This is a list of American films released in 2016.
Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 2016, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
+Highest-grossing films of 2016 Rank Title Distributor Domestic Gross 1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Disney $532,177,324 2 The Angry Birds MovieSony $486,295,561 3 Captain America: Civil WarDisney $408,084,349 4 The Secret Life of Pets Universal $368,384,330 5 The Jungle Book Disney $364,001,123 6 Deadpool 20th Century Fox $363,070,709 7 Zootopia Disney $341,268,248 8 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Warner Bros. $330,360,194 9 Suicide Squad $325,100,054 10 Sing Universal $270,395,425
January–March
Opening Title Production company Cast and crew JANUARY 8 The Forest Gramercy Pictures / Focus Features Jason Zada (director); Ben Ketai, Sarah Cornwell, Nick Antosca (screenplay); Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Eoin Macken Anesthesia IFC Films Tim Blake Nelson (director/screenplay); Glenn Close, K. Todd Freeman, Jessica Hecht, Gretchen Mol, Tim Blake Nelson, Gloria Reuben, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Mickey Sumner, Yul Vazquez, Sam Waterston, Michael K. Williams Lamb The Orchard Ross Partridge (director/screenplay); Ross Partridge, Oona Laurence, Jess Weixler, Tom Bower 15 Ride Along 2 Universal Pictures Tim Story (director); Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi (screenplay); Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Ken Jeong, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Paramount Pictures Michael Bay (director); Chuck Hogan (screenplay); James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini Norm of the North Lionsgate / Splash Entertainment Trevor Wall (director); Daniel R. Altiere, Steven M. Altiere, Malcolm T. Goldman (screenplay); Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Colm Meaney, Loretta Devine, Gabriel Iglesias, Michael McElhatton, Bill Nighy The Benefactor Samuel Goldwyn Films Andrew Renzi (director/screenplay); Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning, Theo James, Clarke Peters, Brian Anthony Wilson, Dylan Baker, Cheryl Hines, Tibor Feldman 22 Dirty Grandpa Lionsgate / QED International Dan Mazer (director); John M. Phillips (screenplay); Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, Zoey Deutch, Julianne Hough, Dermot Mulroney The 5th Wave Columbia Pictures / GK Films J Blakeson (director); Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner (screenplay); Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber The Boy STXfilms William Brent Bell (director); Stacey Menear (screenplay); James Russell, Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle Synchronicity POPfilms / Soapbox Films Jacob Gentry (director/screenplay); Chad McKnight, A. J. Bowen, Brianne Davis, Scott Poythress, Michael Ironside 29 Kung Fu Panda 3 20th Century Fox / DreamWorks Animation Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Alessandro Carloni (directors); Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger (screenplay); Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, J. K. Simmons, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Kate Hudson, James Hong, Randall Duk Kim, Jackie Chan The Finest Hours Walt Disney Pictures Craig Gillespie (director); Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson (screenplay); Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Eric Bana Fifty Shades of Black Open Road Films Michael Tiddes (director); Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez (screenplay); Marlon Wayans, Kali Hawk, Affion Crockett, Jane Seymour, Andrew Bachelor, Florence Henderson, Jenny Zigrino, Fred Willard, Mike Epps Jane Got a Gun The Weinstein Company Gavin O'Connor (director); Brian Duffield, Anthony Tambakis, Joel Edgerton (screenplay); Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro, Boyd Holbrook, Ewan McGregor FEBRUARY 5 Hail, Caesar! Universal Pictures / Working Title Films / Mike Zoss Productions Coen brothers (directors/screenplay); Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Screen Gems / Cross Creek Pictures Burr Steers (director/screenplay); Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance, Lena Headey The Choice Lionsgate Ross Katz (director); Bryan Sipe (screenplay); Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Maggie Grace, Alexandra Daddario, Tom Welling, Tom Wilkinson 12 Deadpool 20th Century Fox / Marvel Entertainment Tim Miller (director); Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick (screenplay); Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand Zoolander 2 Paramount Pictures / Red Hour Films Ben Stiller (director/screenplay); Justin Theroux, Nicholas Stoller, John Hamburg (screenplay); Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen How to Be Single Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / RatPac-Dune Entertainment Christian Ditter (director); Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, Dana Fox (screenplay); Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Damon Wayans Jr., Anders Holm, Alison Brie, Nicholas Braun, Jake Lacy, Jason Mantzoukas, Leslie Mann 19 Risen Columbia Pictures Kevin Reynolds (director/screenplay); Paul Aiello (screenplay); Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis The Witch A24 Robert Eggers (director/screenplay); Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson 26 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny The Weinstein Company / China Film Group / Yucaipa Companies / Netflix Yuen Woo-ping (director); John Fusco (screenplay); Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh Gods of Egypt Summit Entertainment / Thunder Road Films Alex Proyas (director); Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless (screenplay); Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Rufus Sewell, Geoffrey Rush Triple 9 Open Road Films John Hillcoat (director); Matt Cook (screenplay); Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Clifton Collins Jr., Norman Reedus, Teresa Palmer, Michael K. Williams, Gal Gadot, Woody Harrelson, Kate Winslet Eddie the Eagle 20th Century Fox Dexter Fletcher (director); Sean Macaulay, Simon Kelton (screenplay); Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Iris Berben, Jim Broadbent MARCH 4 Zootopia Walt Disney Pictures / Walt Disney Animation Studios Byron Howard, Rich Moore (directors); Jared Bush, Phil Johnston (screenplay); Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J. K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Shakira London Has Fallen Focus Features / Millennium Films Babak Najafi (director); Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Christian Gudegast, Chad St. John (screenplay); Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Alon Abutbul, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Jackie Earle Haley, Melissa Leo, Radha Mitchell, Sean O'Bryan, Waleed Zuaiter Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Paramount Pictures Glenn Ficarra, John Requa (directors); Robert Carlock (screenplay); Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Billy Bob Thornton The Other Side of the Door 20th Century Fox Johannes Roberts (director/screenplay); Ernest Riera (screenplay); Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto 8 Open Season: Scared Silly Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Sony Pictures Animation David Feiss (director); Carlos Kotkin (screenplay); Will Townsend, Donny Lucas, Melissa Sturm, Trevor Devall, Garry Chalk, Kathleen Barr 11 10 Cloverfield Lane Paramount Pictures / Bad Robot Dan Trachtenberg (director); Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken, Damien Chazelle (screenplay); Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr. The Brothers Grimsby Columbia Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / Four By Two Films Louis Leterrier (director); Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston, Peter Baynham (screenplay); Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Gabourey Sidibe, Penélope Cruz The Young Messiah Focus Features Cyrus Nowrasteh (director/screenplay); Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh (screenplay); Adam Greaves-Neal, Sean Bean, David Bradley, Lee Boardman, Jonathan Bailey, David Burke The Perfect Match Lionsgate / Codeblack Films Bille Woodruff (director); Brandon Broussard, Gary Hardwick, Dana Verde (screenplay); Terrence J, Cassie Ventura, Donald Faison, Dascha Polanco, Robert Christopher Riley, Lauren London, Joe Pantoliano, Paula Patton Hello, My Name Is Doris Roadside Attractions / Stage 6 Films Michael Showalter (director/screenplay); Laura Terruso (screenplay); Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Stephen Root, Elizabeth Reaser, Natasha Lyonne, Tyne Daly 16Miracles from Heaven Columbia Pictures Patricia Riggen (director); Randy Brown (screenplay); Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson, John Carroll Lynch, Eugenio Derbez, Queen Latifah 18 The Divergent Series: Allegiant Summit Entertainment / Red Wagon Entertainment Robert Schwentke (director); Noah Oppenheim, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage (screenplay); Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jeff Daniels, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Zoë Kravitz, Maggie Q, Ray Stevenson, Bill Skarsgård, Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts The Bronze Sony Pictures Classics Bryan Buckley (director); Melissa Rauch, Winston Rauch (screenplay); Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Cecily Strong, Haley Lu Richardson Midnight Special Warner Bros. Pictures / RatPac-Dune Entertainment Jeff Nichols (director/screenplay); Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Martell, Sam Shepard Take Me to the River Film Movement Matt Sobel (director/screenplay); Logan Miller, Richard Schiff, Josh Hamilton, Robin Weigert, Ursula Parker 25 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Warner Bros. Pictures / RatPac-Dune Entertainment / DC Entertainment / Atlas Entertainment / Cruel and Unusual Films Zack Snyder (director); Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer (screenplay); Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Gal Gadot My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Universal Pictures / Gold Circle Films / Playtone Kirk Jones (director); Nia Vardalos (screenplay); Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin, Michael Constantine I Saw the Light Sony Pictures Classics / RatPac Entertainment / Creative Wealth Media Finance / Bron Studios Marc Abraham (director/screenplay); Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, Maddie Hasson, Wrenn Schmidt 30 Everybody Wants Some!! Paramount Pictures / Annapurna Pictures Richard Linklater (director/screenplay); Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Blake Jenner, J. Quinton Johnson, Glen Powell, Wyatt Russell, Austin Amelio, Temple Baker, Tanner Kalina, Juston Street, Forrest Vickery
April–June