#1 of 306 #1 thriller movie of 2016
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
2016 · Action, Adventure
$1.2B worldwide · 15% of the chart's total
$408.1M US & Canada · 35% $747M elsewhere · 65%
Thriller box office · 2016
Thriller Box Office 2016: Highest-Grossing Thriller Movies
Captain America: Civil War (2016) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in 2016, with $1.2B worldwide, ahead of Suicide Squad (2016) at $749.2M and Jason Bourne (2016) at $415.5M. 306 thriller films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $7.6B in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 21 crossed $100 million. That is down 41% on 2015, whose releases took $12.8B. By language, English leads with $6.6B across 158 thriller releases.
- 2016 releases with a gross
- 306
- combined worldwide
- $7.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 21
- vs 2015
- −41%
#1 of 306 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of 2016?
Captain America: Civil War (2016) leads with $1.2B, 15% of the total. The top 5 together took $3B, 40% of what all 306 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Thriller Release of 2016, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 306. 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 Aug 5, 2016 US and Canada: $325.1M Rest of the world: $424.1M Worldwide: $749.2M
- 3 Jul 29, 2016 US and Canada: $162.4M Rest of the world: $253.1M Worldwide: $415.5M
- 4 Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $158.8M Rest of the world: $184.6M Worldwide: $343.5M
- 5 Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $65.1M Rest of the world: $269.8M Worldwide: $334.9M
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Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $102.5M Rest of the world: $220.3M Worldwide: $322.8M - 7
Nov 11, 2016 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $112.2M Worldwide: $212.8M - 8
Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: $62.5M Rest of the world: $143.2M Worldwide: $205.8M - 9
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $75.4M Rest of the world: $97.8M Worldwide: $173.2M - 10
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 - 11
Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $89.2M Rest of the world: $68.5M Worldwide: $157.8M - 12
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $86.3M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $155.6M - 13
Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $67.3M Rest of the world: $82.1M Worldwide: $149.4M - 14
Sep 2, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $136.6M - 15
Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $21.2M Rest of the world: $104.5M Worldwide: $125.7M - 16
Sep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $61.4M Rest of the world: $60.4M Worldwide: $121.8M - 17
Nov 23, 2016 US and Canada: $40.1M Rest of the world: $79.4M Worldwide: $119.5M - 18
Jun 24, 2016 US and Canada: $55.1M Rest of the world: $64M Worldwide: $119.1M - 19
Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $79.2M Rest of the world: $39.4M Worldwide: $118.6M - 20
Mar 11, 2016 US and Canada: $72.1M Rest of the world: $38.1M Worldwide: $110.2M - 21
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $34.9M Rest of the world: $75M Worldwide: $109.9M - 22
May 13, 2016 US and Canada: $12K Rest of the world: $93.6M Worldwide: $93.6M - 23
May 13, 2016 US and Canada: $41M Rest of the world: $52.3M Worldwide: $93.3M - 24
Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $90.6M Worldwide: $92.8M - 25
Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: $43M Rest of the world: $43.4M Worldwide: $86.4M - 26
Jul 27, 2016 US and Canada: $38.6M Rest of the world: $46.7M Worldwide: $85.3M - 27
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $35.1M Rest of the world: $46.6M Worldwide: $81.7M - 28
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $35.8M Rest of the world: $38.1M Worldwide: $73.9M - 29
May 20, 2016 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: $35M Worldwide: $71.3M - 30
Apr 1, 2016 US and Canada: $779.8K Rest of the world: $57.3M Worldwide: $58.1M - 31
Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $541.7K Rest of the world: $53.9M Worldwide: $54.5M - 32
Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $568.9K Rest of the world: $51.9M Worldwide: $52.4M - 33
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $31.9M Rest of the world: $20.3M Worldwide: $52.2M - 34
Jan 29, 2016 US and Canada: $27.6M Rest of the world: $24.5M Worldwide: $52.1M - 35
Jun 3, 2016 US and Canada: $786.6K Rest of the world: $49.1M Worldwide: $49.9M - 36
Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: $20.8M Rest of the world: $24.4M Worldwide: $45.2M - 37
Jan 8, 2016 US and Canada: $26.6M Rest of the world: $13.1M Worldwide: $39.7M - 38
2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.1M - 39
Apr 15, 2016 US and Canada: $14.7M Rest of the world: $24.1M Worldwide: $38.8M - 40
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $35.9M Worldwide: $37.9M - 41
Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: $21.6M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $37.4M - 42
Mar 11, 2016 US and Canada: $18.7M Rest of the world: $16.6M Worldwide: $35.3M - 43
Dec 7, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.9M - 44
Sep 9, 2016 US and Canada: $29.7M Rest of the world: $910.8K Worldwide: $30.7M - 45
Sep 14, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.4M - 46
Nov 18, 2016 US and Canada: $10.7M Rest of the world: $19.6M Worldwide: $30.3M - 47
Apr 15, 2016 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: $25.9M Worldwide: $28.2M - 48
Aug 12, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25M - 49
Feb 26, 2016 US and Canada: $12.6M Rest of the world: $10.5M Worldwide: $23.2M - 50
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.4M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2016?
