#1 of 49 #1 English-language movie of December 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
2016 · Action, Adventure
$1.1B worldwide · 35% of the chart's total
$533.5M US & Canada · 50% $525.1M elsewhere · 50%
English box office · December 2016
English Box Office, December 2016: Top-Grossing Releases
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in December 2016, with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of La La Land (2016) at $509.2M and Passengers (2016) at $303.1M. 49 English-language films released in December 2016 report a worldwide gross, $3B in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 7 crossed $100 million. That is down 13% on November 2016, whose releases took $3.5B. By genre, Drama leads with $1.7B across 24 English releases.
- December 2016 releases with a gross
- 49
- combined worldwide
- $3B
- films crossed $100M
- 7
- vs November 2016
- −13%
#1 of 49 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of December 2016?
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) leads with $1.1B, 35% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.3B, 78% of what all 49 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every English Release of December 2016, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 2016.
- 1 Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $533.5M Rest of the world: $525.1M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 2 Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $151.1M Rest of the world: $358.1M Worldwide: $509.2M
- 3 Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $100M Rest of the world: $203.1M Worldwide: $303.1M
- 4 Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $54.6M Rest of the world: $186M Worldwide: $240.7M
- 5 Dec 25, 2016 US and Canada: $169.6M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $236M
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Dec 23, 2016 US and Canada: $60.3M Rest of the world: $57.8M Worldwide: $118.1M - 7
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $54.8M Rest of the world: $59.7M Worldwide: $114.5M - 8
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $31M Rest of the world: $57.6M Worldwide: $88.6M - 9
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $57.7M Rest of the world: $6.7M Worldwide: $64.4M - 10
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $31.9M Rest of the world: $20.3M Worldwide: $52.2M - 11
Dec 23, 2016 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: $43.6M Worldwide: $47.3M - 12
Dec 2, 2016 US and Canada: $14M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $29.8M - 13
Dec 23, 2016 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: $16.7M Worldwide: $23.8M - 14
Dec 25, 2016 US and Canada: $10.4M Rest of the world: $12.4M Worldwide: $22.8M - 15
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.4M - 16
Dec 23, 2016 US and Canada: $260.4K Rest of the world: $15.4M Worldwide: $15.7M - 17
Dec 28, 2016 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $7.4M Worldwide: $9.6M - 18
Dec 2, 2016 US and Canada: $4.8M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $9M - 19
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $8.3M - 20
Dec 28, 2016 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $7.2M - 21
Dec 26, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.7M - 22
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $10.5K Rest of the world: $6.2M Worldwide: $6.2M - 23
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M - 24
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M - 25
Dec 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $907.9K - 26
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $663.5K - 27
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $321.9K Rest of the world: $99.5K Worldwide: $421.4K - 28
Dec 6, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $317.8K - 29
Dec 10, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $202.7K - 30
Dec 2, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $167.1K - 31
Dec 1, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $109.2K - 32
Dec 30, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $95.7K - 33
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $2.9K Rest of the world: $88.2K Worldwide: $91.1K - 34
Dec 2, 2016 US and Canada: $27.1K Rest of the world: $2.4K Worldwide: $29.5K - 35
Dec 2, 2016 US and Canada: $8K Rest of the world: $14K Worldwide: $22K - 36
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $18.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.1K - 37
Dec 30, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.9K - 38
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $9.3K Rest of the world: $253 Worldwide: $9.5K - 39
Dec 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2K - 40
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $9.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.2K - 41
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1K - 42
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K - 43
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $5.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9K - 44
Dec 30, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6K - 45
Dec 22, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2K - 46
Dec 2, 2016 US and Canada: $3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3K - 47
Dec 27, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K - 48
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America (2016) Dec 9, 2016 · Biography, History $1.9K worldwideDec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $1.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9K - 49
Dec 3, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $319
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in December 2016?
