On This Day - May 23
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Record Day
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on daily domestic revenue recorded on May 23.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Day | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Friday | $35,511,974 | $233,921,534 |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Sunday | $34,900,541 | $441,426,807 |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Friday | $30,571,275 | $317,101,119 |
| 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | Sunday | $21,929,334 | $487,576,624 |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Friday | $21,605,385 | $229,086,679 |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Sunday | $21,145,279 | $238,736,787 |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | Friday | $20,114,325 | $242,704,995 |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Saturday | $20,086,972 | $177,243,721 |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Saturday | $16,894,040 | $136,314,294 |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | Saturday | $14,532,328 | $125,322,469 |
Record Opening Day
The chart below contains the top movies based on domestic opening day on May 23.
| Year | Title | Day of Week |
Opening Day |
Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Friday | $35,511,974 | $233,921,534 |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Friday | $21,605,385 | $229,086,679 |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | Friday | $20,114,325 | $242,704,995 |
| 2013 | The Hangover 3 | Thursday | $11,789,463 | $112,200,072 |
| 2014 | Blended | Friday | $4,373,223 | $46,290,741 |
| 2003 | The In-Laws | Friday | $1,943,000 | $20,440,627 |
| 2014 | Words and Pictures | Friday | $22,763 | $2,171,257 |
| 2014 | Heropanti | Friday | $9,915 | $63,649 |
| 2014 | Accident | Friday | $1,962 | $17,161 |
| 2008 | Insidious | Friday | $1,580 | $5,508 |
Record Weekend
The chart below contains the top 10 movies based on domestic revenue recorded on a weekend where Friday, Saturday or Sunday was May 23.
| Year | Title | Weekend | Domestic Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | $108,037,878 | $441,426,807 |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $100,137,835 | $317,101,119 |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | $90,823,660 | $233,921,534 |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $72,132,785 | $229,086,679 |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | $70,838,207 | $238,736,787 |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | $67,953,330 | $242,704,995 |
| 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | $64,810,970 | $487,576,624 |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $54,173,286 | $177,243,721 |
| 1998 | Godzilla | $44,047,541 | $136,314,294 |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | $42,558,390 | $125,322,469 |
Future Releases
Movies to be released on this date in the future: 2025: Mission: Impossible 8, Lilo & Stitch
Born and Died
Born on this day in history: James Gleason (1882, died on April 12, 1959 at the age of 76), Scatman Crothers (1910, turned 114 this year), Betty Garrett (1919, died on February 12, 2011 at the age of 91), Bette Henritze (1924, died on February 22, 2018 at the age of 93), Rosemary Clooney (1928, died on June 29, 2002 at the age of 74), Nigel Davenport (1928, died on October 25, 2013 at the age of 85), Marvin J. Chomsky (1929, died on March 28, 2022 at the age of 92), Barbara Barrie (1931, turned 93 this year), Joan Collins (1933, turned 91 this year), Robert Watts (1938, died on September 30, 2024 at the age of 86), Zalman King (1941, died on February 3, 2012 at the age of 70), Ronald L. Schwary (1944, died on July 2, 2020 at the age of 76), Linda Thompson (1950, turned 74 this year), Tomas Norstrom (1956, died on October 3, 2021 at the age of 65), Drew Carey (1958, turned 66 this year), Lea DeLaria (1958, turned 66 this year), David Harris (1959, died on October 25, 2024 at the age of 65), Linden Ashby (1960, turned 64 this year), Neil Grigson (1962, died on February 1, 2023 at the age of 60), Colleen Flynn (1962, turned 62 this year), Karen Duffy (1962, turned 62 this year), Rituraj Singh (1964, died on February 20, 2024 at the age of 59), Carrie Crowley (1964, turned 60 this year), Tom Tykwer (1965, turned 59 this year), Melissa Suzanne McBride (1965, turned 59 this year), Guinevere Turner (1968, turned 56 this year), Felissa Rose (1969, turned 55 this year), Laurel Holloman (1971, turned 53 this year), Jewel (1974, turned 50 this year), Frank Zieger (1975, died on May 8, 2017 at the age of 41), LaMonica Garrett (1975, turned 49 this year), Kelly Monaco (1976, turned 48 this year), Richard Ayoade (1977, turned 47 this year), Lisa Joy (1977, turned 47 this year), Jesse Heiman (1978, turned 46 this year), Chris Gethard (1980, turned 44 this year), Lane Garrison (1980, turned 44 this year), D.J. Cotrona (1980, turned 44 this year), Adam Wylie (1984, turned 40 this year), Ryan Coogler (1986, turned 38 this year), Gracie Otto (1987, turned 37 this year), Ramona Young (1998, turned 26 this year), Evan Bird (2000, turned 24 this year), Matthew Lintz (2001, turned 23 this year)
Died on this day in history: Sterling Hayden (1986, at the age of 70), Anne Meara (2015, at the age of 85), John Carter (2015, at the age of 87), Roger Moore (2017, at the age of 89), Anna Udvardy (2019, at the age of 70), Jamie Bartlett (2022, at the age of 70), Nitesh Pandey (2023, at the age of 50), Morgan Spurlock (2024, at the age of 53), Caleb Carr (2024, at the age of 68)
Note: The charts on this page are not adjusted for inflation.