On This Day - September 16

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Record Day

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on September 16.

Year Title Day of
Week		 Day Domestic
Box Office
2017 It Saturday $25,835,611 $328,828,874
2011 The Lion King Friday $8,919,921 $423,981,226
2022 The Woman King Friday $6,818,682 $67,328,130
2016 Sully Friday $6,533,032 $125,070,033
2006 Gridiron Gang Saturday $6,239,520 $38,432,823
2023 The Nun II Saturday $6,231,652 $86,270,590
2018 The Predator Sunday $5,934,704 $51,024,708
2005 Just Like Heaven Friday $5,601,505 $48,318,130
2017 American Assassin Saturday $5,475,601 $36,249,674
2025 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle Tuesday $5,445,821 $134,365,976

Record Opening Day

The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on September 16.

Year Title Day of
Week		 Opening
Day		 Domestic
Box Office
2022 The Woman King Friday $6,818,682 $67,328,130
2005 Just Like Heaven Friday $5,601,505 $48,318,130
2016 Blair Witch Friday $4,011,022 $20,777,061
2011 Drive Friday $4,009,445 $35,060,689
2005 Lord of War Friday $3,131,489 $24,149,632
2016 Bridget Jones’s Baby Friday $3,109,180 $24,139,805
2016 Snowden Friday $3,046,669 $21,587,519
2011 Straw Dogs Friday $1,979,631 $10,324,441
2011 I Don't Know How She Does It Friday $1,565,681 $9,659,074
2005 Cry Wolf Friday $1,500,000 $10,047,674

Record Weekend

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was September 16.

Year Title Weekend Domestic
Box Office
2017 It $60,103,110 $328,828,874
2011 The Lion King $29,156,757 $423,981,226
2018 The Predator $24,632,284 $51,024,708
2016 Sully $21,653,017 $125,070,033
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution $21,052,227 $42,345,531
2022 The Woman King $19,051,442 $67,328,130
2018 The Nun $18,238,263 $117,450,119
2012 Finding Nemo $16,687,773 $380,529,370
2005 Just Like Heaven $16,408,718 $48,318,130
2018 A Simple Favor $16,011,689 $53,548,586

Born and Died

Born on this day in history: Alexander Korda (1893, died on January 23, 1956 at the age of 62), Guy Hamilton (1922, died on April 20, 2016 at the age of 93), Janis Paige (1922, died on June 2, 2024 at the age of 101), Lauren Bacall (1924, died on August 12, 2014 at the age of 89), Raoul Coutard (1924, died on November 8, 2016 at the age of 92), Lauren Bacall (1924, died on August 12, 2014 at the age of 89), B.B. King (1925, died on May 14, 2015 at the age of 89), Morgan Woodward (1925, died on February 22, 2019 at the age of 93), Jack Kelly (1927, died on November 7, 1992 at the age of 65), Peter Falk (1927, died on June 23, 2011 at the age of 83), Anne Francis (1930, died on January 2, 2011 at the age of 80), Jules Bass (1935, died on October 25, 2022 at the age of 87), Mardik Martin (1936, died on September 11, 2019 at the age of 82), Jim McBride (1941, turned 84 this year), Constantine Gregory (1942, turned 83 this year), Linda Miller (1942, turned 83 this year), Michael Edwards (1944, turned 81 this year), Susan Ruttan (1948, turned 77 this year), Ed Begley, Jr. (1949, turned 76 this year), Mickey Rourke (1952, turned 73 this year), Kurt Fuller (1953, turned 72 this year), Lenny Clarke (1953, turned 72 this year), David Copperfield (1956, turned 69 this year), Peter Francis James (1956, turned 69 this year), Jennifer Tilly (1958, turned 67 this year), Peter Keleghan (1959, turned 66 this year), Gary Poulter (1959, turned 66 this year), Jayne Brook (1960, turned 65 this year), Danny John-Jules (1960, turned 65 this year), James Moses Black (1962, turned 63 this year), Jonathan Pienaar (1962, died on November 10, 2025 at the age of 63), Richard Marx (1963, turned 62 this year), Leslie Wing (1963, turned 62 this year), Molly Shannon (1964, turned 61 this year), Sean Frye (1966, turned 59 this year), Walt Becker (1968, turned 57 this year), Marc Anthony (1968, turned 57 this year), Doug Cockle (1970, turned 55 this year), Tamron Hall (1970, turned 55 this year), Amy Poehler (1971, turned 54 this year), Mike Doyle (1972, turned 53 this year), Alex Rice (1972, turned 53 this year), Justin Haythe (1973, turned 52 this year), Ed Stoppard (1974, turned 51 this year), Thekla Reuten (1975, turned 50 this year), Toks Olagundoye (1975, turned 50 this year), Amy Price-Francis (1975, turned 50 this year), Pancho Rodríguez (1975, died on November 13, 2025 at the age of 50), Erik Aadahl (1976, turned 49 this year), Philip Ng (1977, turned 48 this year), Michael Mosley (1978, turned 47 this year), Ebonie Smith (1978, turned 47 this year), Alexis Bledel (1981, turned 44 this year), Fan Bingbing (1981, turned 44 this year), Michelle Lombardo (1983, turned 42 this year), Tanner Beard (1984, turned 41 this year), Max Minghella (1985, turned 40 this year), Madeline Zima (1985, turned 40 this year), Kyla Pratt (1986, turned 39 this year), Travis Wall (1987, turned 38 this year), Daren Kagasoff (1987, turned 38 this year), Anthony Padilla (1987, turned 38 this year), Teddy Geiger (1988, turned 37 this year), Sarah Steele (1988, turned 37 this year), Greta Bellamacina (1990, turned 35 this year), Nick Jonas (1992, turned 33 this year), Chase Stokes (1992, turned 33 this year), Tayla Parx (1993, turned 32 this year), Elena Kampouris (1997, turned 28 this year)

Died on this day in history: Maria Callas (1977, at the age of 53), James Gregory (2002, at the age of 90), Sheb Wooley (2003, at the age of 82), Kim Hamilton (2013, at the age of 81), Edward Albee (2016, at the age of 88), Todd Kimsey (2016, at the age of 54), John Cohen (2019, at the age of 87), Stanley Crouch (2020, at the age of 74), Jane Powell (2021, at the age of 92), Robert Redford (2025, at the age of 89)

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