Of the top 10, Fences (2016) earned the biggest share at home (90% in the US & Canada), while Assassin's Creed (2016) made 77% of its gross abroad. Across all 49 films, $1.3B (43%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B $533.5M US & Canada · 50% $525.1M elsewhere · 50%
- 2 La La Land (2016) $509.2M $151.1M US & Canada · 30% $358.1M elsewhere · 70%
- 3 Passengers (2016) $303.1M $100M US & Canada · 33% $203.1M elsewhere · 67%
- 4 Assassin's Creed (2016) $240.7M $54.6M US & Canada · 23% $186M elsewhere · 77%
- 5 Hidden Figures (2016) $236M $169.6M US & Canada · 72% $66.4M elsewhere · 28%
- 6 Why Him? (2016) $118.1M $60.3M US & Canada · 51% $57.8M elsewhere · 49%
- 7 Office Christmas Party (2016) $114.5M $54.8M US & Canada · 48% $59.7M elsewhere · 52%
- 8 Collateral Beauty (2016) $88.6M $31M US & Canada · 35% $57.6M elsewhere · 65%
- 9 Fences (2016) $64.4M $57.7M US & Canada · 90% $6.7M elsewhere · 10%
- 10 Patriots Day (2016) $52.2M $31.9M US & Canada · 61% $20.3M elsewhere · 39%
Gross bands
How Many December 2016 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
7 of 49 films crossed $100M and took $2.6B between them, 86% of the total. 33 films, 67% of the list, earned under $10M.
35% 17% 34% 12%
- $1B or more 1 film, 2% of the list $1.1B · 35% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 1 film, 2% of the list $509.2M · 17% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 5 films, 10% of the list $1B · 34% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 9 films, 18% of the list $367M · 12% of the gross
- Under $10M 33 films, 67% of the list $53.9M · 2% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of December 2016 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 51 (Dec 11–17) took $1.2B, led by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Jackie (2016) $39.1M Jackie (2016)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 La La Land (2016) $634.9M La La Land (2016)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.2B Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Passengers (2016) $807.1M Passengers (2016)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 Hidden Figures (2016) $282.3M Hidden Figures (2016)
Earlier years
How Does December 2016 Compare With December in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, December 2009 earned the most: $5B from 36 films, led by Avatar (2009). December 2016 took $3B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2007 34 films | 34 | $3.2B | – | I Am Legend (2007) $585.4M |
| December 2008 43 films · −27% | 43 | $2.4B | −27% | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) $335.8M |
| December 2009 36 films · +110% | 36 | $5B | +110% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| December 2010 33 films · −47% | 33 | $2.6B | −47% | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) $415.7M |
| December 2011 34 films · +1% | 34 | $2.6B | +1% | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) $694.7M |
| December 2012 38 films · +2% | 38 | $2.7B | +2% | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) $1B |
| December 2013 39 films · +8% | 39 | $2.9B | +8% | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $959.1M |
| December 2014 38 films · +3% | 38 | $3B | +3% | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $962.3M |
| December 2015 46 films · +38% | 46 | $4.1B | +38% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| December 2016 49 films · −27% | 49 | $3B | −27% | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in December 2016?
Drama took $1.7B across 24 films, 56% of the total, ahead of Adventure ($1.6B) and Sci-Fi ($1.6B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
December 2016 English Box Office by Genre
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Drama $1.7B24 films · #1 La La Land (2016) -
Adventure $1.6B5 films · #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) -
Sci-Fi $1.6B4 films · #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) -
Fantasy $1.3B3 films · #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) -
Action $1.3B5 films · #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) -
War $1.1B2 films · #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) -
Romance $913.4M7 films · #1 La La Land (2016) -
Comedy $765.8M9 films · #1 La La Land (2016) -
History $552.7M5 films · #1 Assassin's Creed (2016) -
Musical $509.2M1 film · #1 La La Land (2016)
Archive
English Box Office in 2016, Month by Month
The months of 2016 with their totals: July leads with $3.6B, led by The Secret Life of Pets (2016).
- January $1.1B #1 Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
- February $1.4B #1 Deadpool (2016)
- March $2.6B #1 Zootopia (2016)
- April $1.5B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- May $2.8B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- June $3.4B #1 Finding Dory (2016)
- July $3.6B #1 The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
- August $1.9B #1 Suicide Squad (2016)
- September $1.7B #1 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
- October $884.3M #1 Inferno (2016)
- November $3.5B #1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
- December $3B #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
FAQ
English Box Office December 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 49 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in December 2016?
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) leads with $1.1B worldwide, $533.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come La La Land (2016) at $509.2M and Passengers (2016) at $303.1M.
How much did English-language movies released in December 2016 earn?
49 English-language films released in December 2016 report a worldwide gross, $3B in all, or $61.2M per film on average. November 2016 releases took $3.5B.
How many English-language movies released in December 2016 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). 7 crossed $100 million.
How is the December 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 December 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 December 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.