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 | $193,590,620 |
| 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 | $193,590,620 |
| 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 | $193,590,620 |
| 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, turned 104 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, turned 87 this year), Lynn Redgrave (1943, died on May 2, 2010 at the age of 67), Susan Clark (1943, turned 82 this year), Janet Wright (1945, died on November 14, 2016 at the age of 71), Micky Dolenz (1945, turned 80 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, turned 69 this year), David Paul (1957, died on March 6, 2020 at the age of 62), Cynthia Rothrock (1957, turned 68 this year), Peter Paul (1957, turned 68 this year), Aidan Quinn (1959, turned 66 this year), Barbara Eve Harris (1959, turned 66 this year), Camryn Manheim (1961, turned 64 this year), Robert Stanton (1963, turned 62 this year), Bob Bergen (1964, turned 61 this year), Tom Bezucha (1964, turned 61 this year), Don Hall (1969, turned 56 this year), Jed Rees (1970, turned 55 this year), Meredith Scott Lynn (1970, turned 55 this year), Matt Nable (1972, turned 53 this year), Keisha Whitaker (1972, died on December 7, 2023 at the age of 51), Boris Kodjoe (1973, turned 52 this year), Christiane Paul (1974, turned 51 this year), Sebastian Lelio (1974, turned 51 this year), Freddie Prinze, Jr. (1976, turned 49 this year), James Van Der Beek (1977, turned 48 this year), Alison Becker (1977, turned 48 this year), Reagan Pasternak (1977, turned 48 this year), Nick Zano (1978, turned 47 this year), Jessica Collins (1983, turned 42 this year), Nora-Jane Noone (1984, turned 41 this year), Fernanda Andrade (1984, turned 41 this year), Milana Vayntrub (1987, turned 38 this year), Devon Graye (1987, turned 38 this year), Devon Werkheiser (1991, turned 34 this year), Kit Connor (2004, turned 21 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.