On This Day - November 8
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Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on November 8.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Friday | $31,899,210 | $206,362,140 |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Saturday | $27,531,174 | $180,174,880 |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | Saturday | $24,050,595 | $222,527,828 |
| 2002 | 8 Mile | Friday | $19,575,000 | $116,724,075 |
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions | Saturday | $19,524,728 | $139,270,910 |
| 2014 | Interstellar | Saturday | $18,292,991 | $203,225,563 |
| 2015 | Spectre | Sunday | $16,684,763 | $200,074,175 |
| 2025 | Predator: Badlands | Saturday | $14,530,856 | $66,026,861 |
| 2003 | Elf | Saturday | $13,048,000 | $184,129,376 |
| 2015 | The Peanuts Movie | Sunday | $12,562,937 | $130,178,411 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on November 8.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Friday | $31,899,210 | $206,362,140 |
| 2002 | 8 Mile | Friday | $19,575,000 | $116,724,075 |
| 2019 | Midway | Friday | $6,345,369 | $56,846,802 |
| 2019 | Doctor Sleep | Friday | $5,221,203 | $31,581,712 |
| 2024 | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Friday | $4,950,596 | $40,048,808 |
| 2024 | Heretic | Friday | $4,311,230 | $27,716,205 |
| 2019 | Last Christmas | Friday | $4,050,750 | $35,150,750 |
| 2019 | Playing with Fire | Friday | $3,531,477 | $44,451,847 |
| 2012 | Skyfall | Thursday | $2,200,000 | $304,360,277 |
| 2024 | Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom | Friday | $554,770 | $1,650,280 |
Record Weekend
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was November 8.
| Year | Title | Weekend | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | $85,737,841 | $206,362,140 |
| 2015 | Spectre | $70,403,148 | $200,074,175 |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $63,106,589 | $180,174,880 |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | $56,215,889 | $222,527,828 |
| 2002 | 8 Mile | $51,240,555 | $116,724,075 |
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions | $48,475,154 | $139,270,910 |
| 2014 | Interstellar | $47,510,360 | $203,225,563 |
| 2015 | The Peanuts Movie | $44,213,073 | $130,178,411 |
| 2025 | Predator: Badlands | $40,016,853 | $66,026,861 |
| 1998 | The Waterboy | $39,414,071 | $161,491,646 |
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: Robert Strauss (1913, died on February 20, 1975 at the age of 61), Norman Lloyd (1914, died on May 10, 2021 at the age of 106), Esther Rolle (1920, died on November 17, 1998 at the age of 78), Esther Rolle (1920, died on November 17, 1998 at the age of 78), Gene Saks (1921, died on March 28, 2015 at the age of 93), Joe Flynn (1924, died on July 19, 1974 at the age of 49), Kay Hawtrey (1926, died on June 11, 2021 at the age of 94), Paolo Taviani (1931, died on February 29, 2024 at the age of 92), Stephane Audran (1932, died on March 27, 2018 at the age of 85), Alain Delon (1935, died on August 18, 2024 at the age of 88), Virna Lisi (1936, turned 89 this year), Meg Wynn Owen (1939, turned 86 this year), Bonnie Bramlett (1944, turned 81 this year), Angela Scoular (1945, turned 80 this year), Mary Hart (1950, turned 75 this year), Alfre Woodard (1952, turned 73 this year), John Musker (1953, turned 72 this year), Richard Curtis (1956, turned 69 this year), Phil Fondacaro (1958, turned 67 this year), Jeff Speakman (1958, turned 67 this year), Aden Gillett (1958, turned 67 this year), Don McManus (1959, turned 66 this year), David Sherrill (1959, turned 66 this year), Michael Nyqvist (1960, died on June 27, 2017 at the age of 56), Oleg Menshikov (1960, turned 65 this year), Megan Cavanagh (1960, turned 65 this year), Leif Garrett (1961, turned 64 this year), Craig Chester (1965, turned 60 this year), Gordon Ramsay (1966, turned 59 this year), Bradley Gregg (1966, turned 59 this year), Gordon Ramsay (1966, turned 59 this year), Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967, turned 58 this year), Parker Posey (1968, turned 57 this year), Roxana Zal (1969, turned 56 this year), Gonzalo Menendez (1971, turned 54 this year), A.D. Miles (1971, turned 54 this year), Gretchen Mol (1972, turned 53 this year), Matthew Rhys (1974, turned 51 this year), Tara Reid (1975, turned 50 this year), Colin Strause (1976, turned 49 this year), Keir O'Donnell (1978, turned 47 this year), Dania Ramirez (1979, turned 46 this year), Azura Skye (1981, turned 44 this year), Jocelin Donahue (1981, turned 44 this year), Chris Rankin (1983, turned 42 this year), Magda Apanowicz (1985, turned 40 this year), Jack Osbourne (1985, turned 40 this year), Kaniehtiio Horn (1986, turned 39 this year), Jessica Lowndes (1988, turned 37 this year), Tara Lee (1994, turned 31 this year), Jade Pettyjohn (2000, turned 25 this year)
Died on this day in history: Lucille Bliss (2012, at the age of 96), Dora van der Groen (2015, at the age of 88), Angad Paul (2015, at the age of 45), Raoul Coutard (2016, at the age of 92), Charles Tyner (2017, at the age of 92), Max Croci (2018, at the age of 50), Alex Trebek (2020, at the age of 80), Geir Vegar Hoel (2021, at the age of 47), Simon Elrahi (2023, at the age of 47)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.