#1 of 696 #1 English-language movie of 2016
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
2016 · Action, Adventure
$1.2B worldwide · 4% of the chart's total
$408.1M US & Canada · 35% $747M elsewhere · 65%
English box office · 2016
English Box Office 2016: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Captain America: Civil War (2016) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 2016, with $1.2B worldwide, ahead of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) at $1.1B and Finding Dory (2016) at $1B. 696 English-language films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $27.4B in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $1 billion and 65 crossed $100 million. That is up 1% on 2015, whose releases took $27.1B. By genre, Adventure leads with $16.6B across 77 English releases.
- 2016 releases with a gross
- 696
- combined worldwide
- $27.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 65
- vs 2015
- +1%
#1 of 696 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 2016?
Captain America: Civil War (2016) leads with $1.2B, 4% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.2B, 19% of what all 696 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every English Release of 2016, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 696. 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 Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $533.5M Rest of the world: $525.1M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 3 Jun 17, 2016 US and Canada: $486.3M Rest of the world: $543M Worldwide: $1B
- 4 Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: $341.3M Rest of the world: $684.3M Worldwide: $1B
- 5 Apr 15, 2016 US and Canada: $364M Rest of the world: $603.7M Worldwide: $967.7M
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Jul 8, 2016 US and Canada: $368.6M Rest of the world: $507.1M Worldwide: $875.7M - 7
Mar 25, 2016 US and Canada: $330.4M Rest of the world: $544M Worldwide: $874.4M - 8
Nov 18, 2016 US and Canada: $234M Rest of the world: $582M Worldwide: $816M - 9
Feb 12, 2016 US and Canada: $363.1M Rest of the world: $419.8M Worldwide: $782.8M - 10
Aug 5, 2016 US and Canada: $325.1M Rest of the world: $424.1M Worldwide: $749.2M - 11
Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: $232.6M Rest of the world: $445.2M Worldwide: $677.8M - 12
Nov 23, 2016 US and Canada: $248.8M Rest of the world: $394.6M Worldwide: $643.3M - 13
May 27, 2016 US and Canada: $155.4M Rest of the world: $388.5M Worldwide: $543.9M - 14
Jan 29, 2016 US and Canada: $143.5M Rest of the world: $377.6M Worldwide: $521.2M - 15
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $151.1M Rest of the world: $358.1M Worldwide: $509.2M - 16
Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $47.4M Rest of the world: $391.7M Worldwide: $439M - 17
Jul 29, 2016 US and Canada: $162.4M Rest of the world: $253.1M Worldwide: $415.5M - 18
Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $64.1M Rest of the world: $344.7M Worldwide: $408.8M - 19
Jun 24, 2016 US and Canada: $103.1M Rest of the world: $286.5M Worldwide: $389.7M - 20
Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $126.6M Rest of the world: $230.6M Worldwide: $357.2M - 21
May 20, 2016 US and Canada: $107.5M Rest of the world: $244.8M Worldwide: $352.3M - 22
Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: $154.2M Rest of the world: $193.2M Worldwide: $347.3M - 23
Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $158.8M Rest of the world: $184.6M Worldwide: $343.5M - 24
Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $65.1M Rest of the world: $269.8M Worldwide: $334.9M - 25
Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $102.5M Rest of the world: $220.3M Worldwide: $322.8M - 26
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $100M Rest of the world: $203.1M Worldwide: $303.1M - 27
May 27, 2016 US and Canada: $77M Rest of the world: $222.8M Worldwide: $299.8M - 28
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) Sep 30, 2016 · Adventure, Drama $296.5M worldwideSep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $87.2M Rest of the world: $209.2M Worldwide: $296.5M - 29
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) Jun 3, 2016 · Action, Adventure $245.6M worldwideJun 3, 2016 US and Canada: $82.1M Rest of the world: $163.6M Worldwide: $245.6M - 30
Sep 9, 2016 US and Canada: $125.1M Rest of the world: $118.8M Worldwide: $243.9M - 31
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $54.6M Rest of the world: $186M Worldwide: $240.7M - 32
Dec 25, 2016 US and Canada: $169.6M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $236M - 33
Jul 15, 2016 US and Canada: $128.4M Rest of the world: $100.8M Worldwide: $229.1M - 34
Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: $34.3M Rest of the world: $185.7M Worldwide: $220M - 35
Jun 17, 2016 US and Canada: $127.4M Rest of the world: $89.5M Worldwide: $216.9M - 36
Nov 11, 2016 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $112.2M Worldwide: $212.8M - 37
Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: $24.3M Rest of the world: $187.7M Worldwide: $212M - 38
Jun 3, 2016 US and Canada: $56.2M Rest of the world: $152.2M Worldwide: $208.4M - 39
Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: $62.5M Rest of the world: $143.2M Worldwide: $205.8M - 40
Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $55.5M Rest of the world: $139.8M Worldwide: $195.2M - 41
Jul 29, 2016 US and Canada: $113.3M Rest of the world: $70.7M Worldwide: $183.9M - 42
Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $72.8M Rest of the world: $111M Worldwide: $183.8M - 43
Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: $67.2M Rest of the world: $113.4M Worldwide: $180.6M - 44
Apr 22, 2016 US and Canada: $48.4M Rest of the world: $116.6M Worldwide: $165M - 45
Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $93.4M Rest of the world: $68.9M Worldwide: $162.4M - 46
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $58.7M Rest of the world: $103.4M Worldwide: $162.1M - 47
Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $89.2M Rest of the world: $68.5M Worldwide: $157.8M - 48
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $86.3M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $155.6M - 49
Feb 26, 2016 US and Canada: $31.2M Rest of the world: $119.5M Worldwide: $150.7M - 50
Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $67.3M Rest of the world: $82.1M Worldwide: $149.4M
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 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) made 71% of its gross abroad. Across all 696 films, $10.7B (39%) 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 Finding Dory (2016) $1B $486.3M US & Canada · 47% $543M elsewhere · 53%
