On This Day - March 9
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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 | $193,978,190 |
| 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 | $193,978,190 |
| 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, turns 96 this year), Masahiro Shinoda (1931, died on March 25, 2025 at the age of 94), Joyce Van Patten (1934, turns 92 this year), Elina Salo (1936, died on November 4, 2025 at the age of 89), Raul Julia (1940, died on October 24, 1994 at the age of 54), Trish Van Devere (1941, turns 85 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, turns 71 this year), Lonny Price (1959, turns 67 this year), Tom Amandes (1959, turns 67 this year), Rodney A. Grant (1959, turns 67 this year), Lonny Price (1959, turns 67 this year), Linda Fiorentino (1960, turns 66 this year), Finn Carter (1960, turns 66 this year), Natalie Canerday (1962, turns 64 this year), Kirk B.R. Woller (1962, turns 64 this year), Jean-Marc Vallee (1963, died on December 26, 2021 at the age of 58), Steve Wilkos (1964, turns 62 this year), Valerie Lemercier (1964, turns 62 this year), Juliette Binoche (1964, turns 62 this year), Brian Bosworth (1965, turns 61 this year), Jeannie Gaffigan (1970, turns 56 this year), Ronald Cheng (1972, turns 54 this year), Kerr Smith (1972, turns 54 this year), Jean Louisa Kelly (1972, turns 54 this year), Chaske Spencer (1975, turns 51 this year), Rupert Evans (1976, turns 50 this year), Oscar Isaac (1979, turns 47 this year), Matthew Gray Gubler (1980, turns 46 this year), Volker Bruch (1980, turns 46 this year), Maite Perroni (1983, turns 43 this year), Bobby Campo (1983, turns 43 this year), Joseph Gilgun (1984, turns 42 this year), Brittany Snow (1986, turns 40 this year), Bow Wow (1987, turns 39 this year), Shad Moss (1987, turns 39 this year), Brenna O'Brien (1991, turns 35 this year), Cierra Ramirez (1995, turns 31 this year), Niamh Wilson (1997, turns 29 this year), Darsheel Safary (1997, turns 29 this year)
Died on this day in history: 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.