#1 of 862 #1 drama movie of 2016
2016 · Adventure, Drama
$967.7M worldwide · 9% of the chart's total
$364M US & Canada · 38% $603.7M elsewhere · 62%
Drama box office · 2016
Drama Box Office 2016: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
The Jungle Book (2016) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2016, with $967.7M worldwide, ahead of Sing (2016) at $634.3M and La La Land (2016) at $509.2M. 862 drama films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $11.1B in all, 32% of it from the US & Canada. 25 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 4% on 2015, whose releases took $11.6B. By language, English leads with $7.6B across 319 drama releases.
- 2016 releases with a gross
- 862
- combined worldwide
- $11.1B
- films crossed $100M
- 25
- vs 2015
- −4%
#1 of 862 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2016?
The Jungle Book (2016) leads with $967.7M, 9% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.8B, 25% of what all 862 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Drama Release of 2016, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 862. 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 Apr 15, 2016 US and Canada: $364M Rest of the world: $603.7M Worldwide: $967.7M
- 2 Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $270.6M Rest of the world: $363.8M Worldwide: $634.3M
- 3 Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $151.1M Rest of the world: $358.1M Worldwide: $509.2M
- 4 Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $126.6M Rest of the world: $230.6M Worldwide: $357.2M
- 5 Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $12.4M Rest of the world: $291.3M Worldwide: $303.7M
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Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $100M Rest of the world: $203.1M Worldwide: $303.1M - 7
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)Sep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $87.2M Rest of the world: $209.2M Worldwide: $296.5M
Sep 30, 2016 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $296.5M worldwide - 8
Sep 9, 2016 US and Canada: $125.1M Rest of the world: $118.8M Worldwide: $243.9M - 9
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $54.6M Rest of the world: $186M Worldwide: $240.7M - 10
Dec 25, 2016 US and Canada: $169.6M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $236M - 11
Nov 11, 2016 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $112.2M Worldwide: $212.8M - 12
Jun 3, 2016 US and Canada: $56.2M Rest of the world: $152.2M Worldwide: $208.4M - 13
Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: $62.5M Rest of the world: $143.2M Worldwide: $205.8M - 14
Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: $67.2M Rest of the world: $113.4M Worldwide: $180.6M - 15
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $75.4M Rest of the world: $97.8M Worldwide: $173.2M - 16
Apr 22, 2016 US and Canada: $48.4M Rest of the world: $116.6M Worldwide: $165M - 17
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 - 18
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $154.4M Worldwide: $157M - 19
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $86.3M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $155.6M - 20
Nov 25, 2016 US and Canada: $51.7M Rest of the world: $89.1M Worldwide: $140.9M - 21
Sep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $61.4M Rest of the world: $60.4M Worldwide: $121.8M - 22
Nov 23, 2016 US and Canada: $40.1M Rest of the world: $79.4M Worldwide: $119.5M - 23
Jun 24, 2016 US and Canada: $55.1M Rest of the world: $64M Worldwide: $119.1M - 24
Mar 11, 2016 US and Canada: $72.1M Rest of the world: $38.1M Worldwide: $110.2M - 25
Jul 8, 2016 US and Canada: $560.8K Rest of the world: $102.6M Worldwide: $103.2M - 26
Jul 6, 2016 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $92.1M Worldwide: $98.3M - 27
Aug 5, 2016 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $96.2M Worldwide: $97.6M - 28
Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: $26.4M Rest of the world: $67.7M Worldwide: $94.1M - 29
May 13, 2016 US and Canada: $41M Rest of the world: $52.3M Worldwide: $93.3M - 30
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $31M Rest of the world: $57.6M Worldwide: $88.6M - 31
Aug 11, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $88.2M - 32
Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: $43M Rest of the world: $43.4M Worldwide: $86.4M - 33
Nov 18, 2016 US and Canada: $47.7M Rest of the world: $31.3M Worldwide: $79M - 34
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 - 35
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $73.2M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $74.8M - 36
Mar 16, 2016 US and Canada: $61.7M Rest of the world: $12.4M Worldwide: $74.1M - 37
Dec 23, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70.1M - 38
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $27.9M Rest of the world: $37.3M Worldwide: $65.2M - 39
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $57.7M Rest of the world: $6.7M Worldwide: $64.4M - 40
Feb 5, 2016 US and Canada: $30.5M Rest of the world: $33.4M Worldwide: $63.9M - 41
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016)Sep 29, 2016 US and Canada: $350.5K Rest of the world: $57.7M Worldwide: $58.1M
Sep 29, 2016 · Chinese · Fantasy, Animation, Drama $58.1M worldwide - 42
Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $541.7K Rest of the world: $53.9M Worldwide: $54.5M - 43
Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $568.9K Rest of the world: $51.9M Worldwide: $52.4M - 44
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $31.9M Rest of the world: $20.3M Worldwide: $52.2M - 45
Jan 29, 2016 US and Canada: $27.6M Rest of the world: $24.5M Worldwide: $52.1M - 46
Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.6M - 47
Aug 12, 2016 US and Canada: $27.4M Rest of the world: $21.7M Worldwide: $49.1M - 48
Apr 29, 2016 US and Canada: $32.5M Rest of the world: $16.3M Worldwide: $48.8M - 49
Apr 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.1M - 50
Dec 23, 2016 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: $43.6M Worldwide: $47.3M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2016?
