On This Day - March 15
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Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on March 15.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Friday | $19,036,521 | $426,829,839 |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who | Saturday | $18,773,953 | $154,529,439 |
| 2015 | Cinderella | Sunday | $17,825,512 | $201,151,353 |
| 2002 | Ice Age | Friday | $13,743,000 | $176,387,405 |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | Friday | $11,384,147 | $234,770,996 |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Saturday | $9,945,069 | $132,675,402 |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Saturday | $9,518,316 | $111,506,430 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Friday | $8,865,015 | $193,978,190 |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Friday | $8,092,283 | $282,709,065 |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Saturday | $7,901,863 | $106,580,051 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on March 15.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ice Age | Friday | $13,743,000 | $176,387,405 |
| 2002 | Resident Evil | Friday | $6,724,000 | $40,119,709 |
| 2013 | The Call | Friday | $6,180,553 | $51,872,378 |
| 2019 | Five Feet Apart | Friday | $5,405,700 | $45,729,221 |
| 2019 | Wonder Park | Friday | $5,330,263 | $45,216,793 |
| 2002 | Showtime | Friday | $5,009,000 | $37,948,765 |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Friday | $3,708,678 | $22,537,881 |
| 2024 | Arthur the King | Friday | $2,994,621 | $25,049,006 |
| 2019 | No Manches Frida 2 | Friday | $1,306,074 | $9,270,920 |
| 2019 | Captive State | Friday | $1,266,415 | $5,958,315 |
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 15.
| Year | Title | Weekend | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | $67,988,130 | $426,829,839 |
| 2015 | Cinderella | $67,877,361 | $201,151,353 |
| 2002 | Ice Age | $46,312,454 | $176,387,405 |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who | $45,012,998 | $154,529,439 |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | $41,252,702 | $234,770,996 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | $30,149,970 | $193,978,190 |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | $28,505,206 | $282,709,065 |
| 2009 | Race to Witch Mountain | $24,402,214 | $67,172,595 |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | $22,054,934 | $132,675,402 |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | $21,809,249 | $111,506,430 |
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: J. Pat O'Malley (1904, died on February 27, 1985 at the age of 80), George Brent (1904, died on May 26, 1979 at the age of 75), Lawrence Tierney (1919, died on February 26, 2002 at the age of 82), Walter Gotell (1924, turns 102 this year), Christian Marquand (1927, died on November 22, 2000 at the age of 73), Philippe de Broca (1933, died on November 26, 2004 at the age of 71), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933, died on September 18, 2020 at the age of 87), Judd Hirsch (1935, turns 91 this year), Phil Lesh (1940, died on October 25, 2024 at the age of 84), Mike Love (1941, turns 85 this year), Lynda La Plante (1943, turns 83 this year), David Cronenberg (1943, turns 83 this year), Jacques Doillon (1944, turns 82 this year), Tony Abatemarco (1952, turns 74 this year), Frances Conroy (1953, turns 73 this year), Craig Wasson (1954, turns 72 this year), Dee Snider (1955, turns 71 this year), David Silverman (1957, turns 69 this year), Joaquim de Almeida (1957, turns 69 this year), Park Overall (1957, turns 69 this year), Renny Harlin (1959, turns 67 this year), Lisa Langlois (1959, turns 67 this year), Fabio (1959, turns 67 this year), Gregory Nicotero (1963, turns 63 this year), Bret Michaels (1963, turns 63 this year), Robyn Malcolm (1965, turns 61 this year), Chris Bruno (1966, turns 60 this year), Mark McGrath (1968, turns 58 this year), Monica Dolan (1969, turns 57 this year), Kim Raver (1969, turns 57 this year), Mark Hoppus (1972, turns 54 this year), Renoly Santiago (1974, turns 52 this year), will.i.am (1975, turns 51 this year), Eva Longoria (1975, turns 51 this year), Cara Pifko (1976, turns 50 this year), Abhay Deol (1976, turns 50 this year), Katherine Brooks (1976, turns 50 this year), Brian Tee (1977, turns 49 this year), Pollyanna McIntosh (1979, turns 47 this year), Giovanni Morassutti (1980, turns 46 this year), Tom Budge (1982, turns 44 this year), Lisa Marcos (1982, turns 44 this year), Ricky Sekhon (1983, turns 43 this year), Sean Biggerstaff (1983, turns 43 this year), Kellan Lutz (1985, turns 41 this year), Eva Amurri (1985, turns 41 this year), Jai Courtney (1986, turns 40 this year), Caitlin Wachs (1989, turns 37 this year), Tom Bateman (1989, turns 37 this year), Sosie Bacon (1992, turns 34 this year), Anna Shaffer (1992, turns 34 this year), Chelsea Rendon (1993, turns 33 this year), Alia Bhatt (1993, turns 33 this year), Anna Lore (1993, turns 33 this year)
Died on this day in history: H.P. Lovecraft (1937, at the age of 46), Rene Clair (1981, at the age of 82), George Sherman (1991, at the age of 82), Ann Sothern (2001, at the age of 92), Stuart Rosenberg (2007, at the age of 79), Ron Silver (2009, at the age of 62), David Brenner (2014, at the age of 78), Erwin C. Dietrich (2018, at the age of 87), Suzy Delair (2020, at the age of 102), Roy Hudd (2020, at the age of 83), Jacek Rzehak (2022, at the age of 83), Joe Camp (2024, at the age of 84), Peter Kelly (2024, at the age of 84), Susan Forrest (2024, at the age of 65)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.