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 | $188,017,894 |
| 2015 | Spectre | Sunday | $16,684,763 | $200,074,175 |
| 2003 | Elf | Saturday | $13,048,000 | $181,096,587 |
| 2015 | The Peanuts Movie | Sunday | $12,562,937 | $130,178,411 |
| 1998 | The Waterboy | Sunday | $10,289,000 | $161,491,646 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 2018 | Thugs of Hindostan | Thursday | $264,462 | $1,449,848 |
| 2019 | Honey Boy | Friday | $105,920 | $3,012,615 |
| 2013 | The Book Thief | Friday | $25,665 | $21,488,481 |
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 | $188,017,894 |
| 2015 | The Peanuts Movie | $44,213,073 | $130,178,411 |
| 1998 | The Waterboy | $39,414,071 | $161,491,646 |
| 1996 | Ransom | $34,216,088 | $136,492,681 |
Future Releases
Movies to be released on this date in the future: 2024: Swan Lake, Small Things Like These, Love Bomb, Heretic, Elevation, Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, Home Education, Meanwhile on Earth, Weekend in Taipei, Stockholm Bloodbath, Bird, The Piano Lesson, Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, 100 Yards, The Last Rifleman, Drive Back, Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration, Cesium Fallout, Warren Miller’s 75 Film Tour, Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary, Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
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, turns 88 this year), Meg Wynn Owen (1939, turns 85 this year), Bonnie Bramlett (1944, turns 80 this year), Angela Scoular (1945, turns 79 this year), Mary Hart (1950, turns 74 this year), Alfre Woodard (1952, turns 72 this year), John Musker (1953, turns 71 this year), Richard Curtis (1956, turns 68 this year), Phil Fondacaro (1958, turns 66 this year), Jeff Speakman (1958, turns 66 this year), Aden Gillett (1958, turns 66 this year), Don McManus (1959, turns 65 this year), David Sherrill (1959, turns 65 this year), Michael Nyqvist (1960, died on June 27, 2017 at the age of 56), Oleg Menshikov (1960, turns 64 this year), Megan Cavanagh (1960, turns 64 this year), Leif Garrett (1961, turns 63 this year), Craig Chester (1965, turns 59 this year), Gordon Ramsay (1966, turns 58 this year), Bradley Gregg (1966, turns 58 this year), Gordon Ramsay (1966, turns 58 this year), Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967, turns 57 this year), Parker Posey (1968, turns 56 this year), Roxana Zal (1969, turns 55 this year), Gonzalo Menendez (1971, turns 53 this year), A.D. Miles (1971, turns 53 this year), Gretchen Mol (1972, turns 52 this year), Matthew Rhys (1974, turns 50 this year), Tara Reid (1975, turns 49 this year), Colin Strause (1976, turns 48 this year), Keir O'Donnell (1978, turns 46 this year), Dania Ramirez (1979, turns 45 this year), Azura Skye (1981, turns 43 this year), Jocelin Donahue (1981, turns 43 this year), Chris Rankin (1983, turns 41 this year), Magda Apanowicz (1985, turns 39 this year), Jack Osbourne (1985, turns 39 this year), Kaniehtiio Horn (1986, turns 38 this year), Jessica Lowndes (1988, turns 36 this year), Tara Lee (1994, turns 30 this year), Jade Pettyjohn (2000, turns 24 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.