On This Day - October 23

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Record Day

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on October 23.

Year Title Day of
Week
Day Domestic
Box Office
2022 Black Adam Sunday $16,603,514 $168,283,344
2004 The Grudge Saturday $15,584,091 $110,359,362
2021 Dune Saturday $13,720,000 $111,031,267
2010 Paranormal Activity 2 Saturday $13,040,274 $84,752,907
2011 Paranormal Activity 3 Sunday $9,058,938 $104,028,807
2010 Jackass 3D Saturday $8,251,102 $117,229,692
2009 Paranormal Activity Friday $7,572,457 $107,918,810
2016 Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween Sunday $7,281,034 $73,206,343
2009 Saw VI Friday $6,957,263 $27,693,292
2010 Red Saturday $6,651,273 $90,380,162

Record Opening Day

The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on October 23.

Year Title Day of
Week
Opening
Day
Domestic
Box Office
2009 Saw VI Friday $6,957,263 $27,693,292
2015 The Last Witch Hunter Friday $3,770,882 $27,367,660
2015 Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension Friday $3,302,140 $18,297,124
1998 Pleasantville Friday $2,740,000 $40,584,421
2009 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Friday $2,230,745 $14,046,595
1998 Soldier Friday $2,005,000 $14,623,082
2009 Astro Boy Friday $1,823,193 $19,551,067
2009 Amelia Friday $1,321,065 $14,279,575
1998 Apt Pupil Friday $1,220,000 $8,863,193
2021 Met Opera: Fire Shut Up in My Bones Saturday $610,000 $610,000

Record Weekend

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was October 23.

Year Title Weekend Domestic
Box Office
2022 Black Adam $67,004,323 $168,283,344
2011 Paranormal Activity 3 $52,568,183 $104,028,807
2021 Dune $41,011,174 $111,031,267
2010 Paranormal Activity 2 $40,678,424 $84,752,907
2004 The Grudge $39,128,715 $110,359,362
2016 Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween $28,501,448 $73,206,343
2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back $22,872,490 $58,697,076
2010 Jackass 3D $21,313,815 $117,229,692
2009 Paranormal Activity $21,104,070 $107,918,810
2022 Ticket to Paradise $16,509,095 $68,275,985

Future Releases

Movies to be released on this date in the future: 2026: Remain

Born and Died

Born on this day in history: Lilyan Tashman (1896, died on March 21, 1934 at the age of 37), Hayden Rorke (1910, died on August 19, 1987 at the age of 76), Augusta Dabney (1918, died on February 4, 2008 at the age of 89), Max Berliner (1919, died on August 26, 2019 at the age of 99), Coleen Gray (1922, turned 103 this year), Luis Alarcón (1929, died on August 4, 2023 at the age of 93), Ralph Feldhacker (1932, died on September 22, 2024 at the age of 91), Rita Gardner (1934, died on September 25, 2022 at the age of 87), Philip Kaufman (1936, turned 89 this year), Humpy Wheeler (1938, died on August 20, 2025 at the age of 86), Mel Winkler (1941, died on June 11, 2020 at the age of 78), Michael Crichton (1942, died on November 4, 2008 at the age of 66), Hugh Fraser (1945, turned 80 this year), Miles Anderson (1947, turned 78 this year), Alex Gibney (1953, turned 72 this year), Ang Lee (1954, turned 71 this year), Dwight Yoakam (1956, turned 69 this year), Weird Al Yankovic (1959, turned 66 this year), Sam Raimi (1959, turned 66 this year), Beatie Edney (1962, turned 63 this year), Allison Shearmur (1963, died on January 19, 2018 at the age of 54), Marta Kober (1963, turned 62 this year), Walter Flanagan (1967, turned 58 this year), Gesine Cukrowski (1968, turned 57 this year), Jon Huertas (1969, turned 56 this year), Steve Wilder (1970, turned 55 this year), Kate del Castillo (1972, turned 53 this year), Vivian Bang (1973, turned 52 this year), Boti Bliss (1975, turned 50 this year), Manuela Velasco (1975, turned 50 this year), Ryan Reynolds (1976, turned 49 this year), Cat Deeley (1976, turned 49 this year), Saycon Sengbloh (1977, turned 48 this year), Prabhas (1979, turned 46 this year), Robert Belushi (1980, turned 45 this year), Huo Siyan (1981, turned 44 this year), Jackie Long (1981, turned 44 this year), Leticia Dolera (1981, turned 44 this year), Bradley Pierce (1982, turned 43 this year), Masiela Lusha (1985, turned 40 this year), Marque Richardson (1985, turned 40 this year), Emilia Clarke (1986, turned 39 this year), Jessica Stroup (1986, turned 39 this year), Briana Evigan (1986, turned 39 this year), Naomi Watanabe (1987, turned 38 this year), Matt Angel (1990, turned 35 this year), Taylor Spreitler (1993, turned 32 this year), Margaret Qualley (1994, turned 31 this year), Zach Callison (1997, turned 28 this year), Amandla Stenberg (1998, turned 27 this year), Zaira Wasim (2000, turned 25 this year), Mina Sundwall (2001, turned 24 this year), Lilly Aspell (2007, turned 18 this year)

Died on this day in history: Oskar Werner (1984, at the age of 61), William Hootkins (2005, at the age of 57), Lou Jacobi (2009, at the age of 95), Jane Alderman (2016, at the age of 77), Mikijiro Hira (2016, at the age of 82), Tom Hayden (2016, at the age of 76), Raúl Dávalos (2017, at the age of 76), Jerry Jeff Walker (2020, at the age of 78), Natasa Raab (2023, at the age of 70), Mark Toia (2023, at the age of 70), Bill Kenwright (2023, at the age of 78), Nancy St. John (2024, at the age of 78)

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