Of the top 10, Hidden Figures (2016) earned the biggest share at home (72% in the US & Canada), while Dangal (2016) made 96% of its gross abroad. Across all 862 films, $3.6B (32%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Jungle Book (2016) $967.7M $364M US & Canada · 38% $603.7M elsewhere · 62%
- 2 Sing (2016) $634.3M $270.6M US & Canada · 43% $363.8M elsewhere · 57%
- 3 La La Land (2016) $509.2M $151.1M US & Canada · 30% $358.1M elsewhere · 70%
- 4 The Legend of Tarzan (2016) $357.2M $126.6M US & Canada · 35% $230.6M elsewhere · 65%
- 5 Dangal (2016) $303.7M $12.4M US & Canada · 4% $291.3M elsewhere · 96%
- 6 Passengers (2016) $303.1M $100M US & Canada · 33% $203.1M elsewhere · 67%
- 7 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) $296.5M $87.2M US & Canada · 29% $209.2M elsewhere · 71%
- 8 Sully (2016) $243.9M $125.1M US & Canada · 51% $118.8M elsewhere · 49%
- 9 Assassin's Creed (2016) $240.7M $54.6M US & Canada · 23% $186M elsewhere · 77%
- 10 Hidden Figures (2016) $236M $169.6M US & Canada · 72% $66.4M elsewhere · 28%
Gross bands
How Many 2016 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
25 of 862 films crossed $100M and took $6.4B between them, 58% of the total. 723 films, 84% of the list, earned under $10M.
19% 39% 34% 8%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 3 films, <1% of the list $2.1B · 19% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 22 films, 3% of the list $4.3B · 39% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 114 films, 13% of the list $3.8B · 34% of the gross
- Under $10M 723 films, 84% of the list $918.1M · 8% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2016 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $2.9B from 57 films, led by Sing (2016). May was the quietest month ($238.2M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Ip Man 3 (2016) $360.4M Ip Man 3 (2016)
- February Feb Hail, Caesar! (2016) $389.2M Hail, Caesar! (2016)
- March Mar London Has Fallen (2016) $601.2M London Has Fallen (2016)
- April Apr The Jungle Book (2016) $1.5B The Jungle Book (2016)
- May May Money Monster (2016) $238.2M Money Monster (2016)
- June Jun Me Before You (2016) $465.1M Me Before You (2016)
- July Jul The Legend of Tarzan (2016) $744.5M The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
- August Aug The Little Prince (2016) $652.6M The Little Prince (2016)
- September Sep Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) $1.1B Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
- October Oct The Girl on the Train (2016) $970.4M The Girl on the Train (2016)
- November Nov Arrival (2016) $1.1B Arrival (2016)
- December Dec Sing (2016) $2.9B Sing (2016)
Last 10 years
How Does 2016 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2013 earned the most: $12.1B from 668 films, led by The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013). 2016 took $11.1B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2007 737 films | 737 | $7.6B | – | I Am Legend (2007) $585.4M |
| 2008 694 films · +39% | 694 | $10.6B | +39% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 627 films · −7% | 627 | $9.9B | −7% | 2012 (2009) $791.2M |
| 2010 650 films · −3% | 650 | $9.6B | −3% | Inception (2010) $839.4M |
| 2011 644 films · −19% | 644 | $7.8B | −19% | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M |
| 2012 646 films · +55% | 646 | $12B | +55% | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $1.1B |
| 2013 668 films · +1% | 668 | $12.1B | +1% | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $959.1M |
| 2014 717 films · −15% | 717 | $10.3B | −15% | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) $759.2M |
| 2015 822 films · +12% | 822 | $11.6B | +12% | Inside Out (2015) $859.1M |
| 2016 862 films · −4% | 862 | $11.1B | −4% | The Jungle Book (2016) $967.7M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2016?
English-language drama films took $7.6B across 319 films, 69% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language drama films ($664.1M) and Hungarian-language drama films ($634.5M).
2016 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $7.6B319 films · #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- Chinese $664.1M41 films · #1 Ip Man 3 (2016)
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Hungarian $634.5M4 films · #1 Sing (2016) -
Hindi $502.6M28 films · #1 Dangal (2016) -
Korean $320.7M40 films · #1 The Age of Shadows (2016) - Japanese $271M37 films · #1 Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) (2016)
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French $172.3M66 films · #1 Two Is a Family (2016) -
Cantonese $163.2M10 films · #1 Line Walker (2016) -
Spanish $97.8M65 films · #1 Julieta (2016) -
Russian $50.8M11 films · #1 Viking (2016)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama 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 862 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2016?
The Jungle Book (2016) leads with $967.7M worldwide, $364M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sing (2016) at $634.3M and La La Land (2016) at $509.2M.
How much did drama movies released in 2016 earn?
862 drama films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $11.1B in all, or $12.9M per film on average. 2015 releases took $11.6B.
How many drama movies released in 2016 made $1 billion?
None. 25 films crossed $100 million, led by The Jungle Book (2016) with $967.7M.
How is the 2016 drama 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 drama 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.