On This Day - November 15

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Record Day

The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on November 15.

Year Title Day of
Week
Day Domestic
Box Office
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Friday $29,631,453 $263,581,232
2008 Quantum of Solace Saturday $25,831,827 $169,368,427
2009 2012 Sunday $17,097,926 $166,112,167
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Saturday $16,882,856 $180,174,880
2014 Big Hero 6 Saturday $16,404,851 $222,527,828
2014 Dumb and Dumber To Saturday $13,923,350 $86,208,010
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Tuesday $12,636,707 $453,829,060
2014 Interstellar Saturday $12,510,975 $203,225,563
2003 Elf Saturday $11,819,000 $184,129,376
2019 Ford v. Ferrari Friday $11,011,525 $117,624,357

Record Opening Day

The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on November 15.

Year Title Day of
Week
Opening
Day
Domestic
Box Office
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Friday $29,631,453 $263,581,232
2019 Ford v. Ferrari Friday $11,011,525 $117,624,357
2024 Red One Friday $10,793,707 $97,000,759
2013 The Best Man Holiday Friday $10,686,720 $70,525,195
2019 Charlie’s Angels Friday $3,149,308 $17,801,306
2002 Half Past Dead Friday $2,661,236 $15,567,860
2019 The Good Liar Friday $1,644,452 $17,156,058
2024 Hello, Love, Again Friday $940,000 $4,800,000
1978 The Lord of the Rings Wednesday $159,963 $27,000,000
2024 Ghost Cat Anzu (化け猫あんずちゃん) Friday $51,260 $218,261

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 15.

Year Title Weekend Domestic
Box Office
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88,357,488 $263,581,232
2008 Quantum of Solace $67,528,882 $169,368,427
2009 2012 $65,237,614 $166,112,167
2013 Thor: The Dark World $36,586,016 $206,362,140
2014 Dumb and Dumber To $36,111,775 $86,208,010
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $35,017,301 $180,174,880
2014 Big Hero 6 $34,662,707 $222,527,828
2015 Spectre $33,681,104 $200,074,175
2024 Red One $32,106,112 $97,000,759
2019 Ford v. Ferrari $31,474,958 $117,624,357

Born and Died

Born on this day in history: Francesco Rosi (1922, died on January 10, 2015 at the age of 92), Richard H. Kline (1926, died on August 7, 2018 at the age of 91), Edward Asner (1929, died on August 29, 2021 at the age of 91), Whitman Mayo (1930, died on May 22, 2001 at the age of 70), Petula Clark (1932, turns 94 this year), Jack Burns (1933, died on January 27, 2020 at the age of 86), Gloria Foster (1933, died on September 29, 2001 at the age of 67), Joanna Barnes (1934, died on April 29, 2022 at the age of 87), Danny Kamekona (1935, turns 91 this year), Yaphet Kotto (1939, died on March 14, 2021 at the age of 81), Tony Mendez (1940, died on January 19, 2019 at the age of 78), Sam Waterston (1940, turns 86 this year), Ulf Pilgaard (1940, died on October 28, 2024 at the age of 83), Heathcote Williams (1941, died on July 1, 2017 at the age of 75), Qavi Khan (1942, died on March 5, 2023 at the age of 80), Bob Gunton (1945, turns 81 this year), Roger Donaldson (1945, turns 81 this year), James L. White (1947, died on July 23, 2015 at the age of 67), Bill Richardson (1947, died on September 1, 2023 at the age of 75), Beverly D'Angelo (1951, turns 75 this year), Judith Chapman (1951, turns 75 this year), Randy Savage (1952, died on May 20, 2011 at the age of 58), Ray McKinnon (1957, turns 69 this year), Ron Thomas (1961, turns 65 this year), Judy Gold (1962, turns 64 this year), Kevin J. O’Connor (1963, turns 63 this year), Rachel True (1966, turns 60 this year), Francois Ozon (1967, turns 59 this year), Danny Sapani (1970, turns 56 this year), Jay Harrington (1971, turns 55 this year), Jonny Lee Miller (1972, turns 54 this year), Sydney Tamia Poitier (1973, turns 53 this year), Vanessa Vander Pluym (1973, turns 53 this year), Geir Vegar Hoel (1973, died on November 8, 2021 at the age of 47), Kathleen Rose Perkins (1974, turns 52 this year), Caio Junqueira (1976, died on January 23, 2019 at the age of 42), Virginie Ledoyen (1976, turns 50 this year), Sean Murray (1977, turns 49 this year), Jon Hurwitz (1977, turns 49 this year), Samantha Shelton (1978, turns 48 this year), Ace Young (1980, turns 46 this year), Yaya DaCosta (1982, turns 44 this year), Susie Abromeit (1982, turns 44 this year), Sophia Di Martino (1983, turns 43 this year), Laura Smet (1983, turns 43 this year), Asia Kate Dillon (1984, turns 42 this year), Lily Aldridge (1985, turns 41 this year), Zena Grey (1988, turns 38 this year), Laci J. Mailey (1990, turns 36 this year), Shailene Woodley (1991, turns 35 this year), Emma Dumont (1994, turns 32 this year), Sadie Stanley (2001, turns 25 this year)

Died on this day in history: Lionel Barrymore (1954, at the age of 76), Lloyd Bacon (1955, at the age of 65), Tyrone Power (1958, at the age of 44), Jean Gabin (1976, at the age of 72), Dorothy Loudon (2003, at the age of 78), John Morgan (2004, at the age of 74), Dennis Cole (2009, at the age of 69), Saeed Jaffrey (2015, at the age of 86), Dora Doll (2015, at the age of 93), Luis Bacalov (2017, at the age of 84), John Bluthal (2018, at the age of 89), Soumitra Chatterjee (2020, at the age of 85), Muhmoud El Lozy (2021, at the age of 63), Jon Kenny (2024, at the age of 66), Bela Karolyi (2024, at the age of 82)

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