On This Day - September 16

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Record Day

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on September 16.

Year Title Day of
Week		 Day Domestic
Box Office
2017 It Saturday $25,835,611 $328,828,874
2011 The Lion King Friday $8,919,921 $423,981,226
2022 The Woman King Friday $6,818,682 $67,328,130
2016 Sully Friday $6,533,032 $125,070,033
2006 Gridiron Gang Saturday $6,239,520 $38,432,823
2023 The Nun II Saturday $6,231,652 $86,270,590
2018 The Predator Sunday $5,934,704 $51,024,708
2005 Just Like Heaven Friday $5,601,505 $48,318,130
2017 American Assassin Saturday $5,475,601 $36,249,674
2025 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle Tuesday $5,445,821 $134,512,116

Record Opening Day

The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on September 16.

Year Title Day of
Week		 Opening
Day		 Domestic
Box Office
2022 The Woman King Friday $6,818,682 $67,328,130
2005 Just Like Heaven Friday $5,601,505 $48,318,130
2016 Blair Witch Friday $4,011,022 $20,777,061
2011 Drive Friday $4,009,445 $35,060,689
2005 Lord of War Friday $3,131,489 $24,149,632
2016 Bridget Jones’s Baby Friday $3,109,180 $24,139,805
2016 Snowden Friday $3,046,669 $21,587,519
2011 Straw Dogs Friday $1,979,631 $10,324,441
2011 I Don't Know How She Does It Friday $1,565,681 $9,659,074
2005 Cry Wolf Friday $1,500,000 $10,047,674

Record Weekend

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was September 16.

Year Title Weekend Domestic
Box Office
2017 It $60,103,110 $328,828,874
2011 The Lion King $29,156,757 $423,981,226
2018 The Predator $24,632,284 $51,024,708
2016 Sully $21,653,017 $125,070,033
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution $21,052,227 $42,345,531
2022 The Woman King $19,051,442 $67,328,130
2018 The Nun $18,238,263 $117,450,119
2012 Finding Nemo $16,687,773 $380,529,370
2005 Just Like Heaven $16,408,718 $48,318,130
2018 A Simple Favor $16,011,689 $53,548,586

Born and Died

Born on this day in history: Alexander Korda (1893, died on January 23, 1956 at the age of 62), Guy Hamilton (1922, died on April 20, 2016 at the age of 93), Janis Paige (1922, died on June 2, 2024 at the age of 101), Lauren Bacall (1924, died on August 12, 2014 at the age of 89), Raoul Coutard (1924, died on November 8, 2016 at the age of 92), Lauren Bacall (1924, died on August 12, 2014 at the age of 89), B.B. King (1925, died on May 14, 2015 at the age of 89), Morgan Woodward (1925, died on February 22, 2019 at the age of 93), Jack Kelly (1927, died on November 7, 1992 at the age of 65), Peter Falk (1927, died on June 23, 2011 at the age of 83), Anne Francis (1930, died on January 2, 2011 at the age of 80), Jules Bass (1935, died on October 25, 2022 at the age of 87), Mardik Martin (1936, died on September 11, 2019 at the age of 82), Jim McBride (1941, turns 85 this year), Constantine Gregory (1942, turns 84 this year), Linda Miller (1942, turns 84 this year), Michael Edwards (1944, turns 82 this year), Susan Ruttan (1948, turns 78 this year), Ed Begley, Jr. (1949, turns 77 this year), Mickey Rourke (1952, turns 74 this year), Kurt Fuller (1953, turns 73 this year), Lenny Clarke (1953, turns 73 this year), David Copperfield (1956, turns 70 this year), Peter Francis James (1956, turns 70 this year), Jennifer Tilly (1958, turns 68 this year), Peter Keleghan (1959, turns 67 this year), Gary Poulter (1959, turns 67 this year), Jayne Brook (1960, turns 66 this year), Danny John-Jules (1960, turns 66 this year), James Moses Black (1962, turns 64 this year), Jonathan Pienaar (1962, died on November 10, 2025 at the age of 63), Richard Marx (1963, turns 63 this year), Leslie Wing (1963, turns 63 this year), Molly Shannon (1964, turns 62 this year), Sean Frye (1966, turns 60 this year), Walt Becker (1968, turns 58 this year), Marc Anthony (1968, turns 58 this year), Doug Cockle (1970, turns 56 this year), Tamron Hall (1970, turns 56 this year), Amy Poehler (1971, turns 55 this year), Mike Doyle (1972, turns 54 this year), Alex Rice (1972, turns 54 this year), Justin Haythe (1973, turns 53 this year), Ed Stoppard (1974, turns 52 this year), Thekla Reuten (1975, turns 51 this year), Toks Olagundoye (1975, turns 51 this year), Amy Price-Francis (1975, turns 51 this year), Pancho Rodríguez (1975, died on November 13, 2025 at the age of 50), Erik Aadahl (1976, turns 50 this year), Philip Ng (1977, turns 49 this year), Michael Mosley (1978, turns 48 this year), Ebonie Smith (1978, turns 48 this year), Alexis Bledel (1981, turns 45 this year), Fan Bingbing (1981, turns 45 this year), Michelle Lombardo (1983, turns 43 this year), Tanner Beard (1984, turns 42 this year), Max Minghella (1985, turns 41 this year), Madeline Zima (1985, turns 41 this year), Kyla Pratt (1986, turns 40 this year), Travis Wall (1987, turns 39 this year), Daren Kagasoff (1987, turns 39 this year), Anthony Padilla (1987, turns 39 this year), Teddy Geiger (1988, turns 38 this year), Sarah Steele (1988, turns 38 this year), Greta Bellamacina (1990, turns 36 this year), Nick Jonas (1992, turns 34 this year), Chase Stokes (1992, turns 34 this year), Tayla Parx (1993, turns 33 this year), Elena Kampouris (1997, turns 29 this year)

Died on this day in history: Maria Callas (1977, at the age of 53), James Gregory (2002, at the age of 90), Sheb Wooley (2003, at the age of 82), Kim Hamilton (2013, at the age of 81), Edward Albee (2016, at the age of 88), Todd Kimsey (2016, at the age of 54), John Cohen (2019, at the age of 87), Stanley Crouch (2020, at the age of 74), Jane Powell (2021, at the age of 92), Robert Redford (2025, at the age of 89)

Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.