On This Day - August 3
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Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on August 3.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Saturday | $38,403,475 | $636,745,858 |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Sunday | $25,485,690 | $333,714,112 |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Friday | $24,668,225 | $227,471,070 |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Friday | $22,617,500 | $226,164,286 |
| 2002 | Signs | Saturday | $21,683,678 | $227,969,295 |
| 2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Saturday | $20,552,805 | $173,956,935 |
| 2019 | The Lion King | Saturday | $15,388,700 | $543,638,043 |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Sunday | $12,764,034 | $536,625,724 |
| 2023 | Barbie | Thursday | $11,804,507 | $636,785,476 |
| 2025 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Sunday | $11,672,817 | $274,286,610 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on August 3.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Friday | $24,668,225 | $227,471,070 |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Friday | $22,617,500 | $226,164,286 |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Friday | $9,514,392 | $99,215,042 |
| 2012 | Total Recall | Friday | $9,092,341 | $58,877,969 |
| 2001 | The Princess Diaries | Friday | $8,170,500 | $108,244,774 |
| 2012 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | Friday | $5,839,346 | $49,008,662 |
| 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Friday | $5,011,316 | $33,562,069 |
| 2007 | Underdog | Friday | $4,140,660 | $43,760,605 |
| 2018 | The Darkest Minds | Friday | $2,330,430 | $12,695,691 |
| 2001 | Original Sin | Friday | $2,153,000 | $16,521,410 |
Record Weekend
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was August 3.
| Year | Title | Weekend | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | $96,809,328 | $636,745,858 |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $94,320,883 | $333,714,112 |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $69,283,690 | $227,471,070 |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $67,408,222 | $226,164,286 |
| 2002 | Signs | $60,116,619 | $227,969,295 |
| 2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | $60,038,950 | $173,956,935 |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | $42,664,219 | $536,625,724 |
| 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $40,457,770 | $102,491,776 |
| 2025 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | $38,695,752 | $274,286,610 |
| 2019 | The Lion King | $38,520,022 | $543,638,043 |
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: Tony Bennett (1926, died on July 21, 2023 at the age of 96), Bethel Leslie (1929, turns 97 this year), Omero Antonutti (1935, died on November 5, 2019 at the age of 84), John Erman (1935, died on June 25, 2021 at the age of 85), Steven Berkoff (1937, turns 89 this year), Richard Foronjy (1937, died on May 19, 2024 at the age of 86), Martin Sheen (1940, turns 86 this year), Martha Stewart (1941, turns 85 this year), John Wesley (1947, died on September 8, 2019 at the age of 72), Leon Ichaso (1948, died on May 22, 2023 at the age of 74), John Landis (1950, turns 76 this year), Jo Marie Payton (1950, turns 76 this year), Corey Burton (1955, turns 71 this year), Lambert Wilson (1958, turns 68 this year), John C. McGinley (1959, turns 67 this year), Molly Hagan (1961, turns 65 this year), Lisa Ann Walter (1963, turns 63 this year), Isaiah Washington (1963, turns 63 this year), James Hetfield (1963, turns 63 this year), Nick Sandow (1966, turns 60 this year), Mathieu Kassovitz (1967, turns 59 this year), Tom Long (1968, died on January 4, 2020 at the age of 51), Elizabeth Berrington (1970, turns 56 this year), Sumalee Montano (1972, turns 54 this year), Brigid Brannagh (1972, turns 54 this year), Stephen Graham (1973, turns 53 this year), Michael Ealy (1973, turns 53 this year), Justin Kurzel (1974, turns 52 this year), Tomas Lemarquis (1977, turns 49 this year), Tom Brady (1977, turns 49 this year), Tommy Dewey (1978, turns 48 this year), Evangeline Lilly (1979, turns 47 this year), Hannah Simone (1980, turns 46 this year), Travis Willingham (1981, turns 45 this year), Mamie Gummer (1983, turns 43 this year), Sara Chase (1983, turns 43 this year), Kyle Schmid (1984, turns 42 this year), Emily Baldoni (1984, turns 42 this year), Jon Foster (1984, turns 42 this year), Georgina Haig (1985, turns 41 this year), Max Landis (1985, turns 41 this year), Elena Franklin (1988, turns 38 this year), Cozi Zuehlsdorff (1998, turns 28 this year), Landry Bender (2000, turns 26 this year)
Died on this day in history: Carolyn Jones (1983, at the age of 53), James Donald (1993, at the age of 76), Ida Lupino (1995, at the age of 77), Bubba Smith (2011, at the age of 66), Robert Hardy (2017, at the age of 91), Marcia Nasatir (2021, at the age of 95), Mark Margolis (2023, at the age of 83), George Schenck (2024, at the age of 83), Loni Anderson (2025, at the age of 79)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.