On This Day - March 8
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Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on March 8.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Friday | $61,715,051 | $426,829,839 |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | Friday | $24,096,622 | $234,770,996 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Friday | $19,448,090 | $193,978,190 |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Saturday | $16,089,450 | $106,580,051 |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Saturday | $14,374,771 | $111,506,430 |
| 2008 | 10,000 B.C. | Saturday | $14,016,202 | $94,784,201 |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Saturday | $13,360,006 | $132,675,402 |
| 2009 | Watchmen | Sunday | $12,314,598 | $107,509,799 |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Friday | $12,203,923 | $282,709,065 |
| 2022 | The Batman | Tuesday | $10,772,573 | $369,612,903 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on March 8.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Friday | $61,715,051 | $426,829,839 |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | Friday | $24,096,622 | $234,770,996 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Friday | $19,448,090 | $193,978,190 |
| 2002 | The Time Machine | Friday | $7,216,000 | $56,684,819 |
| 2024 | Imaginary | Friday | $3,623,574 | $28,009,161 |
| 2002 | All About the Benjamins | Friday | $3,165,000 | $25,482,931 |
| 2024 | Cabrini | Friday | $3,091,042 | $19,512,135 |
| 2013 | Dead Man Down | Friday | $1,832,509 | $10,895,295 |
| 2013 | Emperor | Friday | $330,828 | $3,346,264 |
| 2024 | YOLO (热辣滚烫) | Friday | $312,820 | $2,001,584 |
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 8.
| 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 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | $57,989,905 | $193,978,190 |
| 2009 | Watchmen | $55,214,334 | $107,509,799 |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | $46,215,424 | $282,709,065 |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | $45,038,460 | $106,580,051 |
| 2020 | Onward | $39,119,861 | $61,555,145 |
| 2008 | 10,000 B.C. | $35,867,488 | $94,784,201 |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | $32,207,057 | $111,506,430 |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | $31,101,026 | $132,675,402 |
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: Louise Beavers (1902, died on October 26, 1962 at the age of 60), Claire Trevor (1910, died on April 8, 2000 at the age of 90), Cyd Charisse (1921, turns 105 this year), Sean McClory (1924, died on December 10, 2003 at the age of 79), Red West (1936, died on July 18, 2017 at the age of 81), Mali Finn (1938, died on November 28, 2007 at the age of 69), George Innes (1938, turns 88 this year), Lynn Redgrave (1943, died on May 2, 2010 at the age of 67), Susan Clark (1943, turns 83 this year), Janet Wright (1945, died on November 14, 2016 at the age of 71), Micky Dolenz (1945, turns 81 this year), Drew Struzan (1947, died on October 13, 2025 at the age of 78), Anna Wunderlich (1954, died on March 3, 2023 at the age of 68), John Kapelos (1956, turns 70 this year), David Paul (1957, died on March 6, 2020 at the age of 62), Cynthia Rothrock (1957, turns 69 this year), Peter Paul (1957, turns 69 this year), Aidan Quinn (1959, turns 67 this year), Barbara Eve Harris (1959, turns 67 this year), Camryn Manheim (1961, turns 65 this year), Robert Stanton (1963, turns 63 this year), Bob Bergen (1964, turns 62 this year), Tom Bezucha (1964, turns 62 this year), Don Hall (1969, turns 57 this year), Jed Rees (1970, turns 56 this year), Meredith Scott Lynn (1970, turns 56 this year), Matt Nable (1972, turns 54 this year), Keisha Whitaker (1972, died on December 7, 2023 at the age of 51), Boris Kodjoe (1973, turns 53 this year), Christiane Paul (1974, turns 52 this year), Sebastian Lelio (1974, turns 52 this year), Freddie Prinze, Jr. (1976, turns 50 this year), James Van Der Beek (1977, turns 49 this year), Alison Becker (1977, turns 49 this year), Reagan Pasternak (1977, turns 49 this year), Nick Zano (1978, turns 48 this year), Jessica Collins (1983, turns 43 this year), Nora-Jane Noone (1984, turns 42 this year), Fernanda Andrade (1984, turns 42 this year), Milana Vayntrub (1987, turns 39 this year), Devon Graye (1987, turns 39 this year), Devon Werkheiser (1991, turns 35 this year), Kit Connor (2004, turns 22 this year)
Died on this day in history: Harold Lloyd (1971, at the age of 77), George Stevens (1975, at the age of 70), Edward Andrews (1985, at the age of 70), Raul Martinez (1993, at the age of 72), Robert Pastorelli (2004, at the age of 49), Wendy Hughes (2014, at the age of 61), George Martin (2016, at the age of 90), Richard Davalos (2016, at the age of 85), George Morfogen (2019, at the age of 85), John Yune (2020, at the age of 83), Max von Sydow (2020, at the age of 90), Trevor Peacock (2021, at the age of 89), Leon Gast (2021, at the age of 84), Ron Miles (2022, at the age of 58), Bert I. Gordon (2023, at the age of 100), Topol (2023, at the age of 87), Athol Fugard (2025, at the age of 92)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.