List of 2016 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekend box office for the year 2016.

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Gross Notes 1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $90,241,673 Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke Avatar'''s record ($68.4 million) for the highest third weekend gross of all time and American Snipers record ($89.2 million) for the highest weekend gross in January. || |- | 2 || || $42,353,785 || The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens became the first two films to consecutively top the box office for four consecutive weekends each since Dumb and Dumber and Legends of the Fall in 1994 and 1995. The latter also became the first film in history to gross over $800 million at the domestic box office. || |- | 3 || || Ride Along 2 || $35,243,095 || || |- | 4 || || The Revenant || $16,009,718 || The Revenant reached #1 on its third weekend in wide release and fifth overall weekend of release. It also became the first film since The Martian to top the box office in its fifth weekend. || |- | 5 || || rowspan="2" | Kung Fu Panda 3 || $41,282,042 || Kung Fu Panda 3 broke The Nut Jobs record ($19.4 million) for the biggest January opening for an animated film. || |- | 6 || || $21,242,181 || In third place, Star Wars: The Force Awakens became the first film in history to gross over $900 million at the domestic box office and became the third film to gross over $2 billion worldwide after Avatar and Titanic. || |- | 7 || || rowspan="3" | Deadpool || $132,434,639 || Deadpools $12.5 million Thursday night gross broke The Hangover Part IIs record ($10.4 million) for the highest Thursday night gross for an R-rated film. It also broke Fifty Shades of Greys records ($85.1 million) for the highest weekend debuts in February and for the President's Day weekend, American Snipers record ($89.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a winter release, The Matrix Reloadeds record ($91.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film, and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Siths record ($108.4 million) for the largest opening weekend for 20th Century Fox. || |- | 8 || || $56,470,167 || || |- | 9 || || $31,115,195 || Deadpool became the first film of 2016 to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. || |- | 10 || || rowspan="3" | Zootopia || $75,063,401 || Zootopia broke The Loraxs record ($70.2 million) for the biggest March opening for an animated film and Frozens record ($67.4 million) for the highest wide opening weekend for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. || |- | 11 || || $51,339,887 || || |- | 12 || || $37,164,158 || Zootopia and Deadpool became the first two films to win at least three consecutive weekends in a row since Ride Along and The Lego Movie in 2014. The former also became the first animated film since The Lego Movie to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. || |- | 13 || || rowspan="2" | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice || $166,007,347 || Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice broke The Hunger Games records ($152.5 million) for the highest weekend debuts in March and for a spring release, Furious 7s record ($147.2 million) for the highest Easter weekend debut, Man of Steels record ($116.6 million) for the highest opening weekend for a film starring Superman and The Dark Knight Rises records ($160.8 million) for the highest opening weekends for a film based on a DC Comics property and a film starring Batman. Its $422.5 million worldwide opening weekend broke The Avengers record ($392.5 million) for the highest worldwide opening weekend debut for a comic book film. || |- | 14 || || $51,335,254 || During the week, Deadpool became the second highest grossing R-rated film of all-time ($355.1 million) behind The Passion of the Christ ($370.7 million). || |- | 15 || || The Boss || $23,586,645 || || |- | 16 || || rowspan="3" | The Jungle Book || $103,261,464 || During the week, Zootopia became the tenth animated film to gross over $300 million. || |- | 17 || || $61,538,821 || || |- | 18 || || $43,714,706 || || |- | 19 || || rowspan="2" | Captain America: Civil War || $179,139,142 || Captain America: Civil War broke Iron Man 3s record ($174.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe outside of the Avengers films and Spider-Man 3s record ($151.1 million) for the highest debut for a film featuring Spider-Man. It had the highest weekend debut of 2016. || |- | 20 || || $72,637,142 || || |- | 21 || || The Angry Birds Movie || $38,155,177 || || |- | 22 || || X-Men: Apocalypse || $65,769,562 || || |- | 23 || || Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows || $35,316,382 || || |- | 24 || || The Conjuring 2 || $40,406,314 || || |- | 25 || || rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FFFF99" | Finding Dory † || $135,060,273 || Finding Dorys $54.7 million opening day gross broke Minions record ($46 million) for the highest opening day gross for an animated film. It also broke Toy Story 3s record ($110.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Pixar animated film and Shrek the Thirds records ($121.6 million) for the highest weekend debuts for an animated film and a PG-rated film. || |- | 26 || || $72,959,954 || Finding Dory broke Shrek 2s record ($72.1 million) for the highest second weekend for an animated film. || |- | 27 || || $41,817,176 || Finding Dory broke Shrek 2s record ($37.9 million) for the highest third weekend for an animated film and became the fastest animated movie ever to reach $300 million. It also became the first animated film since Zootopia to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. || |- | 28 || || rowspan="2" | The Secret Life of Pets || $104,352,905 || The Secret Life of Pets broke Inside Outs records ($90.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original film and for a non-sequel animated film. During the week, Finding Dory became the fifth animated film to gross over $400 million. || |- | 29 || || $50,838,355 || During the week, Finding Dory surpassed Shrek 2 ($441.2 million) as the highest grossing animated film of all time. || |- | 30 || || Star Trek Beyond || $59,253,211 || || |- | 31 || || Jason Bourne || $59,215,365 || || |- | 32 || || rowspan="3" | Suicide Squad || $133,682,248 || Suicide Squad broke Guardians of the Galaxys record ($94.3 million) for the highest weekend debut in August. || |- | 33 || || $43,536,013 || || |- | 34 || || $20,855,401 || || |- | 35 || || rowspan="2" | Don't Breathe || $26,411,706 || || |- | 36 || || $15,833,223 || || |- | 37 || || rowspan="2" | Sully || $35,028,301 || || |- | 38 || || $21,653,017 || || |- | 39 || || The Magnificent Seven || $34,703,397 || || |- | 40 || || Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children || $28,871,140 || || |- | 41 || || The Girl on the Train || $24,536,265 || || |- | 42 || || The Accountant || $24,710,273 || || |- | 43 || || rowspan="2" | Boo! A Madea Halloween || $28,501,448 || || |- | 44 || || $17,220,312 || || |- | 45 || || rowspan="2" | Doctor Strange || $85,058,311 || || |- | 46 || || $42,970,065 || || |- | 47 || || Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them || $74,403,387 || || |- | 48 || || rowspan="3" | Moana || $56,631,401 || || |- | 49 || || $28,270,989 || || |- | 50 || || $18,533,804 || || |- | 51 || || rowspan="3" | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story || $155,081,681 || Rogue One: A Star Wars Story broke Minions record ($115.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a prequel. || |- | 52 || || $64,033,768 || || |- | 53 || || $49,609,002 || Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Moana became the first two films to top the box office for at least three consecutive weekends in a row since Deadpool and Zootopia''.

