), Nejat Isler (1972, turned 52 this year), Steve Hart (1972, turned 52 this year), Anika Poitier (1972, turned 52 this year), Shane Johnson (1976, turned 48 this year), Ja Rule (1976, turned 48 this year), Peter Scanavino (1980, turned 44 this year), George Young (1980, turned 44 this year), Arnaud Valois (1984, turned 40 this year), Olga Boladz (1984, turned 40 this year), Jessie Usher (1992, turned 32 this year), Caitlin E.J. Meyer (1992, turned 32 this year), James Cullen Bressack (1992, turned 32 this year)

Died on this day in history: Frank Albertson (1964, at the age of 55), Gil Hill (2016, at the age of 84), Wenn V. Deramas (2016, at the age of 49), Paolo Taviani (2024, at the age of 92), Paul Vachon (2024, at the age of 86)

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