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.