Of the top 10, Arrival (2016) earned the biggest share at home (47% in the US & Canada), while Now You See Me 2 (2016) made 81% of its gross abroad. Across all 306 films, $2.7B (36%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B $408.1M US & Canada · 35% $747M elsewhere · 65%
- 2 Suicide Squad (2016) $749.2M $325.1M US & Canada · 43% $424.1M elsewhere · 57%
- 3 Jason Bourne (2016) $415.5M $162.4M US & Canada · 39% $253.1M elsewhere · 61%
- 4 Star Trek Beyond (2016) $343.5M $158.8M US & Canada · 46% $184.6M elsewhere · 54%
- 5 Now You See Me 2 (2016) $334.9M $65.1M US & Canada · 19% $269.8M elsewhere · 81%
- 6 The Conjuring 2 (2016) $322.8M $102.5M US & Canada · 32% $220.3M elsewhere · 68%
- 7 Arrival (2016) $212.8M $100.5M US & Canada · 47% $112.2M elsewhere · 53%
- 8 London Has Fallen (2016) $205.8M $62.5M US & Canada · 30% $143.2M elsewhere · 70%
- 9 The Girl on the Train (2016) $173.2M $75.4M US & Canada · 44% $97.8M elsewhere · 56%
- 10 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) $162.1M $58.7M US & Canada · 36% $103.4M elsewhere · 64%
Gross bands
How Many 2016 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
21 of 306 films crossed $100M and took $5.5B between them, 73% of the total. 233 films, 76% of the list, earned under $10M.
15% 10% 48% 24%
- $1B or more 1 film, <1% of the list $1.2B · 15% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 1 film, <1% of the list $749.2M · 10% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 19 films, 6% of the list $3.6B · 48% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 52 films, 17% of the list $1.8B · 24% of the gross
- Under $10M 233 films, 76% of the list $232M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2016 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $1.5B from 25 films, led by Captain America: Civil War (2016). February was the quietest month ($91.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The 5th Wave (2016) $329M The 5th Wave (2016)
- February Feb Triple 9 (2016) $91.3M Triple 9 (2016)
- March Mar London Has Fallen (2016) $397.9M London Has Fallen (2016)
- April Apr Chongqing Hot Pot (2016) $171.4M Chongqing Hot Pot (2016)
- May May Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.5B Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- June Jun Now You See Me 2 (2016) $848.6M Now You See Me 2 (2016)
- July Jul Jason Bourne (2016) $1.3B Jason Bourne (2016)
- August Aug Suicide Squad (2016) $1.2B Suicide Squad (2016)
- September Sep Skiptrace (2016) $490.9M Skiptrace (2016)
- October Oct The Girl on the Train (2016) $688.6M The Girl on the Train (2016)
- November Nov Arrival (2016) $423.1M Arrival (2016)
- December Dec Patriots Day (2016) $141.7M Patriots Day (2016)
Last 10 years
How Does 2016 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2015 earned the most: $12.8B from 279 films, led by Jurassic World (2015). 2016 took $7.6B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 250 films | 250 | $8.8B | – | Spider-Man 3 (2007) $891.7M |
| 2008 200 films · −4% | 200 | $8.5B | −4% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 208 films · +1% | 208 | $8.6B | +1% | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) $836.3M |
| 2010 208 films · +1% | 208 | $8.6B | +1% | Inception (2010) $839.4M |
| 2011 174 films · −42% | 174 | $5B | −42% | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M |
| 2012 216 films · +138% | 216 | $12B | +138% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 232 films · −13% | 232 | $10.5B | −13% | Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B |
| 2014 251 films · −19% | 251 | $8.5B | −19% | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) $759.2M |
| 2015 279 films · +50% | 279 | $12.8B | +50% | Jurassic World (2015) $1.7B |
| 2016 306 films · −41% | 306 | $7.6B | −41% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in 2016?
English-language thriller films took $6.6B across 158 films, 87% of the total, ahead of Korean-language thriller films ($350.6M) and Chinese-language thriller films ($113.8M).