- 4 Zootopia (2016) $1B $341.3M US & Canada · 33% $684.3M elsewhere · 67%
- 5 The Jungle Book (2016) $967.7M $364M US & Canada · 38% $603.7M elsewhere · 62%
- 6 The Secret Life of Pets (2016) $875.7M $368.6M US & Canada · 42% $507.1M elsewhere · 58%
- 7 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) $874.4M $330.4M US & Canada · 38% $544M elsewhere · 62%
- 8 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) $816M $234M US & Canada · 29% $582M elsewhere · 71%
- 9 Deadpool (2016) $782.8M $363.1M US & Canada · 46% $419.8M elsewhere · 54%
- 10 Suicide Squad (2016) $749.2M $325.1M US & Canada · 43% $424.1M elsewhere · 57%
Gross bands
How Many 2016 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
65 of 696 films crossed $100M and took $23B between them, 84% of the total. 531 films, 76% of the list, earned under $10M.
16% 29% 39% 14%
- $1B or more 4 films, <1% of the list $4.3B · 16% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 11 films, 2% of the list $8B · 29% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 50 films, 7% of the list $10.8B · 39% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 100 films, 14% of the list $3.9B · 14% of the gross
- Under $10M 531 films, 76% of the list $458.8M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2016 Earned the Most?
July releases took the most, $3.6B from 61 films, led by The Secret Life of Pets (2016). October was the quietest month ($884.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) $1.1B Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
- February Feb Deadpool (2016) $1.5B Deadpool (2016)
- March Mar Zootopia (2016) $2.6B Zootopia (2016)
- April Apr The Jungle Book (2016) $1.5B The Jungle Book (2016)
- May May Captain America: Civil War (2016) $2.8B Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- June Jun Finding Dory (2016) $3.4B Finding Dory (2016)
- July Jul The Secret Life of Pets (2016) $3.6B The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
- August Aug Suicide Squad (2016) $1.9B Suicide Squad (2016)
- September Sep Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) $1.7B Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
- October Oct Inferno (2016) $884.3M Inferno (2016)
- November Nov Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) $3.5B Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
- December Dec Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $3B Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Last 10 years
How Does 2016 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2016 earned the most: $27.4B from 696 films, led by Captain America: Civil War (2016).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 553 films | 553 | $20.5B | – | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $1B |
| 2008 540 films · −2% | 540 | $20B | −2% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 490 films · +15% | 490 | $23B | +15% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 465 films · −9% | 465 | $21B | −9% | Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B |
| 2011 544 films · +16% | 544 | $24.2B | +16% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $1.3B |
| 2012 576 films · +7% | 576 | $26B | +7% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 601 films · ±0% | 601 | $26B | ±0% | Frozen (2013) $1.3B |
| 2014 649 films · −5% | 649 | $24.6B | −5% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 682 films · +10% | 682 | $27.1B | +10% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 696 films · +1% | 696 | $27.4B | +1% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 2016?
Adventure took $16.6B across 77 films, 61% of the total, ahead of Action ($13.3B) and Fantasy ($9.3B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2016 English Box Office by Genre
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Adventure $16.6B77 films · #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016) -
Action $13.3B107 films · #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016) -
Fantasy $9.3B41 films · #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) -
Comedy $9.1B185 films · #1 Finding Dory (2016) -
Family $8B62 films · #1 Finding Dory (2016) -
Sci-Fi $7.9B64 films · #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016) -
Drama $7.6B319 films · #1 The Jungle Book (2016) -
Thriller $6.6B158 films · #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016) -
Animation $5.2B40 films · #1 Finding Dory (2016) -
Crime $3.3B62 films · #1 Zootopia (2016)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $104B
2010s 10 years · $261.1B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.3B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.5B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $6.3B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $906.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $143.9M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $336.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $238.6M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $757.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $140.6M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $147.7M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $96.7M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $651.4M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $91.9M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $102K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.5M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $213.2M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $137.1K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 3 years · $60.4K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English 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 696 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language 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 Finding Dory (2016) at $1B.
How much did English-language movies released in 2016 earn?
696 English-language films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $27.4B in all, or $39.3M per film on average. 2015 releases took $27.1B.
How many English-language movies released in 2016 made $1 billion?
4 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Captain America: Civil War (2016), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Finding Dory (2016) and Zootopia (2016). 65 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2016 English 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 2016 English 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.