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.