On This Day - March 15
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Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on March 15.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Friday | $19,036,521 | $426,829,839 |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who | Saturday | $18,773,953 | $154,529,439 |
| 2015 | Cinderella | Sunday | $17,825,512 | $201,151,353 |
| 2002 | Ice Age | Friday | $13,743,000 | $176,387,405 |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | Friday | $11,384,147 | $234,770,996 |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Saturday | $9,945,069 | $132,675,402 |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Saturday | $9,518,316 | $111,506,430 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Friday | $8,865,015 | $193,590,620 |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Friday | $8,092,283 | $282,144,358 |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Saturday | $7,901,863 | $106,580,051 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on March 15.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ice Age | Friday | $13,743,000 | $176,387,405 |
| 2002 | Resident Evil | Friday | $6,724,000 | $40,119,709 |
| 2013 | The Call | Friday | $6,180,553 | $51,872,378 |
| 2019 | Five Feet Apart | Friday | $5,405,700 | $45,729,221 |
| 2019 | Wonder Park | Friday | $5,330,263 | $45,216,793 |
| 2002 | Showtime | Friday | $5,009,000 | $37,948,765 |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Friday | $3,708,678 | $22,537,881 |
| 2024 | Arthur the King | Friday | $2,994,621 | $25,049,006 |
| 2019 | No Manches Frida 2 | Friday | $1,306,074 | $9,270,920 |
| 2019 | Captive State | Friday | $1,266,415 | $5,958,315 |
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 15.
| Year | Title | Weekend | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | $67,988,130 | $426,829,839 |
| 2015 | Cinderella | $67,877,361 | $201,151,353 |
| 2002 | Ice Age | $46,312,454 | $176,387,405 |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who | $45,012,998 | $154,529,439 |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | $41,252,702 | $234,770,996 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | $30,149,970 | $193,590,620 |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | $28,505,206 | $282,144,358 |
| 2009 | Race to Witch Mountain | $24,402,214 | $67,172,595 |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | $22,054,934 | $132,675,402 |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | $21,809,249 | $111,506,430 |
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: J. Pat O'Malley (1904, died on February 27, 1985 at the age of 80), George Brent (1904, died on May 26, 1979 at the age of 75), Lawrence Tierney (1919, died on February 26, 2002 at the age of 82), Walter Gotell (1924, turned 100 this year), Christian Marquand (1927, died on November 22, 2000 at the age of 73), Philippe de Broca (1933, died on November 26, 2004 at the age of 71), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933, died on September 18, 2020 at the age of 87), Judd Hirsch (1935, turned 89 this year), Phil Lesh (1940, died on October 25, 2024 at the age of 84), Mike Love (1941, turned 83 this year), Lynda La Plante (1943, turned 81 this year), David Cronenberg (1943, turned 81 this year), Jacques Doillon (1944, turned 80 this year), Tony Abatemarco (1952, turned 72 this year), Frances Conroy (1953, turned 71 this year), Craig Wasson (1954, turned 70 this year), Dee Snider (1955, turned 69 this year), David Silverman (1957, turned 67 this year), Joaquim de Almeida (1957, turned 67 this year), Park Overall (1957, turned 67 this year), Renny Harlin (1959, turned 65 this year), Lisa Langlois (1959, turned 65 this year), Fabio (1959, turned 65 this year), Gregory Nicotero (1963, turned 61 this year), Bret Michaels (1963, turned 61 this year), Robyn Malcolm (1965, turned 59 this year), Chris Bruno (1966, turned 58 this year), Mark McGrath (1968, turned 56 this year), Monica Dolan (1969, turned 55 this year), Kim Raver (1969, turned 55 this year), Mark Hoppus (1972, turned 52 this year), Renoly Santiago (1974, turned 50 this year), will.i.am (1975, turned 49 this year), Eva Longoria (1975, turned 49 this year), Cara Pifko (1976, turned 48 this year), Abhay Deol (1976, turned 48 this year), Katherine Brooks (1976, turned 48 this year), Brian Tee (1977, turned 47 this year), Pollyanna McIntosh (1979, turned 45 this year), Giovanni Morassutti (1980, turned 44 this year), Tom Budge (1982, turned 42 this year), Lisa Marcos (1982, turned 42 this year), Ricky Sekhon (1983, turned 41 this year), Sean Biggerstaff (1983, turned 41 this year), Kellan Lutz (1985, turned 39 this year), Eva Amurri (1985, turned 39 this year), Jai Courtney (1986, turned 38 this year), Caitlin Wachs (1989, turned 35 this year), Tom Bateman (1989, turned 35 this year), Sosie Bacon (1992, turned 32 this year), Anna Shaffer (1992, turned 32 this year), Chelsea Rendon (1993, turned 31 this year), Alia Bhatt (1993, turned 31 this year)
Died on this day in history: H.P. Lovecraft (1937, at the age of 46), Rene Clair (1981, at the age of 82), George Sherman (1991, at the age of 82), Ann Sothern (2001, at the age of 92), Stuart Rosenberg (2007, at the age of 79), Ron Silver (2009, at the age of 62), David Brenner (2014, at the age of 78), Erwin C. Dietrich (2018, at the age of 87), Suzy Delair (2020, at the age of 102), Roy Hudd (2020, at the age of 83), Jacek Rzehak (2022, at the age of 83), Joe Camp (2024, at the age of 84), Peter Kelly (2024, at the age of 84), Susan Forrest (2024, at the age of 65)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.