On This Day - December 9
Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on December 9.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Friday | $23,006,856 | $291,710,957 |
| 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | Sunday | $9,120,000 | $183,417,150 |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Saturday | $8,620,000 | $262,425,630 |
| 2017 | Coco | Saturday | $8,174,557 | $210,460,015 |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Sunday | $6,823,000 | $70,107,728 |
| 2016 | Office Christmas Party | Friday | $6,538,673 | $54,767,494 |
| 2000 | Vertical Limit | Saturday | $6,455,000 | $68,473,360 |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Saturday | $6,009,551 | $198,000,317 |
| 2006 | Apocalypto | Saturday | $5,727,673 | $50,866,635 |
| 2006 | The Holiday | Saturday | $5,244,624 | $63,280,000 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on December 9.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Friday | $23,006,856 | $291,710,957 |
| 2016 | Office Christmas Party | Friday | $6,538,673 | $54,767,494 |
| 2011 | New Year’s Eve | Friday | $5,027,448 | $54,544,638 |
| 2011 | The Sitter | Friday | $3,706,669 | $30,542,576 |
| 2016 | La La Land | Friday | $299,307 | $151,101,803 |
| 2022 | The Whale | Friday | $159,150 | $17,453,440 |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Friday | $90,684 | $24,149,393 |
| 2011 | Young Adult | Friday | $89,660 | $16,311,571 |
| 2016 | The Bounce Back | Friday | $80,830 | $321,910 |
| 2022 | Empire of Light | Friday | $67,740 | $1,438,551 |
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 9.
| Year | Title | Weekend | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $65,556,312 | $291,710,957 |
| 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | $38,107,822 | $183,417,150 |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | $25,783,232 | $70,107,728 |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $18,646,520 | $262,425,630 |
| 2016 | Moana | $18,533,804 | $248,757,044 |
| 2017 | Coco | $18,452,315 | $210,460,015 |
| 2016 | Office Christmas Party | $16,890,204 | $54,767,494 |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks The Internet | $16,253,831 | $201,091,711 |
| 2000 | Vertical Limit | $15,507,845 | $68,473,360 |
| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | $15,214,805 | $234,760,478 |
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: Tim Moore (1887, died on December 13, 1958 at the age of 71), Margaret Hamilton (1902, died on May 16, 1985 at the age of 82), Robert Livingston (1904, died on March 7, 1988 at the age of 83), Dalton Trumbo (1905, turns 120 this year), Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1909, died on May 7, 2000 at the age of 90), Frances Reid (1914, died on February 3, 2010 at the age of 95), Kirk Douglas (1916, died on February 5, 2020 at the age of 103), Redd Foxx (1922, died on October 11, 1991 at the age of 68), Dick Van Patten (1928, died on June 23, 2015 at the age of 86), John Cassavetes (1929, died on February 3, 1989 at the age of 59), Buck Henry (1930, died on January 8, 2020 at the age of 89), Paddi Edwards (1931, died on October 18, 1999 at the age of 67), Morton Downey, Jr. (1933, died on March 12, 2001 at the age of 67), Judi Dench (1934, turns 91 this year), Deacon Jones (1938, died on June 3, 2013 at the age of 74), Alfonso Santagata (1940, died on December 5, 2021 at the age of 80), Beau Bridges (1941, turns 84 this year), Dick Butkus (1942, died on October 5, 2023 at the age of 80), Alan Sacks (1942, died on October 22, 2024 at the age of 81), Michael Nouri (1945, turns 80 this year), Marleen Gorris (1948, turns 77 this year), Ron Vawter (1948, turns 77 this year), Michael Dorn (1952, turns 73 this year), John Malkovich (1953, turns 72 this year), John Paragon (1954, turns 71 this year), Donny Osmond (1957, turns 68 this year), Raja Gosnell (1958, turns 67 this year), Mario Cantone (1959, turns 66 this year), Stefen Fangmeier (1960, turns 65 this year), Todd Allen (1960, turns 65 this year), David Anthony Higgins (1961, turns 64 this year), Joe Lando (1961, turns 64 this year), Felicity Huffman (1962, turns 63 this year), Brad Savage (1965, turns 60 this year), Toby Huss (1966, turns 59 this year), Kurt Angle (1968, turns 57 this year), Allison Smith (1969, turns 56 this year), Lance Krall (1970, turns 55 this year), Reiko Aylesworth (1972, turns 53 this year), Jacqueline Lovell (1974, turns 51 this year), Kevin Daniels (1976, turns 49 this year), Jesse Metcalfe (1978, turns 47 this year), Simon Helberg (1980, turns 45 this year), Victoria Shalet (1981, turns 44 this year), Dia Mirza (1981, turns 44 this year), Jolene Purdy (1983, turns 42 this year), Tara Perry (1985, turns 40 this year), Joshua Sasse (1987, turns 38 this year), Elle Evans (1989, turns 36 this year), Pixie Davies (2006, turns 19 this year)
Died on this day in history: William A. Wellman (1975, at the age of 79), Mike Mazurki (1990, at the age of 82), Vincent Gardenia (1992, at the age of 72), Vivian Blaine (1995, at the age of 74), Gene Barry (2009, at the age of 90), Jenni Rivera (2012, at the age of 43), Eleanor Parker (2013, at the age of 91), Mary Ann Mobley (2014, at the age of 77), William Luce (2019, at the age of 88), Lina Wertmuller (2021, at the age of 93), Carmen Salinas (2021, at the age of 82), Al Unser (2021, at the age of 82), Ruth Madoc (2022, at the age of 79), Michelle Thompson (2024, at the age of 79)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.