#1 of 255 #1 action movie of 2016
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
2016 · Action, Adventure
$1.2B worldwide · 7% of the chart's total
$408.1M US & Canada · 35% $747M elsewhere · 65%
Action box office · 2016
Action Box Office 2016: Highest-Grossing Action Movies
Captain America: Civil War (2016) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 2016, with $1.2B worldwide, ahead of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) at $1.1B and Zootopia (2016) at $1B. 255 action films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $16.5B in all, 29% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $1 billion and 43 crossed $100 million. That is down 1% on 2015, whose releases took $16.7B. By language, English leads with $13.3B across 107 action releases.
- 2016 releases with a gross
- 255
- combined worldwide
- $16.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 43
- vs 2015
- −1%
#1 of 255 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of 2016?
Captain America: Civil War (2016) leads with $1.2B, 7% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.9B, 29% of what all 255 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Action Release of 2016, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 255. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2016.
- 1 May 6, 2016 US and Canada: $408.1M Rest of the world: $747M Worldwide: $1.2B
- 2 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $533.5M Rest of the world: $525.1M Worldwide: $1.1B
Dec 16, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.1B worldwide - 3 Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: $341.3M Rest of the world: $684.3M Worldwide: $1B
- 4 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)Mar 25, 2016 US and Canada: $330.4M Rest of the world: $544M Worldwide: $874.4M Mar 25, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $874.4M worldwide
- 5 Aug 5, 2016 US and Canada: $325.1M Rest of the world: $424.1M Worldwide: $749.2M
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Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: $232.6M Rest of the world: $445.2M Worldwide: $677.8M - 7
May 27, 2016 US and Canada: $155.4M Rest of the world: $388.5M Worldwide: $543.9M - 8
Jan 29, 2016 US and Canada: $143.5M Rest of the world: $377.6M Worldwide: $521.2M - 9
Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $47.4M Rest of the world: $391.7M Worldwide: $439M - 10
Jul 29, 2016 US and Canada: $162.4M Rest of the world: $253.1M Worldwide: $415.5M - 11
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $64.1M Rest of the world: $344.7M Worldwide: $408.8M Jul 22, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $408.8M worldwide - 12
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)Jun 24, 2016 US and Canada: $103.1M Rest of the world: $286.5M Worldwide: $389.7M Jun 24, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $389.7M worldwide - 13
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $32.8K Rest of the world: $387M Worldwide: $387.1M - 14
Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $126.6M Rest of the world: $230.6M Worldwide: $357.2M - 15
May 20, 2016 US and Canada: $107.5M Rest of the world: $244.8M Worldwide: $352.3M - 16
Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $158.8M Rest of the world: $184.6M Worldwide: $343.5M - 17
Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $65.1M Rest of the world: $269.8M Worldwide: $334.9M - 18
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $12.4M Rest of the world: $291.3M Worldwide: $303.7M - 19
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)Jun 3, 2016 US and Canada: $82.1M Rest of the world: $163.6M Worldwide: $245.6M Jun 3, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $245.6M worldwide - 20
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $54.6M Rest of the world: $186M Worldwide: $240.7M - 21
Jul 15, 2016 US and Canada: $128.4M Rest of the world: $100.8M Worldwide: $229.1M - 22
Jun 17, 2016 US and Canada: $127.4M Rest of the world: $89.5M Worldwide: $216.9M - 23
Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: $62.5M Rest of the world: $143.2M Worldwide: $205.8M - 24
Feb 5, 2016 US and Canada: $710K Rest of the world: $193M Worldwide: $193.7M - 25
Feb 6, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $181.7M - 26
Sep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $800K Rest of the world: $173M Worldwide: $173.8M - 27
Apr 22, 2016 US and Canada: $48.4M Rest of the world: $116.6M Worldwide: $165M - 28
Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $93.4M Rest of the world: $68.9M Worldwide: $162.4M - 29
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $58.7M Rest of the world: $103.4M Worldwide: $162.1M Oct 21, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $162.1M worldwide - 30
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $154.4M Worldwide: $157M - 31
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $86.3M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $155.6M - 32
Feb 26, 2016 US and Canada: $31.2M Rest of the world: $119.5M Worldwide: $150.7M - 33
Aug 18, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $145.8M - 34
Sep 2, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $136.6M - 35
Jan 15, 2016 US and Canada: $474.3K Rest of the world: $125.4M Worldwide: $125.8M - 36
Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $21.2M Rest of the world: $104.5M Worldwide: $125.7M - 37
Jan 15, 2016 US and Canada: $91.2M Rest of the world: $33.4M Worldwide: $124.6M - 38