2016 Thriller Box Office by Language
- English $6.6B158 films · #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
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Korean $350.6M18 films · #1 Train to Busan (2016) -
Chinese $113.8M12 films · #1 Chongqing Hot Pot (2016) -
Hindi $77.7M14 films · #1 Fan (2016) -
Cantonese $55.7M3 films · #1 S Storm (2016) -
Spanish $50.3M24 films · #1 The Clan (2016) -
Japanese $39.8M4 films · #1 Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016) -
French $16.1M10 films · #1 Elle (2016) -
Danish $9.7M2 films · #1 Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith (2016) -
Russian $9.2M4 films · #1 The Duelist (2016)
Archive
Thriller Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1920 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2015 leads with $12.8B, led by Jurassic World (2015).
2020s 7 years · $38.5B
- 2026 so far $2.6B #1 Project Hail Mary (2026)
- 2025 $7.7B #1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
- 2024 $5.7B #1 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
- 2023 $7.9B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- 2022 $7.1B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- 2021 $5.5B #1 No Time to Die (2021)
- 2020 $2B #1 Bad Boys for Life (2020)
2010s 10 years · $93.9B
- 2019 $8.6B #1 Joker (2019)
- 2018 $10B #1 Venom (2018)
- 2017 $10.2B #1 The Fate of the Furious (2017)
- 2016 $7.6B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $12.8B #1 Jurassic World (2015)
- 2014 $8.5B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $10.5B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $5B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $8.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $67.5B
- 2009 $8.6B #1 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
- 2008 $8.5B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $8.8B #1 Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- 2006 $7B #1 The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- 2005 $5.8B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.7B #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2003 $6.6B #1 The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Die Another Day (2002)
- 2001 $5.3B #1 Ocean's Eleven (2001)
- 2000 $5B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $36B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.2B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $5.1B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $5B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $3.9B #1 Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
- 1994 $2.9B #1 True Lies (1994)
- 1993 $2.3B #1 The Fugitive (1993)
- 1992 $2.3B #1 Basic Instinct (1992)
- 1991 $2.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $3B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $9.2B
- 1989 $1.8B #1 Batman (1989)
- 1988 $995.3M #1 Rambo III (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $571.7M #1 Aliens (1986)
- 1985 $908.2M #1 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- 1984 $822.8M #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $608M #1 First Blood (1982)
- 1981 $397.1M #1 For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- 1980 $291.5M #1 The Shining (1980)
1970s 10 years · $3.5B
- 1979 $452.1M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $674.5M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $161.1M #1 The Deep (1977)
- 1976 $200.3M #1 All the President's Men (1976)
- 1975 $589.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $352.9M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $509M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $334.9M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $141.7M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $120.3M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $273.6M
- 1969 $24.3M #1 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- 1968 $3.7M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $43.9M #1 You Only Live Twice (1967)
- 1966 $47.4K #1 Blow-Up (1966)
- 1965 $114.9M #1 Thunderball (1965)
- 1964 $34.5M #1 From Russia with Love (1964)
- 1963 $16.6M #1 Dr. No (1963)
- 1962 $2.9M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $69.7K #1 Yojimbo (1961)
- 1960 $32.7M #1 Psycho (1960)
1950s 10 years · $52.7M
- 1959 $215.4K #1 North by Northwest (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $27.4K #1 The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- 1956 $18.2K #1 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
- 1955 $2.3M #1 Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
- 1954 $38.5M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $46.2K #1 The Wages of Fear (1953)
- 1952 $26K #1 Sudden Fear (1952)
- 1951 $52K #1 Strangers on a Train (1951)
- 1950 $816.7K #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $12.3M
- 1949 $1.5M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $464.6K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $79K #1 Odd Man Out (1947)
- 1946 $10M #1 Cloak and Dagger (1946)
- 1945 $94.2K #1 Dead of Night (1945)
- 1944 $23.6K #1 Double Indemnity (1944)
- 1943 $37K #1 Le Corbeau (1943)
- 1942 $47.5K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $19 #1 Suspicion (1941)
- 1940 $114.1K #1 Rebecca (1940)
1930s 7 years · $195.5K
FAQ
Thriller 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 306 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in 2016?
Captain America: Civil War (2016) leads with $1.2B worldwide, $408.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Suicide Squad (2016) at $749.2M and Jason Bourne (2016) at $415.5M.
How much did thriller movies released in 2016 earn?
306 thriller films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $7.6B in all, or $24.7M per film on average. 2015 releases took $12.8B.
How many thriller movies released in 2016 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Captain America: Civil War (2016). 21 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2016 thriller 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 thriller 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.