On This Day - February 29
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 | $7,729,064 |
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 85 this year), Yoshio Harada (1940, turned 85 this year), Dennis Farina (1944, died on July 22, 2013 at the age of 69), Phyllis Frelich (1944, turned 81 this year), Ken Foree (1948, turned 77 this year), Gerard Darmon (1948, turned 77 this year), Kerry Walker (1948, turned 77 this year), Albert Welling (1952, turned 73 this year), John Roarke (1952, turned 73 this year), Anthony Robbins (1960, turned 65 this year), Eamonn Roche (1968, turned 57 this year), Antonio Sabato Jr. (1972, turned 53 this year), Saul Williams (1972, turned 53 this year), Nejat Isler (1972, turned 53 this year), Steve Hart (1972, turned 53 this year), Anika Poitier (1972, turned 53 this year), Shane Johnson (1976, turned 49 this year), Ja Rule (1976, turned 49 this year), Peter Scanavino (1980, turned 45 this year), George Young (1980, turned 45 this year), Arnaud Valois (1984, turned 41 this year), Olga Boladz (1984, turned 41 this year), Jessie Usher (1992, turned 33 this year), Caitlin E.J. Meyer (1992, turned 33 this year), James Cullen Bressack (1992, turned 33 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.