On This Day - January 28

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Record Day

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on January 28.

Year Title Day of
Week
Day Domestic
Box Office
2006 Big Momma’s House 2 Saturday $12,292,234 $70,165,972
2017 Split Saturday $11,431,150 $138,141,585
2012 The Grey Saturday $8,180,679 $51,580,136
2023 Avatar: The Way of Water Saturday $7,921,324 $688,809,501
2005 Hide and Seek Friday $7,800,000 $51,100,486
2017 A Dog’s Purpose Saturday $7,717,150 $64,321,890
2006 Nanny McPhee Saturday $6,393,975 $47,279,279
2017 Hidden Figures Saturday $6,302,033 $169,607,287
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Sunday $6,078,761 $58,032,443
2012 Underworld: Awakening Saturday $5,460,453 $62,321,039

Record Opening Day

The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on January 28.

Year Title Day of
Week
Opening
Day
Domestic
Box Office
2005 Hide and Seek Friday $7,800,000 $51,100,486
2011 The Rite Friday $5,296,201 $33,047,633
2011 The Mechanic Friday $3,612,617 $29,121,498
2000 Eye of the Beholder Friday $2,077,000 $16,500,786
2005 Alone in the Dark Friday $900,000 $5,178,569
2011 From Prada to Nada Friday $311,302 $3,033,623
2022 Clean Friday $59,343 $318,877
2022 Gamestop: Rise of the Players Friday $35,261 $126,297
2019 Play the Flute Monday $21,538 $254,475
2022 Sundown Friday $10,192 $229,921

Record Weekend

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was January 28.

Year Title Weekend Domestic
Box Office
2006 Big Momma’s House 2 $27,736,056 $70,165,972
2017 Split $25,655,440 $138,141,585
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure $24,167,011 $58,032,443
2005 Hide and Seek $21,959,233 $51,100,486
2012 The Grey $19,665,101 $51,580,136
2007 Epic Movie $18,612,544 $39,739,367
2017 A Dog’s Purpose $18,222,810 $64,321,890
2005 Are We There Yet? $16,346,395 $82,674,398
2018 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $16,144,874 $404,508,916
2023 Avatar: The Way of Water $15,968,532 $688,809,501

Born and Died

Born on this day in history: John Banner (1910, died on January 28, 1973 at the age of 63), Tom Neal (1914, died on August 7, 1972 at the age of 58), Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927, died on April 14, 2001 at the age of 74), Per Oscarsson (1927, died on December 31, 2010 at the age of 83), Jack Hill (1933, turns 93 this year), Nicholas Pryor (1935, died on October 7, 2024 at the age of 89), Alan Alda (1936, turns 90 this year), John Beck (1943, turns 83 this year), Andrew Jack (1944, died on March 31, 2020 at the age of 76), Marthe Keller (1945, turns 81 this year), Karen Lynn Gorney (1945, turns 81 this year), Richard Glatzer (1952, died on March 10, 2015 at the age of 63), Harley Jane Kozak (1957, turns 69 this year), Frank Darabont (1959, turns 67 this year), Sam Phillips (1962, turns 64 this year), Tyra Ferrell (1962, turns 64 this year), Lynda Boyd (1965, turns 61 this year), Chance Kelly (1967, turns 59 this year), Mo Rocca (1969, turns 57 this year), Kathryn Morris (1969, turns 57 this year), Gillian Vigman (1972, turns 54 this year), Peter McDonald (1972, turns 54 this year), Ty Olsson (1974, turns 52 this year), Lee Ingleby (1976, turns 50 this year), Rick Ross (1976, turns 50 this year), Joey Fatone (1977, turns 49 this year), Stephen Farrelly (1978, turns 48 this year), Peter Youngblood Hills (1978, turns 48 this year), Angelique Cabral (1979, turns 47 this year), Nick Carter (1980, turns 46 this year), Elijah Wood (1981, turns 45 this year), Tom Hopper (1985, turns 41 this year), Shruti Haasan (1986, turns 40 this year), Katie Nolan (1987, turns 39 this year), Henry Mortensen (1988, turns 38 this year), Calum Worthy (1991, turns 35 this year), Will Poulter (1993, turns 33 this year), Ariel Winter (1998, turns 28 this year)

Died on this day in history: John Banner (1973, at the age of 63), Oscar Homolka (1978, at the age of 79), Hal Smith (1994, at the age of 77), Joe Viterelli (2004, at the age of 66), Richard Portman (2017, at the age of 82), Marj Dusay (2020, at the age of 83), Dyanne Thorne (2020, at the age of 83), Cicely Tyson (2021, at the age of 96), Thida Penn (2021, at the age of 96), Horst Janson (2025, at the age of 89), Sulevi Peltola (2025, at the age of 78)

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