Sep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $61.4M Rest of the world: $60.4M Worldwide: $121.8M - 39
Nov 23, 2016 US and Canada: $40.1M Rest of the world: $79.4M Worldwide: $119.5M - 40
Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $79.2M Rest of the world: $39.4M Worldwide: $118.6M - 41
Mar 11, 2016 US and Canada: $72.1M Rest of the world: $38.1M Worldwide: $110.2M - 42
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $34.9M Rest of the world: $75M Worldwide: $109.9M - 43
Jul 8, 2016 US and Canada: $560.8K Rest of the world: $102.6M Worldwide: $103.2M - 44
Jul 6, 2016 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $92.1M Worldwide: $98.3M - 45
Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: $26.4M Rest of the world: $67.7M Worldwide: $94.1M - 46
May 13, 2016 US and Canada: $12K Rest of the world: $93.6M Worldwide: $93.6M - 47
Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $90.6M Worldwide: $92.8M - 48
Aug 11, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $88.2M - 49
Jul 25, 2016 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: $76.1M Worldwide: $82.1M - 50
Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) (2016)Oct 11, 2016 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $76.1M Worldwide: $78.1M
Oct 11, 2016 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $78.1M worldwide
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2016?
Of the top 10, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) earned the biggest share at home (50% in the US & Canada), while Warcraft (2016) made 89% of its gross abroad. Across all 255 films, $4.8B (29%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B $408.1M US & Canada · 35% $747M elsewhere · 65%
- 2 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B $533.5M US & Canada · 50% $525.1M elsewhere · 50%
- 3 Zootopia (2016) $1B $341.3M US & Canada · 33% $684.3M elsewhere · 67%
- 4 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) $874.4M $330.4M US & Canada · 38% $544M elsewhere · 62%
- 5 Suicide Squad (2016) $749.2M $325.1M US & Canada · 43% $424.1M elsewhere · 57%
- 6 Doctor Strange (2016) $677.8M $232.6M US & Canada · 34% $445.2M elsewhere · 66%
- 7 X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) $543.9M $155.4M US & Canada · 29% $388.5M elsewhere · 71%
- 8 Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) $521.2M $143.5M US & Canada · 28% $377.6M elsewhere · 72%
- 9 Warcraft (2016) $439M $47.4M US & Canada · 11% $391.7M elsewhere · 89%
- 10 Jason Bourne (2016) $415.5M $162.4M US & Canada · 39% $253.1M elsewhere · 61%
Gross bands
How Many 2016 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
43 of 255 films crossed $100M and took $14.3B between them, 87% of the total. 161 films, 63% of the list, earned under $10M.
20% 20% 47% 12%
- $1B or more 3 films, 1% of the list $3.2B · 20% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 5 films, 2% of the list $3.4B · 20% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 35 films, 14% of the list $7.7B · 47% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 51 films, 20% of the list $1.9B · 12% of the gross
- Under $10M 161 films, 63% of the list $302.6M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2016 Earned the Most?
July releases took the most, $2.4B from 25 films, led by Jason Bourne (2016). April was the quietest month ($374.2M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) $1.5B Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
- February Feb The Monkey King 2 (2016) $724.6M The Monkey King 2 (2016)
- March Mar Zootopia (2016) $2.3B Zootopia (2016)
- April Apr The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) $374.2M The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
- May May Captain America: Civil War (2016) $2.2B Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- June Jun Warcraft (2016) $1.7B Warcraft (2016)
- July Jul Jason Bourne (2016) $2.4B Jason Bourne (2016)
- August Aug Suicide Squad (2016) $1.3B Suicide Squad (2016)
- September Sep Operation Mekong (2016) $804.3M Operation Mekong (2016)
- October Oct Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) $563.6M Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
- November Nov Doctor Strange (2016) $844.3M Doctor Strange (2016)
- December Dec Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.8B Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Last 10 years
How Does 2016 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2015 earned the most: $16.7B from 213 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). 2016 took $16.5B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 167 films | 167 | $7.5B | – | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) $961.7M |
| 2008 161 films · +29% | 161 | $9.7B | +29% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 157 films · +28% | 157 | $12.5B | +28% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 159 films · −25% | 159 | $9.3B | −25% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) $1B |
| 2011 169 films · +14% | 169 | $10.7B | +14% | Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) $1.1B |
| 2012 171 films · +29% | 171 | $13.8B | +29% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 185 films · −9% | 185 | $12.5B | −9% | Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B |
| 2014 174 films · +29% | 174 | $16.1B | +29% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 213 films · +4% | 213 | $16.7B | +4% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 255 films · −1% | 255 | $16.5B | −1% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in 2016?