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross Highest-grossing films of 2016 by Calendar Gross Rank Title Distributor(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross 1. Finding DoryWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy Andrew Stanton $486,295,561 2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker Gareth Edwards $408,235,850 3. Captain America: Civil War Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Marisa Tomei, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, Martin Freeman, William Hurt and Daniel Brühl The Russo brothers $408,084,349 4. The Secret Life of Pets Universal Pictures voices of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Steve Coogan and Albert Brooks Chris Renaud $368,384,330 5. The Jungle Book Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken Jon Favreau $364,001,123 6. Deadpool 20th Century Fox Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano and Brianna Hildebrand Tim Miller $363,042,311 7. Zootopia Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J. K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk and Shakira Byron Howard and Rich Moore $341,268,248 8. Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeWarner Bros. Pictures Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot Zack Snyder $330,360,194 9. Suicide Squad Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood and Cara Delevingne David Ayer $325,100,054 10. Star Wars: The Force AwakensWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max von Sydow J. J. Abrams $283,676,870

In-Year Release + Highest-grossing films of 2016 by In-year release Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Disney $532,177,324 2. Finding Dory $486,295,561 3. Captain America: Civil War $408,084,349 4. The Secret Life of Pets Universal $368,384,330 5. The Jungle Book Disney $364,001,123 6. Deadpool 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 $270,329,045

+ Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2016 G A Beautiful Planet PG Finding Dory PG-13 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story R Deadpool

See also List of American films — American films by year List of box office number-one films

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