On This Day - March 9
Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on March 9.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Saturday | $52,872,536 | $426,829,839 |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | Saturday | $33,017,570 | $234,770,996 |
| 2007 | 300 | Friday | $28,106,731 | $210,614,939 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Saturday | $22,854,805 | $193,590,620 |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Saturday | $19,606,655 | $282,709,065 |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Sunday | $11,494,701 | $106,580,051 |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Friday | $10,208,602 | $100,478,608 |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Friday | $10,018,784 | $700,059,566 |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Sunday | $9,813,363 | $111,506,430 |
| 2012 | John Carter | Friday | $9,811,935 | $73,058,679 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on March 9.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 300 | Friday | $28,106,731 | $210,614,939 |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Friday | $10,208,602 | $100,478,608 |
| 2012 | John Carter | Friday | $9,811,935 | $73,058,679 |
| 2018 | The Strangers: Prey at Night | Friday | $3,990,904 | $24,431,472 |
| 2001 | 15 Minutes | Friday | $3,210,000 | $24,375,436 |
| 2012 | Silent House | Friday | $2,664,094 | $12,739,737 |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | Friday | $1,913,397 | $18,450,127 |
| 2001 | Get Over It | Friday | $1,545,000 | $11,560,259 |
| 2018 | Gringo | Friday | $981,062 | $4,969,853 |
| 2018 | The Hurricane Heist | Friday | $947,321 | $6,115,824 |
Record Weekend
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was March 9.
| Year | Title | Weekend | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | $153,433,423 | $426,829,839 |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | $79,110,453 | $234,770,996 |
| 2007 | 300 | $70,885,301 | $210,614,939 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | $57,989,905 | $193,590,620 |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | $46,215,424 | $282,709,065 |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | $45,038,460 | $106,580,051 |
| 2018 | Black Panther | $40,817,579 | $700,059,566 |
| 2012 | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax | $38,846,020 | $214,151,550 |
| 2008 | 10,000 B.C. | $35,867,488 | $94,784,201 |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | $33,123,609 | $100,478,608 |
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: Will Geer (1902, died on April 22, 1978 at the age of 76), Ellen Hovde (1925, died on February 16, 2023 at the age of 97), Joanne Rogers (1928, died on January 14, 2021 at the age of 92), Jay Weston (1929, died on February 28, 2023 at the age of 93), Taina Elg (1930, turned 95 this year), Masahiro Shinoda (1931, died on March 25, 2025 at the age of 94), Joyce Van Patten (1934, turned 91 this year), Raul Julia (1940, died on October 24, 1994 at the age of 54), Trish Van Devere (1941, turned 84 this year), Warren Skaaren (1946, died on December 28, 1990 at the age of 44), Zakir Hussain (1951, died on December 15, 2024 at the age of 73), Ornella Muti (1955, turned 70 this year), Lonny Price (1959, turned 66 this year), Tom Amandes (1959, turned 66 this year), Rodney A. Grant (1959, turned 66 this year), Lonny Price (1959, turned 66 this year), Linda Fiorentino (1960, turned 65 this year), Finn Carter (1960, turned 65 this year), Natalie Canerday (1962, turned 63 this year), Kirk B.R. Woller (1962, turned 63 this year), Jean-Marc Vallee (1963, died on December 26, 2021 at the age of 58), Steve Wilkos (1964, turned 61 this year), Valerie Lemercier (1964, turned 61 this year), Juliette Binoche (1964, turned 61 this year), Brian Bosworth (1965, turned 60 this year), Jeannie Gaffigan (1970, turned 55 this year), Ronald Cheng (1972, turned 53 this year), Jean Louisa Kelly (1972, turned 53 this year), Chaske Spencer (1975, turned 50 this year), Rupert Evans (1976, turned 49 this year), Oscar Isaac (1979, turned 46 this year), Matthew Gray Gubler (1980, turned 45 this year), Volker Bruch (1980, turned 45 this year), Maite Perroni (1983, turned 42 this year), Bobby Campo (1983, turned 42 this year), Joseph Gilgun (1984, turned 41 this year), Brittany Snow (1986, turned 39 this year), Bow Wow (1987, turned 38 this year), Shad Moss (1987, turned 38 this year), Brenna O'Brien (1991, turned 34 this year), Cierra Ramirez (1995, turned 30 this year), Niamh Wilson (1997, turned 28 this year), Darsheel Safary (1997, turned 28 this year)
Died on this day in history: Kerr Smith (1972, turned 28 this year), Fernando Rey (1994, at the age of 76), George Burns (1996, at the age of 100), Terry Nation (1997, at the age of 66), Jo Min-ki (2018, at the age of 52), Isela Vega (2021, at the age of 81), Cliff Simon (2021, at the age of 58), Satish Kaushik (2023, at the age of 66), Robert Blake (2023, at the age of 89)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.