English-language action films took $13.3B across 107 films, 80% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language action films ($1.5B) and Hindi-language action films ($397.3M).
2016 Action Box Office by Language
- English $13.3B107 films · #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
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Chinese $1.5B17 films · #1 Monster Hunt (2016) -
Hindi $397.3M16 films · #1 Dangal (2016) -
Korean $395.4M15 films · #1 Train to Busan (2016) -
Cantonese $330M5 films · #1 From Vegas to Macau III (2016) - Japanese $309.2M20 films · #1 Shin Godzilla (2016)
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Russian $84.6M7 films · #1 Flight Crew (2016) -
French $46.3M6 films · #1 R.A.I.D. Special Unit (2016) -
Indonesian $19.6M1 film · #1 Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss! Part 1 (2016) -
Polish $15.1M1 film · #1 Pitbull: Tough Women (2016)
Archive
Action Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1924 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2017 leads with $20.6B, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).
2020s 7 years · $61.4B
- 2026 so far $6B #1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
- 2025 $11.9B #1 Zootopia 2 (2025)
- 2024 $8.7B #1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- 2023 $10B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- 2022 $11.2B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- 2021 $10.3B #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- 2020 $3.4B #1 The Eight Hundred (2020)
2010s 10 years · $152.6B
- 2019 $16.5B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $19.7B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $20.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $16.5B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $16.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $16.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $12.5B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $13.8B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $10.7B #1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- 2010 $9.3B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
2000s 10 years · $73.2B
- 2009 $12.5B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $9.7B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.5B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
- 2006 $6.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $6.8B #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2003 $8.7B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $5.6B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $5.5B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- 2000 $4.7B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $32.6B
- 1999 $4.4B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $4.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $5.1B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $4.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $3.6B #1 Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
- 1994 $2.9B #1 True Lies (1994)
- 1993 $1.6B #1 The Fugitive (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.1B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $2.5B #1 Total Recall (1990)
1980s 10 years · $10.7B
- 1989 $1.8B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $1.2B #1 Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
- 1987 $1B #1 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- 1986 $1.1B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $931.7M #1 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $653.6M #1 First Blood (1982)
- 1981 $544.5M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $1B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $2.8B
- 1979 $524.3M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $509.4M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $104.8M #1 Silver Streak (1976)
- 1975 $28.9M #1 The Eiger Sanction (1975)
- 1974 $238.7M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $84.1M #1 Magnum Force (1973)
- 1972 $94.5M #1 The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
- 1971 $112.6M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $119.5M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $286.3M
- 1969 $30.7M #1 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- 1968 $3.6M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $49.1M #1 You Only Live Twice (1967)
- 1966 $31.4K #1 Django (1966)
- 1965 $115.3M #1 Thunderball (1965)
- 1964 $24.8M #1 From Russia with Love (1964)
- 1963 $62.5M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $88.9K #1 Sanjuro (1962)
- 1961 $88.8K #1 Yojimbo (1961)
- 1960 $13.1K #1 Exodus (1960)
1950s 7 years · $3.2M
1940s 2 years · $2.3M
1930s 2 years · $5.8K
1920s 2 years · $1.8K
FAQ
Action Box Office 2016: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 255 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in 2016?
Captain America: Civil War (2016) leads with $1.2B worldwide, $408.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) at $1.1B and Zootopia (2016) at $1B.
How much did action movies released in 2016 earn?
255 action films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $16.5B in all, or $64.8M per film on average. 2015 releases took $16.7B.
How many action movies released in 2016 made $1 billion?
3 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Captain America: Civil War (2016), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and Zootopia (2016). 43 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2016 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2016. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2016 action box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.